Meeting Details

Meeting Body: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/23/2022 9:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hall of Records
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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22-0884 1.Approve AgendaApprovedPass Action details Video Video
22-0885 2.Approve Consent Agenda - Item Numbers 16 - 43 Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details Video Video
22-0786 3.Presentation of Retirement Plaque to Jeffrey L. Quarles - Social Services - 20 Years of ServicePresented Retirement Plaque  Action details Video Video
22-0678 4.Consider appeal of Planning Commission’s denial of Variance Application No. 4125 proposing to allow for creation of four substandard sized two-acre lots and a two-acre remainder from an existing 10-acre parcel and waiver of road frontage requirements in AL-20 (Limited Agricultural, 20-acre minimum) Zone District (project site is located on west side of 6th Avenue at its intersection with Mehlert Avenue, approximately 1,320 feet north of E. Clarkson Avenue, adjacent to City of Kingsburg (APN: 395-030-11) (863 6th Ave. Drive))Deleted  Action details Video Video
22-0681 5.Consider appeal of the Planning Commission’s denial of Variance Application No. 4127 proposing to allow the creation of a 3.3-acre parcel from an existing 18.95-acre parcel within the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District. The subject parcel is located on the east side of N. McCall Avenue, 700-feet south of E. Manning Avenue, 0.7-miles north of the nearest city limits of the City of Selma (APN: 358-021-12) (9240 S. McCall Avenue)Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
22-0765 6.Approve Amendment to Text Application No. 383 and adopt Ordinance amending various sections of Fresno County Zoning Ordinance to modify Section 855-O.4 of Ordinance related to Reasonable Accommodations, Section 855-P related to Density Bonus, and Sections 827, 828, 829, 832, and 836 related to Supportive Housing to bring Ordinance in compliance with state law; and determine that Recommended Action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption with Fresno County Clerk’s Office; and designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of proposed Ordinance and direct Clerk of Board to post and publish required summary in accordance with California Government Code, Section 25124(b)(1)Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
22-0886 7.Board of Supervisors' Committee Reports and Comments - Receive and provide direction (this item reserved for committee reports by members of the Board of Supervisors)   Action details Video Video
22-0887 8.Receive Boards, Commissions and Committees Vacancy Report; and Appoint Applicants as necessary   Action details Video Video
22-0888 9.Public Presentations - This portion of the meeting 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 topic   Action details Video Video
22-0807 10.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 Employment   Action details None
22-0815 11.Conference with legal counsel - Initiation of Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(4) (2 Cases)   Action details None
22-0816 12.Conference with legal counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(2) (2 Cases)   Action details None
22-0899 13.Conference with legal counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1) - Veronica Ordaz Gonzalez, et al. v. County of Fresno, et al., Fresno Superior Court Case No.: 18CECG03672; Risk Management Claim No.: 9922   Action details None
22-0914 14.Conference with legal counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1) - CMG Construction Management Group, Inc., a California corporation vs. City of Fresno, a municipality; County of Fresno, a municipality; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Fresno Superior Court Case No.: 22CECG00271    Action details None
22-0926 15.Conference with legal counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1) - Richard Allen Davidson v. Cindy Malone, et al., Kings County Superior Court, Case No. 22C-0139   Action details None
22-0889 16.Approve minutes of meeting for August 9, 2022, and August 12, 2022, Special MeetingConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0909 17.Adjourn in Memory of Officer Steven "Steve" Hunt, a highly respected member of the Fresno Police Department for 33 yearscontinued  Action details None
22-0910 18.Adjourn in Memory of Anita PaboojianConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0850 19.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to Memorandum of Understanding between the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Diego to replace Attachment B to add “Lights Out Queue” functionality to the Fresno County Tax Collector’s access to the SECURE Government to Government (G2G) PortalConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0775 20.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Grant Application/Agreement, Certification of Assurance of Compliance, Federal Fund Grant Subaward Assurances and the Subrecipient Grants Management Assessment for the Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution program with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 ($270,060); and approve and authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, or his designee, to execute the required Authorization for the Grant Subaward Certification of Assurance of ComplianceConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0824 21.Approve and authorize Chairman to execute annual Equitable Sharing Agreement with the Federal Government authorizing the District Attorney’s Office to participate in the Federal Equitable Sharing Program and potentially receive a share of asset forfeitures, and certifying as to funds received and expended during FY 2021-22; authorize the District Attorney to submit the Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification; and authorize the District Attorney, or her designee, to execute any and all “Applications for Transfer of Federally Forfeited Property (Form DAG-71),” and other required documents, as appropriate, and designate a department employee to accept forfeited property, transfer documents, and/or receive fundsConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0856 22.Receive and file annual report of the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution program pursuant to California Government Code Section 27388Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0205 23.