(Public Comment Period)
1.
Election of the Chairman and Vice Chairman to the Board
of Supervisors for the year 2016.
2.
Board of Supervisors matters.
3.
Recognize Fire Chief Joe Garcia upon his retirement from
the County Fire Department for his many years of County service.
4.
Recognize LaRayne Cleek upon her retirement from the
Superior Court of California for her many years of service.
5.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 6 through 49)
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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
6.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture for providing State Subvention in
the amount of $187,405 to offset costs of providing exotic pest detection
trapping services, 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.
Board of Supervisors
7.
Approve the List of Appointive
Offices on Regulatory Commissions and Advisory Boards, Commissions and
Committees for vacancies on Boards and Commissions and Special Districts occurring
in 2016 for compliance with the Maddy Act and authorize posting.
8.
Approve the 2016 Board of
Supervisors Committee Assignments.
9.
Cancel the following meetings
for the Board of Supervisors during 2016:
January 19 May 31 July
12 November 29
February 9 June 7 August
2 December 27
February 16 June 21 September
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March 22 July 5 November
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10.
Appoint Benjamin Ruiz, Jr.
(C.E.S.E.) as Interim Director of the Tulare County Resource Management Agency
(RMA), with a 10% increase over his current salary as Assistant RMA Director -
Public Works.
11.
Appoint the following in Lieu
of Election to the St. Johns Water District for terms ending November 30,
2019: Jeff Ritchie, Mike Shannon, and Catherine Doe. The only persons filing
Declarations of Candidacy were the incumbents for the divisions in which an
election was scheduled to be held.
12.
Ratify a proclamation honoring
Jeff McIntosh upon his retirement from the Visalia Police Department.
13.
Reappoint Antonia Chavez,
Trustee, Patricia Colson, Trustee and Phil Vandergrift, Trustee to the Tulare
Public Cemetery District for terms ending January 6, 2020.
14.
Reappoint John Hess, District 3
- Regular Commissioner to the Tulare County Housing Authority for a term ending
December 18, 2019.
15.
Appoint Tom Johnson, Trustee to
the Visalia Public Cemetery District for a term ending January 2, 2017.
16.
Reappoint Jerry Stover, Trustee
to the Pixley-Tipton Cemetery District for a term ending January 6, 2020.
17.
Appoint Nan Arnold, Community
Partner to the Tulare County Health Advisory Committee for a term ending
February 1, 2016.
18.
Reappoint Curtis Spott, Trustee
and Rose Marie Harris, Trustee to the Exeter Public Cemetery District for terms
ending January 6, 2020.
19.
Appoint John Pope to the
Allensworth Community Services District for a term ending December 7, 2018.
20.
Appoint Russell P. Burke,
Member County Bar to the Law Library for a term ending December 31, 2016.
County Administrative Office/General
Services
21.
Reaffirm the lack of water
supply for East Porterville declared by the Board of Supervisors on June 30,
2015 is a continuing emergency.
22.
Determine that the failure of
three County wells located at the Bob Wiley Detention Facility and Mooney Grove
Park originally taken to the Board of Supervisors on June 2, 2015 is a
continuing emergency (4/5ths vote required).
23.
Approve a lease agreement with
William T. Doyal for space in the North Hangar at Sequoia Field Airport for a
month-to-month term at a rate of $50 per month.
24.
Approve an agreement for
Purchase of Fee Title and a Temporary Construction Easement from Jeffery and
Laura Warkentin for the Avenue 416 Road Widening Project in the amount of
$125,000. Authorize County Counsel to sign the Grant Deed and Temporary
Construction Easement acceptances upon presentation. Authorize the Property
Manager, or designee, to open an escrow and sign all documents to facilitate
the escrow for this acquisition. Direct the Auditor to draw a warrant in the
amount of $127,000 in favor of First American Title Company or the County’s designated
Title Company.
District Attorney
25.
Adopt a resolution proclaiming
the month of January 2016 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Tulare
County.
26.
