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Board of Supervisors Special Meeting

December 17, 2024 ·09:30 AM Final

Ventura County Office of Education, Camarillo, CA

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Agenda — 62 items

  1. 2 Members Present: Matt LaVere, Jeff Gorell, Janice S. Parvin, Vianey Lopez, and
  2. 4 Welcome by the City of Camarillo Mayor.
  3. 5 Minutes of the meeting of the County and Special Districts governed by the Board held Tuesday, December 10, 2024.
  4. 6 Item 39 – PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY – Adoption of the updated Sespe Creek Levee operations and maintenance plan and the emergency preparedness plan – a comment letter from Teresa Jordan.
  5. 7 Moment of Inspiration - Christmas Carolers.
  6. 8 Consent Agenda Items 12 through 43.
  7. 9 Public Comments - Citizen presentations regarding County related matters NOT appearing on this agenda. Public comments under this agenda item may be heard at any time during the meeting at the discretion of the Chair. (See Guidelines above for additional details)
  8. 10 CEO Comments - Brief announcements and report on CEO and County workforce activities. CEO comments may be heard at any time during the meeting at the discretion of the Chair.
  9. 11 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.
  10. 12 Receive and File Certification of the November 5, 2024 General Election Results for Ventura County.
  11. 13 Approval of Oxnard Harbor District Commissioners' Bonds in Accordance with Harbors and Navigation Code Section 6056.
  12. 14 Receive and File the 2024 Biennial Notices; and Approval of Conflict of Interest Codes for California Schools Employee Benefits Organization, Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, Port Hueneme Water Agency, Pleasant Valley School District, and the Ventura County Schools Self-Funding Authority.
  13. 15 Ratification of Amendment No. 5 to the Contract Between the County of Ventura and Association for Energy Affordability, Inc., a New York Corporation, for the Contract Amount of $3,690,000 as Compensation for January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024; Approval of, and Authorization for, the Purchasing Agent to Execute Amendment No. 6 to the Contract for the Contract Amount of $4,250,000 as Compensation for January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025; and Authorization for the Purchasing Agent to Make Extensions, Corrections, Clarifications and Technical Modifications to the Contract.
  14. 16 Approval of Modifications to Administrative Policy Manual General Information Chapter II-12 Board Letter Procedures.
  15. 17 Approval of 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., Taft Electric Co. and J&H Engineering; and Find the Projects Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
  16. 18 Approval of the Revised Charity Care Policy, Discount Payment Policy, Discount Rate Schedule, and New Patient Billing and Collections Policy, Bad Debt Assignment Policy, and No Surprises Act Compliance Policy, for Services Provided at Ventura County Medical Center, Santa Paula Hospital and Hospital-Based Clinics, Effective December 17, 2024; Approval of the Revised Federally Qualified Health Center Clinics Sliding Fee Discount Program Rate Schedule, Effective December 17, 2024; and Authorization for the HCA Director to Approve Non-Material Changes in the Policies and Rate Schedules.
  17. 19 Approval of, and Authorization for the Ventura County Behavioral Health (VCBH) Director to Sign, a New Memorandum of Understanding with the Ventura County Community College District for Wellness Center Services, in the Maximum Amount of $889,139, Effective January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026; Ratification of, Approval of, and Authorization for the VCBH Director to Sign, the First Amendment to the Agreement with Ventura County Office of Education, for Prevention and Early Intervention Services, Effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and Approval of, and Authorization for the VCBH Direc
  18. 20 Approval of, and Authorization for the Health Care Agency Director to Sign, on behalf of the Ventura County Health Care Plan (VCHCP), Amendment Nine to Restated Capitated Behavioral Health Services Agreement with U.S. Behavioral Health Plan, California, for the Provision of Behavioral Health Services for Members of VCHCP, Extending the Term through December 29, 2025, Adding New Rates and a Mixed Services Protocol Attachment into the Agreement, Effective December 30, 2024.
  19. 21 Approval of, and Authorization for the Public Health Director to Sign an Agreement with the City of Port Hueneme in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $650,973 to Provide Services to Implement and Support Program Activities for the Cannabis Enforcement and Teen Intervention Project (CETIP) Funded by the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program, Effective December 17, 2024 through April 30, 2028; and Approval of, and Authorization for the Public Health Director to Make Limited Modifications to the Agreement.
  20. 22 Approval of Four Agreements for the Designation of a ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Receiving Center with Adventist Health Simi Valley, Community Memorial Hospital, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, and St. John's Regional Medical Center, Effective December 17, 2024; Authorization of Annual Designation Fees for Reimbursement of Ventura County Emergency Medical Services Agency Costs Associated with Oversight, Administration, and Maintenance of the STEMI Critical Care System as Identified in the County of Ventura Established Rates and Fees.
