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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 47)
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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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Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax
Collector
4.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 27056 with Hinderliter, de Llamas and Associates to extend the
term of the agreement to June 30, 2025, and to have access to County of
Tulare's sales and use tax data that is now maintained by the California
Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
5.
Approve an agreement between
East Orosi Community Services District and the County of Tulare to collect and
distribute special assessments on the secured property tax roll.
6.
Approve an agreement between
Lindmore Irrigation District and the County of Tulare to collect and distribute
special assessments on the secured property tax roll.
7.
Approve an agreement between
Tract 92 Community Services District and the County of Tulare to collect and
distribute special assessments on the secured property tax roll.
Board of Supervisors
8.
Appoint Gary Leon Perryman to a Trustee Seat on the Tipton-Pixley
Public Cemetery District for a term ending January 3, 2022.
9.
Authorize the Step Up #LEAD
Youth Program to be funded $100,000 on July 1, 2020.
County Administrative Office
10.
Approve an agreement with First
5 Tulare County, to allow Tulare County to provide general accounting services
to First 5 Tulare County, in the amount of $1,461 for accounting support
services and $2.50 per claim processed, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30,
2021.
County Counsel/Risk Management
11.
Authorize the Risk Manager to renew
the County's Excess Workers' Compensation, General Liability I & II,
Property, Medical Malpractice, Master Crime Policy, Optional Excess Liability,
Airport & Aircraft Operations, Watercraft, Pollution, and Cyber Liability
policies of coverage through Public Risk Innovation Solutions Management
(PRISM) Joint Powers Authority for the 2020/2021 policy years. Authorize the
Risk Manager to renew the Excess Workers’ Compensation, General Liability I
& II, Property, Medical Malpractice programs and find that it is in the
County's best interest to continue in these insurance programs. Authorize the
Risk Manager, in consultation with the County Administrative Office, to approve
the payment of insurance program costs and premiums, upon receipt.
District Attorney
12.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 29128 with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
for the Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Program grant to reduce the
total project amount from $406,089 to $334,804, retroactive from July 1, 2019
through December 31, 2020.
13.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 29349 with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
for the Victim Witness Assistance Program grant to reduce the total project
amount from $822,829 to $738,886, retroactive from October 1, 2019 through
September 30, 2020.
General Services Agency
14.
Award the contract to Fuentes
Security Service to provide security guard services in an amount not to exceed
$3,000,000 per fiscal year, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
15.
Approve an adjustment to the
Custodial budget for Fiscal Year 2019/20 for increased janitorial services in
the amount of $230,000. Approve the necessary budget adjustment (4/5ths vote
required).
16.
Approve the bid documents for
the Bob Wiley Detention Facility Housing Units #3 & 4 Roofing Project.
Authorize the advertisement of bids for the subject project. Set the bid
opening for the project at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, 2020.
Health & Human Services Agency
17.
Approve an agreement with
Community Service and Employment Training, Inc. for administration of the Housing
Support Program in an amount not to exceed $635,489, effective July 1, 2020
through June 30, 2021.
18.
Approve an agreement with the
Department of Health Care Services for the Medi-Cal Inmate Program, to allow
Tulare County to draw down federal match funds for inpatient medical or
psychiatric services, effective July 1, 2020 until terminated by either party
pursuant to and in accordance with the Participation Agreement.
19.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding between the Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency, Child
Welfare Services Division and Fresno Pacific University to arrange field
placement of student interns in the social work field, effective June 23, 2020
through June 30, 2025.
20.
Authorize the Director of Human
Services to sign the Transitional Housing Program Allocation Acceptance
Resolution.
21.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding with the California Ventura Automated Collection System
Association for Tulare County's participation in the fourteen-county consortium
in an amount not to exceed $13,210, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30,
2021.
22.
Approve an agreement with
Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County for the Welfare to Work Expanded
Subsidized Employment Program, for the provision of expanded work opportunities
to CalWORKs recipients in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000, effective July 1,
2020 through June 30, 2021.
23.