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement #22-LE 11031600-025 with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Sierra National Forest for patrol, enforcement coverage, and controlled substance investigation assistance, effective upon execution through April 30, 2027 ($220,000)Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0493 24.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Second Amendment to Agreement with VMS Family Counseling Services, Professional Corporation, for Psychological Services for Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator Personnel to increase rates due and duration of counseling sessions, and change the no-show policy to reduce costs to the County, effective upon execution with no change to the term of July 2, 2020 through July 1, 2025 and increasing the maximum by $10,000 to a total of $410,000Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0766 25.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with the City of San Joaquin for law enforcement services at six Golden Plains Unified School District schools, effective August 15, 2022, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $1,079,895Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0868 26.Adopt resolution authorizing County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector to make one or more loans to the Coalinga-Huron Recreation and Parks District under Government Code section 23010 for fiscal year 2022-23 in the aggregate maximum amount of $400,000Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0871 27.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Subrecipient Agreement for American Rescue Plan Act State Local Fiscal Recovery Funds with Biola Community Service District in the amount of $649,000 to fund the design, surveying and engineering, environmental review, and construction cost for storm drainage improvements in the unincorporated Community of BiolaConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0923 28.Authorize the Board of Supervisors to execute letter to Federal Delegation in appreciation of their support and work on the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0313 29.Approve the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act State Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $279,000 to the Probation Department, Org 3440, for the installation of outdoor fitness zones and improvements to recreational areas for the use of youth housed at the Juvenile Justice Campus; and approve and authorize the Director of the Internal Services Department to potentially use annual Job Order Contracting agreements for the implementation of the proposed projectsConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0598 30.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute annual Equitable Sharing Agreement with the Federal Government authorizing the Probation Department to participate in the Federal Equitable Sharing Program including receiving a share of asset forfeitures, and certifying as to funds received and expended during FY 2021-22; authorize the Chief Probation Officer to submit the Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification; and authorize the Chief Probation Officer, or his designee, to execute any necessary “Application for Transfer of Federally Forfeited Property (Form DAG-71),” and other required documents, as appropriate, and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to designate a department employee to accept forfeited property, transfer documents, and/or receive fundsConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0861 31.Retroactively authorize the Chief Probation Officer’s previous submittal of a grant application to the State of California, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for the Victim Witness Assistance (VW) Program ($1,632,094); approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Grant Application/Agreement for the VW Program with Cal OES, effective October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023; and approve and authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, or his designee, to execute the required Authorization for the Grant Subaward Certification of Assurance of Compliance; and adopt resolution authorizing the Chairman to execute the retroactive grant Application and Agreement and any extensions or amendments thereto with Cal OES for the period of October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, subject to review and approval as to legal form by County Counsel, and as to accounting form by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, not to exceed $1,632,094Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0711 32.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Third Amendment to Agreement with K.W.P.H. Enterprises, Inc., d.b.a. American Ambulance to authorize an increase in maximum allowable user fee rates, with no change to the term of January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2027, or compensation maximum of $9,035,155Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0739 33.Approve and authorize the Vice Chairman to execute retroactive Amendment V to Agreement with Children and Families Commission of Fresno County, for the Nurse-Family Partnership program extending the term by two years from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024 and increasing the maximum by $420,498 to a total of $1,667,933; approve and authorize the Vice Chairman to execute retroactive Amendment V to Agreement with Children and Families Commission of Fresno County, for the Nurse Liaison program extending the term by two years from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024 and increasing the maximum by $788,722 to a total of $2,966,374; and, approve and authorize the Vice Chairman to execute retroactive Second Amendment to Agreement with Children and Families Commission of Fresno County, for the Community Health Teams program extending the term by two years from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024 and increasing the maximum by $1,790,780 to a total of $3,581,376Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0742 34.