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Meeting Body: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final-Revised
Meeting date/time: 3/28/2023 9:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hall of Records
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Meeting video:  
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23-0281 1.Approve Agendaapproved agendaPass Action details Video Video
23-0282 2.Approve Consent Agenda - Item Numbers 24-58Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0282 2.Approve Consent Agenda - Item Numbers 24-58reconsideredPass Action details Video Video
23-0287 3.Presentation of Retirement Plaque to Gerald W. Schiebelhut - Department of Internal Services - 20 Years of ServicePresented Retirement Plaque  Action details Video Video
23-0262 4.Approve and adopt the revised 2023 regular meeting schedule of the Board of Supervisors; and Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the revised 2023 meeting schedule of the Board of Supervisors on the Fresno County website and to advise all County departments of the revised meeting schedule and submission dates for agenda itemsApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0274 5.Adopt Proclamation to recognize Senior Security Officer Carlos PerezApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0261 6.Adopt resolution recognizing 15 county employees from the Internal Services Department for their contribution and collaboration with contractors in constructing the Juvenile Justice Campus' solar array project Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0265 7.Proclaim the week of April 3 - 9, 2023, as National Public Health Week in Fresno CountyApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
22-1318 8.Conduct first hearing to amend the County of Fresno Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Subsection 3003.4 of Section 3000 - Tax Collector, waive the reading of the Ordinance, and set the second hearing for April 11, 2023; designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed Ordinance; and direct the Clerk of the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code, Section 25124 (b)(1) Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
22-1109 9.Retroactively approve and authorize the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator’s previous submittal of an online grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for the Body-worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies, effective October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025, ($430,000); retroactively approve, authorize and ratify the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator’s, or his designee’s, execution of retroactive Grant Award/Agreement Number 15PBJA-22-GG-03303-BWCX, which requires compliance with assurances and certifications that relate to conduct during the performance of the award/agreement on behalf of the County to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for the Body-worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies, effective October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025, ($430,000); approve and authorize the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator, or his designee, to execute claims for reimbursement, activity repoDeleted  Action details None
23-0140 10.Receive presentation by the Children and Families Commission of Fresno County on the Commission’s FY 2021-22 Financial Audit Report and State Annual Report, per County Ordinance Code, section 2.38.030presented  Action details Video Video
23-0292 11.Receive Mid-Year Budget Report for Fiscal Year 2022-23; and approve proposed schedule for the Recommended Budget and adoption of the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget, which incorporates a Recommended Budget by June 20, 2023 with adjustments to this Recommended Budget to be presented beginning September 11, 2023Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0118 12.Adopt Resolution terminating the local emergency status related to the Severe DroughtApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0339 12.1Adopt Resolution proclaiming Emergency Services Director’s authority regarding mitigation for 2023 stormsApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0145 13.Conduct first hearing to amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Cost Section 3800 - General Services, where new subsection 3814 - Downtown Parking Rate is added; waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety and, set the second hearing for April 11, 2023; Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed Ordinance; and Direct the Clerk of the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code, Section 25124(b)(1)Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0171 14.Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adding one Deputy Probation Officer I/II/III to the Probation Org 3432, effective April 3, 2023, as reflected in Appendix “D”Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0094 15.Consider and Adopt Resolution accepting the 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report and authorize the Department of Public Works and Planning to submit the 2022 Annual Progress Report to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and the California Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0112 16.Adopt plans and specifications for Contract 22-05-C Dry Creek Bridge Replacement on Burrough Valley Road, Federal Project No. BRLS-5942(245), receive verbal report on the bid opening, and award to the bidder with the lowest responsive bid; and make a determination in accordance with Administrative Policy No. 34 that “unusual or extraordinary circumstances” exist that allow retroactive sole source procurement of bridge components based on the Board’s express findings that specification by brand or trade name of the bridge components is consistent with the provisions of Public Contract Code Section 3400(C)(2) and 3400(C)(3); and authorize staff to incorporate these sole-sourced components in the design and construction of the Dry Creek Bridge Replacement on Burrough Valley RoadApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0283 17.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
23-0284 18.Receive Boards, Commissions and Committees Vacancy Report; and Appoint Applicants as necessaryApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0285 19.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
23-0151 20.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
23-0210 21.Conference with legal counsel - Initiation of Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(4) (2 Cases)held  Action details None
