Hall of Records, Room 301

2281 Tulare Street

Board of Supervisors

Fresno, California

Agenda - Final-Revised

93721-2198

Telephone: (559) 600-3529

Toll Free: 1-800-742-1011

www.fresnocountyca.gov

Nathan Magsig, 5th District, Chairman

Buddy Mendes, 4th District, Vice-Chairman

Brian Pacheco, 1st District

Steve Brandau, 2nd District

Sal Quintero, 3rd District

Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer

Daniel C. Cederborg, County Counsel

Bernice E. Seidel, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

9:30 AM

Hall of Records

PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATIONS: The Americans with Disabilities Act

(ADA) Title II covers the programs, services, activities and facilities owned or operated by state

and local governments like the County of Fresno ("County"). Further, the County promotes

equality of opportunity and full participation by all persons, including persons with disabilities.

Towards this end, the County works to ensure that it provides meaningful access to people with

disabilities to every program, service, benefit, and activity, when viewed in its entirety. Similarly,

the County also works to ensure that its operated or owned facilities that are open to the public

provide meaningful access to people with disabilities.

To help ensure this meaningful access, the County will reasonably modify policies/procedures

and provide auxiliary aids/services to persons with disabilities. If, as an attendee or participant at

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meeting will help to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Later requests will be accommodated to

the extent reasonably feasible.

The Fresno County Board of Supervisors welcomes you to this meeting and encourages your

participation. This agenda contains a brief general description of each item to be considered.

The number of the item being heard is indicated on the Clerk’s desk. Please see note below

regarding consent agenda items. The Chairman will call for public testimony as each item is

heard. For those who are present and wish to speak to an individual item please step to the

podium during this time period and state your name for the record. If you wish to speak on a

matter which does not appear on the agenda, you may do so during the Public Presentation

period at the end of the regular session.

All supporting documentation is available for public review in the office of the Clerk of the Board

of Supervisors located in the Hall of Records building, 2281 Tulare Street, Room 301, Fresno,

93721, during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Agenda

items are also available online at: http://fresnocounty.legistar.com.

Roll Call

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

Approve Agenda

Approve Consent Agenda - Item Numbers 24-70

These matters are routine in nature and are usually approved by a single vote. Prior to action by the Board, the Board

Members and the public will be given the opportunity to remove any item from the Consent Calendar. Items removed

from the Consent Calendar may be heard immediately following approval of this Consent Calendar or set aside until

later in the day

Board of Supervisors

Presentation of Retirement Plaque to Phillip Ferdolage - Department of Public Works and

Planning - 32 Years of Service

Presentation of Retirement Plaque to Cynthia L Hager - Department of Behavioral Health - 40

Years of Service

Chairman Magsig and Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator

Conduct first hearing to amend the Ordinance Code of Fresno County, Title 8, Chapter 8.40,

“Noise Control”, waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety and set the second hearing for

December 17, 2024; 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)

Chairman Magsig and Administrative Office

Direct staff to continue to work with the Dunlap Cemetery District to find two volunteers for the

district’s Board of Trustees until June 30, 2025, and if no qualified volunteers are found, Direct staff

to bring back to the Board of Supervisors a different recommendation by August 5, 2025

County Clerk/Registrar of Voters

Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bids or requests for proposals (AP 34),

determine that an exception to the competitive bidding requirements under AP 34 is satisfied and

a suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances, and that

the best interests of the County would be served by entering into an Agreement with Dominion

Voting Systems, Inc., for continued software licenses, maintenance, software and hardware

warranties, and support of the County’s existing voting system equipment, as the existing systems

and equipment are proprietary and can only be supported by the vendor, and changing to a new

system would be extremely costly and disruptive to departmental operations; and approve and

authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with Dominion Voting Systems, Inc., for

the software licenses, maintenance, software and hardware warranties, and support of existing

voting system equipment, effective May 14, 2024, not to exceed five consecutive years, which

includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed

$1,206,781

Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment XII to Agreement with California

