(Public Comment Period)
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Americans with Disabilities Act, requests for disability-related modification
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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.
10:00 A.M. TIMED ITEMS
(Timed
Items)
3.
PUBLIC HEARING: Budget Hearings
Introduction and Overview
Adjourn
as the Tulare County Board of Supervisors and convene as the Terra Bella Sewer
Maintenance District
1. Adopt the FY 2018/19
Final Budget for the Terra Bella Sewer Maintenance District as modified during
the hearings.
2. Authorize the
Auditor-Controller to make necessary minor adjustments in order to bring the FY
2018/19 Budget into final balance.
ADJOURN AS THE TERRA
BELLA SEWER MAINTENANCE DISTRICT AND CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL
DISTRICT
1. Adopt the FY 2018/19
Final Budget for the Tulare County Flood Control District as modified during
the hearings.
2. Authorize the
Auditor-Controller to make necessary minor adjustments in order to bring the FY
2018/19 Budget into final balance.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE
COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND RECONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
1. Adopt the FY 2018/19
Final Budgets for all funds and activities as modified during the hearings for
the Enterprise and Assessment District Funds, County Service Areas #1 and #2,
Special Districts, Internal Service Funds, Operating Funds, and the General
Fund.
2. Amend the Personnel
Class Specifications, Class Designations, and Compensation Changes subject to
meet and confer.
3. Amend the Position
Allocation List reflecting adds, deletes, amends, and reclassifications subject
to meet and confer.
4. Approve a salary
increase for the position of Chief Probation Officer, effective the next full
pay period following approval by the Board of Supervisors, in the amount of
$2,932 from a total annual salary of $146,558 to $149,490, and the same
standard benefits provided to Bargaining Unit 10 employees.
5. Approve a salary
increase for the position of Child Support Services Director, effective the
next full pay period following approval by the Board of Supervisors, in the
amount of $6,887 from a total annual salary of $137,729 to $144,616, and the
same standard benefits provided to Bargaining Unit 10 employees.
6. Approve the
restoration of 611.95 hours of sick leave to the County Counsel, effective the
next full pay period following approval by the Board of Supervisors.
7. Approve the
designation of the Executive Director-TCAG, per the attached personnel
resolution, to transfer the position from Bargaining Unit 11 to Bargaining Unit
10, and receive the same standard benefits provided to Bargaining Unit 10
employees.
8. Approve a 2% cost of
living increase for County elected officials consistent with the June 20, 2017,
Resolution 2017-0479 action.
9. Approve the Board of
Supervisors cost of living increase of 2% consistent with the June 20, 2017,
Resolution 2017-0479 action, and pursuant to County Ordinance No. 3444,
effective with the start of the first full pay period following sixty (60) day
after the adoption of the Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2018/19, per Ordinance
Code section 1-07-1060(e).
10. Authorize the
Auditor-Controller to make necessary minor adjustments in order to bring the FY
2018/19 Budget into final balance.
11. Authorize the
Auditor-Controller to retitle and repurpose Trust Fund No. 586 from Step-Up to Homelessness
and Community Outreach.
12. Accept the
government and fiduciary fund tables to be part of the budget disclosure
process including the Adopted Budget.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 4 through 26)
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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
4.
Appoint Tomas Velasquez to the District 5 - Regular Commissioner
Seat on the Housing Authority of the County of Tulare for a term ending
December 18, 2021.
5.
Appoint Maribel Magana to the Child Care Provider Seat on the
Tulare County Council on Child and Youth Development for a term ending June 30,
2020.
County Counsel/Risk Management
6.
Authorize the County to
participate in the California State Association of Counties-Excess Insurance
Authority (CSAC-EIA) Extended Medical Malpractice Program and approve the
Medical Malpractice Program Extended Participation Agreement with CSAC-EIA in
an amount not to exceed $507,000 for the 2018/2019 policy year, and not to
exceed $557,700 for the 2019/2020 policy year, effective October 1, 2018
through October 1, 2020.
District Attorney
7.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28366 with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
for the Human Trafficking Advocacy Program to extend the term of the agreement
to December 31, 2018 and increase the total project cost from $86,323 to
$110,542, which includes $88,433 in grant funds and $22,109 in County matching
funds, effective September 30, 2018.
