(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 the Agricultural
Commissioner/Sealer of the 2017 Tulare County Agricultural Crop and Livestock
Report.
3.
Public Comments.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed
Items)
4.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to approve a vacation of Effie Drive and Kermia Street between Betty
Drive and Road 67 Goshen. Determine that Effie Drive and Kermia Street between
Betty Drive and Road 67 is excess right of way and vacation thereof is in the
public interest. Vacate said portion of Effie Drive and Kermia Street between
Betty Drive and Road 67 and order that the public use is hereby vacated,
reserving an easement and right necessary for public utilities and road maintenance.
Determine that the vacation is exempt from the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) pursuant to the adopted State of California CEQA Guidelines Section
15061(b)(3) and direct the Environmental Officer to sign and file a Notice of
Exemption with the Tulare County Clerk-Recorder. Direct the Clerk of the Board
to cause a certified copy of the resolution to be recorded in the Office of the
Tulare County Clerk-Recorder.
5.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to repeal Ordinance No. 3363, pertaining to the approval of Development
Agreement No. PDA 07-002 between the County of Tulare and MERG Investments LLC
for a self-storage/RV and boat storage facility, retail office complex, and
caretaker apartment on a 7.19 acre parcel located on the south side of Noble
Avenue, south of State Highway 198, approximately 650 east of Road 152, east of
Visalia. Introduce and waive the first reading of an Ordinance to repeal Ordinance
No. 3363. Set the second reading for October 2, 2018.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 6 through 15)
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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, to provide funding of $18,806 to
offset the costs of providing Light Brown Apple Moth pest detection services,
retroactive to 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.
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax
Collector
7.
Establish the 2018-19 Gann
Appropriations Limit for the County to be $4,205,882,773.
Board of Supervisors
8.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28398 with GEI Consultants, Inc. for services related to
preparation of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the Kaweah sub-basin to
extend the term of the agreement to December 31, 2018 to include additional
stakeholder outreach tasks and increase the amount of the agreement from $166,226
to $184,226, retroactive from August 31, 2018 to December 31, 2018. Find that
the Board had authority to enter into the proposed amendment as of August 31,
2018 and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement
on that date.
9.
Appoint Denise England to the
Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency’s Executive Committee.
Health & Human Services Agency
10.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to Drought in Tulare County Resolution No. 2014-0090.
11.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of
Local Emergency due to Critical Shortage of Health Care Facilities, Resolution
No. 2018-0442.
12.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to tree mortality in Tulare County Resolution No.
2015-0850.
13.
Authorize the request for the
Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency to participate in the Homeless
Mentally Ill Outreach and Treatment program and apply for a grant in an amount
not to exceed $309,000. Designate Tulare County Health and Human Services
Agency as the primary program contact for Tulare County.
Probation
14.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28719 with Central Valley Recovery Services, to add HIPAA
Requirements exhibit and revising two other exhibits clarifying standards and
services to be provided, with no change to the dollar amount, retroactive from
July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. Find that the Board had the authority to
enter into the proposed Amendment as of July 1, 2018, and that it was in the
County's best interest to enter into the Amendment on that date.
Resource Management Agency
15.
Approve General Plan Initiation
No. GPI 17-004 to authorize the applicants, The Phares Trust and Paul &
Lynn Ramirez, to file an application for a General Plan Amendment to change the
land use designation from Mooney Corridor to Mixed Use on two 1.00-acre parcels
located on the east side of Mooney Blvd. (SR 63), approximately 621 feet south
of Avenue 264 and the City of Visalia. Assessors Parcel Numbers 150-050-016
& 018.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
16.
Presentation given by the Board of Supervisors staff
regarding the redesign of the Tulare County Capitol Display. Provide input and
direction on final design of the display as presented by the DMI Agency.
(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 Agenda Item related to the
Public Hearing regarding the Vacation of Effie Drive and Kermia Street
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 Agenda Item related to the
Public Hearing to cancel Development Agreement PDA 07-002
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Hernandez, Jr., Albert vs.
City of Visalia, et al.
Tulare County Superior Court VCU274687
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Mary Morales v. County of
Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ6578460
ITEM E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
Claim of Flora Gomez
ITEM F
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.
