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Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting

January 14, 2025 ·08:30 AM Final
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Agenda — 42 items

  1. 2 Members Present: Jeff Gorell, Matt LaVere, Janice S. Parvin, Vianey Lopez, and Kelly Long
  2. 4 Ceremonial Swearing-in of Supervisors Matt LaVere, Kelly Long, and Vianey Lopez by Matthew P. Guasco Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, State of California, County of Ventura.
  3. 5 Election of the Chair and Vice-Chair for the Board of Supervisors and County Governed Special Districts for 2025.
  4. 6 Moment of Inspiration – Forever Found.
  5. 7 Item 10 – GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT – a comment letter from Teresa Jordan has been submitted.
  6. 8 Consent Agenda Items 11 through 29.
  7. 9 Minutes of the meeting of the County and Special Districts governed by the Board held Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
  8. 10 General 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 and are limited to no more than 2 minutes per person (See Guidelines above for additional details).
  9. 11 Approval of Modifications to Administrative Policy Manual General Information Chapter II-11 Policy Entitled "Operating Procedures for Board of Supervisors Meetings and Agendas and Rules of Decorum".
  10. 12 Receive and File a List of Ceremonial Proclamations to be Presented Outside of a Board of Supervisors Meeting during the Months of December 2024 and January 2025.
  11. 13 Adoption of a Resolution Ratifying Increases of the Minimum Salaries of Three Classifications, Technical Specialist I-MB, Office Assistant II and Office Assistant III, to Align With the Minimum Salaries of the Classifications Previously Approved by Your Board, to Comply with Senate Bill 525's Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Requirements.
  12. 14 Approval of the Ventura County Fire Protection District's (Fire District) Donation of a 2007 American La-France, to the Ventura County Community College District's (College District) Oxnard Fire Technology Program for its Firefighter Teaching and Training Purposes; and Authorization for the Fire Chief to Execute an Agreement with the College District to Release the Fire District of Liability Associated with the Donation.
  13. 15 Approval of the Donation of a Ventura County Fire 2003 Firefighter FL80 Crew Carrier Bus with a Master Truck Body to the Los Angeles City Fire Foundation for the Purpose of Fire Safety.
  14. 16 Approval of, and Authorization for the General Services Agency Director to Sign, the Solar and Storage Site Lease Agreements to Provide Solar Panels and Batteries at Fire Station 41 in Simi Valley and the Oak View Park and Resource Center in Ojai with Coast Energy DevCo, LLC; and Find the Projects are Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
  15. 17 Ratification of, and Approval of the Health Care Agency's Submission of an Application for a Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Implementation Project (BCCSIP) Grant for Expanding Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screenings; and Acceptance of the BCCSIP Grant Award in the Amount of $25,000 for Twelve (12) Months.
  16. 18 Approval of, and Authorization for the Ventura County Behavioral Health Director to Sign, a New Memorandum of Understanding with the Ventura County District Attorney's Office to Implement the Family Justice Centers Peer Program in the Maximum Amount of $1,250,000, Effective January 14, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
  17. 19 Adoption of a Resolution Recommending the Application of W & G Enterprises, Inc. to the California Department of Health Care Services for a License to Operate a Driving Under the Influence ( DUI) Program; Approval of, and Authorization for the Ventura County Behavioral Health Director to Sign, a DUI Program Services Agreement, Effective June 30, 2025 through June 30, 2026; and Authorization for the VCBH Director to Make Limited Modifications to and Extend the Term of the Agreement for Up to Two times.
  18. 20 Ratification of, Approval of, and Authorization for the Public Health Director to Accept Additional Funding from the California Department of Public Health Women, Infants, and Children Division in the Amount of $555,275, for the Remainder of the Contract Term, Effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
  19. 21 Ratification of, Approval of, and Authorization for the Public Health Director to Accept Additional Funding for the California Home Visiting Program from the California Department of Public Health, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $537,857, Effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
  20. 22 Ratification of, Approval of, and Authorization for the Purchasing Agent to Sign, Amendment No. 28 to the County Contract with AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. Doing Business as AMN Workforce Solutions, LLC, for Temporary Staffing for Coding Services, in the Amount of $203,280, Effective July 1, 2024 Extending the Contract through June 30, 2025; Approval of, and Authorization for the Healthcare Agency (HCA) Director to Sign, Amendment No. 7 to the County Contract with AMR Holdco, Inc., for Medical Transport Services, Updating Rates in Exhibit A, Effective January 14, 2025; and Delegation of Autho
  21. 23 Ratification of, Approval of, and Authorization for the Purchasing Agent to Increase the Purchase Document for Central Coast Men's Health, Inc., by $20,000 from $199,900 to $219,900, Effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, and Any Contract Year Thereafter; and Delegation of Authority to the Purchasing Agent to Make Limited Modifications and Extend the Term of the Agreement.
