(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Public Comments.
10:00 A.M. TIMED ITEMS
(Timed
Items)
3.
PUBLIC HEARING: Budget Hearings
Introduction and
Overview
ADJOURN
AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND CONVENE AS THE TERRA BELLA SEWER
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
1. Adopt
the FY 2019/20 Final Budget for the Terra Bella Sewer Maintenance District as
modified during the hearings; and
2. Authorize
the Auditor-Controller to make necessary minor adjustments in order to bring
the FY 2019/20 Budget into final balance.
ADJOURN
AS THE TERRA BELLA SEWER MAINTENANCE DISTRICT AND CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY
FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
1. Adopt
the FY 2019/20 Final Budget for the Tulare County Flood Control District as
modified during the hearings; and
2. Authorize
the Auditor-Controller to make necessary minor adjustments in order to bring
the FY 2019/20 Budget into final balance.
ADJOURN
AS THE TULARE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND RECONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
1. Adopt
the FY 2019/20 Final Budgets for all funds and activities as modified during
the hearings for the Enterprise and Assessment District Funds, County Service
Areas #1 and #2, Special Districts, Internal Service Funds, Operating Funds,
and the General Fund;
2. Amend
the Personnel Class Specifications, Class Designations, and Compensation
Changes subject to meet and confer;
3. Amend
the Position Allocation List reflecting adds, deletes, amends, and
reclassifications subject to meet and confer;
4. Approve
a 2% cost of living increase for the following county elected officials:
Sheriff-Coroner, District Attorney, County Assessor/Clerk Recorder, and
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, consistent with the April 30, 2019,
Resolution No. 2019-0287 action;
5. Approve
the Board of Supervisors cost of living increase of 2% consistent with the
April 30, 2019, Resolution No. 2019-0287, and pursuant to Tulare County
Ordinance Code No. 3558, effective with the start of the first full pay period
following sixty (60) days after the adoption of the Annual Budget for Fiscal
Year 2019/20, per Ordinance Code section 1-07-1060(e); and
6. Authorize
the Auditor-Controller to make necessary minor adjustments in order to bring
the FY 2019/20 Budget into final balance.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 4 through 55)
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
These items are
routine and usually approved by one motion. Before action by the Board, the
Chairman will ask the Board Members and the public if they wish to remove any
item from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration. Items removed from
the Consent Calendar may be heard immediately before or after the approval of
the Consent Calendar, or may be set aside until later in the morning.
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Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
4.
Approve the Memorandum of
Understanding with the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers
Association to provide funding for costs associated with the CalAgPermits
system in an amount not to exceed $47,212, retroactive from July 1, 2019
through June 30, 2020.
5.
Approve $4,560 for projects
upon adoption of the Fish and Wildlife Propagation Program (Fund 011) budget
for Fiscal Year 2019/2020. Adopt the Categorical Exemption prepared pursuant to
the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for projects
recommended by the County Fish and Wildlife Commission. Authorize the
Environmental Assessment Officer, or designee, to sign and file the Notice of
Exemption with the County Clerk-Recorder.
6.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture to provide State funding in an
amount not to exceed $20,092, to offset costs of providing nursery inspection
services for the state Nursery Inspection program, retroactive from July 1,
2019 through June 30, 2020.
7.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture to provide State funding in an
amount not to exceed $8,270.95, to offset costs of providing high risk terminal
inspection services for the state Phytopththora Ramorum Inspection program,
retroactive from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
8.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture to provide State funding in an
amount not to exceed $24,254, to offset costs of providing high risk terminal
inspection services for the state High Risk Inspection program, retroactive
from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax
Collector
9.
Establish the 2019-20 Gann
Appropriations Limit for the County to be $4,431,919,110.
Board of Supervisors
10.
Reappoint Melissa Prado to the Parent/Consumer Seat on the Tulare
County Council on Child & Youth Development for a term ending June 30,
2021.
11.
Appoint Mike Watson to the Law Enforcement Representative Seat on
the Tulare County Task Force on Homelessness for a term ending January 1, 2020.
12.
Reappoint Lance Morris to the District 2 Seat on the Assessment
Appeals Board for a term ending September 4, 2023.
13.
Appoint Mary Thomas to the Seat 3 on the Kings/Tulare Area Agency
on Aging Advisory Council for a term ending December 31, 2020.
