Hall of Records, Room 301

2281 Tulare Street

County of Fresno

Action Summary - Final

Board of Supervisors

Fresno, California

93721-2198

Telephone: (559) 600-3529

Toll Free: 1-800-742-1011

www.fresnocountyca.gov

Garry Bredefeld, 2nd District, Chairman

Luis Chavez, 3rd District, Vice Chairman

Brian Pacheco, 1st District

Buddy Mendes, 4th District

Nathan Magsig, 5th District

Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer

Douglas Sloan, County Counsel

Bernice E. Seidel, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

9:30 AM

Hall of Records

Present: 5 -

Chairman Garry Bredefeld, Vice Chairman Luis Chavez, Supervisor Nathan Magsig,

Supervisor Buddy Mendes, and Supervisor Brian Pacheco

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

DAVID J. CRINER JR., PASTOR AT SAINT REST BAPTIST CHURCH, PROVIDED THE INVOCATION AND

LED THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Approve Agenda

A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MENDES, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ, THAT THIS

AGENDA BE APPROVED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Approve Consent Agenda - Item Numbers 22-45

A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MENDES, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ, THAT THIS

CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING

VOTE:

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Board of Supervisors

Presentation of Retirement Plaque to Delia Pizano - Department of Child Support Services - 27

Years of Service

RETIREMENT PLAQUE MAILED TO DELIA PIZANO, WHO WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON

Presentation of Retirement Plaque to Randy D. Ward - Department of Social Services - 32

Years of Service

PRESENTED RETIREMENT PLAQUE TO RANDY D. WARD

Supervisor Magsig

Proclaim March 1-7, 2026, as Weights and Measures Week in the County of Fresno

A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MENDES, THAT THIS

ITEM BE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Resolution No. 26-072

General Services

Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adding two Heavy Duty Mechanic positions to the

Fleet Org 8910, effective March 16, 2026, as reflected in Appendix “C”; and Adopt Budget

Resolution increasing FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for Fleet Services

Org 8910 in the amount of $48,948 to support the addition of two Heavy Duty Mechanics (4/5

vote)

A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MENDES, THAT THIS

ITEM BE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Salary Resolution No. 26-006, Resolution No. 26-073

Public Health

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

Ordinance by amending Section 900 - Environmental Health, Subsections 905 through 962, and

waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety and set the second hearing for March 17, 2026;

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)

A MOTION WAS MADE BY VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MENDES, THAT THIS

ITEM BE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Public Works and Planning

Consider appeal of Planning Commission’s denial of Variance Application No. 4181 proposing

to allow creation of two 2.55-acre parcels where 20-acres is required, from an existing

5.09-acre parcel located in AL-20 (Limited Agricultural, 20-acre minimum) Zone District; if

approved, a mapping procedure will follow; and if your Board chooses to grant the Appeal and

overturn Planning Commission’s denial of Variance Application No. 4181, it would be

appropriate to: a. adopt Negative Declaration prepared for project based on Initial Study No.

8658; and b. make required Findings specified in Section 860.5.060.D for approval of a

variance stating the basis for making the four required variance findings; and c. approve

Variance Application No. 4181, with Conditions of Approval, and additional Conditions of

Approval as recommended by Department Staff (subject parcel is located on west side of

Willow Bluff, approximately 0.65-miles from City of Fresno (APN: 579-050-16) (12739 Willow

Bluff) (Sup. Dist. 5))