  22. 24 Ratification of the Submission of an Application to Ventura County Continuum of Care for a Homeless Housing, Assistance & Prevention Program Grant for Housing Sustainability Supportive Services in the Amount of $905,630; and Authorization for the Human Services Agency Director to Accept Funding, Sign Any Grant Agreements, and Apply for Additional Homeless Housing, Assistance & Prevention Program Grant Funding Opportunities with Ventura County Continuum of Care.
  23. 25 Approval of, and Authorization for the Human Services Agency (HSA) Director to Sign, a Contract for the Ventura County Healthcare Employment Accelerator Program to Provide Training in the Healthcare Industry with Career Team, LLC, in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $6,068,023, Effective January 14, 2025 through January 31, 2026; and Authorization for the HSA Director to Approve and Sign Limited Contract Modifications Upon Certain Conditions.
  24. 26 Ratification of Contract Change Order No. 5 to the Construction Contract for the Coyote Creek Pilot Channel Project for Additional Channel Excavation and Removal of an Interfering Bridge with Toro Enterprises, Inc. in the Amount of $280,700, Raising the Total Contract Amount from $1,511,889 to $1,792,589; and Find that Competitive Bidding is Undesirable and Impractical, would be Unavailing and Would Not Produce a Public Advantage; Specification No. WP25-01; Project No. P6081176; Watershed Protection District Zone No. 1; Supervisorial District No. 1.
  25. 27 Receive and File the Hazardous Materials Discharge Report for November 30, 2024 through December 20, 2024 – Proposition 65.
  26. 28 Ratification of, and Authorization for the Ventura County Sheriff's Office to Accept the Off-Highway Vehicle Grant from the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation in the Amount of $69,602, Effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025; Approval of, and Authorization for the Sheriff to Sign, the Project Agreement Between the Sheriff's Office and State of California in the Amount of $69,602 from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, and any Amendments and Modifications to the Agreement.
  27. 29 Receive and File Unscheduled Vacancy Notices for Michael Morgan of the Waterworks District No. 19 Citizens' Advisory Committee, and Donald Brodt of the Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association Board of Retirement.
  28. 30 Presentation of a Proclamation Honoring Lieutenant Jeremy Key Upon His Retirement from The California Highway Patrol.
  29. 31 Presentation of a Proclamation Honoring Christy Madden, County Executive Office for 39 Years of County Service.
  30. 32 Proclamation Honoring Assistance League of Ventura County Celebrating Outstanding Community Service.
  31. 33 Proclamation Honoring Ventura Gem & Mineral Society Upon Their 80th Anniversary Celebrating a Legacy of Education, Community, and Excellence in Earth Sciences.
  32. 34 Recommendation of Supervisor LaVere to Welcome and Honor the Ventura Mighty Mite Division Team - 2024 Gold Coast Youth Football League Super Bowl Champions.
  33. 35 Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Ventura County's 39th Annual Celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  34. 36 Presentation Proclaiming the Month of January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Ventura County; and Proclaiming January 11, 2025 as Soroptimist STOP Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Ventura County.
  35. 37 Recommendation of Supervisor Long to Appoint and Reappoint Individuals to Various Boards, Commissions and Committees.
  36. 38 Recommendation of Supervisor Parvin to Appoint Lorena Hernandez and Nita Navarro as Alternate Members to the Local Planning Council (LPC) of Ventura County with Terms Ending June 1, 2026.
  37. 39 Review, Discuss, and Make Assignments of Members of the Board of Supervisors to Various Boards, Commissions, and Committees.
  38. 40 Authorization for the Public Works Agency (PWA) Director to Release an Existing Watershed Protection District Flowage Easement by Quitclaim Deed that is Encumbering the Unimproved Real Property Located Near State Route 101 and Borchard Road in the City of Thousand Oaks and, in its place, Accept, Execute, and Record a Replacement Flowage Easement Encumbering the same Real Property; Authorization for the PWA Director to Administratively Release the Replacement Easement by Quitclaim Deed; Adoption of a Resolution to Determine the Easement is No Longer Necessary to be Retained; and Find that the P
  39. 41 County Executive Officer (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.
  40. 42 Discussions of Closed Session Agenda items are closed to the public. The Chair will announce when the Board is going into closed session. Closed session items may be heard at any time during the meeting.
  41. 43 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)
  42. 44 Recommendation of Supervisor Gorell to Direct Staff to Evaluate the Feasibility of Establishing a Not-for-profit Municipal Utility District to Serve Ventura County, Providing a Public Alternative to Southern California Edison.