(Public Comment Period)
1.
9:00
a.m. State of the County presented by Chairman Allen Ishida.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
2.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from the Librarian to
consider and approve the establishment of a library fee of $1.00 per page for
color printouts from a color printer.
3.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Health and Human Services Agency to increase
the fee for the issuance of Medical Marijuana Identification Cards from $100 to
$344 based on staff salary, office expense, equipment expense, and the State
fee to be effective March 1, 2007.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 4 through 36)
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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
4.
Request
from Purchasing to donate an undercover vehicle to the Farmersville Police
Department that can be used for surveillance and for transporting property and
evidence for crime scenes.
5.
Request
from Purchasing to donate a Scissor Lift to Able Industries for use in their warehouse
facility.
Board of Supervisors
6.
Approve
a donation of $5,000 to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
to support their Lawn Mower Trade-in Program.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
7.
Appoint
Rita Woodard to the Deferred Compensation Committee,
Auditor-Controller/Registrar of Voters seat.
8.
Appoint
Rita Woodard to the Employees' Retirement Board, Member 1 - County Treasurer
seat.
9.
Appoint
Rebecca Carr to the District 4 position on the Deferred Compensation Committee
for a term ending November 11, 2007.
Child Support Services
10.
Retroactively
ratify a Letter of Support requested by the College of the Sequoias to fulfill
a requirement of application for a Career Advancement Academy Grant. Retroactively grant Peggy Anderson,
Department Head, authority to sign the letter.
County Administrative Office
11.
Authorization
to apply for 2007 Grant Funding from the Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit
Committee, SB 621 Local Government Mitigation Funding.
Fire Department
12.
Approve
a Resolution authorizing access to state and federal level summary criminal
history information for employment, licensing, or certification purposes.
Health & Human Services Agency
13.
Reaffirm
the Declaration of State of Emergency in the Tulare County Winter Freeze 2007.
14.
Approve
an agreement with the State of California, Department of Health Services for
the California Healthcare for Indigents Program for Fiscal Year 2006/2007. Accept the receipt of $175,682 in revenues
provided by California Healthcare for Indigents Program in the "Fiscal
Year 2006/2007 County Allocation" letter dated September 15, 2006. Authorize the Board Chairman to sign the
Board Certification of the Description of Proposed Expenditures of California
Healthcare for Indigents Program Funds for Fiscal Year 2006/2007.
15.
Approve
an agreement with inTelegy Corporation for consultation services for the
development of the service center and imaging processes, retroactive to January
1, 2007.
16.
Approve
eight (8) Memorandums of Understanding between Blue Cross of California and
Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency under the Medi-Cal Managed
Care system: California Children’s
Services; Child Health and Disability Prevention Program; HIV/AIDS Program
(Confidential HIV Testing); Immunization Program; Maternal, Child, and
Adolescent Health; Sexually Transmitted Disease Program; Tuberculosis and
Direct Observed Therapy; and Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental
Nutrition Program.
17.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21844 with the Department of Health Services for
the provision of Preventative Health Care for the Aging, retroactive to October
1, 2006 through June 30, 2009. Authorize
the Chairman to sign the Contractor Certification Clause. Approve the necessary budget adjustments.
(4/5ths vote)
18.
Set
a Public Hearing for March 27, 2007 to conduct a Bielensen Hearing regarding
the closure and curtailment of acute care and clinical services at the Tulare
County Health Centers in Porterville and Dinuba. Authorize Health and Human Services Agency to
post notices at all County health facilities.
19.
Approve
the Personnel Resolution changing the Job Classification to better meet the
needs of the Mental Health Services Act requirements to provide the support and
accountability required to facilitate the Mental Health Services Act.
20.
Approve
and authorize the Chairman to sign the annual Certification Statements for
California Children's Services and Child Health and Disability Prevention to
ensure that local programs are aware that they may be subject to sanctions and
other remedies if they do not comply with all applicable state and federal laws
and regulations.
21.
Approve
an increase in the Children's Health Initiative appropriations by $400,000 to
allow the completion of the assignment of contracts as requested by First
5. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
22.
Approve
amending Resolution No. 92-0832 regarding the Emergency Medical Care Committee
as follows: modify the current
membership from 23 to 29 members; modify the existing requirement regarding
constitution of a quorum; and modify the existing requirement for Board
Designation of Chair to a process allowing the committee to vote and select a
chairperson.
Human Resources & Development
23.
Approve
side letters of agreement changing the benefits eligibility period for
new-hires with the following employee organizations: Central California Association of Public
Employees, Service Employees International Union, Professional Law Enforcement
Management Agency, United Automobile Agricultural, and Aerospace Workers,
Professional Association of Tulare County Physicians, and Tulare County
District Attorney Investigators Association.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND
CONVENE AS THE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY
In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority
24.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. PA-02 to the Joint Powers Agreement regarding
CSAC Excess Insurance Authority to add the Tulare County In Home Supportive
Services Public Authority as a member and to join the Excess Liability (GLI)
Program per the terms and conditions set forth in the Memorandum of
Understanding.
ADJOURN AS THE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY AND
RECONVENE AS THE TULARE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Probation
25.
Approve
the annual mid-year modification of Agency 280 funded by the Juvenile Justice
Crime Prevention Act. Approve the
purchase of three vehicles for use by the Probation Department. Approve the purchase of a drug-detection
trained canine. Approve the necessary
budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
Resource Management Agency
26.
Approve
an amendment to Lease Agreement No. 16580 with Cleo York to increase the
monthly rental payment from $550 to $600 for the lease of 576 square feet of
office space located at 188 S. Main Street in Pixley for use by the Tulare
County Agricultural Commissioner's.
