(Public Comment Period)
1.
9:00
a.m. National Anthem performed by the Monson-Sultana Choir.
2.
9:00
a.m. Approve Proclamation declaring the month of May 2008 as Mental Health
Awareness Month in Tulare County.
Receive a presentation regarding mental health activities in Tulare
County and the South Mobile Mental Health Unit van.
3.
Request
from the Board of Supervisors to approve the creation of the Step Up Youth
Activities Grant Program. Approve the
creation of an eleven member Step Up Youth Activities Grant Review Committee that
will make grant funding recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and perform
such other duties as the Board may direct.
The review committee will be called the Tulare County Youth Commission. Authorize each Supervisor to appoint two (2)
people out of his/her district to sit as members of the Tulare County Youth
Commission. Authorize the Board to
appoint a member at large. Authorize
three year terms with a limit of two consecutive terms. Authorize the commission, subject to the
approval of the Board, to draft Bylaws and other documents needed to conduct
business.
4.
Presentation
given by Carolyn Rose, Executive Director, Community Services Employment
Training regarding the California Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention
Program serving youth countywide.
(Consent
Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 5 through 31)
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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
5.
Ratify
and approve an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture
for the purpose of enforcement of portions of the California Food and
Agriculture code pertaining to high-risk pest exclusion activities, 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.
6.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 23192 with the California Department
of Food and Agriculture due to changes in the workplan and a reduction in the
3-year award amount by $270,000 for providing State Subvention funding for the
detection/suppression of Glassy-winged Sharpshooter, retroactive to July 1,
2007 through June 30, 2010. 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. 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. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
Board of Supervisors
7.
Appoint
Lucinda Terrel to the Emergency Medical Care Committee, Ambulance Provider
Agency, to serve at the pleasure of the Board.
County Administrative Office
8.
Approve
an agreement with Omni-Group Inc. to complete a Detention Needs Assessment for
the Sheriff's Department in the amount of $136,570.
9.
Approve
an agreement with the City of Visalia to accept a $500,000 contribution to the
Visalia Library project.
Health & Human Services Agency
10.
Authorize
the Chairman of the Board to sign three (3) copies of the Contractor
Certification Clauses form with the California Department of Education,
Nutrition Services Division that will allow Tulare County Health and Human
Services Agency (HHSA) to receive the contract for conducting health and
sanitation inspections for the Summer Food Service Program that will supplement
the National School Lunch Program.
11.
Authorize
the additional 30 day hold option for individuals that are gravely disabled as
a result of a mental disorder per Article 4.7 of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the
Division 5 of the Welfare & Institution Code 5270.10. Find that any additional costs or reduction
in costs incurred will be covered by the budget without reduction in service.
12.
Authorization
to apply for grant funding under the Category II: Planning and Implementation
phase in the amount of $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Authorize the Agency Director, or his designee, to sign the grant application.
This grant is part of the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration which seeks
to increase public safety through innovative cross-system collaboration for
individuals with mental illness who come in contact with criminal or juvenile
justice systems.
13.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 23224 with the California State
Association of Counties (CSAC) related to the Welfare Client Data Systems
(WCDS) Consortium, for the operations and management of the CalWin application,
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.
14.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 22423, which is the sub-agreement
between Proteus, Inc., and Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency
(HHSA), to provide prevention services to youth throughout Tulare County aimed
at reducing teenage pregnancy, retroactive to July 1, 2007 through June 30,
2010. 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.
15.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 21707 with Turning Point of Central
California, Inc. d.b.a. Turning Point Youth Services, for the provision of
children's mental health services and Mental Health Services Act services,
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.
16.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 19958 with Electronic Data Systems (EDS), to
provide continued Development, Implementation, Maintenance, and Operation
Services for the CalWORKs Information Network (CalWIN) system through July 31,
2010.
17.
Ratify
and approve Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency, Environmental
Health Services acceptance for the Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act Program
Grant in the amount of $115,847 for site inspections and monitoring,
retroactive to January 1, 2008 through March 1, 2010. 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.
18.
Approve
an agreement with Janice McIntire, d.b.a. Global Drug Testing Services to
provide random drug testing services for Child Welfare Services in the amount
of $125,400 for client's court ordered drug testing as part of their case plan,
effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
19.
Approve
the proposed amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement between Kings and Tulare
Counties concerning the Kings/Tulare Area Agency on Aging, thus allowing the
requested changes in the K/T AAA Advisory Council composition and Bylaws to be
adopted.
20.
Approve
the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Tulare and the County of
Kings with respect to the FoodLink of Tulare County, Inc. for the
"Nutrition on the Go" Food Distribution Program.
Information Technology
21.
Approve
the fixed asset purchase of a Server in the amount of $8,460 to replace the
current Enterprise Database Server.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
22.
