(Public Comment Period)
1.
Recognize
Bruce George for his many years of service on the Flood Control Commission and
the Water Commission.
2.
Presentation
given by Health and Human Services Agency to adopt a Resolution proclaiming the
week of October 23-31, 2011 as "Red Ribbon Week" in Tulare County.
3.
Public
Comments.
4.
Board
of Supervisors matters.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 5 through 19)
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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
an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture in the
amount of $2,632.05 to provide funding for Pink Bollworm Cotton Plowdown and
Host-Free Monitoring Program, retroactive to December 1, 2011 through March 31,
2012. Find that the Board had authority
to enter into the proposed agreement as of December 1, 2011, and that it is in
the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
6.
Approve
an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture in the
amount of $6,808 to provide funding for Light Brown Apple Moth detection
trapping, retroactive to July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2011, and that it is in the County's
best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
Auditor/Controller
7.
Designate
October 16 - 22, 2011 as "National Save for Retirement Week." Support the goals and ideas of "National
Save for Retirement Week" including raising public awareness about the
importance of adequate retirement savings and the availability of retirement
plans.
Board of Supervisors
8.
Ratify
a Proclamation honoring Wal-Mart Distribution Center #6021 on its 20th
Anniversary.
County Administrative Office/Capital Projects
9.
Introduce
and waive the first reading of an uncodified Ordinance adjusting the boundaries
of the Supervisorial Districts, and repealing the 2001 Ordinance. Set the second reading for October 18, 2011.
10.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 25083 with Gary Interrante Construction for the
Ivanhoe Community Center project in the amount of $116,982. Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote required)
11.
Approve
a modification to Purchasing Agreement No. 6200 with BMY Construction Group,
Inc. to allow the Purchasing Agent to exceed the 10% change order amount. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute all
necessary documents.
12.
Appoint
the following individuals to the Stakeholder Oversight Advisory Committee for
terms ending November 30, 2014:
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Disadvantaged
Community Representatives
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Tulare County
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Denise Kadara -
Allensworth, Resident
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Becky Quintanna-
Seville, Resident
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Alternate: Bill Pensar- Lemon
Cove Sanitation District, Board Member
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Kings County
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Maricela
Mares-Alatorre - Kettleman City, Resident
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Eugene Patterson-
Home Gardens CSD, Board Member
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Alternate: Alicia Jacobo-
Kettleman City, Resident
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Fresno County
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Juventino Gonzalez
Ramirez- Lanare, Resident
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Sue Ruiz- Easton
CSD, Board Member
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Alternate: Joe Prado, Fresno
County Service Areas, Administrator
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Kern County
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Tom Frantz- South
Shafter, Resident
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Maria Alverez- Arvin
CSD, Board Member
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Alternate: Donald Denney-
Arvin CSD, Board Member
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County Board
Representatives
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Tulare County
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Supervisor Allen
Ishida
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Alternate: Supervisor J. Steven Worthley
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Kings County
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Supervisor Richard
Valle
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Alternate: Supervisor Doug
Verboon
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Fresno County
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Supervisor Judith
Case
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Alternate: Supervisor Phil
Larson
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Kern County
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Supervisor Karen Goh
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Alternate: Charles Lackey,
Director of Engineering
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EX-OFFICIO:
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IRWMP Group
Representative
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Michael James- Poso
IRWM/ Tulare Lake Basin JPA
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Non-profit/Academic
Representatives
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Karl Longley -
California Water Institute, Fresno State
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Beatrice Campos -
Delores Huerta Foundation
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Esmeralda Soria -
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
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Thomas Harmon -
California Rural Water Working Group, UC Merced
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Funding/Regulatory
Representatives
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Karen McBride -
Rural Community Assistance Corporation
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Pamela Buford -
Regional Water Quality Control Board
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Tricia Wathen - California
Department of Public Health
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Mike Carnes - United
States Department of Agriculture
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District Attorney
13.
Accept
grant funding in the amount of $611,210 from the California State Controller's
Office for the Central Valley Rural Crime Prevention Program for Fiscal Year
2011/2012. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote required).
14.
Approve
the necessary budget adjustment in the amount of $16,319 for the Tulare County
DUI Suppression Prosecution and Supervision project for the period of July 1,
2001 through September 30, 2011 (4/5ths vote required).
General Services
15.
Authorization
to submit an application to be considered for the San Joaquin Valley Air
Pollution Control District Grant in the amount of $100,000 to reduce a
significant portion of the cost of an advanced technology vehicle.
Health & Human Services Agency
16.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 19959 with Kaweah Delta Health Care District to
update the Rate Structure for the Psychiatric Acute Hospitalization for the
provision of mental health services, 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 amendment on that date.
17.
Approve
an agreement with Parenting Network, Inc. in an amount not to exceed a total of
$150,000 for the expansion of postpartum depression program services of the
Perinatal Wellness Program, 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 it was in the County's best
interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
18.
Approve
an agreement with Cordes Consulting, Inc. to provide consulting and supportive
services for the CALWIN Modernization implementation, TulareWORKs Service
Center Model Expansion Project, and the In Home Supportive Services Case
Management Information and Payrolling System from November 1, 2011 through
October 31, 2012 in an amount not to exceed $132,600.
Resource Management Agency
19.
Introduce
and waive the first reading of an Ordinance to elect and implement
participation by the County of Tulare and the Tulare County Redevelopment
Agency in the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program pursuant to Part 1.9
of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code based on Assembly Bill X1 27. Approve the summary of the Ordinance and direct
the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to publish the summary and post a
certified copy of the complete Ordinance five (5) days prior to the Ordinance
adoption.
(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: Cooper, William Preston vs. County of Tulare, et al. Tulare County
Superior Court Case Number 08-227125
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ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: County of Tulare vs. Richard Daleman, et al.; Tulare County Superior
Court Case No. 11-244120
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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: 1
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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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Sitting as the Tulare County Redevelopment Agency
ITEM
F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: In re Municipal Derivatives Antitrust Litigation, County of Tulare vs.
Bank of America et al.
Case No.
1:09-cv-02155-OWW-DLB (Eastern Distr. of CA), No. 1:10-cv-628 (Southern Distr.
of NY)
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as...
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ITEM
G 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CONSIDER PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT FOR THE POSITION OF:
Details
Fire Chief
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
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