23-0211 22.Conference with legal counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(2) (3 Cases)held  Action details None
23-0226 23.Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): James Bewley: ADJ13362252held  Action details None
23-0333 23.1Conference with legal counsel – Existing Litigation – Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1) – In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Case No. 1:17-md-02804held  Action details None
23-0286 24.Approve minutes for March 14, 2023Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0263 25.Adjourn in Memory of Andy Rollin, farmer and dairyman in the Riverdale/Burrel communityConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0290 26.Adjourn in Memory of Melanie Ruvalcaba, former Division Manager of the Health Policy and Wellness Division at the Department of Public HealthConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details Video Video
23-0105 27.Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2022-23 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator’s Org 31113200 in the amount of $7,500 for the purchase of a UAS Zenmuse P1 drone camera(4/5 vote); and adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2022-23 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administration’s Org 31114000 in the amount of $500,000 for Fresno County Main Jail Upgrades (4/5 vote)Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details Video Video
23-0186 28.Retroactively approve and authorize the Sheriff’s previous submittal of a 2022 California Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program Grant Application to California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), including the “Grant Subaward Face Sheet”, the “Signature Authorization” form, the “Certificate of Assurance of Compliance” required by Cal OES, the “Subrecipient Grants Management Assessment” form, the “Out-of-State Travel Request” form, the “Certificate as to External Investigations” form, and the “Baseline Data Sheet” form, to expand the training of the Fresno County Sheriff’s Forensic Services staff and facilitate the purchase of forensic ballistic testing equipment, effective April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 ($54,403); approve, authorize, and ratify the Sheriff’s Administrative Services Director’s execution of the retroactive grant award from Cal OES for the 2022 California Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant for the period of April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 ($54,403); approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the authorization for the CertificConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-1278 29.Retroactively approve and authorize the Sheriff’s previous submittal of an online grant application on behalf of the County of Fresno to the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for the 2022 Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Grant ($357,528); approve, ratify and authorize the Sheriff’s, or his designee’s, execution of retroactive Grant Award Agreement (Number 15PBJA-22-GG-01610-DNAX), in the Justice Grants System, which requires compliance with assurances and certifications that relate to conduct during the performance of the award/agreement on behalf of the County of Fresno to the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance for the 2022 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Grant, effective October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024 in the amount of $357,528; and adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2022-23 appropriations and estimated revenues for Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator’s Org 3111 in the amount of $144,038 (4/5 vote); and authorize the Sheriff, or his designee, to sign and submit claims for reimbursemeConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0164 30.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Settlement Agreement and Release to fully resolve the personal injury claim by Yovani Larios (Claimant) related to a motor vehicle accident involving an on-duty Sheriff’s Deputy on July 27, 2021, for a settlement sum of $50,400Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0201 31.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a specialized legal services agreement with Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP to act as bond counsel for special projects that may arise during FY 2023-24, effective July 1, 2023, through and including June 30, 2024, total compensation not to exceed the amount appropriated by Board in the FY 2023-24 budget, plus reimbursements from outside funding sources, if any; and Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a specialized legal services agreement with Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP to act as bond counsel and disclosure counsel for the issuance if the County issues FY 2023-24 tax and revenue anticipation notes, effective upon execution by the parties until it is terminated by either or both parties, total compensation not to exceed the amounts payable for legal fees of $40,000, and out-of-pocket expenses of $1,500, plus actual and reasonable costs for certain publications, reports, and transcriptsConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0119 32.Adopt Resolution proclaiming continuation of the local emergency status relating to the extremely high levels of tree mortality and hazardous conditions created by the drought and request that the Governor continue to provide resources and support to mitigate risk of falling trees and increased fire hazardConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0221 33.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Subrecipient Agreement for American Rescue Plan Act - State Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF) with Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission in the amount of $48,584 to fund the replacement of 33 outdated computers at its Neighborhood Youth Center, which provides student participants access to high-speed internet, assistance with job searches and applications, college applications and assignments, and social service program applications for individuals who reside within disadvantaged neighborhoods that have been impacted by the pandemicConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0242 34.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Subrecipient Agreement for American Rescue Plan Act - State Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF) with Caruthers Community Service District to fund the design, environmental review, administration, and construction of a new water storage tank for the unincorporated community of Caruthers, total not to exceed $3,130,100Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0074 35.