Hall of Records, Room 301  
2281 Tulare Street  
Board of Supervisors  
Fresno, California  
Agenda - Final  
93721-2198  
Telephone: (559) 600-3529  
Toll Free: 1-800-742-1011  
www.fresnocountyca.gov  
Buddy Mendes, 4th District, Chairman  
Garry Bredefeld, 2nd District, Vice Chairman  
Brian Pacheco, 1st District  
Luis Chavez, 3rd District  
Nathan Magsig, 5th District  
Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer  
Daniel C. Cederborg, County Counsel  
Bernice E. Seidel, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors  
Tuesday, March 25, 2025  
9:30 AM  
Hall of Records  
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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  
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of Supervisors located in the Hall of Records building, 2281 Tulare Street, Room 301, Fresno,  
93721, during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 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  
1.  
2.  
Approve Agenda  
Approve Consent Agenda - Item Numbers 24-44  
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  
3.  
Presentation of Retirement Plaque to Victoria Yvonne Banks - Department of Social Services - 19  
Years of Service  
4.  
Presentation of Retirement Plaque to Jon Sims - Sheriff's Department - 31 Years of Service  
Chairman Mendes  
5.  
Proclaim April 2025 as "National Child Abuse Prevention Month" in Fresno County  
Supervisor Magsig  
6.  
Provide direction to staff to negotiate a reimbursement contract with the Shaver Lake Volunteer  
Fire Department (SLVFD) for a fire station being built by SLVFD with funds which have been  
identified as part of Community Facilities District No. 1 (CFD1)  
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector  
7.  
Conduct hearing on petition by Bernard J. Austin, Trustee, on behalf of California Pacific Land  
Trust, to rescind the County’s sale of APN 085-080-13, described as “40 AC SW1/4 OF SW1/4  
SEC 16 T21R17,” open land located near Guijarral Hills, at the County’s March 14 through 15,  
2024 sale of tax-defaulted properties  
Administrative Office  
8.  
Confirm appointment of Raymond T. Hunter, effective March 31, 2025, to the position of Director of  
the General Services Department pursuant to Fresno County Charter Section 16  
9.  
Confirm appointment of Michael Kerr, effective March 31, 2025, to the position of Director of the  
Information Technology Services Department and Chief Information Officer pursuant to Fresno  
County Charter Section 16  
10.  
Accept the Fresno County Foster Care Standards and Oversight Committee annual report for  
activities from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024  
11.  
Adopt recommended changes to the Fresno County State Legislative Platform; Authorize the  
Chairman to execute letters of support, or opposition, in accordance with the platform; Authorize  
the County Administrative Office to work with the County’s State Legislative Delegation,  
Sacramento lobbyists, and/or other necessary parties to support, or oppose, legislation in  
accordance with the platform; and Receive verbal report from Paul Yoder, State lobbyist, regarding  
legislative actions  
Behavioral Health  
12.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Second Amendment to Master Agreement No.  
23-291 with Drug Medi-Cal certified providers, to update fee reimbursement schedules, with no  
change to the term of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027; and Approve and authorize the  
Chairman to execute Second Amendment to Master Agreement No. 23-293 with Drug Medi-Cal  
certified providers, to update fee reimbursement schedules, with no change to the term of July 1,  
2023, through June 30, 2027, or compensation maximum of $10,585,252  
Public Works and Planning  
13.  
Consider and Adopt Resolution accepting 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report (APR) and  
authorize Department of Public Works and Planning to submit the 2024 APR to the Governor’s  
Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and California Department of Housing and Community  
Development; and Authorize the Department of Public Works and Planning to make specified  
corrections to General Plan Administration and Implementation Tables, and authorize staff to  
pursue other amendments to General Plan  
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.  
20.  
21.  
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 Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section  
54956.9(d)(1): Ger Moua: ADJ13316103  
Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section  
54956.9(d)(1): Karen Madison: ADJ10300023, ADJ322465  
Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1) -  
Navneet Mann, et al. v. County of Fresno et al., Fresno County Superior Court, Case No.  
22CECG01048  
22.  
23.  
Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1) -  
Cierra Noyola, et al. v. County of Fresno et al., Fresno County Superior Court, Case No.  
24CECG01469  
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  
Adjourn  
NEXT MEETINGS:  
April 8, 2025 - 9:30 A.M.  
April 22, 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 March 11, 2025  
Supervisor Bredefeld  
25. Approve Resolution Honoring the Life of Dr. Oliver Ezenwugo  
Supervisor Magsig  
26. Adopt Resolution to approve and consent to the "Climb to Kaiser" cycling event  
Administrative Office  
27.  
Receive the Children and Families Commission of Fresno County’s (First 5) FY 2023-24 Financial  
Audit Report and State Annual Report, per County Ordinance Code, section 2.38.030  
Human Resources  
28.  
Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adjusting the salary of the Senior Epidemiologist  
classification and moving the Senior Epidemiologist classification from Unrepresented to the  
Management Unit, effective March 31, 2025, as reflected on Appendix “C”  
29.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Master Agreement for Pre-Employment  
Psychological Screening and Evaluation Services, effective March 25, 2025 through March 24,  
2028 with the provision of two (2) additional one (1) year renewal periods based on the mutual  
written consent of all parties ($1,050,000)  
30.  
31.  
Approve Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Representation Unit 3 -  
Mental Health Professionals & Social Workers, represented by Service Employees International  
Union (SEIU) Local 521, effective March 31, 2025; and approve the related Salary Resolution  
Amendment, as reflected on Appendix "B"  
Approve application for discharge from accountability, pursuant to Government Code section  
25257, for collecting overpayment of wages made to Fresno County Probation Department  
Supervising Juvenile Correctional Officer Jessica McKenzie, from July 7, 2021, to November 28,  
2021, and May 30, 2022, to August 7, 2022, in the total net amount of $29,235.02, and authorize  
the Chairman to sign resolution providing the discharge  
Information Technology Services  
32.  
