(Public Comment Period)
1.
Presentation
given by United Way regarding an update on the 2-1-1 Program.
2.
Public
Comments.
3.
Board
of Supervisors matters.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
4.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from the Fire Department to approve Fire Hazard
Abatement Cost Recovery. Confirm the
accounting as modified. Order that the
costs as confirmed be recorded in the office of the Tulare County
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.
5.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to accept the General Rule Exemption as the appropriate environmental
document. Approve Tentative Subdivision
Tract No. TM 807, filed by Lane Engineers, Inc., on behalf of Keith and Lisa
Wilson for the division of a 2.59-acre parcel into 2 residential lots and a
Remainder (Lot 1 = 19,150 sq. ft.; Lot 2 = 19,150 sq. ft.; Remainder = 87,120
sq. ft.) in the R-A-12.5 (Rural Residential - 12,500 sq. ft. minimum) Zone,
located on the north side of Avenue 393, approximately 1,000 feet west of Road
34, adjacent to the south boundary of the Kings River Golf and Country Club,
approximately 2 miles southeast of the City of Kingsburg. Adopt the findings of approval and conditions
of approval for Tentative Subdivision Tract No. TM 807. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
to return the signed Notice of Exemption to the Resource Management Agency.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 6 through 26)
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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
6.
Ratify
and approve an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture
(CDFA) to provide a maximum of $11,266 in State subvention to offset costs of
Light Brown Apple Moth trapping, retroactive to July 1, 2010 through June 30,
2011. Find that the Board had authority
to enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2010, and that it was in the
County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
Assessor/Clerk-Recorder
7.
Approve
an agreement with Extract Systems in the amount of $148,500 to implement
redaction services of the County's historical images between 1980 and 2009.
Board of Supervisors
8.
Approve
the Tulare County Youth Commission's recommendation to extend the term of the
Healthy Kids-Healthy Lindsay Step Up Youth Activities grant from 12 to 18
months.
9.
Appoint
Scott Scheer to the Emergency Medical Care Committee as Ambulance Provider
Agency - Imperial Ambulance, Seat 6, Alternate Member to serve at the Pleasure
of the Board.
10.
Reappoint
Jim Crew to the Tulare County Fish & Game Commission as District 5
Representative for a term ending September 4, 2012.
County Administrative Office
11.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 24478 with Webb and Son Corporation
for the History of Farm Labor and Agriculture Museum Elevator project in the
amount of $12,798.91. Find that the
Board had authority to amend Agreement No. 24478 as of October 1, 2010, and
that it was in the County's best interest to amend the agreement on that
date. Authorize the Chairman to sign the
amendment, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel.
12.
Approve
Amendment One to the Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) Joint
Powers Agreement among the Cities of Dinuba, Exeter, Farmersville, Lindsay,
Porterville, Tulare, Visalia, and Woodlake and the County to add subparagraph
(q) which would allow TCAG to acquire, maintain, and dispose of real property
or an interest in real property and subparagraph (r) which would allow TCAG to
enter into joint powers agreements pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers
Act, Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code to paragraph
2. Authorize the Chairman to execute ten
(10) originals of the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) Amendment One approved by a
sufficient number of the nine (9) political subdivisions to constitute at least
seventy-five percent (75%) of the population of the entire County and leaving
the date blank with the understanding that the effective date will be the date
the Amendment is executed by the last party.
Fire Department
13.
Approve
an agreement with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for
the Volunteer Fire Assistance Program grant in the amount of $20,000 to
purchase wild land fire shelters.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote required)
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 Purchase Order (No. 0000276523) and the acceptance of $12,500
in revenues provided by the University of California - San Francisco for the
California Project LEAN (Leaders Encouraging Activity and Nutrition) Sugar
Sweetened Beverages grant, retroactive to August 15, 2010 through January 31,
2011. Find that the Board had authority
to accept this grant as of August 15, 2010, and that it was in the County's
best interest to accept the grant on that date.
16.
Ratify
and approve an agreement with Tulare County Office of Education (TCOE) in an
amount not to exceed $120,000 to increase youth knowledge and awareness
regarding the consequences of underage drinking throughout Tulare County,
retroactive to July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2010, and that it was in the County's
best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
17.
Approve
the Tulare County Child Abuse Prevention Council's (CAPC) request for their
annual funding in the amount of $37,000 from the Children's Trust Fund (CTF)
for Fiscal Year 2010/2011.
18.
Approve
the donation of Vehicle No. 3141, a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Heavy Duty
Pickup with mounted animal transport body for animal control, to the City of
Farmersville for their Animal Control Division.
