(Public Comment Period)
1.
9:00
a.m. Presentation by Harry Love to proclaim May 7-13, 2007 as Wildfire
Awareness Week in Tulare County.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
2.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Resource Management
Agency to receive comments regarding the close-out of Community Development
Block Grant No. 03-EDBG-909. Authorize
the Chairman, or authorized designee, to sign the Final Grantee Performance
Report. Authorize the County
Administrative Officer, or authorized designee, to sign the Final Close-Out
Certification documents. Authorize
submittal of all signed close-out documents to the State Department of Housing
and Community Development.
3.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Resource Management Agency to close the public
testimony, and continue the hearing to a date certain to enable staff to
prepare appropriate documentation regarding the denial of the appeal filed by
Valley Citizens for Water on Surface Mining Permit and Reclamation Plan No. PMR
02-022 for the Kaweah South Surface Mining Project, located east of SR 245
between Avenue 332 and the Kaweah
River, approximately 1
mile south of the city limits of Woodlake.
Certify that the Board has reviewed and considered the information
contained in the Final Revised Environmental Impact Report and the previous
Final Environmental Impact Report as a single integrated document prepared for
PMR 02-002. Approve the Final Revised
Environmental Impact Report and Final Environmental Impact Report for the
Kaweah South Project (SCH 2002-051-39) as being in compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act and adoption of project findings, a
mitigation monitoring and report plan, and a statement of overriding
considerations. Approve Surface Mining
Permit and Reclamation Plan PMR 02-002, subject to conditions and mitigation
measures.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 4 through 13)
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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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Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
4.
Approve
$20,579 for project recommended by the Tulare County Fish & Game Commission
for Fiscal Year 2007/2008 and authorize the Agricultural Commissioner to
approve disbursement of funds for these projects upon adoption of the Fish
& Game Propagation Program budget for Fiscal Year 2007/2008. Approve the Notice of Exemption pursuant to
the California Environmental Quality Act and the State Guidelines. Direct the Clerk of the Board to file the
Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk. (4/5ths vote)
Board of Supervisors
5.
Reappoint
Thiry Gail Bennett to the Three Rivers Public Cemetery District for a term
ending May 10, 2010.
6.
Appoint
Gary B. Whitney to the Three Rivers Public Cemetery District for a term ending
May 10, 2008.
Child Support Services
7.
Approve
the fixed asset purchase of an additional Computer Network Blade not to exceed
$6,000 to upgrade their capacity to address security improvements that will
automatically notify personnel in the event of an environmental control
failure. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
8.
Ratify
and approve a Collaborator Agreement with the Tulare County Office of
Education, Services for Education and Employment to fulfill a requirement of
application for a Workforce Investment Department Welfare-to-Work Grant,
retroactive to April 25, 2007. Ratify
Peggy Anderson's signature on the Collaborator Agreement, subject to review and
approval as to form by County Counsel.
County Administrative Office
9.
Approve
and ratify the County Administrative Officer's delegated actions regarding
Contracts and personnel Changes for the month of April 2007. (4/5ths vote)
Fire Department
10.
Introduce
and waive the first reading of an Ordinance adding Section 1-03-2040 to Article
23 of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of the Tulare County Ordinance Code pertaining to the
establishment of a Tulare County Fire Department and Office of the Tulare
County Fire Chief.
Resource Management Agency
11.
Approve
the fixed asset purchase of a mail sorter for the Resource Management Agency
Print and Mail Shop which will allow the Health and Human Services Agency the
capability to receive and process electronic files from Sacramento via DVD or
an established data link. Approve the
necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
12.
Approve
the Implementing Agreement for the Habitat Conservation Plan to provide
meassures for avoiding, minimizing, and compensating for adverse effects on San
Joaquin Kit Fox and Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp at the Woodville Solid Waste
Disposal Site. Authorize the Chairman to
sign the Declaration of Restrictions for the Woodville Solid Waste Disposal
Site Expansion Project.
13.
Approve
the Sub-license Agreement between the County of Tulare for the Kings/Tulare
Area Agency on Aging and Comision Honorifica Mexicana Americana Inc. for office
space at 466 E. Putnam, Porterville.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
14.
Approve
a resolution identifying a preferred site for a new court facility in
Porterville.
15.
Public
Comments.
16.
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
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(a).)
National
Resources Defense Council v. County
of Tulare, et. Al; Real
Parties in Interest Sam Etchegaray, Etchegaray Dairies; Superior Court for the County of Tulare Case #07-2233
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Sitting as...
ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(a).)
The People
of the State of California v. County of Tulare,
County Board
of Supervisors; Real Parties in Interest Sam Etchegaray, Etchegaray Dairies,
Superior Court for the County
of Tulare Case #07-223393
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Sitting as...
ITEM
C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(a).)
Allensworth
Community Council, et al. v. County of Tulare, et al; Real Parties in Interest
Sam Etchegaray, Etchegaray Dairies; Superior Court for the County of Tulare
Case No 07-223397
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ITEM
D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Number of
Potential Cases:
Appeal
filed by Valley Citizens for Water pertaining to the Kaweah River Rock Company
Surface Mining and Reclamation Plan Application
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Sitting as...
ITEM
E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 3
Next Item(s)
Sitting as...
ITEM
F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 2
Next Item(s)
Sitting as...
ITEM
G
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 2
Next Item(s)
Sitting as...
ITEM
H
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
Next Item(s)
Sitting as...
Sitting as the Tulare
County IHSS Public
Authority Board
ITEM
I
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
Next Item(s)
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