(Public Comment Period)
1.
Public
Comments.
2.
Board
of Supervisors matters.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
3.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from the Resource Management Agency to consider the
vacation of excess right of way on the west side of Ben Maddox Way from 450
feet north of to 1,185 feet south of Karolina Drive northeast of Visalia. Determine that the vacation is exempt from
the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to the adopted State of
California CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3) and the Environmental
Assessment Officer is directed to sign and file a Notice of Exemption with the
Tulare County Clerk. Determine that the hereinbefore described right of way is
unnecessary for present or prospective public use and vacation thereof is in
the public interest. Approve the Resolution to vacate the aforementioned right
of way subject to reserving public utility easements for public utility
companies within the vacated road right of way. Direct the Clerk of the Board
to cause a certified copy of the Resolution to be recorded in the office of the
Tulare County Assessor Clerk/Recorder.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 4 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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Board of Supervisors
4.
Adopt
amendments to Rule 23 of the Rules of Procedure for the Assessment Appeals
Board.
Cooperative Extension
5.
Approve
an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture in an
amount up to $28,534 for providing services in support of Tulare County Weed
Management Area for Detection, Eradication and Containment of Yellow
Starthistle at the Eastern Leading edge of the Sierra Nevada Foothills of
Tulare County, retroactive to July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2012, and that it was in the County's
best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
County Administrative Office
6.
Approve
an agreement with the City of Woodlake in the amount of $41,224 to provide
full-time dispatch services for the period of November 1, 2012 to June 30,
2013. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote required)
7.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 24827 with Superior Court of California, County
of Tulare relating to the Court Case Management System, retroactive to
September 8, 2012 through September 6, 2013.
Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed amendment
and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the amendment on
that date.
Health & Human Services Agency
8.
Approve
the Annual Certification Statements for California Children's Services (CCS)
and Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) for Fiscal Year 2012/2013,
retroactive to July 1, 2012. Find that
the Board had authority to approve the Annual Certification Statements as of
July 1, 2012, and that it was in the County's best interest to approve the
statements on that date.
9.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 25225 with Cordes Consulting, Inc. to provide
consulting and supportive services for the CalWIN Modernization implementation,
Compass Appointments System Upgrade, TulareWORKs Service Center Model Expansion
Project, and In Home Supportive Services Case Management Information and
Payrolling System in an amount not to exceed $198,900 from November 1, 2012
through April 30, 2014.
10.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 25333 with Traditions Psychology Group d.b.a.
Traditions Behavioral Health in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for the
provision of acute psychiatric inpatient professional services for Short-Doyle
patients and Medi-Cal beneficiaries, retroactive to July 1, 2012 through June
30, 2013. Find that the Board had
authority to enter into the proposed amendment as of July 1, 2012, and that it
was in the County's best interest to enter into the amendment on that date.
Human Resources & Development
11.
Introduce
and waive the first reading of an Ordinance to amend Section 1-09-1020 of Part
1 of the Ordinance Code of Tulare County providing retirement service credit
for accumulated sick leave. Approve the
summary of the Ordinance and direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the
summary and post a certified copy of the complete Ordinance five (5) days prior
to adoption. Set the second reading for
November 6, 2012.
Resource Management Agency
12.
Approve
the Consultant Agreement with VRPA Technologies, Inc. in the amount of $156,793
to prepare the Goshen Transportation and Community Plan integrating a
collaborative approach addressing pedestrian and transportation deficiencies
found in the community and determining appropriate land use, pedestrian, and
transportation patterns within the affected community.
13.
Introduce
and waive the first reading of an Ordinance amending Section 3-01-1095,
"Goshen" of Article 3, Chapter 1, Part III of the Ordinance Code
pertaining to speed limits. Set the
second reading for November 6, 2012.
14.
Authorize
the Capital Asset purchase of nine diesel engine retrofits for RMA-Roads
Division. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments. (4/5ths vote required)
15.
Authorize
the filing of Notices of Partial Non-Renewal for the following five (5) Land
Conservation Contracts as provided in the Williamson Act. These requests
fulfill conditions resulting from the approval of tentative parcel maps. Approve the execution of amendments to the
Land Conservation Contracts as a condition of approval for the aforementioned
partial non-renewals:
PNR
11-021 - Williamson
Act Contract No. 6428, Ag Preserve No. 1820, located
on Avenue 228, ½ mile west of Road 140, east of the City of Tulare (Laurence E.
and Dana M. Fink) (1.07 acres from 68 acres non-renewed as a condition of
Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 10-049), 68 acre parcel (APN 195-120-022) subject
to contract amendment.
PNR
11-027 - Williamson Act Contract No.
4588, Ag Preserve No. 1268, located west of the City
of Porterville on Avenue 168, 1½ miles west of Road 192 (Ivan J. and Ruth H.
Ball) (3.99 acres net from 78.95 acres non-renewed as a condition of Tentative
Parcel Map No. PPM 11-012) 78.95 acres (APN 236-120-003) subject to contract
amendment.
PNR
12-010 - Williamson Act Contract No.
3584, Ag Preserve No. 943, located on Road 152, south
of Avenue 192, southeast of the City of Tulare (Duco and Laurie Sytsma) (3.57
acres from 40.74 acres non-renewed as a condition of Tentative Parcel Map No.
PPM 11-011) 40.74 acres (APN 232-030-019) subject to contract amendment.
PNR
12-013 - Williamson Act Contract No.
4264, Ag Preserve No. 1133, located on Road 80
(Colpien Road) at Avenue 244 (Zumwalt Ave) between Avenues 240 and 248 west of
the City of Tulare (Linda C. Mendonca) (1.0 acre from 311.82 acres non-renewed
as a condition of Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 11-048) 311.82 acres subject to
contract amendment.
PNR
12-015 - Williamson Act Contract No.
3161, Ag Preserve No. 545, located west of Tipton on
Avenue 152, ½ mile east of Road 96 (Manuel and Geraldine Cardoza) (0.71 acres
from 159 acres non-renewed as a condition of Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM
11-033) 159 acres subject to contract amendment.
16.
Ratify
and approve an agreement with Moore Twining Associates in the amount of $6,921
for analytical laboratory services, 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.
Sheriff/Coroner
17.
Approve
the Capital Asset purchase of a server for the Guard1 Plus Professional System
in an amount not to exceed $6,000.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
18.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to authorize the extension of closure of the
Balance Rock, Badger, and Kennedy Meadows Transfer Stations to January 1,
2013. Find that the transfer station
closure extensions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
pursuant to the adopted State of California CEQA Guidelines Section 15061
(b)(3) and direct the Environmental Assessment Officer to sign and file the
Notices of Exemption with the Tulare County Clerk.
(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: Malessa Trevino vs. County of
Tulare
Workers'
Compensation Appeals Board No. ADJ3377090
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ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: Sierra Club vs. County of Tulare,
et al.
Tulare
County Superior Court Case No. 249061
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C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (a)]
Name of
Case: City of Porterville vs. County of
Tulare, et al.
Tulare
County Superior Court Case No. 249043
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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 adoption of Tulare County General
Plan 2030 Update
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E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (c)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 3
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ITEM
F
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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G
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (c)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 9
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ITEM
H
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(1)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
Wrongful
Termination Action; DFEH/EEOC Complaint against County of Tulare and individual
employees; Government Tort Claim by an employee against the County of Tulare
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ITEM
I
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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