(Public Comment Period)
1.
Presentation
given by Health and Human Services Agency to adopt a resolution proclaiming
September, 2013 as "National Preparedness Month" in Tulare County.
2.
Public
Comments.
3.
Board
of Supervisors matters.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
4.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from the Resource Management
Agency to hold a public hearing in accordance with Streets and Highways Code
Section 100.22 and receive public testimony regarding the adoption of a Freeway
Agreement by and between the County of Tulare and the State of California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for State Highway Route 99 from
Cartmill Avenue to one mile south of State Route 198. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
to return a certified copy of the Resolution to the Resource Management Agency
for transmittal to Caltrans.
10:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
5.
PUBLIC HEARING: BUDGET
HEARINGS
Introduction and Overview
ADJOURN AS
THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
CONVENE AS
THE TERRA BELLA SEWER MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
Enterprise
Fund (Budget
Book Page 470)
Terra Bella Sewer Maintenance
District
1. Approve the Resolution to adopt the Final Budget for
the Terra Bella Sewer Maintenance District as modified during the hearings; and
2. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to make necessary
minor adjustments in order to bring the Fiscal Year 2013/2014 Budget into final
balance.
ADJOURN AS THE TERRA BELLA SEWER MAINTENANCE DISTRICT AND
CONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
Special District (Budget Book Page 505)
Tulare
County Flood Control District
1. Approve the Resolution to adopt the Final Budget for
the Tulare County Flood Control District as modified during the hearings; and
2. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to make necessary
minor adjustments in order to bring the Fiscal Year 2013/2014 Budget into final
balance.
ADJOURN AS THE TULARE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
AND
RECONVENE AS THE TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Enterprise and Assessment Districts Funds
- Consent Budgets (Budget Book Pages 459-488)
Solid Waste and Transit Funds
L & M Funds-Assessment Districts
L01
Orosi Lighting/Landscape L86 Visalia (Cottontail) Storm Drain
L05
Orosi Storm Drain L87
Visalia (Kapsu) Storm Drain
L07
Poplar Storm Drain M02
Visalia (El Rio) Road
L10
Orosi Storm Drain M03
Strathmore Road
L16 Earlimart Lighting/Landscape M04
Porterville Road
L60
Tipton Storm Drain M06
Visalia (Acacia) Road
L65
Earlimart Storm Drain M07
Poplar Road
L70
Cutler Storm Drain M86
Visalia (Cottontail) Road
L75
Teviston Storm Drain M87
Visalia (Kapsu) Road
L80
Earlimart Storm Drain M88
Goshen Road
L85
Orosi Storm Drain M89
Goshen Road
County
Service Areas #1 and #2 Zones of Benefit - Consent Budgets (Budget Book
Pages 489-500)
El
Rancho Sewer Delft Colony
Sewer Delft Colony Water
Lemon
Cove Water Seville Sewer Tonyville Sewer
Tooleville
Sewer Traver Sewer Yettem Sewer
Yettem
Water Wells Tract Water Wells Tract Sewer
Internal Service Funds - Consent
Budgets (Budget Book Pages 397-458)
Capital Projects and Facilities
Facilities
County Administrative Office
Copier Services
Custodial Services
Fleet Services
Grounds Services
Mail Services
Print Services
Utilities
County Counsel - Insurance
Workers’ Compensation
General Liability
Property
Medical Malpractice
Human
Resources and Development - Insurance
Dental Insurance
Information & Communications Technology
Communications
Information & Communications
Technology
Operating
Funds - Consent Budgets (Budget Book Pages 320-396)
Aviation Building
Debt Service
Child Support Services Fire
Fish
and Game Health
Realignment
Indigent Health Care Housing Successor
Agency
Mental Health Realignment Library
Roads Social
Services Realignment
Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Workforce Investment Board
Home Program Fund Community Development Block Grant
Capital Projects and Facilities
Capital Projects
General
Fund - Consent Budgets (Budget Book Pages 155-319)
Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and
Measures
Assessor/Clerk-Recorder
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector/Registrar
of Voters
Board of Supervisors
Capital Acquisitions
Central Telephone Services
Citizens’ Option for Public Safety (COPS)
Cooperative Extension
County Administration
County Counsel
District Attorney
Gang Task Force - Multi-Agency
General Services
Health and Human Services Agency
Human Resources and Development
Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act
Miscellaneous Administration
Miscellaneous Criminal Justice
Probation
Public Defender
Purchasing
Resource Management Agency
Rural Crime Prevention
Sheriff-Coroner
General Fund -
Auditor - Controller Certifies
General Revenues (Page 188)
Final
Actions to Balance - General Fund
Contingency (Page 196)
Others as Needed
Personnel
Changes
Approve changes to the class specifications, class
designations, compensation changes, position allocations list reflecting adds,
deletes, amends and reclassifications.
