(Public Comment Period)
1.
Present
Proclamation declaring the month of May 2009 as "Mental Health Awareness
Month" in Tulare County.
2.
Presentation
of an award to Wayne Lovejoy given by Peggy Bradley, Vice President of
Automated Data Processing (ADP).
3.
Presentation
on the Alliance Program with Office Depot and other Government entities.
4.
Public
Comments.
5.
Board
of Supervisors matters.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
6.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from the County
Fire Department to
confirm the accounting as modified for Fire Hazard Abatement Cost
Recovery. Order that the costs, as
confirmed, be recorded in the office of the Tulare County Clerk-Recorder. Order that the Tulare County
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector place such costs on the County Tax
Roll as special assessments against the respective parcels of land.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 7 through 21)
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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.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 20159 with Taylor Brothers, Inc. dba ResCom to extend
the term of the agreement for an additional three (3) years for the provision
of pest control services on private properties to combat the spread of the
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter insect in Tulare County, effective July 1, 2009
through June 30, 2012.
8.
Approve
$10,559.54 for projects recommended by the Tulare County Fish & Game
Commission for Fiscal Year 2009/2010.
Authorize the Agricultural Commissioner to approve disbursement of funds
for these projects upon adoption of the Fish and Game Propagation Program
budget for Fiscal Year 2009/2010.
Approve the Notice of Exemption pursuant to the California Environmental
Quality Act and the State CEQA Guidelines.
Auditor-Controller/Registrar of Voters
9.
Approve
an increase in the stipend for Election Night Workers from $8.00 per hour to
$10.00 per hour.
Board of Supervisors
10.
Appoint
Gill Howard to the Tulare County Employees' Retirement Board as member 6 for a
term ending December 31, 2009.
District Attorney
11.
Authorize
acceptance of continued grant funding in the amount of $499,058 from the
California Emergency Management Agency for the Central Valley Rural Crime
Prevention Program for Fiscal Year 2008/2009.
Authorize acceptance of continued grant funding in the amount of
$594,171 from the California Emergency Management Agency for the Central Valley
Rural Crime Prevention Program for Fiscal Year 2009/2010. Ratify and approve the Grant Award Amendment,
retroactive to July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2010. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the proposed amendment as of July 1, 2008, and that it was in the County's
best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
12.
Authorize
acceptance of continued grant funding in the amount of $360,053 from the
California Emergency Management Agency for the Vertical Prosecution Block Grant
Program for Fiscal Year 2008/2009.
Authorize acceptance of continued grant funding in the amount of
$428,791 from the California Emergency Management Agency for the Vertical Block
Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2009/2010.
Ratify and approve the Grant Award Amendment, retroactive to July 1,
2008 through June 30, 2010. Find that
the Board had authority to enter into the proposed amendment as of July 1,
2008, and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement
on that date.
Fire Department
13.
Amend
the Fiscal Year 2008/2009 Fire Department Budget to include revenue of $234,333
received from insurance for a wrecked fire engine. Approve the purchase of a replacement fire
engine and equipment. Approve the
necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths
vote)
Health & Human Services Agency
14.
Reaffirm
declaration of state of emergency in the Tulare County Drought Resolution No.
2008-0472 adopted June 24, 2008.
15.
Ratify
and approve the signature of the Chairman of the Board on the Notification
Letter signed March 30, 2009 terminating Agreement No. 23809 with Union Bank of
California, N.A. effective June 30, 2009.
Find that the Board had authority to sign the Notification Letter on
March 30, 2009 terminating Agreement No. 23809 effective June 30, 2009. Authorize County Counsel to issue any
required opinion letter.
16.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 21708 with Tulare Youth Services
Bureau, Inc. to provide mental health services to Tulare County adolescents and
children, retroactive to July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Find that the
Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2008 and
that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that
date.
Resource Management Agency
17.
Approve
an Agreement with Wadell Engineering Corporation in the amount of $124,245 to
provide engineering services for improvements at the Sequoia Field
Airport. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
18.
Approve
the California Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Implementation Agreement. Authorize the
County of Tulare Director of Transportation as the designated Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise Liaison Officer to sign said Agreement. Authorize the County of Tulare Director of
Transportation to sign and submit all subsequent reports and forms required
pursuant to California Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise Guidelines and its subsequent changes as set forth from time to
time.
19.
Approve
the Road Maintenance Agreement with the City of Tulare for operation and maintenance
of Avenue 224 (Bardsley Avenue) from the existing city limits at Road 124
(Oakmore) to Road 132 (Hunsacker Road).
Sheriff/Coroner
20.
Ratify
and approve a Grant Award Agreement from the California Emergency Management
Agency to operate the Tulare County Clandestine Methamphetamine Lab Unit,
retroactive to December 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Ratify and approve an amendment to the Grant
Award Agreement to increase funding to $923,716 and extend the term of the
Grant Award Agreement to June 30, 2010.
Find that the Board had authority to enter into the Agreements on
December 1, 2008, and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into
those agreements on that date. Approve
the fixed asset purchase of three (3) full-sized pick-up trucks and one (1)
sports utility vehicle for use by the project team. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
21.
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 $63.56 to $66.61 for housing State inmates at the Adult Pre-Trial
Facility, retroactive to July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the Agreement as of July 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
22.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to approve a request from Gary A. Nichols (PZI
09-001) to initiate an application for a Change of Zone Designation on
approximately 1.7 acres from A-1 (Agricultural) to C-3-SC-SR (Service
Commercial - Scenic Corridor Combining - Site Review Combining) located on the
south side of Avenue 296, directly east and adjacent to State Highway 198 exit
ramp at the Farmersville Boulevard exit, north of the City of Farmersville.
23.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to deny a request from Chad W. Howell (PZI
08-005) to proceed with an application for a Change of Zone Designation for
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN): 113-400-020 & 113-400-021 from AE (Exclusive
Agriculture) to C-3 (Service Commercial) on the two subject parcels located on
the east side of Road 212 (State Highway 245) at its intersection with Avenue
328, south of Woodlake.
(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: 3
Next Item(s)
Sitting as...
ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (c)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
Next Item(s)
Sitting as...
ITEM
C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: Bravo v. County
of Tulare, et al
Tulare County Superior Court Case Number 07-225512
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as...
ITEM
D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(1)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 3
A motor
vehicle accident involving a county employee occurred on June 4, 2008. Claimants are Isiaiah Garcia, Martin Eugene
Garcia and Juanita Henson. Date claims filed, September 9, 2009.
Next Item(s)
Sitting as...
ITEM
E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: Service Employees International Union Local 521 v. County of Tulare
Public
Employee Relations Board Unfair Practice Charge Number SA-CE-559-M
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ITEM
F
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency
Designated Representative: Tim Huntley and Jean M. Rousseau
Employee
Organization: All Certified Employee Organizations
Unrepresented
Employees: All Unrepresented Employees except Elected
Next Item(s)
Sitting as...
Sitting as the Tulare
County IHSS Public
Authority Board
ITEM
G
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency
Designated Representative: Tim Huntley
and Jean M. Rousseau
Employee
Organization: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented
Employees: All Unrepresented Employees
except Elected
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