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Meeting Body: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final-Revised
Meeting date/time: 5/20/2025 9:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Hall of Records
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25-0510 1.Approve Agenda   None None
25-0511 2.Approve Consent Agenda - Item Numbers 25-52   None None
25-0499 3.Presentation of Retirement Plaque to John M Robinson - Sheriff's Department - 30 Years of Service    None None
25-0509 4.Proclaim June 2025 as Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month in the County of Fresno   None None
25-0353 5.Proclaim May 18-24, 2025, as National Emergency Medical Services Week in the County of Fresno    None None
25-0524 6.Proclaim May 20, 2025, as Court Appointed Special Advocates Awareness Day in the County of Fresno    None None
25-0427 7.Conduct first hearing to amend the Ordinance Code of Fresno County, Title 10, to add Chapter 10.48, “UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF DETACHED CATALYTIC CONVERTERS”; and waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety and set the second hearing for June 10, 2025; 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)   None None
25-0468 8.Conduct first hearing to amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Section 600 - County Counsel, Subsection 601 - Attorney Services, by increasing the fee rate for such services to $182 per hour for each attorney; and waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety and set the second hearing for June 10, 2025; 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)   None None
25-0488 9.Conduct public forum in accordance with Government Code section 7283.1(d); receive statistical report from the Sheriff regarding the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement access provided to incarcerated individuals in the Jail during 2024; and receive public comment   None None
25-0497 10.Consider and take action on request for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for application for an Alcoholic Beverage Control Type 21 license filed by Chevron Stations, Inc. to be used at Chevron Extra Mile convenience store located at 25032 W. Dorris Avenue, Coalinga, CA 93210   None None
25-0533 11.Discuss and provide direction to staff regarding the format and timing of FY 2025-26 Recommended Budget presentations   None None
25-0464 12.Adopt Resolution authorizing the County to submit a joint grant application with RHCB Development LP (RHCB) and UP Holdings California, LLC (UPholdings) to HCD for participation in the Homekey+ Program, total not to exceed $31,650,000; Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with RHCB and UPholdings to identify, apply for, and develop a supportive housing project for the Homekey+ Program, effective upon execution through June 30, 2030, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions; and Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health to be the signatory on behalf of the Board of Supervisors on associated grant applications and all grant documents   None None
25-0440 13.Receive the Fresno County Behavioral Health Board Annual Report for 2024   None None
25-0460 14.Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Amendment 1 to Agreement No. 21-227 with Auberry Volunteer Fire Department, increasing total maximum compensation by $50,000 for a total amount not to exceed $446,000; and adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2024-25 appropriations for County Service Area 50 - Auberry Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Org 9248 in amount of $25,000 for increased operational costs (4/5 vote)   None None
25-0512 15.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)   None None
25-0513 16.Receive Boards, Commissions, and Committees Vacancy Report; and Appoint Applicants as necessary   None None
25-0514 17.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 topic   None None
25-0369 18.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   None None
25-0425 19.Conference with Legal Counsel - Initiation of Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(4) (2 Cases)   None None
25-0426 20.Conference with Legal Counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(2) (3 Cases)   None None
25-0437 21.Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Raymond Jeffrey: ADJ15203696   None None
25-0471 22.Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1) - Ubaldo Estrada Ramos, et al. v. County of Fresno et al., Fresno County Superior Court, Case No. 21CECG03387   None None
25-0472 23.Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1) - Brenda Sue Owens, et al. v. County of Fresno et al., Fresno County Superior Court, Case No. 22CECG03883   None None
25-0520 24.Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1) - County of Fresno, et al. v. Baljeet Singh, et al., Fresno County Superior Court Case No. 24CECG02248   None None
25-0515 25.Approve minutes for May 6, 2025   None None
25-0441 26.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a revenue Agreement with the California Secretary of State for federal Help America Vote Act reimbursement funds to improve election security, effective June 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, total not to exceed $15,789   None None
25-0450 27.Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2024-25 appropriations and estimated revenues in the District Attorney’s Special Revenue Fund 0060, DOI Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud Program, Org 1107 in the amount of $20,453 (4/5 vote); and adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2024-25 appropriations and estimated revenues in the District Attorney-Grants Org 2862 in the amount of $20,453 (4/5 vote)   None None
