(Public Comment Period)
1.
9:00
a.m. Presentation by Tri-Wall Weyerhaeuser Company
regarding their expansion.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
2.
PUBIC
HEARING: Request from Resource
Management Agency to waive the second reading and adopt an amendment to
Ordinance No. 352 of the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance to Change Zone No. PZ
04-003 for the reclassification of 5.72 acres from the C-2 (General Commercial)
Zone and M-1 (Light Manufacturing) Zone to the AP-SR (Airport Impact-Site Plan
Review Combining) Zone located on the west side of State Highway 99, between
Avenue 304 and Avenue 306, in Goshen.
Certify the Negative Declaration and find the rezoning will not have a
significant effect on the environment. Approve the rezoning from C-2, M-1 to
AP-SR as modified by the Planning Commission.
Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to return the Notice of
Determination to the Resource Management Agency for future filing with the County Clerk.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 3 through 16)
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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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Board of Supervisors
3.
Appoint
John Davis, Health and Human Services Director, to the First 5 Tulare County
Commission.
4.
Ratify
Proclamation honoring the Tulare County Farm Bureau.
District Attorney
5.
Accept
increased grant funding from the California Department of Insurance for the
Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Prosecution Program in the amount of
$46,230. Approve the Grant Award
Agreement and ratify District Attorney Phil Cline's signature on behalf of the
Chairman, retroactive to July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. Approve the necessary budget adjustments.
(4/5ths vote)
6.
Authorize
the District Attorney to accept a donation of $5,000 from a private foundation
to augment the existing Gang Violence Suppression Program to be deposited into
Trust 545, Special Projects.
7.
Approve
an amendment to Lease Agreement No. 21872 with Ron and Carolyn McIntosh for the
addition of a dedicated and specialized air conditioning unit at 701 West
Center Street, Visalia, to ensure the adequate cooling of the server room that
houses computer and communication equipment essential to the operation of the
ACTION Project. The lease will include
an additional monthly payment of $180.00 per month for 24 months, retroactive
to January 1, 2006.
Health & Human Services Agency
8.
Waive
the first reading and introduce an Ordinance to amend Section 11 of Ordinance
No. 3217 pertaining to the Duty Requirements of the First 5 Tulare County
Commission under Assembly Bill 109, which County Commissions must comply in
order to receive tax revenue effective July 1, 2006.
1.
WAIVE THE SECOND READING
AND ADOPT ON MAY 9, 2006
2.
9.
Waive
the second reading and adopt an Ordinance to amend Section 7 of Ordinance No.
3217 pertaining to the membership and composition of the First 5 Tulare County
Commission.
Human Resources & Development
10.
Grant
the request of the Board of Directors of the Tipton/Pixley Cemetery District of
Tipton for the inclusion of their employees in the County's Group Health
Plan. Amend Article 5 of Resolution
94-1219 to direct Special District premium payments to the Benefits Unit of the
Human Resources & Development Department.
Resource Management Agency
11.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21727 with Hyde Rentals for the lease of office
space to house the Health and Human Services Agency's Adoptions and Independent
Living Programs located at 3500 W. Mineral King, Suite B, Visalia, extending
the term of the agreement for one (1) year and include an option to renew for
one (1) additional year under the same terms and conditions.
12.
Approve
a Lease Agreement with Hyde Rentals for 5,798 square feet of office space
located at 3500 W. Mineral King, Suite C, Visalia, to house the Kings/Tulare
Area Agency on Aging Program staff that are currently occupying space at other
leased buildings within David Hyde's West Mineral King office complex.
13.
Authorization
to apply for a Stewardship Council Partnership Grant in the amount of $80,000
for the construction of two basketball courts at Ledbetter Park.
14.
Approve
the Fixed Asset Budget Adjustment in Budget 012-231-3050-2100 and
012-231-3050-2150 as well as an increase in revenue line 012-231-3050-5700;
and, the creation of Budget Line 012-231-3050-5170 for the purchase and
installation of materials and labor for Federal Aviation Administration and
CalTrans Division of Aeronautics funded security fencing at Sequoia Field. Approve the necessary budget adjustments.
(4/5ths vote)
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND
CONVENE AS THE TULARE
COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
15.
