(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Presentation given by the Tulare County Sheriff's
Department to introduce "Tex" the new Tulare County Sheriff K9
Officer.
3.
Recognize Jasmine Enfedjian upon her retirement from the
Tulare County Fire Department for her many years of service.
4.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 5 through 27)
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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/Treasurer-Tax
Collector
5.
Approve the purchase of 40
Sherriff’s replacement vehicles. Authorize payment for those vehicles through
the utilization of the County’s Vehicle Internal Borrowing Program which is
made possible by a loan from the General Fund, not to exceed 36 months.
6.
Select the percentage change in
California per capita personal income, which is 3.69%, as the cost-of-living
factor for the Gann Appropriations Limit calculation for Fiscal Year 2017/2018.
Board of Supervisors
7.
Appoint Steve Dwelle, Member #2
- Aviation to the Airport Land Use Commission for a term ending December 31,
2019.
8.
Reappoint Yonok Warson,
District 1 - Seat 1 to the Tulare County Youth Commission for a term ending
June 30, 2020.
9.
Approve a letter of support for
SB 623, Monning. Water quality: Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund.
County Administrative Office/General
Services
10.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 22813 for space located at 782 E. Washington Avenue, Earlimart with the
Earlimart School District to extend the term three (3) years, retroactive from
July 1, 2017. Find that the Board had the authority to enter into the proposed
amendment as of July 1, 2017, and that it was in the County’s best interest to
enter into the agreement on that date.
11.
Award Countywide Elevator
Maintenance Contract to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder,
ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $70,940 per year,
effective September 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, subject to review and
approval as to form by County Counsel.
12.
Approve an agreement for space
located at 5911 South Mooney Boulevard, Visalia with Family F.O.C.U.S,
retroactive from July 1, 2017. Find that the Board had the authority to enter
into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2017, and that it was in the County’s
best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
Human Resources & Development
13.
Approve a side letter agreement
between the County and the Service Employees International Union, Local 521
regarding work schedules in the Emergency Dispatch Center of the Sheriff's
Office.
Information & Communications
Technology
14.
Approve the renewal of licenses
and maintenance with Development Group, Inc. for Cisco Smartnet for Tulare
County Health & Human Services Agency in an amount not to exceed $143,000,
for the time period of September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018.
15.
Approve the renewal of licenses
and maintenance with Development Group, Inc. for Cisco Smartnet in an amount
not to exceed $242,000, for the time period of September 1, 2017 through August
31, 2018.
16.
Approve the renewal of licenses
and maintenance with Development Group, Inc. for Cisco Smartnet for Tulare
County Health & Human Services Agency, TulareWORKs Division in an amount
not to exceed $184,100, for the time period of September 1, 2017 through August
31, 2018.
Registrar of Voters
17.
Approve an increase to the
Change Fund in the amount of $125.
Resource Management Agency
18.
Approve a Categorical Exemption
consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Title 14
California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 15061(b)(3) general rule
exemption. Find there is no substantial evidence that proposed activity will
have a significant effect on the environment and determine the Categorical
Exemption is consistent with the CEQA Title 14 CCR, Section 15061(b)(3) general
rule exemption, that was prepared for the project reflects the independent
judgment of the County and completed in compliance with the CEQA of 1970.
Direct the Environmental Assessment Officer of the Tulare County Resource
Management Agency, or their designee, to file a Notice of Exemption with the
Tulare County Clerk Recorder. Approve the designation of an All-Way STOP
control at the intersection of Road 56 and Avenue 408 (Kamm), located west of
Dinuba. Authorize the installation of STOP signs on Road 56 at the intersection
of Avenue 408 in accordance with the provisions of Section 2B.07 of the 2014
California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) and Section
22450(c) of the California Vehicle Code (CVC).
19.
Approve a Categorical Exemption
consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Title 14
California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 15061(b)(3) general rule
exemption. Find there is no substantial evidence that proposed activity will
have a significant effect on the environment and determine the Categorical
Exemption is consistent with the CEQA Title 14 CCR, Section 15061(b)(3) general
rule exemption, that was prepared for the project reflects the independent
judgment of the County and completed in compliance with the CEQA of 1970.
Direct the Environmental Assessment Officer of the Tulare County Resource
Management Agency, or their designee, to file a Notice of Exemption with the
Tulare County Clerk Recorder. Approve the designation of a Two-Way STOP
controlled intersection on Road 67 at Avenue 308 in Goshen. Authorize the
installation of two STOP signs on Road 67 at the intersection of Avenue 308 in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2B.04 of the 2014 California Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) and Section 22450(c) of the
California Vehicle Code (CVC).
20.
Accept the work for the
construction of Avenue 196 and Orange Belt Drive Signal Actuation Project as
complete by Madco Electric, Inc. of Selma, California. Direct the Clerk of the
Board have the Notice of Completion recorded with the Tulare County Clerk
Recorder.
21.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Transportation for the Project Approval &
Environmental Documentation (PA/ED) Phase of the Traver Jacob Street
Improvements in an amount not to exceed $40,000.
22.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Transportation for the Project Approval &
Environmental Documentation (PA/ED) Phase of the Pixley Main Street Improvements
Project in an amount not to exceed $37,000.
23.
