(Public Comment Period)
1.
9:00
a.m. Introduction of Adam Peck, Workforce Investment Department Administrator.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
2.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Health and Human Services Agency to consider
the proposed fee adjustments for the Department of Mental Health to offset
costs of conserved clients residing in an Institution for Mental Disease for
Fiscal Year 2007/2008. Approve the
adjustment in fees. Adopt the fees
recommended and authorize the Department of Mental Health to implement the
increase in fees beginning July 1, 2007.
3.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Health and Human Services Agency to consider
the proposed fees for the Public Guardian to offset costs of Case Management,
Clerical, Accounting, and Representative Payee Services for Fiscal Year
2007/2008. Approve the proposed fees. Adopt the fees recommended and authorize the
Public Guardian to implement the fees beginning July 1, 2007.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 4 through 47)
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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
an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture to provide
State subvention funding for the detection/suppression of Glassy-winged Sharpshooter,
effective July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010.
Designate the Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner to be the local
public entity to receive funds allocated by the California Department of Food
and Agriculture for local assistance in regard to Pierce's Disease and its
vectors. Authorize the Chairman to sign
the Contractor Certification Clauses.
5.
Ratify
and approve an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture
for providing services in support of the eradication of Japanese Dodder within
the County of Tulare, retroactive to July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2006 and that it was in the County's
best interest to enter into the agreement on that date. Authorize the Chairman to sign the Contractor
Certification Clauses.
6.
Approve
an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for
disbursement of funds to the County for costs incurred in the enforcement of
the California Organic Foods Act, effective July 1, 2007 through June 30,
2008. Authorize the Chairman to sign the
Contractor Certification Clauses.
7.
Approve
an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for purpose
of regulating maturity and freeze damage of all oranges, lemons, and mandarins
being produced and/or processed in the County, effective July 1, 2007 through
June 30, 2008. Authorize the Chairman to
sign the Contractor Certification Clauses.
8.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 22018 with Harley D. Greenwood in the amount of
$198,000 for continuing to provide microcomputer and software support services,
effective August 1, 2007 through August 1, 2010.
9.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 22387 with Judy Stewart-Leslie in the amount of
$630,000 for continuing to provide services as the Field Coordinator for the
County's Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Area Wide Management Program, effective
July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010.
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector
10.
Adopt
the amended method of calculating actual supplemental tax administration costs
mandated by the State Controller. Direct
the Auditor to allocate that cost per Revenue & Taxation Code 75.60.
Board of Supervisors
11.
Reappoint
Vic Corkins and Jim Zimmerman to the Southern Tulare County Citrus Pest Control
District for terms ending July 6, 2011.
12.
Reappoint
Laura Silva (previously Laura Huerta) as Social Service Agency Representative
to the Community Health Center Board for a term ending April 18, 2011.
13.
Reappoint
Jim Young, District One Representative to the Assessment Appeals Board for a
term ending July 1, 2010.
14.
Reappoint
Steve Sunderland, County Representative and Cameron Hamilton, Mutually Selected
Member to the Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit Committee for terms ending
June 30, 2009.
15.
Reappoint
David Whaley, County Representative and Neil Smith, Mutually Selected Member to
the Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit Committee for terms ending June 30,
2010.
16.
Appoint
the following individuals to the Tulare County Water Commission: Paul Boyer, District 1; Dale Brogan, District
2; Bruce George, District 3; Chris Kapheim, District 4; Richard L. Schafer,
District 5; Dennis Keller, At Large; Laurel Firestone, At Large; and Keith
Watkins, At Large.
17.
Appoint
Peter E. Alvitre to the Tulare County Pest Control District for term ending
April 23, 2011.
County Administrative Office
18.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 18367 with Computer Associates to extend the term
of the Agreement through June 2012 for software installation and maintenance
services for the County Mainframe.
Health & Human Services Agency
19.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement #21585 with Sterling Security Service to increase the
contract amount by $60,000 to a maximum amount of $477,183 through June 30,
2007 for uniformed Security Guard services at County facilities designated in
the Agreement. Approve the necessary
budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
20.
Approve
an agreement with Global Drug Testing Services in the amount of $103,847 from
July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009 to provide drug testing services for the
Tulare County Recovery Courts and also the Tulare County Drug Court Program.
21.