  21. 23 Approval of, Six Agreements for the Designation of an Acute Stroke Center with Adventist Health Simi Valley, Community Memorial Hospital, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, St. John’s Hospital Camarillo, St. John’s Regional Medical Center, and Ventura County Medical Center, Effective December 17, 2024; Authorization of Annual Designation Fees for Reimbursement of Ventura County Emergency Medical Services Agency Costs Associated with Oversight, Administration, and Maintenance of the Stroke Critical Care System as Identified in the County of Ventura Established Rates and Fees.
  22. 24 Ratification of, Approval of, and Authorization for the Health Care Agency (HCA) Director to Sign, Third Amendment to Agreement with Ventura County Podiatric Medical Group, Inc., Doing Business as Coastal Foot and Ankle, for Podiatry Services, Modifying Compensation Structure for Clinic Services, Effective December 1, 2024; Ratification of, Approval of, and Authorization for the Purchasing Agent to Increase the Purchase Document for Fahradyan Plastic Surgery by $5,500 from $527,000 to $532,500 for Contract Year 2023-24 and by $5,500 from $549,800 to $555,300 for Any Contract Year Thereafter, E
  23. 25 Approval of, and Authorization for the Health Care Agency (HCA) Director to Sign, Amendment No. 7 to Management Services Agreement with Anacapa Surgical Group, Inc., for the Operation of the Anacapa Clinic in the Amount of $4,047,496, Effective December 17, 2024 Extending the Contract Through June 30, 2025; and Delegation of Authority to the HCA Director to Extend the Term of the Agreement.
  24. 26 Approval of, and Authorization for the Human Services Agency (HSA) Director to Sign, Amendment No. 1 to the Contract for Long Term Care Ombudsman and Family Caregiver Support Pre-Placement Counseling Program with Long Term Care Services of Ventura County, Inc., to Increase the Not-to-Exceed Amount from $411,378 to $525,382, an Increase of $114,004, Effective December 17, 2024, Through June 30, 2025; and Authorization for the HSA Director to Approve and Sign Additional Limited Contract Modifications, Subject to Certain Conditions.
  25. 27 Approval of, and Authorization for the Human Services Agency (HSA) Director to Sign, a No-Cost Agreement with the Trustees of the California State University on behalf of California State University Long Beach for Student Fieldwork Placement; and Authorization for the HSA Director to Execute Future Student Fieldwork Placement Agreements upon Certain Conditions.
  26. 28 Approval of, and Authorization for the Human Services Agency (HSA) Director to Sign, a Contract for the Fields of Opportunity for Farmworker Families Program with Arbor E&T, LLC, Doing Business as Equus Workforce Solutions in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,066,685, Effective December 17, 2024, through September 30, 2028; and Authorization for the HSA Director to Approve and Sign Limited Contract Modifications Upon Certain Conditions.
  27. 29 Approval of, and Authorization for the County Chief Information Officer to Sign, the Contract between the County of Ventura and Accela, Inc. to Upgrade the Resource Management Agency's Land Management System to the Latest Cloud-Based Solution, Effective January 15, 2025 through January 15, 2032, in the Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $5,300,000.
  28. 30 Approval of, and Authorization for the Purchasing Agent to Sign, the Second Amendment to the Contract with The Partnership for Safe Families & Communities of Ventura County for Care Navigation Services, Changing the Contractor's Name and Raising the Not-to-Exceed Amount to $275,000 for Fiscal Year 2024–25; and Authorization for the Purchasing Agent to Make Minor Changes to the Contract and to Extend the Contract for up to Four One-Year Periods, Not to Exceed $275,000 Per Fiscal Year.
  29. 31 Approval of the Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2023-24 and Fiscal Year 2024-25.
  30. 32 Approval of, and Authorization for the Chief Probation Officer to Sign, the First Amendment to the Contract with Genesis Sober Living, Inc., for Adult Residential Sober Living Services, Increasing the Number of Designated Beds from Twenty (20) to Twenty-five (25) Beds, Increasing the Maximum Contract Amount from $360,000 to $405,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-25, and increasing the Maximum Contract Amount to $450,000 for the Full Year for any Extension period.