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment I to Agreement with BAART Behavioral Health Services, Inc. to increase Narcotic Treatment Program services to in-custody individuals at the County’s Detention Facilities, effective upon execution with no change to the term of July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2023 and increasing the maximum compensation by $95,000 to a total of $845,000Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0084 36.Receive and file the Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association Actuarial Valuation and Review report (the Actuarial Valuation and Review report) as of June 30, 2022 by The Segal Group, Inc. (Segal), relating to the Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association (FCERA), and; approve and adopt the Board of Retirement’s recommended rate of interest, and employer and FCERA member contribution rates, for FY 2023-24 as provided for in the FCERA member contribution rates in Section 4, Exhibit 3 entitled “Member Contribution Rates”, the employer contribution rates in Section 2, Subsection F entitled “Recommended Contribution” and the Administrative Expense Load percentage of Payroll rates in Section 4, Exhibit 1 of the Actuarial Valuation and Review report as of June 30, 2022, in accordance with Government Code sections 31453 and 31454Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0178 37.Adopt Resolutions Rejecting Claims for DamagesConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0254 38.Approve Salary Resolution Amendment adjusting the salary of the Chief Building Inspector, effective April 3, 2023, as reflected on Appendix “B”Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
21-1110 39.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Revenue Agreement with Merced County to house youth from Merced County at the Juvenile Justice Campus for a daily rate of $380 per youth, effective March 28, 2023 through June 30, 2024Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-1387 40.Approve and Authorize the Chairman to execute an Amendment to Agreement with B.I. Incorporated, dba BI Correctional Services, Incorporated to increase the number of daily and annual participants served in the Reentry Employment Readiness Program, effective March 28, 2023, with no change to the term of February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2026 and increasing the maximum by $698,244 to a total of $2,401,484Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0001 41.Retroactively approve and authorize the Chief Probation Officer’s previous submittal of a grant proposal to the State of California, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the Unserved/Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach Program ($196,906); approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Grant Application/Agreement for the Unserved/Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach Program with Cal OES, for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 ($196,906); 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
23-0083 42.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Data Use Agreement with The Regents of the University of California, acting on behalf of the California Policy Lab at its UCLA and UC Berkeley campuses to provide data for project research to better understand the characteristics of the criminal justice population and how they change over time, as well as to improve the targeting and efficacy of interventions designed to improve outcomes, effective March 28, 2023, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions ($0); and approve and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to execute each Research Project Description, subject to County Counsel review and approval as to legal formConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0190 43.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with the City of Fresno to assign five sworn Police Officers, one sworn Police Sergeant, and one Crime Analyst to the Public Safety Realignment Act Adult Compliance Team, effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 ($1,660,661)Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-1197 44.Authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector to discharge the debt of a retired County employee in the amount of $544.44 due to clerical errors, as well as pay Social Security Disability and Social Security Medicare taxes on the forgiven amount totaling $83.30Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-1389 45.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute First Amendment to Agreement with Care Coordination Systems, LLC to accommodate additional users within the integrated data sharing platform for the Department’s community health worker programs, effective upon execution with no change to the term of May 17, 2022 through May 16, 2027 and increasing the maximum compensation by $323,500 for a total of $1,169,250Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0073 46.Accept a retroactive allocation award from the California Department of Public Health for the Black Infant Health program, effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 ($2,226,936); 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 BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center is able to provide education and support centered around Black/African American maternal and infant health, aligning with the Black Infant Health program; and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center for the provision to improve infant and maternal health of Black Birthing People by promoting health knowledge and healthy behaviors, effective March 14, 2023 through June 30, 2024, with the option to extend two additional 12-month periods, total not to exceed $500,000Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0101 47.Retroactively authorize a waiver of the 28 hours per week and 960 hours per calendar year maximum hours limitation for the Extra Help positions listed on Attachment A in the Department of Public Health, Org 5620, pursuant to the provisions set forth in Salary Resolution, section 1100 and Personnel Rules 2040 and 4240Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0122 48.