(Public Comment Period)
1.
Presentation
given by the Sheriff's Department on its Community Oriented Policing Services
(COPS) Hiring Recovery Program.
2.
Public
Comments.
3.
Board
of Supervisors matters.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
4.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to adopt a resolution certifying the Negative Declaration prepared for
General Plan Amendment 09-002 for the Tulare County 2009 Housing Element and
Negative Declaration as adequate and in compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), State CEQA Guidelines and the County's
procedures for implementing CEQA; and that it is the appropriate environmental
document for the Tulare County 2009 Housing Element update as recommended by
Planning Commission Resolution No. 8485.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the Notice of Determination. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
to return the signed Notice of Determination to the Resource Management
Agency. Adopt a separate resolution
adopting General Plan Amendment No. 09-002 for the Tulare County 2009 Housing
Element as recommended by Planning Commission Resolution No. 8484.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 5 through 32)
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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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Board of Supervisors
5.
Appoint
Marc A. Lippincott to the Tulare County Employees' Retirement Board, Member 6,
for a term ending December 31, 2012.
County Administrative Office/General Services
6.
Approve
a Proclamation supporting the State of California's "Get Connected"
initiative that seeks to close the Digital Divide by providing all Californians
with access to high speed internet.
7.
Approve
and authorize the Chairman to send a letter of support for the Corporation of
Education Network Initiatives' application for stimulus funds to implement the
Central Valley Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure Plan.
8.
Request
from Capital Projects to award the contract for the History of Farm Labor and
Agriculture Museum Elevator Project to the lowest responsible bidder in the
amount of $89,980 to Webb and Son Corp., located at 678 N. Plano, Porterville,
CA 93257. Authorize the Chairman to sign
the construction agreement, subject to review and approval as to form by County
Counsel and upon receipt of certificates of insurance, bonds and evidence that
the Contractor possesses a valid State contractor's license.
9.
Ratify
and approve a Building Space Lease amendment to Agreement No. 24136 with the
Department of General Services of the State of California for the Tulare County
Fire Department space at 1968 South Lovers Lane, Visalia, retroactive to
December 31, 2009. Find that the Board
had the authority to enter into the amendment as of the lease expiration date
of December 31, 2009 and that it is in the County's best interest to enter into
the amendment on that date. Direct the
Clerk of the Board to return the signed Building Space Lease amendment to
Property Management for transmittal to the Department of General Services of
the State of California.
10.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 23920 with Tulare Local Health Care
District for real property located at 1062 South K Street in the City of Tulare
retroactive to September 1, 2009. Find
that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed amendment as of
September 1, 2009 and that it is in the County's best interest to enter into
the amendment on that date.
11.
Approve
an agreement for Purchase of Real Property/Right of Way from Mervin L. Souza
DBA M.S. Products, Mervin L. Souza and Mervin Souza for the Road 108 Widening
Project in the amount of $76,700.
Authorize County Counsel to sign the Grant Deed and Temporary
Construction Easement acceptances upon presentation. Authorize the County Administrative Officer,
or 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 $78,200 in favor of Stewart Title Company.
12.
Approve
an agreement for Purchase of Real Property/Right of Way from Southern
California Edison for the Road 108 Widening Project in the amount of
$55,400. Authorize County Counsel to
sign the Grant Deed acceptance upon presentation. Authorize the County Administrative Officer,
or 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 $56,900 in favor of Stewart Title Company.
13.
Approve
an agreement for Purchase of Real Property/Right of Way from Del Lago
Development Company for the Road 108 Widening Project in the amount of
$171,500. Authorize County Counsel to
sign the Grant Deed and Temporary Construction Easement acceptances upon
presentation. Authorize the County
Administrative Officer, or 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 $173,000 in favor
of Chicago Title Company.
14.
Approve
an agreement for Purchase of Real Property/Right of Way from Jon Bassett,
Trustee of the Mary Ann Anderson Trust for the Road 108 Widening Project in the
amount of $134,000. Authorize County
Counsel to sign the Grant Deed and Temporary Construction Easement acceptances
upon presentation. Authorize the County
Administrative Officer or 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 $135,000 in favor of Chicago Title Company.
15.