Approve Amendments to the Salary Resolution, Section 100 - Alphabetical Position Listing and  
Section 200 - Tables of Positions to align with the approved reorganization of the Internal Services  
Department, effective March 31, 2025, as reflected in Appendix “E”  
Library  
33.  
Approve and authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute Budget Transfer No. 37 transferring FY  
2024-25 appropriations in the amount of $6,000,000 from Account 8150 (Capital Assets Building  
& Improvements) to Account 7910 (Operating Transfer Out) within Library Org 7530 to facilitate the  
transfers of funds for project to Public Works and Planning Capital Projects Fund 0400; and Adopt  
Budget Resolution increasing FY 2024-25 appropriations and estimated revenues for Fund 0400  
Capital Projects, Subclass 10073, Org 8873 Selma Branch Library in the amount of $6,000,000  
for Selma remodel (4/5 vote)  
Probation  
34.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute First Amendment to Agreement No. A-24-085 with  
the California Health and Human Services, Office of Youth and Community Restoration for the Less  
Restrictive Programs Grant (Grant Number 2023-349-OYCR), to extend the term by two years from  
December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2027 and update the points of contact for the Office of Youth  
and Community Restoration, with no change to the compensation maximum ($2,000,000)  
Public Works and Planning  
35.  
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute SS-MOA Participant Consent to Fourth Amendment  
to Agreement No. 17-075 Central Delta-Mendota Region Sustainable Groundwater Management  
Act Services Activity Agreement  
36.  
Authorize Director of Public Works and Planning, or his/her designee, to execute a Cooperative  
Agreement with City of Clovis to pay County’s share of costs for Design and Construction of  
Gettysburg Avenue Street Improvements Project, and to authorize cost changes up to 20% of  
County’s share of cost, which would be substantially similar to the form attached to this item,  
subject to review and approval of County Counsel as to legal form and  
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector as to accounting form ($178,881 maximum)  
37.  
38.  
Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2024-25 appropriations for Zone AI of County Service  
Area No. 35, Fund 0220, Subclass 12490, Org 9165, in the amount of $9,500 using available fund  
balance for the funding of road maintenance operations (4/5 vote)  
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute an Agreement with TJKM Consulting, to develop and  
prepare a comprehensive safety action plan, effective upon execution and not to exceed five  
consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year  
extensions, with a total cost not to exceed $879,039  
39.  
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Agreement with Central Unified School District for  
construction costs for installation of a High Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) at  
Herndon-Barstow Elementary, effective upon execution through April 30, 2028 ($50,000)  
40.  
41.  
Authorize Chairman to execute Contract Change Order No. 9 for Contract No. 18-07-C Fresno  
County Westside Groundwater Project due to increased costs in materials, which were necessary  
to complete project; proposed change order exceeds authorized Chairman’s limit of $2,453,278  
and will increase total amount of contract from $3,745,014 to $3,850,923  
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute a Joint Powers Agreement and Membership  
Application with California Association of Mutual Water Companies, effective March 25, 2025, for  
County-operated special districts; and Authorize Director of Department of Public Works and  
Planning, or their designee, to execute any necessary amendments or documents required to  
maintain membership in CalMutuals, subject to review and approval by County Counsel as to legal  
form  
42.  
Consider and approve the following actions related to the requested release of the Indemnification  
Agreement, dated March 8, 2011 (County Agreement #11-071) (Indemnification Agreement)  
between County and Friant Ranch, Limited Partnership (Friant Ranch), for certain 2011 land use  
approvals relating to Friant Ranch Project: In reliance upon the Opinion of Applicant’s Counsel,  
dated February 5, 2025, provided by Wagner and Wagner, attorneys for Friant Ranch, determine  
that the County no longer has need for Indemnification Agreement, and that the requested  
termination of the Indemnification Agreement is in the best interest of the public and County;  
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Release of Indemnification Agreement (Release);  
Authorize Director of Public Works and Planning or his designee (Director) to deliver the  
County-executed Release to Friant Ranch; and If Friant Ranch, under the terms of Release, timely  
delivers its signed acknowledgement of the County-executed Release to the Department of Public  
Works and Planning, authorize Director to return directly to issuing banks: (A) the $150,000  
Irrevocable Letter of Credit, dated March 19, 2019 (No. 200519), issued by Premier Valley Bank to  
the County as beneficiary (2019 Letter of Credit), as financial security for Indemnification  
Agreement; and (B) the $150,000 Irrevocable Letter of Credit, dated January 24, 2024 (No.  
200519) issued by Premier Valley Bank, a Division of HTLF Bank Fresno Office, to the County as  
beneficiary (2024 Letter of Credit)  
43.  
Conduct second hearing and adopt amendments to Fresno County Ordinance Code Section  
4.16.090 relating to allocation of sales and use tax revenues; and waive reading of Ordinance in its  
entirety  
Social Services  
44.  
Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2024-25 appropriations for Social Services Fund 0065,  
Emergency Rental Assistance Org 1138 in the amount of $627,347 to continue providing  
temporary shelter and housing support services including advocacy for social security benefits to  
individuals with disabilities (4/5 vote); and Adopt Budget Resolution decreasing FY 2024-25  
appropriations and estimated revenues for the Housing and Disability Advocacy Program in Social  
Services Fund 0065, Welfare Advance Fund Org 1120 in the amount of $627,347 (4/5 vote)