Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Agenda Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Time: 9:00 a.m. Place: Board of Supervisors Chambers, Kings County Government Center 1400 W. Lacey Boulevard, Hanford, California 93230 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 (559) 852-2362 FAX (559) 585-8047 website: https://www.countyofkings.com CCOUNTY 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. On December 3, 2020, the State announced a regional Stay-at-Home order to slow the spread of COVID-19. In response to the State’s additional restrictions, and for the protection of the public’s health, the Board of Supervisors will convene their public meetings via video and teleconference as detailed below, and will close its Board Chambers to the public 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. Members of the public who wish to observe the meeting virtually can do so via the worldwide web at: https://youtu.be/a3KS5Taqc6E 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 – Chad Fagundes – Koinonia Church 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 December 15, 2020 regular meeting. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Behavioral Health Department: 1. Consider approving an Agreement, retroactively, with WestCare California, Inc. to provide adolescent outpatient substance use disorder treatment services and an on site substance use disorder treatment program for the schools in Kings County from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021. 2. Consider approving the Agreement, retroactively, with Aspiranet for Wraparound and Full Service Partnership services for July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023. 3. Conisder approving an Agreement, retroactively, with The Source LGBT+ Center Inc. to provide LGBT+ Trainings and Support Group Services from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021. B. Department of Public Health: Consider approving an Agreement with Elitecare Medical Staffing Inc. to provide licensed nursing staff to the Kings County Department of Public Health during this Novel Coronavirus pandemic. C. Probation Department: 1. Consider: a. Approving the transfer of $149,265 from Assembly Bill 109 reserves to the Probation Department budget for the local law enforcement agencies services in addressing the needs of Post-Release Community Supervision clients in Fiscal Year 2019-2020; and b. Adopting the budget change. (4/5 vote required) 2. Consider approving the Kings County Probation Department’s Application for Discharge from Accountability for the collection of delinquent court-ordered criminal fines, fees, penalties, assessments, and electronic monitoring fees. D. Public Works Department: 1. Consider: a. Authorizing the Public Works Director to submit an application for the Clean Green Yard Machines Commercial Voucher Program; and b. Authorizing the Public Works Fiscal Analyst to sign the Commercial Voucher Authority. V. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS A. Administration – Rebecca Campbell Kings County Office of Education – Andrea Perez Receive the 2020-2021 Final Williams Report, the “State of the Schools” annual report, for Kings County. B. Behavioral Health Department – Lisa Lewis/UnChong Parry 1. Consider: a. Adopting a Resolution authorizing Kings County Behavioral Health to apply to the No Place Like Home Round 3 Competitive Allocation as a co-applicant with UPholdings, LLC and Self Help Enterprises in an amount not to exceed $8,000,000, to be submitted no later than January 19, 2021; and b. Adopting a Resolution authorizing use of the County’s Non-Competitive No Place Like Home allocation awarded in August 2019 to be project based; and c. Authorizing the use of the County’s one time Whole Person Care housing funds allocation awarded in October 2019 as additional funding for the Competitive No Place Like Home Competitive Round 3 Application. C. Department of Public Health – Edward Hill Consider approving the Amendment with Kings Community Action Organization to continue administration of the “Kings Cares: Essential Workforce Support Program”. D. Human Services Agency – Sanja Bugay 1. Consider: a. Approving the emergency housing occupancy Agreement with Stardust KTHA, LLC. to provide up to twenty-two (22) rooms with the Agreement to start as of the date title of the Stardust Motel transfers to Stardust KTHA LLC., and to continue month-to-month based on service need and Federal Emergency Management Agency approval; and b. Approving the Agreement conditional upon Stardust KTHA LLC’s ability to meet the County’s insurance requirements and allow the County to purchase upfront insurance costs in an amount not to exceed $20,000, as included in the final agreement. E. Human Resources – Henie Ring Consider adopting a Workplace Bullying Policy for all county employees. F. Public Works Department - Kevin McAlister/Dominic Tyburski 1. Consider: a. Approving the Plans and Specifications for the Kings View Building Pharmacy project; and b. Authorizing the Public Works Department to advertise the project. G. Administration – Rebecca Campbell/Kyria Martinez/Maria Hoover 1. Consider: a. Authorizing Supervising Attorney- Child Advocacy to submit an application for the Federal Funded Dependency Representation Program. b. Approving the agreement with the Judicial Council of California effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022. 2. Consider making reappointments to multiple boards and commissions. 3. Consider setting the compensation for the Director of Public Health effective December 28, 2020. 4. Consider confirming the appointment of Dominic Tyburski to the position of Director of Public Works effective January 11, 2020 and setting the compensation. H. Administration – Rebecca Campbell Department of Public Health – Edward Hill 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. VI. 10:00 AM PUBLIC HEARING A. Administration – Rebecca Campbell/Domingo Cruz 1. a. Hold a public hearing to consider the first reading of Ordinance #520.23, Master Fee Ordinance; and b. Consider introducing and waiving the first reading of Ordinance #520.23, Master Fee Ordinance. 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 • Litigation formally initiated. The title is: Leprino Foods Company v. County of Kings, et al. Kings County Superior Court Case No. 20C0159 [Govt. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)] • Conference with Labor Negotiator/Meet and Confer: [Govt. Code Section 54957.6] Negotiators: Rebecca Campbell, Henie Ring, Che Johnson of Lieberty Cassidy Whitmore ? Detention Deputy Association IX. ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. The December 29, 2020 meeting has been cancelled due to the holiday closure of county offices. County offices will close on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. and will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, January 4, 2021. FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS January 5 9:00 AM Regular Meeting – Board Reorganization January 12 9:00 AM Regular Meeting January 19 - Regular Meeting Cancelled due to observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 18, 2021 January 26 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.