8.
Approve an agreement to accept
grant funding from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the
Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driver Vertical Prosecution Program in an amount not
to exceed $117,546 for the program period of October 1, 2018 through September
30, 2019. Authorize the Grant Director and the Fiscal or Accounting Official to
sign three originals of the Grant Agreement.
9.
Approve the Grant Subaward with
the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the
Unserved/Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach Program in the amount of
$175,000 with a $43,750 match, for the period of October 1, 2018 through
September 30, 2019. Authorize the Chairman to sign two copies each of the Grant
Subaward Face Sheet, the Certification of Assurance of Compliance, and the
Subrecipient Grants Management Assessment Form. Authorize the County
Administrative Officer or his designee to sign two copies of 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. Recognize the
Chair of the Tulare County Board of Supervisors as having authority to submit
the application for the Unserved/Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach
Program to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, and as having
authority to execute on behalf of the County of Tulare the attached Grant
Subaward, including any extensions or amendments thereof. Agree to provide all
matching funds required for the project, including any extensions or amendments
thereof. Agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the California
Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Agree that grant funds received
hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body.
Fire Department
10.
Approve a grant award agreement
with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for the
Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant in an amount not to exceed $1,298.10. Authorize
the Fire Chief, or his designee, to sign any related grant certification forms
as required under the terms of the grant agreement.
Health & Human Services Agency
11.
Approve an agreement with
Community Services and Employment Training, Inc. for the provision of
comprehensive job services to TulareWORKs clients in an amount not to exceed
$1,260,000, effective October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019.
12.
Approve an agreement with the
University of California, Berkeley Optometric Eye Center Retinopathy Screening
Program for the provision of diabetic retinopathy screenings and the necessary
equipment and software to provide those services in an amount not to exceed $25,000
retroactive from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020. 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.
13.
Approve an agreement with A.T.
Still University to provide a clerkship-training program offering clinical
experience to medical students effective upon approval through June 30, 2021.
14.
Approve Kaweah Delta Mental
Health Hospital, Visalia, as the named provider site and designated facility
for Tulare County. This facility has been approved by the California
Department of Health Care Services as a 72-hour treatment and evaluation
center. Approve the named classes of individuals listed and identified in
Exhibit A who may, upon probable cause, take mentally disordered individuals
described in California Welfare & Institutions Code Sections 5150 and 5585
into custody and place them into the designated facility for 72-hour treatment
and evaluation. Ratify and approve the facility and employment classification
designations under California Welfare & Institutions Code Sections 5150 and
5585 retroactive from July 1, 2017 and effective until either party modifies
this designation and/or supersedes it by a subsequent designation. Revoke all
previous designations. Authorize and direct the Clerk of the Board to send a
certified copy of this Resolution to Kaweah Delta Mental Health Hospital,
Kaweah Delta Health Care Hospital, the Director of Turning Point of Central
California, the Director of Tulare Youth Services Bureau, and the Director of
Tulare County Office of Education Behavioral Health Services.
15.
Approve an agreement with
Kaweah Delta Health Care District to allow Kaweah Delta Health Care District to
be designated as a Level III Trauma Center, retroactive from July 1, 2018
through June 30, 2023. Find that the Board had authority to approve this
agreement as of July 1, 2018 and that it was in the County's best interest to
renew the agreement on that date.
16.
Approve an agreement with
PaintCare Inc. to facilitate the collection and transportation of hazardous
paint materials from Countys Drop-off sites, effective upon signatures and will
remain in effect for a period of (2) years in the amount of zero dollars.
17.
Approve an agreement with
Community Services & Employment Training, Inc. for the Youth Transitions
Program in an amount not to exceed $758,325 effective October 1, 2018 through
September 30, 2019.
18.
Approve an agreement with the
Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County for the Welfare-to-Work Expanded
Subsidized Employment Program for the provision of expanded work opportunities
to CalWORKs recipients in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000, effective October
1, 2018 through September 30, 2019.
19.
Approve an agreement with
Tulare County Superintendent of Schools, Services for Education and Employment
for the provision of comprehensive job services to TulareWORKs clients in an
amount not to exceed $425,250 effective October 1, 2018 through September 30,
2019.
