(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.
Presentation given by Community Services Employment Training
regarding the Step Up #LEAD Program.
3.
Public Comments.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed
Items)
4.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management Agency
to hold a Public Hearing regarding the Hash Subdivision/Andersen Village
Specific Plan Project, on property located at the northwest corner of Road 16
and Avenue 396, partially within the City of Kingsburg (+/- 2 Acres), Fresno
County (+/- 2 Acres), and Tulare County (+/- 48 Acres). The site is
approximately one-half mile east of State Route 99 and approximately one-tenth
of a mile south of State Route 201. The Project consists of Specific Plan No.
SPA 16-001, Change of Zone PZC 16-004, Tentative Subdivision Map TSM 16-002,
and the Establishment of a Community Facilities District (CFD) for the project
site. Consider recommendations from the Planning Commission that: the Board of
Supervisors (1) Certify and adopt the Environmental Impact Report consistent
with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA
Guidelines; and adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP)
for SPA 16-001, PZC 16-004, & TSM 16-002; (2) Adopt Specific Plan No. SPA
16-001, and find the Andersen Village Specific Plan SPA 16-001 is the
regulatory document for this project and adequately addresses infrastructure,
design and financing including approval of a Memorandum of Understanding by and
between the City of Kingsburg, and the County of Tulare for financing the
Andersen Village Project Improvements and Services, subject to the
establishment of a Community Finance District; (3) Adopt Change of Zone No PZC
16-004 from the A-1 (Agriculture) Zone to Andersen Village Specific Plan under
Ordinance Code 352, the Zoning Ordinance of Tulare County, through State
Government Code Section 65453; (4) Grant conditional approval of Tentative
Subdivision Map No. TSM 16-002 for areas of Andersen Village located within
Tulare County; and (5); Direct staff to initiate establishment of a Community
Finance District for the project site.
5.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to hold a Public Hearing regarding the Three Rivers Community Plan 2018
Update. The project consists of General Plan Amendment GPA 14-004; Three Rivers
Community Plan Change of Zone PZC 17-047 Mixed Use (Section 18.9) PZC 17-048;
and Zoning District Ordinance Map (Rezoning Plan); and Voluntary Oak Woodland
Management Plan. The hearing is to consider the recommendations from the
Planning Commission: that the Board of Supervisors (1) Certify and Adopt the
Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), under the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), including the Findings of Fact and the Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) for the Three Rivers Community Plan
2018 Update; (2) Adopt the General Plan Amendment for the Three Rivers
Community Plan 2018 Update, including a Complete Streets Plan; (3) Amend
Section 18.9 of Ordinance No. 352, the Zoning Ordinance, to establish a
Mixed-Use Combining Zone within the Three Rivers UDB; (4) Amend Ordinance No.
352, the Zoning Ordinance, as set forth in the Zoning District Ordinance Map
(Rezoning Plan), consistent with the Three Rivers Community Plan 2018 Update;
and (5) Adopt the Three Rivers 2018 Voluntary Oak Woodland Management Plan.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 6 through 94)
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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
6.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture for Certified Farmers Market
Inspections in an amount not to exceed $10,464, effective July 1, 2018 through
June 30, 2019.
7.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture for the Petroleum Products
Program in an amount not to exceed $12,075, effective July 1, 2018 through June
30, 2019.
8.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture to provide funding of $1,125 to
offset the costs of providing soil and commodities treatment supervision and/or
nematode sampling for the California Department of Food and Agriculture,
effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
9.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture for the Weighmaster Program in an
amount not to exceed $4,080, effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax
Collector
10.
Accept the Treasurer’s Investment
Pool Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year ended June 30,
2017.
Board of Supervisors
11.
Accept the resignations of Gale
Kuns and Herbert Hawkins from the Board of Directors of the Tulare County
Public Facilities Corporation and thank them for their service. Recognize and
thank Walter Stammer and Wayne Millies for their past service as Directors of
the Tulare County Public Facilities Corporation. Appoint the members of the
Board of Supervisors to serve ex-officio as the Directors of the Tulare County
Public Facilities Corporation.
12.
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 $10,000 in funding from the Step Up Youth Activities
Grant Program as follows: District 3: Tulare County Symphony League - $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.
13.
Appoint Clinton O. Sims II to the
Public Member Seat on the Countywide Redevelopment Oversight Board for a term
ending at the Pleasure of the Board.
