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 Larry Spikes, Interim County Admin. Officer Carrie Woolley, Interim County Counsel Catherine Venturella, Clerk of the Board Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Agenda Date: Tuesday, August 17, 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. The Board of Supervisors will convene their public meetings via video and teleconference. Pursuant to the Executive Orders, and as advised by local Health Officials, the Kings County Board of Supervisors, County staff and interested members of the public may attend the meeting in person. The meeting can also be attended telephonically or by the Internet by sending an email to bosquestions@co.kings.ca.us on the morning of the meeting for an automated email response with the WebEx meeting information. Members of the public who wish to only observe the meeting virtually can do so via the worldwide web at: https://youtu.be/SU1RcxcVrP8 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 the Board’s consideration or action, and those comments will become part of the administrative record of the meeting. Comments will not be read into the record, only the names of who have submitted comments will be read into the record. Written comments received by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors no later than 8:30 a.m. on the morning of the noticed meeting will be included in the record, those comments received after 8:30 a.m. will become part of the record of the next meeting. To submit written comments by email, please forward them to bosquestions@co.kings.ca.us or by U.S. Mail, please forward them to: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, County of Kings, 1400 W. Lacey Blvd., Hanford, CA 93230. I. 9:00 AM CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL – Clerk of the Board INVOCATION –Pastor 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. SPECIAL PRESENTATION – Fire Department – William Lynch Present a Proclamation naming Penelope 'Penny' Sandra Saltray as an Honorary Kings County Firefighter and conduct her swearing-in ceremony. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Report out of Closed Session from August 10, 2021 and August 11, 2021. B. Approval of the minutes from the August 10, 2021 regular meeting. C. Approval of the minutes from the August 11, 2021 special meeting. V. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Human Services Agency: 1. Consider approving an Agreement with Kings Community Action Organization to provide Cal-Learn Program services, retroactively effective from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. B. Sheriff’s Office: 1. Consider authorizing the Purchasing Manager to sign an Agreement with IDEMIA MorphoTrust USA for the purchase of seven new LiveScan machines. 2. Consider authorizing the Purchasing Manager to sign the Maintenance Agreement with IDEMIA MorphoTrust USA for a LiveScan machine at the Corcoran Police Department, retroactively effective from July 29, 2021 to July 28, 2022. 3. a. Consider authorizing the Sheriff's Office to allow the Deputy Sheriffs’ Association to purchase service handguns from the Sheriff’s Office for Sheriff’s Commander Kris Zuniga, Deputy Sheriff Bailiff Liz Solano, and Deputy Sheriff Darrin Ellis; and b. Approve the purchase of three Glock handguns as replacements. VI. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS A. Community Development Agency – Chuck Kinney 1. Consider accepting the monthly report of Planning Commission’s actions. B. County Counsel – Carrie Woolley/Diane Freeman 1. Consider appointing George Patrick O’Dowd to the Dudley Ridge Water District Board of Directors to fill the vacancy in current term of office created by the resignation of Steven Jackson. 2. Consider appointing Bernard Puget and George Patrick O’Dowd to four-year terms as Directors of the Dudley Ridge Water District to qualify, take office, and serve as if elected at a general District election. C. Public Works Department – Dominic Tyburski/Mitchel Cabrera/Christopher Kelly 1. Consider authorizing the Public Works Director to sign the Consultant Services Agreement with QK, Inc. to perform design services for the Burris Park and Hickey Park Site Improvement Project. 2. Consider approving the Right of Way Transfer Agreement with the California High Speed Rail Authority for the relocation, construction, and/or removal of certain county roads. 3. Consider approving the Construction Permit Agreement for Assignment of Easement Rights of the subject properties for the 16th Avenue Bridge replacement project. D. Administration – Larry Spikes/Kyria Martinez/Matthew Boyett 1. Consider announcing and recognizing the winners of the 2021 County Employee Budget Book Photo Contest. 2. Consider approving the First Amendment to the Agreement between the County of Kings and the California Forensic Medical Group, Inc. for the provisions of medical, behavioral health, and dental care for services for individuals detained in the Kings County Jail and the Kings County Juvenile Center. 3. Consider approving the response for the Grand Jury report, titled Pedestrian Safety in Kettleman City: A Community’s Long-Standing Plea for Improvements. E. Public Health Department – 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. VII. 10:00 AM PUBLIC HEARING Administration – Larry Spikes/Domingo Cruz 1. Conduct a public hearing to receive testimony on the Development Impact Fees including construction schedule of public facilities related to the collection of Development Impact Fees, the proposed adjustments to the Development Impact Fees; 2. Adopt a Resolution which includes a construction schedule (Exhibit A) for public facilities as detailed within Ordinance No. 633 establishing Development Impact Fees in Kings County; and 3. Select one of the following options in regards to adjusting the Development Impact Fees: a. Adjust the Development Impact Fee amounts based on the percentage change in the Engineering News-Record Construction Cost Index, (a 1.59% increase) having the new fees become effective October 18, 2021. b. Adjust the Development Impact Fee amounts based on a percentage determined by the Board. c. Adopt no fee increase – impact fees will remain at October 18, 2019 levels. VIII. 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 IX. CLOSED SESSION: Significant Exposure to Litigation: 1 Case [Govt. Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2)] Personnel Matter: [Govt. Code Section 54957] Public Employee Appointment: County Counsel X. 11:00 AM CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY HOUSING AGENCY REGULAR MEETING XI. ADJOURNMENT A Special Meeting Budget Hearing will be held today Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. and will be continued to Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. if applicable. The Budget Hearings may continue from day to day until completed, but not to exceed 14 calendar days. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Tuesday August 24, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS August 17 1:30 PM Special Meeting/Budget Hearing August 18 9:00 AM Special Meeting/Budget Hearing Continued if applicable August 24 9:00 AM Regular Meeting August 24 11:00 AM Board of Equalization Regular Meeting August 30 9:00 AM Board of Equalization Regular Meeting August 31 9:00 AM Regular Meeting August 31 10:00 AM Third Public Hearing - Redistricting September 7 ---- Regular Meeting cancelled due to observance of Labor Day on September 6, 2021 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.