(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.
Recognition of Tulare County Employees who have been selected by
their respective departments to be honored in the Employee Recognition
Program. Announce and select the Tulare County Employee of the Year 2018.
3.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 4 through 53)
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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.
Approve a letter of support for
H.R. 2695 to rename the Success Dam in Tulare County, California, as the
Richard L. Schafer Dam.
5.
Appoint Dan Ramirez to the Social Service Agency Seat on the
Community Health Center Board for a term ending April 18, 2021.
6.
Reappoint Nan Arnold to the Community Partner Seat on the Tulare
County Health Advisory Committee for a term ending February 1, 2022.
7.
Appoint Steve Etchegaray to the District 5 Seat on the Tulare
County Water Commission for a term ending April 30, 2021.
8.
Reappoint Kevin Caskey to the Historical Society Member Seat on
the Tulare County Museum Board for a term ending February 13, 2022.
County Administrative Office
9.
Ratify actions by the County
Administrative Officer during the month of April 2019. Find that the activities
funded pursuant to the good works funding agreements are necessary to meet
social needs of the residents of Tulare County.
General Services Agency
10.
Approve the bid documents for
the Three Rivers Museum Restroom Project. Authorize the advertisement of bids
for the project. Set the bid opening for the project at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday,
July 11, 2019.
11.
Approve an adjustment to the
Capital Projects budget for Fiscal Year 2018/19 in an amount not to exceed
$8,623, to accommodate costs associated with the Agricultural Commissioner
Remodel Project. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote
required).
12.
Ratify Purchasing Agreement No.
PA3663 with RL Crawford Constructors, Inc. for Motor Pool Parts Office
Construction Project. Approve an amendment to Agreement No. PA3663 to increase
the agreement amount by $3,100.01, from $101,680.00 to $104,780.01. Authorize the
final payment to RL Crawford Constructors, Inc. in the amount of $3,100.01.
13.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28687 with American Guard Services, Inc. to extend the term of
the agreement for one (1) year for security guard services to County
facilities, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
14.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28280 with ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation to extend the term
of the agreement to June 30, 2020 in an amount not to exceed$130,940.00,
increasing the Fiscal Year 2018/19 amount by $60,000 and setting an amount not
to exceed of$90,000 for Fiscal Year 2019/20 for Countywide elevator maintenance
services. Approve the necessary budget adjustment (4/5ths vote required).
Health & Human Services Agency
15.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to Drought in Tulare County Resolution No. 2014-0090.
16.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to tree mortality in Tulare County Resolution No.
2015-0850.
17.
Approve an agreement with
Aspiranet for the delivery of Transitional Housing Program Plus services in an
amount not to exceed $234,722, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
18.
Approve an agreement with Kings
View Corporation for the provision of South County Mobile Services in an amount
not to exceed $850,000, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
19.
Approve an agreement with Kings
View Corporation for the South County One-Stop Center program for mental health
services in an amount not to exceed $700,000, effective July 1, 2019 through
June 30, 2020.
20.
Approve an agreement with Kings
View Corporation for the Tulare County Warm Line Program in an amount not to
exceed $292,084, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
21.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with New Era Group Home to provide services on behalf of Tulare
County Child Welfare Services foster children. This will include the care and
placement of foster children through cooperation, collaboration, and sharing of
appropriate information, effective June 4, 2019 through June 30, 2022. There
are no costs associated with this agreement.
22.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with Transitions Children's Services to provide services on
behalf of Tulare County Child Welfare Services foster children. This will
include the care and placement of foster children through cooperation,
collaboration and sharing of appropriate information, effective June 4, 2019
through June 30, 2022. There are no costs associated with this agreement.
23.
Approve an agreement with Tulare
County Superintendent of Schools for the provision of mental health services to
Tulare County adolescents and children in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000,
effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
24.
Approve an agreement with
Tulare County Superintendent of Schools for the Primary Intervention Program in
an amount not to exceed $451,095, effective July 1, 2019, through June 30,
2020.
25.
Approve an agreement with
Turning Point of Central California, Inc., for the provision of Children's
Mental Health services for TulareWorks Welfare to Work Participants in an
amount not to exceed $450,000, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
26.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28349 with Woodlake Unified School District to decrease the
agreement from $101,000 to an amount not to exceed $99,582 for the provision of
a Differential Response Pre and Post Services, effective June 4, 2019 through
June 30, 2019.
27.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Superior Court of California, County of Tulare in the
amount not to exceed $305,028, ($105,964 for one (1) Courtroom Clerk position
in the Porterville Division and $199,063 for two (2) Courtroom Clerks for the
Visalia Division), effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
28.
