(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.
Public Comments.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed
Items)
3.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to deny the appeal filed by Kristine Herd, et al, and affirm the
Planning Commissions approval of Special Use Permit No. PSP 18-022 for an
Assisted Living Facility (the Magnolia Group) located on a 2.06-acre parcel in
the RA-100 (Rural Residential 100,000 sq. ft. minimum) Zone, east of the City
of Tulare.
4.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the General Services Agency
to take public comments and consider the adoption of a Resolution making
certain findings, and approving a Solar Power Purchase and Energy Storage
Services Agreement and related Site Leases with California Solar 1, LLC. for
the implementation of certain energy related improvements to County facilities.
Adopt a Resolution making certain finding in accordance with Government Code
sections 4217.10 et seq. Approve a Solar Power Purchase and Energy Storage
Services Agreement and associated Site Leases with California Solar 1, LLC. to design,
engineer, install, operate and maintain photovoltaic power generating systems
(PV System) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) at seven (7) County sites
for the period of twenty-five (25) years after the Final Commercial Operation
Date. Approve a paving allowance of $750,000 to be reimbursed through the PPA
rate at a cost of $496,774, and identify selected sites. Authorize the Chairman
to sign the Agreements subject to review and approval as to form by County
Counsel.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 5 through 31)
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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 transfer of funds
to Capital Projects of up to $135,000 for repairs and upgrades on the
Agricultural Commissioner’s buildings. Approve the necessary budget adjustments
(4/5ths vote required).
Board of Supervisors
6.
Approve the Step Up Youth
Activities Grant Awards as recommended by the Tulare County Youth Commission.
The Tulare County Youth Commission voted to recommend that the Tulare County
Board of Supervisors award $90,000 in funding from the Step Up Youth Activities
Grant Program as follows: District 1: Family Services of Tulare County -
$10,000; Pesticide Action Network of North America for the El Quinto Sol de America
- $10,000; District 2: Community Services Employment Training - $10,000;
Grandmas House - $10,000; District 3: Arts Visalia - $5,000, Tulare County
Symphony League - $10,000; Christ Lutheran Church CLIP Arts Program - $5,000;
District 4: Proteus, Inc. - $5,000; Act for Women and Girls - $5,000; Mending
Fences - $5,000; American Youth Soccer Organization - $5,000; District 5: Self
Help Enterprises - $10,000. Determine that the 2018 Step Up Youth Activities
Grant Awards are necessary to meet the social needs of the population of Tulare
County, including but not limited to the areas of: education, health and
welfare, and the needs of financially handicapped persons.
7.
Appoint Stephen Presant, Trustee Seat to the Tulare Public
Cemetery District for a term ending January 1, 2021.
8.
Appoint Kathryn Rubio, Community Member Seat to the Tulare County
Community Health Center Board for a term ending April 18, 2022.
Child Support Services
9.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Child Support Services regarding the use of an extra
help attorney in an amount not to exceed $27,008, effective July 1, 2018
through June 30, 2019.
District Attorney
10.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding between the California Department of Insurance and the District
Attorneys of Fresno, Tulare, Kings, Kern, Merced and Madera Counties, the
Employment Development Department, and the Franchise Tax Board, effective July
1, 2018 through June 30, 2021. Authorize the District Attorney to sign the
Memorandum of Understanding.
General Services Agency
11.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27894 with Forcum Mackey, Inc. to increase the agreement amount
by $27,581.06, from $4,296,616.72 to $4,324,197.78 for Phase I of the
Countywide Space Improvement & Relocation Project. Increase the contract
time by 17 calendar days for County Counsel Bid Package C. Authorize the
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors to sign the Notice of Completion for
County Counsel Bid Package C, subject to review and approval as to form by
County Counsel. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to record the
Notice of Completion for County Counsel Bid Package C with the Clerk-Recorder.
Health & Human Services Agency
12.
Approve an agreement with Kings
View Corporation for the provision of telepsychiatry services in an amount not
to exceed $220,000, effective July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
13.