14.
Appoint Jason Salazar to the Seat 4 - At Large on the Tulare
County Mental Health Board for a term ending December 31, 2021.
15.
Reappoint William P. Bennett ll to the Director Seat on the
Southern Tulare County Citrus Pest Control District for a term ending July 6,
2023.
16.
Appoint Stephen Chamberlain to the Trustee Seat on the
Porterville Public Cemetery District for a term ending January 1, 2022.
17.
Reappoint Melynda Metheney to the District 4 Seat on the Tulare
County Parks Advisory Committee for a term ending June 30, 2023.
18.
Appoint Arthur L. Gaffrey to the District 5 Seat on the Tulare
County Parks Advisory Committee for a term ending June 30, 2023.
Clerk of the Board
19.
Approve the new Conflict of
Interest Code adopted by Cutler-Orosi Surface Water Plant Authority.
County Administrative Office
20.
Approve an Amended and Restated
Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with Golden State Finance Authority to
expressly reference expanded activities. Approve the attached Resolution
approving proposed revisions to the Golden State Finance Authority Joint Powers
Agreement.
21.
Approve the Memorandum of
Understanding with the Delano Earlimart Irrigation District Groundwater
Sustainability Agency for Groundwater Sustainability Plan coverage in the Tule
Sub-basin.
District Attorney
22.
Approve an agreement to accept
grant funding from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the
Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driver Vertical Prosecution Program in the amount of
$116,668 for the program period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.
Authorize the Grant Director and the Fiscal or Accounting Official to sign two
originals of the Grant Agreement.
Fire Department
23.
Approve the payment for a past
due invoice to PCA Services in the amount of $802, for pest control service in
Fiscal Year 2018/19.
General Services Agency
24.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28931 with Atkins Bergreen, Inc. to increase the agreement amount
by $55,838 from $1,432,700 to $1,488,538 and add 73 calendar days. Accept the
work for construction of the Probation Vocational Education Building as
complete by Atkins Bergreen, Inc. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
to record the Notice of Completion for the project with the office of the
County Clerk-Recorder.
25.
Ratify and authorize the
submission of the California Conservation Corps grant for improvements to
Ledbetter Park in the form of either a basketball court or baseball field.
Ratify and delegate authority to the General Services Agency Director to sign a
commitment letter to the California Conservation Corps acknowledging the
County's responsibility to operate and maintain the basketball court for ten
(10) years. Approve the construction of a basketball court at Ledbetter Park by
the Community Services & Employment Training (CSET) Sequoia Community
Corps. Adopt the Categorical Exemption prepared pursuant to the California
Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines per Class 1 Section 15301
Existing Facilities (C) Application by Public agencies. Authorize the
Environmental Assessment Officer, or their designee, to sign and file the
Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk-Recorder.
Health & Human Services Agency
26.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to Drought in Tulare County Resolution No. 2014-0090.
27.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to tree mortality in Tulare County Resolution No.
2015-0850.
28.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Social Services to ensure the security and privacy of
Personally Identifiable Information, retroactive from September 1, 2019 through
September 1, 2022.
29.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Health Care Services to ensure the security and
privacy of Medi-Cal Personally Identifiable Information, retroactive from
September 1, 2019 through September 1, 2022.
30.
Ratify and approve the grant
application certification signed by the Chairman of the Board on April 17, 2019
for the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) Grant Program in an amount not to exceed
$24,764, retroactive from July 1, 2019 through October 28, 2020.
31.
Approve an agreement with the
Department of Health Care Services for the Medi-Cal Inmate Program, to allow
Tulare County to draw down federal match funds for inpatient medical or
psychiatric services, retroactive from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
32.
Approve an agreement with
Oaklandidence OPCO, LLC DBA Medical Hill Healthcare Center in an amount not to
exceed $380,000 ($190,000 each fiscal year) for the provision of a Mental
Health Rehabilitation Program effective retroactive from July 1, 2019 through
June 30, 2021.
33.
Approve an agreement with
Tulare County Superintendent of Schools, Services for Education and Employment
for the provision of comprehensive job services to TulareWORKs clients in an
amount not to exceed $425,250, effective October 1, 2019 through September 30,
2020.
34.
Adopt the Subvention
Certificate of Compliance and the Medi-Cal Certificate of Compliance for the
California Department of Veterans Affairs County Subvention Program for Fiscal
Year 2019/2020.