25-0191 28.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Amendment I to Agreement A-23-526 with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator’s Office, to add the purchase and maintenance of TASER devices; and extend the term by one year and six months, effective April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2030, and increasing the maximum by $4,094,529, for a total contract maximum of $6,654,052   None None
25-0349 29.Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution deleting one Stock Clerk and adding one Account Clerk effective May 26, 2025 as reflected on Appendix C   None None
25-0410 30.Adopt a Resolution approving and authorizing the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator to execute agreements with public and private entities for the Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement protection services at events or activities substantially in the agreement form attached to this item, or such other agreement form agreed to by the Sheriff’s Office and the County Counsel’s Office   None None
25-0389 31.Adopt Resolution proclaiming continuation of the local emergency status relating to the Winter Storms and request that the Governor continue to provide resources and support to recover from this event   None None
25-0390 32.Adopt Resolution proclaiming continuation of the local emergency status relating to the February 2023 Winter Storms and request that the Governor provide resources and support to mitigate and recover from the event   None None
25-0391 33.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 hazard   None None
25-0456 34.Adopt Resolution proclaiming and further ratifying continuation of the Local Emergency due to the continued threat of the Beat Leafhopper to local agriculture   None None
25-0155 35.Approve and ratify the Department of Behavioral Health Director’s previous Application/Agreement submission with the California Department of Health Care Services for the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Grant effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026 ($439,203); and Approve and authorize the Department of Behavioral Health Director, or designee, to be the signatory and act as the Fresno County representative on behalf of the Board of Supervisors on associated PATH Grant agreement documents, expenditure forms, and reports with no change to the compensation amount or term   None None
25-0310 36.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 6 to Master Agreement No. 20-236 for Individual and Group Providers, to add the following Providers: (1) Rupinder Kaur and (2) Courageous Hearts Counseling Center LLC to the Agreement, effective upon execution with no change to the term of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025, and increasing the maximum compensation by $2,000,000 to a total of $30,739,838   None None
25-0377 37.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with On Call Transport LLC to provide behavioral health persons served transportation services, effective July 1, 2025, not to exceed five consecutive years, which include a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $1,250,000   None None
25-0383 38.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a First Amendment to Participation Agreement No. 24-304 with California Mental Health Services Authority, extending the term for one additional year, to manage on behalf of counties the Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Program, and adhere to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14045.14 (a)(3) State reporting requirements, effective June 18, 2025 to June 18, 2026 ($0)   None None
25-0231 39.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Tek84 Inc. to purchase three compact body scanners, one TekNET, software, and services for the Juvenile Justice Campus, effective upon execution, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base term and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $550,034; Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2024-25 appropriations and estimated revenues for Probation Org 34409999 in the amount of $469,934, for the purchase of three body scanners and one TekNET (4/5 vote); and Adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY 2024-25 appropriations for the Juvenile Facility Grant fund 0075, Subclass 17306, Org 1146 in the amount of $319,968 (4/5 vote)   None None
25-0250 40.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the First Amendment to Lease Agreement 21-397 with SPAN Development, LLC to include the Department of Public Health as a secondary lessee for certain warehouse property located at 2909 S. Elm Ave, Suite 105, Fresno, CA for use as warehousing Department of Public Health materials and equipment, effective upon execution, with no change to the term of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2026, or compensation maximum of $163,728   None None
25-0303 41.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a First Amendment to Agreement with Netsmart Technologies, Inc., to add additional solutions for myAvatar NX upgrade and for Netsmart Hosting Services, to move from a self-hosted Electronic Health Record System to a cloud hosted platform, effective upon execution with no change to the term of May 25, 2024 through May 24, 2029 and increasing the maximum by $958,524 to a total of $2,381,742   None None