Approve the Health and Human
Service Agency's request to increase the CalWORKs 1991 Realignment
Appropriation by $9,938,000 from $78,201,138 to $88,139,138. Approve the
necessary budget adjustment (4/5ths vote required).
24.
Ratify an Amendment to
Emergency Order by the Tulare County Emergency Services Director for the
Maintenance of Critical Infrastructure and Closure of County Facilities to
Physical Access by the Public, issued on March 23, 2020 and amended on May 29,
2020.
25.
Ratify and approve an agreement
with Best Friends Animal Society for the Rachael Ray Save Them All COVID-19
Relief Grant in the amount of $40,000 toward the salary of a new veterinarian
position, retroactive from June 2, 2020 through September 30, 2020. Approve the
necessary budget adjustment (4/5ths vote required).
26.
Approve to replace and
supersede Resolution No. 2020-0190, which was approved by the Board of
Supervisors on April 21, 2020, to accept additional funds, $218,912, from the
California Department of Public Health for a total allocation not to exceed
$694,170, retroactive from March 5, 2020 through March 15, 2021 for the
COVID-19 crisis response.
27.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 29250 with Everbridge Inc. to provide emergency mass notification
services, in an amount not to exceed $95,790 to replace and to supersede
Exhibit B-1 and to extend the term from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 to
July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
28.
Authorize the Tulare County
Board of Supervisors to accept an additional Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Housing and
Disability Income Advocacy Program Allocation for homeless assistance in the
amount of $19,882 from the State of California. Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28594 with Community Services and Employment Training, Inc. for
administration of the Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program to update
Exhibit B which includes the additional allocation in an amount not to exceed
$473,036, effective June 23, 2020 through June 30, 2020. Approve the necessary
budget adjustment (4/5ths vote required).
29.
Approve an agreement with Santa
Cruz County acting as the host entity of the Local Government Agency Consortium
over School-Based Medi-Cal Administrative Activities to update the fee
structure, retroactive from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022.
30.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 29510 with Kansas Health Institute to initiate
Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing Convening between Tulare County Health and Human
Services Agency and the Tule River Tribe and to extend the term end date
retroactive from June 19, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
31.
Approve the submission of the
proposed Advancing Behavioral Health Innovation Project to the Mental Health
Services Oversight and Accountability Commission for final plan approval.
Authorize the implementation and development of the proposed Project Advancing
Behavioral Health from Fiscal Year 2020-2021 to Fiscal Year 2024-2025, upon
approval of the plan by Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability
Commission.
32.
Approve the submission of the
proposed Project Empath Innovation plan to the Mental Health Services Oversight
and Accountability Commission for final plan approval. Authorize the
implementation and development of proposed Project Empath, upon approval of the
plan by the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission.
33.
Approve an agreement with
Tulare County Superintendent of Schools for the Children of Promise Program in
an amount not to exceed $288,227, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
34.
Approve an agreement with
Tulare County Superintendent of Schools to provide mental health services to
children for the Primary Intervention Program, in an amount not to exceed
$451,095, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
35.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28836 with the University of California, Berkeley Optometric Eye
Center for the Retinopathy Screening Program, to extend the current agreement
in an amount not to exceed $25,000 per year for the provision of diabetic
retinopathy screenings and the necessary equipment and software to provide
those services and to make changes to their pricing structure effective upon
the Board's approval through June 30, 2022.
Information & Communications
Technology
36.
Approve an agreement with
AutoMon, LLC for the Caseload Explorer Connect caseload management application
utilized by Probation, in an amount not to exceed $619,379, effective July 1,
2020 through June 30, 2023.
Resource Management Agency
37.
Approve and award the contract
to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, MAC General Engineering, Inc.,
from Strathmore, California, in the amount of $167,947 for construction of
Avenue 80 Railroad Crossing Improvements Project, in the community of Teviston.
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 $16,794 to cover unexpected construction
conditions. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director, or designee, to
approve contract change orders up to the amount of allowed funds for
contingencies.
38.
