(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Presentation given by Paul Yoder, Shaw/Yoder/Antwih, Inc.
regarding an update on State legislation.
3.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 4 through 14)
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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
4.
Ratify the Proclamation
honoring Project Homeless Connect.
5.
Approve to change the time of
the February 14th Board of Supervisors meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. due
to the Tulare Ag Farm Show.
6.
Appoint Susan P. McKeefrey,
Community Partner to the Health Advisory Committee for a term ending February
1, 2019.
7.
Reappoint Gary B. Whitney,
Trustee to the Three Rivers Community Cemetery District for a term ending
January 4, 2020.
8.
Appoint Andrea Sousa, Trustee
to the Exeter Public Cemetery District for a term ending January 1, 2018.
9.
Appoint Barbara Olivia
Mainwaring, Trustee to the Exeter Public Cemetery District for a term ending
January 6, 2020.
10.
Reappoint Cecilia Herrera,
District 2 - Consumer to the Tulare County Health Center Board for a term
ending April 18, 2021.
District Attorney
11.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding between the Office of the Tulare County District Attorney, Tulare
County Sheriff's Department, Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency -
Child Welfare Services, Family Services of Tulare County, and identified Human
Trafficking Task Force non-Tulare County agencies, retroactive to October 1,
2016 through September 30, 2019. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the proposed agreement as of October 1, 2016 and that it was in the
County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date. Ratify and
approve the signature of the District Attorney, Sheriff-Coroner, and Tulare
County Health & Human Services Associate Agency Director on the agreement.
Health & Human Services Agency
12.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 17621 with Netsmart Technologies, Inc. (Netsmart) for the purpose
of updating the current character-based software used by Mental Health Alcohol
and Drug Programs to Netsmart Avatar through the purchase of additional
licenses for Avatar software; hosting of the additional users per month; and
professional services for technical and management hours for conversion
services, forms and reports, project management and training to be billed as
incurred in an amount not to exceed $331,388, effective February 1, 2017
through December 31, 2017.
Sheriff/Coroner
13.
Ratify and accept a grant award
agreement from the State of California, Board of State Community Corrections in
an amount not to exceed $670,948, retroactive to January 1, 2017 through
December 31, 2017. Find that the Board had authority to enter into the
proposed agreement as of January 1, 2017, and that it was in the County's best interest
to enter into the agreement on that date. If grant funding is not sufficient to
fully fund these additional positions in future Fiscal Years, such positions
shall be deleted so as not to incur any net County cost, unless there are
extenuating circumstances justifying retention of the affected positions and
such positions shall be approved by the Board of Supervisors.
14.
Ratify and approve a grant
award agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice under the Edward Byrne
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program in an amount not to exceed $46,020 to
partially fund two (2) School Resource Officers, retroactive to October 1, 2015
through September 30, 2019. Find that the Board had authority to enter into
the proposed agreement as of October 1, 2015 and that it was in the County's
best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
15.
Request from the Health and Human Services Agency to
approve the expansion of Child Welfare Services by accepting $840,940 in State
funds and $711,123 in Federal funds to be used to comply with new mandates,
retroactive to July 1, 2016. Find that the Board had authority to enter into
the proposed program as of July 1, 2016, and that it was in the County’s best
interest to enter into this program on that date. Approve the necessary budget
adjustment (4/5ths vote required). Approve a Personnel Resolution adding the
following allocations: 10.0 FTE- Social Services Worker III-Child Welfare
Services 2.0 FTE- Social Services Worker III-Child Welfare Services Lead 2.0
FTE- CWS Supervisor 1.0 FTE- Licensed Social Worker 2.0 FTE- Office Assistant
IV
16.
Request from the Assessor's Office to approve a Personnel
Resolution to add two (2) Cadastral Mapping Technician III positions.
17.
Receive and approve an update from the Resource
Management Agency regarding the design and construction for Ledbetter Park
funded through a Housing Related Parks Program grant.
18.
Request from the Resource Management Agency to authorize
the preparation and submittal of an application for a First 5 Tulare County
grant to construct and install new toddler playground equipment in Mooney Grove
Park in an amount not to exceed $75,000.
(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: 2
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Salazar, Catherine vs. County
of Tulare, Roger Wenzinger, Jason Villareal, and Does 1-10
Tulare County Superior Court VCU266194
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: R.R. a minor by and through his
Guardian ad litem Debra Ruiz, et al. v. Tulare County et al.
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of
California 1:16-cv-00570-SKO
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 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 F
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
