Meeting Details

Meeting Body: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final-Revised
Meeting date/time: 10/8/2024 9:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hall of Records
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24-1107 1.Approve Agendaapproved agendaPass Action details Video Video
24-1108 2.Approve Consent Agenda - Item Numbers 21-45Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details Video Video
24-1064 3.Proclaim October 8th as Pink Day and October 2024 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Fresno CountyApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
24-1082 4.Proclaim October 2024 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Fresno County Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
24-1098 5.Adopt Resolution to Repeal Resolution 21-247 and implement Public Works and Planning policy “Traffic Calming Measures - Speed Humps”, as a two-year pilot programApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
24-0974 6.Appoint a Member and Alternate Member of the Board of Supervisors to the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Board of Directors for a one-year term (2024 to 2025); and Appoint a Member and one or two Alternate Members of the Board of Supervisors to the Urban Counties of California (UCC) Coalition Board of Directors for a two-year term (2025 through 2026); and direct the Clerk of the Board to provide notification to CSAC and UCC, respectivelyApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
24-1077 7.Adopt Resolution which establishes the “County of Fresno Policy for Resolution of Temporary Encampments on Public and Private Property”Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
24-1017 8.Consider and take action on request for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity in regard to application for Alcoholic Beverage License Type 20 (off-sale beer and wine) filed by Daljit Singh, to be used at 4706 E. Shields Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726deniedPass Action details Video Video
24-0732 9.Receive verbal presentation and Attachment A to this item from Department of Public Works and Planning (“Department”) concerning County of Fresno Clovis Regional and Reedley Libraries that will, based on County’s design-build procurement method, using a “best value” basis (“Design-Build Method”), recommend to the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) (A) Harris Construction Co., Inc., SOLPAC Construction, Inc. dba Soltek Pacific Construction Company, and Zumwalt Construction, Inc., as the shortlisted Design-Build Entity proposers (collectively, “Shortlisted Proposers”), (B) the ranking of the Shortlisted Proposers, and (C) one of the Shortlisted Proposers as the highest-ranked Design-Build Entity (“Highest Ranked Design-Build Entity”) to construct both such libraries as a single project, but at different locations, under Design-Build Agreement for Project Number 24-DB-02 County of Fresno Clovis Regional and Reedley Libraires (“Design-Build Agreement Number 24-DB-02”) (current, recommended aggregate budget of $37,000,000, based on $24,000,000 for the Clovis Regional Library, and $13,000,000Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
24-0817 10.Receive presentation by the Department of Public Works and Planning on the 2024 Regional Active Transportation Plan; and Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Resolution adopting the 2024 Fresno Council of Governments Fresno County Regional Active Transportation Plan (the “2024 Regional ATP”), which includes “Chapter 16 - Unincorporated Fresno County Communities,” in order for the County of Fresno to remain eligible to submit project applications to the California Transportation Commission for funding through the State’s Active Transportation ProgramApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
24-1109 11.Board of Supervisors' Committee Reports and Comments - Receive and provide direction (this item is reserved for committee reports by members of the Board of Supervisors)held  Action details Video Video
24-1110 12.Receive Boards, Commissions and Committees Vacancy Report; and Appoint Applicants as necessaryApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
24-1111 13.Public Presentations - This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the Board on any matter not on this agenda - Pursuant to Administrative Policy No. 29, presentations are limited to 3 minutes per person and no more than 15 minutes total per topicheld  Action details Video Video
24-1034 14.Conference with Labor Negotiator (Government Code, section 54957.6): Agency Negotiator: Hollis Magill; Employee Organization: All Bargaining Units and Management and Unrepresented Employees - Hours, Wages and Terms and Conditions of Employmentheld  Action details None
24-1066 15.Conference with legal counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Steven Bailey: ADJ14464000; ADJ15040540; ADJ16485197 held  Action details None
24-1078 16.Conference with legal counsel - Initiation of Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(4) (2 Cases)held  Action details None
24-1079 17.Conference with legal counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(2) (2 Cases)held  Action details None
24-1087 18.Public Employee Performance Evaluation - County Administrative Officer (Government Code section 54957(b))held  Action details None
24-1088 19.Public Employee Performance Evaluation - County Counsel (Government Code section 54957(b))held  Action details None
24-1089 20.Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Clerk of the Board (Government Code section 54957(b))held  Action details None
24-1112 21.Approve minutes for September 24, 2024Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1117 22.Approve community outreach expenditure of $800 to sponsor the Fresno Sheriff’s Memorial Foundation, Sheriff’s Memorial Auction and Dinner, per Administrative Policy No. 75Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1100 23.Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2024-25 appropriations in the amount of $15,000 and increasing FY 2024-25 estimated revenues in the amount of $7,500 for Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator Org 31113219 to provide traffic control and additional law enforcement coverage for the Christmas Tree Lane “walk nights” (4/5 vote)Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-0958 24.Accept Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters Certificate of Facts regarding declarations of candidacy for positions to be elected at the November 5, 2024 Consolidated Statewide General Election; and Appoint, in lieu of holding an election, special district candidates listed in Attachment A who filed declarations of candidacy and are all unopposedConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1120 25.Retroactively approve and authorize the District Attorney’s previous submittal of a grant application to the California Office of Traffic Safety for continuation of the Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driver Vertical Prosecution Program for FY 2024-25 ($813,432); and Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Grant Agreement (Grant Number DI25024), with an electronic signature, for the Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driver Vertical Prosecution Program with the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 ($665,900)Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1050 26.Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2024-25 appropriations and estimated revenues in the amount of $6,500 in the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator Org 3111 for the purchase of electric bicycle (4/5 vote); and adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2024-25 appropriations in the amount of $6,500 in the Local Innovation Subaccount Funds Org 3438 to fund the purchase of electric bicycles out of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator Org 3111 (4/5 vote)Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1057 27.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Second Amendment to Subrecipient Agreement No. 22-371 with Biola Community Services District (Subrecipient) for provision of American Rescue Plan Act - State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF), which will revise the expenditure plan and the modification clause, with no increase to the maximum compensation ($955,000); and Authorize the County Administrative Officer or designee to approve and execute written changes to the items in the project budget, which, when added together during the term of the Agreement, do not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total maximum reimbursement payable to Subrecipient, and which do not result in any change to the maximum compensation amount payable to SubrecipientConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1058 28.Review the findings and recommendations of the 2023-24 Fresno County Civil Grand Jury Final Report No. 4, “Eat at Your Own Risk: The Quiet Reality of Health Inspections in Fresno County” and adopt the recommended responses; and Order the Board’s responses to the 2023-24 Fresno County Civil Grand Jury Final Report No. 4 be filed with the Presiding Judge of the Superior CourtConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1067 29.Adopt resolution authorizing the County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector to make one or more loans of funds to the Coalinga-Huron Recreation and Parks District under Government Code section 23010 for Fiscal Year 2024-25 in the aggregate maximum amount of $200,000Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1091 30.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Amendment No. 1 to Audit Services Agreement, amending Agreement No. 24-292 with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, effective September 23, 2024, with no change to the term, revising the scope of the Agreement, authorizing the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector or the County Administrative Officer to sign audit engagement letters, authorizing the County Administrative Officer to request additional services if required, and increasing the maximum compensation by $342,226 to a total not to exceed $1,259,315Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-0931 31.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Amendment I to Agreement with Turning Point of Central California, to continue the Diversion Pilot Program funding (approved via County Agreement No. 24-307) extending the ability to invoice for Diversion services for an additional year through June 30, 2025, with no change to the term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027 and increasing the compensation of the Full Service Partnership and Assertive Community Treatment Diversion Non Medi-Cal Services and Supports program portion of the agreement by $195,379 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to a total of $27,292,403Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1031 32.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment I to Agreement No. 24-305 with Turning Point of Central California for Permanent Supportive Housing Services, effective October 8, 2024, with no change to the term of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029, and no change to maximum compensation ($375,000)Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1049 33.Adopt Resolutions Rejecting Claims for DamagesConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1093 34.Approve the biweekly premiums for active employees and dependents for Plan Year 2025, effective December 9, 2024 (Exhibit A); and approve the monthly premiums for retirees and dependents for Plan Year 2025, effective January 1, 2025 (Exhibit B)Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
24-1095 35.Approve the Salary Resolution Amendments associated with the adoption of the FY 2024-25 Budget as reflected on Appendix “A”, effective October 14, 2024Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1104 36.Approve the County’s Health Premium Contribution for Plan Year 2025 for Unrepresented and Management (including Senior Management, Department Head and Elected Officials) classifications, effective December 9, 2024; and approve the Addenda to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding County Health Premium Contribution for Plan Year 2025, effective December 9, 2024, for the following Representation Units: Representation Unit 2 - Sheriff’s and Probation Personnel, Representation Unit 3 - Mental Health Professionals & Social Workers, Representation Unit 4 - Eligibility Workers, Representation Unit 7 - California Nurses Association, Representation Unit 10 - District Attorney Investigators Association, Representation Unit 11 - Deputy Probation Officers Association, Representation Unit 12 - Clerical, Paramedical, Building & Service Employees, Representation Unit 13 - Crafts and Trades, Representation Unit 19 - Professional Employees, Representation Unit 22 - Professional, Para-Professional & Technical, Representation Unit 25 - Association of Engineering Technicians, Representation UniApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
