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Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting

August 12, 2025 ·08:30 AM Final

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Agenda — 73 items

  1. 1 Jump to location on video
  2. 4 Moment of Inspiration - Free Clinic of Simi Valley.
  3. 5 Jump to location on video
  4. 6 Consent Agenda Items 9 through 61.
  5. 7 Minutes of the meeting of the County and Special Districts governed by the Board held Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
  6. 8 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).
  7. 9 Receive and File the Auditor-Controller’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 Internal Audit Plan and Report on Prior Year Performance.
  8. 10 Receive and File the Semiannual Report of Employee Fraud Hotline Activity for January through June 2025.
  9. 11 Recommendation of Supervisor Parvin to Appoint Debbie Cohen as a Member of the Ventura County Election Advisory Committee, for a Term Ending January 4, 2027.
  10. 12 Recommendation of Supervisor Gorell to Appoint Herbert Elmer Gooch III as a Member of the Ventura County Election Advisory Committee, for a Term End Date of January 4, 2027.
  11. 13 Recommendation of Supervisor LaVere to Appoint John C. Stenzel as a Member of the County of Ventura Behavioral Health Advisory Board (BHAB), for a Term Ending August 11, 2028.
  12. 14 Recommendation of Supervisor Gorell to Appoint Kathy Moghiam-Patterson as a Regular Member of Community Action of Ventura County, Incorporated, for a Term Ending January 4, 2027.
  13. 15 Approval of an Increase by $50,000 to the Maximum Expenditure Amount for an Existing Agreement with Hanson Bridgett LLP for Legal Services and Representation of the County in the Oxnard-Pleasant Valley Groundwater Basins Adjudication, for a New Maximum Amount of $95,000.
  14. 16 Approval of the Re-Appointments of Anthony Furino as a Regular Member to Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 and James Wall as a Regular Member to Assessment Appeals Board No. 2, for Three-Year Terms, Effective September 1, 2025, through September 4, 2028; and Approval of the Appointment of Assessment Appeals Board Member Debra C. Cohen as the Assessment Hearing Officer and the Re-appointment of Assessment Appeals Board Member Bradley Lunetta as the Alternate Assessment Hearing Officer, for One-Year Terms, Effective September 1, 2025, through September 7, 2026
  15. 17 Approval of Amendments to the Retiree Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan Document.
  16. 18 Adoption of a Resolution Establishing One Classification and Salary Range of Behavioral Health Managing Pharmacist, Amending the Salary Range of One Classification of Registered Nurse First Assistant, Amending the Job Title of One Classification of Health Technician III, Deleting Three Classifications of Health Technician I, Health Technician II and HS Support Services Manager; Approval of the Side Letter of Agreement with the California Nurses Association; and Adoption of an Amended Exhibit 1 to the Management, Confidential Clerical, and Other Unrepresented Employees Resolution.
  17. 19 Receive and File a Report of the County of Ventura Workplace Misconduct Complaint Resolution Activity for January Through June 2025.
  18. 20 Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with the California State Employment Development Department for the National Farmworker Job Program Grant.
  19. 21 Approval of the Re-appointment of Laura Martinez as a Regular Member of the Workforce Development Board of Ventura County, for a Term Ending July 23, 2028; and Approval of the Appointment of Alexander Knox and Debra Walker as Regular Members of the Workforce Development Board of Ventura County, for Terms Ending August 11, 2028.
  20. 22 Ratification of the Submission of an Application to the California Workforce Development Board for a High Road Training Partnerships Grant in the Amount of $1,389,921; and Authorization for the County Executive Officer to Accept Funding and Sign Any Related Grant Agreements.
  21. 23 Receive and File List of Ceremonial Proclamations to be Presented Outside of a Board of Supervisors Meeting during the Months of June and August 2025.
  22. 24 Approval of a Plan of Cooperation between the Ventura County Department of Child Support Services and the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, for the Period Covering 2025-2027.
  23. 25 Ratification of, and Authorization to Sign, an Amended Long-Term Contract with Rosenbauer South Dakota, LLC for the Purchase of Fire Apparatus; Authorization to Renew an Amended Long-Term Contract with Rosenbauer South Dakota, LLC for an Additional Term Not-to-Exceed Five Years; and Delegate the Fire Chief to Administer the Contract and Execute Change Orders Up to 10% of the Unit Price of a Pumper ($1,274,976) and Tractor-Drawn Aerial ($2,322,521).
  24. 26 Approval of, and Authorization to Sign, an Agreement with the County of Kern for Fire Protection Services in the Lockwood Valley, in the Amount of $179,108, with a Fixed Compensation Increase of Three-Percent Annually, Effective August 12, 2025.