Approve a capital asset
purchase of four (4) Ford Explorer vehicles in an amount not to exceed
$116,000. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
Health & Human Services Agency
27.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 26229 with the California Department of Public Health Office of
AIDS for the HIV Care Program in the amount of $460,753 to include changes to
Exhibit A in the scope of work section, retroactive to July 1, 2013 through
March 31, 2016. Find that the Board had authority to approve this amendment as
of July 1, 2013, and that it was in the County’s best interest to approve the
amendment on that date.
28.
Approve an agreement with
Aligned Telehealth in an amount not to exceed $900,000 ($400,000 for Fiscal
Year 2015/2016 and $500,000 for Fiscal Year 2016/2017) for the provision of
acute psychiatric inpatient professional services for Short-Doyle and Medi-Cal
beneficiaries, retroactive to October 31, 2015 through June 30, 2017. Find
that the Board had authority to approve the agreement as of October 31, 2015,
and that it was in the County’s best interest to approve the agreement as of
that date.
29.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with the California Department of State Hospitals and the
California Mental Health Services Authority for the provision of State Hospital
Bed Purchase and Usage estimated to be $1,479,710 ($739,855 for Fiscal Year 2014/2015
and $739,855 for Fiscal Year 2015/2016), retroactive to July 1, 2014 through
June 30, 2016. Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed
Memorandum of Understanding as of July 1, 2014, and that it was in the County’s
best interest to enter into the memorandum of understanding on that date.
Information & Communications
Technology
30.
Approve the Capital Asset
purchase of antennas, cables, and accessories necessary to complete the Blue
Ridge Tower installation project in an amount not to exceed $45,000. Authorize
the transfer of $113,335 from the 591 ICT Projects Trust Fund's Fund Balance to
cover additional expenses associated with the implementation of the project.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
31.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27366 with Motorola Solutions, Inc. for a change order modifying
section 1.3 of the agreement for professional services to assess, analyze and
“turn up” the simulcast communications system.
32.
Rescind Resolution
No.2015-1051. Ratify and approve the project to upgrade the County Business
Objects system to version 4.1 and keep it in compliance after end of support
for the current version 4.0 on December 31, 2015 for an amount not to exceed
$390,000. Ratify and approve a License and Support Agreement with SAP Public
Services Inc. in an amount not to exceed $307,000 which includes a Capital
Asset purchase in the amount not to exceed $195,681 to provide updated SAP
Enterprise licenses and support for the SAP Enterprise licenses for the period
of January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016. Find that the Board had authority to
enter into the proposed agreement as of December 15, 2015, and that it was in
the County’s best interest to enter into the agreement on that date. Ratify
the Chairman’s signature on the License and Support Agreement with SAP Public
Services Inc. Approve the Capital Asset purchase of services from Method360 in
an amount not to exceed $35,000 for installation services for SAP Business
Objects Upgrade for the period of February 1, 2016 to August 1, 2016. Approve
the Capital Asset purchase of Cisco UCS Hardware from Datalink Corporation in
an amount not to exceed $20,000. Ratify and approve the necessary budget
adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
Resource Management Agency
33.
Approve supplemental funding to
purchase a Water Tender in an amount not to exceed $55,000. Authorize and
direct the Tulare County Purchasing Department to place the order for the Water
Tender. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
34.
Approve an application to the
State Water Resources Control Board for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for
$500,000 to alleviate drought-related drinking water supply problems currently
affecting the residents of East Porterville. Authorize and direct the County
Administrative Officer, or designee, to act on the County’s behalf in all
matters pertaining to this application. Authorize and direct the Chairman of the
Board to enter into and sign the Funding Agreement, and any subsequent
amendments thereto, with the State of California for the purpose of this grant,
subject to County Counsel approval as to form. Authorize and direct the County
Administrative Officer, or designees, to perform the following: (a) Serve as
Grant Administrator, (b) Sign Funds Requests for Reimbursement, (c) Sign the
Project’s Budget and Expenditure Summary, (d) Sign the Certification of Project
Completions, and (e) Sign the Final Release Form.
35.
