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

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

Peter Wall, Interim County Counsel

Bernice E. Seidel, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

9:30 AM

Hall of Records

Present: 5 -

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

Chairman Buddy Mendes, and Supervisor Brian Pacheco

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

JACOB ZAILIAN, LEAD PASTOR AT SET FREE SANGER, GAVE THE INVOCATION AND LED THE BOARD

OF SUPERVISORS IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Approve Agenda

A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR 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 24-55

A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN BREDEFELD, THAT

THIS CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS 25, 29.1,

30, 34, AND 44, WHICH WERE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIED

BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

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

Ayes:

Chairman Mendes

Proclaim July 7-11, 2025, as Eligibility Workers, Job Specialists, and Appeals Specialists

Appreciation Week in the County of Fresno

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

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

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

Ayes:

Resolution No. 25-228

Supervisor Chavez

Adopt Resolution Recognizing Project First Step’s 20th Anniversary in Providing Free Legal

Representation to Domestic Violence Survivors in the County of Fresno

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

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

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

Ayes:

Resolution No. 25-229

Supervisor Magsig

Proclaim July 20-26, 2025, as Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week in the County

of Fresno

A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN BREDEFELD, THAT

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

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

Ayes:

Resolution No. 25-230

Supervisor Magsig and Supervisor Chavez

Adopt a Resolution to declare the Board of Supervisors' support for the Second Amendment of

the United States Constitution

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

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

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

Ayes:

Resolution No. 25-231

Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector

Conduct hearing on petition by Juan R. Sandoval to rescind the County’s sale of a 33.3%

undivided interest of APN 360-180-30 suffix 02, described as “14.81 AC Par In Por Lot 11 Rico

Colony,” open land, at the County’s March 27 through 28, 2025 sale of tax-defaulted properties

CONDUCTED PUBLIC HEARING. PETITIONER WAS PRESENT. RECEIVED PUBLIC TESTIMONY. CLOSED

PUBLIC HEARING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CHAIRMAN MENDES, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR

PACHECO, THAT THIS MATTER BE ACTED ON AS FOLLOWS: 1) GRANT PETITION BY JUAN R.

SANDOVAL; 2) MAKE ALL THE REQUIRED FINDINGS TO RESCIND THE SALE OF THE SUBJECT

PROPERTY, AS SPECIFIED IN THE AGENDA ITEM; AND 3) RESCIND THE SALE OF THE SUBJECT

PROPERTY. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

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

Ayes:

Administrative Office

Receive update on the impacts of the State and Federal Budgets on the County Budget and

provide direction to staff regarding Department Head presentations for the FY 2025-26

September Budget Hearings

RECEIVED UPDATE ON THE IMPACTS OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL BUDGETS ON THE COUNTY

BUDGET. REGARDING DEPARTMENT HEAD PRESENTATIONS FOR THE FY 2025-26 SEPTEMBER BUDGET

HEARINGS, BY CONSENSUS, THE BOARD DIRECTED STAFF TO PREPARE A HYBRID APPROACH, WHICH

INCLUDES: A PRESENTATION FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE (CAO); PRESENTATIONS

FROM DEPARTMENTS SELECTED BY THE BOARD OR CAO, WHICH WILL FOCUS ON CORE SERVICES,

BOARD PRIORITIES, AND THE IMPACTS OF CUTS; AND ALL OTHER DEPARTMENTS STANDING BY TO

ANSWER QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE BRIEF PRESENTATIONS

Approve and Adopt Administrative Policy 80 - Department Contributions of Funds for

Non-County Events or Causes

A MOTION WAS MADE BY VICE CHAIRMAN BREDEFELD, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, THAT

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

3 - Bredefeld, Magsig, and Mendes

2 - Chavez, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Noes:

10.

