(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Present Proclamation recognizing October 4-10, 2015 as
National 4-H Week.
3.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 4 through 18)
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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 member or member of the public on any item, that item
will be removed from the Consent Agenda.
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Auditor-Controller/Registrar of
Voters/Treasurer-Tax Collector
4.
Approve the capital asset purchase
of two (2) Runbeck Sentio Ballot on Demand printers in the amount of $40,000
for each unit, totaling $80,000. Approve the necessary budget adjustments
(4/5ths vote required).
Board of Supervisors
5.
Appoint Steve Godlin, Member 3
- Permanent Crop Farming and Aubrey Cairns Mauritson, Member 7 - Non-Permanent
Crop Farming to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for terms ending
June 30, 2018.
County Administrative Office/General
Services
6.
Approve an agreement with the
State of California, Local Entity Formation Assistance Program in the amount of
$132,027 to establish governance for the community of Monson. Approve the
Resolution to designate the County Administrative Officer, or his designee, to
sign and submit claims for reimbursement. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
7.
Approve the bid documents for
the South County Detention Facility. Authorize the advertisement of bids for
the subject project upon authorization by the State Department of Finance. Set
the bid opening for the project at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 3, 2015.
District Attorney
8.
Ratify and approve an amendment
to Agreement No. 26747 with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
to accept additional grant funding in the amount of $62,500 for the
Unserved/Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach Program, with a match of
$15,625, and extend the agreement to March 31, 2016. Ratify the Chairman’s
signature on the grant award amendment to Agreement No. 26747. Approve the
necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
Health & Human Services Agency
9.
Approve an amendment to
Memorandum of Understanding No. 26366 with the California Department of Child
Support Services to provide online access service to the Child Support
Enforcement System from October 6, 2015 through December 2, 2016. Authorize the
Director of Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, or designee, to
sign the Memorandum of Understanding.
10.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Public Health for the Sexually Transmitted Disease
Prevention and Control Program in an amount not to exceed $82,560, retroactive
to July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2019. Find that the Board had authority to
enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2015, and that it was in the
County’s best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
Resource Management Agency
11.
Approve the necessary budget
adjustments for the Seville Bottled Water Agreement No. 14-626-550 (4/5th vote
required).
12.
Approve an agreement with Lane
Engineers in the amount of $114,000 to provide Professional Engineering
Services for the Avenue 152 Safety Improvement Project. Authorize the Chairman
to sign the agreement, subject to review and approval as to form by County
Counsel.
13.
Approve an agreement with
Pacific Gas and Electric Company for existing splice box/point of service
relocation for the Avenue 416 Widening Project in the amount of $45,954.51.
14.
Approve Program Supplement
Agreement No. N086 in the amount of $40,000 with the California Department of
Transportation for preliminary engineering of the Avenue 174 over East
Friant-Kern Canal Bridge Project. Authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign
the agreement, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel.
15.
Approve Program Supplement
Agreement No. N088 in the amount of $397,000 with the California Department of
Transportation for construction of the Terra Bella Sidewalk Improvement
Project. Authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign the agreement, subject to
review and approval as to form by County Counsel.
16.
Approve an agreement with AECOM
in the amount of $249,946 for planning and engineering consulting services to
conduct a Feasibility Study for Alpaugh and Allensworth Regional Water System.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement, subject to review and approval as
to form by County Counsel.
17.
Declare their intent to vacate
portions of Avenue 16, Avenue 17, and Avenue 20 Northeast of Richgrove. Set a
public hearing for October 27, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. or thereafter in the Board of
Supervisors Chambers, 2800 W. Burrel Avenue, Visalia to consider the vacation
of the aforementioned road. Direct the Resource Management Agency to publish
and post the notice of public hearing in accordance with the Streets and
Highways Code.
18.
Approve the short sale of real
property located at 30595 Coyote Court, Visalia. Approve forgiveness of a
County loan in the amount of approximately $28,800. Authorize the Resource
Management Agency Assistant Director, Economic Development and Planning Branch
to sign any and all documents pertaining to the short sale.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
19.
Request from the County Administrative Office to approve
the Innovative Readiness Training application request for Military Assistance
to drill new wells to replace those that have failed.
(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 closed session will be made in
accordance with Government Code section 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 – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Sheryl Milton v. County of
Tulare,
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No: ADJ
9582137
ITEM B
THREAT TO PUBLIC
SERVICES OR FACILITIES:
(Government Code Section 54957)
Consultation with: Captain Mike Watson,
Sheriff’s Department
ITEM C
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT
(Government Code Section 54957)
FOR THE POSITION OF: Interim County
Administrative Officer and/or County Administrative Officer
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representative: Rhonda
Sjostrom, Jean M. Rousseau
Employee Organization: All Certified
Employee Organizations
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented
Employees