Approve
funding of $99,414 for the purchase of software and maintenance to implement
the Reveal and Retain software packages for e-mail discovery and
retention. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
Probation
23.
Authorize
the submission of an application to receive and utilize federal grant funds
available through the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program to offset
the costs of one full-time Probation Officer III to focus on juvenile gangs and
juvenile crime. Agree to provide all
matching funds required for said project, and abide by the statutes and
regulations governing the JABG Program as well as the terms and conditions of
the Grant Agreement. Find that the grant
funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled
by this body.
Resource Management Agency
24.
Approve
the designation of a STOP T-intersection on Road 76 at Avenue 328. Authorize the installation of a STOP sign at
the T-intersection on Road 76 at Avenue 328, in accordance with Section 21354
of the California Vehicle Code. The
conditions at the above-noted T-intersection have met the guidelines established
by the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
25.
Approve
an agreement for the Purchase of Real Property/Right of Way from the Ruth
Giannini Living Trust and the Estate of Leroy G. Giannini for the Road 56 and
Avenue 416 Intersection Project.
Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director, or his designee, to
open an escrow and sign all documents to facilitate the escrow for this
acquisition. Direct the Auditor to draw
a warrant in the amount of $76,900 in favor of Chicago Title Company.
26.
Approve
the Final Map for Subdivision Tract No. 792, located east of Road 72 and south
of Avenue 308, west of the City of Visalia.
Approve an agreement with Ensmee, LLC and NIC-VIC, LLC to complete all
required public improvements for Subdivision Tract No. 792. Approve an agreement with Ensmee, LLC and
NIC-VIC, LLC for the installation of streetlights for Subdivision Tract No.
792. Accept the road right of way
dedications for Subdivision Tract No. 792 as shown on the Final Map, subject to
completion of road construction and acceptance of public improvements. Accept the Grant Deed for the one-foot
reserve strips identified on the Final Map for Subdivision Tract No. 792 as
Lots A, B, C, D, E and F.
27.
Adopt
the Revision of Mileage of Maintained County Roads identifying that the Tulare
County maintained mileage is 3,046.328 miles.
Direct the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors to return to the Resource
Management Agency a certified copy of the resolution to be filed with Caltrans.
Sheriff/Coroner
28.
Approve
the Memorandum of Understanding between the Tulare County Sheriff's Department
and the State of California Campaign Against Marijuana Planting Program to
identify agency responsibilities related to cannabis eradication operations
conducted in Tulare County for the period of July 1, 2008 through October 30,
2008.
29.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 22057 with the State of California,
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to increase the daily jail rate
from $63.09 to $63.56, retroactive to July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. Find that the Board had authority to enter in
the Agreement as of July 1, 2007 and that it was in the County's best interest
to enter into the Agreement on that date.
30.
Ratify
and approve amendments P0001, P0002 and P0003 to Agreement No. 23119 with the
United States Army Corps of Engineers for law enforcement services at Lake
Kaweah Recreation Area, retroactive to May 2, 2008 through September 1,
2008. Find that the Board had authority
to enter into the proposed amendments on May 2, 2008, and that it was in the
County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
31.
Approve
a 90-day agreement with Huntington Court Reporters & Transcription, Inc.
for transcription services due to a backlog of taped interviews, investigations
and witness/victim/suspect statements that must be transcribed.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
32.
Request
from Economic Development Corporation to approve the expansion of the Tulare
County Targeted Tax Area by approving the addition of specific parcels in the
unincorporated County area adjacent to the cities of Visalia, Dinuba, and
Tulare. Find that the areas included
have definitive boundaries and are contiguous to the existing Targeted Tax
Area.
33.
Request
from Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Mental Health, to
establish budget funds from the State of California, Department of Mental
Health, for Mental Health Services Act Workforce Education and Training, and
Prevention and Early Intervention components of the Three-Year Program and
Expenditure Plan. Approve the job specification for the newly formed position
of Mental Health Services Act Manager.
Approve Personnel Resolution adding two (2) Administrative Specialists;
one (1) Administrative Aide; one (1) Office Assistant IV; and one (1) Mental
Health Services Act Manager to the Position Allocation Listing. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
34.
Request
from Health and Human Services Agency to approve the Personnel Resolution
amending the Position Allocation Listing to add the following positions: one (1) Administrative Specialist; one (1)
Administrative Specialist II; one (1) Self Sufficiency Counselor III; and one (1)
Self Sufficiency Support Assistant II to assist with low-cost health coverage
enrollment and coordination of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services. Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
35.
Request
from Health and Human Services Agency to approve the increases for the hard to
fill Extra Help Classifications and authorize future salary adjustments to the
Extra Help positions listed to promote recruitment into and retention in these
classifications.
36.
Public
Comments.
37.
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
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
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ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 2
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ITEM
C
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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