(Public Comment Period)
1.
9:00
a.m. Employee Service Awards
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DISTRICT
1 - Supervisor Allen Ishida
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NAME
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DEPARTMENT
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SERVICE
YEARS
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Anita
Bivian
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Workforce
Investment Department
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15
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Anthony
Boland
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Resource
Management Agency
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20
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Roger
Hunt
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Resource
Management Agency
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30
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Joe
Takemoto
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Resource
Management Agency
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35
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DISTRICT
2 - Chairman Connie Conway
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NAME
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DEPARTMENT
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SERVICE
YEARS
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John
Macedo
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Health
& Human Services Agency
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15
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Diane
Alonzo
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County Fire Dept
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20
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Rodney
Parker
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Sheriff's
Department
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20
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Margie
Rodriguez
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Health
& Human Services Agency
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30
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Nelda
Sell
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Resource
Management Agency
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30
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DISTRICT
3 - Supervisor Phillip Cox
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NAME
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DEPARTMENT
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SERVICE YEARS
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Mike
Boudreaux
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Sheriff's
Department
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20
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Debbie
Chamberlain
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Sheriff's
Department
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20
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Stuart
Garner
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Probation
Department
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20
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Linda
Skoglund
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Human
Resources & Development
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20
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MaryAnn
Berumen-Loza
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Probation
Department
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25
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Cheryl
Summers-Lane
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Probation
Department
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25
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Eric
Velasquez
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Sheriff's
Department
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25
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Joseph
De Rose
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Probation
Department
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30
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Christie
Myer
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Probation
Department
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30
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Don
Landers
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Sheriff's
Department
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35
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DISTRICT
4 - Supervisor Steven Worthley
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NAME
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DEPARTMENT
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SERVICE
YEARS
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Nabor
Gomez
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Resource
Management Agency
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15
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Tom
Guinn
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Sheriff's
Department
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15
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Rodger
Keller
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Probation
Department
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15
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Joyce
Frazier
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Public
Defender
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20
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Elizabeth Morales
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Health
& Human Services Agency
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20
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Rosemary
Santos
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Probation
Department
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20
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Bertha
Cervantes
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Resource
Management Agency
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25
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DISTRICT
5 - Supervisor Mike Ennis
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NAME
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DEPARTMENT
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SERVICE
YEARS
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Scott
O'Neill
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Sheriff's
Department
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20
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Richard
Wilson
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Resource
Management Agency
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20
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(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 2 through 39)
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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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Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector/Registrar of
Voters
2.
Introduce
and waive the first reading amending Tulare County Ordinance Code Subdivision
(c) of Section 7-01-2560 pertaining to waiver of the requirement to secure the
payment of estimated property taxes and special assessments on lot line
adjustments prior to the recordation of the decision on the lot line
adjustment.
3.
Approve
the Treasurer/Tax Collector's Statement of Investment Policy per Fiscal Year
2008/2009, pursuant to Government Code Section 53646. Approve the renewal of authority to the
Tulare County Treasurer-Tax Collector to invest and re-invest the funds of
Tulare County and funds of other depositors in the County Treasury, pursuant to
Government Code Section 27000.1.
4.
Review
and accept the Certified Statement of Vote as submitted by the Registrar of
Voters for those Offices/Measures for which the Board of Supervisors is the
governing body.
Board of Supervisors
5.
Cancel
the following regular meetings for the Board of Supervisors July 15, 2008;
August 5, 2008; and August 19, 2008.
6.
Ratify
Proclamation Honoring the Ivanhoe Vision Project Committee for its Community
Efforts.
7.
Appoint
Jack Ritchie to the Airport Land Use Commission, Member No. 2-Aviation for a
term ending December 31, 2011.
8.
Reappoint
Roberta T. Marks to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee,
Consumer-Seat 4 for a term ending June 30, 2011.
9.
Appoint
Tom Bevans to the Strathmore Public Utility District for a term ending December
4, 2009.
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Mary Rodarte, District 1
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Maribel Reynosa, District 4
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Pamela Kimball, District 1
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Angela Ruiz-Alvarez, District 4
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Logan Robertson, District 3
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A.L. Lucky Lucketta, District 5
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Bill Scroggins, District 3
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10.