  25. 27 Award Mechanical Job Order Contract Bid No. 6213 to Perform Facilities Projects Involving the Mechanical Work on Buildings, Structures, or Other Real Property to MESA Energy Systems, Inc., Doing Business as EMCOR Services Mesa Energy, Inc., in the Amount of $6,362,000 for a One-Year Period or Until Expenditures Reach $6,362,000, Whichever Occurs First.
  26. 28 Award of Two Specialty Job Order Contracts to Taft Electric Co, Inc., Bid No. 6214 and Bid No. 6215, to Perform Facilities Projects Involving the Security and Electrical work around Buildings, Structures, or Other Real Property, in the Amount of $6,362,000, each for a One-Year Period or Until Expenditures Reach $6,362,000, Whichever Occurs First.
  27. 29 Ratification of Provision of Emergency Environmental Remediation and Inspection Services by TAIT Environmental Services, Inc. during the Service Periods of 12/01/2023 through 11/30/2024 and 12/01/2024 through 6/30/2025, and Approval of Expenditures of $195,637.12 and $29,235.60, respectively, for the Services.
  28. 30 Authorization for Fourteen 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 Company, J&H Engineering, and EMCOR Mesa Energy; and Find the Projects Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
  29. 31 Receive and File a Report Listing Agreements Executed in Accordance with County of Ventura Resolution No. 24-154.
  30. 32 Ratification and Approval of, the Application for, and Authorization of, the Acceptance of, a $7,350,734 Resilience, Innovation, Sustainability, & Equity Grant, to Expand Access to Care and Services, Funded by the Ventura County Medi-Cal Managed Care Commission Doing Business as Gold Coast Health Plan, and Administered by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement; Ratification and Approval of the Related Grant Agreement with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement for the Maximum Amount of $7,350,734, Effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.
  31. 33 Ratification and Approval of Agreement Renewals with Various Providers, for the Provision of Mental Health Related Services, Increasing the Combined Maximum Amount of the Agreements from $1,355,119 to $1,471,088 (a Combined Increase of $115,969 from FY 2024-25), Effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026; Ratification and Approval of Agreements with Medix Staffing Solutions, Inc. and Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc., for Temporary Staffing Services, Setting the Combined Maximum Amount at $2,000,000 (No Change from the Prior Fiscal Year), Effective July 1, 2025 Through June 30, 2026; Ratific
  32. 34 Ratification and Approval of Renewals of Five Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) Agreements with Various Providers, for the Provision of Medi-Cal SMHS Services, Increasing the Combined Maximum Amount of the Agreements from $5,408,681 to $6,247,604 (a Combined Increase of $838,923 from FY 2024-25), Effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
  33. 35 Ratification and Approval of Renewals of Ten Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) and Non-Medi-Cal Mental Health Related Amended and Restated Agreements with Various Providers in the Combined Maximum Amount of $21,439,430 (an Increase of $743,063 from FY 2024-25), Effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
  34. 36 Approval of, and Authorization to Increase, Expenditures from a Total of $400,000 to $2,000,000 (an increase of $1,600,000), Pursuant to the Terms of Existing Contracts, with Coastal Pharmaceutical Services Corporation, and Unilab, Providers of Medical Services for Ventura County Health Care Plan, for the Period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
  35. 37 Approval of, and Authorization to Sign, the Fourth Amendment to County of Ventura Contract 9033 for Professional Services with Managed Healthcare Resources, Inc., Increasing the Offsite Hourly Rate from $350.00 Per Hour to $400.00 Per Hour, with a Contract Annual Not-to-Exceed Amount of $250,000.00, Effective September 1, 2025.
  36. 38 Ratification and Approval of, the Application for, and Authorization of, the Acceptance of, a $357,106.50 Resilience, Innovation, Sustainability, & Equity Grant, to Expand Access to Care and Services, Funded by the Ventura County Medi-Cal Managed Care Commission Doing Business as Gold Coast Health Plan; Ratification and Approval of the Related Grant Agreement with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement for the Maximum Amount of $357,106.50, Effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026; and Adoption of a Resolution Establishing Three Full-Time Equivalent Fixed-Term Positions of Health Educati
  37. 39 Ratification, Authorization and Approval to Increase Physician Service Contracts with Various Medical Providers, by $278,401 from $17,071,748 to a New Total Aggregate Amount of $17,350,149 for Contract Year 2024-25, and Increase by $5,475,142 from $17,667,113 to a New Total Aggregate Amount of $23,142,255 for Contract Year 2025-26; Ratification, Authorization and Approval to Sign, First Amendment with Nikkee and Suraj P.C., for Pediatric Neurology Services, Removing the Contract Not-to-Exceed Amount; and Delegation of Authority to Make Limited Modifications and Extend the Term of the Agreement
  38. 40 Ratification of $825,000 in Contributions from the Health Care Agency (HCA) to the Health Care Foundation for Ventura County, Inc. (HCFVC) for Fiscal Years 2020-21 through 2024-25 to Support Fundraising and Charitable Donation Operations; Approval of $165,000 in Contributions from HCA to the HCFVC for Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27 for Continued Support of Fundraising and Charitable Donation Operations; Ratification and Approval to Sign an Office Space Agreement with HCFVC; and Delegation of Authority to Make Limited Modifications.
