MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ALLEN ISHIDA District One PETE VANDER POEL District Two PHILLIP A. COX - Chairman District Three J. STEVEN WORTHLEY – Vice Chairman District Four MIKE ENNIS District Five |
Board of Supervisors Agenda |
JEAN M. ROUSSEAU KATHLEEN BALES-LANGE
Chief Clerk 2800 (559) 636-5000 FAX (559) 733-6898 |
3:00 P.M. Board Convenes for Closed
Session
Board Chambers, Administration
Building
2800 W. Burrel Avenue, Visalia
7:00 P.M. Board Reconvenes for Open
Session
Lindsay Council Chambers
251 E. Honolulu, Lindsay
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD At this time, members of
the public may comment on any item not appearing on the agenda. Under state law, matters presented under
this item cannot be discussed or acted upon by the Board at this time. For items appearing on the agenda, the
public is invited to make comments at the time the item comes up for Board
consideration. Any person addressing
the Board will be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes so that all
interested parties have an opportunity to speak with a total of fifteen (15)
minutes allotted for the Public Comment Period. At all times, please use the microphone and
state your name and address for the record. |
(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board
of Supervisors matters.
3.
Present
Proclamation recognizing April 2014 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Tulare
County.
7:30 P.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
7.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from Resource Management Agency to approve an
application for funding from the State Department of Housing and Community
Development 2014 Community Development Block Grant. Review and approve submittal of the
application for $2,000,000 in funding to be distributed as follows: (a) General
Program Administration $139,535; (b) Public Improvements in Support of Housing
New Construction $1,395,349; (c) Housing Rehabilitation Program $372,093; and (d) two (2) Planning and
Technical Assistance Activities $93,023: 1) Community Development - Housing
Conditions Survey in the amount of $45,000 and 2) Economic Development -
Earlimart Community Plan in the amount $48,023.
Determine that Citizen Participation requirements were met during the
development of the application. Adopt
the amended local CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Program Guidelines. Authorize commitment of the required five
percent or $4,652 cash match for the Planning and Technical Assistance
Activity. Authorize commitment of
$204,651 local contribution for the Public Improvements. Authorize and direct the Chairman of the
Board to sign the completed application and accompanying documents on behalf of
the County. Authorize and direct the
County Administrative Officer to act on the County's behalf in all matters
pertaining to this application. Authorize and direct the Chairman of the Board
to enter into and sign the Standard Agreement, and any subsequent amendments
thereto, with the State of California for the purpose of this grant, subject to
County Counsel approval as to form. Authorize and direct the Resource
Management Agency Director, Associate Director or Grants and Development
Manager to sign Funds Requests and other program-supporting documentation.
Request the Auditor-Controller to issue warrants. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide a
certified copy of the resolution.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 8 through 20)
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 member or member of the public on any
item, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate action
if required. |
Auditor-Controller/Registrar of Voters/Treasurer-Tax
Collector
Board of Supervisors
9.
Ratify
a Proclamation honoring Rick Borges as the 2014 Tulare Kiwanis Farmer of the
Year.
Health & Human Services Agency
Information & Communications Technology
Resource Management Agency
Sheriff/Coroner
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
(Closed Session)
CLOSED SESSION
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 |
It is the intention of the Board to meet in closed session concerning:
Sitting as the
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of
Case: Linnetta Ybarra v. County of Tulare
Tulare
County Superior Court Case No. 255460
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of
Case: City of Porterville v. County of Tulare, et al.
Tulare
County Superior Court Case No. 249043
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
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[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of
Case: County of Tulare v. City of Porterville, et al.
Tulare
County Superior Court Case No. 249877
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[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of
Case: Sierra Club v. County of Tulare, et al.
Tulare
Superior Court Case No. 249061
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
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Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 2
See Board
of Supervisors Agenda Item April 1, 2014: Reject bids received and authorize
re-bid of Pixley Safe Routes to School Project
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
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Significant
Exposure of Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 2
Consider
Tentative Tract Map TM785 and Mitigated Negative Declaration submitted by Ray
DiCarlo for the division of 67.2 acres into 73 single-family residential lots
ranging from .48 acres to 1.7 acres in the PD-F-M (Plan Development-Foothill
Combining-Special Mobile Home) Zone See Board of Supervisors Agenda Item 5
March 25, 2014
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
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Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 2
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
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CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government
Code Section 54957.6)
Agency
Designated Representative: Rhonda Sjostrom, Jean M. Rousseau
Employee
Organization: All Certified Employee
Organizations
Unrepresented
Employees: All Unrepresented Employees
except Elected
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