(Public Comment Period)
1.
9:00
a.m. Presentation of Proclamations to Patrick Pinkham and Ron Neves for their
years of dedicated service as members of the Tulare County Employees Retirement
Board.
2.
9:00
a.m. Receive an update from the Tulare County Gang Prevention Task Force.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
3.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Resource Management
Agency to certify that the Board has reviewed and considered the information
contained in the Negative Declaration for the proposed change of zone together
with any comments received during the public review process, in compliance with
the California Environmental Quality Act and the State Guidelines for the
Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 prior to
taking action on the change of zone.
Find there is no substantial evidence that said change of zone will have
a significant effect on the environment and determine that the Negative
Declaration reflects the independent judgment of the County and has been
completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the
State Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality
Act of 1970, as amended. Adopt the
findings for the Change of Zone, as set forth in Planning Commission Resolution
No. 8287. Waive the final reading and
adopt the amendment to Ordinance No. 352 of the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance
pertaining to the Change of Zone (Case No. PZ 07-010), as requested by the
applicant, to M-2-SR (Heavy Manufacturing with Site Review Combining) Zone, on
150± acres located on the south side of Avenues 432 and 430, 700 feet west of
Road 72, northwest of Dinuba. Adopt the
findings and direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to publish the
adopted Ordinance and return the signed Notice of Determination to Resource
Management Agency.
4.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Resource Management
Agency to authorize and direct the Resource Management Agency to put out to bid
and supervise the demolition of ten (10) Dangerous and Substandard Buildings in
Tulare County located at 17885 Road 232, Porterville (Structures 1 & 2),
33059 Road 159, Ivanhoe (Structure 3), 13342 Avenue 72, Pixley (Structures 4
through 8), 38334 Road 156, Sultana (Structure 9) and 9540 Road 236, Terra
Bella (Structure 10). Authorize the
deferment of the cost of the solid waste disposal fees at County facilities
until paid at a later date by the property owners. The estimated cost is $120,000. Ratify the Abatement of a property located 1701
E. Olive in Porterville. Authorize the cost of abatement in the amount
of $17,996.98 of the property located at 1701 E. Olive in Porterville be placed
on the Tulare County Tax Rolls.
5.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Waive the final reading and adopt an
Ordinance amending the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance No. 352 pertaining to
Contractor's Storage Yards in the Rural Residential (R-A) Zone. Authorize the Zoning Administrator to hold
hearings and make decisions on special use permits for contractor's storage
yards in the R-A and Foothill (F) Zones.
Find there is no substantial evidence that said Zoning Ordinance
Amendment will have a significant effect on the environment and that a Notice
of Exemption for said Zoning Ordinance Amendment reflects the independent
judgment of the County and has been completed in compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act and the State Guidelines for the Implementation of
the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the
Summary Ordinance in the Visalia Times-Delta.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 6 through 29)
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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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Board of Supervisors
6.
Reappoint
Janis Lehmann, Seat 8; Evelyn Hunter, Seat 9; and Lisa Strongin, Seat 10 to the
Tulare County Mental Health Board for terms ending December 31, 2010.
7.
Appoint
George Ouzounian to the Visalia Public Cemetery District for a term ending
October 20, 2008.
8.
Appoint
Judith Anderson to the Exeter Cemetery District for a term ending February 3,
2012.
9.
Appoint
Samantha Gillon to the Teviston Community Services District for a short-term
ending December 4, 2009.
10.
Ratify
the following Proclamations: Honoring
the Visalia YMCA on the Occasion of the Grand Opening of the U II Drop Zone;
Honoring R & R Building Contractors Cutler-Orosi Chamber of Commerce 2008
Business of the Year; Honoring Javier Quevedo Cutler-Orosi Chamber of Commerce
2008 Man of the Year; Honoring Mary Zwetzig Cutler-Orosi Chamber of Commerce
2008 Woman of the Year; Honoring Cathy Mederos Tulare Chamber of Commerce 2007
Woman of the Year; Honoring Sturgeon & Beck Tulare Chamber of Commerce 2007
Large Business of the Year; and Honoring Paul Daley Tulare Chamber of Commerce
2007 Man of the Year.
11.
Approve
a Resolution urging the California Air Resources Board to increase the San
Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District's share of Proposition 1B
Air Quality Mitigation funding.
County Administrative Office
12.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21795 with the Office of Library Construction to
extend the expiration date to October 27, 2008 for the renovation of the
Visalia Library.
13.
Accept
the Cutler-Orosi Sheriff Substation Project as a completed project on November
15, 2007. Authorize the Chairman of the
Board to sign the Notice of Completion for the project. Direct the Clerk of the Board to record the
Notice of Completion for the project with the Tulare County Clerk-Recorder's
office.
14.
Approve
a Revocable License with the Administrative Office of the Courts for the
Court's use of 2,548 square feet on the second floor of the building commonly
known as the Adult Pre-Trail Facility located at 36650 Road 112, Visalia. Authorize the Chairman to sign the Revocable
License.
District Attorney
15.
Authorize
acceptance of continued grant funding from the California Department of Insurance
for the Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Prosecution Program in the amount
of $241,327 for Fiscal Year 2007/2008 and recognize $45,482 from prior
years. Ratify and approve the Grant
Award Agreement and District Attorney Phil Cline's signature on behalf of the
Chairman, retroactive to July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. 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. Find that the grant funds received hereunder
shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
Health & Human Services Agency
16.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 23039 between TulareWORKs Division
and INTELEGY, Inc. for consultation services for the development of the service
center and imaging processes to improve services to our clients, retroactive to
October 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.
Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed amendment
as of October 1, 2007 and that it was in the County's best interest to enter
into the agreement on that date.