Establish and authorize the assignment of operational management for the Office of Information

Security (OIS) under the County Administrative Office; and Approve Amendment to the Salary

Resolution establishing the Information Security Analyst classification series and the Information

Security Manager and Chief Information Security Officer classifications; reclassifying one

Deputy Director of Information Services laterally to Chief Information Security Officer, one

Information Technology Manager laterally to Information Security Manager; three Information

Technology Analysts laterally to Information Security Analysts, and two Senior Network System

Engineers laterally to Senior Information Security Analysts, transferring the positions from Org

8905 to Org 8909, and approve Amendments to the Salary Resolution, Section 100, effective

July 7, 2025, as reflected in Appendix “F”; and Adopt Budget Resolution decreasing FY

2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for Information Technology Services

Department (ITSD) Org 8905 in the amount of $726,081 for the period of July 1, 2025, through

the adoption of the FY 2025-26 Final Recommended Budget (4/5 vote); and Adopt Budget

Resolution increasing FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for the OIS Org 8909

in the amount of $726,081 for the period of July 1, 2025, through the adoption of the FY 2025-26

Final Recommended Budget (4/5 vote)

A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN BREDEFELD, THAT

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

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

Ayes:

Salary Resolution No. 25-021, Resolution No. 25-232, Resolution No. 25-233

Public Works and Planning

12.

Conduct public protest hearing, as required by Public Utilities Code section 6234, for the Board

of Supervisors (“Board”) to receive, hear, and pass upon any timely written protests, including

any timely written objections, made by any interested person against the Board granting a

franchise, up to 25 years, on a non-exclusive basis (the “non-exclusive franchise”), by

Ordinance, to RT Diversified, Inc. (“RTD”), upon annual payment of a franchise fee to County, to

construct, maintain and use pipes and appurtenances for transmitting water and wastewater to

service Clovis Unified School District’s (“CUSD”) Terry Bradley Education Center (“Bradley

Center”), in, along, across, upon, and under approximately 4.8 miles of the following public

streets and highways within unincorporated area of Fresno County: from existing City of Fresno

water main at McKinley Avenue, east of Temperance Avenue, eastward on E. McKinley Avenue,

and then Northward on N. Leonard Avenue, to Shields Avenue, westward on Shields Avenue to

a Shields and Locan terminus where City is in process of installing water and sewer mains, and

along streets surrounding Bradley Center of Leonard, Weldon, Highland, and Princeton

Avenues; After conducting and closing public protest hearing, do the following, as determined

by the Board: a. determine that no timely written protests, including timely written objections,

have been made against the Board granting of non-exclusive franchise to RTD, and the Board

may proceed to act on recommended action 3; or b. determine that one or more timely written

protests, including timely written objections, have been made against the Board granting of

non-exclusive franchise, and have been heard by the Board, and pass upon such protest(s),

including such objection(s), as applicable: i. protest(s), including objection(s), are insufficient; ii.

protest(s), including objection(s), are overruled or denied; or iii. protest(s), including

objection(s), are sufficient; and c. if the Board determines that all such protests, including all

such objections, are insufficient or overruled or denied, the Board may proceed to

recommended action 3; d. if the Board determines that only some of such protests, including

some of such objections, are insufficient or overruled or denied, the Board will determine, under

recommended action 2.e., if remaining protests, including remaining objections, are sufficient;

e. if the Board determines that any such protests, including objections, are sufficient, then the

Board may grant such protests, sustain such objections, and abandon these proceedings; and

conduct first hearing, including first reading of an Ordinance granting non-exclusive franchise, as

described above, to RTD; waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety and set second hearing

of Ordinance for August 5, 2025 and designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate

summary of proposed Ordinance; and direct the Clerk of the Board to post and publish

required summary in accordance with Government Code section 25124(b)(1)

PRIOR TO BOARD DISCUSSION, SUPERVISORS PACHECO, BREDEFELD, AND MAGSIG RECUSED

THEMSELVES UNDER THE LEVINE ACT. DUE TO A LACK OF QUORUM, THE THREE CONFLICTED

SUPERVISORS DREW LOTS, WHICH RESULTED IN SUPERVISOR PACHECO PARTICIPATING PURSUANT

TO THE RULE OF NECESSITY. CONDUCTED PROTEST HEARING, AS REQUIRED BY PUBLIC UTILITIES

CODE SECTION 6234. NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY RECEIVED. NO WRITTEN PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS

RECEIVED. CLOSED THE PUBLIC PROTEST HEARING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR

PACHECO, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR CHAVEZ, THAT THIS MATTER BE ACTED ON AS FOLLOWS:

