(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Public Comments.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed
Items)
3.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from Resource Management Agency to
certify that the Board has reviewed and considered the information contained in
the Statutory Exemption pursuant to Division 13 Section 21080.17, Second Unit
Ordinance and a Categorical Exemption consistent with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA Title 14 California Code Regulations, Section
15061(c) general rule exemption. Find there is no substantial evidence that
said amendments to the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance No. 352, will have a
significant effect on the environment and determine that the Statutory and
General Rule Exemptions Declaration pursuant to 14 California Code Regulations,
that was prepared for the project reflects the independent judgment of the
County and has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act of 1970. Adopt the findings of approval for the Zoning Amendments:
a) Transitional Housing Definition; b) Family Definition; c) 2nd Units; d)
Reasonable Accommodation; e) Emergency Shelters; f) Density Bonus Ordinance;
and g) Small Residential Rooftop Solar Ordinance, as set forth in the Planning
Commission Resolution. Direct the Environmental Assessment Officer, or his
designee, of the Tulare Resource Management Agency to file a Notice of
Determination with the Tulare County Clerk. Waive the final reading and adopt
the amendments to Ordinance No. 352, the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance.
Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the adopted Ordinances.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 4 through 39)
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Background information has been
provided to the board on all matters listed under the Consent Agenda, and
these items are considered to be routine by the Board. All items under the
Consent Agenda are normally approved by one motion. If discussion is
requested by any Board members on any item, that item will be removed from
the Consent Agenda if separate action is required.
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Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
4.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture to provide State funding of
$39,999.55 to offset costs of providing fruit and vegetable inspection services
for the State Standardization Program, effective July 1, 2015 through June 30,
2016.
5.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture for providing State subvention in
the amount of $1,125 to offset costs of providing soil treatment supervision,
commodity treatment supervision and commodity and/or soil sampling as required
by the Nematode Control Program, effective July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
6.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture to provide state funding of
$222,441.31 to offset costs of regulating maturity and freeze damage of all
oranges, lemons, and mandarins being produced and/or processed in the County,
effective July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
Auditor-Controller/Registrar of
Voters/Treasurer-Tax Collector
7.
Approve the purchase of 49
replacement vehicles for the 2015/2016 Fiscal Year. Authorize payment for
those vehicles with a loan from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fund.
8.
Approve payment of Great-West’s
invoice of $27,225 for administrative costs of the 3121 Part-time, Seasonal and
Temporary Deferred Compensation Plan for the period of July 1, 2014 through
June 30, 2015 out of the County budget.
Board of Supervisors
9.
Reappoint Dr. Cheryl Duerksen,
Ph.D, Agency/Department Director to the Tulare County Financial Advisory
Committee for a term ending June 30, 2018.
10.
Appoint Marie Arroyo, Resident -
District 1 seat to the Health Advisory Committee for a term ending February 1,
2017.
11.
Reappoint Herbert Hawkins,
District 4 to the Public Facilities Corporation for a term ending July 1, 2019.
12.
Reappoint Eldonna Caudill,
District 5 - Seat 2 to the Tulare County Youth Commission for a term ending
June 30, 2018.
County Administrative Office/General
Services
13.
Reaffirm that the failure of three
County wells located at the Bob Wiley Detention Facility and Mooney Grove Park
originally declared by the Board of Supervisors on June 2, 2015 is a continuing
emergency (4/5ths vote required).
14.
Approve an agreement with ABM
Onsite Services, West for janitorial services in County facilities that are
located outside of the County seat in an amount not to exceed $600.000,
effective July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018. In accordance with Government
Code Section 31000, find these outlying areas are remote from available County
employee resources and the County’s economic interests are served by such a
contract rather than by paying additional travel and subsistence expenses to
existing County employees. Authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement upon
receipt of certificates of insurance, and contract subject to review and
approval as to form by County Counsel.
15.
