Hall of Records, Room 301  
2281 Tulare Street  
Board of Supervisors  
Fresno, California  
93721-2198  
Agenda - Final  
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 11, 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.  
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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 24-48  
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 Edward Moreno - Department of Behavioral Health - 25  
Years of Service  
Chairman Mendes  
4.  
Proclaim the month of March 2025 as Professional Social Worker Appreciation Month in  
Fresno County  
Supervisor Chavez  
5.  
Proclaim March 2025 as American Red Cross Month in Fresno County  
Supervisor Magsig  
6.  
Adopt a Resolution Acknowledging the 80th Anniversary of the Fresno County Employees'  
Retirement Association  
Supervisor Bredefeld and Supervisor Magsig  
7.  
Approve revised Administrative Policy No. 75 - Community Outreach Services  
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector  
8.  
Conduct hearing on proposed rescission of the County’s sale of APN 393-180-40S, described  
as “SUR RTS TRIANGULAR PAR IN SE1/4 SEC 8 T16R22,” located near Mountain View and  
Dockery in Selma, at the County’s March 14 through 15, 2024 sale of tax-defaulted properties  
Administrative Office  
9.  
Receive Mid-Year Budget Report for Fiscal Year 2024-25; and approve proposed schedule for  
the Recommended Budget and adoption of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget which incorporates  
a Recommended Budget by June 24, 2025  
10. Receive verbal presentation from County Administrative Office (CAO) staff in regards to the  
Code Enforcement program; and Direct staff to proceed with the assignment of Program,  
Staffing, and Location  
Behavioral Health  
11. 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  
the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools as it is a government agency encompassing  
Fresno County schools; and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement  
with the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, to provide specialty mental health treatment  
and early intervention services as part of the Fresno County’s Mental Health Services Act  
Community Services and Support Plan and Prevention and Early Intervention Plan, effective  
July 1, 2025, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract  
and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $150,000,000  
Public Works and Planning  
12. Conduct first hearing to adopt ordinance amending Fresno County Ordinance Code Section  
4.16.090 relating to allocation of sales and use tax revenues, amending it as to the City of  
Fresno as to its respective tax rate, and amending dates to which the City of Fresno shall  
adhere to stated rate, changing effective date of adjusted rate to July 1, 2025, waive reading of  
the ordinance in its entirety, and set a second hearing for March 25, 2025; designate County  
Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of proposed ordinance; and direct the Clerk  
to the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code  
Section 25124(b)(1)  
13. Adopt Resolution authorizing Pacific Gas & Electric Company transfer of County of Fresno  
Rule 20A credits, to be allocated to the City of Fresno, for West Fresno Church/Martin Luther  
King Project in the amount of $1,000,000 for undergrounding of existing overhead utilities  
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:  
14. Sitting as the 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, 2025 through October 31, 2025 and Stage Three from November 1, 2025 through  
March 31, 2026, and impose corresponding regulations within County Service Area No. 39  
Zones A & B under Fresno County Ordinance, Chapter 14.01  
Sitting as the 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, 2025 through March 31, 2026 and impose  
corresponding regulations within Waterworks District No. 40 under Fresno County Ordinance  
Code, Chapter 14.01  
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)  
Board Appointments  
16. Receive Boards, Commissions, and Committees Vacancy Report; and Appoint Applicants as  
necessary  
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  
Closed Session  
The public may comment on Closed Session items prior to the Board's recess to Closed Session  
18. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1)  
- Doris Anderson, et al. v. County of Fresno et al., Eastern District of California, Case No.  
1:21-CV-01134-DAD-SAB  
19. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(1)  
- Loida Cavazos, et al. v. County of Fresno et al., Eastern District of California, Case No.  
