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1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Public Comments.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed
Items)
3.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to introduce and waive the first reading of an Amendment to Ordinance
No. 352, the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance, for Change of Zone No. PZC 19-012
to change the zone on a 2.88-acre parcel from “A-1” (Agricultural) to “M-1”
(Light Manufacturing), on property located between State Route 65 and Road 216
(Lindsay Boulevard), approximately 650 feet north of Avenue 216, inside the
Lindsay Urban Area Boundary. Accept 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), Class 3, the Common
Sense Rule. Direct the Environmental Assessment Officer or designee to file a
Notice of Exemption with the Tulare County Clerk as provided by CEQA. Adopt the
findings of approval, as set forth in Planning Commission Resolution No. 9508
and approve Zone Change No. PZC 19-012. Waive the final reading and adopt the
amendment to Ordinance No. 352, the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance for PZC
19-012. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the adopted Ordinance and
Amended Zoning Map.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 4 through 16)
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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.
Reappoint Jeffrey Steen to the Director Seat on the Tulare County
Pest Control District for a term ending April 23, 2022.
5.
Reappoint Betsey Foote to the Seat 1 on the Kings/Tulare Area
Agency on Aging Advisory Council for a term ending December 31, 2023.
Fire Department
6.
Authorize the submission of a
grant application for a California Office of Traffic Safety Emergency Services
Grant to provide 26 sets of high pressure low lift airbags, 7 sets of
Combi-Tools, 9 Fully Equipped Extrication Systems, and 5 vehicle stabilization
struts, in an amount not to exceed $569,385. Authorize the Fire Chief, or
designee, to sign and submit the grant application.
Health & Human Services Agency
7.
Authorize the submission of an
advance grant application in the amount of $564,569 to the Governor’s Office of
Emergency Services for the Fiscal Year 2020. The State Homeland Security Grant
Program will support emergency preparedness, prevention and response activities
conducted by the County of Tulare and other subrecipients in the Tulare
Operational Area. Approve the Governing Body Resolution to appoint Authorized
Agents to act on behalf of the County in securing and administering Fiscal Year
2020 State Homeland Security Grant Program grant funds. Authorize the Health
& Human Services Agency Director, or designee, with direction from the
local Approval Authority, to make necessary adjustments to the grant
application as required to conform to Federal and State grant guidance once
released, and scale the grant to meet the final allocation in an amount not
less than $500,000 and not to exceed $650,000.
8.
Approve an agreement with
Sierra Vista Pharmacy to provide prescription drugs at a discounted rate to
patients of Tulare County Health Care Centers, retroactive from January 1, 2020
through January 1, 2023.
Probation
9.
Approve the distribution of
Assembly Bill 109 Base Funding estimated at $19,580,361 for FY 2019/2020.
Approve the distribution of ninety-percent ($954,018.90) of the total FY
2018/2019 Assembly Bill 109 Growth Funding of $1,060,021, which is divided
equally between the Sheriff’s Office ($477,009.45) and Probation Department
($477,009.45) to fund continued implementation of criminal justice realignment
in Tulare County. Approve ten-percent ($106,002.10) of the total FY 2018/2019
Assembly Bill 109 Growth Funding of $1,060,021 to remain in the Local
Innovation Fund.
Resource Management Agency
10.
Authorize Zone Change
Initiation No. PZC 19-014 (Orozco/Dinuba) to proceed as a Zone Change from the
AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural – 20 Acre Minimum) to the C-3 (Service
Commercial) Zone, on a 3.5-acre portion of a 9.88-acre parcel, located at 42249
Road 64, on the west side of Road 64 at the Avenue 424 alignment, approximately
0.45 mile west of the Dinuba Urban Development Boundary.
11.
Review and approve the
submittal of an application for $300,000 in grant funding from the State
Department of Housing and Community Development Home Investment Partnerships
Program, to assist low or very low-income households with first-time homebuyer
mortgage assistance in the unincorporated areas of Tulare County for a grant
period of three years. Adopt the Resolution-HOME Investment Partnerships
Program.
12.
Accept the work for the
construction of the Avenue 280 Widening Project as complete by Cal Valley
Construction, Inc. of Fresno, 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.
