(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Adopt a resolution proclaiming the first full week in
April 2017 to be “Healthy Tulare County Week” coinciding with National Public
Health Week with the theme of “Make a Small Change."
3.
Presentation to adopt a resolution proclaiming April 2017
as "Child Abuse Prevention Month" in Tulare County.
4.
Public Comments.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed
Items)
5.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to Review and accept Tulare County’s 2016 Annual General Plan and
Housing Element Progress Reports. Authorize transmittal of these reports to
the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and California’s
Department of Housing and Community Development.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 6 through 21)
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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
6.
Introduce and waive the first
reading of Ordinance amending Article 8 of Chapter 5, Part VI of the Ordinance
Code pertaining to the theft of nuts. Set the public hearing for April 18, 2017
at 9:30 a.m. or shortly thereafter as can be heard. Direct the Clerk to publish
a summary of the ordinance and post a full copy of the ordinance after adoption
as required by law.
Registrar of Voters
7.
Approve the request from the
following districts to change from odd-numbered to even-numbered year
elections, with the election to be consolidated with the General Election to be
held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of an
even-numbered year. Authorize the Election Official to perform all necessary
and required services to the aforementioned districts relating to the conduct
of the election of district directors. Affirm that all dates and procedural
requirements of such election shall be consistent with applicable law with
respect to nomination, notices, canvass of votes, certification of election and
all other procedural requirements of the Elections Code pertaining to the
Primary or General Election. Authorize the Election Official to issue a bill to
the District for reimbursement of costs for services performed in connection
with such election.
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Ponderosa Community Services
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Poplar
Community Services
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Richgrove
Community Services
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Tract 92
Community Services
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Strathmore
Fire Protection
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Alta
Irrigation
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Exeter
Memorial
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Lindsay-Strathmore
Memorial
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Woodlake
Memorial
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Strathmore
Public Utility
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Woodville
Public Utility
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Columbine
Elementary School
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Monson-Sultana
Joint Union Elementary
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Stone
Corral School
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Board of Supervisors
8.
Ratify the following
proclamation: honoring Doug Mederos as the 2017 Tulare Kiwanis Farmer of the
year.
9.
Reappoint Louise Jackson,
Historical Society Member to the Museum Board for a term ending February 13,
2020.
County Administrative Office/General
Services
10.
Approve the lease amendment
with the General Services Administration for office space at 5300 W. Tulare
Avenue in Visalia, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel.
County Counsel/Risk Management
11.
Authorize Interim Risk
Management to renew the County’s Excess Workers’ Compensation, General
Liability and Optional Excess Liability, Aviation, Master Crime Policy,
Watercraft, Property and Cyber Liability Insurance Programs through CSAC-EIA,
and authorize Risk Management to pay the premium invoices upon receipt. Ratify
the renewal of the Excess Workers' Compensation, General Liability and Medical
Malpractice programs, and that it is in the County’s best interest to enter
into these programs. Find that Risk Management has authority to renew the
Excess Workers’ Compensation, General Liability I & II and Medical
Malpractice programs and that it is in the County’s best interest to enter into
these programs. Authorize the Interim Risk Manager, in consultation with the
CAO office, to approve the payment of insurance program costs and premiums
unless directed otherwise by the Board of Supervisors.
Health & Human Services Agency
12.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to Drought in Tulare County Resolution No. 2014-0090.
13.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to tree mortality in Tulare County Resolution No.
2015-0850.
14.
Approve the spending plan
recommendations from the Child Protection Planning Council and the Child Abuse
Prevention Council for the following funding sources: Promoting Safe and Stable
Families; Child Abuse Prevention; Intervention and Treatment; and Child Welfare
Services Fund for Fiscal Years 2017/2018 through 2021/2022. The total amount
of funding is $880,000.
15.
Ratify and approve a Grant
Application Certification signed by Supervisor Ennis on February 14, 2017 with
the Local Enforcement Agency Grant Program (Enforcement Agency cycle 28) funds
for the purpose of supporting solid waste facilities permit and inspection
programs in an amount not to exceed $24,193, effective July 1, 2017 through
June 30, 2018. Find that the Board had authority to submit the Application
Certification signed by Supervisor Ennis and dated February 14, 2017, and that
it was in the County’s best interest to submit the Application Certification.
16.
Approve the termination of
agreement with ROAM, d.b.a SkyLife, effective April 1, 2017 due to sale of
business of Air Methods Corporation. Approve an agreement with Air Methods
Corporation for the provision of emergency air ambulance services within the
boundaries of Tulare County, effective from April 1, 2017 through March 31,
2019.
Resource Management Agency
17.
Authorize and approve a loan in
an amount not to exceed $41,410.69 from County funds to pay for the parcels
until the County can be reimbursed by future grant funding. Approve the
necessary budget adjustment to purchase tax-defaulted real property in Seville
(4/5ths vote required).
18.