1:23-CV-00859-JLT-BAM  
20. Conference with Legal Counsel - Initiation of Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)  
(4) (2 Cases)  
21. Conference with Legal Counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation; Government Code, section  
54956.9(d)(2) (3 Cases)  
22. 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  
23. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section  
54956.9(d)(1): Jessica McKenzie: ADJ14693973, ADJI19708163  
Sitting as the Fresno County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Governing  
Board  
23.1 Sitting as the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Governing Board: Conference with  
Labor Negotiator (Government Code, section 54957.6): Agency Negotiator: Sanja Bugay;  
Employee Organization: SEIU-Local 2015 - Hours, Wages and Terms and Conditions of  
Employment  
Adjourn  
NEXT MEETINGS:  
March 25, 2025 - 9:30 A.M.  
April 8, 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 February 25, 2025  
Chairman Mendes and Supervisor Magsig  
25. Adjourn in the Memory of Al Smith; a towering figure in Fresno's business and broadcasting  
community  
Chairman Mendes  
26. Adjourn in Memory of Larry Trigueiro; a well respected farmer, race car mechanic and sports  
coach in the Easton/Caruthers area  
27. Approve community outreach expenditure of $20,000 to support the Friends of the Historic  
Kingsburg Depot Project #1238, per Administrative Policy No. 75  
Supervisor Bredefeld  
28. Adopt a Resolution Recognizing Family Community Church's 30th Anniversary  
Supervisor Chavez  
29. Approve community outreach expenditure of $1,500 support the Support Blue Run 2025, per  
Administrative Policy No. 75  
30. Approve community outreach expenditure of $1,000 to support the development and  
maintenance of the futsal courts at Calwa Recreation and Park District, per Administrative  
Policy No. 75  
Supervisor Pacheco  
31. Approve Certificates of Recognition for awardees of the 2025 Common Threads Awards for the  
29th Annual Luncheon  
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector  
32. Authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector to distribute $9,927.84 in State  
Highway Rental Property revenues received for Fiscal Year 2023-24 in accordance with Streets  
and Highways Code section 104.10  
Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator  
33. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY 2024-25 appropriations and estimated revenues for  
the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator’s Org 31113016 in the amount of $273,000 for the  
purchase of red dot sights and mounting adapter plates for the Sheriff’s Office (4/5 vote); and  
Adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY 2024-25 appropriations in the Sheriff’s State Asset  
Forfeiture Fund 0095, Subclass 17659, Org 1460 in the amount of $273,000 (4/5 vote)  
County Counsel  
34. Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Stipulation for Entry of Judgment and Order  
Thereon with defendant property owners of 20526 S. Garfield Avenue, Riverdale, California  
93656 for issuance of a permanent injunction to compel the property owners to abate all  
nuisance conditions and payment by defendants of a monetary award in the amount of $5,000  
Agriculture  
35. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive First Amendment to the Detection  
Trapping Agreement No. 24-0132-009-SF with the California Department of Food and  
Agriculture, effective upon execution with no change to the term of July 1, 2024 through June  
30, 2025, and increasing the maximum by $193,171 to a total of $572,393  
Behavioral Health  
36. Approve and authorize the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) to execute a  
Program Funding Agreement with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (“AHP”), the contractor  
for the California Department of State Hospitals (“DSH”), for the Incompetent to Stand Trial  
(“IST”) Diversion and Community-Based Restoration Infrastructure Projects (the “Program”),  
effective upon execution through June 30, 2028, total not to exceed $13,125,000 (the “Grant  
Funds”); approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or his/her  
designee (the “Authorized Signatory”), to execute any and all other documents required or  
deemed necessary or appropriate to secure the Program Grant Funds from DSH through AHP,  
including the Project Applications, Disbursement Requests, and various Compliance  
Certifications, as may be required, each as defined in the Program Funding Agreement, and to  
participate in the Program (collectively, the “Program Documents”), including executing the  
declaration of restrictions to be recorded against each project to be described in the Project  
Application, as more particularly described in the Program Funding Agreement; and approve  
and authorize the Clerk of the Board to provide a certified copy of the approved Action  
Summary Minutes, signed by the Chairman and attested by the Clerk, for the March 11, 2025  
meeting of the Board of Supervisors, which includes the names of each member of the Board  
and how they cast their vote for the forgoing  
General Services  
37. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Johnson Controls, Inc. for  
maintenance and support of Metasys, a building automation software system, effective upon  
execution, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base term and two  
optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $3,250,000; and Authorize the Director of  
General Services, or their designee, to add or remove County building locations and adjust  
service level hours as operational needs require, with no change to the maximum  
compensation  
38. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute First Amendment to Master Agreement No.  