CONSIDERED APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION’S DENIAL OF VARIANCE APPLICATION (VA) NO. 4181

PROPOSING TO ALLOW THE CREATION OF TWO 2.55-ACRE PARCELS WHERE 20-ACRES IS REQUIRED,

FROM AN EXISTING 5.09-ACRE PARCEL LOCATED IN THE AL-20 (LIMITED AGRICULTURAL, 20-ACRE

MINIMUM) ZONE DISTRICT, WITH A MAPPING PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW IF APPROVED. APPELLANT

WAS PRESENT. RECEIVED PUBLIC TESTIMONY. CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING

A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MENDES, THAT THIS

MATTER BE ACTED ON AS FOLLOWS: 1) GRANT THE APPEAL AND OVERTURN THE PLANNING

COMMISSION’S DENIAL OF VA NO. 4181; 2) ADOPT THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PREPARED FOR THE

PROJECT BASED ON INITIAL STUDY (IS) NO. 8658; 3) MAKE THE REQUIRED FINDINGS SPECIFIED IN

SECTION 860.5.060.D FOR APPROVAL OF A VARIANCE BASED UPON EVIDENCE PRESENTED AS TO THE

UNIQUE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE PARCEL BEING SITUATED ON A BLUFF MAKING AGRICULTURE USE

INFEASIBLE, THE CHARACTER AND USES OF THE SURROUNDING PARCELS, AND THE QUANTITY OF

WATER AVAILABLE AS SHOWN BY THE HYDROLOGY STUDY; AND 4) APPROVE VA NO. 4181, WITH

CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, AND THE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AS RECOMMENDED BY

DEPARTMENT STAFF, INCLUDING THAT THE VARIANCE WILL EXPIRE TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE OF

BOARD APPROVAL UNLESS A MAPPING APPLICATION TO CREATE THE PARCEL IS FILED, AND WHERE

CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE APPLICANT CAUSE DELAYS, THE PLANNING

COMMISSION MAY GRANT A MAXIMUM OF TWO ONE (1)-YEAR EXTENSIONS OF TIME, AS WELL AS THE

FOLLOWING INDEMNIFICATION AND SITE PLAN COMPLIANCE CONDITIONS: THE APPLICANT SHALL

ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT INDEMNIFYING THE COUNTY FOR ALL LEGAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH

ITS APPROVAL OF VA NO. 4181 AND IS NO. 8658 AND PROVIDE SECURITY IN AN AMOUNT DETERMINED

BY THE COUNTY FOR ANY SUCH LEGAL COSTS INCURRED; THE AGREEMENT AND PAYMENT OF

SECURITY SHALL BE DUE UNLESS THE LITIGATION PERIOD HAS EXPIRED, IN WHICH CASE THE

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT AND SECURITY SHALL BE CONSIDERED NULL

AND VOID; AND DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE SITE PLAN AS

APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Sitting as the Fresno County Board of Supervisors and Sitting as the Board of Directors of

Waterworks District Nos. 37, 38, 40, 41W, and 42:

Sitting as Fresno County Board of Supervisors: conduct a public hearing on Annual Water

Conservation Report; and adopt Resolution declaring Water Conservation Stage One from April

1, 2026, through October 31, 2026, and Stage Three from November 1, 2026, through March

31, 2027, and impose corresponding regulations within County Service Area No. 39 Zones A &

B under Fresno County Ordinance, Chapter 14.01

Sitting as Board of Directors of Waterworks District Nos. 37, 38, 40, 41W, and 42: conduct a

public hearing on Annual Water Conservation Report; and adopt Resolution declaring Water

Conservation Stage Four from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, and impose

corresponding regulations within Waterworks District No. 40 under Fresno County Ordinance

Code, Chapter 14.01

A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MENDES, THAT THIS

ITEM BE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Resolution No. 26-074, Resolution No. 26-075

Social Services

10.

Receive and discuss the Fresno County Mod C Quarterly Governing Body Report and updates

for the period of September 14, 2025, to December 13, 2025

RECEIVED AND DISCUSSED THE FRESNO COUNTY MODE C QUARTERLY GOVERNING BODY REPORT

AND UPDATES FOR THE PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2025, TO DECEMBER 13, 2025

Board of Supervisors' Committee Reports and Comments

11.

