(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.
Swearing-in Ceremony for Supervisor Dennis Townsend, District
Five.
2.
Swearing-in Ceremony for Supervisor Eddie Valero, District Four.
3.
Election of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors for the year 2019.
4.
Board of Supervisors matters.
5.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 6 through 30)
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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
6.
Approve the 2019 Board of
Supervisors Committee Assignments.
7.
Appoint Supervisor Kuyler Crocker to the following Boards,
Commissions and Committees:
Greater
Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency - Board of Supervisors Alternate
Member to serve at the Pleasure of the Board
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District
Board - Board of Supervisors Representative to serve at the Pleasure of the
Board
San Joaquin Valley Water Infrastructure Authority Board -
Board of Supervisors Representative to serve at the Pleasure of the Board
Tule River Tribe Fee-To-Trust Ad Hoc - Board of
Supervisors Representative to serve at the Pleasure of the Board
Upper Kings Basin Integrated Regional Water Management
Authority - Board of Supervisors Representative to serve at the Pleasure of the
Board
8.
Appoint Supervisor Pete Vander Poel to the following Boards,
Commissions and Committees:
Greater Kaweah Groundwater
Sustainability Agency - Board of Supervisors Member to serve at the Pleasure of
the Board
9.
Appoint Supervisor Amy Shuklian to the following Boards,
Commissions and Committees:
Agricultural Policy
Advisory Committee - Board of Supervisors Alternate Member to serve at the
Pleasure of the Board
San
Joaquin Valley Insurance Authority - Board of Supervisors Representative to
serve at the Pleasure of the Board
10.
Appoint Supervisor Eddie Valero to the following Boards,
Commissions and Committees:
Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee - Member
18, Board of Supervisors Regular Member to serve at the Pleasure of the Board
County of Tulare
Redevelopment Successor Agency Oversight Board - Board of Supervisors Member to
serve at the Pleasure of the Board
Countywide Oversight
Board for Tulare County - Member 1, Board of Supervisors Member to serve at the
Pleasure of the Board
Kings River East
Groundwater Sustainability Agency - Board of Supervisors Representative to
serve at the Pleasure of the Board
Kings/Tulare Area
Agency on Aging Governing Board - Board of Supervisors Representative to serve
at the Pleasure of the Board
Local Agency
Formation Commission (LAFCO) – Board of Supervisors Alternate Member to serve
at the Pleasure of the Board
San Joaquin Valley
Insurance Authority - Board of Supervisors Alternate Representative to serve at
the Pleasure of the Board
Step Up Committee -
Board of Supervisors Representative for a term ending September 1, 2020
Tulare County Audit
Committee – Board of Supervisors Member to serve at the Pleasure of the Board
11.
Appoint Supervisor Dennis Townsend to the following Boards,
Commissions and Committees:
East Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency
- Board of Supervisors Alternate Representative to serve at the Pleasure of the
Board
East Tule Groundwater
Sustainability Agency - Board of Supervisors Representative to serve at the
Pleasure of the Board
Golden State Finance
Authority - Board of Supervisors Alternate Representative to serve at the
Pleasure of the Board
Indian Gaming Local
Community Benefit Committee - Mutually Selected Member Seat for a term ending
January 1, 2022
Local Agency Formation
Commission (LAFCO) – Board of Supervisors Member to serve at the Pleasure of
the Board
Rural County
Representatives of California (RCRC) - Board of Supervisors Alternate Representative
to serve at the Pleasure of the Board
San Joaquin Valley
Water Infrastructure Authority Board - Board of Supervisors Alternate Representative
to serve at the Pleasure of the Board
Tulare County Water
Commission - Board of Supervisors Alternate Representative to serve at the
Pleasure of the Board
Tule River Tribe
Fee-To-Trust Ad Hoc - Board of Supervisors Representative to serve at the
Pleasure of the Board
12.
Appoint Scott Harness to the Trustee Seat on the Alta Cemetery
District for a term ending January 6, 2020.
13.
Appoint John Hess to the Department Head Seat on the Tulare
County Audit Committee for a term ending at the Pleasure of the Board.
District Attorney
14.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28897 with the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California
to increase the total project cost of the Workers Compensation Insurance Fraud
Program from $540,309 to $547,637, retroactive from July 1, 2018 through June
30, 2019.
15.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28898 with the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California
to increase the total project cost of the Automobile Insurance Fraud Program
from $180,000 to $193,165, retroactive from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
Health & Human Services Agency
16.
Approve the annual
Certification Statements for California Childrens Services and Child Health and
Disability Prevention programs to receive funding in an amount not to exceed
$7,070,102 retroactive from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. Approve the
necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
17.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28437 with Netsmart Technologies, Inc. to include Exhibit C and
increase the amount of user licenses for an additional $1,510,382, the total
agreement amount will not exceed $4,334,023, retroactive from September 1, 2017
through August 31, 2022.
18.
