(Public Comment Period)
1.
Presentation
of the Annual Calendar Art Contest.
Declare March 14-20, 2010 as National Ag Week.
2.
Public
Comments.
3.
Board
of Supervisors matters.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(Number 4 through 17)
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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
4.
Approve
an agreement with the California Crop Improvement Association for providing
supervision of seed certification, effective April 1, 2010 through March 31,
2011.
Auditor/Controller
5.
Approve
the necessary budget adjustments, which cover the unanticipated arbitrage
expense on the Building Debt Service Fund.
6.
Approve
the purchase of eight (8) replacement vehicles in the amount of $240,000 within
the Sheriff's Department. Authorize
payment for those vehicles with a loan from the Workers' Compensation Insurance
Fund. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
7.
Ratify
the Deferred Compensation Committee's determination to renegotiate an extension
of the contract with Great West for provider services to Tulare Deferred
Compensation Plan.
Board of Supervisors
8.
Ratify
the following Proclamations: Honoring
Iron Grip Gym as the 2009 Business of the Year Award Recipient; Honoring Jesus
A. Mendez, Jr. as the 2009 Spirit of Woodlake Award Recipient; Honoring Charles
J. Castles as the Pastor of the Decade Award Recipient; Honoring Nicole Hocker
Glentzer as the 2009 Inspiration Award Recipient; Honoring Terry Thompson as
the 2009 Woman of the Year Award Recipient; Honoring Rudy Garcia as the 2009
Man of the Year Award Recipient; Honoring Manuel "Rusty" Moran as the
2009 Lifetime Achievements Award Recipient; Honoring Benjamin Pfenninger as the
2009 Male Youth of the Year Award Recipient; Honoring Rosellia A. Cordova as the
2009 Female Youth of the Year Award Recipient; Recognizing February 2010 as
African American History Month in Tulare County; and Honoring the City of
Lindsay on its 100th Anniversary.
9.
Approve
a Resolution in support of a High Speed Rail station in Kings County, CA.
County Administrative Office
10.
Ratify
actions taken by the County Administrative Officer during the months of January
and February 2010 regarding Good Works Funding Agreements.
Health & Human Services Agency
11.
Reaffirm
declaration of state of emergency in the Tulare County Drought Resolution No.
2008-0472 adopted June 24, 2008.
12.
Approve
an agreement with Community Services and Employment Training, Inc. in an amount
not to exceed $627,990 to provide pre-employment counseling, skills assessment,
education, and life skills training for the Youth Transitions Program,
effective April 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011.
13.
Authorize
the Chairman of the Board to sign three (3) copies of the Federal
Certifications CO-007 form for the California Department of Education,
Nutrition Services Division; that will allow Tulare County Health and Human
Services Agency (HHSA) to receive the contract for the Summer Food Service
Program to conduct health and sanitation inspections of the food service
facilities within Tulare County.
Resource Management Agency
14.
Introduce
and waive the first reading of an Amendment to Ordinance No. 352 of the Tulare
County Zoning Ordinance for Change of Zone No. PZ 10-001 requested by
California Planning & Engineering Corporation on behalf of Halpern
Industries, from Multi-Family Residential - Site Plan Review (R-3-SR) to
Service Commercial - Site Plan Review (C-3-SR) Zone on 2.54 acres (APN
215-260-012 and 215-260-013) located at the north side of Avenue 194, bounded
on the west by Road 228 and on the east by Orange Belt Drive, Strathmore. Set a Public Hearing for April 13, 2010 at
9:30 a.m.
15.
Waive
the second reading and adopt an uncodified Ordinance to delegate authority to
the Resource Management Agency Director to approve and execute agreements for
purchase of property for Phase 4 of the Road 80 Widening Project. Direct the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors
to post and publish the Ordinance in its entirety after adoption as required by
law.
ADJOUORN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND
CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY FLOOD
CONTROL DISTRICT
16.
