(Public Comment Period)
1.
9:00
a.m. Presentation given by Eric Von Berg regarding an update on the California
High Speed Rail.
2.
9:00
a.m. Demonstration of the Probation Department's Case Management System,
Caseload Explorer.
3.
11:30
a.m. Tour of the Visalia Library Expansion and Renovation Project, Phase 1
Children's Wing, New Lobby and Administration.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
4.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Resource Management Agency to receive comments
regarding the proposal to commit funds from the Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) Program Income (PI) Housing Revolving Loan Account (RLA) to the
06-STBG-2598 Grant. Authorize the
commitment of $62,000 from the CDBG PI Housing RLA to the 06-STBG-2598 Grant.
5.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Resource Management Agency to deny an appeal
filed by Jillian Faria and uphold the Zoning Administrator's denial of Special
Use Permit No. PSP 07-140 (ZA) for a 100-foot tall wireless communications
facility on the property located at 34455 Sierra Drive, approximately 1 mile
east of Road 248 (near Lake Kaweah), and approximately 1,300 feet south of
Sierra Drive (State Route 198), northeast of Lemon Cove.
6.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Resource Management Agency to consider a
request for a solid waste collection rate increase from the Tulare County
Refuse Removal Association for Service Areas A, B, C, D, E, G, H and J and
close the public hearing and approve a 10% increase.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 7 through 37)
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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
7.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 22387 with Judy Stewart-Leslie in the
amount of $360,000 for continuing to provide services as Field Coordinator for
the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Area Wide Management Program, retroactive to
July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010.
Auditor-Controller/Registrar of Voters
8.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 23321 with the Secretary of State for
federal Help American Vote Act Funds, retroactive to October 15, 2007 through
December 31, 2010.
Board of Supervisors
9.
Ratify
a letter to Assemblyman Bill Maze requesting that Tulare County be removed from
the text of Assembly Bill 1884, which would allow the Tule River Tribal Council
to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Porterville and the
County of Tulare.
10.
Ratify
the following Proclamations: Honoring
Edward E. Tellalian Cutler Latin American Club Man of the Year; Honoring
Hortencia A. Espino Cutler Latin American Club Woman of the Year; and Honoring
Gary Chambers Cutler Latin American Club Grand Marshall.
11.
Reappoint
Geneva Philpot to the Visalia Public Cemetery District for a term ending at
Noon on the first Monday of January 2012.
12.
Reappoint
Paul Roche, Jr. to the Eshom Valley Public Cemetery District for a term ending
at Noon on the first Monday of January 2010.
Reappoint Bill Place and Larry Jordan to the Eshom Valley Public
Cemetery District for terms ending at Noon on the first Monday of January 2010.
13.
Reappoint
William S. McKinley to the Assessment Appeals Board, District 5 Representative,
for a term ending September 2, 2011.
14.
Appoint
Elissa M. Padilla to the Community Health Center Board for a term ending April
18, 2011.
County Administrative Office
15.
Ratify
actions taken by the County Administrative Officer during the month of May
2008.
16.
Authorize
expenditure of $2.4 million in current excess and future deposits in the
Criminal Justice Facilities Trust (Fund 463) for annual debt service
obligations for County criminal justice facilities construction in Building
Debt Service Fund 024 that otherwise would have to be paid from the General
Fund. (4/5ths vote)
Health & Human Services Agency
17.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 23165 with the State Department of
Alcohol and Drug Programs, for combined Drug/Medi-Cal and Net Negotiated Funds
for the purpose of substance abuse treatment programs, 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. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
18.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21286 with the Visalia Unified School District to
extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2011 to provide access to school
sites for County staff providing immunization services to pupils.
19.
Approve
the Memorandum of Understanding with the Porterville Developmental Center and
Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency, Women, Infant, and Children
Program for the continuance of the Dietetic Internship Program for the
recruitment and retention of Registered Clinical Dietitians effective August 4,
2008 through July 31, 2009.
20.
