(Public Comment Period)
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
1.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to receive comments regarding the close-out of Grant No. 05-PTAA-1472
and to receive comments regarding transfer of Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) funds. Authorize the County
Administrative Officer to sign the final close-out certification documents and
accept the final products. Authorize
submittal of all signed close-out documents to the State Department of Housing
and Community Development. Authorize the
transfer of $35,519 from CDBG Grant No. 03-EDBG-909 to CDBG Grant No.
05-STBG-1563.
2.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to authorize submittal of a 2008 Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) General Allocation Application and provide citizens the opportunity to
comment on the expenditure of CDBG Program Income funds. Authorize submittal of the CDBG application
for $1,500,000 in funding to be distributed as follows: Housing Rehabilitation Program ($334,125);
Housing Rehabilitation Activity Delivery ($78,375); Richgrove Public
Improvement Project ($726,000); Richgrove Activity Delivery ($99,000); 10%
Set-aside Public Service Project ($150,000); and General Administration
($112,500). Authorize commitment of
local leverage for these activities as follows:
Tulare County Redevelopment Agency ($500,000); Building Permit Fee
Waivers ($12,000); and Staff In-Kind ($10,500).
Authorize the transfer of $100,000 in CDBG Program Income funds out of
the Housing Revolving Loan Account and commit those funds as local leverage to
the Richgrove Green Alley Project.
Authorize the waiver of building permit fees in the amount of $12,000
which is consistent with the County's Adopted Housing Element Objective
2.13. Adopt CDBG Housing Rehabilitation
Participation Guidelines. Authorize the
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors to sign the completed application and
accompanying documents on behalf of the County.
Authorize the County Administrative Officer to act on the County's
behalf in all other matters pertaining to the application. Authorize the Chairman of the Board to act on
behalf of the County, to execute in the name of the County
of Tulare, the Standard Agreement with
the State of California, subject to County Counsel
review and approval, and so long as said agreement does not substantially
differ from prior similar grant agreements previously approved by the Board.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND
CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
3.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to authorize the commitment and expenditure of
Tulare County Redevelopment Agency funds in the amount of $500,000 from the
following sources: Earlimart ($70,000); Goshen ($200,000); Ivanhoe ($30,000);
and Richgrove ($200,000) to be used as local leverage for the 2008 Community
Development Block Grant General Allocation grant application. Find that leveraging financial resources for
housing rehabilitation and improvement work in these communities: (a) is
consistent with the adopted Redevelopment Plans for Earlimart, Goshen, Ivanhoe
and Richgrove; (b) implements the affected redevelopment plans by assisting in
the eradication of physical blight caused by deteriorated and dilapidated
housing units and the eradication of economic blight caused by a lack of
opportunities; (c) is consistent with the current Implementation Plans adopted
November and December 2004, pursuant to Health and Safety Code §33490, §33131
(a) and (c) and §33133; and (d) will directly benefit low or moderate-income
persons. Find that there is no other
reasonable and available means of financing the local leverage for the proposed
activities, and that the County does not have available funding for these
purposes.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND
RECONVENE AS THE TULARE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 4 through 20)
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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
and authorize the Chairman to sign an Application for Federal Assistance,
retroactive to December 1, 2007 through November 30, 2008. Ratify and approve a revision to Agreement
No. 23342 with the United States Department of Agriculture for an Area Wide
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Management Program, retroactive to December 1, 2007
through November 30, 2008. Find that the
Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of December 1, 2007
and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on
that date. Authorize the Chairman to
sign all grant related documents necessary to secure grant funds, subject to
approval as to form by County Counsel.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
Board of Supervisors
5.
Reappoint
Bill Horst to the Museum Board as Member of Historical Society for a term
ending February 13, 2011.
6.
Appoint
Elisa Rivas to the Community Health Center Board as District 4 - Consumer
Representative for a term ending April 18, 2011.
7.
Appoint
William G. Goodale to the Mental Health Board as Consumer - Seat 5 for a term
ending December 31, 2009.
County Administrative Office
8.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 22970 with Jay W. Powell for providing Conflict
Defender Services. Authorize the
Chairman to sign, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel.
9.
Ratify
actions taken by the County Administrative Officer during the month of February
2008.
Health & Human Services Agency
10.