35.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Veterans Affairs to accept funding in the amount of
$49,000 for Proposition 63 Mental Health Services Act funding, retroactive from
July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
36.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28624 with Star View Behavioral Health, Inc. for the provision of
Community Treatment Facility and Psychiatric Health Facility beds and related
mental health treatment for Tulare County Mental Health Consumers, retroactive
from August 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 to add a supplemental fee for
presumptive transferred youth.
37.
Approve an agreement with i2i
Systems, Inc. to report Health Care Effectiveness Data Information Sets
measures for an interface that assists with quality measure reporting,
effective September 10, 2019. There are no costs associated with this
agreement.
Human Resources & Development
38.
Approve the payment with
Visalia Convention Center in the amount of $2,270, for facility use.
39.
Approve the payment to
Hourglass Systems, Inc. in the amount of $18,670, for preparation and filing of
IRS Forms1094C/1095C for 2018.
40.
Approve the tentative agreement
and authorize such changes to the Memorandum of Understanding between the
County of Tulare and the Professional Law Enforcement Managers Association,
Bargaining Unit 14.
Resource Management Agency
41.
Approve and award the contract
to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, American Paving Co. from
Fresno, California, in the amount of $483,990.60 for construction of the
Earlimart Park Sidewalk Improvements Project. 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. Waive the clerical error that was
identified in the lowest bid and accept the correction submitted by the lowest
responsive and responsible bidder. Allow funds for contingencies in the amount
$36,700 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.
42.
Approve an agreement with the
Sequoia Riverlands Trust to perform environmental mitigation for the Balch Park
Road over Rancheria Creek Bridge Project (Springville) in an amount not to
exceed $100,648, effective September 10, 2019 through June 30, 2027.
43.
Approve the Memorandum of
Understanding with the Local Government Commission for a CivicSpark Fellow,
effective September 10, 2019 through September 9, 2020.
44.
Accept the work for the
construction of the 2017 Community Improvements Project - Phase 3 (Ivanhoe and
Goshen) as complete by DOD Construction of Bakersfield, California. Authorize
the Chairman to sign the Notice of Completion. Direct the Clerk of the Board to
have the Notice of Completion recorded with the Clerk-Recorder.
45.
Reject all bids received on
August 6, 2019 for the 2019 Road Repair and Accountability Act (RRAA) Project
2. Approve the re-advertisement for bids for the 2019 Road Repair and
Accountability Act (RRAA) Project 2.
46.
Authorize the Resource
Management Agency Director or his designee to apply for Senate Bill (SB) 1
State of Good Repair transit funds for Fiscal Year 2019/2020 for use on the
Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility project in the amount of $226,929.
47.
Authorize the filing of Notices
of Partial Non-Renewal for the following three (3) Land Conservation Contracts,
as provided in the Williamson Act. The request fulfills conditions resulting
from two (2) Lot Line Adjustments and one (1) Tentative Parcel Map: WAN 17-024
Williamson Act Contract No. 10674, Ag Preserve No. 1738, located at 36713 Road
196, on the west side of Road 196, approximately 473 feet south of Avenue 368,
north of Woodlake; (APN(s): 053-090-030 and 053-090-035) (Damon Robert
Terstegge and Stephen D. Terstegge) (2.92 acres to be Non-Renewed as a
condition of PLA 16-037) (12.52 acres are subject to contract amendment). WAN
19-006 Williamson Act Contract No. 7019, Ag. Preserve No. 2376, on property
located at 19051 Road 276, on the east and west side of Road 276, approximately
2,980 feet south of Avenue 196, east of Strathmore; (APN: 255-110-003) (Brett
William Hesse) (4.30 acres to be Non-Renewed as a condition of PPM 18-007)
(600.40 acres are subject to contract amendment). WAN 19-008 Williamson Act
Contract No. 16502, Ag. Preserve No. 4276, on property located at 10573 Avenue
384, on the south side of Avenue 384, approximately 1,295 feet west of Road
108, south of Dinuba; (APN: 047-020-049) (WMJ Farms, Incorporated) (.13 acres
to be Non-Renewed as a condition of PLA 18-036) (76.46 acres are subject to
contract amendment). Approve the execution of amendments to the Land
Conservation Contracts as conditions of approval for the aforementioned Partial
Non-Renewals. Authorize the Chairman to sign the amendments to the Williamson
Act Contracts.