Appoint
the following to the Tulare County Youth Commission for terms ending June 24,
2011:
11.
Approve
an agreement with Alcalde & Fay in the amount of $76,385 for Federal
legislative services. Authorize the Chairman
to sign, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel.
12.
Approve
the Lease Agreement with the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District for the
Step Up Youth Center at 41414 Road 128 in Orosi. Authorize the Chairman to sign the Agreement,
subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel.
Child Support Services
13.
Authorize
Peggy Anderson, Director of the Department of Child Support Services, to sign
the agreement between the California Department of Child Support Services and
the Tulare County Department of Child Support Services. Find that the Board had authority to enter into
the proposed agreement as of June 1, 2008 and that it was in the County's best
interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
County Counsel
14.
Ratify
and approve the purchase of a high speed scanner, Fujitsu Model FI 5750C in the
amount of $6,160 for replacement of an existing scanner that is no longer
repairable, retroactive to the purchase date of May 22, 2008. Find that the Board had authority to purchase
the scanner as of May 22, 2008 and that it was in the County's best interest. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
Health & Human Services Agency
15.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 23266 with Seneca Center to extend the term of
the agreement to June 30, 2009 to provide Intensive Day Treatment Services
(Full Day) and Specialty Mental Health Services to Tulare County minors ages 6
to 17 years.
16.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 23414 with Staff Care, Inc. to extend the term of
the agreement to June 30, 2009, update the services and compensation to provide
Locum Tenens Psychiatrists for use in the Tulare County Health and Human
Services Agency (HHSA), Mental Health Department and its clinics.
17.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 23239 with California Psychiatric Transitions,
Inc. (CPT) to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2009 to provide
mental health rehabilitation services to Tulare County residents who require
continuous supervision.
18.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 22444 with Tulare County Workforce
Investment Board for the coordination of the Welfare to Work Placement Program,
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.
19.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 22045 with the California Department
of Health Services, Offices of Family Planning for the TeenSMART Program to
provide prevention services to youth throughout Tulare County aimed at reducing
teenage pregnancy, retroactive to January 1, 2004 and extending through June
30, 2011.
20.
Approve
an agreement with Cordes Consulting, Inc. in the amount of $171,300 to provide
assistance with the Maintenance and Operations of the CalWIN system used for
the various welfare benefit programs administered by HHSA from July 1, 2008
through June 30, 2009.
21.
Ratify
and approve an agreement with the California Department of Mental Health for
providing State Hospital Bed Purchase and Usage, 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.
22.
Ratify
and approve the agreement with Jou Rong Lee, M.D. to provide Surgery Services
as an Orthopedic Physician, retroactive to June 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of
June 1, 2008 and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the
agreement on that date.
23.
Approve
a "template" agreement for organizations receiving supplies and
equipment through the Bioterrorism Preparedness Program for the purpose of
planning and preparing for Bioterrorism, Pandemic Influenza and other public
health threats. Delegate the Agreement signature authority to the County
Administrative Officer for all Agreements between Tulare County Health and
Human Services Agency, Bioterrorism Preparedness Program and recipient
organizations.
24.
Approve
the purchase of a two-year service agreement for the Connect-CTY Telephone
Emergency Notification System between Tulare County Health and Human Services
Agency (HHSA) and Blackboard, Inc. that rapidly delivers an unlimited number of
messages via multiple forms of communication (i.e. telephones, cell phones,
pagers, PDAs, and e-mail). Accept the Fiscal Year 2007 Telephone Emergency
Notification System (TENS) funds in the amount of $186,297 from the Governor's
Office of Homeland Security and approve the necessary budget adjustments per
the attached AUD 308 (4/5ths vote required).
Probation
25.
Approve
a grant application to Pacific Gas & Electric Company for energy
conservation and environmental improvement for the purchase of trees and
shrubbery for the Tulare County Youth Facility.
26.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21731 with the Exeter Union School District and
Agreement No. 21657 with the City of Lindsay to provide the services of
Probation Officers for the continued operation of the Thunderbolt Delinquency
Prevention Program effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
27.
Approve
an agreement with the Tulare County Office of Education, Reconnecting Youth
Program in an amount not to exceed $21,000 to provide services to detained
youth through June 30, 2009.