Information & Communications
Technology
20.
Approve a lease/purchase
agreement with Key Government Finance, Inc. for licenses and maintenance of
Cisco SMARTnet in an amount not to exceed $1,569,013.71, for the time period of
September 11, 2018 through October 11, 2021.
Resource Management Agency
21.
Waive the second reading and
adopt an ordinance adding section 7-27-1021 to and amending sections 7-27-1010,
7-27-1025, 7-27-1030, and 7-27-1180 of Chapter 27 of Part VII of the Ordinance
Code of Tulare County, pertaining to Flood Damage Prevention. Direct the Clerk
to publish a summary of the ordinance and post a full copy of the ordinances
after adoption as required by law. Approve a general rule exemption (14 Cal.
Code. Regs. 15061(b)(3), and a Class 8 Categorical Exemption, (14 Cal. Code.
Regs. 15308) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and
the State CEQA Guidelines in connection with adoption of the proposed ordinances
referenced below. Direct the Environmental Assessment Officer of the Tulare
County Resource Management Agency, or designee, to file a Notice of Exemption
with the Clerk-Recorder.
22.
Approve an agreement with NCM
Engineering Corporation to provide Professional Engineering Consulting Services
for the Avenue 392 over Sand Creek Bridge Project in an amount not to exceed
$144,983, effective September 11, 2018 through June 30, 2021.
23.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid Opening Results for the Allensworth
Elementary Sidewalk Improvements Project.
CONTRACTOR BID
AMOUNT
DOD Construction $517,768.00
Engineers Estimate $420,000.00
24.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid Opening Results for the Spacer Drive (D134)
Safety Improvements Project.
CONTRACTOR BID
AMOUNT
Lee’s Paving, Inc $251,801.00
Engineers Estimate $180,876.80
Sheriff/Coroner
25.
Ratify and approve a grant
application by the Sheriff’s Office to the California Department of Alcohol
Beverage Control (ABC) for compliance by ABC licensees with laws regulating the
sale of alcoholic beverages to minors in an amount up to $20,000. Find that the
Board had authority to submit the application by September 4, 2018, and that it
was in the County’s best interest to submit the application on that date.
26.
Approve the grant award
agreement with the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of
Boating and Waterways for the purchase of a patrol boat and accompanying
trailer in an amount not to exceed $103,388, for the period of September 11,
2018 through September 20, 2033. Approve the necessary budget adjustments per
the attached AUD 308 (4/5ths vote required). Approve the procurement process in
FY 2018/19 for Capital Asset purchase of one patrol boat and accompanying boat
trailer to be received and paid in FY 2019/20.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
27.
Presentation given by the Sheriff's Office to provide an
overview of the Sheriffs Office in-car and body worn camera system and identify
the overwhelming benefits it provides to the department, the County, and the
community as a whole.
28.
Approve the recommendations of the Human Resources &
Development Department to: 1. Renew the Anthem Blue Cross PPO plan offerings
provided by the San Joaquin Valley Insurance Authority (SJVIA) with a 2.35%
rate increase. 2. Renew the Kaiser Permanente plan rates with an increase of
.38% for the Traditional HMO plan, -.46% for the Deductible HMO plan, and 3.14%
for the Senior Advantage Plan. 3. Approve participation in the Delta Dental
PPO Plan with no increase for the second year, and no increase for the
DeltaCare HMO plan. 4. Approve participation in the Vision Service Plan through
the SJVIA with no increase in the vision plan rates. 5. Approve renewal from
Anthem Blue Cross for Employee Assistance Plan services with no rate increase
for one year.
29.
Request from the Human Resources Department to set the
Annual Salary for the position of County Administrative Officer, in Bargaining
Unit 10, in the amount of $200,000, with a 5% increase after six months and
another 5% increase after twelve months, both of which are contingent upon
performance, and the same standard benefits provided to Bargaining Unit 10
employees, and with an additional benefit of Auto Allowance at $551 monthly,
effective December 1, 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 – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Sheila Howland v. County of
Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ9600067
ITEM B
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 C
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives:
Supervisors J. Steven Worthley, Chairman, and Kuyler Crocker, Vice Chair
Unrepresented Employees: County
Administrative Officer or Interim County Administrative Officer
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.
