(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 Health and Human
Services Agency to consider the proposed fee adjustment for Tulare County
Health & Human Services Agency: Health Operations Division for Fiscal Year
2019/2020. Adopt the fee recommended for the Tulare County Health & Human
Services Agency: Health Operations Division to cover costs. Authorize the
Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency: Health Operations Division to
implement the fee beginning July 10, 2019.
4.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to adopt General Plan Amendment No. GPA 19-003 for Ivanhoe, Plainview,
and Woodville consistent with Planning Commission Recommendation Resolution
9633. Amend Section 18.9 of Ordinance No. 352, establishing the Mixed Use
Combining Zone within the Ivanhoe, Plainview, and Woodville consistent with
Planning Commission Recommendation Resolution 9634. Amend Section 16 of
Ordinance No. 352, the Zoning Ordinance, to allow additional by-right uses
within the Ivanhoe, Plainview, and Woodville consistent with Planning
Commission Recommendation Resolution 9635. Amend Ordinance No. 352, the Zoning
Ordinance for changes to zoning boundaries within Ivanhoe, Plainview and
Woodville consistent with Planning Commission Recommendation Resolution 9636.
Adopt the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declarations (IS/MND) and Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Plans (MMRP) for Ivanhoe, Plainview and Woodville
consistent with Planning Commission Recommendation Resolution 9632.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 5 through 36)
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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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Assessor/Clerk-Recorder
5.
Waive the second reading and
adopt 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. Direct the
Clerk to publish a summary of the ordinance and post a full copy of the
ordinance after adoption as required by law. Supersede Board of Supervisors
Resolution No. 2018-0874, regarding the minimum assessed value standard.
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax
Collector
6.
Approve Alpine Village-Sequoia
Crest Community Services Districts request to continue with an annual financial
compilation for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2019 (Unanimous vote required).
7.
Approve payment of Invoice
No.1063 dated May 30, 2019 in the amount of $6,946.14 from Neil Kupchin
Management & Training Consultant.
Board of Supervisors
8.
Amend Resolution No. 2019-0242 to Adopt the Order of Adjournment
of the Board Supervisors meetings to specified times and locations as follows:
July 30, 2019 – District 5
- The Regular Meeting will convene for purposes of Closed Session at 4:00 p.m. at the Springville Veterans Memorial Building located at 35944 Highway 190, Springville and then be reconvened for purposes of Open Session at 6:30 p.m. at the Springville Veterans Memorial Building located at 35944 Highway 190, Springville.
October 15, 2019 – District 4
- The Regular Meeting will convene for purposes of Closed Session at 4:00 p.m. in the County of Tulare Board Chambers located at the Administration Building, 2800 W. Burrel Avenue, Visalia and then be reconvened for purposes of Open Session at 6:30 p.m. at the Ivanhoe Elementary School located at 16030 Ave. 332, Ivanhoe.
9.
Rescind the full-term appointment of Veronica Corrales to the
Director Seat on the East Orosi Community Services District, per Resolution No
2018-0946 and appoint Veronica Corrales to a short-term ending December 6,
2019.
10.
Appoint Ann Johnson to the Historical Society Member Seat on the
Tulare County Museum Board for a term ending February 13, 2020.
11.
Reappoint Janis Lehmann to the District 2 - Seat 1 on the Tulare
County Youth Commission for a term ending June 30, 2022.
12.
Appoint James L. Sullins to the Member 9 - General Agricultural
Seat on the Agricultural Advisory Committee for a term ending June 30, 2022.
13.
Appoint Larry Gonzales to the District 3 - Seat 2 on the Tulare
County Youth Commission for a term ending June 30, 2022.
Clerk of the Board
14.
Approve the amended Conflict of
Interest Code adopted by Woodville Public Utility District.
County Counsel/Risk Management
15.
Authorize the County Counsel to
execute retainer agreements on behalf of the County to provide County Counsel
legal services to the Tulare County Association of Governments, Tulare County
Transportation Authority, Tulare County Local Agency Formation Commission, and
any Public Cemetery District, Memorial District, Special District, or local
agency requesting such services, based on the attached model retainer
agreement.
General Services Agency
16.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27574 with Bernards Bros., Inc. to increase the agreement amount
by $73,693 from $53,091,243 to $53,164,936 for construction services for the
South County Detention Facility.
17.
Approve the detachment of
Assessors Parcel No. 338-200-005, known as the Richgrove Landfill, from the
Kern Tulare Water District.
18.
Approve authority to vote for
the proposed assessment on the Downtown Visalia Property and Business
Improvement District petition for County owned parcel, Assessors Parcel No.
