(Public Comment Period)
1.
9:00
a.m. Proclamation honoring Granite Hills High School's Grizzly Gazette on being
named 2006 National Scholastic Press Association Online Pacemaker.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
2.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Resource Management Agency to adopt a
resolution of findings denying the appeal filed by Valley Citizens for Water
regarding Planning Commission's approval of Surface Mining Permit 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 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 2002-051039) as being in compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act and adoption of project findings, a
mitigation monitoring and reporting plan, and a statement of overriding
considerations. Approve the Surface
Mining Permit and Reclamation Plan PMR 02-002 subject to conditions and
mitigation measures.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 3 through 19)
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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
3.
Approve
an agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation for
electronic submittal of pesticide use report records effective July 1, 2007 or upon
final approval, whichever occurs later through June 30, 2008.
Board of Supervisors
4.
Reappoint
Barbara Wasson, Consumer to the Community Health Center Board for a term ending
April 18, 2011.
Child Support Services
5.
Approve
two separate fixed asset purchases of additional Security Equipment to increase
the security of its facility to insure better monitoring and improved safety
for their customers and staff not to exceed $15,000 each. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to take the
necessary steps to order these assets during the current Fiscal Year. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
6.
Approve
the fixed asset purchase of two phone routers that will allow the telephone
system to be compatible with Voice Over Internet Protocol not to exceed $12,000
each. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to
take the necessary steps to order these assets during the current Fiscal
Year. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
7.
Ratify
and approve the renewal of the Plan of Cooperation Agreement between the
Superior Court of California, the County of Tulare, Self-Help Resource Center,
and the Tulare County Department of Child Support Services for a joint
commitment in promoting child support services and providing procedural
assistance to customers who are representing themselves in Family Court,
retroactive to February 24, 2007 through May 22, 2010. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the Agreement as of February 24, 2007 and that it was in the County's best
interest to enter into the Agreement on that date.
County Counsel
8.
Authorize
the Chairman of the Board to sign the transfer and joint occupancy agreements
(Transfer Agreement for Porterville; Joint Occupancy Agreement for Porterville;
Transfer Agreement for Tulare; Joint Occupancy Agreement for Tulare) subject to County Counsel approval.
Fire Department
9.
Approve
a waiver of bids for the fixed asset purchase of a Stake Side Truck by the
Tulare County Fire Department. Authorize
the Purchasing Agent to negotiate directly with dealerships for the
purchase. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
Health & Human Services Agency
10.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 21777 with the Kings/Tulare Area
Agency on Aging to accept an additional $5,391 one time only money to assist in
providing preventative health care for senior citizens in the form of
assessments, education, and flu immunizations.
Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed Amendment
as of January 18, 2007. Approve the
necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths
vote)
11.
Approve
an agreement with the Tulare County Alcoholism Council, Inc. not to exceed
$159,542 to provide services for individuals who have been referred to the
Offender Treatment Program through November 30, 2007.
Resource Management Agency
12.
Introduce
and waive the first reading of the Zoning Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 352
for the Change of Zone No. PZ 06-013 requested by Smee Builders to reclassify
80.88 acres from A-1 (Agriculture) and AE-20 (Exclusive Agriculture-20 acre
minimum) to R-1 (Single Family Residential), located west of the intersection
of Avenue 308 and Road 76 in Goshen.
Set the Public Hearing for June 19, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. to waive the
second reading and adopt the Ordinance.
13.
Approve
an agreement with Central Valley Christian Housing Development, Inc. for
project management of the County's 2005 CalHome Grant to continue the County's
Emergency Repair Program.
14.
Approve
the Measure R Cooperative Agreement with the Tulare County Association of
Governments, acting as the Local Transportation Authority, for funding of
transportation improvements. Delegate
authority to the Director of Transportation to sign all Program Supplements to
the Measure R Cooperative Agreement for expenditure reimbursements.
Sheriff/Coroner
15.
Authorize
an online application to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for a grant
under the Fiscal Year 2007 Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program to
provide rural law enforcement agencies with state-of-the-art equipment to help
accomplish their Homeland Security goals.
16.
Authorize
an online application to the Office of National Drug Control Policy for a grant
under the Fiscal Year 2007 Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center Grant
Program to provide state-of-the-art counterdrug technologies to state, local,
and tribal law enforcement agencies to help combat illegal drugs in their
communities.
17.
Approve
the Grant Award Amendment from the Office of Emergency Services for the
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program reflecting an increase in allowed
funding of $96,000 for the grant award period of October 1, 2005 through June
30, 2007 with the total project cost now reflecting $145,813. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
18.
Rescind
Resolution No. 2007-0112 dated February 27, 2007. Ratify and approve the Lease Agreement with
the State of California, Department of Fish and Game, for a twenty month
grazing lease to provide some control on the non-native annual grasses,
retroactive to February 1, 2007. Find
that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of
February 1, 2007 and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into
the Agreement on that date.
Workforce Investment Board
19.
Reappoint
the following to the Tulare County Workforce Investment Board, Inc. Board of
Directors for terms ending May 31, 2009:
Marcia Becerra, Rosa Carlson, Jeff Fly, Donna Glassman-Sommer, Mariann
Hedstrom, Ronny Jungk, Charles McAninch, Harroll Wiley, William D. Scott, Jim
Vidak, Barbara Waldron, and Bobbie Wilson.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
20.
Request
from the County Administrative Office to review the Tulare County Draft Public
Facilities Impact Fee Study prepared by MuniFinancial (May 11, 2007). Authorize the distribution of the impact fee
study for a period of 45 days for public comment by the cities and other
interested parties.
21.
Request
from the County Administrative Office to consider, modify as needed, and
approve the response to the 2006/2007 Grand Jury Report regarding Boards and
Commissions in Tulare County Conduct of Meetings and authorize the Chairman to
sign.
22.
Request
from the Fire Department to approve re-staffing of the Doyle Colony and Lemon
Cove Fire Stations with full-time employees.
Approve developing and implementing a Fire Department managed Intern
Program as a contributing element to offset recruitment and retention of
employee issues. Affirm the Fire Chief's
authority to increase fire engine staffing during periods of anticipated and
calculated risk utilizing a fulltime employee call back to duty, and extra-help
(reserves) employee activation, or a combination of the two to mitigate the
risk exposure. Give direction to the
Fire Chief to develop, and fund, the necessary budget items to create a
protective clothing and safety equipment replacement object code to establish a
cyclical replacement process. Give
direction to the Fire Chief to establish, and fund, the necessary budget codes
to create an Automotive Fire Equipment replacement object code to begin a
planned process of replacement of fire engines, patrols, water tenders, and
command/support vehicles.
23.
Public
Comments.
24.
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 No. 07-22
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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 No. 07-223393
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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 - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(a).)
Valley
Citizens for Water v. County
of Tulare
Tulare County
Superior Court Case No.
05-215123
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ITEM
E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Significant
Exposure to Litigation
Number of
Potential Cases: 3
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ITEM
F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(c).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
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ITEM
G
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Details
(Government
Code Section 54957)
Consider
Public Employee Appointment/Employment for the Position of:
Workforce
Investment Department Administrator
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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
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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
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