Board Members Joe Neves, District 1, Vice-Chairman Richard Valle, District 2 Doug Verboon, District 3 Craig Pedersen, District 4, Chairman 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, March 9, 2021 Time: 9:00 a.m. 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.  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/DCDHULm7rp0 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 – Pastor Andrew Cromwell – 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 March 2, 2021 regular meeting. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Assessor/Clerk-Recorder: 1. Consider adopting a Resolution authorizing the Assessor/Clerk-Recorder to enter into and execute Agreements with individuals and entities that allows remote access to the Clerk-Recorder database of certain public property records. B. Human Services Agency: 1. Consider authorizing the Chairman to sign an Amendment to Board Agreement Number 18-112 with Kings Community Action Organization for child care services related to the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids and the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children retroactively for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. C. Registrar of Voters/County Counsel: 1. Consider appointing Dan Boswell, Gabe Cooper, Phil Hansen, Jim Razor, Michael Sullivan, Dominic Sween, Mark Unruh, George Wurzel, and Jeof Wyrick to four-year terms as Directors of the Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District in lieu of election, with each to qualify, take office, and serve exactly as if elected at a general district election. D. Administration/Risk Management: 1.a. Consider approving substitution of the County’s Master Crime Bond for individual public official bonds; and b. Approving the amounts in the declaration as the amounts required for faithful performance bonds of each elected official. E. Administration: 1.a. Consider approving participation in the 2021 Dry Year Water Transfer Program; and b. Authorizing the County Administrative Officer or her designee to execute the Buyer-Seller Agreement(s) upon receipt from State Water Contractors, Inc. subject to County Counsel review. V. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS A. County Counsel - Lee Burdick/Diane Freeman 1.a. Consider selecting National Demographics Corporation as the redistricting consultant to assist the Board through County Counsel’s Office in all phases of the redistricting process; and b. Authorizing County Counsel to enter into an agreement to retain that consultant’s services; and c. Adopt the budget change (4/5 vote required) B. Administration – Rebecca Campbell Department of Public Health – Edward Hill 1. 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. Community Devevopment Agency – Greg Gatzka/Chuck Kinney 1.a. Conduct a Public Hearing to receive public comments on what types of eligible activities the County should apply for under the Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus Response Round 2 and 3 program; and b. Direct staff on which eligible activity to pursue. 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 Personnel Matter: [Govt. Code Section 54957] Public Employee Appointment Title: Fire Chief Conference with Labor Negotiator/Meet and Confer: [Govt. Code Section 54957.6] Negotiators: Rebecca Campbell, Kyria Martinez, Henie Ring, Che Johnson of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Deputy Sheriff’s Association IX. ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS March 16 9:00 AM Regular Meeting March 23 9:00 AM Regular Meeting March 30 9:00 AM Regular Meeting April 6 9:00 AM Regular Meeting April 13 9:00 AM Regular Meeting April 20 9:00 AM Regular Meeting April 27 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.