District Attorney
14.
Approve an agreement with the
California Office of Emergency Services to provide continuing funding for the
Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Program in an amount not to exceed
$270,060, effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. Authorize the Chairman
to sign the Grant Subaward Face Sheet and the Subrecipient Grants Management
Assessment. Authorize the Chairman and the County Administrative Officer to
sign the Certification of Assurance of Compliance. Authorize the signatures of
the District Attorney, or designated staff, including the Project Director,
Financial Officer, and their signature designees, on the Signature
Authorization form.
15.
Approve an addendum to Agreement
No. 27961, a Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of the Tulare
County District Attorney, Tulare County Sheriffs Department, Tulare County
Health & Human Services Agency-Child Welfare Services, Family Services of
Tulare County, and identified Human Trafficking Task Force non-Tulare County
agencies retroactive from May 16, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Find that
the Board had authority to enter into the proposed addendum as of May 16, 2018,
and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on
that date. Ratify the signatures of the District Attorney, Sheriff-Coroner, and
Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency Director on the agreement.
16.
Approve an agreement with the
California Victim Compensation Board to provide funding for the Tulare County's
Victim Compensation Program in an amount not to exceed $504,012, effective July
1, 2018 through June 30, 2021. Authorize the signature of the District
Attorney, or designee, on the Confidentiality Statement, Acknowledgement of
Policies, and the Information Systems Security and Confidentiality
Acknowledgement.
General Services Agency
17.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 28230 with Allied Universal Security Services to increase the agreement
amount by $500,000 from $1,270,941.36 to $1,770,941.36 through June 30, 2018,
for security guard services Countywide. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
18.
Award the contract to American
Guard Services, Inc. to provide security guard services in an amount not to
exceed $1,957,602 per fiscal year, effective July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the Agreement upon receipt of certificates of
insurance, license verification, and contract subject to review and approval as
to form by County Counsel. Authorize the General Services Agency Director, or
his designee, authority to approve up to the entire amount of the contingency.
19.
Award the contract to Merchants
Building Maintenance, LLC. to provide janitorial services in County facilities
located outside of the County seat in an amount not to exceed $700,000 per
fiscal year, effective July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021. In accordance with
Government Code Section 31000, find these outlying areas are remote from
available County employee resources and the County's economic interests are
served by such a contract rather than by paying additional travel and
subsistence expenses to existing County employees.
20.
Approve an agreement with Reax
Engineering, Inc. to provide third party review of the smoke control design and
site inspections in support of the South County Detention Facility in an amount
not to exceed $55,840, retroactive from August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2019.
Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of
August 1, 2017 and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the
agreement on that date.
21.
Approve an agreement with
Consolidated Testing Labs to provide special inspections and material testing
in support of Capital Projects in an amount not to exceed $100,000, retroactive
from January 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019. Find that the Board had authority
to enter into the proposed agreement as of January 1, 2018 and that it was in
the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
22.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 27574 with Bernards Bros., Inc. to increase the agreement amount by $45,832
from $52,560,240 to $52,606,072 for the provision of construction services for
the South County Detention Facility in Porterville, CA.
23.
Approve payment in the amount of
$625 to Chem Pro Laboratory, Inc. for invoices from Fiscal Year 2016/2017 for
chemical water treatment services. Approve an agreement with Chem Pro
Laboratory, Inc. for chemical water treatment services in an amount not to
exceed $2,565, retroactive from July 1, 2017 through August 31, 2017. 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.
24.
Approve an agreement with Water
Dynamics Inc. to provide operation and testing services for the County of
Tulare at the Sequoia Field Wastewater and Potable Water Facilities in an
amount not to exceed $188,980.08 for services retroactive from October 1, 2017
through June 30, 2018, and in an amount not to exceed $278,980.08 for services,
effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. Find that the Board had the
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.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement subject to review and approval as
to form by County Counsel.
25.
Approve an agreement with Teletrac
Navman US Ltd. to provide vehicle GPS equipment and monitoring services for the
County in an amount not to exceed $172,530 per fiscal year, effective July 1,
2018 to June 30, 2019.
26.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 26564 with Vanir Construction Management to increase the agreement amount
by $425,000 from $3,172,548 to $3,597,548 for additional transition and
close-out services, and to add four (4) months to the contract.