Approve
an agreement with the Tulare County Alcoholism Council, Inc., in the amount of
$816,027 from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 for the continued provision of
alcohol and drug prevention and/or treatment services at Pine Recovery Center,
New Visions, Mothering Heights, and New Heights for residents of Tulare County.
22.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21296 with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc.
PATCH in the amount of $215,000 from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 for Day
Treatment PATCH services that augment basic mental health services by providing
additional treatment hours over the required amount.
23.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 22016 with Pioneer Home Outreach, Inc. dba Twelve
Step Outpatient Youth Program in the amount of $104,832 from July 1, 2007
through June 30, 2008 to provide non-residential substance abuse services for
adolescents between the ages of twelve (12) and seventeen (17).
24.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21968 with A S.T.E.P., Inc. in the amount of
$200,210 from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 for the continued alcohol and
drug treatment services for adults in Tulare County.
25.
Authorize
the submittal of the Household Hazardous Waste Infrastructure Grant (16th
Cycle) application to the California Integrated Waste Management Board in the
amount of $155,780 on behalf of Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency
and the participating cities to collect and recycle hazardous waste from
October 2007 through March 2010. Authorize
and empower the Chairman of the Board to execute and sign all grant related
documents, subject to approval as to form by County Counsel, necessary to
secure grant funds and implement the approved grant projects.
26.
Authorize
the submittal of the application to the Governor's Office of Emergency Services
in the amount of $97,738 for the Emergency Management Performance Grant to support comprehensive emergency management
at the State, Tribal, and local levels from October 2006 through September
2007. Authorize and empower the Chairman
of the Board to execute and sign all grant related documents, subject to
approval as to form by County Counsel, necessary to secure grant funds and
implement the approved grant projects.
Human Resources & Development
27.
Approve
Out of County/Ordered Duty Pay of $250 per day for Fire Division Chiefs. Approve annual Uniform Allowance, up to $600
reimbursement, for County Fire Chief and Fire Division Chiefs. Approve a 2 percent Assignment Pay for a
designated Division Chief for special assignment as "Acting
Chief". Amend and adopt compensation
for County Fire Captain-Administrative classification, Range 715, $73,478 Annual,
Step 5. Establish a 7-day work period,
56 hours a week, for the period of May 27, 2007 through June 30, 2007. The authority for the Board to take
retroactive action is permitted in salary resolutions or labor contracts. Establish 24-day work period cycle for Fire
Captain and Fire Lieutenant classifications to qualify for the 207K Overtime
exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act, effective July 1, 2007.
Probation
28.
Approve
an agreement with Community Services and Employment Training, Inc. to provide
four 5-day summer camps at their Quail Flat Camp facility located near Hume
Lake which will allow 120 local youths the opportunity to participate in
environmental education, gang resistance education, conflict resolution, civic
engagement, goal setting and traditional camp activities from July 9, 2007 to
August 3, 2007.
29.
Approve
an agreement with the State of California, Department of Corrections and
rehabilitation, Corrections Standards Authority, to accept Juvenile
Accountability Block Grant Program funds for Fiscal Year 2007/2008. Agree to provide all matching funds required
for said project, and abide by the statutes and regulations governing the
Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program as well as the terms and conditions
of the Grant Agreement as set forth by the Corrections Standards
Authority. Find that the grant funds
received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by
this body.
30.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21688 with the City of Woodlake and Agreement No.
21719 with the Tulare Joint Union High School District to provide the services
of Probation Officers for the continued operation of the Thunderbolt
Delinquency Prevention Program effective July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008.
31.
Approve
an amendment to the Probation Department's Fiscal Year 2006/2007 Budget for the
Standards and Training for Corrections Program.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
Resource Management Agency
32.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21028 between Tim Bullock, Frank Golden, and the
County of Tulare to extend the lease for offices located at 160 N.
"L" Street in the City of Tulare for the Health & Human Services
Agency, Child Welfare Services.
33.
Approve
an amendment to License Agreement No. 18561 with Louie Medina Jr. for food
service concession at the Visalia Courthouse.
34.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 13944 with the Woodlake Fire Protection District
for office space and two apparatus bays at 216 E. Naranjo, Woodlake.
35.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 19253 with the United States Department of the
Army for the continued use of a 20' x 20' parcel of land at Kaweah Lake as a
Radio Repeater Station, which will continue to provide communication
capabilities for the lake patrol for an additional five years.