28.
Approve
the agreement and accept the awarded funds from the State of California,
Corrections Standards Authority, in the amount of $24,146 for the Juvenile
Accountability Block Grants Program for Fiscal Year 2008/2009. Agree to provide all matching funds in the
amount of $52,073 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 as set forth by the Corrections Standards Authority. Find that the grant funds received hereunder
shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body.
Resource Management Agency
29.
Set
a Public Hearing for July 8, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. for placing delinquent
Community Service Area No. 1 and Community Service Area No. 2 service fee
charges on the 2008/2009 Tax Rolls.
Approve the Notice of Public Hearing.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND
CONVENE AS THE TERRA BELLA SEWER
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
30.
Set
a Public Hearing for July 8, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. for placing delinquent Terra
Bella Sewer Maintenance District service fee charges on the 2008/2009 Tax
Rolls. Approve the Notice of Public
Hearing.
ADJOURN AS THE TERRA BELLA SEWER MAINTENANCE DISTRICT AND
RECONVENE AS THE TULARE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
31.
Award
a construction contract for the Sequoia Field Airport Runway Rehabilitation
Project to RJ Berry Jr. Inc., as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder,
in the amount of $1,512,150. Authorize
the Chairman of the Board to sign the construction contract upon: Receipt of certificates of insurance and
bonds and evidence that the contractor possesses a valid State Contractor's
License; after review and approval as to form by County Counsel; and receipt of
letter from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorizing award of
construction contract.
32.
Ratify
and approve the Generating Facility Interconnection Agreement and Appendix B,
the Interconnection Facilities Financing and Ownership Agreement, both with
Southern California Edison (SCE) for the Co-Generation installation at the Bob
Wiley Detention Facility located at 36712 Rd.112, Visalia, CA, retroactive to
March 21, 2006. Find that the Board had
the authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of March 21, 2006 and
that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that
date.
33.
Approve
the Plans and Specifications for the construction of Rubberized Asphalt
Concrete overlay on Avenue 256 from Road 116 to Road 140 and Asphalt Concrete
overlay on Road 168, Diagonal 168 and Road 164 from Avenue 232 to Avenue
256. Authorize the Chairman of the Board
of Supervisors to sign the Plans. Approve
the Advertisement for Bids of the said project.
Set the Bid Opening date for Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Reaffirm that the project will have no
significant impact on the environment pursuant to a Categorically Exemption
from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and a Categorically
Exclusion from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) approved on May 20,
2008.
34.
Authorize
submittal of a 2008 CalHome Grant application for $900,000 in response to the
Notice of Funding Availability issued on April 18, 2008 for implementation of
an Emergency Repair Program and a First-Time Homebuyer Mortgage Assistance
Program in the Tulare County Redevelopment Project Areas of Cutler-Orosi,
Earlimart, Goshen, Ivanhoe, Pixley and Poplar-Cotton Center. Authorize the waiver of building permit fees
of $12,000, which is consistent with the County's adopted Housing Element
Objective 2.13. Adopt CalHome Emergency
Repair Program Guidelines. Adopt CalHome
First-Time Homebuyer Mortgage Assistance Guidelines. Agree that if the application for funding is
approved, the County will use the CalHome funds for eligible activities in the
manner presented in the application as approved by the Department of Housing
and Community Development (HCD) and in accordance with Chapter 84, Statutes of
2000 (SB 1656 Alarcon) and codified in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section
50650) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code. Authorize the Chairman of the Board to
execute in the name of the County of Tulare, the application, the Standard
Agreement and all other documents required by HCD for participation in the
CalHome Program, subject to County Counsel review and approval.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND
CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
35.
