(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Adopt a resolution proclaiming the week of October 8-14,
2017 as "National Fire Prevention Week" in Tulare County.
3.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 4 through 22)
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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.
Appoint Bill Postlewaite as
Trustee to the Tulare Public Cemetery District for a term ending January 6,
2020.
5.
Ratify and approve an agreement
with Dee Jaspar and Associates, Inc for project management services for the
East Porterville Emergency Water Project in an amount not to exceed $99,042,
retroactive from August 31, 2016 through July 31, 2017.
Clerk of the Board
6.
Approve the amended Conflict of
Interest Codes adopted by the following Special Districts: Saucelito Irrigation
District and Richgrove School District.
County Administrative Office/General
Services
7.
Ratify the actions by the
County Administrative Officer during the month of September 2017. Find that the
activities funded pursuant to the good works funding agreements are necessary
to meet the social needs of the residents of Tulare County.
Health & Human Services Agency
8.
Approve an agreement with
Family Healthcare Network in an amount not to exceed $45,000 over a three year
period, retroactive from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020. 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.
9.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27344 with the California Department of Public Health for
California’s Personal Responsibility and Education Program in an amount not to
exceed $825,000, retroactive from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018. Find that
the Board had the authority to enter into the proposed amendment as of July 1,
2015, and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the amendment
on that date.
10.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Public Health for the California Department of Public
Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program in an amount not to exceed
$1,183,759, retroactive from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020. 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.
11.
Ratify and approve an agreement
with National Committee for Quality Assurance to allow Tulare County Health
& Human Services Agency to submit for the Patient-Centered Medical Home
Recognition, retroactive from September 12, 2017. Find that the Board had the
authority to enter into the agreement as of September 12, 2017, and that it was
in the County’s best interest to do so on that date.
12.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding between Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Child
Welfare Services Division, the California Department of Social Services, and
the California Department of Health Care Services effective on the date it is
signed by all parties for the purpose of authorizing county use of the
Association of Administrators of Interstate Compact of Adoption and Medical
Assistance database. The initial term shall be for a period of one year
commencing on the effective date.
13.
Approve the SafeMeasures
Medi-Cal Administrator Designation Form for previously authorized Tulare County
Agreement No. 2807.
Information & Communications
Technology
14.
Approve an agreement with
Automon LLC to provide maintenance and support for Caseload Explorer in an
amount not to exceed $449,000, retroactive from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020.
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.
15.
Approve the renewal with SAP
Public Services, Inc. to provide maintenance and support for the Business
Objects Platform Analytical Suite in an amount not to exceed $151,000, for the
period of December 22, 2017 through December 21, 2018.
Registrar of Voters
16.
Approve the request from the
City of Farmersville to authorize the Registrar of Voters to perform all
necessary and required services relating to the Tuesday, November 7, 2017
election for the City of Farmersville for two measures, a one-half percent General
Sales Tax Measure and a Commercial Business Cannabis Tax Measure. Agree that
the City of Farmersville will reimburse the County in full for associated costs
to conduct the election on November 7, 2017.
17.
Approve the request from the
City of Woodlake to authorize the Registrar of Voters to perform all necessary
and required services relating to the Tuesday, November 7, 2017 election for
the City of Woodlake for two measures, a 1% General Sales Tax Measure and a
Commercial Business Cannabis Tax Measure. Agree that the City of Woodlake will
reimburse the County in full for associated costs to conduct the election on
November 7, 2017.
Resource Management Agency
18.
Adopt the Categorical Exemption
prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the
State CEQA Guidelines (General Rule Exemption per Section 15300.4 and Section
15301, Application by Public Agencies, for the Avenue 144 Rehabilitation
Project. and Authorize the Environmental Assessment Officer, or their designee,
to sign and file the Notice of Exemption with the Tulare County Clerk Recorder.
Approve the Plans, Special Provisions, Proposal and Contract (“Bid Documents”)
for the construction of the Avenue 144 Rehabilitation Project.
19.
Approve an agreement with the
Sultana Community Services District transferring ownership of the Monson
Community Well and Water System. Authorize and direct the Environmental
Assessment Officer, or their designee, to sign and file the Notice of Exemption
with the Tulare County Clerk Recorder. Authorize the Director of the Resource
Management Agency, or their designee, to take the necessary actions under the
agreement to complete the transfer.
20.
Adopt the 2017 Tulare County
Area Transit (TCaT) Title VI Program.
21.
Adopt a resolution approving
the Sequoia Riverlands Trust Deer Creek Heights Inc. agricultural conservation
easement proposal and certifying that the easement proposal meets the
eligibility criteria set forth in Public Resources Code Section 10251.
Sheriff/Coroner
22.
Approve an agreement with the
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District for providing School Resource
Officer services on district campuses in an amount not to exceed $104,075,
retroactive from August 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. Find that the Board had
the authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of August 1, 2017, 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
23.
Receive a presentation from Tulare County Animal Services
detailing the updates undertaken within the last two years and accept the
Tulare County Animal Services Advisory Committee's Annual Report for 2016/2017.
24.
Request from the County Administrative Office to approve
the personnel resolution to delete Transportation Planning Technician I/II,
Position No. 02510, and add one full time Staff Services Analyst III to the
Tulare County Association of Governments.
25.
Request from the Board of Supervisors staff to approve
submitting a proposal to the California Department of Water Resources for the
Disadvantaged Community Involvement Grant under the Integrated Regional Water
Management Grant Program pursuant to the Water Quality, Supply, and
Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1) (Water Code Section
79700 et seq.) in an amount not to exceed $3,400,000 on behalf of the
Tulare-Kern Funding Region. Authorize an agreement, subject to approval as to
form, to receive the grant for the Tulare-Kern Funding Area. Authorize and
direct the Water Resources Program Director, or their designee, to file such
proposal, prepare the necessary data, conduct investigations, and act on the
County’s behalf in all matters pertaining to this application.
(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
Potential settlement of Construction &
Demolition Recycling contract disputes with Peña’s Disposal Inc.
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Mikal Jones, et al. v. County
of Tulare, et al.
United States District Court Case No.
1:17-CV-01260-LJO-MJS
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Tina Kouyoumtjian, et al. v.
County of Tulare, et al.
Tulare County Superior Court Case No.
PCU270934
ITEM D
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.
