MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

(Public Comment Period)

NAME DEPARTMENT SERVICE YEARS

Janet Almares Health and Human Services Agency 15

Jaime Arias Health and Human Services Agency 15

Alma Frias Health and Human Services Agency 15

Steven Mawhiney Information Technology 15

Pamela Nelson Health and Human Services Agency 15

Nick Saucedo Health and Human Services Agency 15

Greg Gomez Information Technology 20

Angelica Ramirez Health and Human Services Agency 20

Teresa Higareda Health and Human Services Agency 25

Robert Hurtado Health and Human Services Agency 25

Kathryn Moore Health and Human Services Agency 25

Socorro Munoz Health and Human Services Agency 25

Lisa Dougherty General Services-Printing Services 30

Ray Rodriguez Auditor-Treasurer-Tax Collector 30

Catarino Galicia Auditor-Treasurer-Tax Collector 35

DISTRICT 2 - Supervisor Pete Vander Poel

NAME DEPARTMENT SERVICE YEARS

Judith Richmond Health and Human Services Agency 15

Dora Salazar Health and Human Services Agency 15

Samuel Delgado Health and Human Services Agency 20

Jennifer Duarte District Attorney's Office 20

Sandra Enriquez-Cisneros Health and Human Services Agency 20

Martha Garcia Health and Human Services Agency 20

Daniel Guerra Health and Human Services Agency 20

Amelia Torres Health and Human Services Agency 20

Rodney Klassen District Attorney's Office 25

Patty McCurry Health and Human Services Agency 25

Bernice Soto Health and Human Services Agency 25

Nancy Bionda Health and Human Services Agency 30

Steven Nunez Health and Human Services Agency 30

Gayline Casey Health and Human Services Agency 35

Ken Swearingen Assessor-Clerk/Recorder's Office 40

District 3 - Supervisor Phil Cox

NAME DEPARTMENT SERVICE YEARS

Alison Acton Health and Human Services Agency 15

Alma Castro Health and Human Services Agency 15

Gloria Court Health and Human Services Agency 15

Michelle Hutcheson Health and Human Services Agency 15

Neil Pilegard General Services-Parks & Rec 15

Yvonne Reynoso Health and Human Services Agency 15

Juan Romo Health and Human Services Agency 15

Dennis Stewart Assessor-Clerk/Recorder's Office 15

Joseph Hamilton Health and Human Services Agency 20

Rosa Rodriguez Health and Human Services Agency 20

Karen Baldwin Health and Human Services Agency 25

Cheryl Fallert District Attorney's Office 25

Jay Jones Information Technology 25

Martina Navarro Health and Human Services Agency 25

Jane Nystrem Health and Human Services Agency 25

Cindy Prah Health and Human Services Agency 25

Angela Rose Information Technology 25

Jesusita Vasquez Health and Human Services Agency 25

Connie Cordeiro Health and Human Services Agency 30

District 4 - Supervisor Steve Worthley

NAME DEPARTMENT SERVICE YEARS

Myrna Ramos Health and Human Services Agency 15

Patsy Ruiz Health and Human Services Agency 15

Felipa Vargas Health and Human Services Agency 15

Elizabeth Rios Health and Human Services Agency 20

Rebecca Garcia Health and Human Services Agency 25

Rebecca Castillo Health and Human Services Agency 30

Gary Kupfer Health and Human Services Agency 30

Art Sustaita General Services-Motor Pool 35

Nora Barrera Assessor-Clerk/Recorder's Office 40

District 5 Chairman Mike Ennis

NAME DEPARTMENT SERVICE YEARS

Hoang Tieu Health and Human Services Agency 15

Yasmin Vegara Health and Human Services Agency 15

Guadalupe Paz Health and Human Services Agency 20

Rosie DeLeon Health and Human Services Agency 25

Susan Firestone Health and Human Services Agency 30

3. Public Comments.

(Consent Calendar)

CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 4 through 18)

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.

Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer

4. Approve an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture to provide state funding in the amount of $222,412.35 to offset costs of regulating maturity and freeze damage of all oranges, lemons, and mandarins being produced and/or processed in the County, effective July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017.

Board of Supervisors

5. Appoint Robert Hutching, Tenant Commissioner to the Tulare County Housing Authority for a term ending December 18, 2017.

County Administrative Office/General Services

6. Proclaim May 9 - 13, 2016 as Juror Appreciation Week in Tulare County.

7. Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 27268 with Western Strata Exploration to increase the contract amount by $16,250 for an E-log and conductor casing on the Mooney Grove Well project. Accept the Bob Wiley Detention Facility, Tulare County Sheriff's Office Agriculture and Mooney Groove Park Well Replacement Projects as completed projects. Authorize the Chairman to sign the Notice of Completion and agreement amendments, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to record the Notice of Completion for the Project with the office of the Tulare County Recorder.

8. Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 27288 with Simile Construction Service, Inc. to increase the contract time by seven days. Accept the Animal Control Remodel and Expansion Project as a completed project. 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 of Supervisors to record the Notice of Completion for the Project with the office of the Tulare County Recorder. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).

9. Ratify and approve an agreement with California Water Service to extend their water mail line to serve residents on Avenue 322.

District Attorney

10. Authorize the submission of a grant application for funding from the United States Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime for the program period of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $900,000 for the Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking Program.

Health & Human Services Agency

11. Approve an agreement with Community Services Employment Training, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $755,527 to provide the Supported Employment and Volunteer Program, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.

12. Approve an agreement with Kings View Corporation in an amount not to exceed $220,000 for the provision of telepsychiatry services, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.

13. Approve a reduction in adoption fees on May 13, 2016 and May 14, 2016 as part of the efforts to promote Tulare County Animal Service’s Open House event.

Resource Management Agency

14. Introduce and waive the first reading of an Amendment to the Ordinance Code of Tulare County establishing a staged Water Conservation Program for all public water systems in County Service Area No. 1 through which the County supplies potable water. Approve the Ordinance 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, as required by Section 25124 et seq. Set the Public Hearing for May 17, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. or as shortly thereafter as can be heard.

15. Certify and adopt Phase One of the Tulare County-wide Safe Routes to School Plan (Grant Number: ATPLNI-5946149) as accurate. Adopt the Statutory CEQA Exemption for the Tulare County-wide Safe Routes to School Plan. Direct the Environmental Assessment Officer, or designee, to file the Notice of Exemption with the Tulare County Clerk.

Sheriff/Coroner

16. Approve an agreement with the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration in the amount of $172,000, retroactive to January 1, 2016 and extending through September 30, 2016. Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of January 1, 2016, and that is was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.

17. Approve a capital asset and sole-source purchase of a new Cloud Cap Technology Tase 400 stabilized camera gimbal system for the County aircraft in an amount not to exceed $311,000. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to waive the formal bidding process and make the sole-source purchase. Authorize the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).

Solid Waste

18. Approve an agreement with the City of Reedley to provide a more predictable Enterprise Fund revenue stream, effective May 4, 2016 through May 3, 2019.

(Items Not Timed)

ITEMS NOT TIMED

Items not specifically timed may be taken in any order

19. Request from Resource Management Agency to adopt the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program in substantial conformance with the General Plan Update Litigation Settlement. Approve the Administrative Protocols for implementation of the Program. Direct the Resource Management Agency, in concert with the County Administrative Officer, to take all necessary and proper action to implement the direction of the Board of Supervisors.

(Closed Session)

CLOSED SESSION

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.

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

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, see Board of Supervisors Agenda May 3, 2016.

ITEM B

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION

[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]

Name of Case: Grenseman, Paul and Julia Jimenez v. County of Tulare

Tulare County Superior Court Case: VCU258551