(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.
Public Comments.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed
Items)
3.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Solid Waste department
to consider an increase to the Franchised Haulers maximum collection and
ancillary rates for Service Areas A, B, C, D, E, G, H, and J in accordance with
the calculation methodology set forth in Tulare County Franchise Agreements
Number 27185-A, 27186-A, 27187-A, 27188-A, 27189-A, and 27190-A. Approve the
recommended maximum collection and ancillary rates per Exhibit "A",
effective July 1, 2019.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 4 through 67)
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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
4.
Approve a payment to Donald O.
Cripe, in the amount of $1,760 for Hearing Officer services rendered in Fiscal
Year 2018/19. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
5.
Approve the transfer of funds
to Capital Projects of up to $319,639 for long range Agricultural Commissioner
Capital Asset projects. Approve an increase in the Agricultural Commissioner’s
budget of $52,386 from additional Unclaimed Gas Tax (UGT). Approve the
necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
6.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture for the Fuels, Lubricants and
Automotive Products Program in an amount not to exceed $12,075, effective July
1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
7.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture for the Weighmaster Program in an
amount not to exceed $3,600, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax
Collector
8.
Authorize the Treasurer to
transfer to the General Fund, pursuant to Government Code sections 50050,
50053, and 50055, unclaimed funds currently in the Probation, Sheriff and Tax
Collector special fund accounts.
9.
Approve the Tulare County
Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Statement of Investment Policy for Fiscal Year
2019/20. Approve renewal of investment authority to the Tulare County
Treasurer-Tax Collector to invest and reinvest the funds of Tulare County and
funds of other depositors in the County Treasury.
10.
Accept the Treasurers
Investment Pools Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year
ended June 30, 2018.
Board of Supervisors
11.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27429 with Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, and Tulare counties for
the San Joaquin Valley Water Infrastructure Authority to add additional members
and expand the Joint Powers Agreement scope.
12.
Approve the Step Up Youth
Activities Grant Awards as recommended by the Tulare County Youth Commission.
Award $95,000 in funding from the Step Up Youth Activities Grant Program as
follows: District 1: Boys and Girls Club of the Sequoias, $10,000; Self Help
Enterprises, $5,000; Pesticide Action Network of North America for El Quinto
Sol de America, $5,000; District 2: Grandma’s House, $10,000; Tulare Athletic
Boxing Club, $5,000; Sundale Foundation, $5,000; District 3: The Source,
$10,000; Tulare County Symphony League, $5,000; Arts Visalia, $5,000; District
4: Family Services of Tulare County, $5,000; Mending Fences at JM Ranch, $5,000;
Big Brothers Big Sisters, $5,000; Proteus, Inc., $5,000; District 5: The United
Methodist Church, $5,000; Foodlink for Tulare County, $5,000; Porterville
Strings, $5,000. Determine that the 2019 Step Up Youth Activities Grant Awards
are necessary to meet the social needs of the population of Tulare County,
including, but not limited to the areas of: education, health and welfare, and
the needs of financially handicapped persons.
13.
Reappoint Kirk Nelson to the District 1-Consumer Seat on the
Community Health Center Board for a term ending April 18, 2023.
14.
Appoint Cynthia Dias to the District 4-Consumer Seat on the
Community Health Center Board for a term ending April 18, 2023.
15.
Appoint Heather Journey-Thompson to the Health Care Seat on the
Community Health Center Board for a term ending April 18, 2021.
16.
Appoint Derek C. Williams to the District 4 - Alternate Seat on
the Tulare County Association of Governments for a term ending at the Pleasure
of the Board.
17.
Appoint Gil Aguilar to the Director 2 Seat on the Tulare County
Planning Commission for a term ending December 31, 2021.
18.
Reappoint Joanne Ledbetter to the Historical Society Member Seat
on the Tulare County Museum Board for a term ending February 13, 2021.
19.
Appoint Brenda Larson to the At-Large Member Seat on the Tulare
County Council on Child & Youth Development for a term ending June 30,
2020.
20.
Appoint Bryce McAteer to the At-Large Member Seat on the Tulare
County Water Commission for a term ending April 30, 2020.