Authorize
the commitment of Tulare County Redevelopment Agency (TCRA) funds in the amount
of $70,000 from the following Redevelopment Project Areas: Cutler-Orosi ($15,000), Earlimart ($10,000),
Goshen ($15,000), Ivanhoe ($10,000), Pixley ($10,000), and Poplar-Cotton Center
($10,000), for administration of the 2008 CalHome Grant. Authorize the commitment of TCRA funds in the
amount of $12,000 for building permit fee waivers from the following
Redevelopment Project Areas: Cutler-Orosi ($2,000), Earlimart ($2,000), Goshen
($2,000), Ivanhoe ($2,000), Pixley ($2,000) and Poplar-Cotton Center
($2,000). Find that financing
administration of a grant that will alleviate serious health and safety issues
in these communities is (a) consistent with the adopted Affordable Housing
Component and the Redevelopment Plans for Cutler-Orosi, Earlimart, Goshen,
Ivanhoe, Pixley and Poplar-Cotton Center; (b) implements the affected
Redevelopment Plans by assisting in the eradication of blight caused by
deteriorated and dilapidated housing units and (c) is consistent with the
affected Implementation Plans adopted pursuant to Health and Safety Code
33590. Find that there are no other
reasonable available means of financing grant administration and that the
County does not have available funding for this purpose.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND
RECONVENE AS THE TULARE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Sheriff/Coroner
36.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 19875 with the Tule River Indian Tribal Council
extending the term of the agreement to August 31, 2008 to provide law
enforcement services on the Tule River Indian Reservation.
37.
Authorize
an online application to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for a
Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program Grant to provide rural law
enforcement agencies with state-of-the-art equipment to help accomplish their Homeland
Security goals.
38.
Authorize
the submittal of an application for Fiscal Year 2008/2009 for grant funding in
the amount of $575,100 from the Governor's Office of Emergency Services for the
Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Program. Authorize the Chairman to sign the Grant
Award Face Sheet and Certificate of Assurance of Compliance. Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 23093
with Family Services of Tulare County to extend the term through June 30, 2009
to provide educational services for the SAFE Program at $3,140 per month.
Workforce Investment Board
39.
Ratify
and approve a subgrant agreement with the State of California, Employment Development
Department, for the Workforce Investment Act Youth programs to operate youth
programs focused on employment training, retroactive to April 1, 2008 through
June 30, 2009. Find that the Board had
authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of April 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
40.
Request
from Health and Human Services Agency to adopt a Resolution proclaiming a Local
Emergency, as a result of the 2008 Drought Conditions.
41.
Request
from County Counsel to authorize the Risk Manager to maintain the $250,000
self-insured retention. Authorize
continued participation in CSAC-EIA liability pools General Liability I and
General Liability II. Authorize Risk
Management to obtain additional coverage limits up to $51 million at a cost not
to exceed $1,842,777 in total premium.
42.
Request
from County Counsel to authorize renewal of the Workers' Compensation Insurance
Program. Direct Risk Management to
maintain a self-insured retention of $1,000,000. Select a coverage option and direct Risk
Management to purchase Workers' Compensation Excess Insurance coverage from the
three available options: a) Renew the
Workers' Compensation Program as expiring with a $1,000,000 self-insured
retention and excess coverage over the SIR with ARCH; b) Renew the Workers'
Compensation Program with a $100,000 self-insured retention under partial
insurance policy with Liberty Mutual from $100 thousand to $1 million with
excess coverage over the $1 million stop loss with ARCH; and c) Renew the
Workers' Compensation Program with a $1 million self-insured retention and
excess coverage through CSAC EIA.
43.
Request
from County Administrative Office - Capital Projects to award the contract for
the Motor Pool Relocation Project to the lowest responsible bidder Atkins
Bergreen, Inc. as determined by California Public Contract Code Section
20103.8.b. Select from the following
options, as provided for in California Public Contract Code Section 20103.8: a) award the base contract in the amount of
$1,183,000; b)award the base contract and bid alternate #1 in the amount of
$1,317,000; c) award the base contract and bid alternate #2 in the amount of
$1,524,000; d) award the base contract and bid alternates #1 & 2 in the
amount of $1,658,000; e) do not award the base contract or any bid alternates
and direct staff to take other action.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement upon receipt of
certificates of insurance, bonds and contract after review and approval as to
form by County Counsel and evidence that the Contractor possesses a valid State
contractor's license,
44.
Public
Comments.
45.
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.).)
Name of
Case: Loss Protection Investigations,
Inc. v. County of
Tulare
Tulare County Superior Court Case Number 08-227661
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ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1)]
A dispute
as to the necessity and cost for improvements to the Tulare Courthouse proposed
by the Administrative Office of the Courts
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
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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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