Forensic Medical Group, Incorporated (CFMG) for Jail medical and behavioral health care

services for the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator’s Office detention facilities, extending the

term by two years, seven months and two optional one year terms, commencing on December 4,

2024, to June 30, 2029, and increasing the maximum by $204,178,155, to a total of $394,375,054

Administrative Office

Receive report from State Legislative Advocates on the State of California's 2024 legislative

session

10.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Supplemental Fire Services Agreement with the

Fresno County Fire Protection District, to maintain emergency response level of services, by

providing supplemental funding, effective retroactive to July 1, 2024, not to exceed three

consecutive years, total not to exceed $9,000,000

11.

Consider and take action on changing the County of Fresno Policy for Use of Public Financing for

Private Development Projects for the Board of Supervisors to resume consideration of and action

on, on a per-project basis, requests from private developers for the County to use land-secured

public bond financing for public improvements (also referred to as infrastructure or facilities)

relating to proposed residential development projects in the unincorporated area, under the

Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (“Mello-Roos Act;” Government Code, section

53311 et seq.), on the condition that Community Services Districts shall be formed, in lieu of using

existing or new County Service Areas, to own and operate those public improvements once they

are completed

12.

Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adding one Director of General Services to the

Internal Services Department, Facility Services Org 8935 and set the salary range as reflected in

Appendix “F” effective December 9, 2024; approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adding

one Executive Assistant to the Internal Services Department, Facility Services Org 8935, as

reflected in Appendix “F” effective December 9, 2024; approve Amendment to the Salary

Resolution retitling the existing classification of Director of Internal Services / Chief Information

Officer to Director of Information Technology / Chief Information Officer in the Information

Technology Services Org 8905, as reflected in Appendix "F" effective December 9, 2024; and

approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution, Section 532.12 “Occupational Expense

Remuneration”, adding Director of General Services and Director of Information Technology / Chief

Information Officer to the list of eligible Department Heads, as reflected in Appendix "F" effective

December 9, 2024

Public Health

13.

Conduct first hearing to amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs

Ordinance by amending Section 900 - Environmental Health, Subsections 904 through 958, and

waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety and set a second hearing for December 17, 2024;

conduct first hearing to amend the Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 8 Health and Safety,

Chapters 8.19 Solid Waste Management - Prohibitions, 8.50 Environmental Health Permits and

Inspection Fees, and Title 14 Water and Sewage, Chapter 14.04 Well Regulations - General

Provisions, and delete Title 8 Health and Safety, Chapter 8.60 Storage of Hazardous Substances

in Underground Tanks, and waive reading of the Ordinance entirely and set the second hearing for

December 17, 2024; designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the

proposed Ordinances; and direct the Clerk of the Board to post and publish the required

summaries in accordance with Government Code, Section 25124(b)(1)

Public Works and Planning

13.1

Award Contract 24-DB-02 Clovis Regional and Reedley Libraries to Harris Construction Co., Inc.,

5286 E. Home Ave, Fresno, CA 93727, in total amount of $37,450,000

Board of Supervisors' Committee Reports and Comments

14.

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)

Board Appointments

15.

Receive Boards, Commissions and Committees Vacancy Report; and Appoint Applicants as

necessary

Public Presentations

16.

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

Closed Session

The public may comment on Closed Session items prior to the Board's recess to Closed Session

17.

18.

19.

Conference with legal counsel - Initiation of Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(4) (2

Cases)

Conference with legal counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation; Government Code, section

54956.9(d)(2) (2 Cases)

Conference with Real Property Negotiators - Government Code, Section 54956.8; Cantua Creek

Building located at 29595 W. Latta Ave, Cantua Creek, CA; County Negotiator: Paul Nerland or

designee. Negotiating Parties: Golden Plains Unified School District. Instructions to County's

negotiator may concern sale and escrow terms and conditions, including price

20.

21.

22.

23.