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)

SUPERVISOR MAGSIG REPORTED ATTENDING THE RECENT NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES

(NACO) LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AS HE SERVES ON THE BOARD OF

DIRECTORS AND IS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE, PENSIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL

AFFAIRS POLICY STEERING COMMITTEE: HE SERVED AS A PARLIAMENTARIAN FOR RESOLUTIONS

ADOPTED IN COMMITTEE; NOTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MEET WITH SOME OF THE

CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, BUT VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ WAS ABLE TO STEP IN; AND, WITH THE

DELEGATION MEMBERS HE WAS ABLE TO MEET, DISCUSSED COUNTY PROJECTS INCLUDED IN LAST

YEAR’S FEDERAL BUDGET. SUPERVISOR MAGSIG ALSO RECOGNIZED THE PASSING OF STAN OKEN,

FORMER DISTRICT 5 SUPERVISOR WHO SERVED FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS; ANNOUNCED JOSHUA

BABCOCK, DISTRICT 5 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, MARRIED EMILY TYMN IN A CEREMONY HE

OFFICIATED OVER THE WEEKEND; CONGRATULATED THE BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ WRESTLING TEAMS

FROM BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL AND INDIVIDUALS FROM CLOVIS, CLOVIS NORTH, AND BUCHANAN

HIGH SCHOOLS FOR BEING CROWNED STATE CHAMPIONS; AND NOTED HE AND CHAIRMAN

BREDEFELD WILL BE RECOGNIZING THE CLOVIS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CHEER TEAMS THAT

PLACED HIGH AT THE RECENT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. SUPERVISOR PACHECO REPORTED

RECEIVING NUMEROUS CALLS RECENTLY REGARDING THE LANDFILL AND ITS STRICT ADHERENCE TO

STATE LAW AND AB 939 FOR RECYCLING, REUSE, AND WASTE DIVERSION TO AVOID PENALTIES: HE

EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS IS BEING TURNED AWAY AT THE LANDFILL,

RESULTING IN INCREASED ILLEGAL ROADSIDE DUMPING; AND STATED THE COUNTY MUST DEVELOP A

SOLUTION. SUPERVISOR MAGSIG ALSO REPORTED RECEIVING CALLS REGARDING THIS ISSUE.

SUPERVISOR MENDES AGREED WITH FINDING A SOLUTION. SUPERVISOR PACHECO REQUESTED A

RESOLUTION BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE BOARD WITHIN TWO WEEKS. COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICER PAUL NERLAND REPORTED THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS WORKING WITH PUBLIC

WORKS AND PLANNING TO EVALUATE AVAILABLE OPTIONS AND WILL REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD.

CHAIRMAN BREDEFELD REPORTED HIS AND SUPERVISOR MAGSIG’S ATTENDANCE AT THE SUPPORT

BLUE RUN; EXPRESSED FULL SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THE UNITED STATES

ARMED FORCES; AND RECOGNIZED FORMER SUPERVISOR STAN OKEN AS A GENTLEMAN AND FRIEND

FOR WHOM HE HAD TREMENDOUS RESPECT

Board Appointments

12.

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

necessary

RECEIVED VACANCY REPORT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MENDES, SECONDED BY

SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, THAT THE NOMINATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENTS BE

APPROVED AS FOLLOWS:

ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD

REAPPOINT DAVID HAMILTON (TERM TO EXPIRE 09/04/2028)

CENTRAL VALLEY PEST CONTROL DISTRICT

REAPPOINT JAMES MCKINNEY (TERM TO EXPIRE 12/20/2029)

COALINGA-HURON CEMETERY DISTRICT

REAPPOINT LUIS GONZALES (TERM TO EXPIRE 01/07/2030)

FRESNO REGIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

APPOINT CARLA TWEED TO THE POSITION PREVIOUSLY HELD BY CAROLE GOLDSMITH (TERM TO

EXPIRE 11/01/2027)

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF FRESNO COUNTY OF FRESNO

REAPPOINT JACKLYN HEINRICH (TERM TO EXPIRE 02/01/2028)

THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Public Presentations

13.

