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MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD
KUYLER
CROCKER – Chairman
District
One
PETE
VANDER POEL – Vice Chairman
District
Two
AMY
SHUKLIAN
District
Three
EDDIE
VALERO
District
Four
DENNIS
TOWNSEND
District
Five
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Board of Supervisors
Agenda
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JASON T. BRITT
County Administrative
Officer
DEANNE H. PETERSON
County Counsel
MELINDA BENTON
Chief Clerk
ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING
2800 W. Burrel Avenue
Visalia, CA 93291
(559) 636-5000
FAX (559) 733-6898
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4:00 P.M. Board Convenes for
Closed Session
Board Chambers,
Administration Building
2800 W. Burrel Avenue
Visalia, CA 93291
6:30 P.M. Board Reconvenes for
Open Session
Ivanhoe Elementary School Cafeteria
16030 Avenue 332
Ivanhoe CA 93235
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to
participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors as soon as possible during office hours at (559) 636-5000 or at clerkoftheboard@co.tulare.ca.us. Reasonable requests
made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will help to ensure
accessibility to this meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Members of the public
may comment on any item not appearing on the agenda. Under state law,
matters presented under this item cannot be discussed or acted upon by the
Board at this time. For items appearing on the agenda, the public is invited
to make comments at the time the item comes up for Board consideration.
Please complete and submit a comment card indicating your interest in that
particular agenda item. Any person addressing the Board will be limited to a
maximum of three (3) minutes so that all interested parties have an opportunity
to speak, with a total of fifteen (15) minutes allotted for the Public
Comment Period. At all times, please use the microphone and state your name
and address for the record.
Documents related to
the items on this Agenda are available for public inspection in the Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors Office, 2800 W. Burrel Avenue, Visalia, CA during
normal business hours, 7:30 a.m – 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8:00
a.m -12:00 p.m. on Friday. Such documents are also available online, subject
to staff's ability to post the documents before the meeting, at the following
website: bosagendas.co.tulare.ca.us.
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(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Present a Proclamation recognizing the week of October 23 - 31,
2019 as Red Ribbon Week in Tulare County.
3.
Public Comments.
(Closed Session)
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 4 through 15)
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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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Board of Supervisors
4.
Appoint Miguel Perez to the Housing Authority Representative Seat
on the Tulare County Task Force on Homelessness for a term ending January 1,
2020.
District Attorney
5.
Approve an agreement with the
California Office of Emergency Services to provide continuing funding for the
Unserved/Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach Program in an amount not to
exceed $273,488, award amount of $218,750 with a $54,688 county match,
retroactive from October 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020. Authorize the
Chairman and the County Administrative Officer to sign the Certification of
Assurance of Compliance. Authorize the Project Director, Financial Officer, and
their designee(s) to sign the Signature Authorization form.
6.
Ratify and approve the Grant
Award Agreement for acceptance of grant funding from the Insurance Commissioner
of the State of California for the Automobile Insurance Fraud Prosecution
Program in an amount not to exceed $180,000, retroactive from July 1, 2019
through June 30, 2020. Ratify and approve the District Attorney's signature on
the Agreement. Direct the Clerk of the Board to prepare a certified copy of the
resolution for the District Attorney's Office.
7.
Ratify and approve the Grant
Award Agreement for acceptance of grant funding from the Insurance Commissioner
of the State of California for the Workers Compensation Insurance Fraud
Prosecution Program in an amount not to exceed $547,637, retroactive from July
1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. Ratify and approve the District Attorney's
signature on the Agreement. Direct the Clerk of the Board to prepare a
certified copy of the resolution for the District Attorney's Office.
General Services Agency
8.
