MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

 

KUYLER CROCKER – Vice Chairman

District One

 

PETE VANDER POEL

District Two

 

AMY SHUKLIAN

District Three

 

J. STEVEN WORTHLEY – Chairman

District Four

 

MIKE ENNIS

District Five

 

 

Board of Supervisors

 

Agenda

 

 

 

 

MICHAEL C. SPATA

County Administrative Officer

 

DEANNE H. PETERSON

County Counsel


MELINDA BENTON

Chief Clerk

 

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

2800 W. Burrel Avenue

Visalia, CA  93291

(559) 636-5000

FAX (559) 733-6898

 

 

August 21, 2018

 

9:00 A.M. Board Convenes

 

Board of Supervisors Chambers

2800 W. Burrel Avenue

Visalia, CA 93291

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Moment of Silence

 

 

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

At this time, members of the public may comment on any item not appearing on the agenda.  Under state law, matters presented under this item cannot be discussed or acted upon by the Board at this time.  For items appearing on the agenda, the public is invited to make comments at the time the item comes up for Board consideration.  Any person addressing the Board will be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes so that all interested parties have an opportunity to speak with a total of fifteen (15) minutes allotted for the Public Comment Period.  At all times, please use the microphone and state your name and address for the record.


(Public Comment Period)

 

Documents related to the items on this Agenda, submitted to the Board after distribution of the Agenda packet, are available for public inspection in the Board of Supervisors Office, 2800 W. Burrel Avenue, Visalia, CA during normal business hours.  Such documents are also available online, subject to staff's ability to post the documents before the meeting, at the following website: bosagendas.co.tulare.ca.us

 

As a courtesy to those in attendance, please turn off or place in alert mode all cell phones and pagers.

 

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)

 

 

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.

 

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

 

 

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.

 

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.