Approve an agreement with Aegis
Treatment Centers, LLC., dba AEGIS for the provision of outpatient methadone maintenance
treatment program in an amount not to exceed $250,128 retroactive from March 1,
2018 through June 30, 2019.
19.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28696 with Addiction Research and Treatment Inc., dba BAART for
the provision of outpatient methadone maintenance treatment program services in
an amount not to exceed $4,751,000, retroactive from March 1, 2018, through
June 30, 2019.
20.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to tree mortality in Tulare County Resolution No.
2015-0850.
21.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to Drought in Tulare County Resolution No. 2014-0090.
22.
Authorize the submittal of an
advance grant application in the amount of $547,046 to the Governors Office of
Emergency Services for the Fiscal Year 2019 State Homeland Security Grant
Program, to support emergency preparedness, prevention and response activities
conducted by the County of Tulare and other subrecipients in the Tulare Operational
Area. Approve the Governing Body Resolution to appoint Authorized Agents to act
on behalf of the County in securing and administering Fiscal Year 2019 SHSGP
grant funds.
Resource Management Agency
23.
Approve Standard Agreement No.
64BO19-00854 with the State of California, Department of Transportation, for
cost reimbursement of transit operating expenses in the amount of $367,300,
retroactive from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019. Authorize the Chairman of
the Board to sign the Standard Agreement and the reimbursement request upon
approval of the agreement by the State.
24.
Approve the Memorandum of
Understanding with Friant Water Authority to implement preventative measures
that would allow five County bridges to be partially submerged to accommodate
increased flows along the Friant-Kern Canal to mitigate for bridges
experiencing localized subsidence. Allow Friant Water Authority, per stipulated
conditions of the Memorandum of Understanding, to perform all preventative
maintenance work on five County owned bridges, retroactive to January 2, 2019.
25.
Approve the designation of a
One-Way STOP controlled intersection on Waverly Court (Local Road 160B) at
Walter Avenue (Local Avenue 329D), in the community of Ivanhoe. Authorize the
installation of a STOP sign on Waverly Court at Walter Avenue, 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). Approve a Categorical Exemption consistent with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Title 14 California Code of
Regulations (CCR), Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule exemption, for this
activity.
26.
Approve the designation of a
Two-Way STOP controlled intersection on Lawson Drive (D232) at Balfour Drive
(D229A) and on Guthrie Drive (D230) at Lawson Drive (D232), in the community of
Strathmore. Authorize the installation of STOP signs on Lawson Drive at Balfour
Drive and on Guthrie Drive at Lawson Drive, 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).
Approve a Categorical Exemption consistent with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Title 14 California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section
15061(b)(3), the general rule exemption, for this activity.
27.
Authorize the filing of one
Notice of Partial Non-Renewal for the following Land Conservation Contract, as
provided in the Williamson Act. The request fulfills a condition resulting from
one tentative parcel map: WAN 18-013 Williamson Act Contract No. 4529, Ag
Preserve No. 1817, on the east side of Road 180, approximately 0.5 miles north
of State Route 137, four miles west of Lindsay (APN 197-050-003) (Edward and
Edna Brower Revocable Living Trust) (3.27 acres to be non-renewed as a
condition of PPM 18-025.) (78.4 acres subject to contract amendment.) Approve
the execution of an amendment to the Land Conservation Contract, as a condition
of approval for the aforementioned Partial Non-Renewal. Approve the execution
of an amendment to one (1) Land Conservation Contract as required by conditions
of approval for the following project: PLA 18-020 Williamson Act Contract No.
5088, Ag Preserve No. 1699, located on the east side of Road 160 (State Route
216), south of Avenue 320, one-mile south of Ivanhoe (APNs 108-090-020, -046
and -054), (James C. Hamilton) (52.69 acres subject to contract amendment).
Sheriff/Coroner
28.
Ratify and approve a grant
application to the California Department of Public Health for enforcement and
education of tobacco laws and the dangers of tobacco use, effective December
21, 2018. The grant period is for February 1, 2019 through January 31, 2022 in
an amount up to $240,357.
29.
Approve a Capital Asset
purchase of a patrol boat and accompanying boat trailer for use in the
Sheriff’s Boating Safety Enforcement Unit, in an amount not to exceed $140,398.
Approve Capital Asset purchase of one patrol boat and accompanying boat trailer
to be received and paid in FY 2018/19 or FY 2019/20. Approve the necessary
budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
30.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between participating agencies to operate the Central
Valley High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area High Impact Investigation Team,
retroactive from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
31.
Request from County Counsel to approve training on
February 27, 2019 for special districts and independent agencies on the topics
of basic functions and duties of local agencies.
(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: Fancher, William and Cathy v.
Resource Management Agency
Tulare County Superior Court Case No. 274579
ITEM B
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT
(Government
Code Section 54957)
FOR THE POSITION OF: AGRICULTURAL
COMMISSIONER/SEALER
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives: Rhonda
Sjostrom, Jason T. Britt
Employee Organizations: All Certified
Employee Organizations
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented
Employees.