Resolve and assure to the
California Board of State and Community Corrections, that Tulare County
possesses fee simple title to a suitable project site and right of access to
the project sufficient to assure undisturbed use and possession of the site,
and will not dispose of, modify the use of, or change the terms of the real
property title in the site of the facility subject to construction, or lease
the facility for operation to other entities, without permission and
instruction from the California Board of State and Community Corrections, for
so long as State Public Works Board Lease-Revenue Bonds secured by the financed
project remain outstanding.
16.
Declare that the lack of water
supply for East Porterville creates an emergency. Declare that constructing a
new well will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for
bids. Declare that constructing a new well is necessary to respond to the
emergency. Authorize staff to bypass the bidding requirements as authorized by
California Public Contract Code Section 22050 and hire a contractor to
construct the well (4/5ths vote required).
Health & Human Services Agency
17.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to Drought in Tulare County Resolution No. 2014-0090.
18.
Authorize the submission of a
grant application for funding from CalRecycle for the Used Oil Payment Program
(OPP), Cycle 6 for the period of July 1, 2015 through August 17, 2017 on behalf
of the County of Tulare and cities of Dinuba, Exeter, Farmersville, Lindsay,
Porterville, Tulare, Visalia, and Woodlake. Designate and authorize the Board
Chairman as Signature Authority effective July 1, 2015 through August 17, 2017
to execute all documents necessary to implement and secure payment under the
OPP.
19.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 26031 with Everbridge, Inc. to renew the agreement for Mass Notification
Services in the amount of $93,000 and extend the term to June 30, 2016,
retroactive to May 1, 2015. Find that the Board had authority to enter into the
proposed amendment as of May 1, 2015, and that it was in the County’s best
interest to enter into the amendment on that date.
20.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 26677 with Life Technologies Corporation to extend the term from June 30,
2015 through June 30, 2016 to provide maintenance and repair support of
equipment for the Tulare County Public Health Laboratory in the amount of
$8,800.
21.
Approve an agreement with
Community Services and Employment Training, Inc. in an amount not to exceed
$755,527 to provide the Supported Employment and Volunteer Program, effective
July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
22.
Approve an agreement with Medical
Hill Rehabilitation Center, LLC in an amount not to exceed $175,200 for the
provision of a Mental Health Rehabilitation Program, effective July 1, 2015
through June 30, 2016.
23.
Approve an agreement with Alpaugh
Unified School District for Tulare County Health & Human Services, as the
Local Government Agency, to act as the claims processing agent of Medi-Cal Administrative
Activities claims on behalf of their school district, effective July 1, 2015
through June 30, 2016.
24.
Approve an agreement with the
California State Association of Counties (CSAC) in an amount not to exceed
$269,186 for related services to the Welfare Client Data Systems Consortium,
effective July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
25.
Approve an agreement with ExMed, Inc.
in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the provision of adult, adolescent, and
child psychiatric services, effective July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
Request authorization and signature from the Board for ExMed, Inc. to use
subcontractors to provide the requested services.
Human Resources & Development
26.
Approve the Memorandum of
Understanding with the Tulare County District Attorney Investigators
Association, Bargaining Unit 5.
27.
Approve the Memorandum of
Understanding with the District Attorney Criminal Investigators Association of
Tulare County, Bargaining Unit 22.
28.
Approve the Memorandum of
Understanding with the Professional Association of Tulare County Physicians,
Bargaining Unit 16.
29.
Approve the Memorandum of
Understanding with the Tulare County Corrections Association, Bargaining Unit
12.
30.
Rescind Resolution 2015-0252 to
flexibly allocate the Sheriff’s Deputy I in the Court Services unit to
Sheriff’s Deputy II. Approve the corrected Personnel Resolution to flexibly
allocate the Sheriff’s Deputy I in the Court Services unit to Sheriff’s Deputy
II, retroactive to March 24, 2015. Find that the Board had authority to
approve the Personnel Resolution as of March 24, 2015, and that it was in the
County’s best interest to approve the resolution on that date.
Probation
31.