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

HELD; RECEIVED

County Counsel

14.

County Counsel Reports from Previous Closed Sessions - This portion of the meeting is

reserved for County Counsel to report on Closed Session items from previous meetings

COUNTY COUNSEL REPORTED: ON JANUARY 27, 2026, UNDER ITEM 19.1, THE BOARD IN CLOSED

SESSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED SETTLEMENT OF VERONICA HERNANDEZ, ET AL. V. COUNTY OF

FRESNO, ET AL., UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT, CASE NUMBER

1:22-cv-01145-ADA-EPG; ON FEBRUARY 13, 2026, THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR

PAYMENT TO THE PLAINTIFFS OF $1.5 MILLION BY THE COUNTY AND $1 MILLION BY THE COUNTY’S

VENDOR, PROTEUS, WAS SIGNED AND RELEASED IN FULL; AND COPIES OF THE AGREEMENT WILL BE

MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE OFFICE OF COUNTY COUNSEL

Closed Session

15.

16.

17.

Conference with Legal Counsel - Initiation of Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)

(4) (2 Cases)

HELD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION

Conference with Legal Counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation - Government Code, section

54956.9(d)(2) (2 Cases)

HELD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION

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

HELD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION

18.

19.

Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1)

- Vincent Andrade v. County of Fresno, Fresno County Superior Court, Case No.

23CECG05055

HELD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION

Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1)

- CMG Construction Management Group, Inc. v. City of Fresno, et al., Fresno County Superior

Court, Case No. 22CECG00271

CHAIRMAN BREDEFELD, VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ, AND COUNTY COUNSEL DOUG SLOAN RECUSED

THEMSELVES AS THEY WERE CITY COUNCILMEN AND THE CITY ATTORNEY, RESPECTFULLY, AT THE

CITY OF FRESNO DURING THE EVENTS INVOLVED AND WERE NOT PRESENT FOR ITEM 19. HELD; NO

REPORTABLE ACTION

20.

21.

Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section

54956.9(d)(1): David McFadden: ADJ1397693; ADJ363665; ADJ1179531

HELD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION

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

Selma Ag Center (APNs 348-130-69ST and 348-130-71ST) which is located at the east line of

South De Wolf Avenue, one parcel south of Dinuba Avenue, in Selma, California; County

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

of Selma, Instructions to County's negotiator may concern exchange, sale, or lease of

properties, price, and terms and conditions

HELD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION

21.1

Conference with Legal Counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation - Government Code, section

54956.9(d)(2) (2 Cases) - Claim for Damages presented by Jean M. Pledger on February 18,

2026

BY A 5-0 VOTE, THE BOARD APPROVED THE REIMBURSEMENT OF $10,000 OF EXCESSIVE SB2 FEES

COLLECTED BY THE RECORDER, AND WILL BE PAID FROM RECORDING FEES COLLECTED BY THE

DEPARTMENT

CONSENT AGENDA

A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MENDES, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN CHAVEZ, THAT THIS

CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING

VOTE:

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Board of Supervisors

Approve minutes for February 10, 2026

22.

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Supervisor Magsig

23.

Adjourn in Memory of former Fresno County Supervisor Stan Oken who served with great

distinction from 1991-2000

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Supervisor Mendes

Proclaim March 2026 as Social Worker Appreciation Month in Fresno County

24.

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Resolution No. 26-057

Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator

25.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Retroactive First Amendment to Agreement

No. 24-203 with Siemens Industry, Inc., to remove services from the South Annex Jail and add

services to the West Annex Jail effective January 1, 2026, with no change to the term of January

1, 2024 through December 31, 2028, and increasing the maximum by $118,201 to a total of

$3,107,101

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Agreement No. 26-087

26.

