(Public Comment Period)
1.
9:00
a.m. Presentation given by Probation Department to introduce the Department's
new drug-detection trained canine, "Leo".
2.
9:00
a.m. Presentation given by Fire Chief Sunderland regarding the status of Fire
Department operations.
3.
1:30
p.m. Joint Work Study Session with the Board of Supervisors and the Public
Facilities Corporation to review and comment on the final draft of the
Countywide Preliminary Facility Evaluations and New Civic Center Master Plan.
SITTING AS THE TULARE COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Request from County Administrative
Office - Capital Projects to select Civic
Center site for future Civic Center
expansion and consolidation. Direct
staff to continue master planning and CEQA activities as required including
developing implementation strategies Countywide.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
4.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from County
Fire Department to
conduct a public hearing for Fire Hazard Abatement Cost Recovery. Confirm the accounting as modified. Order that the costs, as confirmed, be
recorded in the office of the Tulare County Clerk-Recorder. Order that the Tulare County
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector place such costs on the County Tax
Roll as special assessments against the respective parcels of land.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 5 through 11)
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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-Treasurer/Tax Collector
5.
Approve
the Treasurer/Tax-Collector's Statement of Investment Policy for Fiscal Year
2007/2008.
Board of Supervisors
6.
Ratify
Proclamation honoring Celebrant Singers on the occasion of their 30th
Anniversary.
Health & Human Services Agency
7.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21631 with Access Capital Services, Inc.,
retroactive to July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009, to provide account
collection services for the Health Services Division of Tulare County Health
and Human Services Agency. Find that the
Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2007 and
that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that
date.
8.
Approval
of amendment to Agreement No. 21667 with Financial Credit Network, Inc.,
retroactive to July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009, to provide account
collection services for the Health Services Division of Tulare County Health
and Human Services Agency. Find that the
Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2007 and
that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that
date.
9.
Approve
an Agreement with Golden State Health Center, Inc. d.b.a. Sylmar Health and Rehabilitation
Center in the amount of $1,000,000, retroactive to July 1, 2007 through June
30, 2008, to provide stabilization and long-term maintenance for mentally
disabled clients. Find that the Board
had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2007 and that
it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
10.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21706 with Tulare County Superintendent of
Schools in the amount of $300,000, retroactive to July 1, 2007 through June 30,
2008, for the Administration of the More Opportunities for Viable Employment
(MOVE) Program that provides relocation of TulareWORKs families to obtain
employment outside of Tulare County.
Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement
as of July 1, 2007 and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into
the agreement on that date.
11.
Authorize
submittal of an application for and administer the Fiscal Year 2007 State
Homeland Security Grant Program Funds in the amount of $824,381, to provide for
the emergency preparedness to prevent, deter, respond to, and recover from,
threats and/or incidents of all hazards.
Authorize the Chairman to sign all grant related documents necessary to
secure grant funds and implement the approved grant projects subject to
approval of form by County Counsel.
(Items
Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
12.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to approve and award the contract to the lowest
responsive and responsible bidder, Elite Landscaping, Inc., in the amount of
$1,573,500. Authorize the Chairman to
sign the contract upon receipt of certificates of insurance, bonds and
contracts after review and approval as to form by County Counsel and evidence
that the contractor possesses a valid State contractor's license. Allow funds for contingencies of 5% of the
contract amount, or $78,675, to cover the cost of unexpected construction
conditions. Approve the Proposition 40
Per Capita Grant Project for the renovations and upgrades of the Irrigation Systems
at Mooney Grove Park. Approve an exemption
pursuant to section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) on
the basis that the renovation is the replacement of an existing system, and
involves negligible or no expansion of an existing use. Authorize the Chairman to sign the California
State Parks' California Environmental Quality Act Compliance Certification
Form.
13.
Public
Comments.
14.
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
CONSIDER PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT
FOR THE POSITION OF:
Details
County
Administrative Officer
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Sitting as...
ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(a).)
Kings
River Conservation Committee, Valley Advocates vs. County of Tulare et al,
(Real
Parties in Interest David Rosenbaum and Beatrice Rosenbaum, Riverland Real
Property Investment, Inc. et al),
Tulare County
Superior Court Case No.
07-223908
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ITEM
C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(a).)
City of Dinuba, et al. vs. County
of Tulare et al, California Supreme Court
Case No.
S143326, California Fifth District Court of Appeal Case No. F046252,
Tulare County Superior Court No.
03-205854
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ITEM
D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(a).)
Romans v.
White, et al.,
Tulare County
Superior Court Case No.
06-221062
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as...
ITEM
E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Significant
Exposure to Litigation
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
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ITEM
F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Significant
Exposure to Litigation
Number of
Potential Cases: 3
ACS
Contracts/Restrictions Re: Hiring
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ITEM
G
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency
Designated Representative: Tim Huntley, Kristin Bennett
Employee
Organization: All Certified Employee Organizations
Unrepresented
Employees: All Unrepresented Employees except Elected
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