SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - COUNTY OF KERN
1115 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, California
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
9:00 A.M.
BOARD RECONVENED
Supervisors: Peters, Scrivner, Flores, Couch, Perez
ROLL CALL: All Present
SALUTE TO FLAG - Led by Second District Supervisor Zack Scrivner NOTE: The vote is displayed in bold below each item. For example, Scrivner-Perez denotes Supervisor Scrivner made the motion and Supervisor Perez seconded the motion.
CONSENT AGENDA/OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: ALL
ITEMS LISTED WITH A "CA" OR "C" WERE CONSIDERED TO BE
ROUTINE AND APPROVED BY ONE MOTION.
BOARD ACTION SHOWN IN CAPS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - PET OF THE WEEK
NICHOLAS CULLEN, DIRECTOR, ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
INTRODUCED OTTO, A ONE-YEAR-OLD MALE TERRIER MIX,
AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION AT THE KERN COUNTY ANIMAL
SHELTER
RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
1) Proclaim November 2023 as National Adoption Awareness Month in Kern County - PROCLAIMED; MADE PRESENTATION TO LITO MORILLO,
DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, WHO
RECOGNIZED PARTNER AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT
AND INTRODUCED ADOPTIVE PARENTS NICK AND RACHEL
MCLEAN; LITO MORILLO AND RACHEL MCLEAN, HEARD
Perez-Peters: All Ayes
Note: Members of the Board of Supervisors may have an interest in certain contracts that the Board considers where the member holds a position on a non-profit corporation that supports the functions of the County. Supervisors are assigned to these positions as part of annual committee assignments by the Chairman of the Board. These interests include, with the Supervisor holding the position, the following:
California State Association of Counties (Supervisors Peters and Scrivner); Community Action Partnership of Kern (Supervisor Flores); Kern County Network for Children (Supervisor Peters); Kern Economic Development Corporation (Supervisors Scrivner, Flores, and Peters); Southern California Water Committee (Supervisors Couch and Flores); Tobacco Funding Corporation, Kern County (Supervisors Scrivner and Flores); Kern County Foundation, Inc. (Supervisor Flores); and Kern Medical Center Foundation (Supervisors Flores and Scrivner).
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Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 10/24/2023 NOTE: Supervisor Perez left the dais before consideration of Item No. 2 and returned during the presentation
2) Proclaim November as 2023 National Homeless Youth Awareness Month in Kern County - PROCLAIMED; MADE PRESENTATION TO GENNESSA
FISHER AND CYNTHIA LIRA-MARTINEZ, REPRESENTING
BAKERSFIELD KERN REGIONAL HOMELESS COLLABORATIVE
YOUTH ACTION BOARD; GENNESSA FISHER AND CYNTHIA LIRAMARTINEZ, HEARD Couch-Scrivner: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Perez
APPOINTMENTS
CA-3) Proposed increase in membership on the Workforce Development Board (WDB) from 28 to 29 members; approve WDB recommendations to change the member status of Alissa Reed from Business to Labor; approve the appointments of Mike Beaumont and Lizette Patterson as At-large Business Members, terms to expire December 31, 2026, and the appointment of Bryan Forrest, replacing John Adams, as At-large Workforce Representative - Labor and Apprenticeship Member, term to expire June 30, 2025 - APPROVED; MADE APPOINTMENTS
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-4) Reappointment of Jeff Bowen as At-large Member to the Oak Grove Cemetery District, term to expire December 30, 2027 - MADE
REAPPOINTMENT
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-5) Reappointment of Doris Duquette as Second District Member to the Commission on Aging, term to expire September 29, 2025 - MADE
REAPPOINTMENT
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-6) Appointment of Tiara King as Second District Member to the Behavioral Health Board, term to expire December 31, 2025 - MADE APPOINTMENT Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-7) Appointment of Yovani Jimenez, replacing Rick Jhaj, as Fifth District Member to the Planning Commission, term to expire January 1, 2025 - CONTINUED TO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2023 AT 9:00 A.M.
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
8) This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons to address the Board on any matter not on this agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Board. Board members may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed.
They may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff for factual information or request staff to report back to the Board at a later meeting.
Also, the Board may take action to direct the staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES. PLEASE STATE AND SPELL YOUR NAME BEFORE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU!