27.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 28443 with Forcum Mackey, Inc. to increase the agreement amount by
$440,973.93, from $5,425,000 to $5,865,973.93 for Phase II of the Countywide
Space Improvement & Relocation Project and increase the contract time by
eight (8) calendar days for General Services Bid Package A.
28.
Accept the Central Yard Well
Project as a substantially completed project. Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 28214 with Willitts Equipment Company for its services related to the
Central Well Yard Project to increase the contract amount by $80,605.90 from
$1,553,160 to $1,633,765.90, and increase the contract time by 152 calendar days.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the Notice of Completion. Direct the Clerk of
the Board to record the Notice of Completion for the project with the
Clerk-Recorder.
29.
Award the contract to Central
Valley Business Forms, Inc. to provide printing and typesetting services for
the County in an amount not to exceed $200,000 per fiscal year effective July
1, 2018 through June 30, 2023.
30.
Award the contract to Peninsula
Messenger Services of Central California, Inc., to provide courier services for
the County effective July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2023.
31.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 25558 with Peninsula Messenger Service of Central California, Inc. for
Countywide courier services to increase the agreement amount by $7,100, from
$185,128 to $192,228, through June 30, 2018. Approve the necessary budget
adjustment (4/5ths vote required).
32.
Approve authority to vote on the
Porterville Irrigation District Ballot to increase assessments. Direct the
General Services Agency Director, or his designee, to mark ballot on the
affirmative on the proposed assessment increases. Direct the General Services
Agency Director, or his designee, to submit the ballot by July 16, 2018.
33.
Declare, by at least a two-thirds
vote, the intent to lease 14.23 acres of farmland, located on the west side of
Mooney Blvd, 1/4 mile south of Avenue 272, in the City of Visalia, by
approving the resolution authorizing the Clerk of the Board to advertise the
lease terms delineated in Exhibit 2, Surplus Property Lease Agreement. Approve
July 24, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. as the date and time which sealed proposals to lease
the subject property will be received and considered by the Board of
Supervisors. Authorize the County Administrative Officer, or his designee, to
publish the Notice of Intent to Lease Real Property once a week for three
consecutive weeks pursuant to Government Code 25350 and 6063.
Health & Human Services Agency
34.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 26677 with Life Technologies Corporation to provide maintenance and repair
support of equipment for the Tulare County Public Health Laboratory in an
amount not to exceed $9,785, effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
35.
Approve an agreement with
Addiction Research and Treatment Inc., dba BAART for the provision of
outpatient methadone maintenance treatment program in an amount not to exceed
$4,751,000, effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
36.
Approve an agreement with Central
Valley Recovery Services, Inc., for the provision of substance abuse,
residential, outpatient, intensive outpatient, and transitional services in an
amount not to exceed $749,997, effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
37.
Approve an agreement with Golden
State Health Centers, Inc. d/b/a Sylmar Health and Rehabilitation Center to
provide services for consumers who are severely and persistently mentally ill
in an amount not to exceed $1,300,000, effective July 1, 2018 through June 30,
2019.
38.
Approve an agreement with Kings
View Corporation for the provision of services through the Projects for
Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program in an amount not to
exceed $149,500, effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019,
39.
Approve an agreement with Ralph
Agnello, Attorney at Law, to provide Hearing Officer Services for Certification
and Riese Hearings in an amount not to exceed $500,000 ($250,000 per Fiscal
Year) effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020.
40.
Approve an agreement with Tulare
County Superintendent of Schools for the provision of Children of Promise
Program services in an amount not to exceed $288,227, effective July 1, 2018
through June 30, 2019.
41.
Approve an agreement with Turning
Point of Central California, Inc. for the Central County One-Stop Center to
provide mental health services in an amount not to exceed $700,000, effective
July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
42.
Approve an agreement with Turning
Point of Central California, Inc., for the provision of Childrens Mental Health
services for TulareWORKs Welfare to Work participants in an amount not to
exceed $450,000, effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
43.
Approve an agreement with Turning
Point of Central California, Inc. for the North County Mobile Unit, to provide
mental health services in an amount not to exceed $850,000, effective July 1,
2018 through June 30, 2019.
44.
Approve an agreement with Turning
Point of Central California, Inc. for the North County One-Stop Center to
provide mental health services in an amount not to exceed $700,000, effective
July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
45.