094-333-005, known as the Visalia Library. Direct the General Services Agency
Director, or their designee, to mark ballot on the affirmative on the proposed
assessment. Direct the General Services Agency Director, or their designee, to
submit the ballot to the City of Visalia Council Chambers by July 15, 2019.
Health & Human Services Agency
19.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Education for the Summer Food Service Program in an
amount not to exceed $7,930, retroactive from June 4, 2019 through September
13, 2019.
20.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with North Star Family Center 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, retroactive from July 1, 2019 through June
30, 2022. There is no cost associated with this Memorandum of Understanding.
21.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with Karing 4 Kids Foster Family Agency 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 retroactive from July 1, 2019, through
June 30, 2022. There is no cost associated with this Memorandum of
Understanding.
22.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with Kern Bridges Youth Homes 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 retroactive from July 1, 2019, through June
30, 2022. There is no cost associated with this Memorandum of Understanding.
23.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with Koinonia Foster Homes, 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 retroactive from July 1, 2019, through June
30, 2022. There is no cost associated with this Memorandum of Understanding.
24.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with the California Ventura Automated Collection System
Association for Tulare Countys participation in the fourteen-county consortium
in an amount not to exceed $13,278.26, retroactive from July 1, 2019 through
June 30, 2020.
Human Resources & Development
25.
Approve the tentative agreement
and authorize such changes to the Memorandum of Understanding between the
County of Tulare and the Government- Lawyer’s Association of Workers,
Bargaining Unit 8.
26.
Approve the Memorandum of
Understanding between the County of Tulare and the Tulare County Probation
Association (TCPA), Bargaining Unit 12, for the term of July 1, 2019 through
June 30, 2021.
Resource Management Agency
27.
Waive the second reading and
adopt the Ordinance Levying a Special Tax Lien within the County of Tulare for
Community Facilities District 2019-01 and Andersen Village Annexation Area.
Direct the Clerk to publish the summary of the ordinance and post a full copy
of the ordinance after adoption as required by law. Direct the Clerk to Record
the Notice of Special Tax Lien.
28.
Approve the Plans, Special
Provisions, Proposal and Contract (Bid Documents) for the construction of the
Earlimart Park Sidewalk Improvements Project. Authorize the Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors to sign the Plans. Approve the advertisement for bids of the
Earlimart Park Sidewalk Improvements 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
Earlimart Park Sidewalk Improvements Project. Authorize the Environmental
Assessment Officer, or their designee, to sign and file the Notice of Exemption
with the Clerk-Recorder.
29.
Adopt the Categorical Exemption
prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the
State CEQA Guidelines per Section 15333 Small Habitat Restoration Projects, for
the M348 South Fork Kaweah River Bridge Revegetation Project. Authorize the
Environmental Assessment Officer, or their designee, to sign and file the
Notice of Exemption with the Clerk-Recorder.
30.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding regarding the Comprehensive, Continuing, and Cooperative Transit
Planning and Programming Process between the Tulare County Association of
Governments (TCAG) and the County of Tulare effective upon approval by the TCAG
Board of Directors. Appoint the Resource Management Agency (RMA) Director, or
their designee, to serve as a member of the TCAG Technical Advisory Group.
Delegate to the RMA Director the responsibility to identify a representative to
attend the Social Service Transportation Advisory Council. Delegate to the RMA
Director the responsibility to identify a representative to attend the Transit
Forum.
31.
Approve a Letter of Agreement
with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to review and approve the expansion of
lands incorporated into the Alpaugh Irrigation District, a Cross Valley Canal
subcontractor, per Article 33 of our Contract, retroactive from April 30, 2019.
32.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid Opening Results for the 2019 Road
Repair and Accountability Act (RRAA) Project 1.
CONTRACTOR BID
AMOUNT
Teichert
Construction $4,894,267.00
Granite
Construction Company $4,982,675.00
Agee
Construction Corp. $4,993,156.00
Avison
Construction, Inc. $5,061,360.00
Papich
Construction Company $5,308,868.88
Cal
Valley Construction $5,818,450.70
Engineer’s
Estimate $4,659,742.50
Sheriff/Coroner
33.
Approve an agreement with the
Pixley Union School District to provide School Resource Officer services on
district campuses in an amount not to exceed $86,937, effective August 13, 2019
through June 3, 2020.
34.