Approve an agreement with
Community Services and Employment Training, Inc., to provide the Supported
Employment and Volunteer Program in an amount not to exceed $755,527, effective
July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
14.
Approve an agreement with San
Joaquin Valley College for a clinical training program for students enrolled in
licensed vocational nursing classes retroactive from October 1, 2017 through
September 30, 2022. 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.
15.
Approve an agreement with
Tulare Youth Service Bureau, Inc. for the provision of mental health services
to Tulare County adolescents and children in an amount not to exceed
$5,500,000, effective July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
16.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27264 with the California Department of Public Health for the
Lifetime of Wellness: Communities in Action program, retroactive from March 1,
2015 through September 29, 2018, to receive funding in the amount of
$1,927,984, an average of $481,996 per year. Find that the Board had authority
to enter into the proposed amendment as of March 1, 2015, and that it was in
the County's best interest to enter into the amendment on that date.
17.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28199 with Self Help Enterprises to support the continuation of
the successor program to the Household Tank Program for an additional twelve
months, effective June 12, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
Human Resources & Development
18.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27772 for Cash Advances and Repayment between the County and the
San Joaquin Valley Insurance Authority.
Probation
19.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27349 with the City of Lindsay to receive reimbursement for 50%
of all costs of one-fifth (1/5) of a full time Probation Officer for the
Non-Custody Intake Program, an estimated amount of $8,053, to extend the term
of the agreement to June 30, 2019.
20.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27885 with the County of Inyo to extend the term of the agreement
through June 30, 2019 to provide facilities and services for the detention
and/or commitment of juvenile offenders.
Resource Management Agency
21.
Approve and award the contract
to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Brough Construction from
Arroyo Grande, California, in the amount of $3,208,507 for construction of
Water System Improvements for Yettem Seville (Phase1) including Alternates Nos.
1, 2 & 3. 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 construction contingencies in the amount
of $172,925 to cover unexpected construction conditions. Authorize the director
of the Resource Management Agency, or designee, to approve change order up to
the amount of $172,925.
22.
Accept the work for the
construction of the Avenue 416 Widening Project as complete by Yarbs Grading
and Paving, Inc. of Fowler, California. Authorize the Chairman to sign the
Notice of Completion. Direct the Clerk of the Board to have the Notice of
Completion recorded with the Clerk-Recorder.
23.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 26847 with Dokken Engineering to increase the original contract
amount by $89,497.56 for Environmental Construction Support Services for the
D129 Sand Creek Bridge Project.
24.
Approve the Streambed
Alteration Agreement with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for
the Bear Creek Road over Rancheria Creek Bridge Project.
25.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 26845 with Biggs Cardosa Associates to increase the original
contract amount by $56,300 for Construction Support Services for the D129 Sand
Creek Bridge Project.
26.
Introduce and waive the first
reading of Text Amendments to Section 18.9 of Tulare County Ordinance No. 352,
the Zoning Ordinance, and Map Amendments to rezone properties consistent with
the Three Rivers Community Plan 2018 Update as follows: Zone Ordinance
Amendment (PZC 17-047) to Section 18.9 of the Zoning Ordinance to adopt a
Mixed-Use Overlay Combining Zone within Three Rivers; Zone Ordinance Amendment
(PZC 17-048) as set forth in the Zoning District Ordinance Map (Rezoning Plan),
consistent with the Three Rivers Community Plan 2018 Update. Approve the
Ordinance Amendment summaries and direct the Clerk of the Board to publish such
summaries and to post a certified copy of the complete ordinance five (5) days
prior to the Ordinance Amendment adoption date of June 26, 2018, as required by
Section 25124 et. seq. Set the Public Hearing for June 26, 2018 at 9:30 a.m.,
or shortly thereafter, as can be heard.
27.
Introduce and waive the first
reading of an Amendment to Ordinance No. 352, the Tulare County Zoning
Ordinance, for Change of Zone No. PZC 16-004, from the A-1 (Agriculture) Zone
to Andersen Village Specific Plan, located at the northwest corner of Road 16
and Avenue 396. The 54-acre site (+/- 48 Acres within Tulare County) is located
on Tulare County Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) 028-140-007, 012, 013, 018 and
022, and Fresno County APNs 396-020-008 and 014, within the County Urban
Development Boundary of Kingsburg and the Sphere of Influence of the City of
Kingsburg. Set the Public Hearing for June 26, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. or shortly thereafter,
as can be heard.
