(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Request from Health and Human Services Agency to
designate the month of November 2017 as "Adoption Awareness Month" in
Tulare County. Support the goals and ideals of National Adoption Awareness
Month, including raising public awareness of children in foster care waiting to
find permanency and celebrating and honoring all families who adopt.
3.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 4 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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Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
4.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture to provide State funding of
$222,441.84 to offset costs of providing Navel and Valencia Inspections
services for the state Maturity/Freeze program, 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.
5.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27646 with the California Department of Food and Agriculture to
add an amount of $420,000 from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018. Amended
Cooperative Agreement No. 16-0342-000-SF No. 1 will go from July 1, 2016
through June 30, 2018 and will be for a maximum amount of $1,580,000. Approve
the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
Board of Supervisors
6.
Appoint Kim Gisler as an
At-Large Member, and Macy Wilfong as an At-Large Member to the Tulare County
Animal Services Advisory Committee for terms ending January 1, 2019.
7.
Reappoint Nancy Pitigliano as
Director 2 to the Tulare County Planning Commission for a term ending December
31, 2021.
8.
Reappoint BJ Motko as the
Rescue Group Representative to the Tulare County Animal Services Advisory
Committee for a term ending January 1, 2021.
9.
Approve sending a letter of
support for Lower Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency’s application to the
Category 2 Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant Program.
County Administrative Office/General
Services
10.
Approve the Tulare County Museum
Mission and Vision Statement.
11.
Approve the Tulare County
Museum Collections Management Policy. Direct staff to initiate implementation
of the Tulare County Collections Management Policy.
Clerk of the Board
12.
Waive the second reading and
adopt an ordinance amending Section 1-01-1000 of Chapter 1 of Part I of the
Ordinance Code of Tulare County regarding meetings of the Board of Supervisors.
Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to publish the ordinance after
adoption as required by law.
Fire Department
13.
Approve a capital asset
purchase of One (1) 2017 Rosenbauer, 120 GPM FY Type 6 Engine, in an amount not
to exceed $125,000. Authorize the Fire Chief, or his designee, to cancel the
purchase of Capital Asset No. F00022 for the purchase of One (1) Heavy Duty
Truck. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
Health & Human Services Agency
14.
Review and adopt the Tulare
County Council on Child and Youth Development By-Laws as revised by the Council
on July 13, 2017.
15.
Approve the Grant Application
retroactive from August 30, 2017. Approve the acceptance of funds from an
agreement with the National Association of County and City Health Officials for
Fiscal Year 2017/2018 to supplement funding for the Tulare County Public Health
Branch’s accreditation activities in an amount not to exceed $15,000, as of the
effective date of the later signature in the agreement through June 1, 2018.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
16.
Approve an amendment to a
Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Tulare and the California
Department of Social Services for allowing TulareWORKs staff to access TALX
Corporation’s online employment and income verification system to extend the
term of the Memorandum of Understanding, retroactive from September 30, 2017
until it is terminated by either party. Find that the Board had the authority
to enter into the amendment as of September 30, 2017, and that it was in the
County’s best interest to enter into the amendment on that date.
Sheriff/Coroner
17.
Approve the purchase of and
authorize the Purchasing Agent to make payments for the supplies listed below,
in the amount totaling $379.76. Range Master uniform shirts Invoice No. 9870 in
an amount not to exceed $189.88, retroactive from August 17, 2017. Range Master
uniform shirts Invoice No. 10083 in an amount not to exceed $189.88,
retroactive from September 8, 2017. Find that the Board had the authority to
make the aforementioned purchases as of those dates, and that it is in the
County's best interest to have made such purchases on those dates.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
18.
Request from the Tulare County Library to waive extended
use fees from November 13 until December 30, 2017 for donations to local
charities of food and other goods received in the Library. Find and determine
that the Library’s Food for Fines Campaign assists in meeting the social needs
of the population of Tulare County, in the areas of education, health, and
welfare.
19.
Request from the County Administrative Office to review
and approve proposed revisions to the County’s Debt Policies to comply with SB
1029.
(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
Settlement agreement with Fleetmatics USA,
LLC
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: O'Neal, Jason vs. County of
Tulare, et al.
US District Court Eastern District
1:16-cv-01027-AWI-EPG
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Young, et al. v. County of
Tulare, et al.
Tulare County Superior Court Case No.
VCU269002
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Steve Sassano v. County of
Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Nos.:
ADJ10363702, ADJ10545518
ITEM E
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.