24-1032 37.Approve and authorize the Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer, or their designee, to give 45 days’ written notice to Fujitsu North America to terminate Agreement No. A-21-363 effective November 22, 2024, pursuant to the Without Cause provision of the Agreement; and Approve and authorize the Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer, or their designee, subject to approval by County Counsel as to legal form, to execute any documents or certifications necessary to affect the termination of Agreement No. 21-363Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1054 38.Approve proposed Amendment to the County of Fresno’s American Rescue Plan Act-State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF) expenditure plan, which will revise the approved scope of work for Internal Services Department’s Program No. 3 for Communication Improvements for Public Services Facilities to purchase and install a radio tower and associated equipment only for the Reedley Public Works and Planning, Road Maintenance and Operation Yard facility, instead of both Reedley and Tranquillity facilities, due to higher than anticipated construction costs, with no change in the total funding commitment of $1,500,000Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1164 38.1Adopt Resolution acknowledging the emergency nature of the fire incident at the vacant County of Fresno Nielson Property building, and ratify all Agreements, contracts, and other documents that the Chief Operating Officer/Interim Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer has approved and entered into for services and supplies for the remediation, site containment, structure demolition, and debris removal in response to this incident; Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bids or requests for proposals (AP 34), determine that an exception to the competitive bidding requirements under AP 34 is satisfied and a suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances, and that the best interests of the County would be served by entering into an Agreement with Belfor USA Group, Inc. for all agreements, contracts, and other documents for services, equipment, and supplies necessary for the remediation, site containment, structure demolition, and debris removal required due to the fire at the County of Fresno Nielson Property; and AuthorConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1020 39.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a grant agreement from the California State Library for a Library Services and Technology Act Play for All Grant for The Betty Rodriguez Regional Library Play & Grow Center Project, effective upon execution of the agreement through September 30, 2025 ($51,524); authorize the County Librarian, or their designee, to sign the required Certification and Authorized Representative signature form, expenditure forms, activity reports, and any other necessary documents for the recommended grant agreement; and adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2024-25 appropriations and estimated revenues in the Library Grants Org 7517 in the amount of $51,524 (4/5 vote)Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1119 40.Retroactively approve and authorize the Chief Probation Officer’s previous submittal of a grant application to the State of California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for the Probation Department’s 2025 Intensive Supervision of High-Risk Felony and Repeat DUI Offenders (Repeat DUI) Program ($343,000); and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive grant agreement with OTS (Grant Number AL25022), with an electronic signature, to provide Intensive Probation Supervision for Repeat DUI Offenders for the period of October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 ($343,000)Deleted  Action details None
24-0901 41.Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Agreement with Malaga County Water District for Wastewater Treatment Plant Screw Pump Replacement Project, Community Development Block Grant Project No. 24151, which consists of replacement of a wastewater screw pump in order to maintain current operations at wastewater treatment plant, effective upon execution through May 12, 2026, total Community Development Block Grant funding amount not to exceed $300,000; and approve and authorize Director of Public Works and Planning to evaluate and approve timeline extensions and scope modifications for completion of Project, as requested by Malaga County Water District, in compliance with Federal Community Development Block Grant Regulations, and so long as modifications do not change fundamental nature of ProjectConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-1059 42.Adopt specifications for Contract 24-06-M Road Preservation Treatments (Contract); and reject request by American Pavement Systems, Inc. (American), 1012 11th Street Suite 1000, Modesto, CA 95354, lowest bidder, who requested relief from its bid outside of statutory time frame (Public Contract Code section 5103) for such request, and authorize Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning (the “Director”) to inform American of such rejection; and authorize Director to either accept payment in amount of $6,563.75 from American which is equal to the difference between bid of American in total amount of $4,564,129.75 and bid of second lowest bidder Talley Oil, Inc. (Talley Oil), 12483 Road 29, Madera, CA 93638-8401, in total amount of $4,570,693.50 or prosecute forfeiture of a portion of American’s bid bond, $6,563.75, issued by surety Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, $456,412.98, for American’s failure to enter into Contract to recover difference between bid of American in total amount $6,563.75 and bid of Talley Oil, in total amount of $4,570,693.50; and awaConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-0648 43.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive revenue Agreement with the Children & Families Commission of Fresno County to contribute to and support the infrastructure and expansion of Neighborhood Resource Centers in Fresno County, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, total not to exceed $400,000Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-0975 44.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Infrastructure Funding Agreement between the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board and the County of Fresno Department of Social Services for the provision of workforce development services, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, total not to exceed $16,170Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
24-0967 45.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with North Star Family Center for the provision of supervised family time services, effective upon execution, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $4,964,351Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None