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

Conference with legal counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code section

54956.9(d)(1) - Ernest O'Neil Rahkin Brock v. County of Fresno et al., Fresno County Superior

Court Case No. 18CECG03794

Conference with legal counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1) - In

re California Gasoline Spot Market Antitrust Litigation, Northern District of California, Case No.

3:20-cv-03131-JSC

Conference with Real Property Negotiators - Government Code 54956.8. Property: Courthouse

Park (APN 466-160-01T) which is bordered by Tulare St., Van Ness Ave., Fresno St., and M St.;

County Negotiator: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer or Designee. Negotiating Parties:

Judicial Council of California, Under Negotiations: Instructions to County's negotiator may concern

exchange, purchase, or lease of properties, price, terms and conditions

Adjourn

NEXT MEETINGS:

December 17, 2024 - 9:30 A.M.

January 7, 2025 - 9:30 A.M.

CONSENT AGENDA

(Any Board Member may pull any consent item for discussion or separate vote)

Board of Supervisors

24. Approve minutes for November 5, 2024

25.

26.

Approve the appointment of Mark Coit to the Silver Creek Drainage District Board, for a short term

expiring November 28, 2025, to fill a vacancy

Rescind Appointment of Michael Nordstrom to a new term of office on the Fresno Slough Water

District Board; and Consider and appoint candidate Craig Andrew to the Fresno Slough Water

District Board to a full-term expiring December 1, 2028

27.

Approve amendments to sixteen (16) agencies’ Conflict of Interest (COI) Codes (Attachment A to

the Biennial Review Report) to become effective December 3, 2024, and direct the Clerk of the

Board to notify the Enforcement Division of the California Fair Political Practices Commission of

the nine (9) agencies who did not respond to the 2024 Local Agency Biennial Notice or submit

Conflict of Interest Code amendments by October 1, 2024 (Attachment B to the Biennial Review

Report)

Chairman Magsig

28.

Approve community outreach expenditure of $880 to sponsor a table at the Clovis Rotary Crab

Feed Fundraiser, per Administrative Policy No. 75

Auditor Controller-Treasurer/Tax Collector

29.

Delegate investment authority to the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector for the 2025

calendar year; and approve the “County of Fresno Treasury Investment Pool Investment Policy”

County Clerk/Registrar of Voters

30.

Consider and appoint Robert Barcellos and Robert Motte to the James Resource Conservation

District Board of Directors to a full term set to expire November 24, 2028, in lieu of holding an

election; Consider and appoint Anthony Borges, Stephen J. Shehadey, and Patrick Abercrombie

to the Tranquillity Resource Conservation District Board of Directors to a full term set to expire

November 24, 2028, in lieu of holding an election; and Consider and appoint Matthew Hurley and

Joseph David Denham to the Sierra Resource Conservation District Board of Directors to a full

term set to expire November 24, 2028, in lieu of holding an election

31.

Consider and appoint candidates to the Fig Garden Fire Protection District Board of Directors:

Richard Caglia to a full-term expiring December 1, 2028, and Erik S. Peterson and Heather

Walker Janz to a short-term expiring December 4, 2026; and Consider and appoint candidate

Ralph Scott Moore to the Sierra Cedars Community Services District Board of Directors to a

short-term expiring December 4, 2026

Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator

32.

33.

34.

35.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with The Act 1 Group, Inc., dba

ATIMS for the implementation of and software support and maintenance of the ATIMS Jail

Management System Software, effective December 3, 2024, through December 2, 2034, total not

to exceed $5,471,547

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Second Amendment to Master Agreement No.