Approve an agreement with Tulare
Youth Service Bureau, Inc. for the Maternal Mental Health Program in an amount
not to exceed $298,559, effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
46.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 28235 with Unilab Corporation d.b.a Quest Diagnostics to reflect additional
services and costs, retroactive from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020. Find
that the Board had the authority to enter into the proposed amendment as of
July 1, 2017, and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the
amendment on that date.
47.
Approve an agreement with Uplift
Family Services for the provision of Crossroads Transitional-Age Youth Housing
Program services in an amount not to exceed $540,120, effective July 1, 2018
through June 30, 2019.
48.
Approve an agreement with
Aspiranet for the provision of Wraparound services in an amount not to exceed
$1,750,000, effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
49.
Accept the Annual Report from the
Mental Health Board (January 2017 through December 2017).
50.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of Local
Emergency due to Critical Shortage of Health Care Facilities, Resolution No.
2018-0442.
51.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to Drought in Tulare County Resolution No. 2014-0090.
52.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to tree mortality in Tulare County Resolution No.
2015-0850.
53.
Approve the vendor services and
authorize Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency, Accounts Payable, to
issue a payment of $1,370 to US Bank to pay for previous expenses from March
2017 made for incinerator maintenance charges.
54.
Approve an agreement with Turning
Point of Central California, Inc., for the provision of specialty mental health
services to Tulare County adolescents and children in an amount not to exceed
$14,300,000, effective July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
55.
Approve an agreement with Kings
View Corporation for the Porterville Wellness Center to provide mental health
services in an amount not to exceed $533,000, effective July 1, 2018 through
June 30, 2019.
56.
Approve an agreement with National
Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD), for Internet Reporting Service,
SafeMeasures in an amount not to exceed $85,050, effective July 1, 2018 through
June 30, 2020.
57.
Approve amendments to Agreements
with the school districts to receive immunizations or public health services
from Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency effective July 1, 2018
through June 30, 2019. The Agreements are as follows: Farmersville Unified School
District, Agreement No.24422; Exeter Unified School District, Agreement No.
27490; Tulare City School District, Agreement No. 24417; Woodlake Unified
School District, Agreement No. 24421; and Tulare County Superintendent of
Schools, Agreement No. 24416.
58.
Approve amendments to Agreements
with the school districts for Tulare County Health & Human Services, as the
Local Government Agency, to act as the claims processing agent of Medi-Cal Administrative
Activities claims on behalf of their participating entities referred to as
Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Claiming Units, effective July 1, 2018
through June 30, 2020. The Agreements are as follows: Burton Elementary School
District, Agreement No. 28268; Earlimart School District, Agreement No. 28187;
Exeter Unified School District, Agreement No. 28190; Pixley Union School
District, Agreement No. 28267; Porterville Unified School District, Agreement
No. 28185; Strathmore Union Elementary School District, Agreement No. 28270;
Sundale Union Elementary School District, Agreement No. 28271; Sunnyside Union
Elementary School District, Agreement No. 28269; Tulare City School District,
Agreement No. 28189; Tulare Joint High School District, Agreement No. 28188;
Visalia Unified School District, Agreement No. 28186; Woodlake Family Resource
Center, Agreement No. 28272.
59.
Approve an agreement with
Everbridge Inc. to provide emergency mass notification services in an amount
not to exceed $93,000, effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
60.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding between County of Tulare and Kaweah Delta Health Care District to
place Psychiatric Residents at the Visalia Adult Integrated Clinic (VAIC) for
completion of hours, and experience needed retroactive from July 1, 2017
through August 31, 2020,. Find that the Board had authority to enter into this Memorandum
of Understanding as of July 1, 2017 and that it was in the County's best
interest to enter into the Memorandum of Understanding on that date.
61.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 26145 with the California Department of Health Care Services for provision
of Speciality Mental Health Services in an amount not to exceed $8,113,337,000,
effective June 30, 2017. This amendment will change the term of Agreement No.