  39. 41 Approval and Ratification of Service Agreement Terms and Conditions with Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. in connection with Agreements with Siemens Providing for Services to Medical Equipment and Software; and Waiver of County Administrative Manual Policy No. Chapter VI-1 Prohibiting the Inclusion of Attorney’s Fees in Service Agreement Terms and Conditions with Siemens.
  40. 42 Acceptance of Donations from the Health Care Foundation for Ventura County, Inc. in the Amount of $1,808,862.
  41. 43 Ratification, Approval of, and Authorization to Sign, Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 9707 with Jackson & Coker LocumTenens, LLC, for Locum Tenens Services; Increasing the Not-To-Exceed Amount by $100,000 from $199,999 to $299,999, Effective June 1, 2025 for the period of April 4, 2025 through June 30, 2025; and Delegation of Authority to Make Limited Modifications.
  42. 44 Adoption of a Resolution Delegating Authority to the Human Services Agency Director to Sign an Agreement and Associated Amendments with the California Department of Aging for the Aging and Disability Resource Connection Program.
  43. 45 Ratification of the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office (VCMEO) Submission of an Application and Acceptance of Award for the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program Grant in the Amount of $53,787; and Authorization for the VCMEO Medical Examiner Designee to Sign the Grant Agreement, Subject to County Counsel Review and Approval.
  44. 46 Approval of Plans and Specifications for the Installation of Full Capture Trash Excluder Devices; Waiver of Minor Bid Irregularities; Award of, and Authorization to Execute, a Contract to Downstream Services, Inc. in the Amount of $196,306, With a Contract Term of 60 Working Days; and Find that the Project is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; Project Specification No. WP26-03, PWA Project No. P6040531; Supervisorial District Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4.
  45. 47 Approval of an Increase to the County Surcharge Fee at the Simi Valley Landfill & Recycling Center from $4.09 Per Ton of Solid Waste to $4.48 Per Ton of Solid Waste, Effective January 1, 2026.
  46. 48 Approval of the Conveyance of a Quitclaim Deed by County Service Area No. 29 to the Peter Benedek Qualified Personal Residence Trust dated July 1, 2020 and, in Exchange, Acceptance of an Easement Deed from the Peter Benedek Qualified Personal Residence Trust dated July 1, 2020, in the Mussel Shoals Area, Located at 6772 Breakers Way, Ventura, California; Authorization for the Public Works Agency Director to Sign the Quitclaim Deed; and Find that the Proposed Exchange is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; Supervisorial District No. 1.
  47. 49 Approval of, and Authorization to Sign, the Specialty License Agreement (Agreement) with SCP II Oaks, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, for the Ventura County Sheriff, Police Department Training Center Located at The Oaks Mall in the City of Thousand Oaks, for a License Fee of $650 Per Month (an increase of $150 monthly) for the Period July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; Waiver of Board's Policy Prohibiting Inclusion of Indemnification, Attorney's Fees and Non-California Venue Provisions in the Agreement; and Find that the Proposed License is Categorically Exempt from the Califor
  48. 50 Approval and Ratification of Modification No. 5 to the Consultant Services Contract with Aspen Environmental Group for Environmental Consultant Services on the Ventura River Levee Improvements Project, Increasing the Contract Amount to $794,530 (an Increase of $120,000) and Extending the Term through December 31, 2026; Contract No. AE18-010; Project No. P6081020; Watershed Protection District Zone No. 1; Supervisorial District No. 1.
  49. 51 Approval of the Plans and Specifications for the 49 Wrangler Road 36-inch Corrugated Metal Pipe Repair 2025 Project; Waiver Any Minor Bid Irregularities; Award of, and Authorization to Execute a Contract, with Sam Hill & Son in the Amount of $321,016.00, for a Term of 20 Working Days; and Find that the Project is Exempt from the California Environmental Act; Specification No. WP25-18; Project No. P6047347; Watershed Protection District Zone No. 3; Supervisorial District No. 4.
  50. 52 Ratification of Contract Change Order No. 1 with General Pump Company, Inc., Raising the Total Contract Amount from $256,629.00 to a Total Amount of $328,951.00 (an Increase of $72,322.00) to Install the Pump Assembly and Column, Tube, and Shaft for the Well No. 4 Rehabilitation Project, Specification No. WW25-14, Project No. 39134; and Find that Competitive Bidding Would Not Produce an Advantage and Would Be Unavailing, Undesirable, and Impractical for the Work Which is the Subject of Contract Change Order No. 1; Ventura County Waterworks District No. 19 (Somis); Supervisorial District No. 2.