Child Support Services
21.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Child Support Services to hire an inter-jurisdictional
extra help attorney in an amount not to exceed $27,008, effective July 1, 2019
through June 30, 2020.
Clerk of the Board
22.
Approve the amended Conflict of
Interest Code adopted by Hope School District.
23.
Approve the amended Conflict of
Interest Code adopted by Palo Verde Union School District.
County Counsel/Risk Management
24.
Approve an amendment to the
General Liability II (GL2) Program Memorandum of Understanding with California
State Association of Counties-Excess Insurance Authority. Authorize any County
employee appointed to the GL2 or Claim review Committee to use County time and
resources to carry out his or her duties as a committee member.
25.
Authorize the Risk Manager to
renew the Countys Excess Workers Compensation, General Liability I & II,
Property, Medical Malpractice, Master Crime Policy, optional excess liability, airport
& aircraft operations, watercraft, pollution, and cyber liability policies
through California State Association of Counties-Excess Insurance Authority for
the 2019/2020 policy years. Authorize the Risk Manager to renew the following
insurance programs: Excess Workers Compensation, General Liability I & II,
Property, Medical Malpractice, and find that it is in the County's best
interest to continue in these programs. Authorize the Risk Manager, in
consultation with the County Administrative Office, to approve the payment of
insurance program costs and premiums, upon receipt, unless directed otherwise
by the Board of Supervisors.
District Attorney
26.
Approve an agreement with the
California Victim Compensation Board for the District Attorney’s Criminal
Restitution Compact in an amount not to exceed $241,758, effective July 1, 2019
through June 30, 2022.
General Services Agency
27.
Award the agreement for the
design of the Health & Human Services Agency Tuberculosis Clinic Project,
in the amount of $217,000 to Rhoades Architecture. Authorize the Chairman to
sign the agreement upon receipt of certificates of insurance and contract.
28.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 26311 with the Board of State and Community Corrections for the
South County Detention Facility to replace the Project Time Table.
Health & Human Services Agency
29.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28708 with Aspiranet to increase the agreement from $1,750,000 to
an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for the provision of Wraparound services,
retroactive from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
30.
Approve an agreement with
Essential Access Health to accept funding in the amount of $140,000 to provide
Title X family planning services through the Essential Access program,
retroactive from April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020.
31.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with Family Builders Foster Care, Inc., 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 July 1, 2019
through June 30, 2022. There is no cost associated with this Memorandum of
Understanding.
32.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28637 with Lindsay Unified School District Family Resource Center
to decrease the agreement from $156,000 to an amount not to exceed $154,582 for
the provision of a Differential Response Pre and Post Services program,
effective June 18, 2019 through June 30, 2019.
33.
Ratify and approve a Grant
Application for funding in the amount of $5,224,324 from the Board of State
Community Corrections submitted by the Tulare County Health and Human Services
Agency Mental Health Branch on March 18, 2019 for the 2019-2023 Proposition 47
Grant Program.
34.
Approve an agreement with
Turning Point of Central California, Inc. for the provision of specialty mental
health services to Tulare County adolescents and children in an amount not to
exceed $14,300,000, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
35.
Approve a recommendation for
Kings View Corporation to apply with Department of Health Care Services for
licensure of a Tulare County Driving Under the Influence Program.
36.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with Pathway Family 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 July 1, 2019 through June 30,
2022. There is no cost associated with this Memorandum of Understanding.
37.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with Aspiranet 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 July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022. There is
no cost associated with this Memorandum of Understanding.
38.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28550 with Community Services Employment and Training, Inc.
Family Resource Center to decrease the maximum amount of the agreement from
$175,000 to $173,582 for the provision of a Differential Response Pre and Post
Services program, effective June 18, 2019 through June 30, 2019.
39.
Approve an agreement with First
5 Tulare County for administration of the Home Visiting Initiative “Parents as
Teachers” Program in an amount not to exceed $615,326, retroactive from January
1, 2019 through June 30, 2019.
40.
Approve an agreement with
Parenting Network, Inc. for the provision of a Parent Partner services program
in an amount not to exceed $289,978, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30,
2020.
41.