Accept the 2011 Realignment
Legislation (AB 109) Base Funding of $15,331,440. Approve the Proposed
Community Corrections Partnership Distribution of AB 109 Funding for Fiscal
Year 2015/16.
32.
Accept funding from the Superior
Court of California, County of Tulare, in the amount of $436,696 to fund
participation in the Collaborative Court Program during the period of June 1,
2015 through April 30, 2017. Agree to the participation by the Tulare County
Probation, the Tulare County Office of the District Attorney and the Tulare
County Public Defender’s Office during this same period. Approve the necessary
budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
Resource Management Agency
33.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid Opening
results for the Richgrove Park Dooley Drive Project.
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Contractor
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Proposal
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MAC
General Engineering Inc.
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$163,433.50
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RC
General Engineering
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$203,680.00
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Engineer's Estimate
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$237,525.00
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34.
Approve the Fiscal Year 2015/2016
operating budget for the Seville Water Company. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
Sheriff/Coroner
35.
Approve the necessary budget
adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2014/2015 Operating Budget as follows: Increase
the budget for the 2015 Rural Crime Program from $305,605 to $306,834; Increase
the budget for the 2015 California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine
Enforcement Team Program (Cal-MMET) from $518,919 to $521,205; and Increase the
budget for the Office on Violence Against Women, Safety and Accountability in
Family Environments (SAFE) grant from $83,659 to $158,664 (4/5ths vote
required).
36.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 26154 with the Visalia Unified School District in an amount not to exceed
$75,000 to provide instructional services to Tulare County inmates for the
period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
37.
Approve an amendment to Memorandum
of Understanding No. 26444 with Superior Court of California, County of Tulare,
to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2017, for court security
services.
38.
Approve an agreement with
Alternative Services, Inc. in the amount of $206,400 to provide alcohol and
drug counseling services for the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program,
effective July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
Workforce Investment Board
39.
Approve the appointment of the
Directors of the Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County to act as the
local workforce development board as described in the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act. Approve the appointment of William DeLain as Chairman of the
Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
40.
Request from County Administrative Office/General Services -
Property Management to publicly consummate the purchase of a portion of the
real property at 13547 Avenue 384 in Yettem. Approve purchase of the subject
property for a price of $20,000 and authorize the Chairman to sign the
Agreement of Purchase and Sale owned by Felix Quintero, Julia Quintero, and
Javier Quintero Vidauri. Direct the County Environmental Assessment Officer,
or his designee, to file a Notice of Exemption with the Clerk-Recorder.
Authorize the County Administrative Officer, or his designee, to execute all
additional documents to consummate this purchase of real property. Direct the
Auditor to draw a warrant in favor of First American Title Company in the
amount of $22,000 upon request made by the County Administrative Officer or his
designee.
(Closed Session)
CLOSED SESSION
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
CLOSED SESSIONS
As provided in the Ralph M. Brown
Act, Government Code sections 54950 et seq., the Board of Supervisors may
meet in closed session with members of its staff, county employees and its
attorneys. These sessions are not open to the public and may not be attended
by members of the public. The matters the Board will meet on in closed
session are identified below or are those matters appropriately identified in
open session as requiring immediate attention and arising after the posting
of the agenda. Any public reports of action taken in the closed session will
be made in accordance with Government Code sections 54957.1
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It is the intention of the Board to meet
in closed session concerning:
Sitting
as the Tulare County Board of Supervisors
ITEM A
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
Item regarding Zoning Ordinance Update on
Board of Supervisor’s Agenda dated June 30, 2015
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
Item regarding East Porterville Water Supply
Well on Board of Supervisor’s Agenda dated June 30, 2015
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Sandra Cornell and Todd Morgan
vs. City of Dinuba, County of Tulare, et al.
Tulare County Superior Court Case No.:
VCU260067
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designation Representative: Rhonda
Sjostrom, Jean M. Rousseau
Employees Organization: All certified
Employee Organizations
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented
Employees