Approve an agreement with the
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District for the Sheriff’s Office to provide
School Resource Officer services on district campuses in an amount not to
exceed $108,726, effective August 13, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
35.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28077 with the United States Forest Service to add the Annual
Operating and Financial Plan, identified as Exhibit A, for reimbursement to
the Sheriff's Office for patrol services on United States Forest Service land
in the amount of $33,000, retroactive from October 1, 2018 through September
30, 2019. Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 28077 with the United States
Forest Service to add the Annual Operating and Financial Plan, identified as
Exhibit B, for reimbursement to the Sheriff's Office for services related to
controlled substances on United States Forest Service land in the amount of
$24,000, retroactive from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019.
Workforce Investment Board
36.
Approve the Workforce
Investment Board of Tulare County Subsequent Local Workforce Development Area
Designation and Local Workforce Development Board Recertification Application.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
37.
Request from the Solid Waste Department to approve the
plans and specifications for the construction of the Teapot Dome Landfill
Entrance. Authorize the Chairman to sign the plans. Approve the advertisement
of the Teapot Dome Landfill Entrance construction project. Set the bid opening
date for August 8, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. 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. Authorize the Environmental
Assessment Officer, or their designee, to sign and file the Notice of Exemption
with the Clerk-Recorder.
38.
Request from the Agricultural Commissioner to approve the
Categorical Exemption as the appropriate environmental determination,
consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State
CEQA Guidelines, pursuant to Title 14, Cal. Code Regulations Section 15061(b)(3).
Direct the Environmental Assessment Officer, or their designee, to sign and
file the Notice with the Clerk-Recorder. Introduce and waive the first reading
of an ordinance amending Chapter 25 of Part IV of the Tulare County Ordinance
Code, pertaining to Agricultural Application of Sewage Sludge. Set the second
reading of the ordinance amendment to July 23, 2019. Direct the Clerk of the
Board to publish a summary of the ordinance before the second reading as
required by law.
39.
Receive a presentation from General Services Agency and
the Rotary Club of Visalia regarding a potential Rotary Grant Application for
improvements at Potter’s Field. Authorize the Chairman to sign a letter of
participation in support of the project.
40.
Request from the General Services Agency to create the
Art Selection Committee in accordance with the County Public Art Policy.
Appoint two Board members to serve on the Art Selection Committee.
41.
Request from the General Services Agency to direct staff
to apply for grant funding through the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control
District for electric vehicle charging stations at the Tulare Akers
Professional Center located at 5300 W. Tulare Ave. in Visalia.
42.
Request from the Fire Department to introduce and waive
the first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 11 of Part IV of the
Ordinance Code of Tulare County, pertaining to abatement of fire hazardous
weeds and rubbish nuisances. Set the second hearing for July 23, 2019. Direct
the Clerk to publish a summary of the ordinance before the second reading as
required by law.
43.
Request from Board of Supervisors' staff to consider,
modify as needed, and approve the responses to the 2018/2019 Tulare County
Grand Jury Final Report entitled, Water, Water, Everywhere, Not a Drop to
Drink."
44.
Request from the Board of Supervisors' staff to consider,
modify as needed, and approve the responses to the 2018/2019 Tulare County
Grand Jury Final Report entitled: “Elder Abuse: Everyone’s Business.”
45.
Request from Board of Supervisors' staff to select and
approve the official design of the Tulare County Flag. Approve the Tulare
County Flag Policy.
46.
Request from the County Administrative Office to amend
the Personnel Class Specifications, Class Designations, and Compensation
Changes subject to meet and confer. Amend the Position Allocation List
reflecting amends, reclassifications, and retitles subject to meet and confer.
Approve a salary increase for the position of TCAG Executive Director,
effective July 7, 2019, in the amount of $3,229 from a total annual salary of
$161,471 to $164,700, and the same standard benefits provided to Bargaining
Unit 10 employees.
BOARD MEMBER
REQUESTS
47.
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
Please see today’s agenda item regarding the
proposed fee adjustment for Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency.
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
Please see today’s agenda item regarding the
Public Hearing to amend portions of the County’s General Plan and Zoning
ordinance in order to update the Ivanhoe Community Plan and establish the
Plainview and Woodville Community Plans.
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
Please see today’s agenda item regarding the
Amendment of Biosolid Ordinances and Approval of Biosolid Management Permit
Regulations.
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
Please see today’s agenda item regarding
amendments to the Fire Hazard Nuisance Abatement Ordinances.
ITEM E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Sierra Club et al. v. County of
Tulare et al.
Tulare County Superior Court Case No. VCU272380
ITEM F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Lynette Encarnacion v. County of
Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Nos.:
ADJ3329123, ADJ3846136, ADJ1010819
ITEM G
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.