Approve an agreement with
Parenting Network, Inc. Family Resource Center for the provision of a
Differential Response Pre and Post Services program in an amount not to exceed
$838,746, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022.
42.
Approve an agreement with
Tulare County Office of Education for administration of the Home Visiting
Initiative “Early Head Start” Program in an amount not to exceed $292,473, retroactive
from January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019.
43.
Approve an agreement with
Kaweah Delta Health Care District for the purpose of providing Kaweah Delta
Health Care District access to the County clinics GE Centricity Electronic
Health Record system effective June 18, 2019 until either Party terminates.
There is no cost associated with this agreement.
Probation
44.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28719 with Central Valley Recovery Services to increase the value
of the agreement by $350,000 for a total amount not to exceed $700,000, to
provide offenders recently realigned under Assembly Bill 109 with residential
treatment, training services, and outpatient services, retroactive from January
1, 2019 through June 30, 2019.
45.
Approve the distribution of
ninety-percent ($927,301.10) of the total FY 2017/2018 AB 109 Growth Funding of
$1,030,339, which is divided equally between the Sheriff’s Office ($463,652.55)
and Probation Department ($463,652.55) to fund continued implementation of
criminal justice realignment in Tulare County. Approve ten-percent ($103,033.90)
of the total FY 2017/2018 AB 109 Growth Funding of $1,030,339 to remain in the
Local Innovation Fund.
46.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28809 with the PAAR Center to increase the value of the Agreement
by $250,000, for a total amount not to exceed $600,000, to provide offenders
recently realigned under state legislature with residential treatment, training
services, and outpatient services, retroactive from January 1, 2019 through
June 30, 2019.
47.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27885 with the County of Inyo to extend the term of the agreement
through June 30, 2020 to provide facilities and services for the detention
and/or commitment of juvenile offenders at a rate of $135 per bed per day.
48.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28718 with Champions Recovery Alternative Programs, Inc. for Youth
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs in an amount not to exceed $181,900,
effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
49.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27769 with the City of Dinuba for providing Non-custody Intake
Program services in an amount not to exceed $15,025, effective July 1, 2019
through June 30, 2020.
50.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28273 with Government Payment Service, Inc. (d/b/a “GovPayNet”)
to extend the term of agreement through June 30, 2020 for the purpose of
accepting credit and/or debit card payments.
51.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28639 with the Porterville Unified School District in the amount
of $122,363 to extend the term of the agreement through June 30, 2020 for the
Campus Probation Officer Program.
52.
Approve an agreement with the
City of Visalia for the Non-custody Intake Program in an amount not to exceed
$36,878, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
Resource Management Agency
53.
Approve the Program Supplement
Agreement with the California Department of Transportation for construction of
the Road 192 & Road 204 Rehabilitation Project in an amount not to exceed
$2,100,000.
54.
Approve the Plans, Special
Provisions, Proposal and Contract (Bid Documents) for the construction of the
Road 192 & Road 204 Rehabilitation Project. Approve the advertisement for
bids of the Road 192 & Road 204 Rehabilitation Project. Adopt the
Categorical Exemption prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines General Rule Exemption per Section
15300.4 Application by Public Agencies and Section 15301 Existing Facilities,
respectively, for the Road 192 & Road 204 Rehabilitation Project.
55.
Approve the Plans, Special
Provisions, Proposal and Contract (Bid Documents) for the construction of the
Traver Jacobs Drive Improvements Project. Approve the advertisement for bids of
the Traver Jacobs Drive Improvements Project. Approve a Categorical Exemption
consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Title 14
California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 15300.4 Application by Public
Agencies and Section 15301 Existing Facilities.
56.
Adopt the Categorical Exemption
prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the
State CEQA Guidelines per Section 15302 Replacement or Reconstruction and
Section 15300.4, Application by Public Agencies, for the Avenue 364 Cottonwood
Creek Bridge Project. Authorize the Environmental Assessment Officer, or
designee, to sign and file the Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk.
57.
Adopt the Categorical Exemption
prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the
State CEQA Guidelines per Section 15302 Replacement or Reconstruction and
Section 15300.4, Application by Public Agencies, for the Road 204 Wutchumna
Ditch Bridge Project.
