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1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Receive an update from the Health & Human Services Agency on
COVID-19 status and response efforts in Tulare County.
3.
Public Comments.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed
Items)
4.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from Agricultural
Commissioner/Sealer to consider the proposed fee changes. Approve the proposed
fee schedule, effective July 1, 2020 and approve the new Industrial Hemp
Inspections and Permitting Fee, effective April 28, 2020.
5.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to consider the proposed fee adjustments as listed in Attachment
"A" (2020/2021 Proposed Fee Changes) and Attachment "B"
(2020/21 Summary of Proposed Fee Changes). Approve the proposed fees, listed in
Attachment "C," effective July 1, 2020.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 6 through 20)
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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
6.
Reappoint Eric R. Quinley to the District 2 Seat on the Tulare
County Water Commission for a term ending April 30, 2022.
7.
Approve a letter in support of
a COVID-19 federal response package that provides direct and flexible funding
to county governments of all size.
General Services Agency
8.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 29317 with Sierra Range Construction to increase the agreement
amount by $9,750.97 from $481,910.99 to $491,661.96 for the Three Rivers Museum
Restroom Project.
9.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28687 with American Guard Services, Inc. in an amount not to
exceed $2,357,602. Approve the necessary budget adjustment (4/5ths vote
required).
Health & Human Services Agency
10.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 29146 with David E. Kilgore, M.D., for the provision of
psychiatric services in an amount not to exceed $454,000 ($227,000 for each
Fiscal Year 2019-2020 and 2020-2021), to include Exhibit A-1, Tulare County
Mental Health Plan, Quality Management Standards; and to modify Exhibit B,
Compensation for Fiscal Years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, retroactive from July 1,
2019 through June 30, 2021.
11.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 29169 with Tulare County Superintendent of Schools in an amount
not to exceed $6,000,000 for the provision of mental health services,
retroactive from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
Probation
12.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28273 with AllPaid, Inc. (d/b/a “GovPayNet”) (f/k/a Government
Payment Service, Inc.) to extend the term of the agreement through June 30,
2021 for the purpose of accepting credit and/or debit card payments.
13.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 29228 with the City of Visalia to extend the term of the
agreement for the Non-custody Intake Program, in an amount not to exceed
$42,345, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
14.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27885 with the County of Inyo to extend the term of the Agreement
through June 30, 2021 to provide facilities and services for the detention
and/or commitment of juvenile offenders at a rate of $135 per bed per day.
Resource Management Agency
15.
Approve the Measure R Program
Supplement to Cooperative Agreement with the Tulare County Association of
Governments for the Preliminary Engineering Phase, Right-of-Way Phase, and
Construction Phase for the Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program Group 1
Project in an amount not to exceed $140,393.
16.
Approve the Measure R Program
Supplement to Cooperative Agreement with the Tulare County Association of
Governments for the Preliminary Engineering Phase, Right-of-Way Phase, and
Construction Phase for the Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program Group 5
Project in an amount not to exceed $523,836.
17.
Approve an agreement with the
State of California, acting by and through the Department of Transportation,
for the exchange of Federal Transportation project funds amounting to $887,784
for non-Federal State Highway Funds for Fiscal Year 2019/2020. Accept the
$100,000 from the State as matching funds.
18.
Approve a 2019/2020 Transit
Agreement with the City of Visalia, in the amount of $501,692 for the City to
provide transit service to County of Tulare residents, retroactive from July 1,
2019 through June 30, 2020.
19.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid opening results for Navigations Aids at
Sequoia Field.
CONTRACTOR BID
AMOUNT
Kobo
Utility $323,870.00
A-C
Electric Co. $331,928.10
Pacific
Underground $354,420.00
Spiess
Construction $389,823.80
Royal
Electric Corp $427,159.00
Engineer’s
Estimate $188,436.40
Sheriff/Coroner
20.
Approve the capital asset
purchase of a truck to support the day-to-day operations of the Tulare County
Sheriff's Office Jail Services Unit, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.
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
21.
Request from the Resource Management Agency to approve
the 2020/2021 County Transportation Improvement Program. Direct staff to take
appropriate action to implement the 2020/2021 County Transportation Improvement
Program.
22.
Request from the Resource Management Agency to identify
road rehabilitation projects to be constructed using revenue from the
California Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funding through the
Local Streets and Roads Program during Fiscal Year 2020/2021 as 2021 RRAA
Project 1, 2021 RRAA Project 2, and 2021 RRAA Project 3. Direct staff to submit
the identified 2021 RRAA Project 1, 2021 RRAA Project 2, and 2021 RRAA Project
3 information to the California Transportation Commission in accordance with
the requirements of the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account guidelines.
BOARD MEMBER 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
Please see today’s Public Hearing to Consider
Changes to the Fee Schedule of the Tulare County Ag Commissioner/Sealer.
ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Number of Potential
Cases: 1
Please see today’s Public Hearing for Fee
Adjustments to Planning and Roads Fee Schedule.
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 – EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Chan,
Sr., Albert vs. County of Tulare et al.
Tulare County Superior Court Case No. VCU269829
ITEM
E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Mark
Johnson v. County of Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
Unassigned Claim No.: CT-18-010001
ITEM
F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Number of Potential
Cases: 1
ITEM
G
THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES:
(Government
Code Section 54957)
Consultation with:
Tulare County Sheriff Staff
ITEM
H
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Number of Potential
Cases: 1
ITEM
I
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT
(Government
Code Section 54957)
FOR THE POSITION OF:
CHIEF OF STAFF, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The Board will meet at the Board of Supervisors
Office located at 2800 W. Burrel Avenue, Visalia, CA, 93291, on April 28, 2020,
and may meet in a continuous closed session each subsequent business day on
this topic through May 5, 2020,at the Board of Supervisors located at 2800 W.
Burrel Avenue, Visalia, CA, 93291, to deliberate on the possible appointment.
ITEM
J
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.