Retroactively approve and authorize the Sheriff’s previous submittal of an online grant

application on behalf of the County to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice

Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), for the

Central California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program, effective

October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, in the amount of $477,566; approve, ratify, and

authorize the Sheriff’s, or his designee’s, execution of retroactive Grant Award/Agreement

Number 15PJDP-25-GK-01574-MECP, which requires compliance with assurances and

certifications that relate to conduct during the performance of the Award/Agreement on behalf of

the County to the DOJ, OJP, OJJDP, for the Central California ICAC Task Force Program,

effective October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, in the amount of $477,566; authorize the

Sheriff, or his designee, to sign claims for reimbursement, activity reports, and extend the grant

ending date to expend allocated funding; and authorize the Sheriff, or his designee to execute a

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in substantially the form as attached to this item to add

new participating law enforcement, investigative, and prosecutorial agencies to the ICAC task

force, subject to approval as to legal form by County Counsel

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

27.

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

of Huron to provide four Deputy Sheriffs and one Sergeant for general law enforcement

services, effective January 1, 2026, not to exceed one year, which includes a six-month base

term and the option to extend for one six -month period, total not to exceed $1,680,291; and

adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for the

Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator Org 3111 in the amount of $832,225 to provide law

enforcement services to the City of Huron (4/5 vote)

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Agreement No. 26-088, Resolution No. 26-058

Administrative Office

28.

Verify that the members of the Child Care and Development Local Planning Council identified in

the Certification Statement Regarding the Child Care and Development Local Planning Council

Membership meet the council representation categories mandated by California Welfare and

Institutions Code section 10485 and that a good faith effort has been made by the County Board

of Supervisors to ensure that the ethnic, racial, and geographic composition of the Child Care

and Development Local Planning Council is reflective of the population of Fresno County, and

authorize the Chairman to execute Certification Statement Regarding the Child Care and

Development Local Planning Council Membership

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

29.

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

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Resolution No. 26-059

30.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an application to the Governor of the State of

California requesting designation of the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board as the

provider of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult and Dislocated Worker Career

Services in Fresno County

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Agriculture

31.

Waive the annual registration fee for any beekeeper, apiary owner, apiary operator, or person,

who is a hobbyist not in the business of beekeeping and who possesses nine or fewer colonies

pursuant to California Food and Agriculture Code, section 29044; and Approve and authorize

the Chairman to execute a retroactive revenue Agreement with the California Department of

Food and Agriculture for the Apiary Protection Program, Revenue Agreement No.

25-0551-000-SA, effective January 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with a total reimbursable

amount of $15,296

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Agreement No. 26-089

32.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive First Amendment to the High Risk

Pest Exclusion Agreement No. 25-0395-000-SG with the California Department of Food and

Agriculture, with no change to the term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, increasing the

maximum compensation by $193,298 to a total of approximately $324,523

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Agreement No. 26-090

Behavioral Health

33.

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 an Agreement with

California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) given their experience in grant

administration, their government status, behavioral health specialization and project-ready

infrastructure; and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with California

Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) for third-party administration and grant

implementation support services for the Community Care Expansion (CCE) Preservation

Program, effective upon execution through June 30, 2029, total not to exceed $6,282,842

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Agreement No. 26-091

34.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 25-586

with Kings View to include Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System language within the

community behavioral health crisis response services agreement, effective upon execution with

no change to the term of December 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, or compensation maximum

of $51,200,693

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Agreement No. 26-092

Human Resources

Adopt Resolutions Rejecting Claims for Damages

35.

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Resolution No. 26-060, Resolution No. 26-061, Resolution No. 26-062, Resolution No. 26-063, Resolution

No. 26-064, Resolution No. 26-065, Resolution No. 26-066, Resolution No. 26-067

36.

Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Agreement to Defend Public Officer or Employee

for: Ivan Chavez-Valverde, Correctional Officer II, Sheriff's Department; Ricardo Salvador

Gonzalez v Ivan Chavez-Valverde, et al.

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Agreement No. 26-093

Probation

37.

