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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.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 4 through 16)
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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 Harvey Bailey to the Director Seat on the Tulare County
Pest Control District for a term ending April 23, 2024.
Fire Department
5.
Waive the second reading and
adopt an ordinance repealing Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Part IV of the ordinance
code and replacing Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Part IV of the ordinance code,
pertaining to fireworks displays, sales, and use. Direct the Clerk of the Board
to publish a summary of the ordinance and post a full copy of the ordinance
after adoption as required by law.
General Services Agency
6.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 25318 with California Business Machines for copier maintenance
and repair services.
7.
Waive the bid process and authorize
the sole source services with Jorgensen & Sons Inc. Approve the agreement
with Jorgensen & Sons Inc. to provide fire sprinkler maintenance services
in an amount not to exceed $103,000 effective upon approval through September
30, 2020.
Health & Human Services Agency
8.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to tree mortality in Tulare County Resolution No.
2015-0850.
9.
Approve an agreement with
Visalia Unified School District to allow licensed nursing staff to assist the
Tulare County Public Health Branch within the Tulare County Health & Human
Services Agency, effective May 19, 2020 until the local public health order is
lifted. There is no cost associated with this Mutual Aid Agreement.
10.
Authorize the submission of a
grant application for funding in the amount of $20,000 from Capture Cares for
the Medication Adherence Grant for the purpose of enhancing the Public Health
Branch’s ability to ensure patients complete medication regimens in the
Tuberculosis Program.
11.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 29084 retroactive from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020 with
the California State Department of Health Care Services to receive a maximum of
$6,688,658 for funding to provide Substance Use Disorder services. Find that
the Board had authority to enter into the proposed amendment as of July 1, 2017
and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the amendment on
that date.
Resource Management Agency
12.
Authorize the submission of two
Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) allocation requests in the amount
of $305,313 total to the State of California for Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS) amenities project for the County’s Tulare County Area Transit
(TCaT) services and a Fare Subsidy Campaign for riders that will offer free
and/or reduced fares to promote increased transit usage throughout Tulare
County. Approve the resolution in Attachment A authorizing the execution of the
Certifications and Assurances and Authorized Agent Forms for LCTOP for the ITS
Enhancements Project and Fare Subsidy Campaign.
13.
Authorize submittal of a Financial
Assistance Application for $500,000 for a financing agreement from the State
Water Resources Control Board for a Clean Water State Revolving Fund Grant or
the Small Community Wastewater Grant for the planning and design of wastewater
improvements for Soults and Lone Oak Tracts. Authorize and direct the Director
of the Resource Management Agency, or designee, to file the Financial
Assistance Application. Adopt the “Authorizing Resolution” to seek funding.
14.
Adopt the Categorical Exemption
prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the
State CEQA Guidelines per Section 15061 b (3) Common Sense Exemption, SE Water
Grading and Mining Permit for a ground water basin and processing of material
at Mike Clark Trucking Portable Ready Mix plant at 14180 Rd 192 in Poplar.
Authorize the Environmental Assessment Officer, or designee, to sign and file
the Notice of Exemptions with the Clerk-Recorder.
15.
Approve and award the contract
to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Don Berry Construction, Inc.
of Kingsburg, California, in the amount of $4,866,276.14 for construction of
2020 Road Repair and Accountability Act (RRAA) Project 1. Authorize the Chair
to sign the contract after review and approval as to form by County Counsel and
upon receipt of certificates of insurance, bonds and evidence that the
contractor possesses a valid State Contractors License. Allow funds for
contingencies in the amount $255,813 to cover unexpected construction
conditions. Authorize the Director of the Resource Management Agency, or
designee, to approve contract change orders up to the amount of allowed funds
for contingencies.
16.
Approve Invoice payments to
STOP Alarm, Inc. for the purchase and installation of the security camera
system upgrades at the County Road Yards in the amount of $15,688, retroactive
from March 1, 2020 through April 30, 2020.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
17.
Request from the Treasurer-Tax Collector to approve a
Banking and Cash Management Services agreement with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
to provide banking services for the County, effective June 1, 2020 through May
31, 2025. Authorize the County Treasurer to sign the associated agreements and
documents needed to establish and operate the new bank accounts and services.
18.
Request from the District Attorney Office to approve a
Personnel Resolution to increase the salary of the Victim Witness Worker
Supervisor position effective May 24, 2020.
19.
Request from the Resource Management Agency to receive a
presentation and provide direction as to which of the two options staff should
pursue regarding membership in the Tulare County Economic Development
Corporation (EDC). Option1: Choose to pay the $90,712 public sector
contribution and continue membership in the EDC. Option 2: Choose not to
continue membership in the EDC.
BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS
20.
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
ITEM
B
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
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 LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Government Code
Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Maria Garza De Aldaco v. County
of Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Nos.:
ADJ12113181, ADJ12113182, ADJ12433510
ITEM
F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Government Code
Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Mark Grove v. County of Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Nos.:
ADJ10082391, ADJ11281309
ITEM
G
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to
Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Number of Potential Cases: 1
ITEM
H
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.
Sitting as the Tulare County In-Home Support Services
Public Authority
ITEM
I
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representative: Rhonda
Sjostrom, Jason T. Britt, Shelline Bennett
Employee Organization: SEIU, Local 2015
