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  
Nathan Magsig, 5th District, Chairman  
Buddy Mendes, 4th District, Vice-Chairman  
Brian Pacheco, 1st District  
Garry Bredefeld, 2nd District  
Luis Chavez, 3rd District  
Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer  
Daniel C. Cederborg, County Counsel  
Bernice E. Seidel, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors  
Tuesday, January 7, 2025  
9:30 AM  
Hall of Records  
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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.  
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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  
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matter which does not appear on the agenda, you may do so during the Public Presentations  
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. 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.  
Administering of the Oath of Office to Supervisors Nathan Magsig, Garry Bredefeld, and Luis  
Chavez  
2.  
3.  
4.  
Designation of Officers and remarks by Board Members  
Approve Agenda  
Approve Consent Agenda - Item Numbers 14-27  
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  
5.  
Approve the Chairman’s 2025 Appointments of Board Members to various Boards, Commissions,  
and Committees as presented in Exhibit A; and adopt 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  
Auditor Controller-Treasurer/Tax Collector  
6.  
Appoint a member of the Board of Supervisors to serve on the Countywide Oversight Board for  
Redevelopment Successor Agencies for an indefinite period  
Administrative Office  
7.  
Conduct the first hearing to amend the Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 2 Administration,  
Chapter 2.09 Information Technology Services Department, add Title 2 Administration, Chapter  
2.11 General Services Department, and amend Title 4 Revenue & Finance, Chapter 4.04  
Purchasing Procedures; Waive the reading of the proposed Ordinances in their entirety, and set  
the second hearing for adoption of the proposed Ordinances for January 28, 2025; 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 summary in accordance with California  
Government Code, section 25124(b)(1)  
Board of Supervisors' Committee Reports and Comments  
8.  
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  
9.  
Receive Boards, Commissions and Committees Vacancy Report; and Appoint Applicants as  
necessary  
Public Presentations  
10.  
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  
11.  
12.  
13.  
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 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:  
January 28, 2025 - 9:30 A.M.  
February 11, 2025 - 9:30 A.M.  
CONSENT AGENDA  
(Any Board Member may pull any consent item for discussion or separate vote)  
Board of Supervisors  
14. Approve minutes for December 17, 2024, and December 20, 2024, Special Meeting  
Supervisor Magsig  
15. Adjourn in memory of Mouage Mouanoutoua  
District Attorney  
16.  
Retroactively authorize the District Attorney’s previous submittal of a grant application to the State  
of California, Department of Insurance (CDI) for continuation of the Workers’ Compensation  
Insurance Fraud Program, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 ($1,220,191); and  
Retroactively approve retroactive Grant Award Agreement, including any extensions or  
amendments, for continued funding of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud Program with  
the CDI, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 ($1,136,175); and Adopt a Resolution  
retroactively authorizing the District Attorney, or her designee, to execute retroactive Grant Award  
Agreement, including any extensions or amendments, and accepting all liability arising out of the  
performance of the Grant Agreement ($1,136,175)  
17.  
Retroactively approve and authorize the District Attorney’s previous submittal of a grant application  
to the State of California, Department of Insurance (CDI) for continuation of the Automobile  
Insurance Fraud Program, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 ($620,964); and  
Retroactively approve retroactive Grant Award Agreement for continued funding of the Automobile  
Insurance Fraud Program with CDI, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 ($406,296);  
and Adopt Resolution authorizing the District Attorney, or her designee, to execute retroactive  
Grant Award Agreement, including any extensions or amendments, and accepting all liability  
arising out of the performance of the Grant Agreement; and Adopt Budget Resolution increasing  
FY 2024-25 appropriations and estimated revenues in the amount of $21,296 in the District  
Attorney’s Special Revenue Fund 0060, CDI Automobile Fraud Program, Org 1104 (4/5 vote); and  
Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2024-25 appropriations and estimated revenues in the  
amount of $21,296 in the District Attorney-Grants Org 2862 (4/5 vote)  
Behavioral Health  
18.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive revenue Agreement (State  
Agreement #24-40134) and associated Generative Artificial Intelligence Reporting and Factsheet  
with the California Department of Health Care Services for the provision of specialty mental health  
services and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System services as an integrated Prepaid  
Inpatient Health Plan, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026 ($0); 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 the associated  
integrated PIHP state agreement documents, with no change to the compensation amount or term  
Human Resources  
19.  
