(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Presentation given by Central California Emergency
Medical Services Agency regarding the Emergency Medical Services System in
Tulare County.
3.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 4 through 44)
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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 Agricultural providing State subvention in an
amount not to exceed $6,240 to offset costs of registering organic growers and
conducting organic inspections, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
5.
Approve an agreement with
California Department of Food and Agriculture in an amount not to exceed
$10,464 for the Certified Farmers Market Inspections, effective July 1, 2016
through June 30, 2017.
Auditor-Controller/Registrar of
Voters/Treasurer-Tax Collector
6.
Review and accept the Certified
Statement of Vote as submitted by the Registrar of Voters for those Measures
for which the Board of Supervisors is canvassing the returns of the election.
7.
Authorize the Treasurer to
transfer to the General fund, pursuant to Government Code 50050, 50053, and
50055, unclaimed funds currently in the Auditor-Property Tax, Probation, and
Tax Collector special fund accounts.
Board of Supervisors
8.
Request from the Board of
Supervisors to consider the issuance of a burial permit for the Allensworth
Cemetery.
9.
Approve sending a letter of
opposition for AB 2395, transition from legacy public switched telephone
network services regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission to
Internet Protocol enabled services.
10.
Approve sending a letter of
support to the California Public Utilities Commission urging the Commission to
increase baseload and flexible generation power.
11.
Appoint Kevin Caskey, Member
At-Large to the Delta Vector Control District for a term ending December 31,
2016.
12.
Reappoint Clint Ashcraft,
District 1 - Seat 2 to the Tulare Youth Commission for a term ending June 30,
2019.
13.
Reappoint Glen Stewart Seat 2 -
Consumer to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee for a term
ending June 30, 2019.
Child Support Services
14.
Approve an agreement with
California Department of Child Support Services in an amount not to exceed
$27,521 regarding the use of an extra help attorney, effective July 1, 2016
through June 30, 2017.
County Administrative Office/General
Services
15.
Ratify actions by the County
Administrative Officer during the month of April 2016. 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.
16.
Award the contract for Bob
Wiley Boiler Replacement Project to EMCOR in an amount not to exceed
$281,414.98. Authorize the Chairman to sign the construction agreement upon
receipt of certificates of insurance, bonds, license verification, and contract
subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel.
17.
Approve an agreement with San
Joaquin Valley Water Infrastructure Authority to provide County Counsel
services.
District Attorney
18.
Approve an agreement with
California Office of Emergency Services in an amount not to exceed $431,661 to
provide continuing funding for the Victim/Witness Assistance Program, effective
July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Authorize the Chairman to sign the Grant
Award Face Sheet and the Certification of Assurance of Compliance. Authorize the
County Administrative Office, or his designee, to sign the Certification of
Assurance of Compliance.
Fire Department
19.
Approve an agreement with San
Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District in an amount not to
exceed $60,000 for Project Number C-43140-A. Authorize the Fire Chief, or his
designee, to sign the Disclosure of Funds form. Authorize the Fire Chief, or
his designee, to sign the Public Benefit Grants Program Funding Agreement.
20.
Accept grant funding in the
amount of $15,750 from the California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project. Authorize
the Fire Chief, or his designee, to sign the Rebate Application Form. Approve
a Capital Asset purchase of three (3) 2017 Chevrolet Volts, not to exceed
$105,000. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to waive the bid process and purchase
directly from Elk Grove Auto - Winner Chevrolet, through State Vehicle Contract
No. 1162310A1. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote
required).
21.
Approve the submission of a
grant application for a Federal Emergency Management Agency Fire Prevention and
Safety Grant to purchase a Bullex Smart Fire Safety Training Trailer in an
amount not to exceed $150,000. Authorize the Fire Chief, or his designee, to
sign and electronically submit the grant application.
Health & Human Services Agency
22.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to Drought in Tulare County Resolution No. 2014-0090.
23.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to tree mortality in Tulare County Resolution No.
2015-0850.
24.
Approve an agreement with
Tulare County Superintendent of Schools in an amount not to exceed $159,410 for
the provision of therapeutic behavioral services, effective July 1, 2016
through June 30, 2017.
25.
Approve an agreement with
Turning Point of Central California, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $350,000 for
the provision of adult alcohol and other drug services for TulareWORKs Welfare
to Work clients, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
26.
Approve an agreement with
Golden State Health Centers, Inc. d.b.a Sylmar Health and Rehabilitation Center
in an amount not to exceed $1,300,000 for the provision of mental health
rehabilitation, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
27.