Approve Program Supplement
Agreement with the State of California Department of Transportation for the
design and construction of the Earlimart Sidewalk Improvements Project in the
amount of $1,868,000, effective upon approval by the Board of Supervisors.
39.
Approve the 2021-2022 Extension
to the Transit Development Plan.
40.
Ratify and approve the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
Invoice/Pre-Agreement #1622-2020-3 for transit funding through the Federal
Transit Administration 5311 program with the State of California, Department of
Transportation, for cost reimbursement of transit operating expenses in the
amount of $413,637, retroactive from January 20, 2020 through June 3, 2020.
Ratify the signature of the Resource Management Agency Director on the CARES
Act Invoice/Pre-Agreement #1622-2020-3.
41.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid opening results for M348 South Fork
Kaweah River Bridge Replacement Project.
Contractors Bid
Estimate
Agee Construction $3,630,982
Syblon Reid $3,664,503
Granite Construction $3,816,452.70
Papich Construction $3,987,483
Engineers Estimate $2,293,473.36
Sheriff/Coroner
42.
Ratify and approve an online
grant application from the Tulare County Sheriff's Office effective May 29,
2020 to the U.S. Department of Justice for the Coronavirus Emergency
Supplemental Funding Program. The grant period is for January 20, 2020 through
January 31, 2022 in an amount up to $82,637. Approve the Grant Award Agreement
2020-VD-BX-0902 with the U.S. Department of Justice for the Coronavirus
Emergency Supplemental Funding Program for the purchase of five portable
decontamination units and associated disinfectant in an amount not to exceed
$88,568, which includes $82,637 from grant funds and $5,931 will come from the
Sheriff’s FY 19/20 Operating Budget, retroactive from January 20, 2020 through
January 31, 2022. Approve the capital asset purchase of five decontamination
units and associated disinfectant to be used to support Coronavirus response of
the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, in an amount not to exceed $88,568.
43.
Approve an adjustment to the
Sheriff's Office budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20 to increase appropriations in
the amount of $468,907 for the purchase of (131) APX 6000 hand held portable
two-way radios. Authorize the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
44.
Approve an agreement between
the Tulare County Sheriff's Office and the City of Farmersville to provide
emergency dispatch services to the Farmersville Police Department in an amount
not to exceed $87,640, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
45.
Approve an agreement between
the Tulare County Sheriff's Office and the City of Woodlake to provide
emergency dispatch services to the City of Woodlake Police Department in an
amount not to exceed $73,031, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
46.
Approve an amendment to
Agreement No. 28077 with the United States Forest to add the Annual Operating
and Financial Plan, identified as Exhibit A, Service for reimbursement to the
Sheriff’s Office for patrol services on United States Forest Service land in
the amount of $33,000, retroactive from October 1, 2019 through September 30,
2020. Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 28077 with the United States Forest
Service to add the Annual Operating and Financial Plan, identified as Exhibit
B, for reimbursement to the Sheriff’s Office for services related to controlled
substances on United States Forest Service land in the amount of $24,000,
retroactive from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.
Solid Waste
47.
Approve the amended job specification
for the Solid Waste Environmental Coordinator Classification.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
48.
Presentation given by the Resource Management Agency
regarding an overview of the department.
49.
Request from the County Administrative Office to provide
direction to staff regarding participation in the State Water Resources Control
Board Division of Drinking Water Administrator Program.
BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS
50.
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: 8
ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Edward
Villa v. County of Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Nos.:
ADJ1012496, ADJ1434018, ADJ2309838
ITEM
C
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 Lucy Rodriguez and Vicky
Echeverria
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
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Consultation with:
Tulare County Sheriff Staff
ITEM
F
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property Description:
5300 W. Tulare Avenue, Visalia CA (Old Cigna Building)
Agency Negotiators: Daniel Richardson, Brooke
Sisk
Negotiating Party or Parties: Cigna Health and
Life Insurance Company
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
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
DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL OR RELEASE OF A PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE
(Government
Code Section 54957)
ITEM
I
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives: Tony
Stevens, Jason T. Britt
Employee Organizations: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented
Employees.