Approve
an agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services in the
amount of $25,293,154 for the Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Program to
assist in the proper and efficient administration of the Medi-Cal Program by
improving the availability and accessibility of Medi-Cal Services to Medi-Cal
eligible and potentially eligible individuals and their families, for the
period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011.
Human Resources & Development
21.
Adopt
the Class Designation and Specifications adding the enumerated Health and Human
Services Agency Division Manager classifications and the Public Guardian,
effective June 22, 2008.
Probation
22.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 20861 with Community Services & Employment
Training, Inc. to provide direct services to both youth and their families
which have been referred to Neighborhood Accountability Boards not to exceed
$123,300 for the period of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
23.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 20935 with Community Services & Employment
Training, Inc. to provide direct services to youth in Goshen and Pixley through
community centers not to exceed $121,500 for the period of July 1, 2008 through
June 30, 2009.
Resource Management Agency
24.
Approve
the Boating Safety and Enforcement Financial Aid Program Contract with the
California Department of Boating and Waterways for participation in the Boating
Safety and Enforcement Program for Fiscal Year 2008/2009. Authorize the Resource Management Agency
Director, or his authorized designee, to submit claims for reimbursement. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
25.
Approve
a Measure R Program Supplement to Agreement No. 23149 with the Tulare County
Association of Governments acting as the Local Transportation Authority in the
amount of $356,075 for the Avenue 416 Kings River Bridge.
26.
Approve
a Measure R Program Supplement to Agreement No. 23149 with the Tulare County
Association of Governments acting as the Local Transportation Authority in the
amount of $2,218,000 for the Avenue 416 Road 56 Intersection Traffic Signal
Project.
27.
Approve
the Plans, Special Provisions, Proposal and Contract for the construction of
the Avenue 416 Road 56 Intersection Traffic Signal Project. Authorize the Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors to sign the Plans. Approve
the advertisement for bids of the Avenue 416 and Road 56 Intersection Traffic
Signal Project. Set the bid opening date
for Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
Reaffirm that the project will have no significant impact on the
environment pursuant to a Negative Declaration adopted on December 11, 2007
(Resolution No. 2007-0842).
28.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 23155 with Central Valley Christian Housing
Development, Inc. to decrease the amount of funding allocated for activity
delivery in the amount of $150,968 and increase the amount of funding allocated
for rehabilitation loans in the amount of $629,032.
29.
Approve
an agreement with Central Valley Christian Housing Development Inc. in the
amount of $800,000 to provide project management services for the Housing
Rehabilitation Program funded by Grant No. 07-HOME-3083.
30.
Approve
an agreement with Central Valley Christian Housing Development Inc. in the
amount of $625,000 to provide project management services for the Emergency
Repair Program funded by CalHome Grant No. 06-CalHome-242 and Tulare County
Redevelopment Agency funds.
31.
Approve
the Cooperative Agreement with City of Porterville to allow the City of
Porterville to acquire right of way within the County jurisdiction for the
Scranton/Indiana Road Widening and Reconstruction Project. Approve the Operations and Maintenance
Agreement with the City of Porterville for a portion of Scranton Avenue between
the city limit line east of State Route 65 and Indiana Street and Indiana
Street between the city limit line at Gibbons Avenue and Hemlock Avenue, south
of the City of Porterville. Ratify the
environmental document prepared for the project and approved by the Porterville
City Council on April 1, 2008 (State Clearinghouse Number 2008021082).
32.
Authorize
a restricted parking zone for commercial vehicles, in accordance with
California Vehicle Code, Section 22507(a), at the following locations: on both sides of Avenue 196 from Diagonal 242
(Orange Belt Drive) to Road 232 in the community of Strathmore; and on the
south side of Avenue 152 (Olive Avenue) from its intersection with Newcomb
Street to the Porterville City Limits, 1,500 feet west of said
intersection. Approve the posting of
commercial vehicle parking restriction signs at the above noted locations.
33.
