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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.
Receive a presentation from the Health & Human Services
Agency on the draft business reopen plan and provide input to staff on the
phase 2 business reopening plan.
4.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 5 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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Health & Human Services Agency
5.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Social Services to provide access to base wage data
through the Employment Development Department at zero cost to the County
effective upon the date of signature by both organizations through June 30, 2022.
6.
Approve the acceptance of
relief fund payments from the United States Department of Health and Human
Services in an amount not to exceed $163,194, to provide support to the Tulare
County Health Care Centers in their response with COVID-19. Authorize the
Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency Director, or designee, to
electronically sign the attestation confirming receipt of funds and agreeing to
the terms and conditions. Approve the necessary budget adjustment (4/5ths vote
required).
7.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Health Care Services in an amount not to exceed
$2,694,453 for the County-Based Medi-Cal Activities program effective July 1,
2020 through June 30, 2023.
Probation
8.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 29455 with Central Valley Recovery Services to increase the value
of the Agreement by $350,000, for a total amount not to exceed $700,000, to
provide offenders recently realigned under Assembly Bill 109 with residential
treatment, training services, and outpatient services, and to extend the term
through June 30, 2021.
9.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27769 with the City of Dinuba for the Non-custody Intake Program
to extend the term of the agreement from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
10.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28639 with the Porterville Unified School District for the Campus
Probation Officer Program to extend the term of the agreement from July 1, 2020
through June 30, 2021.
Resource Management Agency
11.
Rescind Board Agreement No.
27813 (Resolution No. 2016-0731). 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 D112 Bates Slough Bridge Project, southwest of the City of Tulare, in an
amount not to exceed $185,814.
12.
Approve the E-Payment Service
Agreement with Point & Pay, LLC (d/b/a ‘PNP’) for the purpose of accepting
credit card, debit card and E-check payments through an integrated online
platform for utility bill pay and service fees for an initial three (3) year
term. Authorize the Department Head or his designee to sign the Client
Applications to coordinate integration of the online platform.
13.
Approve a claim to the Tulare
County Association of Governments (TCAG) in the amount of $1,173,935 for
Regional Surface Transportation Program/Regional Surface Transportation Block
Grant Program (RSTP/RSTBGP) Funds in Exchange for State Highway Account Funds
for FY 2019/2020. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Fiscal Services
Director to sign the claim.
14.
Approve the Plans, Special
Provisions, Proposal and Contract (“Bid Documents”) for the Construction of the
M348 over South Fork Kaweah River Bridge Project, near the community of Three
Rivers. Approve the re-advertisement for bids for the M348 over South Fork
Kaweah River Bridge Project.
15.
Accept Caltrans' offer to
relinquish the right of way for County Roads improved as part of the Betty
Drive Interchange Project in the community of Goshen, in its current
environmental condition and setting, including, but not limited to, the
presence of hazardous materials as described in Initial Site Assessment:
Relinquishment 87929. Waive the ninety (90) days’ notice of "Intention to
Relinquish" requirement contained in Section 73 of the Streets and
Highways Code. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director, on behalf of
the Board of Supervisors, to sign the concurrence memorandum.
16.
Approve the Federal Fiscal Year
2020 Certifications and Assurances for Federal Transit Administration
Assistance Programs. Authorize the Chair to execute the Affirmation of
Applicant signature page for substantially similar Certifications and
Assurances documents for up to three (3) additional federal fiscal years
subject to review and approval by County Counsel.
17.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid opening results for Road Repair and
Accountability Act (RRAA) Project 1.
CONTRACTOR BID
AMOUNT
Don
Berry Construction $4,866,276.14
Teichert
Construction $5,139,096.10
Agee
Construction $5,141,905.00
Yarbs
Grading & Paving Inc $5,207,546.82
Cal
Valley Construction $5,511,273.50
Granite
Construction $5,516,914.10
Avison
Construction $5,639,233.00
Engineer’s
Estimate $5,794,752.20
Sheriff/Coroner
18.
Ratify and approve an amendment
to Agreement No. 26035 with Global Tel* Link Corporation to convert the
Agreement to a month-to-month term not to exceed one year and amend the
termination clause, for inmate telephone services at the County’s adult and
juvenile correctional facilities, retroactive from May 1, 2020.
Solid Waste
19.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid opening results for Visalia Landfill
Phase 4 Expansion.
CONTRACTOR BID
AMOUNT
Sukut
Construction $8,132,806.00
Wood
Bros Inc $8,198,041.00
Cal
Valley Construction $8,346,180.65
Teichert
Construction $8,522,595.00
Yarbs
Grading & Paving Inc $8,696,745.00
Papich
Construction $8,888,540.00
Ford
Construction $9,099,099.00
Bush
Engineering $11,603,855.00
Engineer’s
Estimate $8,892,820.00
Workforce Investment Board
20.
Approve the Budget Adjustment
of $90,000 as a result of funding received from the Employment Development
Department (EDD) to provide supportive services to Underserved COVID-19
Impacted Individuals. These services may include, but are not limited to, equipment
necessary to telework, housing, utility, childcare, and transportation
assistance (4/5ths vote required.)
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
21.
Request from the County Administrative Office to provide
direction to staff as to which, if any, of the three proposed options staff
should pursue with regard to establishing a Supervisorial Redistricting
Commission and provide direction to staff regarding the use of outside
consultants in the redistricting process. Option 1: Approve the creation of a
2021 Advisory Redistricting Commission to recommend boundary changes for
supervisorial districts to the Board for possible modification and adoption.
Option 2 Approve the creation of a 2021 Hybrid Redistricting Commission
to recommend supervisorial district boundary changes to the Board for adoption
without modification. Option 3 Approve the creation of a 2021
Independent Redistricting Commission to adopt supervisorial district boundary
changes on behalf of the Board.
BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS
22.
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
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.