Authorize the filing of Notices
of Partial Non-Renewal for the following two (2) Land Conservation Contracts,
as provided in the Williamson Act. The request fulfills conditions resulting
from one (1) Lot Line Adjustment Map and one (1) Tentative Parcel Map: WAN
17-009 – Williamson Act Contract No. 6984, Ag Preserve No. 2325, located at
28114 Worth Drive, on the north side of Worth Drive, approximately 1,400 feet
west of Road 284, east of East Porterville (Rodger Patterson) (6.1 acres to be
Non-Renewed as a condition of PPM 16-004) (62.1 acres are subject to contract
amendment). WAN 17-014 – Williamson Act Contract 3530, Ag. Preserve No. 0787,
on property located on the north and south sides of Avenue 152 and on the west
side of Road 216, west of Porterville; Sections 30 & 31, Township 21 South,
Range 27 East, MDB&M, (Homer LLC) (0.29 acres to be Non-Renewed as a
condition of PLA 17-012) (197.47 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.
Sheriff/Coroner
24.
Approve an agreement with
Visalia Unified School District to provide instructional services to Tulare
County inmates in an amount not to exceed $128,000 annually for the period of
July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. Find that the Board had the authority to enter
into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2017, and that it was in the County’s
best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
25.
Approve an agreement with the
Earlimart School District for providing School Resource Officer services on
district campuses in an amount not to exceed $37,901, retroactive from July 1,
2017 through June 30, 2018. Find that the Board had the authority to enter into
the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2017, and that it was in the County's best
interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
26.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with Tulare County Agencies Regional Gang Enforcement Team for a
multi-agency task force for gang suppression, retroactive from April 1, 2017
through March 31, 2019. Find that the Board had the authority to enter into the
proposed Memorandum of Understanding as of April 1, 2017, and that it was in
the County’s best interest to enter into the Memorandum of Understanding on
that date.
27.
Authorize the submission of a
grant application for funding from the U.S Department of Justice for Federal
Fiscal Year 2017 to assist with the school resource officer program in an
amount not to exceed $37,571.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
28.
Receive a presentation from the Resource Management
Agency regarding the Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility project for
Tulare County Area Transit. Reaffirm the Mitigated Negative Declaration
prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the
State CEQA Guidelines and approved on November 27, 2013. Approve the Plans,
Specifications, Proposal and Contract (“Bid Documents”) for the construction of
the Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility project, subject to review and
approval as to form by County Counsel. Approve the advertisement for bids of
the Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility project.
29.
Request from the Resource Management Agency to approve
and award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Agee
Construction Corporation from Clovis, California for construction of Terra
Bella & Richgrove Road Improvement Project in an amount not to exceed
$1,011,211, subject review and approval as to form by County Counsel. Allow
funds for contingencies in an amount not to exceed $63,060 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 $63,060.
30.
Request from the Auditor-Controller to approve the rate
of taxation of the State and County for Fiscal Year 2017/2018 to be collected
upon the taxable property of the County of Tulare, State of California, at the
rate of $1 per $100 of assessed valuation. Article XIII California
Constitution. Approve the tax rates. Direct that they be levied and direct that
they be collected upon each $100 valuation of the taxable property of the
unitary and operating non-unitary property of the County of Tulare, State of
California, as computed pursuant to the provision of law. Revenue and Taxation
Code Section 100. Approve the tax rates. Direct that they be levied and direct
that they be collected upon each $100 valuation of the taxable property of the
several school districts of said County, for raising the necessary amount to
pay the principal and interest on the bonds and for special purposes for said
school districts. Revenue and Taxation Code Section 93. Approve the Special
District Tax Rates. Direct that they be levied and direct that they be
collected upon each $100 valuation of the taxable property of the various
districts included on the schedule of Special Districts. Revenue and Taxation
Code Section 93. Approve and accept the Statement of the Valuation of the
Property in Tulare County as compiled by the County
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector (Auditor) and filed with this Board.
Government Code 25254(a).
31.
Request from the Board of Supervisors staff to provide
direction to staff regarding the development of a groundwater ordinance to
include or exclude the following elements: a. Unincorporated community water
systems, b. Groundwater and fractured rock wells outside of the alluvial
groundwater sub-basins, c. Sunset date for any restrictions, d. Exception for
sustainable extraction, e. Requirements for well separation, f. Surface water
and g. Groundwater exportation.
32.
Receive a presentation from the County Administrative
Office regarding the projects completed in Fiscal Year 2016/2017 and the
proposed Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Year 2017/2018 and the Parks &
Recreation Maintenance and Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2017/2018.
Approve the Fiscal Year 2017/2018 Capital Improvement Plan. Approve the Fiscal
Year 2017/2018 Parks & Recreation Maintenance Improvement Program.
33.
Request from the County Administrative Officer to
authorize the submittal of a disbursement request to draw down $3,500,000 from
the Tulare County Millennium Fund Program pursuant to Tulare County Public
Financing Authority agreement. Authorize the County Administrative Officer to sign
the disbursement request letter on behalf of Tulare 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 – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 2
ITEM B
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 Board direction regarding development of Groundwater Ordinance
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Sisto, Edward vs. County of
Tulare and Rodney W. Parker, and Does 1-10, Tulare County Superior Court
VCU267533
ITEM E
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 the request from the Sheriff’s Department to authorize the
submission of a grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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.