  31. 33 Receive and File the Annual Year-End Expenditure and Data Report of Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act and Youth Offender Block Grant for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
  32. 34 Approval of, and Authorization for the Public Works Agency (PWA) Director to Sign, a Lease Agreement for a Three-Story Office Building With 1900 Simi Valley LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, Consisting of Approximately 17,726 Square Feet of Area, with an Adjacent Parking Lot, Located at 1900 E. Los Angeles Avenue in the City of Simi Valley for Ventura County Behavioral Health with Monthly Rent of $44,315; Find that the Agreement is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental quality Act; Authorization for the PWA Director to Approve Minor Modifications to the Agreement; S
  33. 35 Approval of, and Authorization for the Public Works Agency (PWA) Director to Sign, a Second Amendment to Lease Agreement for the Medical Office Space Located at 2400 South C Street in the City of Oxnard for the Health Care Agency with Centerpoint Mall, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, for Monthly Rent of $66,272.20; and Find that the Second Amendment is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; and Authorization for the PWA Director to Approve Minor Modifications to the Second Amendment; Supervisorial District No. 5.
  34. 36 Approval of, and Authorization for the Public Works Agency (PWA) Director to Sign, a First Amendment to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement by and among the Carpinteria Valley Water District, the City of Carpinteria, the Santa Barbara County Water Agency, and the County of Ventura Creating the Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency; and Authorization for the PWA Director to Amend the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement to Make Limited Amendments and Extend the Term.
  35. 37 Approval of and Authorization for the Public Works Agency (PWA) Director and the Watershed Protection District (WPD) Director to Sign, a Memorandum of Agreement Between County of Ventura, Ventura County Watershed Protection District, California Department of Transportation, Ojai Valley Sanitation District, and the Cities of Ojai and San Buenaventura to Share the Costs of Funding a Ventura River Algae Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Monitoring Program (MOA); Authorization for the PWA Director to Sign Modification No. 6 to the Consulting Services Contract with Rincon Consultants, Inc. (Rincon) f
  36. 38 Approval of, and Authorization for the Public Works Agency (PWA) Director and the Watershed Protection District (WPD) Director to Sign, a Memorandum of Agreement With the Cities of Fillmore, Oxnard, Santa Paula, and San Buenaventura to Share the Costs of Funding a Santa Clara River Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Monitoring Program (MOA); Authorization for the PWA Director, to Sign Modification No. 4 to the Consulting Services Contract with Rincon Consultants, Inc. for Santa Clara River TMDL Monitoring and Reporting Services, Increasing the Contract Amount from $389,600 to $476,850 (an Increas
  37. 39 Adoption of the Updated Sespe Creek Levee Operations and Maintenance Plan and the Emergency Preparedness Plan; and Authorization for the Watershed Protection District Director to Set and Revise the Plans to Conform with Federal Emergency Management Agency Standards; Watershed Protection District Zone 2; Supervisorial District No. 3.
  38. 40 Receive and File the Hazardous Materials Discharge Report for November 16, 2024 through November 29, 2024 – Proposition 65.
  39. 41 Ratification of, Approval of, and Authorization for the Purchasing Agent to Sign Amendment No. 2 to Contract with California Forensic Medical Group, Inc., to Expand the Staffing Matrix for Medical and Psychiatric Services for Inmates at Custody Facilities Operated by the Sheriff and Increase the Contract Amount by $1,116,713 for an Annual Not-to-Exceed Amount of $20,879,365 for Year 3; Authorization for the Purchasing Agent to Further Amend the Contract from Time to Time After Execution of Amendment No.2 to Increase the Annual Not-to-Exceed Amount by Up to 10%.
  40. 42 Receive and File Report of Investments for the Month Ending October 31, 2024.
  41. 43 Receive and File Unscheduled Vacancy Notices for Katherine Zetterberg of the Waterworks District No. 38 Citizens' Advisory Committee, and Elizabeth Arias of the Workforce Development Board of Ventura County.
  42. 44 Recommendation of Supervisor Long to Appoint and Reappoint Individuals to Various Boards, Commissions and Committees.
  43. 45 Recommendation of Supervisor Long to Appoint Donald Brodt as a Public Member to the Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association Board of Retirement with the Term Ending January 3, 2028.
  44. 46 Recommendation of Supervisor Parvin to Discuss and Provide Direction to Staff on Modifications to the Structure and Flow of Board of Supervisors Meetings for 2025.
  45. 47 Recommendation of Supervisor Lopez to Reappoint Individuals to Various Boards, Commissions, and Committees.
  46. 48 Adoption of a Resolution Establishing Five Classifications (Cardiac Sonographer I, Cardiac Sonographer II, Cardiac Sonographer III, Radiologic Technologist II, Radiologic Technologist III) and Amending the Job Titles of Four Classifications (Radiologic Technologist, Radiologic Specialist I, Radiologic Specialist II, Radiologic Specialist III).
