(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.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 3 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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Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
3.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture to provide State funding of
$35,999.96 to offset costs of providing fruit and vegetable inspection services
for the State Standardization program retroactive from July 1, 2018 through
June 30, 2019. Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed
Agreement as of July 1, 2018, and that it was in the County's best interest to
enter into the Agreement on that date.
Board of Supervisors
4.
Reappoint Ben Curti to the Member
1-Dairy/Confined Livestock Seat, Aubrey Cairns-Mauritson to the Member
3-Permanent Crop Farming Seat, Derek Williams to the Member 5-Allied Ag Support
Business Seat, and Patrick Isherwood to the Member 10-Building Industry Seat to
the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for terms ending June 30, 2022.
District Attorney
5.
Approve an agreement with Journal
Technologies, Inc. to purchase the eProsecutor case management system in an
amount not to exceed $476,000, including $196,000 for an annual license and
maintenance fee, and $280,000 for one-time fees for installation, training,
data conversion, and project management. Waive the bid process otherwise
required by the Purchasing Ordinance and authorize the sole-source purchase for
the system.
General Services Agency
6.
Approve the bid documents for the
Probation Vocational Education Building Project. Authorize the advertisement of
bids for the subject project. Set the bid opening for the project at 2:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, September 26, 2018.
Health & Human Services Agency
7.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 27498, a Memorandum of Understanding with the non-profit Tulare Mental
Health Services Act Housing, Inc., effective upon signatures to increase
funding in an estimated amount of $2,092,282 for permanent supportive housing
projects in the cities of Tulare and Porterville. Authorize the Tulare County
Health & Human Services Agency, Mental Health Branch, to release funds from
the Mental Health Services Act trust fund reserve in the estimated amount of
$2,092,282.
8.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 28041 with the California Department of Public Health Office of AIDS, for
the Ryan White Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care Program to receive an amount
not to exceed $226,856. This amendment is necessary to update program budget,
and extend the agreement period an additional two (2) years. This amendment is
retroactive from November 30, 2016 through September 29, 2020. Find that the
Board had authority to enter into the proposed amendment as of November 30,
2016, and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement
on the date.
9.
Approve an agreement with
California State University, Fresno Foundation, for the delivery of direct
training, field based training, and coaching to Child Welfare staff, and others
as specified by County in an amount no to exceed $134,403, retroactive from
July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019. Find that the Board had the authority to
enter into the agreement as of July 1, 2018, and that it was in the County's
best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
10.
Approve the Memorandum of
Understanding between the County, by and through the Tulare County Health and
Human Services Agency, Public Guardian Office, and California State University,
Fresno, to coordinate services and allow California State University, Fresno
students to earn hours towards a Bachelors of Science Degree in Criminology.
This Memorandum of Understanding is effective, August 21, 2018 through June 30,
2023.
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.
Library
14.
Approve an agreement with
Stamps.com to provide online postage services in an amount not to exceed $300
per year plus the annual cost of postage and supplies, beginning August 27,
2018.
Probation
15.
Approve a grant award agreement
with the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for Intensive Probation
Supervision for High Risk Felony and Repeat Driving Under the Influence
Offenders in the amount of $87,004 for the period of October 1, 2018 through
September 30, 2019.
Resource Management Agency
16.
Authorize the Resource Management
Agency Director or his designee to apply for $218,274 of SB1 State of Good
Repair transit funds for use on the Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility
project.
17.
Approve a Project Agreement with
the Three Rivers Historical Society for the purpose of operating and
maintaining public restrooms.
Sheriff/Coroner
18.
Approve an agreement with the
Tulare County Office of Education to provide School Resource Officer services
on a district campus in an amount not to exceed $81,139, retroactive from
August 13, 2018 through June 6, 2019.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
19.
Request from the Resource Management Agency to approve and
award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, DOD
Construction from Bakersfield, California, in the amount of $616,036 for
construction of 2017 Community Improvements Project - Phase 3 (Azalea Avenue
and Road 159, Ivanhoe, and Avenue 308 between Dollarhide Road and Effie Drive,
Goshen). 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 contingencies in the amount of $43,301 to cover
unexpected construction conditions. Authorize the Director of the Resource
Management Agency or his designee to approve change orders up to the amount of
$43,301.
(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 – INITIATION OF LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Lupe Equihua v. County of
Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ8157424
ITEM C
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT
(Government
Code Section 54957)
FOR THE POSITION OF: COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICER OR INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
The Board may meet in a continuous closed
session each business day on this topic beginning immediately upon recess of
the open portion of this meeting through August 27, 2018.
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.