Authorize the Tulare County Purchasing Agent to process the transfer of
title to Vehicle No. 3141, to the City of Farmersville.
Human Resources & Development
19.
Approve
a Memorandum of Understanding with California State Association of California
(CSAC) - Excess Insurance Authority to renew the Delta Dental Program for 2011
on a self-funded basis.
20.
Approve
increasing funding for the On-site Mammography Program not to exceed an
additional $15,000 to provide up to 250 mammograms for qualifying female
employees over the age of 40 using San Joaquin Valley Insurance Authority
(SJVIA) Wellness Program funds. Request
retroactive approval by the San Joaquin Valley Insurance Authority of the
funding shift of up to $15,000 from $50,000 budgeted for health risk
assessments. Conditionally approve use
of up to $15,000 of the County's remaining $120,000 dividend subsidy from our
prior membership in the CSAC Excess Insurance Authority for use in the wellness
programs as needed to fully fund both the Mammography Program at up to $25,000
and the Health Risk Assessment Program up to $50,000.
Resource Management Agency
21.
Authorize
the pre-payment of $194,621.94 to the Southern California Edison Company for
the County's share of the cost to relocate poles on the North Phase of the Road
108 widening project and the cost to relocate underground transmission ducts at
the Liberty Substation.
Sheriff/Coroner
22.
Approve
the Fixed Asset purchase of a Video Server from Leightronix in an amount not to
exceed $5,500. Approve the necessary
budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote
required)
23.
Approve
the Fixed Asset purchase of a Digital Evidence Data Retention Server in an
amount not to exceed $25,600. Approve
the necessary budget adjustments.
(4/5ths vote required)
24.
Ratify
and accept a Grant Award from the Office on Violence Against Women in the
amount of $300,000 to operate the Tulare County Rural Program from October 1,
2010 through September 30, 2012. Approve
and authorize a Personnel Resolution to increase the position allocation of the
Sheriff's Department by one (1) Detective, effective November 8, 2010. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the proposed grant program on October 1, 2010, and that it was in the best
interests of the County to enter into the agreement on that date. Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote required)
25.
Ratify
and approve the grant award from the California Emergency Management Agency for
the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program from $179,087 to $200,000,
retroactive to October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. Find that the Board had the authority to
enter into the revised grant award agreement as of October 1, 2010, and that it
was in the County's best interest to enter into the increased grant award
agreement on that date.
Superior Court
26.
Proclaim
the month of November 2010 as Court Adoption and Permanency Month in Tulare
County.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
27.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to adopt pursuant to Government Code Section
65858, as an Urgency Measure, the Interim Zoning Ordinance prohibiting the
establishment of Marijuana (non-medical) for an interim period of time in the
unincorporated areas of the County of Tulare.
Set a public hearing for December 14, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. Direct the Clerk of the Board to notice such
hearing in accordance with Government Code Section 65858, in order to consider
this ordinance and a proposed extension thereof prior to the expiration of this
ordinance in forty-five days. Authorize
the Director of RMA, or his designee, to issue a written report ten days prior
to the expiration of the Interim Ordinance or any extension, describing the
measures taken to alleviate the condition which led to the adoption of the
Ordinance.
(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
Tentative
Subdivision Tract No. 807 to divide a 2.59-acre parcel into 2 residential lots
and a Remainder, Southeast of Kingsburg, Board of Supervisors Public Hearing
November 2, 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
Interim
Zoning Ordinance prohibiting certain consumption and cultivation of Marijuana
(non-medical) authorized by Proposition 19 on the November 2, 2010 ballot for
an interim period of time in the unincorporated areas of the County of
Tulare. Board of Supervisors Agenda Item
November 2, 2010.
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ITEM
C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (c)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 4
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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: 4
Threats of
litigation in the public record regarding the proposed Tulare County General
Plan 2030 Update and Draft Environment Impact Report
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E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: County of Tulare vs Robert Van Grouw et al
Tulare County Superior Court Case Number 09-234838
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F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: County of Tulare vs Ronald H. Vanderham et al
Tulare County Superior Court Case Number 10-235938
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G
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: County of Tulare vs James Edward Rogers, Successor
Trustee et al
Tulare County Superior Court Case Number 10-236126
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: County of Tulare vs Wilbur Clair Hettinga et al
Tulare County Superior Court Case Number 10-236123
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I
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: County of Tulare vs Pier Van der Hoek et al
Tulare County Superior Court Case Number 09-234836
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J
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: Isaiah Issac Andrew Garcia, et al vs. County of Tulare
Tulare County Superior Court Case Number 09-232907
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K
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (c)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 5
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ITEM
L
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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M
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
N
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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