36.
Approve
the Second Amendment to Agreement No. 21757 with Omni-Means LTD extending the
time to complete services under this agreement to June 30, 2009 to provide
preliminary engineering and environmental services to assist the County with
the Avenue 280 Widening Project.
37.
Approve
the Sixth Amendment to Agreement No. 20702 with Quincy Engineering, Inc. to
extend the completion date to December 31, 2008 for preliminary engineering and
environmental services for the Avenue 416 Widening Project.
38.
Approve
the 2007/2008 Transit Agreement with Orange Belt Stages to provide public
transit on its common carrier services in Tulare County.
39.
Approve
the 2007/2008 Transit Agreement with the Kings/Tulare Area Agency on Aging to
provide senior citizens the opportunity for transit services to access various
nutrition centers throughout the County.
40.
Approve
the Final Map for Subdivision Tract No. 778, located on the north side of
Avenue 393, west of Road 34, southeast of the City of Kingsburg. Approve the Agreement with Casey Hollnagel to
complete all required private improvements for Subdivision Tract No. 778.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND
CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
41.
Approve
and accept the proposed State of California Master Agreement between the Tulare
County Redevelopment Agency and the California Department of Transportation for
Safe Routes to School grant funding in the amount of $450,000 for the
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District for safety improvements at State
Route 63 and Avenue 408 and installation of concrete sidewalk along School
Avenue. Authorize the Chairman to sign
the agreements and the Secretary of the Board of Directors to attest to the resolution.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND
RECONVENE AS THE TULARE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Sheriff/Coroner
42.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 19540 with Alternative Services, Inc. for
counseling services provided to the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
Program for male inmates with drug addiction problems who will be in custody
for a minimum of 5 months from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008.
43.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 22548 with Transcor America LLC to transport
prisoners to Tulare County who flee after being arrested on a Tulare County
warrant for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.
44.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 23093 with Family Services of Tulare County to
extend the term of the Agreement from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 for
the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Grant Program.
45.
Approve
an agreement with Microcorre Diagnostic Laboratory for the period of July 1,
2007 through June 30, 2009 to provide forensic pathology services.
46.
Approve
the Memorandum of Understanding with the State of California Campaign Against
Marijuana Planting Program for the period of July 1, 2007 through October 30,
2007.
47.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 22057 with the State of California, Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation, to house State inmates at the Adult Pre-Trial
Facility for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
48.
Accept
the resignation of Chief Ed A. Wristen as Tulare County Fire Warden. Receive a presentation from Chief Ed A.
Wristen on the overall transition activities including recognition of key Cal
Fire employees.
49.
Request
from Sheriff's Department to approve an Internet application for the Fiscal
Year 2007 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant of $163,037 through
the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance division of the U.S. Department of
Justice. Authorize the Chairman to sign
the Interlocal Agreement between the County of Tulare and the City of Visalia
over expenditure of Fiscal Year 2007 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance
Grant funds.
50.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to approve the Measure R Transit Expansion Plan
as recommended by staff. Delegate
authority to the Director of Transportation to sign all Transit Program Supplements
to the Measure R Cooperative Agreement for expenditure reimbursements.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND
CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
51.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to waive the second reading and adopt an
Uncodified Ordinance amending Section 321 of the Tulare County Redevelopment
Agency's Cutler-Orosi, Earlimart, Goshen, Ivanhoe, Pixley, Poplar-Cotton
Center, Richgrove and Traver Project Areas.
Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the full ordinance.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND
RECONVENE AS THE TULARE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
52.
Request
from Risk Management to approve an agreement with CSAC-EIA Joint Powers
Authority for Worker's Compensation Excess Insurance.
53.
Request
from County Administrative Office to approve a resolution requesting the State
and Federal government to increase fuel reduction activities in the Sierra and
Sequoia National Forests.
54.
Public
Comments.
55.
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:
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Board of Supervisors
ITEM
A
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(a).)
Doreen
Caetano-Jungk, Diana Gruber vs. County of Tulare, Tulare County Board of
Supervisors, and Western Milling, LLC, (Real Parties in Interest), Fifth
District Court of Appeal Case No. F052897 (Superior Court of the County of Tulare Case No. 06-22059)
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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 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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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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