(Public Comment Period)
1.
Request
from Health and Human Services Agency to adopt a resolution proclaiming May as
"National Foster Care Month" in Tulare County.
2.
Request
from Health and Human Services Agency to adopt a resolution proclaiming the
month of May 2012 as "Mental Health Awareness Month" in Tulare
County.
3.
Service
Award Presentations.
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NAME
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DEPARTMENT
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SERVICE YEARS
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Sally Garcia
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Sheriff’s Department
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15
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Lupe Gomez
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Child Support Services Dept
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15
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Timothy Hudson
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Probation Department
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15
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Gary Hunt
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Sheriff’s Department
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15
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Rose Maciel
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Information Technology
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15
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David Ritter
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Information Technology
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15
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Timothy Scott
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Information Technology
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15
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Don Smith
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Probation Department
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15
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William Clark
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Resource Management Agency
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20
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Scott Pfanstiel
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Resource Management Agency
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20
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Julie Bowers
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Health & Human Services Agency
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25
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Keith Douglass
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Sheriff’s Department
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25
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John Gonzalez
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Sheriff’s Department
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25
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Martin King
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Sheriff’s Department
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25
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Sharon Rowton
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Resource Management Agency
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25
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Patrick Warner
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Sheriff’s Department
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25
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DISTRICT 2 - Supervisor Pete
Vander Poel
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NAME
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DEPARTMENT
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SERVICE YEARS
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Lisa Bertolino Mueting
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Public Defenders Office
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15
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Vickie Lopez-Estrada
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Child Support Services Dept
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15
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Barbara Webb
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Resource Management Agency
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15
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Rodney Klassen
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Sheriff’s Department
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20
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Raul Martin
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Resource Management Agency
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25
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David Singleton
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Sheriff’s Department
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25
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Mark Vanciel
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Probation Department
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25
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Jake Torrence
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Public Defenders Office
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30
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Christopher Chavez
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Resource Management Agency
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35
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DISTRICT 3 - Supervisor Phillip
Cox
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NAME
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DEPARTMENT
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SERVICE YEARS
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Cesar Fernandez, Jr
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Sheriff’s Department
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15
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Lisa Hamilton
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Child Support Services Dept
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15
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William Huott
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Probation Department
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15
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Bill Meek
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Sheriff’s Department
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15
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Cristina Villarreal
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Child Support Services Dept
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15
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David Warnke
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Probation Department
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15
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Craig Anderson
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Resource Management Agency
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20
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Carrie Beeby
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Library-Visalia
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20
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Steven Brown
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Ag Commissioner/Sealer
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20
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Eric Petersen
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Information Technology
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20
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Leanne Williams
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Probation Department
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20
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Dave Bryant
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Resource Management Agency
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25
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Scott Logue
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Sheriff’s Department
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25
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Dolores Trevino
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Child Support Services Dept
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25
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Ramon Alanis
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Sheriff’s Department
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30
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Julian Almanza
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Public Defenders Office
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30
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Rafael Garcia, Jr
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Ag Commissioner/Sealer
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30
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DISTRICT 4 - Supervisor Steven
Worthley
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NAME
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DEPARTMENT
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SERVICE YEARS
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Jennifer Canales
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Information Technology
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15
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Susan Carranza
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Child Support Services Dept
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15
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Amy Farrell
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Resource Management Agency
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15
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Floyd Hager
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Sheriff’s Department
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15
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Leonard Nunez
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Resource Management Agency
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15
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Neal Ringler
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Resource Management Agency
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15
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Kathleen Bales-Lange
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County Counsel
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30
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Jacob Huerta
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Sheriff’s Department
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30
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Andrew Pacheco
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Resource Management Agency
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30
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DISTRICT 5 - Supervisor Mike Ennis
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NAME
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DEPARTMENT
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SERVICE YEARS
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Sharleen Flores
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Public Defenders Office
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15
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Kathlene Stafford
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Child Support Services Dept
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15
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Jim McKay
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Sheriff’s Department
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25
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Alfred Kellerhals
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Resource Management Agency
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35
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4.
Public
Comments.
5.
Board
of Supervisors matters.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
6.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from the Resource Management Agency to adopt
Planning and Development fee adjustments in accordance with Health and Safety
Code Section 17951 and Government Code Sections 54986, 65909.5, 66014, 66016
and 66451.2 as listed in the 2012/2013 Summary of Proposed Fees. Authorize the Resource Management Agency to
implement the fees beginning July 1, 2012.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 7 through 23)
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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
7.
Appoint
Don Sharp, Public Member Representative to the Redevelopment Successor Agency
Oversight Board to serve at the pleasure of the Board.
8.
Reappoint
Keith Watkins, At-Large Member to the Tulare County Water Commission for a term
ending April 30, 2014.
Child Support Services
9.
Approve
the Capital Asset purchase of five (5) video conferencing systems in an amount
not to exceed $16,000 per system.
Authorize the Purchasing Agent to waive the formal bidding process and
accept the Western States Contracting Alliance #7-08-70-13. Authorize the Tulare County Purchasing Agent
to take the necessary steps to order these assets during the current fiscal
year. Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths Vote Required)
County Administrative Office/General Services/Property
Management
10.
