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 24, 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/ihWvsKzwBuo 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 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. Report out of Closed Session from August 17, 2021. B. Approval of the minutes from the August 17, 2021 regular meeting. C. Approval of the minutes from the August 17, 2021 special meeting. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Agriculture Department: 1. Consider approving the Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the County’s Nursery Inspection Program, retroactively effective from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. B. Behavioral Health Department: 1. Consider approving the Agreement with Aegis Treatment Centers, Limited Liability Company for Outpatient Narcotic Treatment Program Services, retroactively effective from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. C. Human Services Agency: 1. Consider approving the Agreement with Good Guard Security Services Incorporated to provide security services for Project Roomkey. D. Probation Department: 1. Consider approving an Agreement with Kings View Counseling Services to continue providing substance use and mental health treatment services to probation youth, retroactively effective from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. E. Public Health Department: 1. Consider approving the Agreement with the California Department of Public Health to continue to receive, use and disclose California Reportable Disease Information Exchange data. F. Administration: 1. Consider approving the Statement of Work for the Kings County portion of the 12 month audit period ending June 30, 2022, for auditing services related to the State Water Project. 2. Consider denying the Claim for Damages filed by Johnathan Harper. V. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS A. Finance Department – Jim Erb 1. Consider adopting a Resolution authorizing the Director of Finance to provide short-term cash flow loans from the County Treasury Pool to Treasury Pool members, not to exceed 70% of the agency’s Fiscal Year 2021-2022 property tax apportionment, and lend, in aggregate, no more than 15% of the County Treasury Pool, as authorized by the California Constitution. 2. a. Consider adopting a Resolution giving the Director of Finance (County Treasurer) the authority to make transfers to the General Fund of up to $29,260,800 (70% of the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budgeted secured property tax revenue) for cash flow purposes. Repayment will be made from the General Fund's property tax allocation before the end of the Fiscal Year 2021-2022; and b. Instruct the Director of Finance to bring a similar request forward on an annual basis, if needed. The report will include the month-end for cash balances for the preceding fiscal year. 3. Consider approving the changes to the County of Kings travel and trip policies to be effective September 17, 2021. B. Public Works Department – Dominic Tyburski 1. a. Consider awarding the professional services Agreement for surveying to Bedrock Engineering for the Senate Bill-1 funded Kings County Roadway Improvement Project; b. Authorize the Public Works Director to sign the professional services Agreement; and c. Authorize the Public Works Director to approve additional costs up to ten percent of the contract amount. C. Public Health Department – Edward Hill/Darcy Pickens 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. STUDY SESSION A. Agriculture Department – Jimmy Hook Receive a presentation on the 2020 Annual Crop Report outlining the status of agriculture in Kings County. 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: Significant Exposure to Litigation: 1 Case [Govt. Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2)] Personnel Matter:  [Govt. Code Section 54957] Public Employee Appointment: County Counsel Personnel Matter:  [Govt. Code Section 54957] Public Employee Appointment: Director of Public Health Conference with Labor Negotiator/Meet and Confer: [Govt. Code Section 54957.6] Negotiators: Larry Spikes, Kyria Martinez, Henie Ring, Che Johnson of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore General –CLOCEA Supervisors – CLOCEA Blue Collar –SEIU Probation Officer’s Association Management Firefighter’s Association Detention’s Deputy Association Prosecutor’s Association Deputy Sheriff’s Association Unrepresented Management IX. 11:00 AM CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY HOUSING AGENCY REGULAR MEETING X. 11:15 AM BOARD OF EQUALIZATION REGULAR MEETING XI. 11:30 AM IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING XII. ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Tuesday August 31, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS 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 August 31 10:00 AM Public Hearing – Community Development –Planning Commission Appeal August 31 11:00 AM California Public Finance Authority Regular Meeting September 7 -------------- Regular Meeting cancelled due to observance of Labor Day on September 6, 2021 September 14 9:00 AM Regular Meeting September 14 Administrative Hearing – Protest of Award Appeal September 21 9:00 AM Regular Meeting September 28 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.