(Public Comment Period)
In compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, requests for disability-related modification
or accommodation needed in order to participate in the meeting must be made to
the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors (559) 636-5000 no later than Monday at
9:00 a.m.
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Recognize William G. Harrison upon his retirement from the Tulare
County Information & Communications Technology Department for his many
years of County Service.
3.
Recognize Clint Sims upon his retirement from the County Counsel
Office for his many years of County Service.
4.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 5 through 19)
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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
5.
Approve the Resolution of
Application for the formation of the Yettem/Seville Community Services
District. Approve the California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption.
Authorize the Environmental Assessment Officer to Sign the California Environmental
Quality Act Notice of Exemption. Direct staff to file the Notice of Exemption
with the Clerk of the Board.
6.
Approve sending a letter
regarding the Proposed Decision by the California Public Utilities Commission
and its effect on the Cost of Capitol Proceeding for Major Water Utilities.
7.
Appoint Supervisor Amy Shuklian, Member 1 - Board of Supervisors
Representative to the Countywide Redevelopment Oversight Board to serve at the
Pleasure of the Board.
8.
Appoint Supervisor Amy Shuklian, WIB Liaison Seat to the
Workforce Investment Board to serve at the Pleasure of the Board.
District Attorney
9.
Approve a capital asset purchase
of two (2) vehicles in an amount not to exceed $80,000. Authorize the
Purchasing Agent to waive the bid process and obtain quotes. Approve the
necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
10.
Rescind prior approved
Agreement No. 28426, Resolution No. 2017-1010, and recognize the attached
agreement, once countersigned, as the binding agreement. Approve an agreement
with the California Office of Emergency Services for the Victim/Witness
Assistance Program in an amount not to exceed $610,361, retroactive from
October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Find that the Board had authority
to enter into the proposed agreement as of October 1, 2017, and that it was in
the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
General Services Agency
11.
Approve a Termination of Lease
Purchase Agreement with the State of California, acting by and through the
Director of the Department of General Services (DGS), with the approval of the
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) which supersedes Tulare
County Agreement No. 28128 approved by Tulare County Resolution 2017-0403 on
June 6, 2017. Approve a Quitclaim Deed quitclaiming rights to use of an
apparatus bay at 35802 Olivera Drive in Woodlake which supersedes a Quitclaim
Deed approved by Tulare County Resolution 2017-0403 on June 6, 2017. Authorize
the Chairman to sign the Termination of Lease Purchase Agreement. Authorize the
Chairman to sign the Quitclaim Deed quitclaiming rights to use of an apparatus
bay at 35802 Olivera Drive in Woodlake. Authorize the County Property Manager,
or his designee, to execute all additional documents to facilitate the transfer
of this property to the State of California. Direct the Clerk of the Board to
return the signed agreements and Quitclaim Deed to Property Management for
transmittal to the State of California.
Probation
12.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Laura and John Arnold Foundation to implement the Public
Safety Assessment court-based pretrial risk assessment tool.
Resource Management Agency
13.
Approve and award the contract
to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Agee Construction Corporation
from Clovis, California, in the amount of $3,041,556 for construction of 2018
Road Repair and Accountability Act (RRAA) Project 1. Authorize the Chairman to
sign the contract after review and approval as to form by County Counsel and
upon receipt of certificates of insurance, bonds and evidence that the
contractor possesses a valid State Contractors License. Allow funds for
contingencies in the amount of $164,577 to cover unexpected construction
conditions. Authorize the Director of the Resource Management Agency, or his
designee, to approve change orders up to the amount of $164,577.
14.
Approve and award the base bid
contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Agee Construction
Corporation from Clovis, California, in the amount of $2,260,214 for construction
of 2018 Road Repair and Accountability Act (RRAA) Project 2. Approve and award
Additive Alternate 1 to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Agee
Construction Corporation from Clovis, California, in the amount of $438,866.10
for construction of 2018 Road Repair and Accountability Act (RRAA) Project 2.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the contract after review and approval as to
form by County Counsel and upon receipt of certificates of insurance, bonds and
evidence that the contractor possesses a valid State Contractors License. Allow
funds for contingencies in the amount of $147,454 to cover unexpected
construction conditions. Authorize the Director of the Resource Management
Agency, or his designee, to approve change orders up to the amount of $147,454.
15.
Approve the Cooperative
Agreement with the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for Construction of
the Poplar Drainage Improvement Project.
16.
Approve a Quitclaim Deed for
the transfer of ownership of the Monson Community Well and Water System to the
Sultana Community Services District (4/5th vote required). Authorize the
Director of the Resource Management Agency, or his designee, to take the
necessary actions under the agreement to complete the transfer.
Sheriff/Coroner
17.
Approve the Access Agreement
with Blackfin Inc. for the period of March 13, 2018 through September 12, 2019.
18.
Approve a capital asset
purchase for two (2) forensic computers to be used in the Sheriffs Cyber
Forensic Investigation Unit in an amount not to exceed $21,000. Approve the
necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
19.
Approve a capital asset
purchase of the IA Pro/Blue Team Software from CI Technologies, Inc. in an
amount not to exceed $75,000. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to waive the
formal bidding process and make the sole-source purchase of the license and
maintenance for the IA Pro/Blue Team Software from CI Technologies, Inc.
Approve an agreement with CI Technologies, Inc. for the purchase of the IA
Pro/Blue Team Software license and maintenance for the time period of March 13,
2018 through March 13, 2019. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths
vote required).
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
20.
Request from the Health and Human Services Agency to
approve the new classification of Homeless Initiatives Program Coordinator and
the attached At-Will job specification. Approve the Personnel Resolution to
Add 1.0 FTE-Homeless Initiatives Program Coordinator. Approve the necessary
budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
21.
Request from the Resource Management Agency to receive a
presentation pertaining to the federal Opportunity Zones. Provide direction to
staff regarding recommended census tracts.
22.
Request from the County Administrative Office to direct
revisions be made to Tulare County's Strategic Business Plan Update and
Strategic Management System 2016-2020.
(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 LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives: Rhonda
Sjostrom, Michael C. Spata
Employee Organizations: All Certified
Employee Organizations
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented
Employees.
