(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Presentation of the 2015 Tulare County Digital
Photography Contest Award Winners.
3.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 4 through 22)
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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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Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
4.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture for providing State subvention in
the amount of $887.00 to offset the costs of providing the Pink Bollworm Cotton
Plowdown and Host-Free Monitoring Program, effective November 1, 2015 through
March 31, 2016.
5.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture for providing State subvention in
the amount of $34,133 to offset costs of providing Nursery Inspection services,
retroactive to July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. Find that the Board had the
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.
Board of Supervisors
6.
Appoint Glen Stewart, Seat 2 -
Consumer to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee for a term
ending June 30, 2016.
7.
Appoint Bud Darwin, Community
Based Organization, Frank Escobar, After-School Program, Robert Herman,
Education Field and School District and Logan Robertson, Community Advocate to
the Step Up Committee for terms ending September 1, 2017.
8.
Appoint Kevin Cotton, Tulare
County Sheriff's Department, Perry Phipps, City Law Enforcement and Christie
Myer, Tulare County Probation Department to the Step Up Committee for terms
ending September 1, 2018.
Fire Department
9.
Authorize the submission of a
grant application for a San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
Public Benefit Grant to purchase three (3) plug-in hybrid vehicles in the
amount of $60,000. Authorize the Fire Chief, or his designee, to sign and
submit the online grant application.
10.
Authorize the submission of a
grant application for a California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project Grant to
purchase three (3) plug-in hybrid vehicles in the amount of $15,750. Authorize
the Fire Chief, or his designee, upon Board approval and acceptance of the
grant, to purchase three (3) plug-in hybrid vehicles within six (6) months of
applying for the grant. Authorize the Fire Chief, or his designee, to sign and
submit the online grant application.
Health & Human Services Agency
11.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to Drought in Tulare County Resolution No. 2014-0090.
12.
Approve the Capital Asset
purchase of a vehicle upfit for the Office of Emergency Services in an amount
not to exceed $10,000. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote
required).
13.
Approve the Tulare County Child
Care Development and Planning Council Needs Assessment.
14.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 26888 with the California State Department of Health Care
Services to increase the agreement by $1,969,243 to a maximum of $17,134,707
for combined Drug Medi-Cal and Net Negotiated Funds to provide Substance Use
Disorder services, retroactive to July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017. Find
that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed amendment as of July 1,
2015, and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the amendment
on that date.
15.
Approve an agreement with Fox
Interpreting, Inc. for interpreting services in an amount not to exceed
$61,700, retroactive to July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. 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.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND
CONVENE AS THE IN-HOME
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY
Information & Communications
Technology
16.
Approve extension on the
authority to expend funds on Agreement No. 26041 with Tyler Technologies, Inc.,
retroactive to February 2015 to June 30, 2016. Find that the Board had
authority to enter into the proposed extension as of February 2015, and that it
was in the County’s best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
Authorize the Director of Tulare County Information & Communications
Technology to sign Change Order Requests not to exceed the budgeted fiscal
allocation in the current fiscal year.
In-Home Supportive Services Public
Authority
17.
Authorize the continuation of
membership in the Golden State Risk Management Authority, a Joint Powers
Authority, for the purpose of purchasing general liability insurance,
retroactive to July 1, 2015. Find that the Board had authority to continue the
membership as of July 1, 2015, and that it was in the County’s best interest to
approve the continuation on that date.
ADJOURN AS THE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
PUBLIC AUTHORITY
AND RECONVENE AS THE
TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Library
18.
Accept a grant award from the
California State Library for a Library Services and Technology Act Pitch an
Idea Grant entitled “Rural Connectivity” to provide low cost WiFi with online
resource and technology training in six rural branches in the amount of
$3,500. Authorize the County Librarian, or designee, to execute requests for
payment necessary to secure grant funds and implement the approved grant
project.
Resource Management Agency
19.
