(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Present Proclamation recognizing the month of February
2017 as Grand Jury Awareness Month in Tulare County.
3.
Acknowledge Tulare County Restaurants and Retail Food
Establishments who have attained the Certificate of Excellence in Food Safety
Award during the 2016 calendar year.
4.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 5 through 17)
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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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Board of Supervisors
5.
Reappoint Nilsa Gonzalez,
Environmental Health to the Health Advisory Committee for a term ending
February 1, 2020.
6.
Appoint Timothy Lutz, Health
& Human Services Agency Member to the First 5 Tulare County for a term
ending at the Pleasure of the Board.
7.
Appoint Cameron Long, Advanced
Life Support Fire - Tulare City Fire Department #1 to the Emergency Medical
Care Committee for a term ending at the Pleasure of the Board.
County Administrative Office/General
Services
8.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 18867 with Raoul J. Freeman for space located at 1066 N. Alta,
Dinuba for tenant improvements and to extend the term for seven (7) years,
commencing upon Board approval.
9.
Approve sending a letter of
support for Tulare Irrigation District's US Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART
Grant application.
Health & Human Services Agency
10.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to Drought in Tulare County Resolution No. 2014-0090.
11.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to tree mortality in Tulare County Resolution No.
2015-0850.
12.
Approve an agreement with
Fonemed, LLC to provide after-hours nurse triage services for the Tulare County
Health Care Center in an amount not to exceed $21,000, retroactive to July 1,
2016 through June 30, 2019. Find that the Board had authority to enter into the
proposed agreement as of July 1, 2016 and that it was in the County’s best
interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
Resource Management Agency
13.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27510 with NCM Engineering Corporation for engineering and
construction support services for the Avenue 364 over Cottonwood Creek Bridge
Project, retroactive to November 15, 2016, to increase the original contract
amount by $64,245 and to extend the term of the agreement through December 31,
2019. Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed amendment
as of November 15, 2016 and it was in the County’s best interest to enter into
the amendment on that date.
14.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27031 with O’Dell Engineering to decrease the amount of the
agreement from $207,500 to $187,500 and remove one task from the amended scope
of work to provide Landscape Architectural Services for the Earlimart
Neighborhood Park Project.
15.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 26553 with Provost & Pritchard, modifying the scope and work
schedule for the Matheny Tract Wastewater Collection, Treatment, and Disposal
Project.
Sheriff/Coroner
16.
Approve a capital asset
purchase of two driving simulators in an amount not to exceed $252,272.
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).
17.
Approve an agreement with
Northpointe, Inc. for the purchase of Northpointe COMPAS risk and needs
assessment software in an amount not to exceed $122,000.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
18.
Request from the Resource Management Agency to approve
and award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Brough
Construction from Arroyo Grande, California for construction of Monson Well and
Distribution System in an amount not to exceed $1,571,675. Subject to review
and approval as to form by County Counsel and upon receipt of certificates of
insurance, bonds and evidence that the contractor possesses a valid State
Contractors License. Allow funds for construction contingencies in an amount
not to $91,083 to cover unexpected construction conditions. Authorize the
director of the Resource Management Agency or his designee to approve change
order up to the amount of $91,083.
(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
Award of Monson Well Construction Contract to
Brough Construction, Inc.
See Board of Supervisors agenda for February
7, 2017.
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH
LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 2
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property Description: 5300 West Tulare
Avenue, Visalia, California
Agency Negotiators: Robert Newby and Matt
Graham
Negotiating Party: University of Phoenix
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms of
Payment
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property Description: 5300 West Tulare
Avenue, Visalia, California
Agency Negotiators: Robert Newby and Matt
Graham
Negotiating Party: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms of
Payment
ITEM E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Maria R. et al. v. William
Nulick et al.
United States District Court Eastern District
Case No. 1:15-cv-01378-JAM-EPG
ITEM F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Alma M. v. William Nulick et
al.
Unites States District Court Eastern District
Case No. 1:15-cv-01386-SAB
ITEM G
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: SEIU Local 521 v. County of
Tulare,
Public Employment Relations Board Charge No:
SA-CE-748-M (On remand from California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate
District Case No. F071240)
ITEM H
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – INITIATION OF LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
ITEM I
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT
(Government
Code Section 54957)
FOR THE POSITION OF: INTERIM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
AGENCY DIRECTOR
ITEM J
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representative: Rhonda
Sjostrom, Michael C. Spata
Employee Organization: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented
Employees