26145 from May 1, 2013 through June 30, 2018 to May 1, 2013 through June 30,
2017. The California Department of Health Care Services established the term of
the next renewal agreement to be retroactive from July 1, 2017 through June 30,
2022. Approving this State-required amendment to the existing agreement to
expire at the specified earlier date of June 30, 2017 will avoid overlapping
contract terms for a subsequent renewal agreement. Find that the Board had
authority to approve this amendment as of June 30, 2017, and that was is in
the County's best interest to enter into the amendment on that date. Authorize
the Health & Human Services Agency Director, or designee, to sign four (4)
copies each of the State of California Standard Agreement Amendment, the State
of California Contractor Certification Clauses, and the California Civil Rights
Laws Certification Form.
62.
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 three months,
effective June 26, 2018 through September 30, 2018.
63.
Approve an agreement with
California Psychiatric Transitions for the provision of specialty mental health
services in an amount not to exceed $2,600,000 ($1,300,000 in Fiscal Year
2017/2018, and $1,300,000 in Fiscal Year 2018/2019) retroactive from July 1,
2017 through June 30, 2019. 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.
64.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Health Care Services to participate in the Medi-Cal
Program in the amount of zero dollars, retroactive from July 1, 2017 through
June 30, 2022. Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed
agreement as of July 1, 2017 and it was in the County's best interest to enter
into this agreement on that date.
65.
Approve an agreement with CF
Merced Behavioral, LLC d/b/a Merced Behavioral Center to provide skilled
nursing services in an amount not to exceed $2,200,000 ($1,100,000 in Fiscal
Year 2017/2018, and $1,100,000 in Fiscal Year 2018/2019) retroactive from July
1, 2017 through June 30, 2019. 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.
66.
Approve an agreement with Kaweah
Delta Health Care District to permit County employees to access Kaweah Delta
patient healthcare information on a limited basis for billing and healthcare
purposes.
67.
Approve the Health & Human
Services Agency's request to increase the Social Services 1991 Realignment
appropriation by $ 4.5 million. Approve the necessary budget adjustments
(4/5ths vote required).
Information & Communications
Technology
68.
Approve a purchase from the
Visalia Convention Center for use of meeting space and amenities for the
OneSign Project meeting in an amount not to exceed $232 from February 21, 2018.
Find that the Board had authority to approve this purchase as of February 21,
2018, and that it was in the County's best interest to approve the purchase on
that date. It was impractical for the Board to take action prior to February
21, 2018, due to the unforeseen space needs and amenities.
Probation
69.
Approve an agreement with
Champions Alternative Recovery Programs, Inc. for juvenile behavioral health
services, reentry services, and family programming in an amount not to exceed
$181,900, effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
70.
Approve an agreement with Central
Valley Recovery Services to provide offenders recently realigned under state
legislature with residential treatment, training services, and outpatient
services in an amount not to exceed $350,000, effective July 1, 2018 through
June 30, 2019.
Resource Management Agency
71.
Affirm the Categorical Exemption
filed on March 30, 2018 prepared pursuant to the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines (General Rule Exemption per
Section 15300.4 Application by Public Agencies and Section 15301 Existing
Facilities); respectively, for the Allensworth Elementary Sidewalk Improvements
Project. Approve the Plans, Special Provisions, Proposal and Contract (Bid
Documents) for the construction of the Allensworth Elementary Sidewalk
Improvements Project. Authorize the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors to
sign the Plans. Approve the advertisement for bids of the Allensworth
Elementary Sidewalk Improvements Project.
72.
Approve an agreement with the
Earlimart School District for the right and easement to discharge drainage and
storm water runoff from County roads into the Earlimart Neighborhood Park
located on Earlimart School District property.
73.
Approve an agreement with the
Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District for the transfer and conveyance
of water from the Central Valley Project Cross-Valley Canal retroactive from
February 28, 2018. Find that the Board had the authority to enter into the
agreement on February 28, 2018 and that it was in the County's best interest to
enter into the agreement on that date. Authorize the Resource Management Agency
and Dennis R. Keller to take necessary actions to comply with the provisions of
the agreement.
74.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 27512 with Quincy Engineering to increase the original contract amount by
$30,200 to complete additional engineering services that were not included at
the time of the initial contract agreement for the M348 South Fork Kaweah River
Bridge Project.
75.
Accept the work for the
construction of the Avenue 144 Rehabilitation Project as complete by Don Berry
Construction, Inc. of Selma, 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.
76.
Accept the work for the
construction of the Ledbetter Park Improvement Project Phase 2 as complete by
Dawson-Mauldin Construction, Inc. of Huntington Beach, California. Approve the
release of the 5% retention as final payment to the Contractor in the amount of
$25,028.03. 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.
