Reaffirm the existence of an emergency within the meaning of Public Contract Code §1102 and Public Resources Code §21060.3 due to the damage to Bartlett Park from the March 2023 storm events, as declared by the Board of Supervisors on June 27, 2023, Resolution No. 2023-0554. (4/5ths vote)

Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 31272 with Fuentes Security Services to increase the agreement amount by $4,083,247, from $26,300,000 to an amount not to exceed $30,383,247 for security guard services, retroactive from January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.

Reaffirm the Local Emergency due to Winter Storms and Flooding, Resolution No. 2023-0206. Reaffirm the Local Health Emergency due to Floodwaters Contamination, Resolution No. 2023-0191.Reaffirm the Local Health Emergency due to Flood Debris, Resolution No. 2023-0285.

Reaffirm the proclamation of a Local Emergency due to the Sequoia Complex Fire, as declared by the Board of Supervisors on September 01, 2020, Resolution No. 2020-0569. Reaffirm the declaration of a Local Health Emergency due to the Sequoia Complex Fire as declared by the Board of Supervisors on September 29, 2020, Resolution No. 2020-0667. Reaffirm the proclamation of a Local Emergency due to the September Lightning Fires, as declared by the Board of Supervisors on September 14, 2021, Resolution No. 2021-0726. Reaffirm the declaration of a Local Health Emergency due to the September Lightning Fires as declared by the Board of Supervisors on November 2, 2021, Resolution No. 2021-0861.

Authorize the Tulare County Auditor to close a revolving checking account at JPMorgan Chase & Co. for payment of maintenance and transportation costs for clients in the California Children’s Services program.

Approve the appointment of a Local Enforcement Agency Hearing Officer for proceedings pursuant to California Public Resources Code Sections 44207, 44308, and 44310. Appoint Allison Shuklian as the Local Enforcement Hearing Officer effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2029.

Approve an agreement with Purdue University Global School of Nursing for the Family Nurse Practitioner Clinical Program in Tulare County’s Health and Human Services Agency’s Public Health Branch programs and clinics, in the amount of zero dollars, effective April 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028.

Approve an agreement with Visalia Unified School District to provide medical nursing internships in Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency’s Public Health Branch programs and clinics, in the amount of zero dollars, effective April 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.

Approve an agreement with BHC Sierra Vista Hospital, Inc., for the provision of short-term, inpatient psychiatric services, in an amount not to exceed $800,000, retroactive from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026.

Approve a standard template agreement for out-of-county Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program placements for Tulare County children and youth. Authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Behavioral Health Branch Director, or designee, to sign these agreements for out-of-county placements. Authorize the Behavioral Health Branch Director, or designee, to negotiate, sign, and execute county-to-county agreements to accept out-of-county youth being placed within Tulare County contracted Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs subject to County Counsel review and approval.

Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 31382 with Genoa Healthcare, LLC, to delete provision 4.2 and the Schedule 1 Exhibit, Authorized Pharmacy Employees, for the provision of pharmacy services, effective April 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

Receive a presentation from the Health and Human Services Agency recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Tulare County. Present a proclamation recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Tulare County.

Request from the General Services Agency to introduce an ordinance to suspend the motor vehicle portion of Tulare County Ordinance Code Section 1-03-1301, Local Preference, through December 31, 2028. Find that the title of the ordinance was included on the published agenda, and that a copy of the full ordinance was made available to the public online and in print at the meeting before the ordinance was introduced. Set the adoption of the ordinance for April 15, 2025.