Approve an agreement with
Aspiranet in an amount not to exceed $220,719 for the delivery of Transitional
Housing Program Plus services, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
28.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS for the AIDS Drug
Assistance Program in an amount not to exceed $25,196, retroactive to July 1,
2015 through June 30, 2017. 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.
29.
Approve an increase for the
Capital Asset purchase of a Fume Hood equipment in an amount not to exceed
$850. Authorize the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
30.
Approve submittal of a grant
application to the Federal Agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
for $150,000 per year for five years, totaling $750,000 (based on availability
of funds) in funding to be used for building public health capacity for drought
response. The purpose is to improve drought preparedness and resiliency among
Tulare County residents.
31.
Approve the adoption of a
Resolution regarding the Tulare County General Relief/General Assistance
Program to supersede and rescind Tulare County Resolution No. 98-0052 and its
Amending Resolutions.
32.
Approve an agreement with
Turning Point of Central California, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $636,350
for the provision of drug and alcohol recovery treatment services to Tulare
County adolescents, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
33.
Approve an agreement with Kings
View Corporation in an amount not to exceed $292,084 for the provision of
Tulare County Warm Line Program, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
Human Resources & Development
34.
Approve and authorize the
Chairman to sign the Insurance Consulting Services agreement with Alliant
Employee Benefits, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019.
Probation
35.
Ratify and approve an agreement
with the Workforce Investment Board regarding the procurement and distribution
of certain Tulare County Probation funds to support the objectives of the
Tulare County Probation's Readiness for Employment through Sustainable
Education and Training Program, retroactive from January 1, 2016 to December
31, 2016. Find that the Board had 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 to the Fiscal Year 2015/2016 approved budget of Workforce
Investment Board (4/5ths vote required).
Resource Management Agency
36.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 26812 with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
that allows the construction contractor to perform night work as necessary to
complete the construction of the Road 224 Bridge over Deer Creek Project,
retroactive to February 1, 2016 through October 7, 2016. Find that the Board
had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of February 1, 2016, and
that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the agreement on that
date.
37.
Approve an agreement with the
State of California, acting by and through the Department of Transportation,
for the exchange of Federal Transportation project funds amounting to $887,784
for non-Federal State Highway Funds for Fiscal Year 2015/2016. Accept the
$100,000 from the State as matching funds.
38.
Accept the required public
improvements for Phase 3 of Subdivision Tract No. 792, located east of Road 72
and north of Avenue 308, west of the City of Visalia as complete. Accept the
roads into the County road system.
39.
Adopt the revision of Mileage
of Maintained County Roads identifying that Tulare County Maintained Mileage is
3,030.55 miles as of December 31, 2015. Direct the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors to return to the Resource Management Agency a certified copy of the
resolution to be filed with the State of California Department of
Transportation.
40.
Approve the Low Carbon Transit
Operations Program Certifications and Assurances. Authorize the Chairman of the
Board to sign the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program Certifications and
Assurances. Approve the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program Authorized Agent
form.
41.
Approve the Federal Fiscal Year
2016 Certifications and Assurances for Federal Transit Administration
Assistance Programs. Authorize the Chairman to execute the Affirmation of
Applicant signature page. Authorize Chairman to execute the Affirmation of
Applicant signature page for up to three (3) subsequent federal Fiscal Years.
42.
Approve the designation of an
All-Way STOP control at the intersection of Road 64 and Avenue 424. Authorize
the installation of STOP signs on Road 64 at the intersection of Avenue 424 in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2B.07 of the 2014 California Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and Section 22450(c) of the California
Vehicle Code.
43.
Approve an agreement with
Arrington Watkins Architects in an amount not to exceed $905,388 for
architectural & engineering consulting services for the Transit Operations
and Maintenance Facility Project.
44.
Authorize the filing of Notices
of Partial Non-Renewal for the following six (6) Land Conservation Contracts,
as provided in the Williamson Act. The request fulfills conditions resulting
from two (2) Lot Line Adjustment maps, three (3) tentative parcel maps and one
(1) owner initiated application. WAN 16-005 – Williamson Act Contract No.
10218, Ag Preserve No. 3522, located at 24410 Avenue 108, on the south side of
Avenue 108, north of Terra Bella (Matthew Fisher) (.53 acres to be Non-Renewed
as a condition of PLA 16-003) (19.69 acres are subject to contract amendment).
