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1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Receive an update from Health & Human Services Agency on
COVID-19 status and response efforts in Tulare County.
3.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 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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Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
4.
Waive the second reading and
adopt 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. Waive the second reading and adopt
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.
Repeal ordinance no. 3555, an interim zoning ordinance prohibiting in the unincorporated
areas of the County all “Industrial Hemp” cultivation, effective 30 days from
the adoption of the ordinances. Approve a non-project exemption (14 Cal. Code.
Regs. § 15378), a general rule exemption (14 Cal. Code. Regs. § 15061(b)(3),
and a Class 8 Categorical Exemption, (14 Cal. Code. Regs. § 15308) with respect
to adoption of the ordinances, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines. Direct the Clerk to publish a summary
or summaries of the ordinances and post a full copy of the ordinances after
adoption, as required by law. Direct an Environmental Assessment Officer of the
Tulare County Resource Management Agency, or their designee, to file a CEQA
Notice of Exemption with respect to adoption of the ordinances with the
Clerk-Recorder. Designate the Agricultural Commissioner, or their designee, as
the official Tulare County contact for State Industrial Hemp licensing
authorities.
County Administrative Office
5.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 29252 between Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency and
OpenGov, Inc., to increase the agreement amount from $1,355,000 to an amount
not to exceed $2,071,190 to include a Budget and Planning Solution software
system, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2024.
District Attorney
6.
Approve a capital asset
purchase of two vehicles for Workers' Compensation Investigator use in an
amount not to exceed $56,016. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths
vote required).
Health & Human Services Agency
7.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 29314 with Aspiranet for the provision of Wraparound services to
include Exhibit B-3, Compensation for Fiscal Year 2019/2020 and Exhibit G,
Contract Provider Disclosures retroactive from July 1, 2019 through June 30,
2020.
8.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 29323 with Courage to Change, a Short-Term Residential Treatment
Program, to include Exhibit A-1, Tulare County Mental Health Plan Quality
Management Standards, Exhibit B-1, Compensation and Exhibit B-3, Electronic
Health Records Compensation in an amount not to exceed $700,000, retroactive
from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
9.
Approve the CareLink Agreement
with Valley Children’s Hospital to permit County employees access to Valley
Children’s Hospital patient healthcare information on a limited basis for
billing and healthcare purposes in the amount of zero dollars.
Information & Communications
Technology
10.
Approve an agreement with
Amazon Web Services through SHI International Corp for cloud data backup
services, in an amount not to exceed $68,603, retroactive from January 1, 2020
through October 1, 2020.
Probation
11.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28954 with California State University, Fresno, for the purpose
of expanding the Internship Program to include students from all academic
programs in the amount of zero dollars.
12.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 29411 with the PAAR Center to increase the value of the agreement
by $100,000, for a total amount not to exceed $450,000, to provide offenders
recently realigned under state legislature with residential treatment, training
services, and outpatient services, retroactive from January 1, 2020 through
June 30, 2020.
Resource Management Agency
13.
Approve the General Plan
Initiation GPI 20-001 for a General Plan amendment to update The Springville
Community Plan.
Sheriff/Coroner
14.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding between the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office and the California
Campaign Against Marijuana Planting Program to provide task force services
effective July 1, 2020 through October 30, 2020.
Solid Waste
15.
Approve the plans and
specifications for the construction of the Visalia Landfill, Phase 4 Cell
Expansion Project Avenue 328 near Road 92, Visalia. Approve the advertisement
of the Visalia Landfill, Phase 4 Cell Expansion Construction Project. Set the
bid opening date for May 6, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. Reaffirm that the Notice of
Determination for the project was previously approved per Resolution No.
2001-0759.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
16.
Request from the Clerk of the Board to amend Resolution No.
2020-0057 regarding evening meetings in 2020 by deleting the April 21, 2020
evening meeting and related 3:00 p.m. closed session. The regular meeting on
April 21, 2020 will now be held in the Board Chambers at 2800 W. Burrel Ave.,
Visalia, at 9:00 a.m. as usual.
17.
Request from the County Administrative Office to receive
the Mid-Year Budget Report for FY 2019/20. Approve the proposed schedule for
preparation and adoption of the FY 2020/21 budget, which incorporates a
rollover budget as the operating budget (including the Capital Projects budget)
for the period between July 1, 2020, and adoption of the FY 2020/21 budget
(4/5ths vote required). Adopt the personnel resolution to add, delete, and
amend positions, and approve and amend the required job specifications, class
designations, and salary adjustments proposed in the Mid-Year Budget Report
subject to completion of meet and confer. Approve the capital asset purchase
list. Authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, with the
concurrence of the County Administrative Officer, to process any budget
adjustments proposed in the Mid-Year Budget Report (4/5ths vote required).
BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS
18.
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 – EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: The
Kaweah Coalition v. County of Tulare
Tulare County Superior Court Case No. VCU282553
ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Number of Potential
Cases: 1
This closed session item is in relation to the
agenda item regarding the Industrial Hemp Ordinances
ITEM
C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Number of Potential
Cases: 1
ITEM
D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Number of Potential
Cases: 1
ITEM
E
THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES:
(Government
Code Section 54957)
Consultation with:
Tulare County Sheriff Staff
ITEM
F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Number of Potential
Cases: 1
Liability Claim of Eddie Espirito
ITEM
G
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