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 three (3) Lot Line Adjustment maps and three (3) Tentative Parcel Maps:
WAN 16-032 – Williamson Act Contract No. 4610, Ag. Preserve No. 1501, located
at 13853 Avenue 400, on the south side of Avenue 400 (Conejo Avenue),
approximately 1,500 east of Road 136, south of Cutler (APN: 035-220-011)
(Blanca A. Gonzalez) (.63 acres to be Non-Renewed as a condition of PLA 16-004)
(Contract amendment filed with WAN 16-034). WAN 16-034 – Williamson Act
Contract No. 4494, Ag. Preserve No. 1501, located at 13959 Avenue 400, on the
south side of Avenue 400 (Conejo Avenue), approximately 1,500 feet east of Road
136, south of Cutler (APN: 035-220-010) (Guadalupe & Thu Salcedo) (1.49
acres to be Non-Renewed as a condition of PPM 16-009) (37.12 acres are subject
to contract amendment). WAN 16-035 – Williamson Act Contract No. 6937, Ag.
Preserve No. 2368, located at 6315 Avenue 430, on the southwest corner of
Avenue 430 and Road 64, north of Dinuba (APN: 012-190-034) (Earl L. &
Esther J. Enns) (1.69 acres to be Non-Renewed as a condition of PPM 16-053)
(18.38 acres are subject to contract amendment). WAN 17-001 – Williamson Act
Contract No. 2408, Ag. Preserve No. 150, located at 17635 Road 224 and 17639
Road 224, on the northwest corner of Avenue 176 and Road 224, north of
Porterville (APN’s: 243-420-012 and 243-420-013) (Christine Racca) (3.79 acres
to be Non-Renewed as a condition of PPM 16-034) (50.44 acres are subject to
contract amendment). WAN 17-002 – Williamson Act Contract No. 5815, Ag.
Preserve No. 1800, located at 23993 Avenue 212, southeast corner of Avenue 212
and Road 236, southeast of Lindsay (APN’s: 216-020-026 and 216-020-027) (Michael
W. & Robin R. Noell and Vernon Forrest & Joan Wakefield Noell) (1.87
acres to be Non-Renewed as a condition of PLA 16-035) (20.58 acres are subject
to contract amendment). WAN 17-003 – Williamson Act Contract No. 5711, Ag.
Preserve No. 2018, located at 23002 Close Avenue, east side of Road 228 (Evans
Road), between Avenue 317 and Avenue 320, east of Lindcove (APN: 113-350-025)
(Milo J. & Elia A. Gorden and Jean-Claude Dercle) (1.72 acres to be
Non-Renewed as a condition of PLA 16-025) (31.71 acres are subject to contract
amendment). Approve the execution of amendments to the Land Conservation
Contracts as conditions of approval for the aforementioned Partial
Non-Renewals.
19.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Transportation for the Preliminary Engineering Phase
of the Road M348 over South Fork Kaweah River Bridge Project in an amount not
to exceed $448,000.
Sheriff/Coroner
20.
Approve an agreement with L-3
Communications Corporation for the purchase of two driving simulators in an
amount not to exceed $233,172.
Solid Waste
21.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27189 with Waste Management, Inc. d.b.a USA Waste of California
to replace the Rate Adjustment Methodology described in Section 11.2 and
Exhibit B of the Franchise Agreement.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
22.
Request from the General Services Department to open,
examine, and declare sealed bids for office space at 5300 W. Tulare Ave.,
Visalia. Call for oral bids that exceed by not less than five (5) percent the
amount of the highest legitimate sealed bid. Direct staff to return April 4,
2017 with a proposed successful bidder.
23.
Request from the County Administrative Office to approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 27551 with Conway Consulting Group for special
consulting services for intergovernmental projects and programs in an amount
not to exceed $24,000, effective April 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017.
24.
Receive a presentation from the County Administrative
Office regarding the Strategic Management Review of the Tulare County Registrar
of Voters. Direct the County Administrative Officer to return as soon as
practicable to the Board of Supervisors consistent with the instructions of the
Board. Appoint Michelle Baldwin as the Registrar of Voters and authorize the
annual salary of $104,000.
25.
Receive a presentation from the Board of Supervisors
staff and hold a discussion on the Governor of California's Transportation
Funding Package. Direct staff to prepare letters of support for AB 1 (Frazier)
and SB 1 (Beall), transportation and funding reform measures.
(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
Board of Supervisors Agenda Item today
pertaining to Tulare County’s 2016 Annual General Plan and Housing Element
Progress Report.
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 5
Board of Supervisors Agenda Item today
pertaining to the First Amendment to the Solid Waste Franchise Agreement with
Waste Management, Inc., d.b.a. USA Waste of California.
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property Description: APN 005-070-075
Agency Negotiators: John Hess and Robert
Newby
Negotiating Parties: Borghild Corporation
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property Description: APN 005-070-074
Agency Negotiators: John Hess and Robert
Newby
Negotiating Parties: Harval Groves, LLC.
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
ITEM E
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property Description: APN 005-070-076; APN
005-070-079
Agency Negotiators: John Hess and Robert
Newby
Negotiating Parties: James and Ana Sherwood
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
ITEM F
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives: Rhonda
Sjostrom, Michael C. Spata
Employee Organization: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented
Employees