48.
Approve an Energy
Efficiency-Light Emitting Diode (LED) Fixture Replacement Rate Agreement with
Southern California Edison (SCE), for a term of twenty (20) years from the
commencement of service.
49.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid opening results for the Earlimart Park
Sidewalk Improvements Project.
CONTRACTOR BID
AMOUNT
American Paving $483,990.60
JT2 Inc. dba Todd Companies $525,661.53
Clean Cut Landscape Inc. $573,856.60
DOD Construction $578,808.00
V&G Builders Inc. $607,726.70
Truxell & Velentino Landscape $637,025.00
Engineer’s Estimate $601,000.00
50.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid opening results for the Pixley Main
Street Improvements Project.
CONTRACTOR BID
AMOUNT
JT2 Inc. dba Todd Companies $1,200,971.52
Bush Engineering $1,228,174.00
Agree Construction $1,239,837.00
Avison Construction Inc. $1,239,932.00
MAC General Engineering $1,254,327.51
American Paving $1,315,945.70
DOD Construction $1,316,008.00
Dawson-Mauldin, LLC $1,417,948.00
Engineer’s Estimate $1,266,300.00
Sheriff/Coroner
51.
Ratify and approve an agreement
with United States Department of Justice to provide investigator assistance in
an amount not to exceed $25,000, retroactive from August 1, 2019 through
September 30, 2019. Ratify the Chairman’s signature on the agreement. Approve
the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
52.
Ratify and authorize the
submission of a grant application for funding from the California Department of
Alcohol Beverage Control for Fiscal Year 2019/20 for compliance by Alcohol
Beverage Control licenses with laws regulating to the sale of alcoholic
beverages to minors in an amount of up to $20,000 retroactive from September 6,
2019.
53.
Approve an agreement with the
United States Drug Enforcement Administration for participation in the Drug
Enforcement Administration Task Force, effective October 1, 2019 through
September 30, 2020.
54.
Approve the Memorandum of
Understanding between the Tulare County Sheriff's Office and Fresno County
Sheriff's Office for the County to receive Central Valley High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Area reimbursement funds in an amount not to exceed $394,685,
retroactive from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020.
Solid Waste
55.
Reject all bids received for
construction of the Teapot Dome Landfill Entrance Project. Find, by a 4/5 vote,
that the project can be performed more economically by employees of the County.
Authorize the Solid Waste Department to have the project constructed using
County force account (employee) labor, all in accordance with Public Contract
Code section 22038.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
56.
Request from the Human Resources Department to renew the
Anthem Blue Cross PPO plan offerings provided by the San Joaquin Valley
Insurance Authority (SJVIA) with a 4.72% rate increase. Renew the Kaiser
Permanente plan rates with no increase for the Traditional HMO and Deductible
HMO plans, and .97% for the Senior Advantage Plan. Approve participation in the
Delta Dental PPO Plan with no increase, and the DeltaCare HMO Plan with an
increase of 4.07%. Approve participation in the Vision Service Plan with a 2%
increase. Approve renewal from Anthem Blue Cross for Employee Assistance
Program with an increase of 4% over the current rate. Authorize Human Resources
and Development staff to launch a two-year pilot program with 98point6 to
provide Virtual Primary Care services to County health plan members and
dependents.
BOARD MEMBER
REQUESTS
57.
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 SESSION
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(d0(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
See today's agenda item regarding the 2019 Road
Repair and Accountability Act (RRAA) Project 2.
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Resendez, Alexis vs. County of
Tulare, et al.
United States District Court, Eastern District
of California 1:19-cv-01123-LJO-SKO
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Jennifer Brown v. County of
Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ9923379
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Kerry Kelly v. County of Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ7320539
ITEM E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Service Employees International
Union Local 521 v. County of Tulare, Public Employment Relations Board, Unfair
Practice Charge No. SA-CE-1092-M
ITEM F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Tulare County Deputy Sheriff’s
Association & Tulare County Professional Firefighter's Association Local
4757 v. County of Tulare, Public Employee Relations Board, Unfair Practice
Charge No. SA-CE-1042-M
ITEM G
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 agenda item regarding Construction
of Teapot Dome Landfill Entrance Project.
ITEM H
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.
