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Meeting Body: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/7/2025 9:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Hall of Records
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25-1123 1.Approve Agenda   None Video Video
25-1124 2.Approve Consent Agenda - Item Numbers 19-50   None Video Video
25-0913 3.Proclaim October 2025 as National Pedestrian Safety Month in the County of Fresno   None Video Video
25-1143 4.Proclaim October 7, 2025, as a Day of Remembrance for former Fresno County Sheriff Steve Magarian   None Video Video
25-1136 5.Proclaim October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the County of Fresno    None Video Video
25-1134 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 (2025 to 2026); and direct the Clerk of the Board to provide notification to CSAC   None Video Video
25-0722 7.Conduct first hearing to amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs, Section 3800 - General Services, waive the reading of the proposed Ordinance in its entirety, and set the second hearing for October 21, 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 Video Video
25-1125 8.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 Video Video
25-1127 9.Receive Boards, Commissions, and Committees Vacancy Report; and Appoint Applicants as necessary   None None
25-1128 10.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 Video Video
25-1140 11.Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) - Rosemary Hinojosa Mullins v. County of Fresno; United States District Court, Eastern District, Case Number 1:21-cv-00405-AWI-SAB   None None
25-0993 12.Conference with Legal Counsel - Initiation of Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(4) (2 Cases)   None None
25-0994 13.Conference with Legal Counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(2) (2 Cases)   None None
25-1054 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 Employment   None None
25-1106 15.Conference with Legal Counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation - Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2) - Risk Management Claim No.: 10981 presented by Ashley Padeiro on October 23, 2023   None None
25-1112 16.Public Employee Performance Evaluation - County Administrative Officer (Government Code section 54957(b))   None None
25-1114 17.Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Clerk of the Board (Government Code section 54957(b))   None None
25-1171 18.Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1) - True North Detox, LLC d.b.a. First Steps Recovery v. County of Fresno, Eastern District, Case No. 1:25-at-00878   None None
25-1172 18.1Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1) - County of Fresno v. True North Detox, LLC, et al., Fresno County Superior Court   None None
25-1129 19.Approve minutes for September 23, 2025   None None
25-0540 20.Accept Certificate of Facts regarding declarations of candidacy for eligible positions for the Landowner voting districts; and appoint, in lieu of election, Landowner candidates who filed declarations of candidacy unopposed   None None
25-1081 21.Adjourn in Memory of Gola Gillespie, a resident of Selma who lived to be 103 years old   None None
25-1082 22.Approve Certificates of Recognition for the awardees of the 2025 Top Ten Professional Women presented by the Marjaree Mason Center   None None
25-1101 23.Proclaim October 7th as Pink Day and October 2025 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the County of Fresno   None None
25-1155 23.1Approve community outreach expenditure of $3,500 to support Beyond the Barracks, per Administrative Policy No. 75   None None
25-1052 24.Conduct second hearing to adopt Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 9, to add Chapter 9.11, “KEEPING OF ROOSTERS”; waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety; and Conduct second hearing to adopt amendment to the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Cost Ordinance by amending Section 900 - Environmental Health, Subsection 905, waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety   None Video Video
25-0779 25.Approve the appointment of Rosa Maria Rosales to the Biola Community Services District Board of Directors, for the term expiring December 4, 2026, to fill an unexpected vacancy   None None
25-0982 26.Approve and adopt a Resolution that discontinues and dissolves the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator’s Fugitive Warrants/Extradition Emergency Travel Revolving Petty Cash Fund in Org 3111 in the amount of $3,000 (4/5 vote)   None None
25-0959 27.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
25-1080 28.Conduct second hearing and adopt the proposed omnibus Ordinance amending Chapters 1.13, 1.14, 1.16, 8.22, 11.44, 11.45, 15.04, and 15.32 of the Ordinance Code of Fresno County; and waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety   None None
25-0922 29.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment I to Standard Agreement No. 23-208 with the California Department of Housing and Community Development for construction of the Avalon Commons Phase I project, effective upon execution by all parties involved for a 30-year term, from May 12, 2023, through May 11, 2053, total not to exceed $2,183,000   None None
25-1120 30.Make a finding that it is in the best interest of the County to waive the provision of Administrative Policy No. 27 that requires grant applications to be reviewed and approved by the Board before submitting to the funding agency, or submitted contingent on Board approval, due to the need to develop three (3) thorough responses within a short timeframe and as the competitive area for Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Round 2 Unmet Needs is statewide; Adopt Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health to submit up to three (3) grant applications to the California Department of Health Care Services, through its contractor Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., and to Participate in the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program for 2025, Round 2 totaling up to $69,095,000; and Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, to be the signatory on behalf of the Board of Supervisors on associated grant applications and all grant documents   None None
25-0929 31.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc., to develop and prepare a comprehensive County Facilities Master Plan, effective October 7, 2025, through October 6, 2026, total not to exceed $642,195; and Approve and authorize the County Administrative Officer, or their designee, to approve and execute written changes to key personnel and items in the project budget, which collectively do not exceed ten percent of, or result in any change to, the total maximum compensation payable to M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc.   None None
25-1008 32.Approve the biweekly health insurance premiums for active employees and dependents for Plan Year 2026, effective December 8, 2025 (Exhibit A); and approve the monthly health insurance premiums for retirees and dependents for Plan Year 2026, effective January 1, 2026 (Exhibit B)   None None
