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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 the Resource Management
Agency to consider the establishment of new application fees for Agricultural
Preserves, Farmland Security Zones and Williamson Act contracts. Approve the
new application fees of: $1,000 for Agricultural Preserve/Farmland Security
Zone Formation or Enlargement and $500 for Agricultural Preserve/Farmland
Security Zone Contract or Reinstatement to take effect September 7, 2020.
Rescind Resolution No. 2009-0716 and lift the moratorium on accepting and
processing new agricultural preserves and Williamson Act contracts. For the
year 2020, extend the deadline to submit an application until the thirtieth day
of September and defer the application fee until scheduling the Board hearing
date. Approve a Categorical Exemption consistent with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Title 14 California Code of Regulations (CCR),
Section 15061(b)(3) Common Sense Exemption.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 5 through 17)
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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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Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
5.
Approve $3,175 for projects
upon adoption of the Fish and Wildlife Propagation Program (Fund 011) budget
for Fiscal Year 2020/2021. Adopt the Categorical Exemption prepared pursuant to
the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for projects
recommended by the County Fish and Wildlife Commission. Authorize the
Environmental Assessment Officer, or designee, to sign and file the Notice of
Exemption with the Clerk-Recorder.
6.
Approve an agreement with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture for the Fuels, Lubricants and
Automotive Products Program in the amount of up to $12,075, retroactive from
July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
7.
Approve an agreement with the
California Crop Improvement Association (CCIA) in the amount up to $774.00 to
offset costs of providing seed certification inspections, retroactive from July
1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector
8.
Authorize the Treasurer-Tax
Collector to transfer unclaimed funds within the Probation, Public Defender,
Sheriff, and Tax Collector special fund accounts.
Board of Supervisors
9.
Cancel all non-county seat meetings for the rest of 2020. Adopt
the Order of Adjournment of the Board of Supervisors meetings to specified
times as follows:
July 14, 2020
The
Regular Meeting will convene for purposes of Closed Session at 4:00 p.m. and
then reconvene for purposes of Open Session at 6:30 p.m. in the County of
Tulare Board Chambers located at the Administration Building, 2800 W. Burrel
Avenue, Visalia.
August
18, 2020
The
Regular Meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m. in the County of Tulare Board
Chambers located at the Administration Building, 2800 W. Burrel Avenue,
Visalia.
October
13, 2020
The
Regular Meeting will convene for purposes of Closed Session at 4:00 p.m. and
then reconvene for purposes of Open Session at 6:30 p.m. in the County of
Tulare Board Chambers located at the Administration Building, 2800 W. Burrel
Avenue, Visalia.
10.
Reappoint Kerry Hydash, Business Seat; Harroll Wiley, Business
Seat; Joe Hallmeyer, Business Seat; Lowell Richardson, Business Seat; Gil
Aguilar, Business Seat; Ronny Jungk, Labor Seat; Robert Kleyn, Title I of the
Rehabilitation Act Seat; Sofia Morales, Wagner-Peyser Seat; on the Workforce
Investment Board of Tulare County for terms ending June 30, 2024.
11.
Reappoint Randy Baerg, Business Seat; Colby Wells, Business Seat;
Patricia Stever Blattler, Business Seat; David Pena, Labor Seat; Teneya
Johnson, Labor Seat; Yolanda Valdez, Title II Adult Education and Literacy;
Brent Calvin, Higher Education; on the Workforce Investment Board of Tulare
County for terms ending June 30, 2022.
County Administrative Office
12.
Approve an agreement with Self
Help Enterprises in an amount not to exceed $11,728.40 to reimburse the
purchase of property for the East Orosi Community Services District new well
site.
Health & Human Services Agency
13.
Approve the Tulare County Child
Abuse Prevention Council’s request for their annual funding in the amount not
to exceed $70,000 from the County’s Children’s Trust Fund for Fiscal Year
2020-2021.
14.
Approve an agreement with
Essential Access Health to accept funding in the amount of $160,000 to provide
Title X family planning services through the Essential Access program,
retroactive from April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021.
15.
Approve an agreement with
Richard Sigmund to provide Hearing Officer Services for Certification and Riese
Hearings in an amount not to exceed $250,000, retroactive from July 1, 2020
through June 30, 2021.
Probation
16.
Approve an adjustment to the
Fiscal Year 2020/21 Capital Projects Rollover Budget to increase the
appropriation by $2,501,751 from $1,800,000 to $4,301,751 for Furniture,
Fixtures and Equipment at the Probation Department’s new office building.
Approve the necessary budget adjustment (4/5ths vote required).
Sheriff/Coroner
17.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding between the Tulare County Sheriff's Office and Fresno County
Sheriff's Office for the County to receive Central Valley High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Area reimbursement funds in an amount not to exceed $827,628,
retroactive from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021. Authorize the
Sheriff, or designee, to sign the Memorandum of Understanding.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
18.
Request from the Resource Management Agency to authorize
the submission of a grant application for funding from the 2021 Active
Transportation Program, for the Countywide Safety Enhancement Quick-Build
Project, with an estimated total project cost of $850,000. Authorize the
Resource Management Agency Director, or designee, to sign the Nomination Letter
(Cover Letter for the Quick-Build Project Application). Authorize and direct
the Resource Management Agency Director to act on the County’s behalf in all matters
pertaining to the application. Authorize and direct the Resource Management
Agency Director, or designee, to submit Funds Requests and other
program-supporting documentation. 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
Countywide Safety Enhancement Quick-Build Project. Authorize the Environmental
Assessment Officer, or designee, to sign and file the Notice of Exemption with
the Clerk-Recorder.
19.
Request from the County Administrative Office to
authorize the County Administrative Officer to sign and submit a certification
for receipt of funds from the California Department of Finance to receive
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Funding. Authorize the
County Administrative Officer to sign and submit a certification for receipt of
funds from the California Department of Finance to receive realignment backfill
funding revenues.
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
See today’s agenda item regarding the Resource
Management Agency’s request to lift the County’s moratorium on entering into
new Williamson Act contracts and adopt new fees accordingly.
ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Number of Potential
Cases: 1
Threat of litigation against the County
expressed in letter dated July 1, 2020 from Latham & Watkins LLP on behalf
of the Wonderful Company concerning the Aro Pistachio Inc. processing facility
at 19570 Avenue 88, Terra Bella, CA.
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: Roger
Taylor v. County of Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ11496429
ITEM
F
ONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Mark
Wallace v. County of Tulare
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Nos.:
ADJ11528496, ADJ11529207
ITEM
G
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives: Jason T.
Britt
Employee Organizations: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented
Employees.