25-0373 42.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a revenue Agreement with the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for 2024-25 Waste Tire Enforcement Grant (TEA32) funding, effective June 30, 2025 through September 30, 2026 ($350,000); and approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health, or designee, to be the signatory on behalf of the Board of Supervisors on associated grant agreement documents, expenditure forms and reports   None None
25-0462 43.Retroactively authorize the Department of Public Health’s previous submittal of a grant application in the amount of $4,623,068 to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for remediation services of lead hazards on houses where a lead poisoned child has been identified; adopt Resolution approving and ratifying the Director of Public Health’s execution of retroactive revenue Agreement CALHD0516-24 with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, for the 2024 Lead Hazard Reduction Program Grant Funds, and authorizing the Director of Public Health, or designee, to execute requests for payment and documents necessary to secure Program Grant Funds and implement the related projects subject to review and approval by County Counsel and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, effective March 17, 2025 through March 17, 2029 ($4,623,068); and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health, or designee, to execute changes at the object level for budget line items up to 10% and without   None None
25-0036 44.Authorize Director of Public Works and Planning, subject to review and approval by County Counsel as to legal form and Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector as to accounting form, to execute twenty-one on-call agreements for engineering, architectural and other related consultant services, each effective upon execution by County through and including third anniversary of execution date with no optional extensions, and an aggregate total not to exceed $6,500,000 for all agreements   None None
25-0245 45.Conduct second hearing to amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs by Amending Sections 1000 - Computer Services (EMIS), subsection 1001; Section 1500 - Parks and Recreation, subsection 1509; Section 2200 - Public Works, subsections 2203, 2207, 2208, and 2209; and Section 2500 - Development Services (the Ordinance); and waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety; and adopt proposed Ordinance   None None
25-0249 46.Adopt plans and specifications for Contract 24-S-14 Department of Public Health Basement Renovation and award to lowest bidder Better Enterprises, Inc., 1148 N. Cypress Avenue, Fresno, CA 93727, in total amount of $6,763,000; and authorize Director to execute contract change orders for Contract 24-S-14, in amount of $210,000 for any one change order pursuant to Public Contract Code 20142 for contract change orders, and not to exceed a total change order limit of $676,300, or approximately 10% of total compensation payable under Contract 24-S-14   None None
25-0284 47.Retroactively authorize Department of Public Works and Planning’s previous submittal of a grant application in amount of $25,000,000 to United States Department of Transportation for FY 2024 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development Transportation Discretionary Grants Program to fund improvements to intersection of Millerton Road and Marina Drive/Winchell Cove Road in community of Friant   None None
25-0387 48.Authorize Director of Public Works and Planning to execute, on behalf of County, and consent to assignment of Agreement No. D-22-246 from O’Dell Engineering, Inc. to Westwood Professional Services Inc., for on-call architectural, engineering, and related consultant services, to take effect immediately upon execution   None None
25-0397 49.Approve and authorize Clerk of the Board to execute Budget Transfer No. 40 transferring FY 2024-25 appropriations ($27,205) from Org 43600200 Account 7385 (Small Tools & Instruments) to Org 43600200 Account 8300 (Equipment), Program 92041 (Auto Scanner - three units) to purchase unanticipated replacement equipment   None None
25-0416 50.Adopt Resolution revising number of miles of maintained Fresno County roads and direct Director of Department of Public Works and Planning or his designee to transmit a copy of the adopted Resolution to California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)   None None
25-0419 51.Approve and authorize Division Manager of Road Maintenance and Operations Division to send 30-day notice letters of termination without cause for Master Agreement No. A-21-337 for trucking/hauling services with C.B. Roadways Inc., Clay Miranda Trucking, Inc., Dragon Material Transport Inc., and Terry Johnson Trucking Inc.; and approve and authorize Chairman to execute a Master Agreement to provide trucking/hauling services, total term not to exceed approximately five consecutive years, which includes a base term of June 20, 2025 through March 31, 2028 and two optional one-year extensions with authority to approve such extensions on behalf of County delegated to Director of Public Works and Planning, total not to exceed $10,000,000 for potential approximate five-year term   None None
25-0298 52.Sitting as the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Governing Board and as the County of Fresno Board of Supervisors: Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority and Service Employees International Union Local 2015, effective upon approval by the Public Authority Governing Board through three years from execution; and contingent upon approval of action one, review and approve FY 2024-25 In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Rate Change Request Packet (State Form SOC 449) for submission to the California Department of Social Services   None None