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

No. 25-122 with the City of Fresno to continue to assign five sworn Police Officers, one sworn

Police Sergeant, and one Crime Analyst to the Public Safety Realignment Adult Compliance

Team and Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium Team, effective July 1, 2025, with no

change to the Agreement term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029, and increasing the

Agreement maximum by $1,992,584 to a total of $3,932,659

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Agreement No. 26-094

38.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with WestCare California, Inc.

for pre-release care provider services for in-custody youth at County Probation Department

Juvenile Justice Campus, effective upon execution, which includes an approximately two-year

base contract and one optional one-year extension, total not to exceed $386,858; and Authorize

the Chief Probation Officer, or their designee, to make changes to expense category subtotals

set forth in the Agreement budget, provided such changes do not exceed ten percent (10%) of

the maximum compensation payable to Contractor, and provided such changes do not increase

the Agreement maximum compensation

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Agreement No. 26-095

39.

Adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY 2025-26 appropriations for the Juvenile Facility

Grant Fund 0075, Subclass 17306, Org 1146 in the amount of $20,037, for the payment of one

TekNET and body scanner software (4/5 vote); and Adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY

2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for Probation Org 34409999 in the amount of

$20,037 (4/5 vote)

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Resolution No. 26-068, Resolution No. 26-069

Public Health

40.

Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for

General Service Department Org 8911 in the amount of $133,500 for the purchase of three (3)

vehicles (4/5 vote); and approve and Authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute Budget

Transfer No. 53 transferring FY 2025-26 appropriations from Department of Public Health Org

5620 ($133,500), from account 7295 (Professional & Specialized Services), 7265 (Office

Expense), 7412 (Mileage), and 7345 (Facility Services) to account 7910 (Operating Expenses

Transfer Out), in the amount of $133,500 to fund the purchase of three (3) vehicles for the

Environmental Health Division

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Resolution No. 26-070

41.

Approve and authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute Budget Transfer No. 55 transferring FY

2025-26 appropriations in the amount of $30,000 from Account 7295 (Professional &

Specialized Services) to Account 8300 (Equipment), Program No. 92094 within the Department

of Public Health Org 56201508, for the purchase of a Deionization Water System

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

42.

Retroactively approve and authorize the Department of Public Health’s previous submittal of a

grant application to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for the 2025

ASPCA California Wildfire and Disaster Preparedness Fund; approve and authorize the

Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with the American Society for the Prevention of

Cruelty to Animals for the 2025 ASPCA California Wildlife & Disaster Preparedness Fund

effective November 21, 2025 through June 30, 2027, total not to exceed $50,000; 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; and adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY 2025-26 revenues for the

Health Special Deposit Fund 0080, Org 1152 in the amount of $50,000 (4/5 vote)

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Agreement No. 26-096, Resolution No. 26-071

Public Works and Planning

43.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with Tetra Tech BAS,

Inc. to provide annual monitoring, maintenance, and regulatory reporting for the landfill gas

collection and control system at the Southeast Regional Disposal Site, effective February 23,

2026 through February 22, 2029, with the option to renew for two additional one-year terms

($684,575)

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Agreement No. 26-097

44.

Approve and authorize Chairman to execute retroactive Amendment No. 4 to Master

Agreement No. 21-431 with Shaver Lake Construction, DXP Enterprises, Inc., Gleim-Crown

Pump, Inc., Bogie’s Pump Systems, and Cornerstone Environmental Contractors, Inc. for pump

and electrical motor service and repair services, effective August 1, 2025, with no change to

original term of November 1, 2021, through October 31, 2026, amending annual contract limits,

with no change to compensation maximum of $3,000,000

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Agreement No. 26-098

Social Services

45.

Retroactively authorize the Department of Social Services’ prior submittal of a grant application

to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for the 2026/2027/2028 Proposition 63

Funding Mental Health Outreach and Services Grant

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

5 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Magsig, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes: