Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting
March 12, 2024
·08:30 AM
Final
Agenda — 49 items
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Members Present: Matt LaVere, Jeff Gorell, Janice S. Parvin, Vianey Lopez, and
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Minutes of the meeting of the County and Special Districts governed by the Board held Tuesday, February 27, 2024.
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Item 27 – PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY – Approval of a loan of Up to $1,500,000 for County Service Area No. 29 – a revised Board letter has been submitted.
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Moment of Inspiration - Presentation Proclaiming March 18, 2024 as Public Defense Day in Ventura County - Public Defender Claudia Bautista.
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Consent Agenda Items 11 through 32.
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Public Comments - Citizen presentations regarding County related matters NOT appearing on this agenda. (See Guidelines above)
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CEO Comments - Brief announcements and report on CEO and County workforce activities.
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Consent Agenda items are routine and non-controversial. Items are reviewed and approved together, as recommended and without discussion, unless an item is pulled for separate action by the Board on the Regular Agenda. Consent items are heard at the Board's discretion and may be heard at any time during the meeting.
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Receive and File the Independent Audit of Basic Financial Statements of the Ventura County Treasury Investment Pool for the Year Ended June 30, 2023, and the Related Independent Auditor’s Communication with Those Charged with Governance.
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Recommendation to Support Senate Bill 1189 (Limón), County Employees Retirement Law of 1937: County Board of Retirement, which Authorizes the Ventura County Employees Retirement Board to Appoint a Chief Technology Officer.
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Approval of, and Authorization for the County Executive Officer to Execute an Agreement between the County of Ventura and the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging Foundation (VCAAAF), a California Non-profit Public Benefit Corporation, Regarding a Local Government and Disability Summit; Authorization for the County to Pay VCAAAF $20,000 in Seed Money to Enable VCAAAF to Pay the Deposit to Book the Hotel Venue for the Summit; and Delegation of Authority to the County Executive Officer to Make Changes to the Agreement With a Cumulative County Cost Not-to-Exceed $20,000.
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Receive and File List of Ceremonial Proclamations to be Presented Outside of a Board of Supervisors Meeting in the Month of March 2024.
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Adoption of a Resolution Acknowledging Receipt of the 2023 Annual Report on the Status of All State-mandated Annual Fire Safety Inspections in the County of Ventura.
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Award a General Job Order Contract Bid to Perform Facilities Projects Involving the Repair, Maintenance, and Remodeling of Buildings, Structures, or Other Real Property to MTM Construction, Inc in the Amount of $5,984,222 for a One-Year Period or Until Expenditures Reach $5,984,222, Whichever Occurs First.
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Approval of, and Authorization for, Seven Specific Projects Involving Repair, Remodeling, or Other Repetitive Work at Various County Facilities to be Done According to Unit Prices Under Existing Job Order Contracts with MTM Construction, Inc.; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process the Necessary Accounting Transactions.
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Authorization for the Purchasing Agent to Increase the Dollar Amounts of 30 Annual Service Agreements for Services Provided to County Agencies by an Increase of $6,907,000 for Fiscal Year 2023-24 for the Following Services: Architect/Engineering; Facility Construction and Building Maintenance; Landscape/Fire Hazard Abatement/Street Sweeping; Miscellaneous Services; Hazardous Material Disposal; and Telecommunication.
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Approval of, and Authorization for the Health Care Agency (HCA) Director to Sign, Amendment No. 2 to the Contract for Consulting Services with Executive Consulting Group, LLC Doing Business As ECG Management Consultants, Revising the Statement of Work, and Increasing the Not-To-Exceed Amount by $155,000 from $718,000 to $873,000 for Calendar Year 2023 and by $1,575,000 from $500,000 to $2,075,000 for Calendar Year 2024.
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Ratification of Acceptance of Donations Received, Reimbursed or Committed from the Health Care Foundation for Ventura County, Inc. in the Amount of $1,745,341 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 and $402,229 Received in Prior Fiscal Years; Ratification of Acceptance of a Donation from the Santa Clara Valley Wellness Foundation in the Amount of $72,778 in FY 2022-23; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process Necessary Budgetary Transactions.
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Approval of, and Authorization for the Health Care Agency Director to Sign, on Behalf of the Ventura County Health Care Plan, the Third Amendment to the Emergency Department Professional Services Agreement with Seaside Emergency Associates, Adding a New Compensation Exhibit, Effective April 1, 2024.
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Approval of the Appointment of Victoria Jump to the Ventura County Health Care Plan Standing Committee with the Term Ending March 13, 2027.
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Approval of, and Authorization for the Health Care Agency Director to Increase, Expenditures from a Total Amount of $9,070,000 to $11,612,000 (an increase of $2,542,000), with American Medical Response Ambulance Service Inc., Apex Infusion Pharmacy, Coastal Pharmaceutical Services Corporation, Community Memorial Health System, Dignity Health Medical Foundation, Palms Imaging Medical Group, Seaside Emergency Associates, UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Group, Ventura County Surgical Associates, and Ventura Orthopedics Medical Group Inc., Providers of Medical Services for Ventura County Health
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Approval of, and Authorization for the Human Services Agency (HSA) Director to Sign, at No Additional Net Cost to the County, a Contract for a Community Emergency Access Assessment with Constant and Associates, Inc., in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $214,160; and Authorization for the HSA Director to Approve and Sign Limited Contract Modifications.