Approve
Grant of Easement to Southern California Edison Company, for utility poles and
wires to be relocated from the Avenue 336 alignment to the northern boundary of
a Flood Control District owned parcel adjacent to the Wutchumna Ditch. Find that the conveyance of this easement is
in the public interest and that the interest in land conveyed will not
substantially conflict or interfere with the use of the property by the County
pursuant to Government Code Section 22526.6.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND
RECONVENE AS THE TULARE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Sheriff/Coroner
17.
Approve
the fixed asset purchase of a Digital Crime Scene Server in an amount not to
exceed $9,000. Approve the necessary
budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
18.
Request
from Treasurer-Tax Collector to introduce and waive the first reading of an
Ordinance amending sections 1-05-1355, 1-05-1365, 1-05-1380, 1-05-1385,
1-05-1420, 1-05-1425, 1-05-1435, 1-05-1455, 1-05-1460, 1-05-1465 and 1-05-1470
of the Tulare County Ordinance Code pertaining to the Transient Occupancy Tax
that will update the definitions and exemptions of the Article and the location
of where to obtain registration and reporting forms. The new sections to the
proposed Ordinance will add procedures for the operator to obtain a tax
clearance certificate, for the Tax Collector to waive penalties and interest
and to collect Transient Occupancy Tax from successor or assignees. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the
Ordinance summary and post a full copy of the proposed Ordinance in the office
of the Clerk of the Board.
19.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to deny the appeal filed by Mr. & Mrs.
Faria and accept the Negative declaration as the appropriate environmental
document. Approve the Resolution with
findings and adopt the Conditions of Approval for Special Use Permit No. PSP
08-081 (ZA) Living Word Fellowship, for the establishment of a worship facility
on an 18.39 acre parcel located on the east side of Road 68 and west of Road
72, approximately 1,750 feet north of Avenue 416, west of Dinuba.
20.
Request
from County Administrative Office to receive the Mid-Year Budget Report for
Fiscal Year 2009/2010. Approve proposed
schedule for preparation and adoption of the Fiscal Year 2010/2011 Budget,
which incorporates a rollover budget as the operating budget (including the
capital projects budget) for the period between July 1, 2010 and adoption of
the 2010/2011 budget (4/5ths vote required).
Approve the continuance of a hiring freeze providing the County
Administrative Office enhanced discretion to hold positions vacant. Authorize the
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, with concurrence of the County
Administrative Officer, to process budget adjustments resulting from the
Mid-Year Budget Report.
21.
INFORMATION
ONLY: Bid opening results for the
History of Farm Labor Museum Elevator Project.
(Closed Session)
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Bidders
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Bid Amount
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Webb & Son Corporation
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$89,980
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Gary Interrante Construction
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$94,000
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Engineer's Estimate
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$105,000
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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: 2
Amending
Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance
Board of
Supervisors Agenda Item March 16, 2010.
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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: 1
Appeal by
Mr. Faria regarding Zoning Administrator's decision on Special Use Permit PSP 08-081
located west of Dinuba. Board of Supervisors Agenda Item March 16, 2010.
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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: 4
Proposed Tulare County
General Plan 2030 Update and Draft Environmental Impact Report
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ITEM
D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.9 (c).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
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ITEM
E
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property
Description: APN 166-010-032
Agency
Negotiator: Jean Rousseau and Robert
Newby
Negotiating
Parties: Robert Zupp, Richard Zupp,
Carol Zupp
Under
Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
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ITEM
F
CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54956.8)
Property
Description: APN 149-020-065
Agency
Negotiator: Jean Rousseau and Robert
Newby
Negotiating
Parties: Wilbur Clair Hettinga and Mary
Lou Hettinga, as Co-Trustees of the Hettinga Family Trust
Under
Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
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ITEM
G
CONSIDER THE
DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL OR RELEASE OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE:
Details
Public
Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release pursuant to Government Code Section
54957, et seq.
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ITEM
H
CONSIDER THE
DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL OR RELEASE OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE:
Details
Public
Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release pursuant to Government Code Section
54957, et seq.
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ITEM
I
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(1).)
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
Next Item(s)
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ITEM
J
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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