77.
Accept the work for the
construction of the Terra Bella & Richgrove Road Improvement Project as
complete by Agee Construction Corporation of Clovis, 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.
78.
Accept the work for the
construction of the D39 Traver Canal Bridge Project as complete by Agee
Construction Corporation of Clovis, California. Approve an increase of contract
contingencies in the amount of $7,226.78 in excess of the contingency amount
authorized at the time of award. 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.
79.
Approve the Fiscal Year 2018/2019
operating budget for the Seville Water Company. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
80.
Approve an agreement with the City
of Dinuba, for the City to provide transit service to County of Tulare
residents in an amount not to exceed $18,463, 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.
81.
Approve an agreement with the City
of Lindsay, for the County to provide transit service to the City of Lindsay
residents, in an amount not to exceed $32,976, 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.
82.
Authorize the filing of a Notice
of Partial Non-Renewals for the following Land Conservation Contracts, as
provided in the Williamson Act. The request fulfills a condition resulting from
two (2) Tentative Parcel Map and one (1) Lot Line Adjustment: PNR 09-004
Williamson Act Contract No. 4109, Ag Preserve No. 1053, located on the west
side of Road 108 approximately 1,000 feet south of Avenue 400 (State Route
201), southwest of Cutler-Orosi Urban Development Boundary (UDB) (APN
033-010-026 and 033-010-027), (Michael G. and Katherine George, and David
Krause Present of Wonderful Citrus II, LLC) (1.03 acres to be non-renewed as a
condition of Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 08-097) (56.73 acres subject to
contract amendment). PNR 09-023 Williamson Act Contract No. 3381, Ag Preserve
No. 675, located on the southwest corner of Avenue 272 and Road 60, west of
Visalia (APN 118-050-051 and 118-050-052), (Steve and Loretta Scheenstra) (1.49
acres to be non-renewed as a condition of Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 08-059)
(65.02 acres subject to contract amendment). PNR 09-014 Williamson Act
Contract No. 3981, Ag Preserve No. 659, located on the northeast corner of
Avenue 292 and Yokohl, east of Exeter/Badger Hill (APN 115-220-042 and
115-220-047), (Michael T. and Katherine K. Parker, and Mark G. and Melissa A.
Lambert) (1.38 acres to be non-renewed as a condition of Lot Line Adjustment
No. PLA 09-007) (16.32 acres subject to contract amendment). Approve the
execution of the amendments to the Land Conservation Contracts as conditions of
approval for the aforementioned Partial Non-Renewals.
83.
Authorize the filing of Notices of
Partial Non-Renewal for the following three (3) Land Conservation Contracts, as
provided in the Williamson Act. The request fulfills conditions resulting from
two (2) Tentative Parcel Maps & one (1) Lot Line Adjustment Map: WAN
17-029 Williamson Act Contract No. 16108, Ag. Preserve No. 4234, located at
2529 Wirht Ave, on the south side of Avenue 282 (Wirht Avenue), approximately
937 feet east of Road 204, east of Exeter (APN: 134-030-040) (Nellie R. Wilson)
(1.30-acre to be Non-Renewed as a condition of PPM 17-044) (23.70 acres are
subject to contract amendment). WAN 18-001 Williamson Act Contract No. 4302,
Ag. Preserve No. 1278, located at 39295 Road 96, on the west side of Road 96,
approximately 2,000 feet south of Avenue 400 (State Highway 201), south of
Dinuba (APN: 030-150-007) (Michael Penner, Penner Enterprises, Inc. a California
Corporation and Brett Smittcamp, Wawona Packing Company, LLC) (1.90 acres to be
Non-Renewed as a condition of PPM 17-049) (33.10 acres are subject to contract
amendment). WAN 18-004 Williamson Act Contract No. 7456, Ag. Preserve No. 4,
located at 25986 Road 212, on the east side of Road 212, approximately 1,500
feet north of Avenue 256, southeast of Exeter (APN: 142-190-031) (Donald A.
& Janet D. Stutsman) (2.05 acres to be Non-Renewed as a condition of PLA
17-007) (38.45 acres are subject to contract amendment). Approve the execution
of amendments to the Land Conservation Contracts as conditions of approval for
the aforementioned Partial Non-Renewals.
84.