Direction
and Authorizations
1. Authorize Auditor-Controller to make
necessary minor adjustments in order to bring the Fiscal Year 2013/2014 Budget
into final balance.
2. Other direction as needed.
Budget Adoption
Upon conclusion of
Final Budget Hearings, adopt consent budgets for all funds and activities as modified during the Final
Budget Hearings; amend the class specification, class designations,
compensation changes, position allocation list reflecting adds, deletes,
amends, and reclassifications; and authorize the Auditor-Controller to make
necessary minor adjustments in order to bring all Fiscal Year 2013/2014 Budgets
into final balance.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 6 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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Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
6.
Approve
an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for
providing State subvention in the amount of $1,474 to offset the costs of
providing the Pink Bollworm Cotton Plowdown and Host-Free Monitoring Program,
effective December 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014.
Auditor-Controller/Registrar of Voters/Treasurer-Tax
Collector
7.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 25087 with System Innovators a Division of N
Harris Computer Corp. for an additional service request to customize the base
sales tax functionality in iNovah, the Treasury/Tax Collector's cashiering
system. Authorize the County
Administrative Officer to approve future service requests up to $5,000 per
year.
Board of Supervisors
8.
Appoint
Krystle Contreras, District 5 - Seat 1 to the Tulare County Youth Commission
for a term ending June 30, 2014.
9.
Appoint
Jason Nichols to the Health Advisory Committee for a term ending February 1,
2014.
10.
Appoint
Mark Larsen, Ex Officio IRWMP Group to the Tulare Lake Basin Disadvantaged
Community Water Study Stakehold Oversight Advisory Committee for a term ending
November 30, 2014.
Health & Human Services Agency
11.
Approve
the Memorandum of Understanding to provide services on behalf of Child Welfare
Services foster children through cooperation, collaboration, and sharing of
appropriate information between the Tulare County Health & Human Services
Agency (HHSA) Child Welfare Services Division and Pathway Family Services, Inc.
Foster Family Agency, effective upon signature through June 30, 2016.
12.
Approve
an agreement with Kings View Corporation for the South County Mobile Unit to
provide mental health services in an amount not to exceed $471,305, retroactive
to July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
Find that the Board had the authority to enter into the proposed
agreement as of July 1, 2013, and that it was in the County's best interest to
enter into the agreement on that date.
13.
Approve
an agreement with Kings View Corporation for the South County One-Stop Center
to provide Mental Health services in an amount not to exceed $363,714,
retroactive to July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. Find that the Board had the authority to
enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2013, and that it was in the
County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
14.
Approve
the an agreement with the California Department of Public Health, Emergency
Preparedness Office in the amount of $324,751 for the Public Health Emergency
Preparedness, Center for Disease Control Base Allocation as follows: $260,246 for the Laboratory Allocation,
retroactive to July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014; $257,302 for the Hospital
Preparedness Program Allocation, retroactive to July 1, 2013 through June 30,
2014; and $75,310 for the State Grant Fund Pandemic Influenza Allocation,
retroactive to July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 for an amount totaling $917,609. Find that the Board had
authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of July 1, 2013, and that it
was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
Information & Communications Technology
15.
Authorize
the County to sponsor a Tech Fair for all Tulare County employees. Authorize invitations for outside attendees,
not limited to: local city governments,
local county governments, local education institutions, and local
businesses. Authorize employees who are
working during the Fair's hours to attend on County time, subject to
coordination and approval of their department to assure that services continue
to be provided. Authorize the department
to require a registration fee for a booth and additional fees for additional
services needed by a vendor. Authorize
Tulare County Information & Communications Technology to expend no more
than $5,000, in the event fees received do not cover the cost of the event.
Resource Management Agency
16.
Approve
a Measure R Program Supplement Agreement with the Tulare County Transportation
Authority in the amount of $18,008 for funding of the Bridge Preventive
Maintenance Program.
17.
Approve
a Measure R Program Supplement Agreement with the Tulare County Transportation
Authority in the amount of $46,000 for funding of the construction of the
Traffic Signal at Avenue 148 and Road 256.
18.
Approve
a Measure R Program Supplement Agreement with the Tulare County Transportation
Authority in the amount of $160,000 for funding of the construction of the
traffic signals at Avenue 295 and Road 156 and Avenue 296 and Road 156.
19.
Approve
a Measure R Program Supplement with the Tulare County Transportation Authority
in the amount of $6,666,000 for right of way acquisition and utility relocation
for the Betty Drive Interchange Project, retroactive to June 1, 2013. Find that
the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of June 1,
2013, and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement
on that date.
