(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Swearing-in Ceremony for Supervisor Worthley and Supervisor
Ennis by the Honorable Brett Hill, Assistant Presiding Judge.
3.
Election of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors for the year 2015.
4.
Public Comments.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed
Items)
5.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from Resource Management Agency to
conduct a public hearing to approve a Supplemental Grant Activity to be added
to Grant No. 14-CDBG-9892. Approve a capital asset purchase for a Water Tender
for an amount not to exceed $285,000. Authorize the necessary budget
adjustment (4/5th vote required).
6.
PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Treasurer-Tax Collector to
continue the public hearing from December 16, 2014 regarding the denial of the
appeal filed by Marilu Lopez regarding an Adult Oriented Business License, per
Tulare County Ordinance Code Sections 6-03-1050.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 7 through 32)
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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.
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Auditor-Controller/Registrar of
Voters/Treasurer-Tax Collector
7.
Approve an amendment to the
“Authorized Investment Instruments” section of the Treasurer’s Statement of
Investment Policy, Fiscal Year 2014-2015 to allow investment in Supranationals
and Placement Service Deposits.
Board of Supervisors
8.
Appoint Deanne Peterson, Chairman,
Board of Supervisors or Designee to the Law Library for a term ending December
31, 2015.
9.
Appoint Cynthia "Cindy"
Dias, Consumer, to the Community Health Center Board for a term ending April
18, 2015.
10.
Reappoint Mary Mederos, Seat 13 -
Family, to the Tulare County Mental Health Board for a term ending December 31,
2017.
11.
Reappoint Robert Uchita, Charlie
Pitigliano Jr., and Robert Clark, Trustees to the Tulare Mosquito Abatement
District for terms ending December 31, 2016.
12.
Approve the 2015 Board of
Supervisors Committee Assignments.
13.
Cancel the following meetings for
the Board of Supervisors during 2015:
Capital Projects & Facilities
14.
Approve the bid documents for the
Government Plaza Secured Parking Lot Expansion and Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) Parking Reconstruction Project. Authorize the advertisement of bids
for the subject project. Set the bid opening for the project at 2:00 p.m. on
Thursday, February 19, 2015.
County Administrative Office/General
Services
15.
Approve February 3, 2015 at 9:00
AM or as soon thereafter as possible, as the date and time to receive public
comment regarding the Board’s intent to consummate the purchase of real
property at 333 W. Henderson Avenue in the City of Porterville whose Assessor’s
Parcel Number is 252-120-050. Instruct the County Administrative Officer or
his designee to publish the attached Exhibit “A” Notice of Intent to Purchase
Real Property once a week for three consecutive weeks pursuant to Government
Code §25350 and §6063.
16.
Approve an amendment to Lease
Agreement No. 20044 with Stapleton Group, Plan Administrator for Ennis
Commercial Properties, LLC; to extend the term of the lease agreement for seven
years and reduce the annual adjustment rate to two and half percent commencing
September 1, 2015, for upgrades of the office space located at 259 N. Main
Street, Porterville, CA.
17.
Waive the second reading and adopt
an Ordinance amending Section 1-19-1205 in Article 5 of Chapter 19 in Part 1 of
the Ordinance Code, pertaining to an increase in per diem for Grand Jurors.
Direct to Clerk to publish the ordinance after adoption as required by law.
Health & Human Services Agency
18.
Reaffirm the Proclamation of a
Local Emergency due to Drought in Tulare County Resolution No. 2014-0090.
19.
Approve budget adjustments for
drought response activities (4/5ths vote required).
20.
Approve the State Contractor
Certification Clauses form (CCC-307) and the Federal Contractor Certification
Clauses (CO-007) form with the California Department of Education, Nutrition
Services Division that will allow Tulare County Health & Human Services
Agency to receive the contract for the Summer Food Service Program.
