PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management Agency to adopt the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for General Plan Amendment No. GPA 22-003, Zone Change No. PZC 22-010, & Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 23-007 consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines pursuant to § 21082.1 of CEQA and §15070 to § 15075 of the CEQA Guidelines, as set forth in Planning Commission Resolution No. 10068. Approve General Plan Amendment No. GPA 22-003, Akers Business Park, to change the County’s land use designation within the Urban Area Boundary (UAB) of Tulare, on approximately 65.45-acres, from “Valley Agriculture” to “Mixed Use,” located at the southwest corner of Road 100 (Oaks Street) and Oakdale Avenue, east of State Route (SR) 99, APN 149-090-006,directly north of Tulare city limits as set forth in Planning Commission Resolution No. 10069. Adopt the findings of approval, as set forth in Planning Commission Resolution No. 10070, pertaining to Zone Change No. PZC 22-010. Adopt an ordinance amending Paragraph B of Section 3 of Ordinance No. 352, the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance for Change of Zone No. PZC 22-010 on approximately 65.45-acres from AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural – 20 Acre Minimum) to C-3-MU (Service Commercial with a Mixed-Use Overlay Zone), on Assessor’s Parcel Number APN 149-090-006. Find that this ordinance by statute can only be passed after notice and a public hearing, so it is exempt from the usual requirements that an ordinance be read in full and adopted over two regular meetings. Adopt the findings of approval, as set forth in Planning Commission Resolution No. 10071, and approve Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 23-007.

Approve the Funding Agreement with Community Services Employment Training, Inc. for the construction of the Tulare County Hope Navigation Center, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, effective May 2, 2023. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).

Approve and adopt revisions to the County Public Art Policy regarding the County’s substantive and procedural requirements for the acceptance of art into the County Art Collection, to be effective upon Board approval. Approve and adopt revisions to Administrative Regulation No. 37 (AR 37), delegating authority to accept “Gifts and Donations” of art to the Public Art Selection Committee, subject to conditions defined therein, to be effective upon Board approval.

Approve a capital asset purchase of a John Deere Gator utility vehicle, in an amount not to exceed $24,157.89. Approve the necessary budget adjustment (4/5ths vote required).

Approve a Communications Site Lease Agreement with Rocky Hill Cove, LP, a California limited partnership, as Lessor, for 1.14-acre portion of Assessor’s Parcel No. 255-140-007, commonly known as Rocky Hill, Porterville, for a term of twenty (20) years with two (2), ten (10) year options to renew.

Authorize the submission of a grant application for funding from the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) for up to 50% reimbursement of the Mooney Grove Dog Park project which is projected to be $200,000. Delegate authority to the General Services Agency Director, or designee, to represent the County on all matters regarding the application and project. Find that the project described above is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines as modification of existing facilities pursuant to Class 1, 14 CCR § 15101 and/or new construction or conversion of small structures pursuant to Class 3, 14 CCR § 15303.

Approve a one-year extension for grant funds to May 31, 2024, with the California Department of Public Health for the California Equitable Recovery Initiative, in an amount not to exceed $707,171.

Approve an agreement with Quality Group Homes, Inc.to provide services on behalf of Tulare County Child Welfare Service’s foster children to include the care and placement of foster children, in the amount of zero dollars, effective May 2, 2023 through June 30, 2025.

Approve the acceptance of grant funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the Community Health Workers for Public Health Response and Resilient Communities Program, in an amount not to exceed $600,000, retroactive from August 31, 2021 through August 30, 2024. 

Approve an agreement with Pacific Clinics for the provision of the Crossroads Transitional-Age Youth Housing Program, in an amount not to exceed $646,242, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.

Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 30941 with Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, LLC for the provision of short-term, inpatient psychiatric services and to modify compensation exhibit B to reflect an increase to the agreement, to increase the maximum amount of the agreement from $600,000 to $800,000, effective upon Board signature through June 30, 2024.

Ratify and approve an agreement with the California Health & Human Services Agency to allow the Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency to exchange Protected Health Information for certain Medi-Cal beneficiaries as required by state law, retroactive from January 31, 2023. Ratify the Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency Director’s electronic signature submitted through the California Health & Human Services Agency Data Sharing Agreement signing portal. Authorize the Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency Director, or designee, to electronically sign ongoing Data Exchange Framework agreements for other Agency facilities or subordinate entities within the Agency through the California Health & Human Services Agency Data Sharing Agreement signing portal. 

Ratify all Orders issued by the Emergency Services Director, or successor, between April 11, 2023 and May 1, 2023, pursuant to the Local Emergency proclaimed on March 9, 2023.

Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 29228 with the City of Visalia for the Non-custody Intake Program, in an amount not to exceed $50,875 and to extend the term of the agreement effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.

Find that the East Orosi Community Services District submitted a resolution requesting to switch its elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years. Direct the Registrar of Voters to switch the elections for the district from November of odd-numbered years to November of even-numbered years, effective immediately. Direct that the terms of the current board members be extended by one year. Direct the Registrar of Voters to provide mailed notice to all registered voters in the district that the switch has been made.

Approve the designation of a "No Parking" restriction and a "Passenger Loading Only" zone on Church Road (R136) south of Washington Avenue (A52) in the community of Earlimart. Authorize the installation of "No Parking" signs and establish a "No Parking" zone in Earlimart, by painting red approximately 20 feet of curb on the east side of Church Road, south of Washington Avenue and across from Clay Avenue (D134A). Authorize the installation of "Passenger Loading Only" signs and establish a "Passenger Loading Only" zone, by painting white approximately 40 feet of curb southward from the "No Parking" zone and red curb requested above. Find that the zone designations and installations described above are exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines as new construction or conversion of small structures pursuant to Class 3, 14 CCR § 15303.

Approve a budget adjustment for the California Department of Water Resources, Small Community Drought Program Grant West Goshen Project, in the amount of $3,451,740 (4/5ths vote required). Approve the California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption. Authorize the Environmental Assessment Officer, or designee, to Sign and File the Notice of Exemption with the Clerk-Recorder.

Approve the American Rescue Plan Act subrecipient agreement with the Strathmore Public Utility District for the Water Storage Tank Roof Replacement Project, in the amount of $223,944, effective May 2, 2023 through December 31, 2024. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).

Approve a budget adjustment for the California Department of Water Resources, Small Community Drought Program Grant for the Harrison Road/Avenue 266 Project, in the amount of $536,567 (4/5ths vote required). Approve the California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption. Authorize the Environmental Assessment Officer, or designee, to Sign and File the Notice of Exemption with the Clerk-Recorder.

Request from the Resource Management Agency to consider the 2022 Annual Report of Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Dairies and Feedlots for 2021 (“2022 Annual Report”) and provide an opportunity for public comment. Accept a Categorical Exemption consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Title 14 California Code of Regulations, Section 15061(b)(3) Common Sense Exemption and Section 15306, Information Collection.

Request from the Human Resources and Development Department to approve an agreement with Mythics Inc. to provide Human Capital Management software and licensing on behalf of Oracle, in an amount not to exceed $3,171,815, effective May 2, 2023 through May 2, 2028. Approve the agreement with Graviton Consulting Services to provide Oracle software implementation services and support, in an amount not to exceed $1,438,820, effective May 2, 2023 through December 31, 2024.

Receive a presentation from the Health and Human Services Agency on the efforts addressing homelessness, including updates on the Task Force on Homeless, the Homeless Multidisciplinary Team, and related funding.