24-014 adding Dr. Cho Lwin, M.D. to the Agreement and increasing the Agreement maximum by

$125,000 to a total of $2,625,000, with no change to the term of January 9, 2024 through January

8, 2029

Conduct second hearing and adopt Fresno County Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and

Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Subsection 2609 of Section 2600 -

Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator to update the MSF and ensure full cost recovery for services

provided by the Sheriff’s Office; waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety

Approve and authorize the submission of an Application for Financial Aid in the amount of

$1,824,377 to the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and

Waterways for the FY 2025-26 Boating Safety and Enforcement Aid Program in Fresno County;

and approve and authorize the Sheriff, or his designee to execute the Proposed Program Costs

form 801.1 and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, or his designee to execute the

Certification of estimated prior year boat tax revenues

County Counsel

36. Approve and adopt amendments to Local Rules for Assessment Appeals Board

Administrative Office

37.

Authorize approved travel expenses incurred by County Supervisors designated by the Board as a

Member or Alternate Member to the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Board of

Directors and/or the Board’s voting delegate to the National Association of Counties (NACo) for

County business related to CSAC and NACo, including County business related to CSAC and

NACo subcommittees and State and Federal lobbying efforts, be paid through the general Board

budget (Org 01100100; Account 7415); Authorize approved travel expenses incurred by all other

County Supervisors for County business related to CSAC, NACo, and lobbying efforts be paid

through each Supervisor’s respective District budget (Orgs 01100101, 01100102, 01100103,

01100104, and 01100105; Account 7415); and Authorize approved travel expenses incurred by

County Supervisors for all other committee assignments be paid through each Supervisor’s

respective District budget (Orgs 01100101, 01100102, 01100103, 01100104, and 01100105;

Account 7415)

38.

Adopt Resolution (a) terminating the local emergency as of August 17, 2024, which was

proclaimed by the Emergency Services Director on April 17, 2024, and ratified by the Board of

Supervisors (Board) on April 23, 2024, and further continued by the Board on June 18, 2024, which

actions authorized the Agricultural Commissioner to allow commercial growers to use

neonicotinoid pesticides on an emergency basis on tomato crops to combat the Beet Leafhopper

insect in Fresno County, and (b) ordering that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded by the County

Administrative Office to the State Director of the Office of Emergency Services

39.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a First Amendment to Subrecipient Agreement

No. 23-012 with Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County (BGC Fresno) for provision of American

Rescue Plan Act - State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF), which will revise the

expenditure plan and the modification clause, with no increase to the maximum compensation

($600,000); and Authorize the County Administrative Officer or designee to approve and execute

written changes to the items in the project budget, which, when added together during the term of

the Agreement, do not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total maximum compensation payable to

Subrecipient, and which do not result in any change to the maximum compensation amount

payable to BGC Fresno

40.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a First Amendment to Subrecipient Agreement

No. 23-590 with Fresno City & County Historical Society (Subrecipient) for provision of American

Rescue Plan Act - State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF), which will revise the

expenditure plan, with no increase to the maximum compensation ($514,725)

Behavioral Health

41.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Amendment I to Master Agreement

No. 23-301 to change the contractor name from Maxim Healthcare Staffing, Inc. to Amergis

Healthcare Staffing, Inc. formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Services Holdings, Inc. as identified

on their legal documents, with no change to the term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025, or

compensation maximum of $12,500,000

42.

43.

44.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment I to Participation Agreement with

California Mental Health Services Authority for Psychiatric Inpatient Concurrent Review extending

the term by six months from January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025; and increasing the maximum by

$446,777 to a total of $1,365,000

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment IV to Master Agreement for Locum

Tenens to revise service reimbursement rates for contractor Jackson & Coker LocumTenens, LLC,

with no change to the term of May 7, 2019 through June 30, 2025, or compensation maximum of

$51,500,000

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Participation Agreement with the

California Mental Health Services Authority for Central Valley Suicide Prevention Hotline services,

effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, total not to exceed $243,877; 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

California Mental Health Services Authority Central Valley Suicide Prevention Hotline related

reports and forms, without modifying the maximum compensation

45.