Approve a claim to the Tulare
County Association of Governments (TCAG) in the amount of $1,097,786 for
Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) Funds in Exchange for State
Highway Account Funds for FY 2017-2018, pending TCAG Board approval to receive
and distribute. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Fiscal Services
Director to sign the Claim.
85.
Accept the updated Substance Abuse
Policy & Procedures for Tulare County Area Transits Contractor MV
Transportation, Inc.
86.
Adopt the Categorical Exemption
prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the
State CEQA Guidelines General Rule Exemption per Section 15300.4 Application by
Public Agencies and Section 15301 Existing Facilities; respectively, for the
2017 Community Improvements Project Phase 3. Authorize the Environmental
Assessment Officer, or designee, to sign and file the Notice of Exemption with
the Clerk-Recorder. Approve the Plans, Special Provisions, Proposal and
Contract (Bid Documents) for the construction of the 2017 Community
Improvements Project Phase 3. Authorize the Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors to sign the Plans. Approve the advertisement for bids for the 2017
Community Improvements Projects Phase 3.
87.
Set a Public Hearing for July 24,
2018, at 9:30 a.m. in the Board Chambers, Administration Building, 2800 West
Burrel, Visalia, California, to place delinquent sewer and water service fees,
delinquent penalties and Auditors collection charges for the County Service
Areas No. 1 and No. 2, on the 2018/2019 Tax Roll. Approve the Notice of Public
Hearing.
88.
Set a Public Hearing for July 24,
2018, at 9:30 a.m. in the Board Chambers, Administration Building, 2800 West
Burrel, Visalia, California, to place delinquent water service fees, delinquent
penalties and Auditors collection charges for the Seville Water Company, on the
2018/2019 Tax Roll. Approve the Notice of Public Hearing.
89.
Set a Public Hearing for July 24,
2018, at 9:30 a.m. in the Board Chambers, Administration Building, 2800 West
Burrel, Visalia, California, to place delinquent sewer service fees, delinquent
penalties and Auditors collection charges for the Terra Bella Sewer Maintenance
District, on the 2018/2019 Tax Roll. Approve the Notice of Public Hearing.
Sheriff/Coroner
90.
Approve the vendor services and
approve payments for the services listed below. These items are retroactive due
to the services having been provided prior to having a Public Works Agreement
or Professional Services Agreement. Keith Bettencourt Farms, spreading cow
manure, invoicing total $5,958, a summation of the following: Invoice No. 1708
of $4,446, retroactive to June 30, 2017; Invoice No. 1733 of $2,432,
retroactive to October 31, 2017; and Invoice No. 1762 of $1,512, retroactive to
March 8, 2018. HJ Hay Co., tractor work, invoicing total $11,040.29, a
summation of the following: Invoice No. 2978 of $6,102.50, retroactive to
September 29, 2016; Invoice No. FC925 of $91.54 charge on September 2016
overdue balance, retroactive to October 1, 2017; Invoice No. FC946 of $92.91
charge on September 2016 overdue balance, retroactive to November 1, 2017;
Invoice No. FC964 $94.30 charge on September 2016 overdue balance, retroactive
to December 1, 2017; Invoice No. 3550 of $4,235, retroactive to December 15,
2017; Invoice No. FC984 $95.72 charge on December 15, 2017 overdue balance,
retroactive to January 1, 2018; Invoice No. FC1006 of $163.05 charge on
December 15, 2017 overdue balance, retroactive to February 1, 2018; Invoice No.
FC1028 of $165.27 charge on December 15, 2017 overdue balance, retroactive to
March 1, 2018. American Compactor Equipment Sales, Inspect and repair bagging
unit, Invoice No. 20060056, in the amount of $250, retroactive to January 24,
2018. Winnett Spraying Co., herbicide application, invoicing total $800, a
summation of the following: Invoice No. 450 of $600, retroactive to June 13,
2017 Invoice No. 464 of $200, retroactive to July 28, 2017. CT Commodities, hay
transportation, invoicing total $1,350, a summation of the following: Invoice
No. 128583 of $450, retroactive to October 3, 2017; Invoice No. 128684 of $450,
retroactive to October 3, 2017; Invoice No. 129264 of $450, retroactive to
October 3, 2017. High Sierra Ag Inc., tractor work, Invoice No. 1960, in the
amount of $13,825, retroactive to December 22, 2017. Find that the Board had
the authority to make the aforementioned vendor services as of those dates, and
that it is in the County's best interest to have made such vendor services on
those dates.
