Meeting Details

Meeting Body: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/5/2023 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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23-0938 1.Approve Agendaapproved agendaPass Action details Video Video
23-0939 2.Approve Consent Agenda - Item Numbers 17-38Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details Video Video
23-0867 3.Proclaim September 2023 as National Suicide Prevention Month in Fresno CountyApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0947 4.Authorize the Board of Supervisors to send a Letter of Opposition to SJR-7 Federal constitutional convention: firearms, also known as the "Right to Safety Amendment"Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0923 5.Authorize the Board of Supervisors to execute letter to State Legislative Delegation in appreciation of their support and work to secure funding for Fiscal Year 2024 Community Project RequestsApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0768 6.Receive staff presentation on the County of Fresno’s Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan and receive any public comments; and adopt and approve the County of Fresno ADA Transition PlanApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0783 7.Receive the Fresno County Behavioral Health Board Annual Report, which combines years 2021 and 2022presented  Action details Video Video
22-1168 8.Make a determination that the use of county-owned office and medical space at 1221 Fulton Street, Fresno, CA, 93721 by San Joaquin Valley Free Medical Clinic and Needle Exchange, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, to provide health care services and harm reduction treatment to residents of the County will serve public purposes, and is in the best interest of the County and the public, pursuant to Government Code, section 26227; approve and authorize the Director of Internal Services to execute, upon review and approval by County Counsel as to legal form and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector as to accounting form, the no cost Lease Agreement, in the same form as the draft lease agreement included with this item, with San Joaquin Valley Free Medical Clinic and Needle Exchange for approximately 1,100 square feet of office and medical space in the Brix-Mercer Building Complex, located at 1221 Fulton Street, Fresno, CA 93721, to be used by San Joaquin Valley Free Medical Clinic and Needle Exchange to provide health care services and harm reduction treatment, effective upon exApproved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0837 9.Conduct first hearing to amend Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 17 - Divisions of Land, Chapter 17.92 - Clovis Development Fees Applicable within the Sphere of Influence of the City of Clovis and a Schedule of Fees; waive reading of the proposed Ordinance in its entirety; set the second hearing for October 10, 2023; and 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
23-0940 10.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
23-0941 11.Receive Boards, Commissions and Committees Vacancy Report; and Appoint Applicants as necessaryApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0942 12.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
23-0877 13.Conference with legal counsel - Initiation of Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(4) (2 Cases)held  Action details None
23-0878 14.Conference with legal counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(2) (2 Cases)held  Action details None
23-0881 15.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
23-0950 16.Conference with legal counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1) - Ryan Kaehler v. Sierra Running Company et al Case No. 22CECG03770, Fresno Superior Courtheld  Action details None
23-0943 17.Approve minutes for August 22, 2023 Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0964 18.Adjourn in Memory of Irene DeVan PeloianConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0683 19.Retroactively approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff, or his designee, to execute the agreement between Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office and Fresno County Sheriff’s Office for Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) equipped law enforcement agencies to share law enforcement information, executed on November 19, 2019, which may be terminated by giving the other Agency Party at least ten (10) days written noticeConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0846 20.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Service Agreement restating, replacing and superseding Purchasing Agreement #P-23-050 with Forensic Doctors Group, PC (Michael Hunter, MD) for postmortem autopsies and external examination services, effective February 1, 2023 through May 31, 2027, which includes a two-year, four-month base contract and two optional one-year extensions, and increasing the maximum by $410,000, not to exceed $600,000Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0784 21.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution expressing support for the State of California Judicial Council’s potential siting of a new courthouse facility in Fresno CountyConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0927 22.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute First Amendment to Subrecipient Agreement No. 22-408 for American Rescue Plan Act - State Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF) with ACTS Foundation, to reduce the administrative burden to implement the program, and revise the expenditure plan, and modification clause, with no increase to maximum compensation; and Authorize the County Administrative Officer or designee to approve and execute written changes to line items in the project budget, which, when added together during the term of the Agreement do not exceed five percent (5%) of the total maximum compensation payable to the ACTS Foundation, and which do not result in any change to the maximum compensation amount payable to ACTS Foundation Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute First Amendment to Subrecipient Agreement No. 23-034 for ARPA-SLFRF with Break the Barriers, Inc., to reduce the administrative burden to implement the program, and revise the expenditure plan and modification clause, with no increase to maximum compensation; and Authorize the County AdministratConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0311 23.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Agreement with Superior Court of California, County of Fresno for the provision of coordination services for certain specialty treatment courts effective upon execution through June 30, 2026, which includes one optional one-year extension, total not to exceed $451,335Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0796 24.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment I to the Recovery Residence Master Agreement to remove a contractor, Turning Point of Central California, and to add perinatal recovery residence services by contractor Mental Health Systems, Inc., effective upon execution with no change to the term of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2025, and increasing the maximum compensation by $950,149 to a total of $5,950,149Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0823 25.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute First Amendment to Agreement with Adele James Consulting Inc. to increase the maximum number of participants for both virtual and in-person Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion foundational trainings to accommodate Department of Behavioral Health workforce demands, with no change to the term of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025, or compensation maximum of $278,800Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0892 26.