13.
Reject all bids received on
December 19, 2019, for the M348 over South Fork Kaweah River Bridge Project.
Approve the re-advertisement for bids for the M348 over South Fork Kaweah River
Bridge Project.
14.
Approve the Final Map for
Subdivision Tract No. TSM 17-003, located on the south side of Avenue 413 east
of Road 124 in the community of Orosi. Approve an agreement with Self Help
Enterprises to complete all required public improvements for Subdivision Tract
No. TSM 17-003 for the period of one year after Board approval. Accept the road
right of way dedications for Subdivision Tract No. TSM 17-003 as shown on the
Final Map, subject to completion of road construction and acceptance of public
improvements.
15.
Approve proceedings to form
Assessment District No. 19-17-003-OROSI, to pay for storm drainage system
maintenance within Subdivision Tract No. TSM 17-003, located on the south side
of Avenue 413 east of Road 124, in the community of Orosi. Approve the proposed
Boundary Map and proposed Assessment Diagram, direct the Clerk of the Board to
file certified copies with the Clerk-Recorder. Approve the Engineer’s Report.
Declare the Board’s intention to levy and collect assessments. Accept the
ballot and waiver of public meetings and hearings, including notice thereof,
provided by the property owner. Approve the formation of the Assessment
District and imposition of assessments. Approve an agreement with Self-Help
Enterprises authorizing to collect the assessments for Fiscal Year 2019/2020
and 2020/2021 upon first conveyance of each lot. Approve the AUD 308 form
establishing a budget for the Assessment District (4/5ths vote required).
16.
Approve proceedings to form
Assessment District No. 19-17-003R-OROSI, to pay for public street maintenance
within Subdivision Tract No. TSM 17-003, located on the south side of Avenue
413 east of Road 124, in the community of Orosi. Approve the proposed Boundary
Map and proposed Assessment Diagram, direct the Clerk of the Board to file
certified copies with the Clerk-Recorder. Approve the Engineer’s Report.
Declare the Board’s intention to levy and collect assessments. Accept the
ballot and waiver of public meetings and hearings, including notice thereof,
provided by the property owner. Approve the formation of the Assessment
District and imposition of assessments. Approve an agreement with Self-Help
Enterprises authorizing to collect the assessments for Fiscal Years 2019/2020
and 2020/2021 upon first conveyance of each lot. Approve the AUD 308 form
establishing a budget for the Assessment District (4/5ths vote required).
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
17.
Request from the Probation Department to receive a
presentation regarding the use of the California State Association of Counties
Support Hub.
18.
Request from the Health and Human Services Agency to
approve the Emergency Animal Supply Deposit terms and conditions from the
California Veterinary Medical Foundation for acceptance of a cargo container
filled with basic emergency animal sheltering supplies.
19.
Request from the Fire Department to approve an agreement
with the Tule River Indian Tribe, for providing mutual aid/dispatching
services, retroactive from November 1, 2019 through November 1, 2022.
BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS
20.
Board members may make a referral to staff to have a matter of
business be considered for 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(d)(2))
Number of Potential
Cases: 1
See today’s public hearing agenda item
pertaining to an amendment to the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance No. 352 for
Zone Change No. PZC 19-012 - Haas-Lindsay.
ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property Description:
Tulare Court House, 425 E. Kern Avenue, Tulare, CA
Agency Negotiators: General Services Agency,
Bertha Martinez, Laura Silva
Negotiating Party or Parties: Judicial Council
of California
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
ITEM
C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: BNSF
Railway Co. v. Alameda County et al.,
CA Northern District Court Case No.
4:19-cv-07230-HSG
ITEM
D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: State of
California ex rel. OnTheGo Wireless, LLC v. Cellco Partnership
d/b/a/ Verizon Wireless, et al., Sacramento
Superior Court Case No. Case No.: 34-2012-00127517
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 LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Kimberly
Hernandez v. County of Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.
ADJ11272726
ITEM
G
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Maribel
Verduzco v. County of Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Nos.:
ADJ10634566, ADJ10634567
ITEM
H
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – INITIATION OF
LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(4))
Number of Potential
Cases: 1
ITEM
I
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.