91.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 28077 with the United States Forest Service to add the Annual Operating and
Financial Plan for reimbursement to the Sheriffs Office for patrol services on
United States Forest Service land in the amount of $33,000, retroactive to
October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 28077 with the United States Forest Service with the United States Forest
Service for reimbursement to the Sheriffs Office for services related to
controlled substances on United States Forest Service land in the amount of
$24,000, retroactive to October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.
92.
Approve an agreement with Visalia
Unified School District to provide instructional services to Tulare County
inmates in an amount not to exceed $128,000, effective July 1, 2018 to June 30,
2019.
93.
Approve an agreement with the
United States Army Corps of Engineers to provide law enforcement services at
Success Lake Recreation Areas in an amount not to exceed $76,656, retroactive
from May 15, 2018 through May 14, 2019. Find that the Board had authority to
enter into the proposed Agreement as of May 15, 2018 and that it was in the
County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
Workforce Investment Board
94.
Reappoint the following Board of
Directors to the Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County for terms ending
June 30, 2020 as follows: Brent Calvin, Higher Education, Gil Aguilar,
Business, Joe Hallmeyer, Business, Kerry Hydash, Business, Lowell Richardson,
Business, Robert Kleyn, Title I of the Rehabilitation Act, Ronny Jungk, Labor,
and Sofia Morales, Wagner-Peyser.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
95.
Request from the Treasurer-Tax Collector to approve the
Treasury Statement of Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 2018-19, pursuant to
Government Code Section 53646. Approve the renewal of authority to the Tulare
County Treasurer-Tax Collector to invest and reinvest the funds of Tulare
County and funds of other depositors in the County Treasury, pursuant to
Government Code Section 27000.1.
96.
Request from the Health and Human Services Agency to a approve
an agreement with California Forensic Medical Group, for comprehensive health
and mental health care services at Tulare County detention facilities effective
from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2021, for an amount not to exceed
$44,095,656. Receive a presentation on the health and mental health services
in the Tulare County criminal justice facilities.
97.
Request from the Health and Human Services Agency to approve
an equity increase of 8% for the Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner
classifications effective July 22, 2018 (pp17) and implementation of an
incentive pay program (pending meet and confer) per the Personnel Resolution.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
98.
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: “Homeless Health and Sanitation."
99.
Receive a report from the Resource Management Agency
regarding the 2018/2019 County Transportation Improvement Program. Direct staff
to take appropriate action to implement the 2018/2019 County Transportation
Improvement Program.
100. Receive
a presentation from the Resource Management Agency regarding the Film and
Tourism Program Accomplishments. Approve the Tourism Work Program and Film
Commission Work Program.
101. Receive
a presentation from the Resource Management Agency regarding the Economic
Development Accomplishments. Approve the Economic Development Office FY 2018/19
Work Program.
102. Request
from the County Administrative Office to approve membership in the Golden State
Finance Authority. Authorize the Board Chairman to sign the Golden State
Finance Authoritys Joint Powers Agreement substantially in the form presented
to the Board. Direct the Clerk of the Board to transmit a copy of this
Resolution to the Executive Director of the Golden State Finance Authority and
appoint Supervisor Crocker as the County's Delegate on the Governing Board of
the Golden State Finance Authority, and Supervisor Ennis as the County's
Alternate Delegate.
103. Request
from the County Administrative Office to approve an agreement with KPMG LLP for
a Public Safety and Criminal Justice System Organizational Review in an amount
not to exceed $728,000 effective July, 1 2018 through June 30, 2018.
(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
Public hearing on today’s open session agenda
regarding the proposed Hash subdivision/Anderson Village Specific Plan Project
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
Public hearing on today’s open session agenda
regarding the proposed Three Rivers Community Plan Update.
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
Claim of Albert Hernandez, Jr.
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Leonard Bass v. County of
Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ10189472
ITEM E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Linda Diehl v. County of
Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ10563851
ITEM F
NFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Miller, Patricia vs. County of
Tulare
Tulare County Superior Court VCU271219
ITEM G
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT
(Government
Code Section 54957)
FOR THE POSITION OF: County Administrative
Officer or Interim County Administrative Officer
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.