27.
Approve
an agreement with Southern California Gas Company for the period April 1, 2007
to May 1, 2007, that will continue on a month-to-month basis to provide natural
gas transportation services for Non-Core Account No. 155-117-5700 serving the
Co-Generation equipment at Bob Wiley Detention Center. Approve an agreement with Southern California
Gas Company for the period April 1, 2007 to April 1, 2012 (5 years with no termination),
that will continue on a month-to-month basis, to provide natural gas and
transportation services for Core Account No. 157-217-5700 serving the boiler at
Bob Wiley Detention Center.
28.
Approve
an agreement with the Department of Boating and Waterways in the amount of
$15,000 to purchase a replacement outboard motor for a 1999 Wooldridge patrol
boat (CF 2040 XC). Approve the necessary
budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
29.
Approve
the Final Map for Subdivision Tract No. 759 located on the west side of Road
132 (Ben Maddox Way), approximately 1/2 mile south of Avenue 320, north of the
City of Visalia. Accept the Road Right
of Way dedications for Subdivision Tract No. 759 as shown on the Final Map.
Accept the Grant Deed for the one-foot reserve strips identified on the Final
Map for Subdivision Tract No. 759 as Lots A and B. Accept the required public improvements for
Subdivision Tract No. 759 as complete and accept the roads into the County Road
System.
30.
Approve
the 2006/2007 Transit Agreement with the City of Tulare to provide public
transit service to County residents in the Tulare Service Area. Determine that the Board has the authority to
enter into the 2006/2007 Transit Agreement with the City of Tulare, retroactive
to July 1, 2006 and that it is in the County's best interest to enter into the
Agreement as of that date.
31.
Approve
and adopt revisions to the Tulare County Home Investment Partnerships (HOME)
Program, First Time Homebuyer (FTHB) Participation Guidelines as follows: an increase to the subsidy limit from $70,000
to $90,000; deletion of continued income eligibility re-evaluation; update
current HOME Program Maximum Purchase Price/After-Rehab Value Limits for the
County (currently $247,000 for a single-family unit, per the January 1, 2007
update to the FHA Mortgage Limits); and elimination of Below Market Interest
Rate loan options and eliminate provisions for loan assumptions.
32.
Authorization
to initiate proceedings to form Assessment District No. 06-781R-PORTERVILLE, to
pay for the continuing cost of maintenance of the public streets and roadways
within Subdivision Tract No. 781 located north of Porterville. Designate the County Engineer as the Engineer
for the purpose of these proceedings.
Direct the Engineer to prepare and file a report with the Clerk of the
Board.
33.
Authorization
for the installation of STOP signs at the intersection of Ducor Avenue (LA 56)
and Dennis Road (LR 235A) creating a two-way STOP intersection in the community
of Ducor in accordance with Section 21354 of the State of California Vehicle
Code. The intersection substantially
satisfies the criteria for this installation as stated in the California Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD).
34.
Accept
the required public improvements as complete and accept the roads into the
County Road System for Subdivision Tract No. 764, located on the north side of
Avenue 404, east of Nancy Road in Cutler.
Sheriff/Coroner
35.
Approve
an agreement with the State of California, Department of Fish & Game for a
twenty month grazing lease of 485 acres at Stone Corral Ecological Reserve
located at Sequoia Field, adjacent to County property. The State is leasing the land for grazing to
provide some control on the non-native annual grasses.
36.
Approve
the purchase of a search and rescue twenty-foot trailer by the Sheriff's Department
to be reimbursed from HR2389 Title III, Safety Net funds. Approve the necessary budget adjustments.
(4/5th votes)
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
37.
Request
from Sheriff-Coroner to approve an agreement with the United States Forest
Service for operations to suppress manufacturing and trafficking of controlled
substances on or affecting National Forest System lands, retroactive to the
period October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007.
38.
Request
from Sheriff-Coroner to approve an agreement with the United States Forest
Service for patrol services on Forest Service Lands for the period May 25, 2007
through September 30, 2007.
39.
Receive
a presentation from the Fire Department regarding an update on the development
of the emerging Fire Department organization and the transition of service.
40.
Receive
a presentation from Health and Human Services Agency providing an update on the
Youth Transitions Program.
41.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to receive the status report regarding
Department of Fish and Game CEQA Filing Fees as recently amended by Senate Bill
(SB) 1535 and provide direction to staff.
42.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to authorize the Planning Director to consider
the modifications as a minor revision to Tentative Subdivision No. TM 741. The original project proposed a private gated
community with private access roads. The
minor revision is to provide public roads instead of private roads.
43.
Request
from County Administrative Office to approve reinstitution of the Tulare County
Water Commission as defined in the Tulare County Ordinance Code (Sections
1-03-1455 through 1-03-1485). Direct the
Clerk of the Board to post vacancies for the Tulare County Water Commission
pursuant to the Maddy Act (Government Code Section 54970 - 54974).
44.
Public
Comments.
45.
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 - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(b)(1)
Number of
Potential Cases: 3
Application
for Special Use Permit No. PSP 96-072 by Sam Etchegaray
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ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property:
Court Facilities
Agency
Negotiator: Brian Haddix
Negotiating
Parties: Administrative Offices of the Courts
Under
Negotiation: Conditions for Transfer
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ITEM
C
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
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
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County IHSS Public
Authority Board
ITEM
D
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated
Representatives: Tim Huntley, Brian Haddix, Jack Hughes
Employee
Organization: All Certified Employee Organizations
Unrepresented
Employees: All Unrepresented Employees
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