Sheriff/Coroner
28.
Approve an agreement between
the Tulare County Sheriff's Office and Canteen of Fresno, Inc. to provide
commissary services for inmates in Tulare County detention facilities,
effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
29.
Approve payment for a four year
extended warranty agreement with L3 Technologies Inc. in an amount not to
exceed $48,000, effective July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2022.
30.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding between the Tulare County Sheriffs Office and the California
State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways to provide financial
reimbursement for Sheriffs Office training, effective July 1, 2018 through June
30, 2019.
31.
Approve a capital asset
purchase of a thermal imaging camera system to be installed on a Sheriff's
aircraft in an amount not to exceed $649,000. Initiate the procurement process
in FY 2017/18 for a capital asset purchase of the thermal imaging camera system
to be received and paid in FY 2018/19.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
32.
Request from Human Resources and Development Department
to approve the flexible allocation of five (5) existing Account Clerk II
positions, per the Personnel Resolution, effective June 24, 2018 (pay period
15). Approve the reclassification of twenty-six (26) current Account Clerk II
incumbents to Account Clerk III, per the Personnel Resolution, effective June
24, 2018 (pay period 15). Authorize implementation of changes and
reclassifications pending completion of the meet and confer process with impacted
unions.
33.
Request from the Resource Management Agency to receive a
presentation regarding the Three Rivers Historical Societys planned Museum
expansion and related community improvements. Consider the Societys request for
a $250,000 donation to fund construction of public restrooms to serve visitors
to Three Rivers. Find that funding the proposed Phase 1 improvements meets the
public purposes of: (1) enhancing public health and safety, (2) provides
alternative comfort stations that will reduce impacts on local business
facilities, and serves as a visitor attraction for the community, thus
providing economic benefit. Provide appropriate direction to County staff.
Direct Capital Projects Division of the General Services Agency to publically
bid and manage construction of Phase 1 (public restrooms). Direct staff to
develop an MOU with the Society that obligates the organization to own,
maintain and operate the restrooms as a public facility in consideration for
public funding to assist construction of same. Authorize the budget adjustments
per AUD 308 (4/5ths vote required).
34.
Request from the Resource Management Agency to receive a
status update on the Traver Wastewater System Improvement Project. Provide
direction regarding the Traver Wastewater System Improvement Project. Authorize
and approve the Option to Agreement for Engineering Consultant Services for
Traver Community Wastewater System Improvements Planning Study and Design with
AECOM Technical Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $50,000. Authorize
the necessary budget adjustments (4/5th vote required).
35.
Request from the Board of Supervisors' staff to consider,
modify as needed, and approve the responses to the 2017/2018 Tulare County
Grand Jury Final Report entitled: Show Me the Records!!!
36.
Request from the Board of Supervisors' staff to consider,
modify as needed, and approve the responses to the 2017/2018 Tulare County
Grand Jury Final Report entitled: “Where is Trust, Transparency, and
Accountability?”
(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
See today’s agenda pertaining to an Appeal of
the Planning Commission approval of Special Use Permit No. PSP 18-022 for an
Assisted Living Facility (the Magnolia Group)
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property Description: Tulare County’s
Government Plaza, Tulare-Akers Professional Center, Civic Center East, Civic
Center West, Bob Wiley Detention Facility, North Juvenile and Boot Camp
Facility, and South County Detention Facility
Agency Negotiators: Michael C. Spata; John
Hess; Brooke Sisk
Negotiating Party or Parties: Engie Services
U.S
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of
Payment
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property Description: Northeast Corner of
Main Street & Olive Avenue, Porterville, CA
Agency Negotiators: John Hess, Mike Spata,
Robert Newby
Negotiating Party or Parties: Paynter Realty
& Investments and Sunny Basra
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of
Payment
ITEM D
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.