Approve
June 5, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time to receive public comment
regarding the Board's intent to consummate the purchase of real property
described as 900 W. Grand Avenue in the City of Porterville. Instruct the County Administrative Officer,
or his designee, to publish the attached Exhibit "A" Notice of Intent
to Purchase Real Property once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks pursuant
to Government Code Sections 25350 and 6063.
Health & Human Services Agency
11.
Reaffirm
the establishment of the Tulare County Child Protection Coordinating Council as
the designated Child Abuse Prevention Council for Tulare County. Reaffirm the designation of the Tulare County
Child Protection Coordinating Council as the council responsible for the
administration of the Counties Children's Trust Fund.
12.
Approve
an increase in the Capital Asset line (3021-7071) for Fiscal Year 2011/2012
budget in the amount of $7,000 for the purchase of two (2) Kirby-Lester KL20n
Automated Tablet/Capsule Counting Machines.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments. (4/5ths vote required)
13.
Authorize
budget adjustments for the California Children's Services for Fiscal Year
2011/2012, retroactive to July 1, 2011.
Approve the necessary budget adjustments through the attached AUD 308
(4/5ths vote required).
14.
Authorize
the Tulare County Director of Mental Health to sign the County Certification
and submit the Mental Health Services Act, Community Services and Supports Plan
(CSS) and Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Plan Update for Fiscal Year
2011/2012 to the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
(MHSOAC). Approve the adjustment in the
capital asset line and FY 2011/2012 budget in the amount of $160,000 to
purchase digital signage and video conferencing equipment for the expansion of
the Tulare County Digital Signage project to local Family Resource
Centers. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote required)
15.
Approve
an agreement with the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) in the
amount of $137,825, related to the Welfare Client Data Systems (WCDS)
Consortium, effective July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.
16.
Approve
the agreements between Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency and the
Sub-recipients of the Fiscal Year 2011 Homeland Security Grant Program: Cities
of Dinuba, Farmersville, Porterville, Tulare and Visalia.
Human Resources & Development
17.
Approve
the Side Letter Agreement with the Tulare County Deputy Sheriff's Association
regarding changing the compensation for Deputies with canine assignments from
Federal minimum wage to the State of California minimum wage.
Resource Management Agency
18.
Declare
the intent to vacate the roads within Tract No. 759, El Rio Estates northeast
of Visalia. Set a Public Hearing for
June 5, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. or thereafter, in the Board of Supervisors Chambers,
2800 W. Burrel Avenue, Visalia to consider the vacation of the aforementioned
roads. Direct the Resource Management
Agency to publish and post the notice of public hearing in accordance with the
Streets and Highways Code.
19.
Prohibit
parking of vehicles on Avenue 416 for 500 feet east and west of the Kings River
Bridge.
20.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 24711 with Aries Consultants LTD to extend the
term of the agreement to January 1, 2013 for planning services to update the
Tulare County Comprehensive Airport Land Use Plan.
Sheriff/Coroner
21.
Authorize
submittal of an online application for a Fiscal Year 2012 Edward Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to fund school
resource officers with a retroactive term of October 1, 2011, through September
30, 2015.
22.
Approve
the Capital Asset purchase for multi-band radios in an amount not to exceed
$28,584. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote required)
23.
Authorize
the Purchasing Agent to approve Purchasing Agreement No. 6359 with the Culter
Christian Worship Center for providing services for the Cutler-Orosi Weed &
Seed Program, retroactive to October 1, 2010 through June 30, 2012. Ratify and approve the Purchasing Agent's
signature on the proposed agreement.
Find that the Purchasing Agent had the authority to enter into the
proposed agreement as of October 1, 2010, 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
24.
Request
from the Board of Supervisors to approve the funding awards for the Step Up
Service Learning Grant Program as recommended by the Tulare County Youth
Commission as follows: District 3 -
Visalia Technical Education Center ($5,000) to perform a service learning
project with students from their school; and District 5 - Granite Hills High
School ($5,000) and Burton Pathways Charter High School ($5,000) to perform a
service learning project with students from their schools with the provision
that each receive technical assistance in recruiting at-risk students as well
as fulfilling the service portion of their grant. Update the official duties of the Youth
Commission to include the review and recommendation of all Service Learning
Grants. Authorize the Chairman of Board
to sign the grant agreements, subject to review and approval as to form by
County Counsel.
25.
Request
from the Board of Supervisors to approve a letter of opposition to litigation
brought against the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks by the High Sierra
Hikers Association regarding the effects of horses and pack mules on the
wilderness.
26.
Presentation
given by the Registrar of Voters regarding the changes made with the new
Federal, State and County redistricting and the changes in the Election
Precincts.
(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: Matheny Tract Committee vs. County
of Tulare, et al.
Tulare
County Superior Court Case No. 11-243725
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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
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
C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (c)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 3
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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: 1
Potential
Litigation Regarding Opposition to the Tulare County Traffic and Facilities
Development Impact Fee Program
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ITEM
E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (c)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 9
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ITEM
F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (c)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 25
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ITEM
G
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (c)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
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ITEM
H
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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