21.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 26559 with California State Association of Counties to increase the amount
to be paid under the agreement by an amount not to exceed $79,646 for the
period of January 6, 2015 through June 30, 2015 to support additional staff
needed to support new governance and workload changes related to the Welfare
Client Data Systems Consortium.
22.
Approve an agreement with
Visualutions, Inc. retroactive to July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017 in the
amount of $450,000 for maintenance and support of the Electronic Health Records
system for the Health Care Centers. 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.
23.
Approve an agreement with Hewlett
Packard Enterprise Services, LLC in the amount of $16,964,180 from February 1,
2015 through January 31, 2020, for the provision of Maintenance and Operation
Services for the CalWORKs Information Network (CalWIN) system.
24.
Approve submission of the
Reimbursement Request Form to the Retail Standards Grant Program, United States
Food and Drug Administration and Association of Food & Drug Officials, for
the amount of $2,500.
25.
Approve an agreement Funding
Application with the California Department of Public Health, Maternal, Child
and Adolescent Health Division programs retroactive to July 1, 2014 through
June 30, 2015. Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed
Agreement Funding Application as of July 1, 2014 and that it was in the
County’s best interest to enter into the application on that date.
Human Resources & Development
26.
Approve a capital asset purchase
of a new scanner in an amount up to $6,200. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
Resource Management Agency
27.
Authorize the filing of Notice of
Partial Non-Renewal for the following Land Conservation Contract as provided in
the Williamson Act. The request fulfills conditions resulting from the approval
of a parcel map. Approve the execution of the amendment to the Land
Conservation Contract as a condition of approval for the aforementioned partial
non-renewal; and authorize the Chairman to sign the amendments to the
Williamson Act Contracts. PNR 14-013 – Williamson Act Contract No. 6993, Ag
Preserve No. 2334, located 1,320 feet south of Avenue 56 and approximately ½
mile west of Road 224, west of Ducor (Marion Henry Hughes, Jr. and Patricia
Hughes), (a 1-acre homesite from 20 acres to be non-renewed as a condition of
PPM 12-026) 20 acres in two parcels subject to contract amendment.
28.
Authorize and approve a resolution
for the Housing Related Parks Grant Program.
29.
Approve the necessary budget
adjustment of $150,000 to the Road Fund budget to recognize funding from the
Tulare County Association of Governments for the Complete Streets Policy
Program (4/5ths vote required).
30.
Approve an amendment to Agreement
No. 24367 with MV Transportation, Inc. to extend the term of the agreement to
June 30, 2018 in the amount of $5,602,274 to provide transit management and
operations for Tulare County Area Transit. Allow funds for a contingency in
the amount of $560,227 (10%) to cover the cost of an unexpected increase to
transit service.
31.
Authorize the capital asset
purchase of a Truck Tractor from the Solid Waste Department for the Resource
Management Agency, Operations Division. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
32.
Approve an agreement with Alta
Irrigation District for the Avenue 416 Widening Project Services to prepare
final engineering plans, specifications and estimate, advertise for bids, award
the construction contract, and supervise the construction of the Alta
Irrigation District pipeline associated with the Avenue 416 Widening Project.
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(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
33.
Request from Sheriff's Department to approve a personnel
resolution to increase the Sheriff’s position allocation listing to add one
Assistant Sheriff and to eliminate a Sheriff’s Captain position. Approve job
classification and specifications for the Assistant Sheriff position and amend
the Undersheriff job specifications.
34.
Request from Resource Management Agency to approve the
Cooperative Agreement with the California High Speed Rail Authority. Authorize
the Chairman to sign the agreement after review and approval as to form by
County Counsel.
(Closed Session)
CLOSED SESSION
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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
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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
Details
Significant Exposure to Litigation
[(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
Board of Supervisors Agenda Item today
pertaining to Marilu Lopez's appeal of denial of renewal of adult-oriented
business license.
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name: Sierra Club vs. County of Tulare, et
al.
Tulare Superior Court Case No. 249061
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant Exposure to Litigation
[(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant Exposure to Litigation
[(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
ITEM E
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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