(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 Proclamation to adopt the month of May 2018 as
"Older Americans Month" in Tulare County.
3.
Present Proclamation to adopt the month of May 2018 as
"Mental Health Awareness Month" in Tulare County.
4.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 5 through 26)
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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
5.
Approve the California Civil
Rights Attachment for an Agreement with the California Department of Food and
Agriculture for Exotic Pest detection trapping services. The California Civil
Rights Attachment is connected to a previously approved agenda item from which
this attachment was omitted.
Board of Supervisors
6.
Adopt a resolution designating
and authorizing the Tulare County Resource Management Agency Director, or his
designee, to review, comment on, and take all other related actions pertaining
to less than 3 acre conversion exemption applications received by CAL FIRE.
7.
Ratify a Proclamation in
Recognition of the Historic Giant Sequoia Legacy Tree.
8.
Approve a letter in support of
AB 2727, Flora - Personal income tax credit: firefighters.
9.
Reappoint Marcia Williams, Trustee Seat to the Alta Cemetery
District for a term ending January 1, 2022.
10.
Reappoint Sue Halford, Trustee Seat to the Alta Cemetery District
for a term ending January 1, 2022.
11.
Reappoint Jeff Belkap, Trustee Seat to the Alta Cemetery District
for a term ending January 1, 2022.
12.
Reappoint Erma Montion-Okino, District 5 - Consumer Seat to the
Tulare County Community Health Center Board for a term ending April 18, 2022.
County Administrative Office
13.
Proclaim May 14 - 18, 2018 as
Juror Appreciation Week in Tulare County.
Fire Department
14.
Authorize the submission of a
grant application for a Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Volunteer
Fire Assistance Grant to purchase fire suppression equipment in an amount not
to exceed $39,890. Authorize the Fire Chief, or his designee, to sign and
electronically submit the grant application.
General Services Agency
15.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27574 with Bernards Bros., Inc. to increase the agreement amount
by $49,566 from $52,510,674 to $52,560,240. Authorize the Chairman to sign the
Agreement Amendment subject to review and approval as to form by County
Counsel.
16.
Approve an agreement with Water
Dynamics Inc. to provide operation and testing services for the County of
Tulare in an amount not to exceed $278,980.08 per fiscal year, retroactive from
October 2017 through June 30, 2019. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the proposed agreement as of October 2017, and that it was in the County’s
best interest to enter into the agreement on that date. Authorize the Chairman
to sign the agreement subject to review and approval as to form by County
Counsel.
Health & Human Services Agency
17.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to Drought in Tulare County Resolution No. 2014-0090.
18.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to tree mortality in Tulare County Resolution No.
2015-0850.
19.
Approve an agreement with
Central Valley Recovery Services, Inc., Mothering Heights for the provision of
substance use perinatal residential services in an amount not to exceed
$311,900 effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
20.
Adopt a resolution proclaiming
May 2018 as “National Foster Care Month.”
Resource Management Agency
21.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27079 with Self-Help Enterprises, Inc. (SHE) to extend the term
from June 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018 to allow for the completion of the
Traver Housing Project.
22.
Authorize the Director of the
Resource Management Agency to sign a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
requesting the initiation of the process of conversion to a long term repayment
contract under section 9e of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 for the Cross
Valley Canal.
23.
Approve the short sale of real
property located at 33079 Hawthorne Road, Ivanhoe. Approve forgiveness of a
County loan in the amount of approximately $21,000. Authorize the Resource
Management Agency Associate Director to sign any and all documents pertaining
to the short sale.
24.
Approve a 2017/2018 Transit
Agreement with the City of Visalia, for the City to provide transit service to
County of Tulare residents, in an amount not to exceed $264,458 retroactive
from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. Find that the Board had 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
City of Woodlake, for the City to provide transit service to County of Tulare
residents, in an amount not to exceed $33,846 retroactive from July 1, 2017
through June 30, 2018. Find that the Board had 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.
Ratify and approve amendments
to Agreement No. 27724 with the California Department of Water Resources for a
Drought Emergency Oversight Program Grant. Find that the Board had authority to
enter into the amendments as of September 12, 2017 and April 3, 2018
respectively, and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the
amendments on those dates.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
27.
Request from the Registrar of Voters to waive the bidding
procedures and approve a sole source agreement with Knowink, LLC for the
purchase of 120 Electronic Poll Books; 59 Wireless Hotspot Solutions; e-Pulse
Connectivity Software; Issue Tracking Software; and Asset Tracking Software;
and Annual Software Licenses and Maintenance in an amount not to exceed
$243,442 over a five-year period. This purchase is subject to approval of the
Poll Pad2 CA ePollbook System by the California Secretary of State. The amount
requested for this fiscal year is $178,341.45, which includes 8.5 percent sales
tax totaling $13,971.45. Approve the transfer of $178,341.45 from the Elections
Trust Fund (533-533-1000-9102) to Registrar of Voters (001-088-2550-8306).
Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths voted required).
28.
Receive a Presentation from the Resource Management
Agency on the Tulare County Bridge Improvement Program.
29.
Request from the Resource Management Agency to approve
the Categorical Exemption consistent with the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) Title 14 California Code of Regulations, Section 15262 (Feasibility
and Planning Studies) for the Tulare County-wide Safe Routes to School Plan
Phase 2. Authorize the Environmental Assessment Officer, or designee, to sign
and file the Notice of Statutory Exemption with the County Clerk. Certify and
adopt the Tulare County-wide Safe Routes to School Plan Phase 2 [Grant Number:
ATPLNI-5946(149)] as accurate.
30.
Request from the General Services Agency to award the
contract for the Visalia Wellness and Recovery Center Project to the lowest responsible
bidder, Atkins Bergreen, Inc., in the amount of $632,300. Approve an Additive
Alternate for a perimeter fence in the amount of $60,520 to be included in the
agreement as separate work to be completed at the direction of the Board.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the construction agreement upon receipt of
certificates of insurance, bonds, license verification, and contract subject to
review and approval as to form by County Counsel.
(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
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
See today’s Board of Supervisors’ public
agenda item, pertaining to the Purchase of Electronic Poll Books
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Magdalena Vivas v. County of
Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ2143490
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Gayle Garretson v. County of
Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ3770493
ITEM E
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION:
(Government Code Section 54957)
FOR THE POSITION OF:
County Administrative Officer
ITEM F
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.