46.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment VI to Master Agreement to remove

Fresh Start Youth Center, Inc. as a contracted provider and to update the service locations for

Brighter Horizon Group Homes, Inc., with no change to the term of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, or

maximum compensation of $30,000,000

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment 1 to Agreement with Central Star

Behavioral Health, Inc. to modify the location where adolescent acute inpatient psychiatric health

facility services are provided from 4411 E. Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93702 to the new

location at 3115 N. Millbrook Avenue, Fresno, CA 93703, modify the budget for Senate Bill (SB)

525 minimum wage increases, and revise the insurance requirements and relocation costs,

effective upon execution with no change to the term of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025, and

increasing the maximum by $870,180 to a total of $28,932,212; and approve and authorize the

Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer to execute a Facility Use Agreement with

Central Star Behavioral Health, Inc. effective upon execution through June 30, 2025, for County

leased space at 3115 N. Millbrook Avenue, Fresno, CA 93703, (15,053 square feet) to be used by

Central Star Behavioral Health, Inc. to provide inpatient psychiatric health facility services to

adolescent youth who may be admitted on a voluntary or involuntary basis

Human Resources

47.

Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution establishing the Surveyor classification series and

Deputy County Surveyor classification; reclassifying one (1) Chief of Field Surveys and one (1)

Senior Engineer upwards to Supervising Surveyor; reclassifying one (1) Senior Engineer upwards

to Supervising Surveyor and transferring the position from Org 4360 to Org 4510; reclassifying one

(1) Engineer I upwards to Senior Surveyor and transferring the position from Org 4360 to Org

4510; reclassifying one (1) Field Survey Supervisor upwards to Senior Surveyor, and reclassifying

two (2) Field Survey Supervisors and five (5) Senior Engineering Technicians upwards to Surveyor

I/II, within the Department of Public Works and Planning; deleting Field Survey Supervisor from

Salary Resolution Section 100, Footnote T; adding Surveyor, Deputy County Surveyor, and

Supervising/Senior Surveyor to Salary Resolution Section 100, Footnote e; and adding Senior

Surveyor to Section 520 “Professional License Incentives” of the Salary Resolution, effective

December 9, 2024, as reflected in Appendix “D”

48.

49.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with The Maddy Institute, effective

December 9, 2024, for a standard term of three years with two optional one-year extensions for up

to six student interns per semester for 150 hours per intern, payable at the then-current minimum

hourly wage

Adopt Resolution authorizing the County to invoke indefinitely the provisions of the California

Military & Veterans Code (MVC), Section 395.03, for all permanent County employees who (1) are

a member of the California National Guard or a United States Military reserve unit, (2) are eligible

for pay provisions under MVC sections 395.01 and 395.02, and (3) are ordered into active duty for

thirty one (31) days or more, thereby entitling them to receive, for a period not to exceed twelve

(12) months, his/her regular County base pay, minus all military pay and entitlements received for

such duty

50.

Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution, allocating twelve (12) Deputy Sheriff positions in

Position Group 3, with no net increase to positions, within Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator’s

Org 3111, effective December 9, 2024, as reflected on Appendix “A”

51.

Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution, establishing the Code Enforcement Officer

classification series, reclassifying one (1) Senior Planner upwards to Code Enforcement Manager,

reclassifying two (2) Planner III downwards to Senior Code Enforcement Officer, reclassifying three

(3) Planner I downwards to Code Enforcement Officer I within the Department of Public Works and

Planning, and adding the Code Enforcement Officer classification series to Section 100 Footnote

e. of the Salary Resolution effective December 9, 2024 as reflected in Appendix “E”

52.

53.