Conduct the second hearing to amend the Fresno County Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and  
Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Section 1600 - Human Resources and adopt proposed  
Ordinance  
20. Adopt Resolutions Rejecting Claims for Damages  
Internal Services  
21.  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Mechanical Job Order Contracting (JOC)  
Agreements with: a. ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc.; b. Mesa Energy Systems, Inc.; and c.  
Strategic Mechanical, Inc. for repair, remodeling, or other repetitive work to be done according to  
unit prices, effective as of January 23, 2025, for a term of one year, with each agreement’s total not  
to exceed $5,000,000 (4/5 vote); and Approve and authorize the Director of the Internal Services  
Department to use annual Mechanical Job Order Contracting agreements for the implementation  
of the proposed projects, described in Attachment A  
22.  
Ratify the execution of the First Amendment to Sale/Purchase Agreement and Escrow Instructions  
for the County owned surplus real property located at the northeast corner of E. Kings Canyon  
Road and S. Cedar Avenue, Fresno, CA, commonly known as the former University Medical  
Center Campus, by Edward Hill, Chief Operating Officer and Interim Director of Internal  
Services/Chief Information Officer effective December 16, 2024; and Approve and authorize the  
Chairman to execute a Lease Agreement with Boyd Fresno, LLC for approximately 109,928  
square feet of space, together with related improvements and parking located on the former  
University Medical Center Campus, which includes initial one and two-year base terms with an  
optional conversion to a month-to-month lease after the expiration of the base term, with base rent  
not to exceed $96,836 per month and monthly operating costs of $2,525 per month, for a total  
rental and operations cost of approximately $1,790,654, effective upon the close of escrow  
Probation  
23.  
Approve and authorize the Chief Probation Officer or his/her designee to execute a Memorandum  
of Agreement with neighboring County Probation Departments, in substantially the form as  
attached to this item, to provide and receive assistance in the event of a declared emergency  
which will necessarily affect the juvenile probation institution/probation field services of the  
requesting county, subject to approval as to legal form by County Counsel ($0)  
Public Works and Planning  
24.  
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Agreement with City of Kerman for Kerman Plaza  
Veterans Park, Community Development Block Grant Project No. 23371, which consists of  
demolition and removal of an existing non-functional restroom, installation of a prefabricated ADA  
accessible restroom, and related necessary site improvements in Plaza Veterans Park, an existing  
park space in Kerman, effective upon execution through May 26, 2026, total Community  
Development Block Grant funding amount not to exceed $175,318; and Approve and authorize  
Director of Public Works and Planning to evaluate and grant timeline extensions and scope  
modifications for completion of Project, as requested by City of Kerman, in compliance with  
Federal Community Development Block Grant regulations, and so long as modifications do not  
change the fundamental nature of the project  
25.  
26.  
Adopt plans and specifications for Contract 24-15-C CSA 1 Tamarack Water Infrastructure  
Replacement, Department of Water Resources Project No. 4600015689 and award to lowest  
bidder DG Construction, Inc., in total amount of $1,712,241 for base bid and Additive 2; and  
authorize Chairman to issue a change order to add bid amount for Additive 1 of $510,388 if  
funding from Department of Water Resources is approved  
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Amendment I to Agreement No. 23-641 with Biola  
Community Services District for Biola Groundwater Recharge, Community Development Block  
Grant Project No. 21032, effective upon execution with no change in term through August 19, 2025,  
increasing maximum Community Development Block Grant funds provided by $75,000, due to  
increased construction costs, to a total Community Development Block Grant funding amount not to  
exceed $375,000  
27.  
Adopt resolution approving the amendments to the Westside Groundwater Sustainability Plan for  
the 2025 Periodic Evaluation, including portions of Fresno County and authorize the Westside  
Subbasin, acting as Groundwater Sustainability Plan Manager for the subbasin, to submit the  
amended Groundwater Sustainability Plan to the Department of Water Resources by January 23,  
2025