WAN 16-006 – Williamson Act Contract 3681, Ag. Preserve No. 0834, located at
5997 Avenue 308, south of Avenue 308 and west of Road 60, west of Visalia
(Donald Halstead) (20.0 acres to be Non-Renewed as a condition of PLA 15-043)
(96.60 acres are subject to contract amendment). WAN 16-008 – Williamson Act
Contract No. 12887, Ag Preserve No. 0804, located at 10108 Avenue 408, on the
north side of Avenue 408 between Road 96 and Road 104, east of Dinuba (APN
021-190-028) (Justin K. Simmons and Lynn Simmons) (1.0 acre to be non-renewed
as a condition of PPM 15-026.) (19.40 acres subject to contract amendment.)
PNR 15-011 – Williamson Act Contract No. 3316, Ag Preserve No. 634, located on
the east side of Road 156 approximately 1320 feet north of the intersection of
Avenue 376, southeast of Seville (APN 050-100-012) (Tommy L. and Sharon L.
Franz) (1.02 acre to be non-renewed as a condition of PPM 13-021), 73.58 acres
in two parcels and Remainder subject to contract amendment and to include four
additional parcels (APNs 035-110-011, 035-110-010, 050-090-001 and 050-100-017)
within the same contract, totaling 306.95 acres. PNR 15-012 – Williamson Act
Contract No. 7066, Ag Preserve No. 2451, located on the southeast corner of
Road 144 and Avenue 420, east of East Orosi (APN 035-230-014) (Ranjit S. and
Navdeep K. Nagra), 1.0 acre to be non-renewed from 18.93 acres and to include
eight additional parcels (APNs 025-070-005, 025-070-006, 025-070-010, 025-070-025,
035-230-011, 035-230-012, 035-230-015 and 035-240-010) within the same
contract, totaling 117.62 acres. PNR 15-013 – Williamson Act Contract No.
13267, Ag Preserve No. 3946, located on the north side of Avenues 72
approximately 660 feet east of the intersection of Road 267, approximately 3.75
miles southeast of Terra Bella (APN 323-070-041) (Donald and Teresa Robinson)
(1.7 acre to be non-renewed as a condition of PPM 14-046), 14.9 acres in two
parcels subject to contract amendment and to include three additional parcels
(APNs 323-070-039, 323-070-040 and 323-070-042) within the same contract,
totaling 36.36 acres. Approve the execution of amendments to the Land
Conservation Contracts as conditions of approval for the aforementioned Partial
Non-Renewals.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
45.
Request from Resource Management Agency to authorize
submittal of twelve (12) applications for the Department of Transportation
Active Transportation Program Cycle 3 in an amount of $18,820,050. Authorize
the Chairman of the Board to sign the applications on behalf of Tulare County.
Authorize and direct the County Administrative Officer to act on the County's
behalf in all matters pertaining to these applications. Authorize the Chairman
of the Board, or designee(s), to execute, in the name of the County of Tulare,
the Funds Transfer Agreements, any amendments thereto, and any and all other
documents or instruments necessary or required by Caltrans for participation in
the grant program, subject to County Counsel approval as to form. Authorize the
Resource Management Agency to enter into Interagency agreement between Tulare
County Health and Human Services Agency for the Non-Infrastructure program of
the Safe Routes to School projects. Authorize and direct the Resource
Management Agency Director, or designee, to submit Funds Requests and other
program-supporting documentation.
46.
Request from the Resource Management Agency to approve
the County of Tulare draft Tree Mortality Removal Plan, subject to revision and
approval by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). Approve the
submission of the final Tree Mortality Removal Plan and an application for
California Disaster Assistance Act funding to Cal OES. Authorize the Chairman
to sign three copies of the Cal EMA 130 authorized Agent Resolution. Direct the
County Administrative Officer to take the necessary action to implement Board
direction on these matters. Delegate authority to the Tulare County OES
Director, or his designee, to sign the Tulare County Tree Removal
Right-of-Entry Permit, (Tree Mortality Emergency Program Assistance), on behalf
of the County.
(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 – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: State of California v. Craig
Silveira, et al.
Tulare County Superior Court Case No. 264929
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: City of Exeter v. County of
Tulare, and Does 1-10,
Tulare County Superior Court Case No. 262516
ITEM C
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
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Adam Rojas v. County of Tulare
WCAB Nos.: ADJ9803061, ADJ9803062
ITEM E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Tulare County Grievance Nos.
15-003 thru 15-006
ITEM F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
ITEM G
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Wendy Jones, et al. vs. County
of Tulare, et al.
United States District Court Eastern District
1:15-cv-01779-EPG
ITEM H
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOGIATOR
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representative: Rhonda
Sjostrom, Michael C. Spata
Employee Organization: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented
Employees