Approve seven (7) site specific
Solar Power Purchase and Energy Storage Services Agreements with California
Solar 1, LLC. to design, engineer, install, operate and maintain photovoltaic
power generating systems (PV System) and battery energy storage systems (BESS)
at seven county sites (Civic Center East, Government Plaza, Tulare Akers
Professional Center, Bob Wiley Detention Facility, Civic Center West, Juvenile
Detention Facility, and South County Detention Facility) for the period of
twenty five years after the Final Commercial Operation Date, retroactive from
August 28, 2018. These agreements are intended to retroactively replace
Agreement No. 28649, which included all seven sites and had an effective date
of August 28, 2018. Terminate Agreement No. 28649 with California Solar 1, LLC.
to design, engineer, install, operate and maintain photovoltaic power
generating systems (PV System) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) at
seven county sites.
9.
Award the contract to Advanced
Building Maintenance Inc. for janitorial services in County facilities located
outside of the County seat in an amount no to exceed $2,850,000 effective
November 1, 2019 through June 30, 2023 with two options to extend for an
additional one year period. In accordance with Government Code Section 31000,
find these outlying areas are remote from available County employee resources
and the County’s economic interests are served by such a contract rather than
by paying additional travel and subsistence expenses to existing County
employees.
Health & Human Services Agency
10.
Approve the acceptance of funds
from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) California Tobacco
Control Program (CTCP) for planning, implementing, and coordinating a
comprehensive tobacco control plan in an amount not to exceed $635,425 for Fiscal
Year 2019/2020, retroactive from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
11.
Approve a capital asset
purchase of one (1) Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR Switch in an amount not to exceed
$19,000 for Fiscal Year 2019/20. Approve a capital asset purchase of a Cisco
Kinetic UCS Server Platform in an amount not to exceed $42,000 for Fiscal Year
2019/20. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5th vote required).
12.
Approve an agreement with
Central Valley Health Information Exchange and Manifest MedEx to facilitate
health information exchange services in an amount not to exceed $6,120,
retroactive from October 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
Resource Management Agency
13.
Approve the designation of a
Two-Way STOP controlled intersection on David Road (LR125D) at Avenue 414, in
the community of Orosi. Authorize the installation of STOP signs on David Road
at Avenue 414, 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.
Direct the Environmental Assessment Officer of the Tulare County Resource
Management Agency, or their designee, to file a Notice of Exemption with the
Tulare County Clerk- Recorder.
14.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid opening results for 2019 Road Repair
and Accountability Act (RRAA) Project 2
CONTRACTOR BID
AMOUNT
Teichert Construction $5,925,231.40
Granite Construction Company $6,012,363.42
Avison Construction, Inc. $6,029,078.00
Agee Construction $6,033,135.20
Bush Engineering $6,416,895.60
Engineer’s Estimate $6,531,258.50
Sheriff/Coroner
15.
Approve an award from the U.S.
Department of Justice in an amount not to exceed $516,434 for participation in
the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, from July 1, 2017 through June 30,
2018. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
16.
Receive a presentation from the Arts Consortium regarding
their designation as the official arts council of Tulare County. Designate the
Arts Consortium as the official arts council of Tulare County from January 1,
2020 through December 31, 2021.
17.
Receive a presentation from the Fire Department regarding
the Extra Help Firefighter Program.
18.
Request from the Resource Management Agency to approve
General Plan Initiation No. GPI 19-004 to authorize a General Plan Amendment
for two Community Area Plans (Kingsburg & Delano), to update the Tulare
County General Plan Planning Framework Element, Land Use Element, Environmental
Resources Management, Open Space Element (SB 2), Water Resources Element (AB
1739), Transportation and Circulation Element (SB 743), Health and Safety
Element, Adaptation and Resiliency Element (SB 379), and Environmental Justice
Element (SB 1000).
19.
Receive a status update from the Resource Management
Agency on current Transportation Projects. Direct staff to take appropriate
action to advance Measure R funded projects.
BOARD
MEMEBERS REQUESTS
20.
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 – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Donna Grigsby v. County of Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ1643630
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Number of Potential Cases: 1
County has received implied threats of
litigation against the proposed Short-Term Rental Ordinance currently being
considered by the Planning Commission.
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Linda Skoglund v. County of
Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ349517
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Tulare County Deputy Sheriffs
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 E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – INITIATION OF LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(4))
Number of Potential Cases: 1
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.