  51. 53 Receive and File the 2024 Safe Drinking Water Act Consumer Confidence Reports for Ventura County Waterworks District Nos. 1 (Moorpark), 17 (Bell Canyon), 19 (Somis) and 38 (Lake Sherwood); Supervisorial District Nos. 2, 3 and 4.
  52. 54 Receive and File the Hazardous Materials Discharge Reports for May 24, 2025 through July 18, 2025 - Proposition 65.
  53. 55 Ratification of the Sheriff’s Office’s Application to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 California Highway Patrol (CHP) Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program; Ratification of the Sheriff’s Office’s Acceptance of Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program Funds from the CHP in the Amount of $255,244, Effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; and Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Execution of the Grant Agreement by the Sheriff, Including Any Amendments Thereof.
  54. 56 Ratification of the Sheriff Office’s Application to California State Transportation Agency Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for the 2025-2026 Office of Traffic Safety Grant Program; Ratification of the Sheriff’s Office’s Acceptance of Grant Funds from OTS in the Amount of $460,480 for the OTS Grant Program, Effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; and Authorization for the Sheriff to Sign the Grant Agreement With the OTS.
  55. 57 Approval of, and Authorization for the Sheriff’s Office to Accept, a Hagglunds BV206 Amphibious Vehicle Donation from a Private Citizen, Sean Klosky, with an Estimated Value of $80,000.
  56. 58 Ratification of the Sheriff’s Office’s Application to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program for the term July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027; Ratification of the Sheriff’s Office’s Acceptance of Grant Funds from CHP in the Amount of $1,449,837 for CHP, Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program, Effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027; Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Execution of the Grant Agreement by the Sheriff; and Adoption of a Resolution Establishing Two Full-Time Equivalent Fixed-term Positions of Forensics Scientist II in Unit #2544, Sheriff’s Forensics Ser
  57. 59 Receive and File Report of Investments for the Month Ending May 31, 2025.
  58. 60 Receive and File Unscheduled Vacancy Notices for Arne Anselm of the Cuyama Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency, Mound Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency, Santa Rosa Groundwater Agency Board, and Upper Ventura River Groundwater Agency.
  59. 61 Receive and File Ventura County Library Donations Accepted Under the Library’s Delegation for Quarter Four Fiscal Year 2024-25.
  60. 62 Receive and File a Report about the Emerging Threat of Kratom Use in Opioid Overdose.
  61. 63 Receive and File a Presentation to Recognize the Members of the Fourth Cohort of the County of Ventura’s Leadership Development Program, LEAP (Leadership Excellence and Action Program) for Managers, “Fourtitude,” Who Graduated in June 2025.
  62. 64 Presentation Proclaiming the week of July 20th - 26th, 2025 as Probation Services Week in Ventura County.
  63. 65 Presentation Proclaiming the September 9th, 2025 as California's 175th Anniversary of Statehood in Ventura County.
  64. 66 Adoption of a Resolution Establishing One Full-Time Equivalent Position Allocation of Deputy Sheriff within the Sheriff’s Police Services, East County Patrol Division, Effective August 17, 2025; and Ratification and Approval of the Addition of One Deputy Sheriff to the City of Moorpark Police Services Contract, Effective July 20, 2025.
  65. 67 Receive and File the County of Ventura Single Audit Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2024, Corrective Action Plan, Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings, Management Letter for the Audit of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, and Auditor’s Communication with Those Charged with Governance.
  66. 68 First Public Hearing Regarding Adoption of an Ordinance to Regulate Possession of Catalytic Converters.
  67. 69 Receive and File a Presentation on the Community Impact of Recent Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions in Ventura County; Establish a Ventura County Immigration Legal Defense Fund and Approve $250,000 for the Purpose of the Fund; Adoption of a Resolution to Create Seven Full-Time Equivalent Fixed-Term Positions in the Public Defender’s Immigrant Defense Unit and Approve an Annual Cost of Approximately $1,294,612; Authorize and Direct the County Executive Officer to Enter Into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ventura County Office of Education to Support a Migrant Education Program in
  68. 70 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.
  69. 71 Jump to location on video
  70. 72 Receive and File Correspondence from Tina Ross from Spiral Binding Regarding WARN ACT Notice of the Permanent Mass Layoff Effective September 26, 2025 as Part of the Permanent Closing of Their Camarillo Facility Located at 431 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo, CA 93012.
  71. 73 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)
  72. 74 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)
  73. 76 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code, § 54957.6)