A-23-536 for emergency response and supplemental plumbing services, increasing the  
maximum compensation by $1,000,000 to a total of $2,000,000, with no change to the potential  
five-year term of October 10, 2023 through October 9, 2028 (4/5 vote)  
Human Resources  
39. Adopt Resolutions Rejecting Claims for Damages  
Public Health  
40. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with the Board of Regents of  
the Nevada System of Higher Education on behalf of the University of Nevada, Reno for  
placement and education of staff in an internship learning experience, effective March 11, 2025  
through March 10, 2030 ($0); and 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 documents, forms and reports  
41. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 24-337  
with Health Management Associates, Inc. to provide consultation and assistance to the  
Department of Public Health with applying for the California Department of Health Care  
Services’ Voluntary Rate Range Program, extending the term from June 18, 2026 to December  
31, 2026, and increasing the maximum by $70,000 to a total of $317,843  
Public Works and Planning  
42. Adopt plans and specifications for 24-18-C Golden State Boulevard Phase 2 and award to  
lowest bidder Don Berry Construction, Inc., 13701 Golden State Boulevard, Kingsburg, CA  
93631, in the amount of $4,418,170.57; and Authorize Director to execute contract change  
orders for Contract 24-18-C, not to exceed $210,000 for any one change order pursuant to  
Public Contract Code 20142, and not to exceed a total change order limit of $410,000 or  
approximately 9.3% of total compensation payable under Contract 24-18-C  
43. Make findings required under Sections 66001 and 66015.5 of Government Code for enactment  
of development fees requested by Fresno County Metropolitan Flood Control District; adopt  
Resolution memorializing those findings and amending Schedule of Drainage Costs and Fees  
for local drainage areas and Storm Drainage and Flood Control Master Plan pursuant to  
Section 17.64.050 of Fresno County Ordinance Code; and determine that Recommended  
Actions 1 and 2 are exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act and direct  
staff to file a notice of exemption with County Clerk and State Clearinghouse  
44. Approve and authorize Director of Public Works and Planning, or his/her designee, to execute  
an Agreement with Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District for reimbursement of costs for  
Design and Construction of Storm Drainage Facilities (preliminary engineer’s estimate is  
$144,946), subject to review and approval of County Counsel as to legal form and  
Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector as to accounting form; and Approve and authorize  
Director of Public Works and Planning, or his/her designee, to approve and execute  
Amendments with Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District up to a total additional amount of  
$55,054, approximately 38% of preliminary engineer’s estimate total, for a total agreement not  
to exceed amount of $200,000, subject to review and approval of County Counsel as to legal  
form and Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector as to accounting form  
45. Approve and adopt Fresno County Management Area A and Management Area B Groundwater  
Sustainability Agency’s (GSAs) Pumping Reduction Plan  
Social Services  
46. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute retroactive Amendment I to Master Agreement  
No. 24-500 with Aspiranet, Inc. and Promesa Behavioral Health to provide greater clarity,  
flexibility, and specificity in the reimbursement process, addressing challenges related to home  
capacity and recruitment efforts, effective December 1, 2024 with no change to the term of  
September 10, 2024 through June 30, 2028, or compensation maximum of $39,364,924  
47. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with the California Department  
of Housing and Community Development for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and  
Prevention grant (#24-HHAP-10044), effective upon execution by the California Department of  
Community Development through June 30, 2029, total not to exceed $11,720,018; and  
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the related Homeless Housing, Assistance  
and Prevention Authorized Signatories Form, as the Authorized Representative  
48. Adopt Resolution approving the County of Fresno, through the Department, on behalf of the  
Fresno Madera Continuum of Care, to submit an application for Emergency Solutions Grant  
funding administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development