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 Edward Hill, County Administrative Officer Diane Freeman, Interim County Counsel Catherine Venturella, Clerk of the Board Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Agenda Date: Tuesday, September 21, 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/iYc1dyMRo4o 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 September 14, 2021. B. Approval of the minutes from the September 14, 2021 regular meeting. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Behavioral Health Department: 1. Consider approving the Agreement with Plumlee’s Board and Care for residential board and care services, retroactively effective from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023. B. Child Support Services: 1. Consider authorizing the Director of Child Support Services to sign the Plan of Cooperation with the Kings County Superior Court for securing financial support for minor children. C. Public Health Department: 1. Consider authorizing waiving the flu vaccine administrative fee for flu vaccines offered to Kings County residents via mobile vaccination events. D. Administration: 1. Consider adopting a Resolution approving the financing and the issuance of the bonds by the California Public Finance Authority for Pathways to College Properties, Limited Liability Company. 2. Consider denying the Claim for Damages filed by Isabella Gutierrez. V. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS A. Public Health Department –Darcy Pickens/Heather Silva 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. 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 VII. CLOSED SESSION: Conference with Labor Negotiator/Meet and Confer: [Govt. Code Section 54957.6] Negotiators: Edward Hill, Larry Spikes, Henie Ring, Che Johnson of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Unrepresented Management ( Significant Exposure to Litigation: 2 Cases [Govt. Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2)] ( Significant Exposure to Litigation: 1 Case [Govt. Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2)(e)(3)] VIII. ADJOURNMENT A Special meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. (see separate agenda for information). The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Tuesday September 28, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS September 21 1:30 PM Special Meeting/County Counsel and Director of Finance Interviews – Closed Session September 28 9:00 AM Regular Meeting October 5 9:00 AM Regular Meeting October 12 9:00 AM Regular Meeting October 19 9:00 AM Regular Meeting October 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.