(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 3 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
3.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 25245 with Great West Life & Annuity Insurance Company (Great
West) to extend the term of the agreement through December 31, 2021 for successive
one (1) year periods for recordkeeping and communication services for the
full-time 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan, the Social Security Replacement
Plan, and the 401(a) Profit Sharing Plan.
4.
Introduce and waive the first
reading of an ordinance adding, amending, and repealing various sections of
Part VI of the Ordinance Code pertaining to business licenses and regulations.
Set the second hearing for January 26, 2016. Direct the Clerk to publish a
summary of the ordinance before the second reading as required by law.
Board of Supervisors
5.
Ratify a Proclamation honoring
Spencer Minnick for earning the rank of Eagle Scout.
6.
Appoint Stan Dillon, Director 3
- Veteran to the Exeter Memorial District for a term ending December 6, 2019.
7.
Appoint Vanessa Torres, Seat
9-At-Large to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee for a term
ending June 30, 2018.
County Administrative Office/General
Services
8.
Reject the Blue Ridge Tower
Project Bids received December 2, 2015. Approve the revised bid documents for
the Blue Ridge Tower Project. Authorize the advertisement of bids for the
subject project. Set the bid opening for the project at 2:00 p.m. Thursday,
February 18, 2016.
Health & Human Services Agency
9.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to Drought in Tulare County Resolution No. 2014-0090.
10.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to tree mortality in Tulare County Resolution No.
2015-0850.
11.
Authorize the acceptance of
$150,000 from Kings County as a result of the cost share agreement for Suicide
Prevention Task Force operations and continuing projects for Fiscal Year
2015/2016. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
12.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 26983 with Tulare County Superintendent of Schools for the
Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Program to promote increased fruit
and vegetable consumption and physical activity among Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program eligible population in an amount not to exceed $1,050,000,
retroactive to November 20, 2013 through September 30, 2016. Find that the
Board had the authority to enter into the proposed amendment as of November 20,
2013, and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the amendment
on that date.
13.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27127 with Family Preservation Community Services for the
provision of Wraparound Services to extend the term of agreement through June
30, 2016.
14.
Approve the co-applicant
agreement between County of Tulare and the Community Health Center Board
effective upon signature by the Tulare County Chairman of the Board.
15.
Approve an agreement with
Exeter Unified School District to receive immunizations or public health
services from Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, retroactive
from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018. 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.
16.
Approve the agreement with the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the Public Health Associate
Program, retroactive from October 4, 2015 to October 3, 2017. Find that the
Board had the authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of October 4,
2015, and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the agreement
on that date.
17.
Approve an agreement between
the Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Child Welfare Services
Division, and the Tulare Joint Union High School District to coordinate
services and improve communication with children in foster care effective upon
signature through June 30, 2018.
18.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with the California Department of Child Support Services to
provide online access service to the Child Support Enforcement System on the
date executed by the Department of Child Support Services and shall be in
effect for 36 months thereafter.
Resource Management Agency
19.
Declare intent to grant
Southern California Edison Company (SCEC) the right, privilege and a franchise
for a term of 25 years to use and construct poles, wires, conduits and
appurtenances for the purpose of transmitting and distributing electricity for
all purposes: under, over, along, across and upon the public streets, ways,
alleys and places within the County. Approve the Notice of Intent to be published
as least once within 15 days after this date in the Visalia Times Delta, a news
publication of general circulation. Authorize the Environmental Assessment
Officer, or designee, to sign and file the Notice of Exemption with the County
Clerk. Introduce and waive the first reading of an ordinance repealing
Uncodified Ordinance Number 1047 and adding a new Uncodified Ordinance
pertaining to a franchise agreement with SCEC. Set a Public Hearing for
February 2, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. or thereafter. Direct the Clerk of the Board to
publish a summary of the ordinance at least five days prior to the second
reading, as required by law.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
20.
Request from County Administrative Office/General
Services - Property Management to publicly consummate the purchase of a portion
of the real property at 10736 Simpson Dr. in Monson. Approve purchase of the
subject property for a price of $35,000 and authorize the Chairman to sign the
Agreement of Purchase and Sale. 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 $36,500 upon request made by the County
Administrative Officer, or his designee. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments (4/5ths vote required). Find that the location of this property
purchase is not based primarily on a consideration of the lower cost of
acquiring land in an agricultural preserve. Find that there is no other land
within or outside the agricultural preserve that is reasonably feasible as a
site for the intended purpose.
(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: 3
Board of Supervisors agenda item today whereby
staff is requesting the Board to reject all bids for the Blue Ridge Tower
project and authorize the advertisement for bids of newly revised bid
documents.
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 C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation [Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 3
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Westmoreland vs. County of
Tulare,
Tulare County Superior Court Case No.:
VCU258999
ITEM E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation [Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 80
Workers’ compensation claims through AIG
ITEM F
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT
(Government Code Section 54957)
FOR THE POSITION OF: Board Representative
ITEM G
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representative: Rhonda
Sjostrom, Michael C. Spata
Employee Organization: Al Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented
Employees
