(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board
of Supervisors matters.
2.
Present
Proclamation honoring the Lindsay High School Girls Basketball team as the
2013/14 Central Section Division IV Valley Champions.
3.
Present
Proclamation recognizing April 2014 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Tulare
County.
4.
Adopt
a Resolution proclaiming the week of April 13-19, 2014 as National Public
Safety Telecommunicators Week.
5.
Adopt
a Resolution proclaiming the first full week in April 2014 to be "Healthy
Tulare County Week" coinciding with National Public Health Week and
incorporating the themes of National Public Health Week into "Healthy
Tulare County Week."
6.
Public
Comments.
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)
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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 member or member of the public on any
item, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate action
if required.
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Auditor-Controller/Registrar of Voters/Treasurer-Tax
Collector
8.
Waive
the second reading and adopt an Ordinance amending Section 1-05-1070 of Article
2 of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of the Tulare County Ordinance Code pertaining to the
Treasury Oversight Committee. Direct the
Clerk to publish the Ordinance after adoption as required by law.
Board of Supervisors
9.
Ratify
a Proclamation honoring Rick Borges as the 2014 Tulare Kiwanis Farmer of the
Year.
Health & Human Services Agency
10.
Reaffirm
Resolution No. 2014-0090 declaring a Local Emergency due to Drought in Tulare
County adopted February 4, 2014.
11.
Approve
a Site Agreement with the California Department of Public Health, Office of
AIDS for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, retroactive to July 1, 2013 through
June 30, 2016. 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
12.
Approve
the Capital Asset purchase of a used Forklift with Gray Lift Inc. in an amount
not to exceed $14,999. Approve the
necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
13.
Approve
the request for technology enhancements and associated projected costs for the
Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, TulareWORKs Division. Approve the necessary budget adjustments
(4/5ths vote required).
Resource Management Agency
14.
Approve
the designation of an All Way Stop at Avenue 384 (Boston Avenue) and Road 8
(North 5½ Avenue) as a controlled intersection. Authorize the installation of
Stop signs on Road 8 (North 5½ Avenue) at the intersection of Avenue 384 in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2B.07 of the 2012 California Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and Section 22450(c) of the California
Vehicle Code.
15.
Approve
and award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, W.
Jaxon Baker, Inc. of Madera California, in the amount of $1,284,660 for
construction of asphalt concrete overlays on segments of Road 12, Avenue 160
and Road 136. 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
Contractors License. Allow funds for contingencies in the amount of $128,000
(10%) to cover unexpected construction conditions and funds in the amount of
$25,000 to cover construction engineering. Approve the use of County forces to
perform force account work, as allowed under Public Contract Code Section
22031, for road resurfacing work to be performed on Road 100 from the Avenue
252 alignment to the Avenue 264 alignment for an estimated cost of $300,000.
16.
Reject
all bids received on March 6, 2014 for the Pixley Safe Routes to School
Project. Approve the advertisement for bids for the Pixley Safe Routes to
School Project. Set the bid opening date for April 30, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.
17.
Authorize
the filing of Notice of Partial Non-Renewal for the following Land Conservation
Contract as provided in the Williamson Act. Approve the execution of amendment
to the Land Conservation Contract as a condition of approval for the
aforementioned partial non-renewal. The request fulfills conditions resulting
from the approval of a parcel map: PNR 14-002 - Williamson Act Contract No.
12173, Ag Preserve No. 3803, located on the west side of Road 152, between
Avenue 292 and Noble Avenue, Visalia (Marjorie Ries Whitendale), (2.48 acres
(homesite) from 40.51 acres non-renewed as a condition of PPM 13-008) 38.03
acres in a portion of two parcels subject to contract amendment.
18.
Delete
the following vacant positions in the Road Fund and General Fund that are no
longer utilized. Road Fund: two (2) Construction & Maintenance Worker II
positions, No. 2620 and 2622; two (2) Engineering Aide II positions, No. 2536
and 2538; and one (1) Deputy Assistant RMA Director-Public Works position, No.
9494. General Fund: one (1) Chief Planner
position, No. 0285.
Sheriff/Coroner
19.
Approve
a grant agreement with the Board of State and Community Corrections for
$319,778 in Fiscal Year 2013/14 to continue operation of the South Valley Marijuana
Suppression Program, retroactive to October 1, 2013 through September 30,
2014. Find that the Board had authority
to enter into the grant agreement amendments as of October 1, 2013, and that it
was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreements on that
date. Approve the necessary budget
adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
20.
Approve
a grant agreement with the Board of State and Community Corrections for
$204,476 in Fiscal Year 2013/14 to continue operation of the Tulare County
Inter-Agency Drug Enforcement Team, retroactive to October 1, 2013 through
September 30, 2014. Find that the Board
had authority to enter into the grant agreement amendments as of October 1,
2013, and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into the
agreements on that date. Approve the
necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be
taken in any order
21.
Presentation
given by Allison Pierce, Board Representative, regarding Step Up activities and
involvement in District One.
22.
Presentation
given by Child Support Services regarding an overview of their functions and
responsibilities.
23.
Request
from Resource Management Agency for consideration of Mitigated Negative
Declaration and Tentative Tract Map No. TM 785, submitted by Ray DiCarlo, 2604
SE 15th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202 (Agent: James Winton and Associates, 150 W.
Morton Avenue, Porterville, CA 93257), for the division of 67.2 acres into 73
single-family residential lots, ranging in size from .48 acres (21,000 sq. ft.)
to 1.7 acres (74,052 sq. ft.), in the PD-F-M (Planned Development-Foothill
Combining-Special Mobilehome) Zone, located on the south side of Avenue 176
(Frazier Valley Drive), approximately ½ mile west of Road 320, west of
Springville, generally described as a portion of Section 17, Township 21 South,
Range 29 East, MDB&M. Uphold the recommendation of the Planning Commission
and adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation and Monitoring
Plan, as set forth in Planning Commission Resolution No. 8915. Refer the proposed tentative tract map (TM
785) back to staff for further study and report and then process the matter
through the Planning Commission.
24.
Request
from the County Administrative Office to receive input and provide direction
regarding the federal legislative priorities to be addressed during the
advocacy trip to Washington, D.C. during April 8-10, 2014.
25.
Request
from the County Administrative Office to provide direction to staff to notify
the California Board of State and Community Corrections as to which, if any, of
the proposed four options the Board selects regarding the construction of the
Sequoia Field Program Facility with Senate Bill 1022 (SB 1022) funds: Option 1:
Maintain the current project scope by providing additional County
funding of $6,648,000 to compensate for the funding short fall. Option 2: Amend
the project scope commensurate with the amount of available funding of
$33,352,000. Option 3: Decline the partial conditional award amount. Option
4: Add partial additional County funding
and amend the project scope commensurate with the total funding then available.
26.
Request
from County Administrative Office to receive Mid-Year Budget Report for Fiscal
Year 2013/14. Approve proposed schedule
for preparation and adoption of the Fiscal Year 2014/15 budget, which
incorporates a rollover budget as the operating budget (including the Capital
Projects budget) for the period between July 1, 2014 and adoption of the
2014/15 budget (4/5ths vote required).
Adopt the Personnel Resolution to add, reclassify, delete, and amend
positions; and approve the required job specifications stemming from the
Mid-Year Report. Authorize the
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, with concurrence of the County
Administrative Officer, to process any budget adjustments stemming from the
Mid-Year Report (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 - 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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ITEM
B
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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C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[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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ITEM
D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[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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ITEM
E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
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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F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
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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ITEM
G
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation [Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 2
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H
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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ITEM
I
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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