25-1038 33.Adopt Resolutions Rejecting Claims for Damages; and Adopt Resolution Denying Application for Leave to Present a Late Claim   None None
25-1066 34.Approve the County’s Health Insurance Premium Contribution for Plan Year 2026 for Unrepresented and Management (including Senior Management, Senior Management Supervisor, Assistant Department Head, Department Head and Elected Official) classifications, effective December 8, 2025   None None
25-1073 35.Approve a salary adjustment of 1% for Unrepresented (including confidential classifications covered by Footnote “y”), Management, and Extra-Help classifications within U98 (as outlined in Salary Resolution Section 100), effective November 10, 2025, as reflected on Appendix “B”; and approve Amendments to the Salary Resolution, Section 100, effective November 10, 2025, as reflected on Appendix “B”   None None
25-1079 36.Approve the Salary Resolution Amendments associated with the adoption of the FY 2025-26 Budget as reflected on Appendix “A”, effective October 13, 2025   None None
25-1105 37.Approve the Salary Resolution Amendment moving the Sheriff’s Captain classification to the Senior Management group and the Assistant Sheriff classification to the Assistant Department Head group, as reflected on Appendix “C”; and approve Amendments to Salary Resolution sections 100, 400, 600, and 700, and Personnel Rules 7 and 12, effective October 13, 2025, as reflected on Appendix “C"   None None
25-0770 38.Conduct second hearing and adopt the proposed Ordinances, which amend the Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 2 Administration, Chapters 2.09 - Information Technology Services Department and 2.11 - General Services Department, and waive reading of the Ordinances in their entirety; and Conduct second hearing and adopt the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Section 4300 - Information Technology Services, and waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety   None None
25-0986 39.Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bids or requests for proposals (AP 34) determine that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement under AP 34 is satisfied and a Sole Source-Suspension of Competition is warranted, and that the best interests of the County would be served by entering into an agreement with Microsoft Corporation as Microsoft Corporation is the sole provider of unified support services for their proprietary software and products; and Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a sole source Agreement with Microsoft Corporation for unified support services, effective October 12, 2025, not to exceed one year, total not to exceed $276,711   None None
25-0989 40.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive First Amendment to Agreement No. 24-583 with the City of Clovis to continue to assign one sworn Police Officer and one Crime Specialist, and to provide training services to the Public Safety Realignment Adult Compliance Team, effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029, and increasing the Agreement maximum by $691,907 to a total of $1,343,173   None None
25-1006 41.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute First Amendment to Agreement No. A-22-278 with BI Incorporated to modify the budget to address staffing retention and program oversight, and better reflect actual costs for services and supplies, at the Juvenile Justice Campus, with no change to the term of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2027, or maximum compensation of $1,800,000   None None
25-0950 42.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive grant Agreement with California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), for the Child Passenger Safety Program, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, total not to exceed $187,317   None None
25-0137 43.Approve and authorize Chairman to execute a Management Zone Agreement with Valley Water Collaborative to comply with Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s Nitrate Control Program for Wastewater Treatment Facilities at County Service Area No. 44, Zone A (Millerton Lake Mobile Home Village)   None None
25-0161 44.Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Amendment I to Agreement No. 18-503 for Amended and Restated Cost Sharing Agreement with multiple Groundwater Sustainability Agencies within Delta-Mendota Subbasin, effective upon execution for a term that is coterminous with requirements of Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014   None None
25-0819 45.Retroactively approve and authorize Director of Public Works and Planning’s (Director) previous submittal of a grant application to California Office of Traffic Safety for Fresno County Pedestrian Safety Demonstrations - ($242,814); approve draft form of Grant Agreement with Office of Traffic Safety, including its Certifications and Assurances; authorize Director, as Authorizing Official for County under Grant Agreement, to approve and execute final form of Grant Agreement, including such changes to draft form of Grant Agreement that Director determines to be in best interest of County, subject to approval as to legal form by County Counsel and as to accounting form by Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector; and authorize following officials of Department of Public Works and Planning (Department) to execute Grant Agreement, and to provide Certifications and Assurances under Grant Agreement, in their respective capacities: Erin Haagenson, Program Manager, as Grant Director under Grant Agreement; and Lemuel Asprec, Financial Division Manager, as Fiscal Officer under Grant Agreement   None None
25-0909 46.Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Quitclaim Deed conveying County’s interest in a segment of right-of-way along Armstrong Avenue and Church Avenue to the City of Fresno, finding pursuant to Government Code section 25365, subd.(a), that interest is not required for County use ($0) (4/5 vote)   None None
25-0910 47.Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Quitclaim Deed conveying County’s interest in a segment of right-of-way on north half of Adams Avenue and a portion of Jacobs Avenue and Anchor Avenue to City of Orange Cove, finding pursuant to Government Code section 25365, subd.(a), that interest is not required for County use ($0) (4/5 vote)   None None
25-0942 48.Accept Grant Deed and authorize Chairman to execute Purchase Agreement of real property for Mt. Whitney Avenue Road Reconstruction and Shoulder Improvements Project, Federal Project ID No. CPFL-5942(314), for a total monetary consideration of $247,000   None None
25-0946 49.Adopt a Resolution authorizing stop signs at a roadway intersection within Fresno County located at McKinley and Leonard Avenues, making it an all-way stop   None None
25-1030 50.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a revenue Agreement with the California Department of Housing and Community Development for 2024 Emergency Solutions Grant funds (#24-ESG-00059), effective upon execution by the State, not to exceed five consecutive years, total not to exceed $437,710   None None