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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 Agricultural
Commissioner Department to propose two ordinances related to the regulation of
Industrial Hemp Cultivation and Processing: the first ordinance to establish
regulation for the Cultivation and Processing of Industrial Hemp in the
unincorporated areas of Tulare County, adding chapter 5-10 to Part VI of the
Tulare County Code, and the second ordinance to amend sections 9.5, 9.55, 9.6,
9.7, 9.8, 13, 14, and 16 of the Zoning Ordinance Code of Tulare County,
pertaining to the Cultivation and Processing of Industrial Hemp in the
unincorporated areas of Tulare County. Introduce and waive the first reading
of an ordinance establishing regulation for the Cultivation and Processing of
Industrial Hemp in the unincorporated areas of Tulare County, adding chapter
5-10 to Part VI of the Tulare County Code. Introduce and waive the first
reading of an ordinance amending sections 9.5, 9.55, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 13, 14, and
16 of the Zoning Ordinance Code of Tulare County, pertaining to the Cultivation
and Processing of Industrial Hemp in the unincorporated areas of Tulare
County. Set the second reading of the ordinances for April 7, 2020. Direct the
Clerk of the Board to publish a summary or summaries of the ordinances before
the second reading, as required by law.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 4 through 21)
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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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Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax
Collector
4.
Approve Alpine Village-Sequoia
Crest Community Services District’s request to continue with an annual
financial compilation for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2020 (unanimous vote
required).
Clerk of the Board
5.
Approve the Bylaws of the Hope
Water District.
County Counsel/Risk Management
6.
Approve an agreement with West
Publishing Corporation, a Thomson Reuters Company, for a subscription to
Westlaw Proflex online legal research software in an amount not to exceed
$191,000, effective March 27, 2020 through March 31, 2024. This agreement will
replace and supersede Agreement No. 27982.
District Attorney
7.
Approve the capital asset
purchase of one closed circuit video system in an amount not to exceed $21,000
for Fiscal Year 2019/20. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote
required).
8.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding between the Office of the Tulare County District Attorney, Tulare
County Sheriff’s Office, Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency/Child
Welfare Services, Tulare County Probation Department, Family Services of Tulare
County, and identified Human Trafficking Task Force non-Tulare County agencies,
retroactive from January 1, 2020 through September 30, 2022. Authorize the District
Attorney, Sheriff-Coroner, Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency
Director, and the Chief Probation Officer to sign the Memorandum of
Understanding.
Fire Department
9.
Approve the Notice of Exemption
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and the State CEQA
Guidelines for the Posey Hazard Fuel Reduction Project. Direct the
Environmental Assessment Officer of the Tulare County Resource Management
Agency, or their designee, to file a Notice of Exemption with the
Clerk-Recorder.
10.
Approve the Notice of Exemption
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and the State CEQA
Guidelines for the Hartland Hazard Fuel and Tree Reduction Project. Direct the
Environmental Assessment Officer of the Tulare County Resource Management
Agency, or their designee, to file a Notice of Exemption with the
Clerk-Recorder.
11.
Approve the Notice of Exemption
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and the State CEQA
Guidelines for the Camp Nelson Hazard Fuel and Tree Reduction Project. Direct
the Environmental Assessment Officer of the Tulare County Resource Management
Agency, or their designee, to file a Notice of Exemption with the
Clerk-Recorder.
General Services Agency
12.
Approve the Purchase Agreement
with Escrow Instructions for the sale of the real property identified as a 2.26
acre portion of Assessor’s Parcel No. (APN) 087-460-007 at the Tulare-Akers
Professional Building parking lot located at 5300 W. Tulare Ave., Visalia for a
price of $1,450,000.00 to Paloma Development, Inc., a California Corporation.
Authorize the General Services Agency Director, or designee, to open escrow and
sign all documents to facilitate the escrow for this sale. Direct the County
Environmental Assessment Officer to file a Notice of Exemption with the
Clerk-Recorder.
Health & Human Services Agency
13.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Education for the Summer Food Service Program in an
amount not to exceed $6,466, effective June 15, 2020 through September 14,
2020. Ratify the Chair's signature on the Contractor Certification Clauses and
the Federal Certifications.
14.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Social Services (CDSS) for the provision of legal
consultation and representation services to the County in administrative
appeals associated with the Resource Family Approval (RFA) program, retroactive
from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021.
15.
Approve an agreement with
ExMed, Inc. for the provision of adult, adolescent, and child psychiatric
services in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, retroactive from July 1, 2019
through June 30, 2020.
Resource Management Agency
16.
Approve the agreement for
Utility Relocation with Pacific Gas & Electric Company, for relocation work
of an electric guy/anchor in connection with the Avenue 416 Widening Project in
an amount not to exceed $14,911, effective upon approval by the Board of
Supervisors. 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 Avenue 416 Widening Project.
Authorize the Environmental Assessment Officer, or designee, to sign and file
the Notice of Exemption with the Clerk-Recorder.
17.
Approve the Consent to Common
Use Agreement for Utility Relocation with Pacific Gas & Electric Company,
for relocation work of an electric guy/anchor in connection with the Avenue 416
Widening Project, effective upon approval by the Board of Supervisors.
18.
Approve the Plans, Special
Provisions, Proposal and Contract (“Bid Documents”) for the Construction of the
2020 Road Repair and Accountability Act Project 1. Approved the Advertisement
for Bids of the 2020 Road Repair and Accountability Act Project 1. Adopted the
Categorical Exemption prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality
Act and the State CEQA Guidelines General Rule Exemption per Section 15300.4
Application by Public Agencies and Section 15301 Existing Facilities,
respectively, for the 2020 Road Repair and Accountability Act Project 1.
Authorized the Environmental Assessment Officer, or designee, to sign and file
the Notice of Exemption with the Clerk-Recorder.
19.
Approve an agreement with
Southern California Gas Company for providing a Natural Gas Service Line at the
Tulare County Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility, effective upon
approval by the Board of Supervisors.
20.
Direct the Clerk of the Board
to certify Sequoia Gateway LLC’s petition, consent and election to Annexation
No. 1. Approve Community Facilities District 2019-01 Annexation No. 1 (Tax Zone
2), located on (Caldwell Avenue) at the southeast corner of State Route 99 and
Avenue 280. Direct the Clerk of the Board to sign the Annexation 1 Boundary Map
within 15 days. Direct the Clerk of the Board to record the notice of special
tax lien within the 15 days.
21.
Authorize Zone Change
Initiation No. PZC 19-019 (Dolieslager/Dinuba) to submit an application for a
Zone Change from the AE-40 (Exclusive Agricultural – 40 Acre Minimum) Zone to
the C-2 (General Commercial) Zone, on three (3) 2-acre future parcels of a
18.5-acre parcel, associated with Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 20-004, located
at the southwest corner of Road 80 and Avenue 384, approximately 2.75 miles south
of the Dinuba Urban Development Boundary.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
22.
Request from the Clerk of the Board to amend Resolution No.
2020-0057 regarding evening meetings in 2020 by deleting the March 31, 2020
evening meeting and related 3:00 p.m. closed session. The regular meeting on
March 31, 2020 will now be held in the Board Chambers at 2800 W. Burrel Ave.,
Visalia, at 9:00 a.m. as usual.
BOARD MEMBERS REQUESTS
23.
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
Industrial Hemp Ordinances.
ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Number of Potential
Cases: 1
ITEM
C
THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES:
(Government
Code Section 54957)
Consultation with:
Tulare County Sheriff Staff
ITEM
D
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives: Rhonda
Sjostrom, Jason T. Britt
Employee Organizations: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented
Employees.
