MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ALLEN ISHIDA – Chairman District One CONNIE CONWAY District Two PHILLIP A. COX District Three J. STEVEN WORTHLEY District Four MIKE ENNIS District Five |
Board of Supervisors Agenda |
JEAN ROUSSEAU KATHLEEN BALES-LANGE
Chief Clerk 2800 (559) 733-6271 FAX (559) 733-6898 |
SITTING AS THE
THE TULARE COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
9:00 A.M. Board Convenes
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD At this time, members of
the public may comment on any item not appearing on the agenda. Under state law, matters presented under
this item cannot be discussed or acted upon by the Board at this time. For items appearing on the agenda, the
public is invited to make comments at the time the item comes up for Board
consideration. Any person addressing
the Board will be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes so that all
interested parties have an opportunity to speak. At all times, please use the microphone and
state your name and address for the record. |
(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
ADJOURN AS THE
CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND
RECONVENE AS THE
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 4 through 20)
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. |
Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
Board of Supervisors
County Administrative Office
9.
Ratify
actions taken by the County Administrative Officer during the month of February
2008.
Health & Human Services Agency
Information Technology
Resource Management Agency
16.
Declare
the month of April as Fair Housing Month in the County of Tulare.
Sheriff/Coroner
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
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)
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 |
CLOSED SESSION
It is the intention of the Board to meet in closed session concerning:
Sitting as the
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a).)
Edward
Bodley vs. County of
United
States District Court Case Number 1:07-CV-00251-OWW-DLB
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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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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
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Significant
Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(1).
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9 (c).)
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Significant
Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(1).
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
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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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