(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Request from Health and Human Services Agency to
designate the month of November 2015 as Adoption Awareness Month in Tulare
County. Support the goals and ideal of National Adoption Awareness Month,
including raising public awareness of children in foster care waiting to find
permanency and celebrating and honoring all families who adopt.
3.
Public Comments.
9:30 A.M. TIMED ITEMS
(Timed
Items)
4.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from Resource Management Agency
to certify that the Board of Supervisors has reviewed and considered the
information contained in the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declarations is
applicable to the General Plan Amendment, associated Zoning Ordinance
Amendments and the Complete Streets Policy Plan for the Ducor and Terra Bella
Community Plan 2015 Updates. Adopt the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declarations, as being in compliance with the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines, including CEQA findings, and the
Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program for various projects in the Ducor
Community Plan Update and the Terra Bella Community Plan Update. Adopt the
findings of approval set forth in Planning Commission Resolutions Nos. 9117 and
9123 (CEQA), Nos. 9119, 9120, 9121, 9125, 9126, and 9127 (Zoning Ordinance),
Nos. 9118 and 9124 (Community Plans), Nos. 9122 and 9128 (Complete Streets Policy
Plan Ducor & Terra Bella) and No. 9129 (General Plan Amendment No.
2015-C). Adopt the entirety of all the above findings and actions as one
General Plan Amendment No. 2015-C; the third General Plan Amendment of 2015.
Waive the final reading and adopt an amendment to the Tulare County Zoning
Ordinance 352 pertaining to Section 18.9 The Mixed Use Combining Zone; to
Section 16 To allow additional by-right uses; and to rezone properties
consistent with the Ducor Community Plan 2015 Update and the Terra Bella
Community Plan 2015 Update. Authorize the Chairman to sign any and all
necessary zoning changes under Ordinance 352, and specifically changes to
Sections 18.9 and Section 16. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the
summary of the ordinance amendments and amended zoning map as required by law.
Direct the Environmental Assessment Officer, or designee, of the Tulare
Resource Management Agency to file both Notices of Determination with the
Tulare County Clerk. Authorize the Director of the Resource Management Agency,
or designee, to make appropriate technical revisions to the General Plan
Amendment, Community Plans, and associated project documents. Approve more
detailed findings contained in Exhibit A.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 5 through 19)
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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
5.
Establish the 2015/16 Gann
Appropriations Limit for the County to be $3,602,230,988.
Board of Supervisors
6.
Ratify Proclamation honoring
the 120th Anniversary of the Dinuba Women's Club.
7.
Appoint Larry Micari, Tulare
County Sheriff Department to the Step Up Committee for a term ending September
1, 2018.
8.
Appoint Mary Alice
Escarsega-Fechner, Business Community to the Step Up Committee for a term
ending September 1, 2017.
County Administrative Office/General
Services
9.
Ratify actions by the County
Administrative Officer during the month of September 2015 including executing
one agreement retroactive to July 2015. Find that the activities funded
pursuant to the good works funding agreements are necessary to meet the social
needs of the residents of Tulare County.
10.
Approve an operating transfer
from the TRAN Fund in the amount of $2.3 million to Capital Projects for the acquisition
of property. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
11.
Approve a resolution
constituting the Order to Transfer the Territory of the Citrus South Tule School
District to the Porterville Unified School District. Approve the Form
BOE-400-TA "Statement of Boundary Change." Direct the Clerk to file
certified copies of the resolution, Form BOE-400-TA, and required attachments
with the State Board of Equalization, the Assessor, the
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, the State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, and the County Superintendent of Schools.
12.
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding
with Angiola Water District, City of Porterville, Deer Creek Storm Water
District, Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District, Lower Tule River Irrigation
District, Pixley Irrigation District, Porterville Irrigation District,
Saucelito Irrigation District, Teapot Dome Water District, Terra Bella
Irrigation District, Vandalia Water District, and the County of Tulare to
prepare and enter into a Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Coordination
Agreement and to establish Groundwater Sustainability Agencies covering the
Tule Sub-basin, retroactive to September 1, 2015. Find that the Board had
authority to enter into the Memorandum of Understanding as of September 1,
2015, and that it was in the Countys best interest to enter into the
Memorandum of Understanding on that date.
13.
Approve the Memorandum of
Understanding with Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District, California Water
Service, Kings County Water District, Lakeside Irrigation District, and the
County of Tulare to form the Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency.
14.
Approve an amendment to Lease
Agreement No. 19988 with Stapleton Group, Plan Administrator for Ennis
Commercial Properties, LLC to extend the term of the agreement for 10 years
commencing January 10, 2016 for space located at 1055-1061 W. Henderson,
Porterville, CA.
15.
Approve a Ground Lease
Agreement and all exhibits thereto with the State of California for the South
County Detention Facility, as required by the AB 900 Financing Guidelines.
Authorize the Chairman of the Board to execute the agreement, all exhibits
thereto, and any other documents necessary to execute the Ground Lease
Agreement, upon receipt from the State of California. Direct the Clerk of the
Board to have the Ground Lease and all Exhibits thereto recorded with the
County Clerk-Recorder. Authorize the Chairman of the Board to execute an
Easement Deed for ingress, egress to and from a storm drain reservoir and
related appurtenances at the proposed South County Detention Facility.
Authorize the Chairman of the Board to execute an Easement Deed for ingress,
egress and for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of a storm drain
reservoir, pipeline, and related appurtenances at the proposed South County
Detention Facility. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return the executed and
notarized Easement Deeds to Property Management for transmittal to the City of
Porterville.
Resource Management Agency
16.
Introduce and waive the first
reading of an amendment to the Ordinance Code of Tulare County for Solar Energy
Requirements for Residential Subdivisions. 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 (November 17, 2015), as required by Section 25124 et.
seq. Set the Public Hearing for November 17, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. or as shortly
thereafter as can be heard.
17.
Introduce and waive the first
reading of an Amendment to the Ordinance Code of Tulare County for Limitations
Pertaining to Diesel-Fueled Commercial Motor Vehicle Engine Idling. 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 (November 17, 2015), as required
by Section 25124 et. seq. Set the Public Hearing for November 17, 2015 at 9:30
a.m. or as shortly thereafter as can be heard.
Sheriff/Coroner
18.
Approve a capital asset
purchase for a walk-through metal detector not to exceed $7,000 and a
decorative sandblasting kit not to exceed $6,000. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
19.
Approve an agreement with
Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Department to provide High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Area funding for staff participating in the Task Force, effective
upon signature of both parties and remaining in force until grant funds are
depleted.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
20.
Presentation given by Health and Human Services Agency on
the Non-potable Water Household Tank Program, historical drought costs, and
costs of red-tagging properties. Provide guidance to staff on any expansion of
the Household Tank Program to rental properties in the County.
21.
22.
Request from County Administrative Office to approve the
Joint Powers Agreement between Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, and Tulare
counties creating the San Joaquin Valley Water Infrastructure 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 LEGAL
COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation [Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 2
Terra Bella and Ducor Community Plan updates;
see public agenda item
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL INITIATION OF LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)]
Number of Potential Cases: 5
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: County of Tulare v. SEIU Local
521
PERB UPC Nos. SA-CO-120-M & SA-CE-894
(Consolidated Cases)
ITEM D
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT
(Government Code Section 54957)
FOR THE POSITION OF: County Administrative
Officer
ITEM E
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representative: Rhonda
Sjostrom, Michael Spata
Employee Organization: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented
Employees