Approve the Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Representation Unit 2,

Sheriff’s and Probation Personnel, represented by the Fresno County Public Safety Association, to

reflect the range adjustment for a classification impacted by minimum wage, effective December

23, 2024, as reflected in Appendix “B”; and Approve the related Salary Resolution amendment, as

reflected on Appendix “B”

Approve Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding for Representation Unit 19 -

Professional Employees, represented by the Professional Association of Employees, effective

December 9, 2024; approve Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding for Representation

Unit 36 - Supervisory Employees, represented by Service Employees International Union, Local

521, effective December 9, 2024; and approve the related Salary Resolution Amendments, as

reflected on Appendix “C”

Internal Services

54.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a First Amendment to Agreement No. 22-064 with

Pre-Sort Center of Stockton, Inc. dba PacWest Direct, for presorting and mailing services, to allow

the use of a subcontractor, effective upon execution, with no change to the potential term of March

1, 2022, through February 28, 2027, and no change to the maximum compensation of $2,150,000

55.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Lease and Maintenance Agreement with

Jones-Walbaum Corporation, dba American Business Machines, to lease three black-and-white

high-speed digital copiers and one color high-speed digital copier, effective December 9, 2024,

for a sixty-month term, total not to exceed $506,952

Probation

56.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with the City of Kerman

to assign a sworn Police Officer to the Public Safety Realignment Adult Compliance Team,

effective July 1, 2024 not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base

contract and two optional one-year extensions, with the first year not to exceed $177,380

57.

Approve and adopt a resolution that discontinues and dissolves Probation Department revolving

funds as follows: (1) Change Funds for the Adult Offender Work Program (AOWP) ($400), and

Drug Suppression Unit (DSU) ($600) and (2) Cash Difference Funds for AOWP ($25), DSU ($25),

and Juvenile Justice Campus (JJC) Canteen ($50), for a total of $1,100 in Org 3430 and 3440 (4/5

vote)

Public Health

58.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with the County of Kings,

for temporary reciprocal Health Officer coverage, effective December 1, 2024, not to exceed five

consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions

($0)

59.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with The Regents of the University

of California, on behalf of San Francisco campus, to allow the placement of Preventive Medicine

Residents at the Department of Public Health to advance the Residents’ knowledge of the field of

preventive medicine and public health, effective upon execution for a period of five years ($0); and

approve and authorize the Director of Public Health, or designee, as signatory on behalf of the

Board of Supervisors on associated Program Letters of Agreement and any Addendum to the

Program Letters of Agreement

60.

61.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive revenue Agreement with California

Department of Public Health for the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, Black Infant Health, and

Perinatal Equity Initiative programs, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 ($5,659,804)

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement Funding Application with

California Department of Public Health, for the California Home Visiting Program - Maternal, Infant,

and Early Childhood Home Visiting and the California Home Visiting Program - State General

Fund - Evidence-Based Home Visiting programs, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025

($2,531,711)

62.

Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health to execute a funding

agreement with the State of California Department of Water Resources, subject to review and

approval by County Counsel and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, for the County of

Fresno Emergency Operation Center Project and additional projects for Tulare, Kings, and Kern

Counties, effective upon execution by the State of California Department of Water Resources

through final payment plus three years, in the amount of $500,000; and adopt and authorize the

Chairman to execute a Resolution authorizing the Director of Department of Public Health or

designee to execute the funding agreement and to submit all necessary documents, and execute

any agreements or amendments thereto, subject to review and approval by County Counsel and

the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, required to obtain funds for the County of Fresno

Emergency Operation Center Project and related projects in Tulare, Kings, and Kern Counties

63.

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 is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances, and that the best interests

of the County would be served by entering into an agreement with Manifest MedEx as this

contractor is the current sole technical host of a Health Information Exchange platform used for

Fresno County patient data transmission; approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an

Agreement with Manifest MedEx to implement a Community Information Exchange platform for the

utilization of data exchange among varied partner data systems, effective January 1, 2025, not to

exceed five consecutive years, which includes a five-year base contract total of $8,600,000 and

optional expansion services of $6,100,000, total not to exceed $14,700,000; and authorize the

County Administrative Officer or his designee(s), to execute Amendment to Agreement to comply

with the fulfillment of the Scope of Work, technical specifications, and implementation phase

requirements subject to approval by County Counsel as to legal form, with no increase to the

contract maximum; and to execute any future Business Associate Agreements with future public

agencies and affiliates; and any subsequent documents necessary to implement the actions

above, for a period not to exceed five years

64.