Approve an agreement with
Central Star Behavioral Health, Inc. to provide youth acute Inpatient
Psychiatric Health facility beds and related mental health treatment for the
benefit of Tulare County youth consumers in an amount not to exceed $250,000,
effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
29.
Approve an agreement with
Family Services of Tulare County for the provision of supervised visitation
services to families whose children have been placed in out-of-home care in an
amount not to exceed $230,931, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
30.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28553 with Parenting Network, Inc. to increase the agreement to
an amount not to exceed $264,000 for the delivery of Respite Care Services,
retroactive from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
31.
Approve an agreement with
Psynergy Programs, Inc. for the provision of residential and specialty mental
health services in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000, effective July 1, 2019
through June 30, 2020.
32.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28235 with Unilab Corporation d.b.a. Quest Diagnostics to reflect
additional laboratory services and costs for those services, in an amount not
to exceed $326, 700, retroactive from July 27, 2018 through June 30, 2020.
33.
Approve an agreement with
Vision y Compromiso to deliver the National Diabetes Prevention Program, in an
amount not to exceed $47,875, retroactive from July 1, 2018 through June 30,
2020.
34.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28244 with the California Department of Public Health for the
Public Health Emergency Preparedness program in an amount not to exceed
$4,542,632, retroactive from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2022.
Information & Communications
Technology
35.
Approve an agreement with
Amazon Web Services for the implementation of a data backup and hosting of
monthly backups in the cloud in an amount not to exceed $5,800, for service
through October 31, 2019.
Library
36.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 27969 with the City of Farmersville for library services to the City to
increase the total grant amount by $66.06, from $80,591.94 to $80,658, and to
revise the contract termination date to October 31, 2019.
Resource Management Agency
37.
Approve a grant agreement with
the State Water Resources Control Board for the Seville Bottled Water Program
in an amount not to exceed $110,000, retroactive from April 1, 2019 through May
31, 2020. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5th vote required).
38.
Approve and award the contract
to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, MAC General Engineering, Inc.
from Strathmore, California for construction of Community Accessibility
Enhancement Project in an amount not to exceed $327,314.93. 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 $28,866 to cover unexpected construction
conditions. Authorize the Director of the Resource Management Agency, or their
designee, to approve contract change orders up to the amount of allowed funds
for contingencies.
39.
Accept the Special Event Permit
Application for the Kasonnos Flat Bottom Boogie to be held on Saturday, July
13, 2019, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Club Royal Oak RV Resort near the
City of Kingsburg. Direct the Resource Management Agency Director, or designee,
to consider the Special Event Permit Application. Approve the Kasonnos Flat
Bottom Boogie to be an on-going event for future years until such time as
conditions of the event and/or the location change, and subject to submittals
of complete application for each annual event.
40.
Approve an agreement with LE
Cooke Co. in connection with an application for an encroachment permit to place
an irrigation pipeline within County right-of-way of Road 148, between Avenue
272 and Avenue 280, effective June 4, 2019 through June 4, 2044.
41.
Approve a Categorical Exemption
consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Title 14
California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 15061(b)(3) general rule
exemption. Find there is no substantial evidence that proposed activity will
have a significant effect on the environment and determine the Categorical
Exemption is consistent with the CEQA Title 14 CCR, Section 15061(b)(3) general
rule exemption, that was prepared for the project reflects the independent
judgment of the County and completed in compliance with the CEQA of 1970.
Approve the designation of a One-Way STOP controlled intersection on Avenue 308
at Effie Drive (Diagonal 70), in the community of Goshen. Authorize the
installation of a STOP sign on Avenue 308 at Effie 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).
42.
Approve a Categorical Exemption
consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Title 14
California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 15061(b)(3) general rule
exemption. Find there is no substantial evidence that proposed activity will
have a significant effect on the environment and determine the Categorical
Exemption is consistent with the CEQA Title 14 CCR, Section 15061(b)(3) general
rule exemption, that was prepared for the project reflects the independent
judgment of the County and completed in compliance with the CEQA of 1970.
Approve the designation of an All-Way STOP control at the intersection of
Avenue 256 and Road 124, south of the city of Visalia. Authorize the
installation of STOP signs on Avenue 256 at the intersection of Road 124 in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2B.07 of the 2014 California Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) and Section 22450(c) of the
California Vehicle Code (CVC).
43.
