(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 honoring the Sequoia Visalia Kiwanis Club
on their 50th Anniversary.
3.
Public Comments.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed
Items)
4.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to conduct a Public Hearing to consider placement of delinquent water
and sewer service fees, delinquent penalties, and Auditors collection charges
for County Service Areas No. 1 and No. 2 on the 2018/2019 tax roll. Direct the
Assessor to place delinquent sewer and water service fees, delinquent
penalties, and the Auditors collection charges of County Service Areas No. 1
and No. 2 customers on the 2018/2019 tax roll if still delinquent after July
31, 2018.
5.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to conduct a Public Hearing to consider placement of delinquent water
and sewer service fees, delinquent penalties, and Auditor’s collection charges
for the Seville Water Company on the 2018/2019 tax roll. Direct the Assessor to
place delinquent water service fees, delinquent penalties, and the Auditor’s
collection charges of the Seville Water Company’s customers on the 2018/2019
tax roll if still delinquent after July 31, 2018.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND CONVENE AS THE TULARE TERRA BELLA SEWER
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
6.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to conduct a Public Hearing to consider placement of delinquent sewer
service fees, delinquent penalties, and Auditor’s collection charges for the
Terra Bella Sewer Maintenance District on the 2018/2019 tax roll. Direct the
Assessor to place delinquent sewer service fees, delinquent penalties, and the
Auditor’s collection charges of Terra Bella Sewer Maintenance District
customers on the 2018/2019 tax roll if still delinquent after July 31, 2018.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE
TERRA BELLA SEWER MAINTENANCE DISTRICT AND RECONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 7 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
7.
Reappoint Tim Peltzer to the
Director Seat on the Southern Tulare County Citrus Pest Control District for a
term ending July 6, 2022.
8.
Appoint Eldonna Caudill to the
District 1-Seat 1 on the Tulare County Youth Commission for a term ending June
30, 2020.
9.
Reappoint Rodney Blaco to the
District 3-Seat 1 on the Tulare County Youth Commission for a term ending June
30, 2021.
General Services Agency
10.
Approve an amendment to Revocable
License Agreement No. 27441 with Judicial Council of California for space
located at 221 S. Mooney Boulevard, Visalia, CA, retroactive from July 1, 2018.
Find that the Board had the authority to enter into the proposed agreement as
of July 1, 2018, and that it is in the County's best interest to enter into the
agreement on that date.
Health & Human Services Agency
11.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to Drought in Tulare County Resolution No. 2014-0090.
12.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of Local
Emergency due to Critical Shortage of Health Care Facilities, Resolution No.
2018-0442.
13.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to tree mortality in Tulare County Resolution No.
2015-0850.
14.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 26230 with the California Department of Public Health Surveillance Research
and Evaluation Branch for the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program retroactive from
July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $85,137. Find
that the Board had authority to enter into proposed amendment as of July 1,
2016, and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the amendment
on that date.
Resource Management Agency
15.
Approve a two-year Extension of
Time for Tentative Subdivision Map No. TM 785 to August 26, 2020, for Ray Di
Carlo for the division of 67.2 acres into 54 single-family residential lots in
the PD-F-M (Planned Development-Foothill Combining-Special Mobilehome) Zone,
located on the south side of Avenue 176 (Frazier Valley Drive), approximately
mile west of Road 320, west of Springville.
16.
Approve a Categorical Exemption
consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Title 14
California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 15061(b)(3) general rule
exemption. Find there is no substantial evidence that proposed activity will
have a significant effect on the environment and determine the Categorical
Exemption is consistent with the CEQA Title 14 CCR, Section 15061(b)(3) general
rule exemption, that was prepared for the project reflects the independent
judgment of the County and completed in compliance with the CEQA of 1970.
Direct the Environmental Assessment Officer of the Tulare County Resource
Management Agency, or designee, to file a Notice of Exemption with the Clerk-Recorder.
Approve the designation of a One-Way STOP controlled intersection on Thurman
Avenue (A155) at Redwood Street (LR220A), on the west side of Porterville.
Authorize the installation of a STOP sign on Thurman Avenue at Redwood Street
in accordance with the provisions of Section 2B.04 of the 2014 California
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) and Section 22450(c) of
the California Vehicle Code (CVC).
17.