20.
Approve
the Cooperative Agreement with the State of California in the amount of
$6,600,000 for improvements to the Betty Drive Interchange. Authorize the Assistant Director-Public Works
to sign the Funding Summary, Part III, Signature Page.
21.
Approve
the Inter-Agency Agreement with Fresno County for inspection services at two
Tulare County owned open pit surface mines.
22.
Authorize
the filing of a Notice of Partial Non-Renewal for the following Land
Conservation Contract as provided in the Williamson Act. The request fulfills
conditions resulting from a lot line adjustment. Approve the execution of amendments to the
Land Conservation Contract as a condition of approval for the aforementioned
partial non-renewals. PNR 13-017 - Williamson Act Contract No. 2786, Ag
Preserve No. 321, located at 1876 West Waddell, Lindsay, CA 93247 (LaWanda J. Wollenman) (1.43 acres from
20.02 acres to be non-renewed as a condition of PLA 13-020) (20.02 acres in two
parcels subject to contract amendment).
23.
Authorize
submittal of an application to the State of California, Department of
Transportation for a State Airport Improvement Program in the amount of $54,504
for the Sequoia Field Airport, Federal Aviation Administration Airport
Improvements Plan Project No. 3-06-0266-05 & 06.
24.
Approve
and award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder Granite
Construction Company of Fresno, California in the amount of $959,957 for
construction of the Apron and Hangar Taxilane project at Sequoia Field
Airport. Authorize the Chairman to sign
the contract, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel and
upon receipt of certificates of insurance, bonds and evidence that the
contractor possesses a valid state contractor's license. Allow funds for contingencies in the amount
of $95,996 (10%) of the contract amount to cover unexpected construction conditions.
25.
Approve
an agreement with Wadell Engineering Corporation (Wadell) in the amount of
$86,203 for Engineering Services for the Sequoia Field Airport, Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvements Plan Project No. #3-06-0266-05
& 06, effective to March 30, 2014.
Authorize the Chairman to execute the agreement, subject to review and
approval as to form by County Counsel.
26.
Approve
an agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) for an FAA Airport Improvement Program Grant in the amount
of $1,090,083 to fund the construction of the Sequoia Field Airport Apron,
Hanger and Taxi lane Rehabilitation project.
Authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign the agreement, subject to
review and approval as to form by County Counsel.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
27.
Request
from Human Resources and Development to approve the Registration of the
Teamsters Union Local No. 948 as an Employee Organization.
28.
Request
from Human Resources and Development to renew the Anthem Blue Cross PPO and HMO
plan offerings provided by the San Joaquin Valley Insurance Authority with a
5.3% rate increase. Renew the Kaiser
Permanente plans with an increase of 7.3% for the $1,000 deductible plan and an
increase of 8% for the $0 deductible plan.
Renew the Delta Dental PPO plan with no increase and the Delta Dental
DHMO plan with a 4.98% increase in the dental plan rates. Renew the Vision Services Plan at a 12.27%
increase with the same Tulare County plan options as 2013.
29.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to approve the agreement with the California
High Speed Rail Authority in the amount of $151,400, effective upon approval by
the California Department of General Service and expiring on December 31, 2015,
to reimburse the County for costs incurred in performing tasks needed to
develop preliminary information on County facilities within the proposed right
of way alignment of the high speed rail project. Authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement
upon review and approval as to form by County Counsel.
30.
Presentation
given by the Resource Management Agency to inform and seek direction on the
Traver Wastewater Treatment facilities and its capacity. Authorize Resource Management Agency to
prepare an update of the Traver Sewer and Wastewater Treatment Study of
February, 2005 prepared by Provost & Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc., and
increase the Traver Fund (Z80) budget by $18,000 for the study. Authorize Resource Management Agency to
research and develop an appropriate fee schedule for new residential and
commercial sewer connections. Authorize
the Tulare County Auditor to make the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths 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 (d)(2)]
Number of
Potential Cases: Amendment to Ordinance Code Pertaining to Medical Marijuana
Code Enforcement
Board of
Supervisors Agenda Item, 09-17-2013
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ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1)]
Name of
Case: Farshad A. Tafti vs. County of
Tulare, et al.
Fifth
District Court of Appeal Case No. F065047
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ITEM
C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1)]
Name of
Case: Sierra Club vs. County of Tulare,
et al.
Tulare County Superior Court Case No. 249061
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ITEM
D
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency
Designated Representative: Rhonda
Sjostrom and Jean Rousseau
Employee
Organization: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented
Employees: All Unrepresented Employees
except Elected
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