(Public Comment Period)
1.
Presentation
to accept a monetary donation of $200 from the Mineral King and Kaweah Sierra
Clubs on behalf of Friends of Tulare County, designated for the Sheriff
Department's marijuana eradication efforts.
2.
Presentation
regarding the Countywide Consolidated Dispatch Study.
3.
Public
Comments.
4.
Board
of Supervisors matters.
(Consent
Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 5 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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Board of Supervisors
5.
Approve
a Resolution to support the Three Rivers Village Foundation's Gateway Monument
Project.
6.
Appoint
Jacob Epperson, Seat 2 to the Kings/Tulare Area Agency on Aging, for a term
ending December 31, 2013.
7.
Reappoint
Herbert Hawkins to the Public Facilities Corporation for a term ending July 1,
2015.
8.
Reappoint
Mike Ennis to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for a term ending
May 2015 (1st Monday).
9.
Reappoint
Tom Smith as a Board of Trustee to the Visalia Public Cemetery District for a
term ending January 7, 2013.
10.
Reappoint
William McKinley, District 5 Representative to the Assessment Appeals Board for
a term ending September, 2014.
11.
Reappoint
Elisa Rivas, District-Consumer and Bernice Soto, Social Service Agency to the
Community Health Center Board for terms ending April 18, 2015.
County Counsel
12.
Approve
the Training Program for special districts and independent agencies on the
topic of basic functions and duties of local agencies. Approve the costs of printing handouts and
related materials that will be distributed to participants during the
presentation. Approve the related costs
for participants of the Training Program.
County Administrative Office
13.
Ratify
actions by the County Administrative Officer during the month of August 2011
regarding Personnel/Payroll Changes and Good Works Funding Agreements.
14.
Approve
sending a letter of support for full and permanent funding of the Land and
Water Conservation Fund.
General Services
15.
Approve
an agreement with Joe and Cora Gong Family Limited Partnership and Tommy Quock
Gong and Sarah Joy Lau-Gong, Trustees of the Gong Family Trust for Design,
Alteration and Lease of Premises for the Women, Infants and Children Program
space located at 1819 N. Dinuba Boulevard, Visalia. Authorize the Chairman to sign the Agreement,
subject to review as to form by County Counsel.
Health & Human Services Agency
16.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 21286 with the Visalia Unified School District to
extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2013 to provide access to school
sites for County staff providing immunization services to pupils, retroactive
to July 1, 2011. Find that the Board had
authority to enter into the proposed amendment on July 1, 2011 and that it was
in the County's best interest to enter into the amendment on that date.
17.
Ratify
and approve the notice sent to Nurse-Family Partnership on July 13, 2011,
terminating Agreement No. 24364 with Nurse Family Partnership, effective
immediately. Find that the Board had the
authority to authorize the notice be sent to the Nurse-Family Partnership
terminating Agreement No. 24364, effective July 13, 2011.
Human Resources & Development
18.
Renew
the Blue Cross plan offerings through the shared risk model provided by the San
Joaquin Valley Insurance Authority without a rate increase. Renew the Kaiser Permanente plans with an
increase of 2.6% for the $1,000 deductible plan and an increase of 11.6% for
the $0 deductible plan. Renew the self
funded dental plan, administered by Delta Dental with a 7% increase. Change the vision carrier to Vision Service
Plan with a rate decrease of 1.2%.
Resource Management Agency
19.
Authorize
the prepayment of $110,000 to the Southern California Edison Company for the
County's share of the cost to relocate poles in the South Phase of the Road 108
Widening Project.
20.
Declare
the intent to vacate a portion of Alta Lane in Wilsonia. Set a public hearing for November 1, 2011 at
9:30 a.m. or thereafter, in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 2800 W. Burrel
Avenue, Visalia to consider the vacation of a portion of Alta Lane in
Wilsonia. Direct the Resource Management
Agency to publish and post the notice of Public Hearing in accordance with the
Streets and Highways Code.
