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January 7, 2025 ·9:30 AM Final

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Agenda — 57 items

  1. 1 PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATIONS: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II covers the programs, services, activities, and facilities owned or operated by state and local governments like the County of Fresno ("County"). Further, the County promotes equality of opportunity and full participation by all persons, including persons with disabilities. Towards this end, the County works to ensure that it provides meaningful access to people with 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. To help ensure this meaningful access, the County will reasonably modify policies/procedures and provide auxiliary aids/services to persons with disabilities. If, as an attendee or participant at the meeting, you need additional accommodations such as an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter, an assistive listening device, large print material, electronic materials, Braille materials, or taped materials, please contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors as soon as possible during office hours at (559) 600-3529, option 4, or at ClerkBOS@fresnocountyca.gov. Reasonable requests made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will help to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Later requests will be accommodated to the extent reasonably 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 podium during this time period and state your name for the record. If you wish to speak on a matter which does not appear on the agenda, you may do so during the Public Presentations period at the end of the regular session.
  2. 2 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.
  3. 3 Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:08
  4. 4 Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 0:26
  5. 1. Administering of the Oath of Office to Supervisors Nathan Magsig, Garry Bredefeld, and Luis Chavez 24-1462 held ▶ jump to 2:31
  6. 2. Designation of Officers and remarks by Board Members 24-1463 held ▶ jump to 9:45
  7. 3. Approve Agenda 24-1456 approved agenda Pass ▶ jump to 41:50
  8. 4. Approve Consent Agenda - Item Numbers 14-27 24-1457 Consent Agenda be approved Pass ▶ jump to 42:12
  9. 9 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
  10. 10 Board of Supervisors
  11. 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 24-1180 Approved as Recommended Pass ▶ jump to 45:35
  12. 12 Auditor Controller-Treasurer/Tax Collector
  13. 6. Appoint a member of the Board of Supervisors to serve on the Countywide Oversight Board for Redevelopment Successor Agencies for an indefinite period 24-1465 Approved as Recommended Pass ▶ jump to 48:28
  14. 15 Administrative Office
  15. 15 Page Break
  16. 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) 24-1476 Approved as Recommended Pass ▶ jump to 51:50
  17. 17 Board of Supervisors' Committee Reports and Comments
  18. 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) 24-1458 held
  19. 19 Board Appointments
  20. 9. Receive Boards, Commissions and Committees Vacancy Report; and Appoint Applicants as necessary 24-1459 Approved as Recommended Pass ▶ jump to 71:46
  21. 21 Public Presentations
  22. 21 Page Break
  23. 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 24-1460 held ▶ jump to 72:01
  24. 24 Closed Session ▶ jump to 81:47
  25. 11. Conference with legal counsel - Initiation of Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(4) (2 Cases) 24-1366 held
  26. 12. Conference with legal counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation; Government Code, section 54956.9(d)(2) (2 Cases) 24-1367 held
  27. 13. 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 24-1409 held
  28. 28 Adjourn Adjourn the meeting following closed session Pass ▶ jump to 82:37
  29. 28 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 JANUARY 28, 2025
  30. 29 NEXT MEETINGS:
  31. 29 Page Break
  32. 30 Page Break
  33. 30 CONSENT AGENDA Consent Agenda be approved Pass ▶ jump to 43:24
  34. 31 CONSENT AGENDA
  35. 32 Board of Supervisors
  36. 14. Approve minutes for December 17, 2024, and December 20, 2024, Special Meeting 24-1461 Consent Agenda be approved Pass
  37. 34 Supervisor Magsig
  38. 15. Adjourn in memory of Mouage Mouanoutoua 24-1474 Consent Agenda be approved Pass
  39. 36 District Attorney
  40. 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) 24-1308 Consent Agenda be approved Pass
  41. 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) 24-1309 Consent Agenda be approved Pass
  42. 39 Behavioral Health
  43. 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 24-1392 Consent Agenda be approved Pass
  44. 41 Human Resources
  45. 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 24-1351 Consent Agenda be approved Pass
  46. 20. Adopt Resolutions Rejecting Claims for Damages 24-1437 Consent Agenda be approved Pass
  47. 44 Internal Services
  48. 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 24-1387 Consent Agenda be approved Pass
  49. 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 24-1471 Approved as Recommended Pass ▶ jump to 53:01
  50. 47 Probation
  51. 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) 24-1423 Approved as Recommended Pass ▶ jump to 63:59
  52. 49 Page Break
  53. 50 Public Works and Planning
  54. 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 24-1211 Consent Agenda be approved Pass
  55. 25. 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 24-1272 Consent Agenda be approved Pass
  56. 26. 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 24-1293 Consent Agenda be approved Pass
  57. 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 24-1452 Consent Agenda be approved Pass