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Second Amendment to Agreement with The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, to add the provision of conducting screening, vaccination, and treatment of communicable diseases, with no change in the term of April 15, 2021 through April 14, 2023 and increasing the maximum by $1,481,238 to a total of $8,887,042Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0758 35.Make a finding that it is in the best interest of the County to suspend the competitive bidding process consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 for unusual or extraordinary circumstances as Central Valley Farmworkers Foundation has been providing COVID-19 services to the Fresno County agricultural community for the last two years; and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with Central Valley Farmworkers Foundation to provide COVID-19 health education, vaccination, testing, and health access services to the Fresno County agricultural community, effective May 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, total not to exceed $171,177Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0774 36.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive First Amendment to Revenue Agreement with Fresno County Superintendent of Schools for the Early Care and Education - Early Stars Program for trainings and technical assistance on health and safety standards at early childhood education sites, extending the term by one year from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 and increasing the maximum by $340,000 to a total of $945,200Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0129 37.Approve and authorize Chairman to execute First Amendment to Covenant and Agreement Regarding Joint Use of Parking Lot and Storm Drainage Facilities for Fowler Branch Library between County of Fresno and City of FowlerConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
20-0597 38.Approve and authorize Chairman to execute a three-year agreement with two optional one-year extensions with Scottish Society of Central California for exclusive use of Kearney Park for a one-day annual eventConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0692 39.Declare FY 2022-23 Anticipated Day Labor Overlay Road Segment projects identified on Amended Exhibit C are intended to be performed by force account in accordance with California Public Contract Code, Section 22031(g), and authorize Director of Public Works and Planning to utilize Department of Public Works and Planning’s Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funds for FY 2022-23 (Senate Bill 1), and any other funds that may become available in Department’s Roads Org 4510 FY 2022-23 Recommended Budget, for such purposesConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
21-1261 40.Approve and authorize Chairman to execute a 35-year Solar Project Reclamation Agreement, including Reclamation Plan, with RE Scarlet, LLC, project applicant, to implement project mitigation measures and specific conditions of approval placed on Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3555 for a solar photovoltaic electricity generating and energy storage facility, on approximately 2,070 acres, which is the first phase of a multiphase solar energy project; and approve an unexecuted form of a Escrow Agreement with Applicant and United Security Bank, regarding initial cash security ($1,437,246.00) for the Reclamation Agreement and to identify County’s designated representatives who may initiate and approve transactions, and provide their identifying information, under the Escrow Agreement; and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning to approve and execute the Escrow Agreement and to give any notice on behalf of County under it; and authorize the Director to accept grants of limited access easements to County from Applicant and from Westlands Water District Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
22-0767 41.Approve request by City of Fresno to acquire right-of-way, without eminent domain action or threat of eminent domain action, from parcels adjacent to existing County right-of-way in an identified unincorporated area of County as needed in conjunction with development of street and signal improvements at intersection of W. Shields Avenue and N. Hayes AvenueConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0782 42.Adopt and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution revising the number of miles of maintained Fresno County roads as of December 31, 2021 as approximately 3,478.526 miles and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works or his designee to transmit a copy of the adopted Resolution to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-0865 43.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Subvention and Medi-Cal Cost Avoidance Delegation of Authority Letter, as required by the California Department of Veteran’s Affairs, to delegate authority to Veteran Service Representative Aimee Taylor, an accredited senior County Veteran Service Office staff member, to certify reports required by the California Department of Veteran’s Affair for the Fresno County Department of Social Services - Veterans Services OfficeConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None