(Public Comment Period)
1.
Public
Comments.
2.
Board
of Supervisor Matters.
3.
1:30
p.m. Workshop to explore Redistricting Mapping Alternatives.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
4.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from the Resource Management Agency to certify that
it has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Notice of
Exemption prepared for the proposed Change of Zone and finds the rezoning is
consistent with implementation of the Poplar-Cotton Center Community Plan,
approved on December 10, 1996 by Tulare County Board of Supervisors Resolution
No. 96-1052, for which an Environmental Impact Report (SCH #96072007) has been
previously certified in compliance with the California Environmental Quality
Act and the State Guidelines for the Implementation of the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970, prior to taking action. Find that the project is in compliance with
the previous Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and substantial changes are not
proposed in the Change of Zone which will require revisions of the previous EIR
and that there are no project specific impacts associated with the Zone Change,
per Article 12, Section 15183, and determine that the Notice of Exemption
reflects the independent judgment of the County and has been completed in
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the State
Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of
1970, as amended. Adopt the findings for approval for the Change of Zone, as
set forth in Planning Commission Resolution No. 8571. Waive the final reading and adopt an
amendment to Ordinance No. 352, the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance for Change
of Zone No. PZ 10-003 (Pam Fitzpatrick), from AE-20 (Exclusive Agriculture - 20
acre minimum) to R-1 (Single Family Residential) and R-A-20 (Rural Residential
- 20,000 sq. ft. minimum), on approximately 77 acres, located on the south side
of Avenue 152, approximately 1,700 feet west of Road 192, in Poplar-Cotton
Center. Direct the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors to publish the adopted Ordinance and the Resource Management Agency
to file the Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 5 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
5.
Approve
the waiver of the requirements for written competitive bids and authorize the
Purchasing Agent of Tulare County to purchase pre-mixed vertebrate pest control
bait directly from the Kings County Agricultural Commissioner for resale to the
citizens of Tulare County.
Board of Supervisors
6.
Appoint
Brett Taylor to the Tulare County Youth Commission, for a term ending June 24,
2014.
7.
Appoint
Doug Pingel to the Tulare Housing Authority for a term ending December 18,
2011.
8.
Appoint
Rebecca Donabed, Ronald Allan, Mae Brixey and Darlene Martin to the In Home
Supportive Services Advisory Committee, for terms ending June 30, 2014.
County Administrative Office
9.
Ratify
actions by the County Administrative Officer during the month of July 2011
regarding Personnel/Payroll Changes and Good Works Funding Agreements.
District Attorney
10.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 24021 with the California Emergency Management
Agency to accept an additional grant funding in the amount of $154,263 for the
Central Valley Rural Crime Prevention Program.
11.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 24022 with the California Emergency Management
Agency to accept additional grant funding in the amount of $111,337 for the
Vertical Prosecution Block Grant Program.
Information & Communications Technology
12.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 14242 with CGI, Inc. to extend the term of the
statement of work to September 30, 2011 for ongoing maintenance of the AFIN
software, retroactive to July 1, 2011.
Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed amendment
as of July 1, 2011, and it was in the County's best interest to enter into the
agreement on that date.
Resource Management Agency
13.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 24323 with Community Services & Employment
Training, Inc. to increase the amount of the agreement from $627,588 to
$1,627,588 for the implementation of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program
Grant and Program Income funds provided by the State of California, Department
of Housing and Community Development Grant No. 09-NSP1-6270.
14.
Approve
Program Supplement No. N053 to Administering Agency-State Agreement for
Federal-Aid Project No.06-5946R for design of pedestrian improvements on Avenue
196 from Balfour Road to Road 230 and on Road 230 from Avenue 196 to Avenue
198.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
15.
Adopt
an Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedule related to the Tulare County
Redevelopment Agency. Direct the staff
to post the Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedule on the County's website. Direct staff to transmit the Enforceable
Obligation Payment Schedule to the County Auditor-Controller, the State
Controller and the Department of Finance.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND RECONVENE AS THE TULARE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
Sheriff/Coroner
16.
Approve
an agreement with U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration
for participation in the Drug Enforcement Administration FAST Task Force,
retroactive to August 1, 2011 through
September 30, 2011. Find that the Board
had the authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of August 1, 2011,
and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on
that date.
17.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement 23796 with U.S. Department of Justice for the Annual
Federal Equitable Sharing Agreement, retroactive to July 1, 2011, through June
30, 2012. Find that the Board had the
authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2011, 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
18.
Request
from the Auditor-Controller to approve the Rate of Taxation of the State and
County for Fiscal Year 2011/12 to be collected upon the taxable property of the
County of Tulare, State of California, at the rate of $1 per $100 of assessed
valuation (Article XIII California Constitution). Approve the tax rates as shown on Schedule A
be levied and direct they be collected upon each $100 valuation of the taxable
property of the unitary and operating non-unitary property of the County of
Tulare, State of California, as computed pursuant to the provision of law
(Revenue and Taxation Code Section 100).
Approve the tax rates as shown on Schedule B be levied and direct they
be collected upon each $100 valuation of the taxable property of the several
school districts of said County, for raising the necessary amount to pay the
principal and interest on the bonds and for special purpose of said school
districts (Revenue and Taxation Code Section 93). Approve the Special District Tax Rates as
shown on Schedule C be levied and direct they be collected upon each $100
valuation of the taxable property of the various districts included on the
schedule of Special Districts (Revenue and Taxation Code Section 93). Approve and accept the Statement of the
Valuation of the Property in Tulare County as compiled by the County
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector (Auditor) and filed with this Board
[Government Code 25254(a)].
19.
Request
from the Auditor-Controller to approve the Resolution authorizing the issuance
of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes for 2011/12 Fiscal Year.
20.
Request
from the County Administrative Office to approve the creation of a Stakeholder
Oversight Committee for the County of Tulare Disadvantaged Community Water
Study. Approve the Bylaws for the
Stakeholder Oversight Committee.
21.
Request
from the County Administrative Office to consider, modify as needed, and
approve the responses to the Tulare County Grand Jury 2010/11 Final Reports
regarding: Pertussis (Whooping Cough) A
Deadly Menace; Salary Spiking and Other Benefit Enhancements; and Tulare County
Employee Retirement Plan. Authorize the
Chairman to sign the response letters.
(Closed Session)
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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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 - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: County of Tulare vs. Jeffrey Lee Nunez, Jr., et
al.
Tulare
County Superior Court 10-239660
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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
Change of
Zone No. PZ 10-003 (Pam Fitzpatrick), from AE-20 to R-1 and R-A-20, on approx.
77 acres located on the south side of Ave. 152, approx. 1,700 feet west of Road
192, in Poplar-Cotton Center.
Board of
Supervisors Public Hearing August 16, 2011
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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: 1
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ITEM
D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (c)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 20
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ITEM
E
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency
Designated Representative: Jeff Cardell,
Jean Rousseau
Employee
Organization: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented
Employees: All Unrepresented Employees
except Elected
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