(
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Acknowledge those Tulare County Restaurants and Retail
Food Establishments who have attained the Certificate of Excellence in Food
Safety Award during the 2019 calendar year.
3.
Public Comments.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed
Items)
4.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to review and accept Tulare County's 2019 Annual General Plan and
Housing Element Progress Reports. Authorize transmittal of these reports to the
California Governor's Office of Planning and Research and California's
Department of Housing and Community Development.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 5 through 12)
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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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Fire Department
5.
Approve an increase of $57,500
to the Capital Asset Request Number F00092 to purchase a Fire Engine Type III
in an amount not to exceed $462,500 in Fiscal Year 2019/2020. Approve the
modification to the Capital Asset Request Number F00087 to purchase a Fire
Engine Type III instead of a Fire Engine Type I which will result in a cost
decrease of $57,500 in an amount not to exceed $462,500 in Fiscal Year
2019/2020.
General Services Agency
6.
Approve a Lease Agreement with
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, a Connecticut corporation, to extend
the term of the agreement for five years commencing June 1, 2021 for space
located at 5300 W. Tulare Ave, Suite 100, Visalia.
Health & Human Services Agency
7.
Approve an agreement with
California Department of Food and Agriculture for the Nutrition Education and
Obesity Prevention program for funding up to the amount of $67,078, retroactive
from November 1, 2019 through October 31, 2020. Approve the necessary budget
adjustment (4/5ths vote required).
8.
Approve an agreement with Valor
Residential and Educational Services to provide services on behalf of Tulare
County Child Welfare Service's foster children for the care and placement of
foster children through cooperation, collaboration, and sharing of appropriate
information in the amount of zero dollars, retroactive from July 1, 2019
through June 30, 2022.
Human Resources & Development
9.
Approve the Side Letter
Agreement between the County of Tulare and the Tulare County Professional
Firefighters Association (TCPFA), Bargaining Unit 23 regarding the Effective
Date of Salary Increase, Consistent Paychecks, Vacation Hours and the
Elimination of “Fire Overtime” Language.
Resource Management Agency
10.
Approve an agreement with the
Department of Housing and Community Development for the Senate Bill 2 Planning
Grants Program, in an amount not to exceed $310,000. The term of the agreement
will be from the date it has been signed by the Department of Housing and
Community Development through December 31, 2022. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments (4/5th vote required).
11.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 26269 with the State of California that Caltrans and the County
will co-sponsor the right of way phase for the project with a split of
$6,492,000 from Caltrans and $13,100,000 from Local (Measure R) funds for
improvements to the Betty Drive Interchange.
12.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 26268 Measure R Program Supplement to Cooperative Agreement for
the Betty Drive Interchange Project Right of Way Phase with the Tulare County
Association of Governments.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
13.
Presentation given by the General Services Agency
regarding the Visalia Feral Cat Coalition for a Trap, Neuter, and Return
program at Mooney Grove Park. Approve an agreement with the Visalia Feral Cat
Coalition for a three year term with an option to renew an additional year, up
to two years upon approval.
14.
Request from the Board of Supervisors' staff to receive
input and provide direction regarding the 2020 Tulare County State Legislative
Platform and the 2020 Tulare County Federal Legislative Platform. Approve
amendments to the platforms and select priority issues for future advocacy
trips.
BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS
15.
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 agenda item regarding the 2019
Annual General Plan & Housing Element Progress Reports
ITEM
B
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, Shuklian, & Vander Poel
Consultants or other representatives attending
closed session: HRD Director
ITEM
C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Resendez,
Alexis vs. County of Tulare, et al.
Eastern District of California
1:19-cv-01123-LJO-SKO
ITEM
D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: SEIU
Local 521 v. County of Tulare,
Public Employment Relations Board Case No.
SA-CE-894-M
ITEM
E
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT
(Government
Code Section 54957)
FOR THE POSITION OF:
Chief of Staff, Board of Supervisors
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.