DETERMINE THAT NO TIMELY WRITTEN PROTESTS, INCLUDING TIMELY WRITTEN OBJECTIONS, HAVE

BEEN MADE AGAINST THE BOARD GRANTING OF THE NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO RT DIVERSIFIED,

INC.; AND PROCEED TO THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING OF THE ORDINANCE. THE MOTION CARRIED BY

THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

3 - Chavez, Mendes, and Pacheco

Ayes:

2 - Bredefeld, and Magsig

Recuse:

CONDUCTED FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, INCLUDING FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE

NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO RT DIVERSIFIED, INC. NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY RECEIVED. A MOTION

WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR PACHECO, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR CHAVEZ, THAT THIS MATTER BE

ACTED ON AS FOLLOWS: WAIVE READING OF THE ORDINANCE IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SET THE SECOND

HEARING OF THE ORDINANCE FOR AUGUST 5, 2025; DESIGNATE COUNTY COUNSEL TO PREPARE A

FAIR AND ADEQUATE SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE; AND DIRECT THE CLERK OF THE

BOARD TO POST AND PUBLISH THE REQUIRED SUMMARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 25124(b)(1). THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

3 - Chavez, Mendes, and Pacheco

2 - Bredefeld, and Magsig

Ayes:

Recuse:

13.

Adopt Resolution to fill a Senior Engineering Tech position with Extra-Help retiree, William

LaRue Goossen, effective July 21, 2025, finding pursuant to Government Code Section

7522.56(f)(1), that a 180-day separation period for retired employee returning to employment as

Extra-Help is not applicable based on your Board’s certification that nature of employment and

appointment is necessary to fill a critically needed position before 180-day separation period

A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN BREDEFELD, THAT

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

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

Ayes:

Resolution No. 25-234

14.

Consider appeal of Planning Commission’s denial of Variance Application No. 4138 proposing

to allow creation of a 2.0-acre parcel and an 18.0-acre parcel, from an existing 20-acre parcel,

in AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre Minimum Parcel Size) Zone District; and if your Board

desires to grant Appeal and overturn Planning Commission’s denial of Variance Application

No. 4138, it would be appropriate to: adopt Negative Declaration prepared for project based on

Initial Study No. 8285; make required Findings specified in Section 860.5.060.D for approval of

a variance stating basis for making four required findings; and approve Variance Application

No. 4138, with Conditions of Approval contained within Staff Report to Planning Commission

(subject parcel is located on east side of N. Biola Avenue, south of W. Ashlan Avenue,

approximately 4 miles northeast of City of Kerman (APN: 016-110-07) (3488 N. Biola Avenue)

(Sup. Dist. 1))

CONSIDERED APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DENIAL OF VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. 4138

PROPOSING TO ALLOW THE CREATION OF A 2.0-ACRE PARCEL AND AN 18.0-ACRE PARCEL, FROM AN

EXISTING 20-ACRE PARCEL, IN THE AE-20 (EXCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL, 20-ACRE MINIMUM PARCEL

SIZE) ZONE DISTRICT. APPELLANT WAS PRESENT. PUBLIC TESTIMONY RECEIVED. CLOSED PUBLIC

HEARING

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

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

COMMISSION’S DENIAL OF VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. 4138; 2) ADOPT THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION

PREPARED FOR THE PROJECT BASED ON INITIAL STUDY NO. 8285; 3) MAKE ALL THE REQUIRED

FINDINGS AS SPECIFIED IN THE FRESNO COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 860.5.060.D, SUBJECT

TO THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL (ATTACHMENT D); AND 4) APPROVE VARIANCE

APPLICATION NO. 4138, WITH CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL CONTAINED WITHIN THE STAFF REPORT TO

THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND WHICH WILL EXPIRE TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE

BOARD’S 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-YEAR EXTENSIONS OF TIME. THE MOTION

CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

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

Ayes:

Board of Supervisors' Committee Reports and Comments

15.