Accept
the Preliminary Plan from the Planning Commission for the creation of a new
Redevelopment Project Area in Tipton.
Direct staff to prepare a Redevelopment Plan for the proposed project
area and transmit the appropriate information to the taxing agencies and
officials.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND
RECONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
16.
Find
that a Project Area Committee is necessary for the proposed Redevelopment
Project Area of Tipton. Per the
California Community Redevelopment Law, a Project Area Committee must be formed
by election for each project area in which the power of eminent domain is held
by the Redevelopment Agency.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically
timed may be taken in any order
17.
Request
from District Attorney to accept continued grant funding from the California
Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General for the Spousal Abuser
Prosecution Program in the amount of $66,523 for Fiscal Year 2005-2006, with an
in-kind match requirement of $16,631 for a total grant amount of $83,154. The required match has been met through a
grant from the Office of Emergency Services for victim services worker in the
Victim Witness Program of the District Attorney's Office. Find that grant funds
will not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body and will hold
the Department of Justice harmless from any claims that may arise from the use
of grant funds.
18.
Request
from District Attorney for authorization to apply for continued grant funding
from the Office of Emergency Services for the Violence Against Women Vertical
Prosecution Program in the amount of $140,000 with a $35,000 County match for
Fiscal Year 2006/2007. Authorize the
Chairman to sign the Grant Award Facesheet and the Certification of Assurance
of Compliance.
19.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to allow a request from Mr. David Douda, Quad
Knopf and Ms. Pearl Ensminger (GPI 05-017) to prepare and file a General Plan
Amendment application to change the land use designation in the Goshen
Community Plan from Community Commercial to Residential, located east of State
Route 99, east of Road 72 and along Avenue 308 in the community of Goshen.
20.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to not allow a request from Mr. Seng and Nina
Saephan (GPI 05-013) to prepare and file a General Plan Amendment application
to change the land use designation in the Visalia Land Use Plan (GPA 92-07 B/C)
from Rural Residential to Local Retail on 4.71 acres located at 32241 Road 124,
at the northwest corner of State Route 63 and Avenue 322, north of the City of
Visalia, within the Patterson Tract Urban Development Boundary.
21.
Request
from Human Resources and Development to establish the confidential, At-will
position of Secretary to the Board of Supervisors. Adopt the Class Specification and Designation
for the Secretary to the Board position, effective April 30, 2006. Approve the salary range of $34,491 -
$42,034, Grade 421, Bargaining Unit 21 and allocate one position to Agency 010,
Board of Supervisors. Delete the
allocation of the existing position of Administrative Assistant to the Board
from Agency 010, Board of Supervisors.
22.
Request
from County Administrative Office to approve the document submitted for
consideration as the Official Notice to Amend the California Department of
Forestry & Fire Protection Service Agreement. Direct staff to deliver the approved document
to the California Department of Forestry representatives at their earliest
opportunity.
23.
Request
from County Administrative Office to approve and award the agreement to
Strategic Local Government Services, LLC for State Legislative Services. Authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement,
subject to review and approval by County Counsel.
24.
Request
from County Administrative Office to approve and award the agreement to Alcalde
and Fay, Inc. for Federal Legislative Services.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement, subject to review and
approval by County Counsel.
25.
Public
Comments.
26.
Board
of Supervisors matters.
(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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CLOSED SESSION
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
Conference
with Legal Counsel [Government code Section 54956.9(a)]
Name
of Case: Ira Watley v. County of Tulare,
T.C.S.C. Case No. 05-216077
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ITEM
B
CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1)]
Number
of Potential Cases: 1
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ITEM
C
CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(c)]
Number
of Potential Cases: 1
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ITEM
D
CONFERENCE
WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Details
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency
Designated Representative: Tim Huntley,
Brian Haddix
Employee
Organization: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented
Employees: All unrepresented employees
except elected officials
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Sitting as the Tulare
County IHSS Public
Authority Board
ITEM
E
CONFERENCE
WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Details
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency
Designated Representative: Tim Huntley,
Jack Hughes, Brian Haddix
Employee
Organization: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented
Employees: All unrepresented employees
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