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Receive and File Contractor Payment Tabulation Reports for July 2023 - December 2023; All Supervisorial Districts.
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Receive and File the Annual Consulting Services Contracts Status Report for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year; All Supervisorial Districts.
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Approval of a General Fund 15-Year Loan of Up to $1,500,000 for County Service Area No 29, with Repayment to Begin no Later than One Year After the First Loan Drawdown; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process the Necessary Budgetary Transactions; Supervisorial District No. 1.
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Receive and File a Report on Reasons Justifying Award by the Public Works Agency Director of an Emergency Contract to J & H Engineering General Contractors, Inc, of Camarillo without Competitive Solicitation for Bids for the Camino Cielo Road Emergency Repairs Project in the Amount of $31,500; Determination of the Need to Continue the Emergency Action; and Find that the Project is Statutorily Exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); Project No. P6X50658, Specification No. RD24-06(E); Supervisorial District No. 1.
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Receive and File the Hazardous Materials Discharge Report for February 10, 2024 through February 23, 2024 - Proposition 65.
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Ratification of, and Approval of the Sheriff's Office's Acceptance of El Dorado County Caldor Fire and Mono County Winter Storm Event Mutual Aid Reimbursement in the Amount of $974,439; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process the Necessary Budgetary Transactions.
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Receive and File Report of Investments, Including Market Values for Investments for the Month Ending January 31, 2024.
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Receive and File Unscheduled Vacancy Notice for JoHanna Jones with Children & Families First Commission of Ventura County, Roy Valdez with Treasury Oversight Committee, Ventura County, James Wall with the Assessment Appeals Board No. 1, and Shawn Atin with the Ventura County Medi-Cal Managed Care Commission (COHS).
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Receive and File Copy of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Proposed Revised and Amended Regulations for Rooster Keeping.
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Recommendation of Supervisor Gorell to Appoint James S. Vigdor as a Regular Member to the Behavioral Health Advisory Board with the Term Ending March 12, 2027 and Patricia Martinez as a Regular Member of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee with the Term Ending March 11, 2028.
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Recommendation of Supervisor Long to Reappoint Naomi Christine Marrufo to the Behavioral Health Advisory Board (BHAB) with the Term Ending December 1, 2026.
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Recommendation of Supervisor Parvin to Reappoint Jennifer L. Morrison to the Behavioral Health Advisory Board (BHAB) with the Term Ending March 12, 2027.
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Recommendation of Supervisor Lopez to Reappoint Liz Warren to the Behavioral Health Advisory Board (BHAB) with the Term Ending March 23, 2027.
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Recommendation of Supervisor Parvin for a Letter Signed by All Supervisors to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Opposing AT&T’California’s Application to Withdraw its Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Designation (A.23-03-002) and Application of AT&T California for Relief from its Carrier of Last Resort Obligation (COLR) (A.23-03-003).
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Receive and File a Presentation on 2023 Legislative Session Senate Bill 4, Known as the Affordable Housing on Faith and Higher Education Lands Act of 2023.
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Presentation Proclaiming the Month of March 2024 as American Red Cross Month in Ventura County.
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Presentation Proclaiming the Month of March 2024 as National Women's History Month in Ventura County.
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Presentation in Recognition of Shawn Atin, County Executive Office Upon his Retirement from the County of Ventura.
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Proclamation Honoring Robert Harris of the General Services Agency for 34 Years of Public Service.
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Presentation Proclaiming the Month of March 2024 As National Social Worker Month In Ventura County.
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Presentation Proclaiming the Month of March 2024 as National Nutrition Month in Ventura County and Recognizing the Partnership for a Healthy Ventura County's Health Champion Award Recipients.
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Public Hearing Regarding Adoption of an Amendment to the 2022-2025 Memorandum of Agreement Between the County of Ventura and the Service Employees International Union, Local 721, With De Minimis Negative Impact on the Funding Status of the Retirement System.
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Receive and File a Presentation Recognizing the February 2024 Graduates of the County of Ventura’s Executive Leadership Development Program, LEAP, Cohort 11.
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Approval of Four Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget Adjustments Increasing Expenditures and Revenues for Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, Child Welfare Services, Adult Services, and All Other Mandated Programs, at No Additional Net Cost to County.
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Approval of a Distribution of $1,403,920 in Revocable Grant Funding and $4,756,080 in Residual Receipt Loans from the County Affordable Housing Fund to Support the Development and/or Operations of Four Affordable Housing Projects; Authorization for the County Executive Officer to Sign Necessary Documents; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process the Necessary Accounting Transactions.
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)