(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Recognize Jeanne Warren, Human Services Unit Manager,
HHSA upon her retirement for her many years of service with Tulare County.
3.
Presentation given by Jennifer Pendergraft, General
Manager of the Visalia Rawhide, regarding the Play Ball Program.
4.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 5 through 18)
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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.
Review and accept the Certified
Statement of Vote (see attached) for the August 30, 2016 All-Mail Ballot for
the Tulare Local Health Care Special Election as submitted by the Registrar of
Voters.
Board of Supervisors
County Administrative Office/General
Services
6.
Accept the Assessor’s Office
Remodel Project as a completed project. Approve an amendment to Agreement No.
27683 with Dale Atkins Contractor to increase the contract amount by $11,337.71
and increase the days of construction by 21 days. Authorize the Chairman of
the Board of Supervisors 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.
7.
Approve an amendment to Lease
Agreement No. 22813 for 782 E. Washington Avenue, Earlimart with the Earlimart
School District to extend the term one (1) year, retroactive to July 1, 2016.
Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed amendment as of
July 1, 2016, and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the
agreement on that date.
8.
Approve an agreement for
Purchase of Fee Title and a Permanent Utility Easement from Gurtej Dhillon MD
Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Trust for the Avenue 280 Road Widening Project
in the amount of $500,000. Authorize County Counsel to sign the Grant Deed,
and Permanent Utility Easement 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 $505,000 in favor of
First American Title Company or the County’s designated Title Company.
Health & Human Services Agency
9.
Approve the acceptance of funds
from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for a Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program project in an amount not to exceed $75,000 (for a total project cost
not to exceed $100,000), retroactive to July 21, 2016 through July 21, 2017.
Find that the Board had authority to accept the grant funds as of July 21,
2016, and that it was in the County’s best interest to accept the funding on
that date. Authorize the Applicant’s Agent, pursuant to resolution, to sign all
grant documents necessary to accept grant funds and implement the grant
projects.
10.
Adopt the Subvention
Certificate of Compliance and the Medi-Cal Certificate of Compliance for the
California Department of Veterans Affairs County Subvention Program for Fiscal
Year 2016/2017.
11.
Approve an agreement with
Tulare County of Superintendent of Schools-Services for Education and
Employment in an amount not to exceed $472,500 for the provision of
comprehensive job services to TulareWORKs clients, effective October 1, 2016
through September 30, 2017.
12.
Approve an agreement with
Community Services and Employment Training, Inc. in an amount not to exceed
$1,400,000 for the provision of comprehensive job services to TulareWORKs
clients, effective October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017.
13.
Approve an agreement with
Proteus, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $1,168,740 for the provision of
comprehensive job services to TulareWORKs clients, effective October 1, 2016
through September 30, 2017.
14.
Approve an agreement with the
Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County for the Welfare-to-Work Expanded
Subsidized Employment Program in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for the
provision of expanded work opportunities to CalWORKs recipients, effective
October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017.
15.
Approve an agreement with
Community Services & Employment Training, Inc. for the Youth Transitions
Program in an amount not to exceed $758,325, effective October 1, 2016 through
September 30, 2017.
Resource Management Agency
16.
Ratify and approve the Board of
Supervisors comment letter regarding Sequoia National Forest Plan
Update/Environmental Impact Statement Review.
17.
Adopt the Categorical Exemption
prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the
State CEQA Guidelines [General Rule Exemption per Section 15061(b)(3)] and
Section 15300.4, Application by Public Agencies, for the Fifty-Seven (57)
Intersections Safety Improvement Project. Authorize the Environmental
Assessment Officer, or designee, to sign and file the Notice of Exemption with
the County Clerk. Approve the Plans, Special Provisions, Proposal and Contract
(“Bid Documents”) for the construction of the Fifty-Seven (57) Intersections
Safety Improvement Project. Authorize the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
to sign the Plans. Approve the advertisement for bids of the Fifty-Seven (57)
Intersections Safety Improvement Project.
18.
Adopt the Categorical Exemption
prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the
State CEQA Guidelines [General Rule Exemption per Section 15061(b)(3)] and
Section 15300.4, Application by Public Agencies, for the Avenue 196 and Orange
Belt Drive Signal Actuation Project. Authorize the Environmental Assessment
Officer, or designee, to sign and file the Notice of Exemption with the County
Clerk. Approve the Plans, Special Provisions, Proposal and Contract (“Bid
Documents”) for the construction of the Avenue 196 and Orange Belt Drive Signal
Actuation Project. Authorize the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors to sign
the Plans. Approve the advertisement for bids of the Avenue 196 and Orange
Belt Drive Signal Actuation Project.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
19.
Presentation and report given by the Fire Department on
the 2016 Cedar Fire incident.
20.
Request from Health and Human Services Agency to ratify
an order by the Director of Emergency Services on September 19, 2016 to lift
mandatory evacuation order for Spear Creek Summer Homes. Proclaim the
termination of the Local Emergency due to the Cedar Fire in Tulare County
Resolution 2016-0711. Authorize the submittal of a Request for Fire Management
Assistance Subgrant and Project Assurances for Federal Assistance for the Cedar
Fire. Authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign the Designation of Applicant’s
Agent Resolution to appoint authorized agents to act on behalf of the County in
securing and administering grant funds.
21.
Receive a report from the Resource Management Agency
regarding the County's Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility Project.
Establish an Ad Hoc Project Review Committee comprised of two members of the
Board of Supervisors. Appoint two members of the Board of Supervisors to serve
on the Ad Hoc Project Review Committee. To assist in expediting the completion
of this project set the first Ad Hoc Project Review Committee meeting date.
Provide direction to the Resource Management Agency to proceed with the Transit
Operations and Maintenance Facility project as identified.
22.
Receive a project report from the County Administrative
Office regarding the Countywide Space Improvement & Relocation Program.
Authorize the relocation of Information and Communications Technology to the
Government Plaza located at 5957 S. Mooney Blvd, in Visalia and authorize the
relocation of General Services & Capital Projects and Solid Waste to the
former Office of Education building located at 2637 W. Burrel Avenue in
Visalia. Approve the Plans, Specifications, and Estimates for the Space
Improvement and Relocation Program, subject to review and approval as to form
by County Counsel. Authorize the Advertisement of Bids for the subject
project. Set the Bid Opening for the project at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October
27, 2016.
(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: O'Neal, Jason vs. County of
Tulare, et al.
US District Court Eastern District
1:16-cv-01027-AWI-EPG
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
– EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Hiley Wallis v. County of Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, Unassigned
Claim No.: CT-14-010382
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: County of Tulare v. Public
Employment Relations Board
5th District Court of Appeal Case No.: F071240
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation [Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
ITEM E
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
Agency Designated Representative: Rhonda
Sjostrom, Michael C. Spata
Employee Organization: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented
Employees