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 NOTIFIED THE BOARD HE IS WORKING WITH CHAIRMAN MENDES AND THE

SHERIFF ON AN ORDINANCE LIMITING THE NUMBER OF ROOSTERS ALLOWED ON PROPERTIES;

ANNOUNCED TRAVELING THURSDAY TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (NACo) ANNUAL

CONFERENCE AS A MEMBER OF THE NACo BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CHAIR OF THE NACo FINANCE,

PENSIONS, & INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS POLICY STEERING COMMITTEE, WHERE HE WILL

PRESENT A RESOLUTION FOR CONGRESS TO TIMELY PASS A FEDERAL BUDGET AND A RESOLUTION

FOR NACo TO LOBBY FOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM. SUPERVISOR MAGSIG AND

CHAIRMAN MENDES RECOGNIZED THE PASSING OF JOHN HARRIS AND WILL RETURN TO THE BOARD

WITH AN ITEM TO MEMORIALIZE MR. HARRIS. CHAIRMAN MENDES EXPRESSED CONCERNS WITH HOW

THE FRESNO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (COG) HAVE BEEN HANDLING MEASURE C, AND

EMPHASIZED THAT THE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, OF WHICH HE CHAIRS, IS SEPARATE FROM

COG

Board Appointments

16.

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

necessary

RECEVIED VACANCY REPORT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, SECONDED BY

SUPERVISOR PACHECO, THAT THE NOMINATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS BE APPROVED AS FOLLOWS:

FRESNO MOSQUITO & VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT

APPOINT COLEMAN BLAIR LOONEY TO THE POSITION PREVIOUSLY HELD BY JENNIFER ESTRADA

(TERM TO EXPIRE 01/05/2026)

IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE

APPOINT TONY CHAVEZ TO THE POSITION PREVIOUSLY HELD BY UA LUGO (TERM TO EXPIRE

01/04/2027)

THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

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

Ayes:

Public Presentations

17.

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

Closed Session

18.

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

19.

20.

21.

Public Employee Appointment or Employment, Government Code Section 54957 - Title: County

Counsel

HELD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION

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

22.

23.

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

- County of Fresno, et al. v. Samuel Cobian-Gomez, Fresno County Superior Court Case No.

24CECG03722

HELD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION

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

- Klassen v. County of Fresno, Fresno County Superior Court, Case No. 24CECG052369

HELD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION

Adjourn

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

MEETING BE ADJOURNED FOLLOWING CLOSED SESSION. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING

VOTE:

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

Ayes:

APPROVED:

/s/ Ernest Buddy Mendes

ERNEST BUDDY MENDES, CHAIRMAN OF THE

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE

COUNTY OF FRESNO

ATTEST:

BY: /s/ Bernice E. Seidel

BERNICE E. SEIDEL

CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

COUNTY OF FRESNO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

APPROVED ON AUGUST 5, 2025

CONSENT AGENDA

A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN BREDEFELD, THAT

THIS CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS 25, 29.1,

30, 34, AND 44, WHICH WERE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE

FOLLOWING VOTE:

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

Ayes:

Board of Supervisors

Approve minutes for June 24, 2025

24.

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

25.

Receive and file Community Outreach Expenditures which do not exceed $1,500, from March

11 through June 30, 2025, approved by County Counsel per Administrative Policy No. 75

A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN BREDEFELD, THAT

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

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

Ayes:

25.1

Approve the Revised Chairman’s 2025 Appointments of Board Members to various Boards,

Commissions, and Committees, appointing Supervisor Bredefeld to the positions held by

Supervisor Pacheco on the Fresno Council of Governments, Fresno County Rural Transit

Agency, and Fresno County Regional Transportation Mitigation Fee Agency, as presented in

Exhibit A; and Adopt the Revised California Form 806 (Agency Report of Public Official

Appointments) as presented in Exhibit B, and direct the Clerk of the Board to post on the

County’s website

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Supervisor Chavez

Proclaim August 2025 as World Breastfeeding Awareness Month in the County of Fresno

26.

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Resolution No. 25-207

Supervisor Magsig

27.

Approve community outreach expenditure of $5,000 to support the Fresno County Sheriffs Jeep

Rescue Unit, per Administrative Policy No. 75

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Supervisor Pacheco and Supervisor Bredefeld

28.