Approve
an agreement for Purchase of Real Property/Right of Way and Temporary
Construction Easement from Joseph Costa, Lynn Costa, Linda Costa and Gloria
Pereira for the Road 108 Widening Project in the amount of $100,500. Approve "spend to get" Relocation
Payment of up to $3,050 to Joseph and Lynn Costa for fixed moving expense. Approve "spend to get" Relocation
Payment of up to $135,426.23 payable to Joseph and Lynn Costa or an escrow
company of their choosing for price differential payment. Approve "spend to get" Relocation
Payment of up to $2,000 to Joseph and Lynn Costa for incidental expenses
(escrow fees and loan fees). Authorize
County Counsel to sign the Grant Deed and Temporary Construction Easement
acceptances upon presentation. Authorize
the County Administrative Officer, or 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 $102,000 in favor of Stewart Title Company.
16.
Approve
an agreement for Purchase of Real Property/Right of Way from Stephen V. Drew
for the Road 80 Widening Project in the amount of $15,500. Authorize County Counsel to sign the Grant
Deed and Temporary Construction Easement acceptances upon presentation. Authorize the County Administrative Officer,
or 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 $17,000 in favor of Chicago Title Company.
Health & Human Services Agency
17.
Authorize
the submission of a grant application by the Tulare County Health and Human
Services Agency, Department of Mental Health to the U.S. Department of Justice,
Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the amount of
$200,000 to provide Category III: Expansion funding. Authorize the Tulare County Health and Human Services
Agency Director, or his designee, to sign the grant application.
Human Resources & Development
18.
Endorse
a County sponsored Health Fair for all Tulare County employees. Authorize employees who are working during
the Fair's hours to attend on County time, subject to coordination and approval
of their department to assure that services continue to be provided. Grant authorization to seek donations and sponsorships
to fund the 2010 Health Fair. Grant
authorization to accept donations and spend them on the Health Fair, not to
exceed $15,000, for expenses such as the convention center rental, smoking
cessation programs and weight loss programs, fitness aids, health refreshments,
printing and related miscellaneous program costs. Authorize additional funding, if necessary
and as required from Tulare County's health education and training funds held
by the CSAC-EIA and disbursed on the direction of the County's Risk Manager.
19.
Approve
participation in the State of California's "State Disability
Insurance" Coverage for Unit 20 (Professional) effective April 1,
2010. Authorize the Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors to sign the Application for Elective Coverage of
Disability form.
Information Technology
20.
Approve
an agreement with Western Blue, Inc. for installation of Tulare Works' Desktops
and Monitors with a cost not to exceed $160,000.
21.
Approve
the fixed asset purchase of the hardware to upgrade the Websense appliance for
the County Wide Internet Security System not to exceed $25,400. Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
22.
Approve
the Fixed Asset purchase of a wireless controller in an amount not to exceed
$7,794 to provide connection of Health and Human Services Agency offices to the
County backbone, subject to the approval by California Health and Human
Services Agency office of Systems Integration of the Advanced Planning
Document. Approve the purchases of
software and hardware in an amount not to exceed $5,756 to provide connection
of Health and Human Services Agency offices to the County backbone, subject to
the approval by the California Health and Human Services Agency Office of
Systems Integration of the Advanced Planning Document. Approve the necessary budget adjustments.
(4/5ths vote)
Probation
23.
Approve
modification of the Probation Department Juvenile Aftercare Reentry Program
funded by the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act. Delete one Probation Technician effective
April 23, 2010. Authorize the layoff
process and direct the Chief Probation Officer and the Human Resources and
Development Department to initiate the meet and confer process.
Resource Management Agency
24.
Ratify
and approve an agreement regarding California Environmental Quality Act Review
for Cross Valley Canal Contractors' Contracts or renewal of Central Valley
Project Water Supply and Conveyance through State facilities between Tulare
County and Lower Tule River Irrigation District, Pixley Irrigation District,
Hills Valley Irrigation District, Tri-Valley Water District, Kern-Tulare Water
District, the County of Fresno and the California Department of Water
Resources. Find that the Board had
authority to enter into the Agreement at the time it was originally proposed
and prepared and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the
Agreement at that time.
25.
Approve
an agreement with the Corporation for Better Housing, Inc. in the amount of
$650,000 for the implementation of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds
provided by the State of California, Department of Housing and Community
Development, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND
CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
26.
Authorize
the commitment and expenditure of Tulare County Redevelopment Agency (TCRA) funds
in the amount of $100,000 to be provided by the Ivanhoe Redevelopment Project
Area (RI4-RI4-2000) to be used as local leverage for the Corporation for Better
Housing's 2010 9% Tax Credit Allocation Application for the Ivanhoe Family
Apartments, which, if funded, would contribute to the construction of an eighty
(80) unit affordable housing complex.
Find that leveraging financial resources for housing improvement in this
community: (a) is consistent with the adopted Redevelopment Plan for Ivanhoe;
(b) implements the redevelopment plan by assisting in the eradication of
physical blight caused by vacant or underutilized properties and the
eradication of economic blight caused by a lack of opportunities; (c) is
consistent with the current Implementation Plan adopted May 2008, pursuant to
Health and Safety Code §33490, §33131 (a) and (c) and §33133; and (d) will
directly benefit low- or moderate-income persons. Find that there is no other
reasonable and available means of financing the local leverage for the proposed
activities, and that the County does not have available funding for these
purposes.
27.
Authorize
the delegation of authority to the Tulare County Redevelopment Agency Executive
Director, or his or her designee, to undertake the following: Approve and execute agreements for the
purchase of property and/or right of way, including construction easements and
easements for the relocation of public utilities and relocation agreements for
the Betty Drive Phase 2A Project (Avenue 312/Riggin Avenue widening) and 2B
Project (overpass over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks), subject to review
and approval as to form by County Counsel.
Make an offer, based on an appraisal completed for the parcel. Adjust the offer to resolve any price
disputes for the property to be acquired or for severance damages. The maximum
purchase price, including the cost to cure any damages associated with the
acquisition and relocation costs shall not exceed $775,000 for any given
parcel. Open escrows and sign all
documents to facilitate the escrows.
Request the Auditor to draw warrants in favor of Chicago Title Company
for agreements for purchase of property, plus escrows fees for each agreement,
upon presentation by the Tulare County Redevelopment Agency Executive Director.
28.
Approve
the Railroad Grade Separation Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad Company for
the Betty Drive Phase 2B Project to allow for construction of a new overhead
grade separation and long term maintenance, subject to County Counsel review
and approval as to form.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND
RECONVENE AS THE TULARE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Sheriff/Coroner
29.
Ratify
and approve a grant application to California Emergency Management Agency for
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 supplemental funding of the
Tulare County I-NET Team, retroactive to March 1, 2010 through February 28,
2012. Ratify the Chairman's signature on
the Grant Award Face Sheet, the Certification of Assurance of Compliance -
Recovery JAG form, and the Recovery JAG - Special Conditions Certifications
form for the application. Find that the
Board had authority to submit the application on March 9, 2010 and that it was
in the County's best interest to submit the application as of that date. Approve the operational agreements for the
grant program covering Inter-County Partners and the Visalia Police Department.
30.
Ratify
and approve a grant application to California Emergency Management Agency for
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 supplemental funding of the
Tulare County Clandestine Laboratory Unit retroactive to March 1, 2010 through
February 28, 2012. Ratify the Chairman's
signature on the Grant Award Face Sheet, and the Certification of Assurance of
Compliance - Recovery JAG form, and the Recovery JAG - Special Conditions
Certification form for the application.
Find that the Board had authority to submit the application on March 9,
2010 and that it was in the County's best interest to submit the application as
of that date. Approve the Operational
Agreement/California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team
Program/Tulare County Clandestine Laboratory Unit.
31.
Authorize
the Fixed Asset Purchase of 12 replacement unmarked vehicles in the amount of
$228,000 to be purchased with funds from the Sheriff's Vehicle Replacement
Trust Fund. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote)
Workforce Investment Board
32.
Approve
the Tulare County Workforce Investment Board's Workforce Investment Act Local
Plan Modification for PY 2009-2010.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
33.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to receive an update from staff on Batch
Non-renewal of substandard prime parcels under Williamson Act contract. Direct
staff to initiate proposed non-renewal of other categories of substandard
Williamson Act contracted lands. Direct
staff to consider additional options as appropriate.
(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
General
Plan Amendment No. 09-002 for the Tulare County Housing
Element 2009 and Negative Declaration. Board of Supervisors Agenda Item March
23, 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: 4
Proposed Tulare County
General Plan 2030 Update and Draft Environmental Impact Report
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ITEM
C
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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