MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

 

ALLEN ISHIDA

District One

 

PETE VANDER POEL

District Two

 

PHILLIP A. COX - Chairman

District Three

 

J. STEVEN WORTHLEY –    Vice Chairman

District Four

 

MIKE ENNIS

District Five

 

 

Board of Supervisors

 

Agenda

 

 

 

 

JEAN M. ROUSSEAU

County Administrator

 

KATHLEEN BALES-LANGE

County Counsel


MICHELLE BALDWIN

Chief Clerk

 

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

2800 W. Burrel Avenue

Visalia, CA  93291

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FAX (559) 733-6898

SITTING AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,

THE TERRA BELLA SEWER MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, AND

TULARE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT

 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

 

9:00 A.M. Board Convenes

 

Board of Supervisors Chambers

2800 W. Burrel Avenue

Visalia, CA 93291

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Moment of Silence

 

 

 

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

At this time, members of the public may comment on any item not appearing on the agenda.  Under state law, matters presented under this item cannot be discussed or acted upon by the Board at this time.  For items appearing on the agenda, the public is invited to make comments at the time the item comes up for Board consideration.  Any person addressing the Board will be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes so that all interested parties have an opportunity to speak with a total of fifteen (15) minutes allotted for the Public Comment Period.  At all times, please use the microphone and state your name and address for the record.


(Public Comment Period)

 

1.             Board of Supervisors matters.

2.             Public Comments.

 

 

10:00 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS

 

 

(Timed Items)

3.            PUBLIC HEARING:  Budget Hearings

Introduction and Overview

        

ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND

CONVENE AS THE TERRA BELLA SEWER MAINTENANCE DISTRICT

 

Enterprise Fund

Terra Bella Sewer Maintenance District

1.   Adopt the FY 2014/15 Final Budget for the Terra Bella Sewer Maintenance District as modified during the hearings; and

2.   Authorize the Auditor-Controller to make necessary minor adjustments in order to bring the FY 2014/15 Budget into final balance.

 

ADJOURN AS THE TERRA BELLA SEWER MAINTENANCE DISTRICT AND

CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT

 

Special District

Tulare County Flood Control District

1.   Adopt the FY 2014/15 Final Budget for the Tulare County Flood Control District as modified during the hearings; and

2.   Authorize the Auditor-Controller to make necessary minor adjustments in order to bring the FY 2014/15 Budget into final balance.

 

ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND

RECONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

 

Enterprise and Assessment District Funds-Consent Budgets, County Service Areas #1 & #2 Zones of Benefit-Consent Budgets, Special Districts, Internal Service Funds-Consent Budgets, Operating Funds-Consent Budgets, and General Fund-Consent Budgets

1.    Adopt the FY 2014/15 Final Budgets for all funds and activities as modified during the hearings for the Enterprise and Assessment District Funds, County Service Areas #1 and #2 Zones of Benefit, Special Districts, Internal Service Funds, Operating Funds, and the General Fund;

2.    2.   Amend the Personnel Class Specifications, Class Designations, and Compensation Changes subject to meet and confer; 

3.    3.   Amend the Position Allocation List reflecting adds, deletes, amends, and reclassifications subject to meet and confer;

4.    4.   Approve a 5% salary equity adjustment for the County Assessor/Clerk Recorder; 

5.    5.   Approve the Board of Supervisors salary increase by 1.25% per County Ordinance No. 3444; and

6.    6.   Authorize the Auditor-Controller to make necessary minor adjustments in order to bring the FY 2014/15 Budget into final balance.

 

 

(Consent Calendar)

CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 4 through 11)

 

 

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Background information has been provided to the board on all matters listed under the Consent Agenda, and these items are considered to be routine by the Board.  All items under the Consent Agenda are normally approved by one motion.  If discussion is requested by any Board members on any item, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda if separate action is required.

 

                                                                  

County Administrative Office/General Services

 

(Timed Items)

4.            Approve a Grant of Easement in favor of Southern California Edison over a portion of Akers Street between Cartmill Avenue and Oakdale Avenue.  Authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign the Grant of Easement in favor of Southern California Edison.  Direct the Clerk of the Board to return the signed and notarized Grant of Easement to Property Management for transmittal to Southern California Edison.

Health & Human Services Agency

 

(Timed Items)

5.            Reaffirm Resolution No. 2014-0090 declaring a Local Emergency due to the drought in Tulare County adopted February 4, 2014.

6.            Approve an agreement with California Psychiatric Transitions in an amount not to exceed $200,000 to provide a basic mental health rehabilitation program, retroactive from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.  Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2014, and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.

7.            Approve an agreement with Central Valley Recovery Services, Inc. (CVRS) in an amount not to exceed $408,925 for provision of substance abuse treatment services to TulareWORKs clients, retroactive from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.  Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2014, and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.

8.            Approve the Information Sharing and Data Use Agreement with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials for Biosense 2.0, retroactive to May 1, 2014 through April 30, 2019.  Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of May 1, 2014, and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.

9.            Approve an agreement with the Department of Health Care Services to accept fundinig in the amount of $449,722 to provide Medi-Cal Outreach and Enrollment services.  Of this amount, $224,861 (50%) will be allocated to community based organizations that the County designates and partners with for grant efforts, retroactive to July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016.  Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2014, and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.

Information & Communications Technology

 

(Timed Items)

10.         Approve the contract with Novell, Inc. in the amount of $24,900 for the integration of the County’s GroupWise and Exchange environments for the period of September 16, 2014 through December 31, 2014.

Workforce Investment Board

 

(Timed Items)

11.         Approve an agreement with the State of California Employment Development Department in the amount of $2,054,059  for Workforce Investment Act Youth programs, retroactive to April 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016.  Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of April 1, 2014, and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.

 (Items Not Timed)

(Closed Session)

 

CLOSED SESSION

 

 

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CLOSED SESSIONS

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 the closed session will be made in accordance with Government Code sections 54957.1

 

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 - EXISTING LITIGATION

Details

[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]

Name of Case:  Kristina Brooks v. County of Tulare, et al.

Tulare County Superior Court Case No. VCU254333

 

ITEM B

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION

Details

[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)]

Number of Potential Cases: 1

 

ITEM C

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

Details

(Government Code Section 54957.6)

Agency Designated Representative:  Rhonda Sjostrom, Jean Rousseau

Employee Organization:  All Certified Employee Organizations

Unrepresented Employees:  All Unrepresented Employees except Elected

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