Conduct second hearing and adopt the proposed Ordinance amending Title 9, relating to Dog

and Cat Licensing and Control, to repeal sections 9.04.045, 9.04.047, 9.04.049; to amend

sections 9.04.010, 9.04.030, 9.04.040, 9.04.115; and waive reading of the Ordinance in its

entirety; and conduct second hearing and adopt the proposed Ordinance adding Chapter 9.05

to the Ordinance Code of Fresno County, Title 9, Relating to the Breeding, Transfer, and Sale of

Dogs and Cats; and waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Ordinance No. 25-015, Ordinance No. 25-016

Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector

29.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Vasquez and Company,

LLP, to provide financial statement auditing services for Easton Community Services District

(the “District”) for Fiscal Year 2017-18 through Fiscal Year 2021-22 (Covered Fiscal Years),

total not to exceed $69,600

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-333

County Counsel

29.1

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 to obtain the services of special legal counsel to

assist the County, and that the best interests of the County would be served by entering into an

agreement with Best Best & Krieger LLP; and Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute

an agreement with Best Best & Krieger LLP to act as special legal counsel in connection with

specialized municipal litigation and general advisory matters, effective July 8, 2025 through

June 30, 2026, with one optional one-year extension, total not to exceed $500,000

A MOTION WAS MADE BY VICE CHAIRMAN BREDEFELD, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MAGSIG, THAT

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

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-349

Administrative Office

30.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute retroactive revenue Agreement with Central

Valley Community Foundation (CVCF) for collaboration and participation in the Sierra San

Joaquin Jobs (S2J2) coalition of California Jobs First, effective February 1, 2025, through

January 31, 2026, total not to exceed $100,000

NO ACTION TAKEN

31.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute retroactive Amendment II to Agreement No.

18-538 with the Fresno City & County Historical Society (Historical Society) for operation and

maintenance of the Kearney Mansion Museum Complex, which increases the annual

compensation from $19,325 to $31,571, allows the Historical Society to host one event free of

event compensation to the County, and provides four days of discounted tours to the public,

effective upon execution with a change in current term by extending two additional years with an

option to extend an additional five-year term to June 30, 2035, and increasing the maximum by

$257,735 to a total of $452,154

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-334

32.

Adopt Resolution extending to July 31, 2025, and terminating on August 1, 2025, the Local

Emergency proclaimed by the Director of Emergency Services to combat the Beet Leafhopper

insect. Such Local Emergency was initially proclaimed on April 2, 2025, ratified by the Board of

Supervisors on April 8, 2025, and extended by the Board of Supervisors on May 20, 2025

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Resolution No. 25-208

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 as

the Regents of the University of California on behalf of the University of California, San

Francisco - Fresno, Medical Education Program as it is the only accredited University in Fresno

County eligible to provide psychiatric residents; and Approve and authorize the Chairman to

execute an Agreement with the Regents of the University of California on behalf of the University

of California, San Francisco - Fresno, Medical Education Program for a psychiatry residency

program provided at the Department of Behavioral Health facilities effective upon execution, not

to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a one-year base contract and four optional

one-year extensions, total not to exceed $1,637,502

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-335

34.

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

due to the noncompetitive nature of Master Agreements; and approve and authorize the

Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to Master Agreement No. 25-321 for Individual and

Group Providers for the Fresno County Behavioral Health Plan, to add 18 Providers to the

Agreement as depicted within Exhibit A with no change to the term of July 1, 2025, through June

30, 2030, or maximum compensation of $45,000,000

PRIOR TO BOARD DISCUSSION, SUPERVISOR MAGSIG RECUSED HIMSELF UNDER THE LEVINE ACT. A

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

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

4 - Bredefeld, Chavez, Mendes, and Pacheco

1 - Magsig

Ayes:

Recuse:

Agreement No. 25-350

35.

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

due to the non-competitive/emergency nature of inpatient psychiatric hospital referrals; and

approve and authorize the Chairman to execute retroactive Amendment No. 1 to Master

Agreement No. 25-271, to add Aurora Behavioral Healthcare - Santa Rosa LLC to the

agreement, with no change to the term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, or compensation

maximum of $140,000,000

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-336

General Services

36.

Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2025-26 appropriations for General Services

Department Fleet Services-Equipment Org 8911 in the amount of $11,100,720 for the purchase

and replacement of light and heavy-duty vehicles, equipment for various departments, and for

costs associated with building and improvements (4/5 vote)

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Resolution No. 25-209

Human Resources

37.

Approve successor Memorandum of Understanding for Representation Unit 37 - represented by

the Fresno Sheriff’s Correctional Sergeants Association, effective July 7, 2025; and approve

the related Salary Resolution Amendment, as reflected on Appendix “B”

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Salary Resolution No. 25-018

38.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with USI Insurance Services,

LLC, for consulting services related to the County’s Health and Benefits Plans, effective July 12,

2025, not to exceed five years, five months, and twenty days, which includes a three-year,

five-month, and twenty-day base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to

exceed $741,115

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-337

39.

Adopt Resolutions Rejecting Claims for Damages; and Adopt Resolution Denying Application

for Leave to Present a Late Claim

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Resolution No. 25-210, Resolution No. 25-211, Resolution No. 25-212, Resolution No. 25-213, Resolution

No. 25-214, Resolution No. 25-215, Resolution No. 25-216, Resolution No. 25-217, Resolution No. 25-218,

Resolution No. 25-219, Resolution No. 25-220, Resolution No. 25-221, Resolution No. 25-222, Resolution

No. 25-223

40.

41.

42.

Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Agreements to Defend Public Officers or

Employees for; Kari Gilbert, Director of Child Support Services and Lisa Sprague, Deputy

Director of Child Support Services; Prince Paul Raymond Williams v. California Department of

Child Support Services, et al.

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-338, Agreement No. 25-339

Approve successor Memorandum of Understanding for Representation Unit 11 - Deputy

Probation Officers, represented by the Fresno County Deputy Probation Officers Association,

effective July 7, 2025; and approve the related Salary Resolution Amendment, as reflected on

Appendix “E”

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Salary Resolution No. 25-019

Approve Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Representation Unit 12 -

Clerical, Paramedical, Building & Service Employees, represented by Service Employees

International Union (SEIU) Local 521, effective July 21, 2025; and approve the related Salary

Resolution Amendment, as reflected on Appendix “D”

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Salary Resolution No. 25-020

Public Health

43.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Personnel Cooperation

Agreement with the City of Malibu, effective January 7, 2025, until terminated by either party with

30 days written notice ($0)

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-340

44.

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

of Kingsburg, for dispatch services for the Kingsburg Fire Department through the Fresno

County Emergency Medical Services Communications Center, effective July 1, 2025, through

December 31, 2027 ($37,672); and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a

retroactive Agreement with K.W.P.H. Enterprises, d.b.a. American Ambulance, for Kingsburg

Fire Department dispatch services through the Fresno County Emergency Medical Services

Communications Center, effective July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027 ($32,626)

PRIOR TO BOARD DISCUSSION, SUPERVISORS PACHECO, BREDEFELD, AND MAGSIG RECUSED

THEMSELVES UNDER THE LEVINE ACT. DUE TO A LACK OF QUORUM, THE THREE CONFLICTED

SUPERVISORS DREW LOTS, WHICH RESULTED IN VICE CHAIRMAN BREDEFELD PARTICIPATING

PURSUANT TO THE RULE OF NECESSITY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR CHAVEZ, SECONDED

BY VICE CHAIRMAN BREDEFELD, THAT THIS MATTER BE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED. THE MOTION

CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

3 - Bredefeld, Chavez, and Mendes

2 - Magsig, and Pacheco

Ayes:

Recuse:

Agreement No. 25-351, Agreement No. 25-352

45.

Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bids or requests for proposals, determine

that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement 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 adding United Health Centers of the San Joaquin

Valley to the Master Agreement given the noncompetitive nature of Master Agreements; and

approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 2 to Master Agreement to add

United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley as a contracted provider with no change to the

term of September 10, 2019, through September 9, 2029, or maximum compensation of

$22,793,197

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-341

46.