Sheriff/Coroner
21.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 24026 with the California Emergency
Management Agency (Cal-EMA) for operation of the Tulare County Clandestine
Laboratory Enforcement Unit, retroactive to July 1, 2010, through December 31,
2011. Ratify the Chairman's signature on
the amendment. 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.
22.
Ratify
and approve an agreement with the California Emergency Management Agency
(Cal-EMA) for operation of the Tulare County Inter-Agency Narcotics Enforcement
Team (I-NET) in the amount of $262,108, retroactive to July 1, 2011, through
June 30, 2012. Ratify the Chairman's
signature on the Grant Award Face Sheet agreement of Assurance of Compliance /
Anti-Drug Abuse / Methamphetamine Laboratory Operations. Find that the Board had 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.
23.
Ratify
and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 24752 with California Emergency
Management Agency to extend the term to June 30, 2012 and to increase program
funding by $460,655 to provide marijuana suppression program funding,
retroactive to July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. Find that the Board had
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. Ratify the Chairman's signature on
the agreement. Approve Capital Asset purchases
of a marijuana dump trailer ($7,852), cargo equipment trailer ($6,000),
night-vision equipment ($5,100), thermal binocular ($22,680), and two hand-held
communication radios ($11,098). Approve
the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
24.
Approve
Capital Asset purchase of a Camera Security System for the Civil Division in an
amount not to exceed $24,000. Approve
the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
25.
Approve
Capital Asset purchase of a High-Capacity Rack Server in an amount not to
exceed $6,000. Approve the necessary
budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
26.
Approve
Capital Asset purchase of a Dump Trailer for the Sheriff's Tactical Enforcement
Personnel Team in an amount not to exceed $7,200. Approve the necessary budget adjustments
(4/5ths vote required).
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
27.
Request
from County Administrative Office to consider, modify as needed, and approve
the responses to the Tulare County Grand Jury 2010/11 Final Reports regarding: Tulare County Detention Facilities; Tulare
County Veterans Memorial Districts; "I've Been Working on the
Railroad" Rail Lines and Measure "R"; Enforcing the Resource
Management Agency Code Enforcement; Resource Management Agency Part 1 Lack of
Code Enforcement; Resource Management Agency Part 2 Permission Granted;
Resource Management Agency Part 3 Safe Routes to Schools; Resource Management
Agency Part 4 County Leased and Owned Buildings; and Resource Management Agency
Part 5 Housing Element Review.
28.
Request
from Resource Management Agency for Acquisition of Property by Eminent Domain
for the Road 108 Reconstruction Project Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure
Section 1245.330; Kampen. Adopt, determine,
find, declare, and resolve as follows:
a) The proposed Project is acquired for a public use; b) The public
interest and necessity require the Project; c) The Project is planned and
located in the manner that will be most compatible with the greatest public
good and the least private injury; d) The property described in Appendix A is
necessary for the Project; e) Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure 1240.610, the
use for which the Subject Property is sought to be taken is a more necessary
public use than the use to which the property is appropriated; f) The offer
described in Appendix B and required by Government Code Section 7267.2(a),
together with the accompanying statement of and summary of the basis for the
amount established as just compensation, was made to the owners of record, and
the offer, accompanying statement and summary complied with the requirements of
Government Code Section 7267.2(a); and g) County Counsel is authorized to file
a legal action in eminent domain against the property owners to acquire the
subject property. (2/3rds vote required)
(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 - 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 Environmental Impact Report
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ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: Gary Glipsey vs. County
of Tulare
Workers'
Compensation Appeals Board Number ADJ630375
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ITEM
C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: Matheny Tract Committee vs. County
of Tulare, et al.
Tulare County
Superior Court Case No.
11-243725
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ITEM
D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: In re Municipal Derivatives Antitrust Litigation MDL 1950, No. 08-02516
(VM) (GWG) (S.D.N.Y.)
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ITEM
E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: City of Dinuba, et al. vs. County of Tulare, Rita Woodard, et al.
Tulare County Superior Court No.
11-243161
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ITEM
F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (c)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
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ITEM
G
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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