Approve a Categorical Exemption
consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Title 14
California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 15061(b)(3) general rule
exemption. Find there is no substantial evidence that proposed activity will
have a significant effect on the environment and determine the Categorical
Exemption is consistent with the CEQA Title 14 CCR, Section 15061(b)(3) general
rule exemption, that was prepared for the project reflects the independent
judgment of the County and completed in compliance with the CEQA of 1970.
Approve the designation of a One-Way STOP controlled intersection on Mountain
View Road (Local Road 128F) at Avenue 320, just north of the City of Visalia.
Authorize the installation of a STOP sign on Mountain View Road at Avenue 320,
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).
44.
Accept the Special Event Permit
Application for the Pixley Union School Districts ASES 5K Run to be held on
Saturday, June 8, 2019 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am in the unincorporated community
of Pixley. Approve the Pixley Union School Districts ASES 5K Run to be an
on-going event for future years until such time as conditions of the event
and/or the location change, and subject to submittal of complete application
for each annual event.
45.
Accept the Special Event Permit
Application for the Jet Jam Racing Tour to be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019
and Sunday, June 9, 2019 from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm near the unincorporated
community of East Porterville. Direct the Resource Management Agency Director,
or designee, to consider the Special Event Permit Application. Approve the Jet
Jam Racing Tour to be an on-going event for future years until such time as
conditions of the event and/or the location change, and subject to submittals
of complete application for each annual event.
46.
Approve the Fiscal Year
2019/2020 operating budget for the Seville Water Company. Approve the necessary
budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
47.
Authorize continuance of the
temporary receivership for the Seville Water Company through June 30, 2021,
subject to the same terms and conditions enumerated as items 1 through 11
inclusive in the Order Granting Petition for Appointment of Receiver dated May
26, 2017.
48.
Waive the second reading and
adopt the Sequoia Gateway Development Agreement Ordinance. Direct the Clerk of
the Board to publish the Ordinance as required by State law. Approve
Development Agreement (DEV 18-001) per Planning Commission Recommendation
Resolution No. 9549 and Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 2018-0938.
49.
Waive the second reading and
adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 1 of Part IV of the Ordinance Code of
Tulare County, pertaining to abatement of nuisances, and amending Chapter 15 of
Part VII of the Ordinance Code of Tulare County, pertaining to building
regulations and abatement of related nuisances, including substandard housing
nuisances. Direct the Clerk to publish a summary of the ordinance and to post a
full copy of the ordinance after adoption, as required by law.
Sheriff/Coroner
50.
Approve an agreement with
Canteen of Fresno, Inc. to provide commissary services for inmates in Tulare
County detention facilities, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022.
51.
Approve an agreement with the
Tulare County Office of Education in an amount not to exceed $348,000,
retroactive from March 19, 2019 through June 30, 2021. Approve the necessary
budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
52.
Authorize the submission of a
grant application for funding from the Board of State Community Corrections for
Fiscal Year 19/20 to assist with the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
program in an amount not to exceed $232,701.
Solid Waste
53.
Approve Disposal Agreements
with the City of Visalia, City of Tulare and City of Porterville, effective
July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2024 with an optional five year renewal for waste
disposal at a county-owned landfill.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
54.
Request from the Probation Department to approve an
agreement with BI, Incorporated for electronic monitoring services for adult
probationers, in an amount not to exceed $350,000, retroactive from July 1,
2018 through June 30, 2019.
55.
Request from the Health and Human Services Agency to
approve an agreement with Tulare Youth Service Bureau, Inc. for the Maternal
Mental Health Program in an amount not to exceed $298,559, effective July 1,
2019 through June 30, 2020.
56.
Request from the Health and Human Services Agency to
approve an agreement with Tulare Youth Services Bureau, Inc. for the Full
Service Partnership Children's program to provide mental health services in an
amount not to exceed $1,300,000, effective July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020.
57.
Request from the Health and Human Services Agency to
approve an agreement with Tulare Youth Service Bureau, Inc. for the provision
of mental health services to Tulare County adolescents and children in an
amount not to exceed $5,500,000, effective July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020.
58.
Request from the Board of Supervisors staff to authorize
the Step Up #LEAD Youth Program to be funded in the amount of $100,000 on July
1, 2019.
(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
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property Description: 20000 Road 140, Tulare
California
Agency Negotiators: John Hess, Laura Silva
Negotiating Party or Parties: Tulare County
Deputy Sheriff’s Benevolent Association
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of
Payment
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – INITIATION OF LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(4))
Number of Potential Cases: 1
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Richard McCuen v. County of
Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Nos:
ADJ10055033, ADJ10593700
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 Eerrickke Brown
ITEM F
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.