58.
Approve the designation of a
One-Way STOP controlled intersection on Avenue 276 at Road 92 (Shirk Road),
southwest of the City of Visalia. Authorize the installation of a STOP sign on
Avenue 276 at Road 92, 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) common sense
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) common
sense exemption, that was prepared for the project reflects the independent
judgment of the County and completed in compliance with the CEQA of 1970.
59.
Approve the designation of an
All-Way STOP control at the intersection of Road 196 and Avenue 196, in the
community of Plainview. Authorize the installation of STOP signs on Road 196 at
the intersection of Avenue 196 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). Approve a
Categorical Exemption consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Title 14 California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 15061(b)(3)
common sense 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) common sense exemption, that was prepared for the project reflects
the independent judgment of the County and completed in compliance with the
CEQA of 1970.
Sheriff/Coroner
60.
Approve payment of Invoice No.
8437 in the amount of $8,500 and Invoice No. 8918 in the amount of $3,300 from
CI Technologies, Inc. for IA Pro internal affairs/professional standards
training and integration for a total payment of $11,800.
61.
Approve an agreement with the
City of Lindsay to provide full-time dispatch services and electronic access to
the Sheriff’s Application Data Systems in an amount not to exceed $68,853,
effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
62.
Approve an agreement with the
City of Farmersville to provide full-time dispatch services and electronic
access to the Sheriff’s Application Data Systems in an amount not to exceed
$79,673, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
63.
Approve an agreement with the
City of Woodlake to provide full-time dispatch services and electronic access
to the Sheriff’s Application Data Systems in an amount not to exceed $66,392,
effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
64.
Approve an agreement with the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide law enforcement services at Lake Kaweah
Recreation Areas in an amount not to exceed $38,000, retroactive to the
performance period of April 26, 2019 through September 2, 2019.
65.
Approve an agreement with the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide law enforcement services at Success
Lake Recreation Areas in an amount not to exceed $75,436.08, retroactive to the
performance period of May 15, 2019 through May 14, 2020.
66.
Approve an agreement with
Microcorre Diagnostic Laboratory to provide pathology services in an amount not
to exceed $648,000, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021.
Workforce Investment Board
67.
Approve the budget adjustment
of $6,520 resulting from an agreement with the Foundation for California
Community Colleges to administer the Summer Training and Employment Program for
Students (4/5ths vote required).
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
68.
Request from the Assessor's Office to introduce and waive
the first reading of an ordinance repealing Article 19 of Chapter 5 of Part I
of the Ordinance Code, pertaining to a utility users tax, and adding Article 19
of Chapter 5 of Part I of the Ordinance Code, pertaining to low-value
assessments. Set the second reading for July 9, 2019. Direct the Clerk to
publish a summary of the ordinance before the second reading as required by
law.
69.
Request from the Resource Management Agency to approve
the 2019/2020 County Transportation Improvement Program. Direct staff to take
appropriate action to implement the 2019/2020 County Transportation Improvement
Program.
70.
Request from the General Services Agency to approve an
agreement with ENGIE Services U.S., Inc. to perform an energy efficiency
assessment of County-owned facilities and deliver energy conservation
recommendations to the County within 150 days of executing the agreement.
BOARD MEMBER
REQUESTS
71.
Board members may make a referral to staff to have staff place a
matter of business on a future agenda (Gov. Code, sec. 54954.2, subd. (a)(3)).
(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 LEGAL
COUNSEL – INITIATION OF LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(4))
Number of Potential Cases: 1
ITEM C
CONFERENCE INVOLVING
A JOINT POWERS AGENCY
(Government
Code Section 54956.96)
Name of JPA: San Joaquin Valley Insurance
Authority
Discussion will concern: San Joaquin Valley
Insurance Authority v. Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc., Fresno County Superior
Court Case No. 17CECG01632, United States District Court for the Eastern District
of California Case No. 1:17-cv-00861-LJO-EPG
Name of Local agency representative on JPA
board: Supervisors Crocker, Vander Poel & Shuklian
Consultants or other representatives
attending closed session: HRD Director
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Arcadio Ortiz v. County of
Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ2326015
ITEM E
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.