Approve and award the contract
to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Agee Construction Corporation,
of Clovis, California, in the amount of $1,261,834.60 for construction of the
Road 182 Bridge over Deep Creek Project. Authorize the Chairman to sign the
contract, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel and upon
receipt of certificates of insurance, bonds and evidence that the contractor
possesses a valid State Contractors License. Allow funds for contingencies in
the amount of $126,000 (10%) to cover unexpected construction conditions.
20.
Introduce and waive the first
reading of Text Zone Amendment(s) to Ordinance No. 352 Section 18.9 and Section
16 of the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance for: A)Text Amendments and
clarifications to Section 18.9 and Section 16; B) Add Ducor and Terra Bella to
Section 18.9: Ducor Mixed Use Overlay – PZ 15-015 and Terra Bella Mixed Use
Overlay – PZ 15-012; and C) Add Ducor and Terra Bella to Section 16: Ducor
By-Right Zoning – PZ 15-017; and Terra Bella By-Right Zoning – PZ 15-014.
Introduce and waive the first reading of Map Amendment(s) to Change of Zone to
Ordinance No. 352 of the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance subject to General Plan
Amendment (GPA 2015-C) for the Ducor and Terra Bella Community Plans: A)
Ducor: Ducor Rezoning of Properties – PZ 15-016; B) Terra Bella: Terra Bella
Rezoning of Properties – PZ 15-013. Approve the Ordinance Amendment summary
and direct the Clerk of the Board to publish such summary and to post a
certified copy of the complete ordinance five (5) days prior to the Ordinance
Amendment adoption date of November 17, 2015, as required by Government Code
Sections 25124 et. seq. Set the Public Hearing for November 3, 2015 at 9:30
a.m. or shortly thereafter as can be heard.
21.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid
opening for the Tooleville Sidewalk Replacement.
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Contractor
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Amount
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MAC
General Engineering, Inc.
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$198,824.85
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Dalian
Construction, Inc.
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$214,316.50
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Clean
Cut Landscape
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$233,886.90
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Central
Valley Asphalt
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$272,811.29
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Dawson-Mauldin
Construction, Inc.
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$279,185.24
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DOD
Construction
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$286,616.70
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Lee's
Paving, Inc.
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$394,666.60
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Engineers Estimate
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$309,637.00
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Sheriff/Coroner
22.
Approve an agreement with the
California Division of Boating and Waterways for the purchase of a patrol boat
and an accompanying trailer in an amount of up to $80,000 for use by the
Sheriff’s Boat Patrol Unit, retroactive to October 1, 2015 through September
30, 2030. Find that the Board had authority to enter into the grant agreement
on October 1, 2015, and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into
the agreement on that date. Approve the Capital Asset purchase of a patrol
boat and trailer in an amount not to exceed $80,000. Approve the necessary
budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
23.
Request from General Services to accept the Harmon Field
Low Temperature Thermal Desorption Unit Soil Remediation Project as a completed
project. Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 26340 with Pacific States
Environmental Contractors, Inc. to increase the contract amount by $49,410.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the Notice of Completion and Agreement
Amendment, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel. Direct
the Clerk of the Board to record the Notice of Completion for the subject project
with the office of the Tulare County Recorder.
24.
Request from Solid Waste to provide direction to staff as
to which, if any, of the three proposed options staff should pursue with regard
to membership in the Consolidated Waste Management Authority, a Joint Powers
Authority: Option 1 - Approve Notice to Withdraw and direct the County’s
representative on the Consolidated Waste Management Authority’s Board to submit
and support dissolution of the Authority; Option 2 - Approve Notice to Withdraw
Letter, authorize the Chairman to sing the letter, and authorize the County’s
representative on the Consolidated Waste Management Authority’s Board to
support dissolution of the Authority, contingent upon unanimous support by all
represented municipalities for withdrawal and dissolution of the Authority; and
Option 3 - Direct the representative on the Consolidated Waste Management
Authority’s Board to take no action and remain an active member of the Authority.
(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 REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property Descriptions: 5300 W. Tulare Ave,
Visalia, CA
Agency Negotiator: Mike Spata and John Hess
Negotiating Parties: Weingart Foundation
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms of Payment
ITEM B
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
