(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board
of Supervisors matters.
2.
Present
Proclamation recognizing May 2014 as Community Action Month in Tulare County.
3.
Public
Comments.
9:30 A.M. – TIMED ITEMS
(Timed Items)
4.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Request from the Resource Management Agency to consider the
request for cancellation of Land Conservation Contract No. 2647, a portion of
Agricultural Preserve No. 224, 20 acres on one parcel owned by Steve and Joann
Martin. The project is located at the intersection of Avenue 46 and Road 46,
west of State Highway Route 43, approximately 2 miles southeast of Alpaugh.
(Assessor Parcel Numbers 330-100-022, located in Section 3, Township 24S, Range
23E, M.D.B.&M.). Certify that the
Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration has been completed in compliance
with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended. Determine that there is no substantial
evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment and
that the Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the
project reflects the independent judgment of the County. Determine that the cancellation is consistent
with the purposes of the Williamson Act.
Determine and certify to the County Auditor the cancellation fee amount
shall be $90,000. The fee amount will be equal to 12.5% of the Current Fair
Market Value. Adopt the conditions of approval for tentative cancellation. Direct the Clerk of the Board to record a
Certificate of Tentative Cancellation in the Office of the County Recorder.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 5 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 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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Board of Supervisors
5.
Ratify
a Proclamation recognizing the Peace Officers' Memorial in Tulare County.
6.
Approve
the nominations of Gary Johnson, Kim Behrens, Mary Alba and Gina Rounsaville to
serve as members of the Porterville Developmental Center Advisory Board as
recommended by the State of California, Department of Developmental
Services. Direct the Clerk to submit the
nominations to the Governor's Appointment Secretary, pursuant to Welfare and
Institutions Code Section 4475.
County Administrative Office/General Services
7.
Approve
amendments to the Audit Committee Bylaws.
8.
Authorize
participation in the California Department of Boating and Waterways, Boating
and Safety and Enforcement Program for the 2014/2015 Fiscal Year. Authorize the County Administrative Officer,
or his authorized designee, to submit claims for reimbursement.
Fire Department
9.
Authorize
the submission of a grant application for a Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant to purchase personal protective
clothing and equipment in the amount of $40,000. Authorize the Fire Chief, or his designee, to
sign and submit the grant application.
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
an amendment to Agreement No. 25609 with Allied Barton Security Service LP in
an amount not to exceed $1,626,222 to provide security guard services, from July
1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 for Tulare County Health & Human Services
Agency, the Tulare County Library, and the Tulare County Department of Child
Support Services, the Tulare County District Attorney's Office, and the Tulare
County Public Defender's Office.
12.
Approve
an agreement with California State Association of Counties in an amount not to
exceed $153,112, related to the Welfare Client Data Systems Consortium,
effective July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.
13.
Approve
an agreement with the Visalia Unified School District to provide access to
school sites for County staff providing immunization services to pupils,
retroactive to July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2016. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the proposed Agreement on July 1, 2013, and that it was in the County's
best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
14.
Approve
an agreement with Alliance for Community Research and Development for Tobacco
Prevention Program evaluation and support services in an amount not to exceed a
maximum of $11,200 from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017.
Human Resources & Development
15.
Ratify
and approve the Side Letter of Understanding between the County of Tulare and
the District Attorneys Criminal Investigators Association of Tulare County,
Bargaining Unit 22, signed by the parties on May 6, 2014. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the proposed agreement as of May 6, 2014, and that it was in the County's
best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
16.
Approve
and recognize that the Service Employees International Union- Local 521 has
exclusive representation of Bargaining Unit 2- Crafts/Trades.
Information & Communications Technology
17.
Authorize
Tulare County Information & Communications Technology Director or designee
to sign off on interagency frequency use agreements on behalf of the County.
Probation
18.
Approve
an agreement with Central Valley Recovery Services in the amount of $350,000 to
provide offenders recently realigned under State legislature residential
treatment, training services and outpatient services, retroactive to May 1,
2014 to June 30, 2015. Find that the
Board had authority to enter into the agreement as of May 1, 2014, and that it
was in the County's best interest to enter into the agreement as of that date.
19.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 25986 with the PAAR Center to amend the term to
June 30, 2015, increase the maximum amount for payment for services to
$700,000, modify Exhibit A, "Scope of Work", and Exhibit B,
"Payment for Services" and add Exhibit A1.
20.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 25592 with Turning Point of Central CA to extend
the term to June 30, 2015, increase the maximum amount for payment for services
to $700,000 and to modify Exhibit A, "Scope of Work", and Exhibit B,
"Payment for Services".
21.
Approve
an amendment to Agreement No. 25434 with Government Payment Service, Inc.
(d.b.a "GovPayNet"), also known as GPS, to extend the term of the
agreement for the purpose of accepting credit and/or debit card payments,
retroactive to April 24, 2014 through April 23, 2015. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the proposed agreement as of April 24, 2014, and that it was in the County's
best interest to enter into the agreement as of that date.
22.
Authorize
the submission of a grant application for funding from the Board of State and
Community Corrections for Fiscal Year 2014/2015 for the Juvenile Accountability
Block Grants Program in the amount of $22,520, with a $2,502 match, for the
period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.
Resource Management Agency
23.
Accept
the work for the construction of the Main Street Transportation Enhancement
Project in the Community of Pixley as complete by Dawson-Mauldin Construction,
Inc. of Huntington Beach, California.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the Notice of Completion. Direct the Clerk of the Board to have the
Notice of Completion recorded with the County Recorder.
24.
Approve
the necessary budget adjustments for the 09-STBG-6419 Grant, Ivanhoe Well
Project (4/5ths vote required).
25.
Authorize
the submittal of the Executed Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement,
and Service Enhancement Account Bond Program Certifications and Assurances
form.
Sheriff/Coroner
26.
Authorize
submittal of an online application for Fiscal Year 2014 Edward Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to fund School
Resource Officers, retroactive to October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2017. Find that the Board had authority to enter
into the proposed agreement on October 1, 2013, 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
27.
Request
from County Administrative Office to approve an Agreement with Vanir, Inc. to
provide Construction Management Services for the design and construction of the
South County Detention Facility in an amount not to exceed $3,252,548,
retroactive to May 1, 2014 through August 15, 2018, subject to review and
approval as to form by County Counsel.
Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement
as of May 1, 2014 and that it was in the County's best interest to enter into
the agreement on that date.
28.
Request
from Resource Management Agency to approve the work programs for Tulare County
Economic Development for Fiscal Year 2014/2015 as follows: Business
Opportunities Work Program ($105,000); Tourism Work Program ($50,000); and the
Film Commission Work Program (50,000).
(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: Juan Mendez Garcia v. County of
Tulare, et al.
Tulare
County Superior Court Case No. 253417
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ITEM
B
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant
Exposure to Litigation
[Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of
Potential Cases: 1
Agenda
item today concerning partial cancellation of Williamson Act Contract No. 2647
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ITEM
C
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
D
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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