  47. 49 Adoption of a Resolution Establishing One Classification (HCA Student Worker), Amending the Job Titles of Nine Classifications (Community Services Worker II, Community Services Worker III, Custodian II, Custodian III, Food Services Assistant II, Food Services Assistant III, GSA Maintenance Worker II, GSA Maintenance Worker III, Nursing Assistant II-PDP), Deleting Nineteen Classifications Listed in Exhibit 1, and Approving Increases of the Minimum Salaries of One Hundred Twenty-Three Classifications Listed in Exhibit 2, to Comply with the Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Requirements of Senate B
  48. 50 Adoption of Resolutions to Waive Certain Planning, Building & Safety, Environmental Health, Land Development Services, Roads and Transportation, and Fire Protection District Fees Related to the Temporary Dwellings and Rebuilding of Structures Damaged in the Mountain Fire Disaster.
  49. 51 Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing The Ventura County Community Foundation Mountain Fire Recovery Support.
  50. 52 Receive and File Update on the Selection Process and Development of the East County Family Justice Center.
  51. 53 Receive a Report from the Ventura County Coastal Association of Realtors (VCCAR) on the End of the Year Housing Market Update
  52. 54 Presentation Proclaiming December 1, 2024 as World AIDS Day in Ventura County.
  53. 55 Second Public Hearing Regarding Adoption of an Ordinance to Place the Classifications of Chief Nursing Executive – Ambulatory Care and Assistant Public Guardian-Conservator in the Unclassified Service.
  54. 56 Public Hearing Regarding Adoption of the 2024-2027 Memorandum of Agreement between the County of Ventura In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority and the Service Employees International Union Local 2015; and Waiver of Second Public Hearing, With No Impact on the Funding Status of the Retirement System.
  55. 57 Public Hearing Regarding the Acceptance and Processing of New Land Conservation Act (LCA) Contracts in 2024; Approval of 5 New Agricultural LCA (10-year) Contracts; and Determine that All Actions are Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; All Supervisorial Districts.
  56. 58 Approval of Amendments to the County's Land Conservation Act (LCA) Guidelines to Expand Eligibility for FSZA/LCA Contracts to Parcels Zoned as Open-Space, Subject to Certain Requirements; Clarify that Official Notices under FSZA/LCA May be Made by Standard (Regular) Mail and Related Clarifying Language; Make Non-Substantive Typographical Changes to Page Numbers and the County Logo; and Determine that All Actions are Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; All Supervisorial Districts.
  57. 59 De Novo Hearing to Consider Approval of a Variance and Coastal Planned Development (PD) Permit to Authorize Construction of a Three-Story 1,671-Square-Foot Mixed-Use Structure with a Roof Deck in the Community of Silver Strand Beach; Find that the Project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; and to Consider the Related Appeal of the Planning Commission Approval of the Project (Case No. PL22-0111); Supervisorial District No. 5.
  58. 60 Public Hearing Regarding Adoption of an Ordinance to Consider County-Initiated Amendments to Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11 of the Ventura County Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance to Make Minor Changes Pertaining to Accessory Bathrooms, Landscape Screening Methods for Parking Areas, Setbacks for Sea Cargo Containers, Temporary Housing Prior to Reconstruction, Wholesale Nurseries for Propagation, Public Noticing Requirements for Zoning Ordinance Amendments, and Advertisements for Outdoor Events Requiring a Conditional Use Permit; to Implement Several Planning Director Policy Interpretations
  59. 61 Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Resolution Approving County-Initiated Amendments to the Ventura County General Plan; and Find that Adoption of the Proposed Amendments is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15301; All Supervisorial Districts.
  60. 62 Public Hearing Regarding Adoption of an Ordinance of County-Initiated Amendments to Articles 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, and 19 of the Ventura County Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance and Articles 1, 2, 4, 5, and 11 of the Ventura County Coastal Zoning Ordinance to Implement Programs HE-M (Density Bonus Ordinance Updates) and HE-N (Zoning Code Amendments for Special Needs Housing) of the 2021-2029 Housing Element; and to Consider a Finding that the Actions are Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (PL23-0135).
  61. 63 Receive a Presentation of the Revised Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for an Exclusive Emergency Ground Ambulance Transport and Related Medical Services Provider for the County of Ventura and Provide Further Direction to the County Executive Office (CEO); Approval of, and Authorization for the CEO to Make Necessary Modifications for Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) Approval; Approval of, and Authorization for the Solicitation of the RFP and Amendments Following Approval from EMSA; Approval of Proposed Evaluation Committee Composition for RFP Rating and Scoring, and Direct Staff to
  62. 64 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT AND APPOINTMENT (Gov. Code, § 54957, subd. (b)(1))