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1.
Board of Supervisor 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 13)
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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 Joe Machado to the Tulare County- Trustee Seat on the
Kings Mosquito Abatement District for a term ending January 4, 2021.
County Administrative Office
5.
Approve an amendment Agreement
No. 28454 with the California Department of Water Resources to include
additional Disadvantaged Community Project Development tasks.
District Attorney
6.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 29128 with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
to extend the term of the Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Program
agreement to December 31, 2020, and increase the total project cost from
$270,060 to $405,089, which includes $303,817 in grant funds and $101,272 in
County matching funds, effective June 30, 2020.
General Services Agency
7.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28693 with Teletrac Navman US Ltd. to provide vehicle GPS
equipment and monitoring services for County Fleet, effective upon approval
through June 30, 2020.
Health & Human Services Agency
8.
Ratify and authorize the
submission of a grant application to the California Department of Health Care
Services on October 18, 2019 in an amount not to exceed $579,503 in funding to
be used in creation of the Medi-Cal Enrollment Navigators Project. Find that
the Board had authority to submit this application as of October 18, 2019, and
that it was in the County’s best interest to submit it on that date. Accept the
Medi-Cal Enrollment Navigator Project award in the amount of $579,503 from the
California Department of Health Care Services. Approve the Allocation Agreement
with the California Department of Health Care Services, retroactive from
January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 for the Medi-Cal Navigator Project. Find
that the Board had authority to approve the allocation agreement as of January
1, 2020, and that it was in the County’s best interest to approve it on that
date. Authorize the necessary budget adjustment per the attached AUD 308
(4/5ths vote required).
9.
Approve an agreement with Ohio
University for a Clinical Experience Internship Program in the amount of zero
dollars, effective April 14, 2020 through June 30, 2025.
10.
Authorize the submission of a
Request for Public Assistance to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Presidential Major Disaster
Declaration DR-4482. Approve the Governing Body Resolution to appoint
Authorized Agents to act on behalf of the County in securing and administering
Public Assistance grant funds. Authorize the Clerk of the Board to sign the
attached Governing Body Resolution. Authorize the Chair of the Board to sign
the Project Application for the California Disaster Assistance Act Program and
authorize the submission of this application to the Governor’s Office of
Emergency Services contingent upon the availability of California Disaster
Assistance Act funding.
Resource Management Agency
11.
Approve the attached resolution
in support of Senate Bill 974 that would create a California Environmental
Quality Act exemption for drinking water projects for small disadvantaged
communities and schools.
12.
Approve the Plans, Special
Provisions, Proposal and Contract (“Bid Documents”) for the construction of the
Avenue 80 Railroad Crossing Improvements Project near the community of
Teviston. Approve the advertisement of bids for the Avenue 80 Railroad Crossing
Improvements Project. 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 80 Railroad
Crossing Improvements Project. Authorize the Environmental Assessment Officer,
or their designee, to sign and file the Notice of Exemption with the
Clerk-Recorder.
Sheriff/Coroner
13.
Approve an agreement with NEC
Corporation of America to provide maintenance and repair services for Tulare
County law enforcement agencies Automated Fingerprint Identification System in
an amount not to exceed $112,850, retroactive from November 23, 2019 through
November 22, 2020. Authorize the Auditors Office to make the payment to NEC
Corporation of America for maintenance and repair services in the amount of
$112,850. Authorize the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
14.
Request from the Treasurer-Tax Collector to approve a
proposed fee schedule regarding payment plans to pay off property taxes owed,
effective July 1, 2020.
15.
Request from the Board of Supervisors' staff to go on
record in opposition to the early release of offenders due to the threat of
COVID-19. Direct staff to send appropriate letters to the California Judicial
Council and other state and local officials stating the Board’s opposition to
such releases.
BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS
16.
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
The General Contractor on the County’s South
County Detention Facility construction project, Bernards Bros., Inc., and its
subcontractor Lawson Mechanical, have requested the County engage in
contractual mediation over delays in completion of the project, the County’s
claims for delay damages, and the contractor’s and subcontractor’s claims for
additional compensation.
ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property Description:
Visalia, Tulare, and old Porterville Courthouses at 221 S. Mooney Blvd,
Visalia; 425 E Kern Ave, Tulare; 87 E Morton Ave, Porterville, CA
Agency Negotiators: John Hess; Daniel
Richardson; Brooke Sisk; Laura Silva
Negotiating Party or Parties: Judicial Council
of California
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
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
THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES:
(Government Code
Section 54957)
Consultation with: Tulare County Sheriff Staff
ITEM
E
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.