Approve a Categorical Exemption
consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Title 14
California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 15061(b)(3) general rule
exemption. Find there is no substantial evidence that proposed activity will
have a significant effect on the environment and determine the Categorical
Exemption is consistent with the CEQA Title 14 CCR, Section 15061(b)(3) general
rule exemption, that was prepared for the project reflects the independent
judgment of the County and completed in compliance with the CEQA of 1970.
Direct the Environmental Assessment Officer of the Tulare County Resource
Management Agency, or designee, to file a Notice of Exemption with the
Clerk-Recorder. Approve the designation of a One-Way STOP controlled intersection
on Commercial Road (LR70) at Avenue 306, located in the community of Goshen.
Authorize the installation of a STOP sign on Commercial Road at Avenue 306 in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2B.04 of the 2014 California Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) and Section 22450(c) of the
California Vehicle Code (CVC).
18.
Approve a Categorical Exemption
consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Title 14 California
Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 15061(b)(3) general rule exemption. Find
there is no substantial evidence that proposed activity will have a significant
effect on the environment and determine the Categorical Exemption is consistent
with the CEQA Title 14 CCR, Section 15061(b)(3) general rule exemption, that
was prepared for the project reflects the independent judgment of the County
and completed in compliance with the CEQA of 1970. Direct the Environmental
Assessment Officer of the Tulare County Resource Management Agency, or
designee, to file a Notice of Exemption with the Clerk-Recorder. Approve the
designation of a One-Way STOP controlled intersection on Road 127 at Avenue
413, located in the community of Orosi. Authorize the installation of a STOP
sign on Road 127 at Avenue 413 in accordance with the provisions of Section
2B.04 of the 2014 California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA
MUTCD) and Section 22450(c) of the California Vehicle Code (CVC).
19.
Approve the Tolling Agreement
between County of Tulare, Consolidated Irrigation District, Central Kings
Groundwater Sustainability Agency, Steve Hash Farms, and Steven Cecil Hash and
Elizabeth McNalley Shafer, as Trustees of the Hash/Shafer Revocable Trust to
toll the statute of limitations for filing a lawsuit alleging CEQA violations.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
20.
Receive a presentation from the General Services Agency
regarding the projects completed in Fiscal Year 2017/18 and the proposed Five
Year Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Years 2018/19 – 2022/23. Approve the
Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Years 2018/19 through 2022/23.
21.
Request from the District Attorney office to approve the
Personnel Resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2018/19 position allocation as
follows: Delete one (1) Legal Office Assistant III, Position No. 05243
(vacant), effective July 7, 2018; Delete one (1) Victim Witness Claims
Specialist II, Position No. 03572 (vacant), effective July 7, 2018; Delete one
Victim Witness Claims Specialist II, Position No. 03573 (filled), effective
August 24, 2018, pending meet and confer with the affected bargaining unit.
Authorize the Human Resources & Development Department to issue a layoff
notice, pending meet and confer, effective August 23, 2018. Authorize a Y-rate
of salary and benefits to incumbent in Position No. 03573. Authorize the budget
and allocation adjustments to be made in the Final Budget 2018-19 process.
22.
Request from the County Administrative Office to receive the
report regarding review of the Conflict Public Defender Services Agreement
administered by the Allen Law Firm. Provide direction by the Board of
Supervisors to the County Administrative Officer regarding a proposed new
Conflict Public Defender Services Agreement.
(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 Board of Supervisors Agenda -
Request from RMA to approve placement of County Service Areas No. 1 and No. 2
delinquent sewer and water fees, delinquent penalties and Auditor’s collection
charges on the 2018/2019 tax roll.
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 Agenda -
Request from RMA to approve placement of the Seville Water Company delinquent
water service fees, delinquent penalties and Auditor’s collection charges on
the 2018/2019 tax roll.
ITEM C
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 Agenda -
Request from RMA to approve placement of the TBSMD delinquent sewer service
fees, delinquent penalties and Auditor’s collection charges on the 2018/2019
tax roll.
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Albert Brockman v. County of
Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ10092016
ITEM E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Arlene Barton Gonzales v.
County of Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Nos.:
ADJ9318216, ADJ9318217
ITEM F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Gordon Smith v. County of
Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ9997317
ITEM G
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Services Employees
International Union Local 521 v. County of Tulare, Public Employment Relations
Board Case No. SA-CE-1063-M
ITEM H
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION:
(Government
Code Section 54957)
FOR THE POSITION OF: COUNTY COUNSEL
ITEM I
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 J
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.