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

suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances, and that the

best interests of the County would be served by entering into a Master Agreement with qualified

providers given the non-competitive nature of the Master Agreement; and approve and authorize

the Chairman to execute a Master Agreement with qualified providers for temporary staffing

services, effective upon execution through June 30, 2026, which includes a base contract and one

optional one-year extension, total not to exceed $390,000 (4/5 vote)

Public Works and Planning

65.

Conduct second reading of a proposed ordinance granting a franchise, up to 25 years, on a

non-exclusive basis (the “non-exclusive franchise”), to Toro Energy of California AA, LLC (also

referred to as “Toro Energy”) upon annual payment of a franchise fee to County, to construct,

maintain and use pipes and appurtenances for transmitting derived gas from Toro Energy’s

landfill-gas-to-energy project (“LFGTE Project”) at County’s American Avenue Disposal Site

(“AADS”) for any and all purposes, as allowed by a County-approved conditional use permit and/or

road permit condition, from LFGTE Project at AADS at 18950 W. American Avenue, Kerman, in,

along, across, upon, and under following public streets and highways within unincorporated area of

Fresno County: from County’s AADS, eastward on W. American Avenue for approximately 4 miles,

and then southward on S. Madera Avenue for approximately 4 miles, to a PG&E connection

location approximately a half of a mile north of W. Manning Avenue, just east of S. Madera

Avenue/SR 145, Kerman; and waive reading of ordinance in its entirety and adopt proposed

ordinance

66.

Approve and authorize Chairman to execute a 35-year Solar Project Reclamation Agreement

(Reclamation Agreement), including Reclamation Plan, Exhibit A thereto, with Luna Valley Solar 1,

LLC project applicant (Applicant), to implement project mitigation measures and specific

conditions of approval placed on Unclassified Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 3671 for a solar

photovoltaic electricity generating and battery storage facility (the Project), encompassing

approximately 1,287.23 acres, generally located on the west side of State Route 33 (S. Derrick

Avenue), between the W. South Avenue and W. Dinuba Avenue; bisected by W. Manning Avenue,

and approximately nine miles south of the City of Mendota; if your Board approves Recommended

Action 1 above, approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the Escrow Agreement with the

Applicant and Citibank, N.A., located in New York, as the Escrow Agent to accept a cash deposit

of $8,506,305.40 as the Applicant’s initial security to the County for the Reclamation Agreement,

which initial security may be phased in two installments, and to identify the County’s initially

designated representatives who are authorized on behalf of the County to initiate and approve

transactions of all types for the escrow account established under the Escrow Agreement (each, a

County Representative); authorize Director to give any notice on behalf of the County, under the

Escrow Agreement, including providing any revised form of Sight Draft (Exhibit A-1 to the Escrow

Agreement) (the Revised Form of Sight Draft) and/or any revised Certificate as to Authorized

Signatures-County of Fresno (Exhibit A-2 to the Escrow Agreement) (the Revised Form of

Authorized Signatures), as applicable, to the Escrow Agent with respect to any County

Representative having a title change or erroneous signature, or to identify any replacement County

Representative or any County Representative who has been replaced, as the case may be;

authorize each County Representative who may be identified by the Director in any notice given to

the Escrow Agent, and any related Revised Form of Sight Draft and/or Revised Form of Authorized

Signatures, in Recommended Action 3, to execute any supplemental certificate substantially in the

form of the Revised Form of Authorized Signatures, and to provide any of their identifying

information, including any updated or corrected information, as the case may be; and authorize the

Director, following your Board’s approval of Recommended Action 1, to accept the grant of limited

access easement to the County from the owners of the property upon which the Project will be

situated for purposes of any Reclamation (defined in the Reclamation Agreement) by the County

including its contractors, officers, agents, employees, and representatives, if and to the extent the

County elects to do so