Waive the second reading and
adopt the Ordinance amending Article 3 in Chapter 1 of Part III of the Tulare
County Ordinance Code pertaining to speed limits. Direct the Clerk of the Board
to publish a summary and post a certified copy of the Ordinance within fifteen
(15) days after adoption in accordance with Government Code Section
25124(b)(1).
36.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid
opening for the Road 108 Street Improvement Project.
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Contractor
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Bid Amount
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MAC
General Engineering, Inc.
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$247,120.24
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Bush
Engineering, Inc.
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$274,994.00
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Emmett
Valley Construction, Inc.
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$275,585.00
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Dawson-Mauldin
Construction, Inc.
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$284,569.89
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R.
J. Berry Jr., Inc.
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$286,395.00
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Agee
Construction Corporation
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$287,184.00
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Avison
Construction, Inc.
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$287,592.00
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Papich
Construction Co., Inc.
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$289,002.00
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Central
Valley Asphalt
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$294,289.00
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Don
Berry Construction, Inc.
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$305,964.00
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Pierce
Construction
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$310,556.30
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Engineer’s Estimate
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$320,063.00
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Sheriff/Coroner
37.
Approve a grant application
submission and grant award agreement with the Board of State and Community
Corrections for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Program in the
amount of $672,841, retroactive to January 1, 2016. Find that the Board had the
authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of January 1, 2016, and that
it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
38.
Approve and sign a letter to
the Board of State and Community Corrections to request unspent SB 1022 funds
for jail construction.
Solid Waste
39.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid
opening results for the Final Closure for Waste Management Unit 1 Visalia
Landfill.
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Contractor
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Bid Amount
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Floyd
Johnson Construction Company, Inc.
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$6,912,303.00
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Ford
Construction Company, Inc.
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$6,953,010.00
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Guinn
Construction
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$6,957,695.78
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Wood
Brothers, Inc.
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$6,991,186.80
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Nichelini
General Contractors, Inc.
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$7,083,874.40
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Papich
Construction Company, Inc.
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$7,540,794.15
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Sukut
Construction
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$8,257,161.00
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Teichert
Construction
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$8,634,148.00
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Engineer's Estimate
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$8,032,406.00
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(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
40.
Request from Resource Management Agency to approve
General Plan Initiation No. 15-002 to authorize the applicant, Nagi Mohamed
Saeed, to file a General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation from
Agriculture to General Commercial on a 1.27 acre parcel located on the
southeast corner of Avenue 128 (Tea Pot Dome) and State Route 65 approximately
¾ miles south of State Route 190, Assessor’s Parcel Number 302-123-015.
41.
Request from Resource Management Agency to approve
General Plan Initiation No. 15-004 to authorize the applicant to file a General
Plan Amendment to change the land use designation from “Mooney Corridor” to
“Mixed-Use” on a parcel located on the east side of Mooney Blvd. approximately
1,700 feet north of Prosperity Avenue, east of the City of Tulare, Assessor’s
Parcel Number 150-170-011.
(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: 1
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Alba v. County of Tulare, et al.
United States District Court for the Eastern
District No. 1:15-cv-01492
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Hernandez v. County of Tulare
Tulare County Superior Court Case No.:VCU259383
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Alma M. v. William Nulick, et
al.
Tulare County Superior Court Case No.
1:15-cv-01386-SAB
ITEM E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Gonzalez, Gerardo v. County of
Tulare; Mark Frick; Does1-20
Tulare County Superior Court Case No.:
VCU260119
ITEM F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Vickers v. Maldonado, et al.
United States District Court for the Eastern
District No. 1:14-cv-02039-SKO
ITEM G
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case:
1. SEIU Local 521 v. County of Tulare, Public
Employee Relations Board (PERB) Case No. SA-CE-894-M (PERB 7)
2. County of Tulare v. SEIU Local 521, Public
Employee Relations Board (PERB) UPC No. SA-CO-120-M (PERB 5) consolidated
cases.
ITEM H
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT
(Government Code Section 54957)
FOR THE POSITION OF: Fire Chief
ITEM I
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