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

California Emergency Medical Services Authority for multi-county emergency medical services

coordination, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026 ($960,447)

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-342

47.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement with Centro

Binacional para el Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueño to continue providing health intervention

activities for Fresno County’s Community Health Worker Network, effective upon execution,

extending the term by seven months from June 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, which

includes two optional one-year extensions, and increasing the maximum compensation by

$430,737 to a total of $1,180,737

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-343

48.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the

Central California Animal Disaster Team (CCADT), to assist with animal evacuation and

sheltering services during emergencies and disasters in Fresno County, effective upon

execution, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and

one optional two-year extension ($0)

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-344

49.

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

Department of Health Care Services to allow the Department of Public Health to participate in

the Intergovernmental Transfer program for the local Medi-Cal Managed care plans, effective

January 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027, with Blue Cross of California Partnership Plan dba

Anthem Blue Cross ($500,185) and CalViva Health ($4,542,292) plus assessment fee

($1,008,495)

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-345

Public Works and Planning

50.

Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Amendment I to Agreement No. 24-496 with City of

Selma Sidewalk Connectivity, Phase III, Community Development Block Grant Project No.

24651, effective upon execution with no change in term through March 20, 2026, increasing

maximum Community Development Block Grant funds provided by $68,461, due to increased

construction costs, to a total Community Development Block Grant funding amount not to

exceed $301,257

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-346

51.

Approve and authorize Chairman to execute retroactive Amendment I to Agreement No. 22-433

with AmeriNational Community Services LLC, with no change in term effective November 1,

2022, to October 31, 2027, not to exceed five years, which includes a three-year base contract

and two optional one-year extensions, and increasing maximum compensation by $168,328,

from $375,000 to $543,328

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-347

52.

Adopt plans and specifications for Contract 25-02-C El Porvenir Community Road

Improvements; and award to lowest bidder, Cal Valley Construction, Inc., 5125 N. Gates Avenue

#102, Fresno, CA 93722, in total amount of $1,574,954

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

53.

Retroactively authorize and ratify Director’s execution of “Consent by Lender/Lienholder” on

December 20, 2021, which was used to execute a Facilities Use Agreement for Mendota RAD

property (recorded on April 17, 2024 as Document No. 2024-0034756, Original Records

Fresno County) on behalf of Housing Authority of Fresno County, California and its affiliates

Mendota RAD, LP and Mendota Esperanza Commons, LP, and benefitting residents of

Mendota Esperanza Commons property by enabling them to utilize Community Room on

Mendota RAD property for 15 years ($0); approve and authorize Chairman to execute “Omnibus

Agreement Restating Legal Description” to revise legal description of Mendota Esperanza

Commons property in multiple previously executed and/or recorded documents including

Mendota RAD to consent to Facilities Use Agreement, modify the legal description of the land

to include only the parcel of property occupied by the Mendota Esperanza Commons project’s

buildings, and remove from project’s legal descriptions two non-project parcels ($0); approve

and authorize Chairman to execute “Substitution of Trustee and Partial Reconveyance” to

facilitate release of two non-project parcels (1.74 acres) from the Mendota Esperanza

Commons project using a combined parcel value ($114,018) identified in a 2022 appraisal at

request of and benefitting Housing Authority of Fresno County California through its affiliated

Limited Partnership ($0); and delegate authority to Director of Public Works, or his designee, to

approve any further documents necessary to close construction loan for Mendota Esperanza

Commons and effectuate Facilities Use Agreement, Omnibus Agreement Restating Legal

Description, Substitution of Trustee and Partial Reconveyance, and Application for Partial

Release, Subordination, or Consent, subject to approval as to legal form by County Counsel,

and approval as to accounting form by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector ($0)

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Agreement No. 25-348

54.

Adopt Budget Resolution decreasing FY 2024-25 appropriations for Org 43601250 (Misc.

Passthroughs) in amount of $100,000 (4/5 vote); adopt Budget Resolution decreasing FY

2024-25 appropriations and estimated revenues for Org 43651500 (Support Serv-Human

Resources) in amount of $50,000 (4/5 vote); and adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY

2024-25 appropriations by $150,000 and estimated revenues by $50,000 for Org 7910 (Parks

and Grounds) (4/5 vote)

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

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

Ayes:

Resolution No. 25-224, Resolution No. 25-225, Resolution No. 25-226