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, November 10, 2020 Time: 8:30 a.m. Closed Session/9:00 a.m. Regular Business Place: Board of Supervisors Chambers, Kings County Government Center 1400 W. Lacey Boulevard, Hanford, California 93230 (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 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/lhJ1r7JbllM 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. 8:30 AM CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL – Clerk of the Board II. 8:30 AM CLOSED SESSION Conference with Real Property Negotiator [Govt. Code Section 54956.8] Property: Southeast corner of 16th Avenue and Jersey Avenue (APN 028-130-028) Negotiating Parties: Doug Verboon in consultation with others including Rebecca Campbell, Richard Valle, David Robinson, Bill Lynch, Diane Freeman and Lee Burdick for the County Under Negotiation: Terms and Conditions for Occupancy III. 9:00 AM INVOCATION – Stan Plooy – Koinonia Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. 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. V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Report out from Closed Sessions on November 3 2020 and November 10, 2020. B. Approval of the minutes from the October 27, 2020 regular meeting. C. Approval of the minutes from the November 3, 2020 regular meeting. VI. EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION – HENIE RING Presentation to acknowledge employees that have completed various milestones of County Service. VII. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Behavioral Health: Consider approving an Agreement, retroactively, with Seng Leang Tang-Hignojoz to provide Depression Reduction Achieving Wellness program services from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023. B. Public Works Department: 1. Consider: a. Awarding professional services Agreement for construction inspection to NV5, Inc. for the Senate Bill-1 funded Kings County Roadway Improvement Project; and b. Authorizing the Chairman to sign the professional services Agreement; and c. Authorizing the Public Works Director or the Chief Engineer to approve additional costs up to ten percent of the contract amount. 2. Consider: a. Awarding the professional services Agreement for surveying to Bedrock Engineering for the Senate Bill-1 funded Kings County Roadway Improvement Project; and b. Authorizing the Chairman to sign the professional services Agreement; and c. Authorizing the Public Works Director or the Chief Engineer to approve additional costs up to ten percent of the contract amount. 3. Consider approving an Agreement with EMCOR Mesa Energy Systems for the upgrade of the County’s Building Automation System. C. Sheriff’s Office: Consider authorizing out of state travel of School Resource Officers Jerry Blackburn and Brooke Garcia to the School Violence, Safety and Security Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada from December 8-11, 2020. D. Administration: Consider the claim for damages filed by Dale Galipo, on behalf of his client, Able Garnica. VIII. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS A. Behavioral Health –Lisa Lewis/Unchong Parry Consider approving an Agreement with Inspiring Pathways, Inc. to provide Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program services effective November 10, 2020 through June 30, 2022. B. Fire Department – William Lynch Consider approving an Automatic Aid Agreement with the City of Hanford for the areas designated on the Automatic Aid Agreement Map. C. Public Works Department – Kevin McAlister/Dominic Tyburski 1. Consider authorizing the installation of “No Parking” signs along the south side of East 3rd Street from 9th Avenue eastward to the City-County line. 2. Consider approving the Tract 756 Phase 5 Subdivision Improvement Agreement with Armona Community Services District Jerry M. Irons and Renee M. Irons, Trustees of the Jerry M. and Renee M. Irons Family Revocable Trust, and Barry J. Nottoli, Trustee of the Barry J. Nottoli Revocable Living Trust. D. Human Services Agency – Sanjay Bugay 1. Consider: a. Adopting the Homekey Project’s Authorizing Resolution for the application and participation in the Homekey program; and b. Authorizing the Human Services Agency Director, or her designee, to sign and execute the Standard Agreements and all other Homekey program documents as required to secure Homekey funds. E. Administration – Rebecca Campbell Consider approving an Inter-Governmental Agreement with the Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi-Yokut Tribe concerning the County’s provision of public services to mitigate the impacts resulting from the Tribe’s Palace Indian Gaming Facility and the proposed expansion of those facilities, as well as other services to the Tribal community. F. 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. IX. 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 X. CLOSED SESSION Significant exposure to litigation. 1 case [Govt. Code Section 54956.9(d)(2),(e)(2)] Deciding initiate litigation/Significant exposure to litigation, 1 case [Govt. Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2), (d)(4), (e)(2), (e)(3) Documentation of the threat of litigation is available from the Clerk of the Board] Conference with Real Property Negotiator [Govt. Code Section 54956.8] Property: Stardust Motel 8595 Lacey Blvd, Hanford, CA 93230 Negotiating Parties: Sanja Bugay, the County of Kings Suryakant Patel, Owner Under Negotiation: Purchase of property for public use Conference with Labor Negotiator/Meet and Confer: [Govt. Code Section 54957.6] Negotiators: Rebecca Campbell, Henie Ring, Che Johnson of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore * Blue Collar – SEIU * Detention Deputy Association * Deputy Sheriff’s Association * Firefighters’ Association * General – CLOCEA * Probation Officers Association * Prosecutors Association * Supervisors – CLOCEA * Unrepresented Management Personnel Matters: [Govt. Code Section 54957] Public Employment Title: Public Works Director Personnel Matters: [Govt. Code Section 54957] Public Employee Performance Evaluation Title: County Counsel XI. ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on November 24, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting for November 17, 2020 has been cancelled due to Board participation in the annual California State Association of Counties Conference on November 12-19,2020. FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS November 11 County Offices Closed in Observance of Veterans Day November 12-19 California State Association of Counties Annual Meeting, Online format November 17 Regular Meeting Cancelled November 24 9:00 AM Regular Meeting November 26-27 County Offices Closed in Observance of Thanksgiving December 1 Regular Meeting Cancelled 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.