Authorize
submittal of an application for a State Airport Improvement Program Matching
Grant for the Sequoia Field Runway Rehabilitation Project. Authorize the Chairman to act on behalf of
the County, to accept the allocation and execute in the name of the County of
Tulare, the Airport Improvement Program Matching Grant Agreement with the State
of California, subject to County Counsel review and approval.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND
CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
34.
Authorize
the Tulare County Redevelopment Agency to submit an application for a 2008
Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Account grant for Phase 2 of the Betty Drive
Realignment and Improvement Project.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND
RECONVENE AS THE TULARE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Sheriff/Coroner
35.
Approve
amendments to the following Agreements:
22948 with Allensworth Elementary School District; 22950 with Earlimart
School District; 22951 with Pixley Union School District; and 22952 with Tipton
Elementary School District to extend the term through January 31, 2009 for the
Secure Our Schools Program that provides a Sheriff's Deputy to work with school
officials and students to enhance school safety.
36.
Approve
the Memorandum of Understanding between the Sheriff's Department and the
California National Guard Counterdrug Task Force for the National Guard to
provide aircraft and personnel to increase effectiveness of the Sheriff's
anti-drug operations.
Workforce Investment Board
37.
Reappoint
the following individuals to the Tulare County Workforce Investment Board, Inc.
Board of Directors for terms ending May 31, 2010: Bill DeLain; Carolyn Kehrli; Carolyn Rose;
George Maness; Gil Aguilar; Joe Hallmeyer; John Davis; Paul Saldana; Robert
Alcazar; and Sandra Bullard.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
38.
Request
from the Board of Supervisors to approve a Resolution authorizing the Chairman
to sign an Offer of Financial Assistance if the Surface Transportation Board
approves the proposed San Joaquin Valley Railroad rail abandonments.
39.
INFORMATION
ONLY: Bid opening results for the
Sequoia Field Airport Rehabilitate Runway.
RJ Berry Jr. Inc. $1,512,150.00
American Paving Co. $1,683,324.30
Granite Construction Co. $1,804,661.00
Lee’s Paving Inc. $1,995,892.00
Glen Wells Construction $2,182,442.80
Engineer’s Estimate $1,762,560.00
40.
Public
Comments.
41.
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 - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(a.).)
Name of
Case: California
State Board of Pharmacy v. County
of Tulare, et al
Office of
Administrative Hearing Case Numbers N2007050476 and N2007060030
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ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(a.).)
Name of
Case: James Taylor v. County of Tulare
Tulare County Superior Court Case Number 03-204498
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ITEM
C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
A dispute
as to the necessity and cost for improvements to the Tulare Courthouse proposed
by the Administrative Office of the Courts
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ITEM
D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
Appeal by
Jillian Faria (Verizon Wireless) of Zoning Administrator's denial of Special
Use Permit Number PSP 07-140 for a 100-foot tall wireless communication
facility at 34455 Sierra Drive.
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ITEM
E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9(c).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 2
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ITEM
F
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property: a
30.57 mile line of railroad between Strathmore, CA milepost 268.60 and Jovista
CA, milepost 299 17 in Tulare County
Agency
Negotiator: Henry Hash, Resource Management Director
Negotiating
Parties: San Joaquin Valley Railroad Company
Under
Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
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ITEM
G
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property:
a 9.2 mile rail line of railroad between near Exeter,
milepost 259 40 and near Strathmore milepost 268.60 in Tulare County
Agency
Negotiator: Henry Hash, Resource Management Director
Negotiating
Parties: San Joaquin Valley Railroad Company
Under
Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
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ITEM
H
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property:
a 30.57 mile line of railroad between Strathmore, CA milepost 268.60 and
Jovista CA, milepost 299 17 in Tulare County; and a 9.2 mile rail line between
near Exeter, milepost 259 40 and near Strathmore milepost 268.60 in Tulare
County
Agency
Negotiator: Henry Hash, Resource Management Director
Negotiating
Parties: Union Pacific
Under
Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
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ITEM
I
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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