(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.
Present a Proclamation to adopt the week of April 8 - 14,
2018, as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
3.
Present a Proclamation to recognize the week of April 2 - 8,
2018, as Healthy Tulare County Week.
4.
Public Comments.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
5.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Board of Supervisors
to 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-Recorder.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 6 through 18)
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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
6.
Approve sending a letter in
support of AB 1804, Berman: California Environmental Quality Act.
General Services Agency
7.
Approve a Portable Hangar Lease
Agreement with Tim and Sharon Dickerson for portable hanger space No. 3,
located at the Sequoia Field Airport, for a month-to-month term at a rate of
$50 per month.
Health & Human Services Agency
8.
Approve an agreement with
Aspiranet for the provision of a pre and post adoption services program in an
amount not to exceed $130,000, effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
9.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with Pioneer Home Outreach, Inc. Foster Family Agency to provide
services on behalf of Tulare County Child Welfare Services foster children
through cooperation, collaboration, and sharing of appropriate information,
effective upon Board approval and signature through June 30, 2019.
10.
Approve the Agency
Participation Agreement with the Governor's Office of Emergency Services and
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for the use of SCOUT, the
Situation Awareness and Collaboration Tool, effective upon signing and until terminated.
Authorize the HHSA Director, or designee, to sign the Agency Participation
Agreement as the Agency Head and designate the Emergency Services Manager as
the SCOUT Agency Administrator to oversee the implementation and operation of
the system.
Human Resources & Development
11.
Approve a side letter agreement
with the Service Employees International Union, Local 521 (SEIU) regarding
uniforms for Emergency Dispatchers and Fire Inspectors in the Fire Department
and Emergency Dispatchers in the Sheriff's Office.
Information & Communications
Technology
12.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27884 with CVIN Vast Networks to purchase business Ethernet
service in an amount not to exceed $44,200, for the time period of April 4,
2018 through April 3, 2021.
Resource Management Agency
13.
Approve the maintained mileage
for calendar year 2017. Adopt that the maintained mileage was 2,974.21 miles
as of December 31, 2017. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return to the
Resource Management Agency a certified copy of the resolution be filed with the
State of California Department of Transportation.
14.
Approve the transfer of
ownership of Surface Mining Permit and Reclamation Plan (PMR 96-002 and PMR
13-001) from Intermountain Slurry Seal, Inc., a subsidiary of Granite
Construction Company, to Blue Stone Rock, LLC, relinquishing Granite
Construction Company from any further responsibility originating from said
permit, including Conditions of Approval and approved Financial Assurances.
15.
Authorized Zone Change
Initiation No. PZC 17-044 (Kaur/Lemon Cove) to proceed as a Zone Change from
AE-40 (Exclusive Agriculture - 40 acre minimum) to "O" (Recreation)
for the +34,000 sq. ft. site, Assessor's Parcel Number 113-160-026, located on
the south side of State Hwy 216, approximately 50 feet west of the intersection
with State Hwy 198, one half mile north of Lemon Cove.
16.
Authorize the submission of a
Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) application in the amount of
$189,405 to the State of California for the installation of Smart Card
technology for the County's Tulare County Area Transit (TCaT) services. Approve
the LCTOP Certifications and Assurances, and LCTOP Authorized Agent form.
17.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid Opening Results for the Water System
Improvements for Yettem & Seville - Phase 1 Project.
CONTRACTOR BID
AMOUNT
Brough
Construction, Inc. $1,726,657.75
West
Valley Construction Company, Inc. $1,912,460.50
Floyd
Johnston Construction Company, Inc. $1,962,365.00
Dawson-Mauldin
Construction, Inc. $2,341,427.00
Emmett’s
Excavation, Inc. $2,525,899.00
Bill
Nelson General Engineering Construction, Inc. $3,451,803.00
Engineer’s
Estimate $2,585,815.00
Sheriff/Coroner
18.
Authorize the Tulare County
Sheriff’s Office to submit a grant application to the Board of State Community
Corrections Residential Substance Abuse Treatment grant program for the
2018/2019 Fiscal Year.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
19.
Receive a presentation from the Health and Human Services
Agency regarding the status of Self Help Enterprises water tank program and the
status of local water system construction projects. Provide direction regarding
the County's response to unincorporated residents unmet water needs.
20.
Request from the General Services Agency to open,
examine, and declare sealed proposals for the development of property, a
portion of the real property identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number
087-460-007, located at 800 S. Akers Street in Visalia and referred to as
Tulare Akers North Parking Lot. Call for oral bids that exceed by not less than
five percent the amount of the highest legitimate sealed proposal. Direct staff
to return on April 24, 2018 with a recommendation to pursue negotiations with
the top qualified successful bidders, or a recommendation to reject all bids.
21.
Request from Board of Supervisors' staff to receive input
and provide direction in regards to the 2018 Federal legislative priorities.
22.
Request from the County Administrative Office to approve
the Resolution (Attachment A made a part hereof) adopting the Public Agencies
Post-Employment Benefits (Internal Revenue Code Section 115) Trust Administered
by Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS). Authorize the Auditor-Controller
to transfer $3,000,000 from the Pension Stabilization Trust Fund 593 to PARS
for the Section 115 Trust Fund program, to be invested in the PARS conservative
model investment portfolio.
(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
Please see today’s Agenda Item Pertaining to
the Public Hearing regarding request that Board of Supervisors approve the
Resolution of Application for the formation of the Yettem/Seville Community
Services District
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property Description: NW Corner of Tulare
Ave and Akers St. Visalia, CA
Agency Negotiators: Michael C. Spata, John
Hess, Robert Newby
Negotiating Party or Parties: To Be
Determined
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of
Payment
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – INITIATION OF LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
ITEM E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Larendo Castismo vs. County of
Tulare, John Arthur Gonzalez et al.
Fresno County Superior Court Case No.:
17CECG02059
ITEM F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: TCDSA & TCPFA Local 4757
v. County of Tulare,
Public Employment Relations Board, Case No. Unassigned
ITEM G
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Tulare Pediatric Health Care
Center v. California Department of Health Care Services et al., Second
Appellate District, Case No. B287876
ITEM H
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.