17.
Ratify
and approve the receipt of $140,720 provided by the Blue Shield of California
Foundation Grant Agreement, for the Premium Subsidies for Healthy Kids 6-18
grant funding which will provide health, vision, and dental coverage for over
300 Tulare County Children aged 6-18, retroactive to September 1, 2007 through
June 1, 2008. Find that the Board had
authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of September 1, 2007 and that
it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
18.
Ratify
and approve the receipt of $250,000 provided by the California Endowment Grant
Agreement, for the Premium Subsidies for Healthy Kids 6-18 grant funding which
will provide health, vision, and dental coverage for over 300 Tulare County
Children aged 6-18, retroactive to November 1, 2007 through October 31,
2008. Find that the Board had authority
to enter into the proposed agreement as of November 1, 2007 and that it was in
the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
19.
Ratify
and approve an agreement with the California Department of Public Health,
Office of AIDS for the Housing Opportunity for People Living with AIDS (HOPWA)
Program in the amount of $181,560, to provide resources and incentives for
meeting various types of housing needs for low-income persons that are
diagnosed with AIDS or HIV-related diseases.
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.
20.
Approve
an agreement with Staff Care, Inc. to provide Locum Tenens Psychiatrists for
the Department of Mental Health to enhance the ability to staff the clinics at
a level to meet County expectations and fulfill the obligation of the HHSA,
Department of Mental Health through June 30, 2008.
21.
Approve
the establishment of a fixed asset line for the purchase or lease of an updated
X-Ray machine in the amount of $108,500, including appropriate installation, at
the Hillman Health Care Facility that will allow us to bring the Radiology
Department into the forefront of technology.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
22.
Approve
the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act (SACPA) and Offender Treatment
Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2007/2008.
California passed Proposition 36, SACPA on November 7, 2000, which
mandates that any person convicted on a nonviolent drug possession offense, and
any parolee who is determined by the Parole Authority to have committed a
nonviolent drug possession offense, or violated any other drug-related
condition of parole, shall be diverted from incarceration into a licensed or
certified community-based drug treatment program.
Human Resources & Development
23.
Authorize
the Purchasing Agent to waive the bid process and standardize the purchase of
the County Service Awards through O.C. Tanner, on a year-to-year basis, subject
to cancellation by the County.
24.
Approve
an addition of 40 hours of vacation time to Michael Santana, Traffic Control
Supervisor in Resource Management Agency for the express purpose of
participating in a trip to Washington D.C. with the Tulare County Association
of Governments February 4 through February 8, 2008.
Resource Management Agency
25.
Ratify
and approve 2007/2008 Transit Agreement with the City of Visalia, for providing
transit service, retroactive to July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. 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.
26.
Waive
bids for the purchase of a Mobile Classroom/Emergency Response Trailer for use
by the Resource Management Agency and direct the County Purchasing Agent to
negotiate a Purchase Contract.
27.
Accept
the construction of Shoulder Stabilization on Avenue 144 from Road 40 to State
Route 99 as completed by Granite Construction of Watsonville, California. Authorize the Chairman to sign the Notice of
Completion. Direct the Clerk of the
Board to have the Notice of Completion recorded.
28.
Approve
the plans and specifications for the construction of the Visalia Landfill,
Phase 2 Expansion. Authorize the
Chairman to sign the plans. Approve the
advertisement of the Visalia Landfill, Phase 2 Expansion construction
project. Set the bid opening date for
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
Reaffirm that the Notice of Determination for the project was previously
approved per Resolution No. 2001-0759 and authorize the Tulare County Auditor
to make the necessary budget adjustments.
(4/5ths vote)
29.
Accept
recommendations from the Airport Land Use Commission as incorporated in the
Joint Land Use Study (R-2508) Draft Action Plan. Endorse said recommendations and submit those
recommendations to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
30.
Approve
a Resolution in support of the Proposed Tulare Basin Wildlife Management Area.
31.
Request
from County Administrative Office to introduce and waive the reading of an
uncodified Urgency Ordinance amending Tulare County Ordinance No. 652
pertaining to the extension of the expiration date of the existing Southern
California Gas Company Franchise to February 28, 2009. (majority vote) Find that based on the evidence before the
Board, disruption of the orderly operation of the Gas Franchise in Tulare
County will adversely affect the public peace, health and safety within Tulare
County. Adopt an uncodified Urgency
Ordinance amending Tulare County Ordinance No. 652 extending the existing gas
franchise to midnight February 28, 2009. (4/5ths vote)
32.
Request
from CAO-Capital Projects to authorize the fixed asset purchase of a 1,440
square foot modular building located at 41414 Road 128 in Orosi from William
Scotsman Inc. in the amount of $14,600.57.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
33.
Request
from CAO-Capital Projects to approve a professional agreement for design and
master planning services for Mooney Grove Park with Kleinfelder West Inc. Direct staff to negotiate the final contract
amount and authorize the Chairman to sign the contract, subject to approval as
to form by County Counsel.
34.
Public
Comments.
35.
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 - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(1).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
Hearing on
Zone Change - AE - 20 to M-2 Avenue 432 and 430 and 430 West of Road 72
Northwest of Dinuba
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ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(1).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
Amend
Zoning Ordinance pertaining to Contractor's Storage Yard in Rural Residential
Zone
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ITEM
C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9 (c).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
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ITEM
D
CONSIDER PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT FOR THE POSITION OF:
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County
Administrative Officer
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ITEM
E
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency
Designated Representative: Tim Huntley, Jean Rousseau
Employee Organization:
All Certified Employee Organizations
Unrepresented
Employees: All Unrepresented Employees except Elected
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