SITTING AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,

THE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY, AND

THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

 

July 18, 2006

 

9:00 A.M. Board Convenes

 

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.  At all times, please use the microphone and state your name and address for the record.


 

(Public Comment Period)

1.                  9:00 a.m. Introduction of Fire Command staff and an update on the development progress.

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CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 2 through 22)

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Board of Supervisors

2.                  Reappoint Al Baird as the District Four Representative to the Assessment Appeals Board for a term ending July 1, 2009.

3.                  Appoint Bob Bates to the Tulare County Employees' Retirement Board as Member 6 for a term ending December 31, 2006.

4.                  Ratify Proclamation honoring Ray Ransberger upon his induction into the Central Valley Chapter of the Restaurant Association's Hall of Fame.

5.                  Ratify Proclamation honoring Glick's for the Central Valley Chapter of the Restaurant Association's Lifetime Achievement Award.

County Administrative Office

6.                  Approve and Ratify the County Administrative Officer's delegated actions regarding Contracts and Personnel/Payroll changes for the month of June 2006.

County Counsel

7.                  Introduce and waive the first reading of an Ordinance adding Section 6-13-1179 to Chapter 13 of Part VI of the Tulare County Ordinance Code pertaining to provision of a hardship extension of time for termination of a non-conforming use of an adult-oriented business under the provisions of the Tulare County Ordinance Code requiring the licensing of Adult Oriented Businesses.

1.                  WAIVE SECOND READING ON JULY 25, 2006

2.                   

Fire Department

8.                  Authorization to accept grant funds from the Office of Traffic Safety in the amount of $211,700 to purchase Auto Collision Extrication Equipment.  Authorize the Chairman to sign the Grant Agreement.

Health & Human Services Agency

9.                  Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 21701 with Tulare County Superintendent of Schools for the "Great Expectations": Early Head Start Prenatal Program for Families to set the compensation rates and maximum compensation amount for October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006.

10.             Approve the Memorandum of Understanding between Health and Human Services Agency and the University of California, Berkeley, Optometric Eye Center for the provision of retinopathy screening equipment and software, HHSA staff training in its use, and the processing and interpretation of retinopathy screening cases, retroactive to May 23, 2006.

Human Resources & Development

11.             Adopt the Salary Band Compensation Administrative Regulation to formalize the structure and define the application of the salary band concept.

12.             Approve an Administrative Regulation to revise policy retaining certain Board jurisdiction on specified personnel matters and delegating certain personnel transactions to the County Administrative Officer, the Human Resources and Development Director, and County Department Heads.

13.             Adopt the Class Specification of Board Representative I/II.  Set Board Representative I salary at grade 421, $34,491-$42,034, and set Board Representative II salary at grade 633, $37,940-$46,237.  Add allocation of two (2) Board Representative I/IIs, Board of Supervisors.  Delete one (1) allocation of Secretary to the Board, Board of Supervisors and one (1) allocation of Senior Administrative Assistant, Board of Supervisors. Adopt the Class Specification of County Media Officer/Analyst and set compensation at grade 248, $56,230-$68,530.  Add allocation of one (1) County Media Officer/Analyst, County Administrative Office.  Delete allocation of one Administrative Analyst, County Administrative Office.

14.             Approve the allocation of one additional Assistant County Administrative Officer (At-will) in the County Administrative Office and delete the existing allocation of Chief Deputy County Administrative Officer.  The Assistant County Administrative Officer (At-will) classification will be compensated in a salary band of $7,143 to $10,000.

Probation

15.             Approve a Memorandum of Understanding between Tulare County and San Diego County for the operation of the Office of Traffic Safety Funded DUI Intervention and Prevention program.  Authorize the Chairman to sign the Grant Agreement and the Acceptance of Conditions and Certifications.

Resource Management Agency

16.             Set a Public Hearing for August 8, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. for placing delinquent County Service Area No. 1 and No. 2 sewer and water service fee charges on the 2006/2007 Tax Rolls.  Approve the Notice of Public Hearing.

17.             Set a Public Hearing for August 8, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. for placing delinquent Terra Bella Sewer Maintenance District service fee charges on the 2006/2007 Tax Rolls.  Approve the Notice of Public Hearing.

18.             Approve a Lease Agreement with the Earlimart School District for office space located at 782 E. Washington Avenue in Earlimart to house the Health and Human Services Agency WIC office.

ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND

CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

19.             Authorize the commitment and expenditure of Tulare County Redevelopment Agency housing set-aside funds in the amount of $83,540 from the Cutler-Orosi budget R04-R04-2000, to be used for an additional housing rehabilitation for the 2004 CDBG Grant No. 04-STBG-1936.  Find that utilizing financial resources for housing rehabilitation work in this community: (a) is consistent with the adopted Redevelopment Plan for Cutler-Orosi; (b) implements the affected redevelopment plans by assisting in the eradication of blight caused by deteriorated and dilapidated housing units; (c) is consistent with the current Implementation Plan adopted December 1999, pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 33490; and (d) will directly benefit the unit to be rehabilitated for persons of low-or-moderate-income.  Find that there is no other reasonable and available means of financing the housing rehabilitation activities and that the County does not have available funding for this purpose.  Request the Tulare County Auditor's Office to make such payments from the designated account.

ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND

RECONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

20.             Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 21868 with Self-Help Enterprises, Inc. to increase funding in the amount of $83,540 for housing rehabilitation associated with the County's 2004 Community Development Block Grant No. 04-STBG-1936.

21.             Accept the work as complete by American Inc. for Emergency Repairs to the Visalia Courthouse Cooling and Heating Water Distribution System.  Direct the Clerk of the Board to have the Notice of Completion recorded.

Sheriff/Coroner

22.             Approve an amendment to Agreement 19875 with the Tule River Indian Tribal Council to extend the term of the agreement for law enforcement services on reservation lands, retroactive to July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2008.

(Items Not Timed)

 

ITEMS NOT TIMED

Items not specifically timed may be taken in any order

 

23.             Request from Auditor/Controller to approve an agreement and amendment with Advised Assets Group, LLC ("AAG"), a subsidiary of Great West Life and Annuity to provide investment guidance and advice, as well as a managed account service, to 457 deferred compensation plan participants.  The target rollout date for these services is August 1, 2006.

24.             Request from Resource Management Agency to approve the Draft Tulare County Half-Cent Transportation Sales Tax Measure: Expenditure Plan.

25.             Presentation given by Health & Human Services Agency on the opening of the New Hope Residential Facility.

26.             Presentation given by the Sheriff's Department regarding Year in Review.

27.             Public Comments.

28.             Board of Supervisors Matters.

(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

 

 

 

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

[Government Code Section 54956.9(a)]

Name of Case:  Bridgette Garcia, et al., v. Paul Turner et al.

T.C.S.C. Case No. 05-216563

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ITEM B

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION

Details

[Government Code Section 54956.9(c)]

Number of Potential Cases:  1

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ITEM C

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PRPERTY NEGOTIATOR

Details

(Government Code Section 54957)

Property:  Lots 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34 of Highway Acres Tract

in the City of Tulare, County of Tulare, State of California

Agency Negotiator:  Henry Hash, Brian Haddix, and Jean Rousseau

Negotiating Parties:  City of Tulare Redevelopment Agency

Under Negotiation:  Price and Terms of Payment

 

 

 

 

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ITEM D

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

Details

(Government Code Section 54957.6)

Agency Designated Representative:  Tim Huntley and 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

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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