Ratify
and approve acceptance of local assistance funding from the California
Department of Public Health, Vector Borne Disease for emergency mosquito
control or West Nile Virus Surveillance Program in the amount of $35,542,
retroactive to October 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the proposed agreement as of October 1, 2007 and that it was in the
County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
11.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 21706 with Tulare County
Superintendent of Schools to increase the contract amount by $68,930 to a
maximum amount of $368,930 for the Administration of the More Opportunities for
Viable Employment Program, 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.
12.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 22800 with Turning Point of
California, Inc. for the provision of Mental Health Services Act services, to
add paragraph 29 entitled "Equipment" to the agreement, retroactive
to June 30, 2006 through June 30, 2008.
Find that the Board has authority to enter into the proposed agreement
as of June 30, 2006 and that it is in the County's best interest to enter into
the agreement on that date.
13.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 22798 with Kings View Corporation for
the provision of Mental Health Services Act services, to add paragraph 29
entitled "Equipment" to the agreement, retroactive to July 1, 2007
through June 30, 2008. Find that the
Board has authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2007 and
that it is in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that
date.
14.
Ratify
and accept the awarded funds from the California State Department of Alcohol
& Drug Programs, Safe and Drug Free Schools & Communities Grant in the
amount of $245,000, retroactive to October 1, 2007 through September 30,
2012. Approve the Personnel Resolution
adding one (1) Health Education position.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
Information Technology
15.
Approve
the Personnel Resolution deleting one (1) User Support Specialist position and
adding one (1) Administrative Services Programmer Analyst I/II to the
Information Technology position allocation.
Resource Management Agency
16.
Declare
the month of April as Fair Housing Month in the County of Tulare.
17.
Approve
a non-binding Agreement with The Energy Coalition that will enable a Demand
Response Audit to be conducted to develop a Load Shedding Protocol for the
Juvenile Justice Complex and the installation of real-time metering equipment.
18.
Authorize
and accept the purchase of a Light Attack Fire Truck as a fixed asset in the
amount of $166,910 to reside within the Cutler-Orosi Redevelopment Project
Area. Authorize and approve the purchase
of a Thermal Imager Camera in the amount of $9,000 as a fixed asset that will
be included in the County Fire Department inventory. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
Sheriff/Coroner
19.
Authorize
the submission of a grant application to the California Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control to enhance its enforcement of alcoholic beverage laws in the
County.
20.
Ratify
and approve an agreement with the United States Department of Justice, Drug
Enforcement Administration in the amount of $175,000 to provide staffing for
the eradication of illicit marijuana, retroactive to January 1, 2008 through
December 31, 2008. Find that the Board
had authority to enter into the proposed Agreement as of January 1, 2008, and that
it was in the County's best interest to enter into the Agreement on that date.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
21.
Authorize
the submittal of a grant application to the Governor's Office of Homeland
Security for the Fiscal Year 07 Telephone Emergency Notification System Grant
in the amount of $728,840, which will allow counties the capability of
notifying its constituents of approaching and imminent disasters via multiple
forms of communication devices.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the Grant Assurance Certification Form.
22.
INFORMATION
ONLY: Bid opening results for the
Visalia Landfill Phase 2 Expansion.
Wood Brothers, Inc. $8,186,985.10
Gilliam & Sons, Inc. $8,291,351.48
Ford Construction Company, Inc. $8,534,956.00
Papich Construction, Inc. $8,567,616.00
Teichert Construction $8,614,854.00
Sukut Construction, Inc. $8,630,563.00
Independent Construction Co. $8,680,428.60
Emmett’s Excavation, Inc. $8,705,450.00
Lee’s Paving, Inc. $8,783,950.00
Desilva Gates Construction, LP $8,794,115.00
Pinnick, Inc. $8,814,912.00
Whitaker Contractors, Inc. $9,441,246.00
Sierra Equipment Rental $9,864,160.00
Menefee Construction $9,898,808.00
Engineer’s Estimate $9,794,060.00
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:
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Board of Supervisors
ITEM
A
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a).)
Edward
Bodley vs. County of Tulare, Bill Wittman, and
D. Linares an
Individual
United
States District Court Case Number 1:07-CV-00251-OWW-DLB
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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
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C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(1).
Number of
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D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9 (c).)
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(1).
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F
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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