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Agreements with the following vendors to provide health intervention activities for implementation of Fresno County’s Initiative to Address COVID-19 Related Health Disparities, effective March 28, 2023 through December 31, 2024, with two optional one-year extension periods: 1) Reading and Beyond with a total not to exceed amount of $1,260,000, 2) Centro La Famila Advocacy Services with a total not to exceed amount of $1,335,000, 3) Cultiva La Salud with a total not to exceed amount of $1,155,000, 4) Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueño with a total not to exceed compensation of $750,000, 5) West Fresno Health Care Coalition with a total not to exceed amount of $996,818, 6) Exceptional Parents Unlimited with a total not to exceed amount of $750,000, and 7) Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission with a total not to exceed amount of $1,253,181Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0175 49.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Amendment to the Notice of Award and Agreement No. 21-265 with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention effective October 24, 2022 to extend the Agreement term by twelve (12) months from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024, with no change to the maximum compensation of $7,897,935; and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Amendment to the Notice of Award and Agreement No. 21-265 with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention effective February 2, 2023 to amend the budget with no change to the term of June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2024, or maximum compensation of $7,897,935Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0176 50.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute First Amendment to Agreement with Avenal Community Health Center dba, Aria Community Health Center to extend the term of the existing agreement to continue to promote community health support and provide health intervention activities for Fresno County’s Advancing Health Literacy Intervention Program by adding two optional one-year extension periods for a full term of May 3, 2022 through June 30, 2025, with no change to the maximum compensation of $500,198Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0180 51.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute First Amendment to Agreement with Valley Center for the Blind, to expand the scope of services to include additional lab reporting and data processing services, effective upon execution with no change in the term of February 22, 2022 through February 21, 2027, and increasing the maximum compensation by $3,995,322 to a total of $4,806,322Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0196 52.Approve and authorize Department of Public Works and Planning to submit a grant application to U.S. Economic Development Administration for up to $150,000 to partially fund preparation of a new digitally integrated Fresno County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy; and if grant application is awarded, authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning, subject to review and approval by County Counsel as to legal form and the Auditor-Controller/Treasure-Tax Collector as to accounting form, to execute grant agreement, related documents, and any amendments thereto, necessary for participation in the U.S. Economic Development Administration Grant ProgramConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
22-1302 53.Approve and authorize Chairman to execute the following amendments to the Exclusive Service Area Provider Program Agreements: amendment 3 to Agreement No. 17-564 with Allied Waste Services of North America, LLC; amendment 3 to Agreement No. 17-565 with Granite Solid Waste, Inc.; amendment 3 to Agreement No. 17-566 with Mid Valley Disposal, LLC; amendment 3 to Agreement No. 17-567 with Miramonte Sanitation, Inc.; amendment 3 to Agreement No. 17-568 with Orange Avenue Disposal, Inc.; amendment 3 to Agreement No. 17-569 with Peña’s Disposal, Inc.; amendment 3 to Agreement No. 17-571 with USA Waste of California, Inc.; and amendment 3 to Agreement No. 17-572 with Western Solid WasteConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details Video Video
23-0181 54.Adopt Resolution authorizing the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors to execute Standard Agreements for California Department of Housing and Community Development Housing Navigators Program funding; approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Amendment to the Standard Agreement with the California Department of Housing and Community Development for Round 1 of Housing Navigators Program funds, effective upon execution by the State, extending the term through December 31, 2023, total not to exceed $144,290; and, approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the Standard Agreement with the California Department of Housing and Community Development for Round 2 of Housing Navigators Program funds, effective upon execution by the State, through October 30, 2025, total not to exceed $144,290Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0198 55.Make a finding that it is in the best interest of the County to waive the competitive bidding process consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 for unusual or extraordinary circumstances as Reading and Beyond is the only provider that meets the requirement to receive CalFresh Employment and Training reallocated funds; and, approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with Reading and Beyond for CalFresh Employment and Training Services, effective March 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023, total not to exceed $397,082Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0227 56.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive first Amendment to Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Fresno for administration of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Housing Support Program, effective March 1, 2023, extending the term by one year from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024 and increasing the maximum by $1,699,245 to a total of $3,733,245; and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive second Amendment to Agreement with Centro La Familia Advocacy Services for administration of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Housing Support Program, effective March 1, 2023, extending the term by one year from June 1, 2023 through May, 31 2024 and increasing the maximum by $911,000 to a total of $2,282,220Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0234 57.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive fourth Amendment with WestCare California, Inc. for Housing & Disability Advocacy Program services, effective March 1, 2023, extending the term by two months from July 1, 2023 through August 31, 2023 and increasing the maximum by $456,000 to a total of $2,966,080Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0244 58.Accept the Marjaree Mason Center Annual Report for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None