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Amendment No. 1 to Agreement with Pacific Clinics, Exceptional Parents Unlimited, and Comprehensive Youth Services, collaboratively combining to provide services under the Bright Beginnings for Families Program, to add Outpatient and Intensive Case Management levels of care to the existing Full Service Partnership services provided, effective upon execution with no change to the term of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, or compensation maximum of $17,781,586Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0702 27.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 under the “unusual or extraordinary circumstances” exception, as Granicus, LLC has provided proprietary agenda management services to the County for over ten years and is the only vendor with the intimate knowledge of the County’s needs and custom processes; and Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Granicus, LLC for an agenda management software solution, retroactive to June 3, 2023, for a term not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a one-year base contract and four optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $942,000Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0804 28.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 Quinn Company is the only authorized Caterpillar dealer allowed to work in the County’s service area; and Approve and authorize the Chairman to amend, restate, replace, and supersede the existing Purchasing Agreement with Quinn Company, retroactive to that agreement’s effective date of August 15, 2020, for the provision of Caterpillar original equipment manufacturer parts and repairs, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a two-year base contract and three optional one-year extensions, and increasing the maximum by $295,000, total not to exceed $920,000Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0900 29.Adopt Resolution acknowledging the emergency nature of the power outage incident at the Fresno County University Medical Center (UMC) Campus and ratify all agreements, contracts, and other documents that the Director of the Internal Services Department/Chief Information Officer approved and entered into for services and supplies for the response and repair for this incident; 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 and extraordinary circumstances for all agreements, contracts, and other documents for services, equipment, and supplies necessary for the repairs and associated costs to restore power and remediate any damages at the UMC Campus; Authorize the Director of Internal Services Department/Chief Information Officer to negotiate and execute agreements and other documents necessary for the response and repair of the UMC property, upon terms that the Director deems necessary and in the County’s best interest, subject to approval as to legal form by County Counsel Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0752 30.Retroactively authorize the County Librarian’s previous submittal of a grant application for San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, Public Benefit Grants Program - Clean Air Centers Pilot Program to fund portable air purifiers and filters to improve air quality at seven Library Branch locations; Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute grant agreements with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (G-135552-A1; G-135554-A1; G-135555-A1; G-135556-A1; G-135558-A1; G-135561-A1; and G-135562-A1) to fund portable air purifiers and filters to improve air quality at seven Library Branch locations for a combined maximum total of $159,972; and Authorize the County Librarian, or designee, to execute associated grant related documents to implement and administer the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, Public Benefit Grants Program - Clean Air Centers Pilot ProgramConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0854 31.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Revenue Agreement and all required forms and certifications with the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board for post-conviction relief services to be provided by the Fresno County Public Defender, effective July 1, 2023, not to exceed one year ($44,485); and adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY 2023-24 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Public Defender Org 2880 in the amount of $44,485 (4/5 vote)Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0472 32.Retroactively approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health’s previous submission of an application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, for Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health grant funds, for the period of April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2024 ($4,885,000); approve and authorize the Chairman to retroactively accept the Notice of Awards Authorization from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health, effective April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2024 ($4,885,000); and retroactively approve and authorize the Director of Public Health’s execution of the Federal Assurances and Certifications for the applicationConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0838 33.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive award from the California Department of Public Health for the Tuberculosis Control Local Assistance Base Award ($333,597) and Food, Shelter, Incentives and Enablers Allotment ($19,907), effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024; approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive award from the California Department of Public Health for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention as part of the Enhanced Prevention and Control Award ($10,000), effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024; and approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health to execute the State Contractor’s Release for the final invoicesConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0759 34.Approve and authorize Chairman to execute a three-year agreement with two optional one-year extensions with Two Fayre Ladies for exclusive use of Kearney Park for the Renaissance Fair, a two-day annual eventConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0779 35.Adopt and authorize Chairman to execute Resolution approving the Measure C Extension Local Transportation Program Funds Claim for FY 2023-24, authorize Director of the Department of Public Works or his designee to transmit a copy of the Resolution, if adopted, to the Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA), and confirm the County’s intent to complete reporting requirements for the prior year no later than September 15, 2023; and Approve and authorize Chairman to execute the six Measure C Extension Local Transportation Pass Through Revenues Certification and Claims for FY 2023-24, and certify that the funds will not substitute property tax funds, which were previously used for local transportation purposes ($9,698,613)Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0831 36.Approve request by the City of Fresno to acquire right-of-way, excluding eminent domain condemnation actions or threat of eminent domain action, from parcels adjacent to existing County right-of-way in an identified unincorporated area of the County as needed in conjunction with the City’s development of street and traffic signal improvements at N. Willow Avenue and Alicante DriveConsent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0833 37.Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement with America Works of California, Inc., for CalFresh Employment and Training Services extending the term by one year from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024, and increasing the maximum by $529,638 to a total of $3,391,689Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None
23-0851 38.Approve and authorize the Department of Social Services and Probation Department’s submittal of Letters of Intent to the California Department of Social Services to opt-in for Flexible Family Supports and Home-Based Foster Care Funding ($2,383,383)Consent Agenda be approvedPass Action details None