Board Members Doug Verboon, District 3, Chairman Craig Pedersen, District 4, Vice Chairman Joe Neves, District 1 Richard Valle, District 2 Richard Fagundes, District 5 Staff Rebecca Campbell, County Administrative Officer Lee Burdick, County Counsel Catherine Venturella, Clerk of the Board Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Agenda Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Time: 9:00 a.m. Place: Board of Supervisors Chambers, Kings County Government Center 1400 W. Lacey Boulevard, Hanford, California 93230 Phone (559) 852-2362 FAX (559) 585-8047 website: https://www.countyofkings.com COUNTY OF KINGS PUBLIC MEETING PROTOCOL IN RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 California Governor GCOUNTY OF KINGS PUBLIC MEETING PROTOCOL IN RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20 on March 12, 2020 and March 17, 2020, respectively, relating to the convening of public agency meetings in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The County of Kings hereby provides notice that it will convene its regularly scheduled public meetings of the Board of Supervisors by video and teleconference going forward, and will close its Board Chambers to the public generally, except as described below, until further notice. Pursuant to the Executive Orders, and to maintain the orderly conduct of the meeting, Kings County will allow the Board Supervisors, County staff and interested members of the public to attend the meeting telephonically or by the Internet, and to participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present in the Board’s Chambers. Only those members of the public who cannot participate virtually, due to a need for a special accommodation (vision, hearing, etc.), may attend the meeting in the Board Chambers. A maximum of 10 individuals will be allowed in the Chambers at a time. To secure the accommodation consistent with the American’s with Disabilities Act and to attend in person, interested parties will need to contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors as directed below no later than 8:30 a.m. the morning of the meeting. Members of the public who wish to observe the meeting virtually can do so via the worldwide web at: https://youtu.be/MaSKb2QNfRQ or go to www.countyofkings.com and click on the “Join Meeting” link. Members of the public who wish to comment may submit written comments on any matter within the Board’s subject matter jurisdiction, regardless of whether it is on the agenda for Board consideration or action, and those comments will be entered into the administrative record of the meeting. To submit written comments by U.S. Mail or email for inclusion in the meeting record, they must be received by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors no later than 9:00 a.m. on the morning of the noticed meeting. To submit written comments by email, please forward them to either bosquestions@co.kings.ca.us. To submit such comments by U.S. Mail, please forward them to: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, County of Kings, 1400 W. Lacey Blvd., Hanford, CA 93230 To comment during the meeting by telephone or the Internet, E-mail the Clerk of the Board at any time before or during the meeting at bosquestions@co.kings.ca.us for a phone number, access code and meeting link. I. 9:00 AM CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL – Clerk of the Board INVOCATION – By Invitation PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. UNSCHEDULED APPEARANCES Any person may directly address the Board at this time on any item on the agenda, or on any other items of interest to the public, that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. Two (2) minutes are allowed for each item. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Approval of the minutes from the October 13, 2020 regular meeting. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Community Development Agency: 1. Consider: a. Finding that Notices of Partial Non-Renewals are Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines (CEQA) Section 15317 environmental review; and b. Authorizing the Chairman to sign the Partial Non-Renewals for the following Contracts: Land Conservation Contract Nos. 557, 185 and 653. V. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS A. Community Development Agency – Greg Gatzka Consider adopting a Resolution delegating authority to the Community Development Agency Director to enter into Indemnification and Reimbursement Agreements. B. County Counsel – Lee Burdick Agriculture Department – Jimmy Hook Consider waiving the second reading of Ordinance No. 696 adding Article XI to Chapter 14 of the County Code of Ordinances regarding the ongoing regulations for Industrial Hemp cultivation in unincorporated areas of Kings County and adopting the Ordinance as presented. C. District Attorney’s Office – Keith Fagundes/Phil Esbenshade Consider adopting a Resolution designating the month of October 2020 as Kings County Domestic Violence Awareness Month. D. Elections Department – Lupe Villa Receive an update on the November 3, 2020 general election. E. Department of Public Health - Edward Hill/Nancy Gerking 1. Consider: a. Authorizing the Director of Public Health to sign the Acceptance of Allocation agreement for the Kings County Tobacco Control Program; and b. Authorizing the Director of Public Health to sign all of the Prospective Payment Invoices related to the program. F. Human Services Agency – Sanja Bugay 1. Consider a. Appointing the Human Services Director as the County’s Negotiator to negotiate the purchase of the Stardust Motel, located at 8595 Lacey Boulevard in Hanford, California; and b. Directing the negotiator to seek services of a real estate broker to negotiate on County’s behalf and manage the documentation required for the real estate transaction to execute the purchase by December 2, 2020. G. Job Training Office- Lance Lippincott Consider authorizing the Kings County Job Training Office to re-allocate funding reserved for the Kings County COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Program from County areas without sufficient applications to areas where more applications have been received. H. Administration - Rebecca Campbell Department of Public Health - Edward Hill 1. a. Receive an update on the local emergency in Kings County due to the imminent and proximate threat of exposure of COVID-19 on the residents of the County of Kings and take action as deemed necessary; and b. Receive an update on the State’s roadmap for modifying the statewide order and take action as necessary. VI. 10:00 AM PUBLIC HEARING A. Community Development Agency- Greg Gatzka/Kao Nou Yang Hold a Public Hearing to receive public testimony regarding the Implementation of Section 51244(b), which allows for the 10% reduction in the Williamson Act and Farmland Security Zone Contract terms. Consider adopting Implementation of Section 51244(b), which will require the following actions: a. Determine that the State funded less than one-half (1/2) of Kings County’s actual forgone property tax revenues in the prior fiscal year (FY 2019/2020); and b. State that landowners may choose to not participate in implementation of Section 51244(b) by serving a notice of non-renewal within 90 days of the date of notice of the opportunity to prevent the modification and re-evaluation of contracts authorized by Section 51244(b) or before February 1, 2021; and c. Amend the County’s Land Conservation Act Program Procedures by extending the deadline for landowners to file notices of non-renewal for calendar year 2020 to February 1, 2021; and d. Adopt a resolution authorizing implementation of Section 51244(b). VII. BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS On their own initiative Board Members may make a brief announcement or a brief report on their own activities. They may ask questions for clarification, make a referral to staff or take action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda (Gov. Code Section 54954.2a). • Board Correspondence • Upcoming Events • Information on Future Agenda Items VIII. CLOSED SESSION • Worker’s Compensation Claim: (1 case) [Govt. Code Section 54956.95] • Conference with Real Property Negotiator [Govt. Code Section 54956.8] Property: 8595 Lacey Blvd., Hanford, CA (APN 016-052-029-000) Negotiating Parties: Sanja Bugay, Human Services Agency Director, for County Suryakant Patel, Owner Under Negotiation: Purchase of property for public use IX. 11:00 AM CALFORNIA PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING X. 11:00 AM CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY HOUSING AGENCY REGULAR MEETING XI. ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on October 27, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS October 27 9:00 AM Regular Meeting November 3 9:00 AM Regular Meeting November 10 9:00 AM Regular Meeting November 17 9:00 AM Regular Meeting November 24 9:00 AM Regular Meeting Agenda backup information and any public records provided to the Board after the posting of the agenda will be available for the public to review at the Board of Supervisors office, 1400 W. Lacey Blvd, Hanford, for the meeting date listed on this agenda.