KELLY JAMES HEARD CONCERNING THE INDIGENT DEFENSE
PROGRAM THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
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Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 10/24/2023 (Continued from Page 2)
CHARLES SHINN, DENNIS MCLEAN AND RALPH ROBLES HEARD
REGARDING ELECTION BALLOT TABULATION SYSTEM AND SECURITY
CAMERA INSTALLATION AT ELECTION BALLOT DROP BOX LOCATIONS
DARREN BLY HEARD CONCERNING UNRESOLVED MEDICAL
COVERAGE ISSUES; CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER JAMES ZERVIS RESPONDED; SUPERVISORS COUCH AND PEREZ HEARD
BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS
9) On their own initiative, Board members may make an announcement or a report on their own activities. They may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff or take action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda (Gov. Code Sec. 54954.2[a][2])
SUPERVISOR PEREZ PRESENTED A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
TO UCEDRAH OSBY FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS AS FIFTH DISTRICT MEMBER TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION; UCEDRAH
OSBY HEARD
DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS
AGING AND ADULT SERVICES
CA-10) Request for approval of mid-year capital asset acquisition of two steamers for Shafter and Kern River Valley senior nutrition centers, in an amount not to exceed $22,005 (Fiscal Impact: $22,005; State; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE
SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING
TRANSACTIONS
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-11) Proposed addition of one Technical Support Specialist II and one Technical Support Supervisor positions, effective November 4, 2023 (Fiscal Impact:
$266,913 [$240,222 Federal/State; $26,691 General Fund]; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; REFERRED TO HUMAN RESOURCES
DIVISION TO AMEND THE DEPARTMENTAL POSITIONS AND SALARY
SCHEDULE
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-12) Proposed Cooperative Agreement with California Department of Food and Agriculture for enforcement of cotton plow down and cotton pest host-free period regulations from November 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $10,000 (Fiscal Impact: $10,000; State; Budgeted; Mandated) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
AGREEMENT 577-2023
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-13) Proposed retroactive Cooperative Agreement with California Department of Food and Agriculture for detection of Asian Citrus Psyllid from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $495,000 (Fiscal Impact: $495,000; State; Budgeted; Mandated) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 578-2023
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-14) Proposed retroactive Cooperative Agreement with California Department of Food and Agriculture for quarantine response and regulatory enforcement activities related to Asian Citrus Psyllid from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $80,000 (Fiscal Impact:
$80,000; State; Budgeted; Mandated) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 579-2023
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
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Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 10/24/2023 CA-15) Proposed retroactive Cooperative Agreement with California Department of Food and Agriculture for enforcement of California Organic Foods Act from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $6,150 (Fiscal Impact: $6,150; State; Budgeted; Mandated) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 580-2023
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-16) Proposed retroactive Cooperative Agreement with California Department of Food and Agriculture for Nursery Inspection Program from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $72,490 (Fiscal Impact:
$72,490; State; Budgeted; Mandated) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 581-2023
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-17) Proposed retroactive Cooperative Agreement with California Department of Food and Agriculture for controlling noxious and invasive weed populations from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $42,421 (Fiscal Impact: $42,421; State; Budgeted; Mandated) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT
582-2023
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-18) Proposed retroactive Cooperative Agreement with California Department of Food and Agriculture for Certified Farmer’s Market Program inspections from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $6,240 (Fiscal Impact: $6,240; State; Budgeted; Mandated) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 583-2023
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
AIRPORTS
CA-19) Request for approval of mid-year capital asset acquisition of a Penetration Aircraft Skin Trainer upgrade for Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Station at Meadows Field Airport, in an amount not to exceed $17,000 (Fiscal Impact:
$17,000; Airports Enterprise Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS
THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING
TRANSACTIONS
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-20) Request for approval of mid-year capital asset acquisition of a carpet cleaning extractor to maintain flooring at William M. Thomas Domestic Terminal, in an amount not to exceed $28,000 (Fiscal Impact: $28,000; Airports Enterprise Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED;
AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED
BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-21) Request to approve Consent to Assignment of Ground Lease Agreement 844-2012 from Wheeler L. Hubbell & Marilyn Hubbell to GEM Air, LLC at Meadows Field Airport (Fiscal Impact: None) - MADE FINDING THAT THE
ACTION IS EXEMPT FROM FURTHER CEQA REVIEW PER SECTION
15301 OF STATE CEQA GUIDELINES; APPROVED; AUTHORIZED
CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 584-2023
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
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ANIMAL SERVICES
CA-22) Proposed Agreement, containing non-standard terms and conditions, with Spectrum Reach for a 4-month multi-screen advertising campaign to promote pet adoptions and responsible pet ownership, effective October 24, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $6,000 (Fiscal Impact: $6,000; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED
DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL SERVICES TO SIGN
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY CLERK
CA-23) Proposed sole source software three-year renewal and change order with LeaseQuery, LLC, containing non-standard terms and conditions, for lease accounting software from April 22, 2024 through April 22, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $113,059 (Fiscal Impact: $113,059; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED PURCHASING
AGENT TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDER
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES
CA-24) Proposed Agreement with Pepperdine University to place psychology interns at Behavioral Health and Recovery Services facilities from October 24, 2023 through June 30, 2027 (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 585-2023
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-25) Proposed retroactive Agreement with Telecare Corporation to provide crisis stabilization services for mental health clients residing in Lake Isabella, Ridgecrest, Mojave and eastern Kern County from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in a total amount not to exceed $2,945,983 (Fiscal Impact:
$2,945,983; Realignment/FFP; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 586-2023
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-26) Proposed retroactive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with California Department of State Hospitals and California Mental Health Services Authority to provide hospital beds for clients referred to State hospital facilities by the Department from October 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025 (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 587-2023
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CLERK OF THE BOARD
NOTE: Supervisor Perez left the dais prior to consideration of Item No. 27 and returned following the vote on the matter
27) Selection of California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Board of Directors Members for 2024 (Fiscal Impact: None) - SELECTED
SUPERVISOR LETICIA PEREZ AS DIRECTOR AND SUPERVISOR
PHILLIP PETERS AS ALTERNATE DIRECTOR; DIRECTED CLERK OF
THE BOARD TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO CSAC
Peters-Couch: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Perez
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Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 10/24/2023 CA-28) Proposed Resolution establishing the regular meeting dates of the Board of Supervisors for 2024 (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2023-273
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-29) Appointments in Lieu of Election for Landowner Voting District positions pursuant to Elections Code Section 10515 (Fiscal Impact: None) - MADE
APPOINTMENTS
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
COUNTY COUNSEL
CA-30) Requests from Behavioral Health and Recovery Services for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED;
AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-31) Requests from County Counsel for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED
CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-32) Request from Employers’ Training Resource for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED
CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-33) Request from Fire for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact:
None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-34) Request from General Services for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED
CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-35) Request from Grand Jury for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-36) Request from Probation for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-37) Requests from Risk Management for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED
CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
CA-38) Request to extend local emergency due to Hurricane Hilary storm incident (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-39) Request to donate surplus 1976 Seagrave Tiller Truck valued at $5,000 to the City of Patterson, California, Fire Department firefighter program (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-40) Proposed Resolution approving successful application to the State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) for the California Climate Investment Fire Prevention Grant Program in the amount of $3,282,318, with no County match, to implement the Fuel Break Maintenance Project from date of signature through March 13, 2029 (Fiscal Impact: $3,282,318; State Grant; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2023-274; AUTHORIZED FIRE
CHIEF TO EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENT DOCUMENTS SUBJECT TO
APPROVAL AS TO FORM BY COUNTY COUNSEL
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
HUMAN SERVICES
NOTE: Supervisor Scrivner announced he would abstain from voting on Item Nos. 41 and 42 due to a conflict of interest related to a potential source of income to his spouse
CA-41) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 348-2023 with Kern Community College District designating Social Service Worker liaison at Bakersfield College for exchange of information providing assistance to enrolled students of CalWORKs Program to modify the scope of services (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
AGREEMENT 588-2023
Peters-Perez: 4 Ayes; 1 Abstained - Scrivner
CA-42) Proposed sole source Agreement with Kern Community College District through Bakersfield College for resource family approval training from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027 (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT
589-2023
Peters-Perez: 4 Ayes; 1 Abstained - Scrivner
CA-43) Request approval of mid-year capital asset acquisition of new playground equipment for Jamison Children’s Center, in an amount not to exceed $13,000 (Fiscal Impact: $13,000; General Fund/Realignment; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITORCONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY
ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
LIBRARY
CA-44) Request approval to pay fees and membership under the San Joaquin Valley Library System Joint Powers Agreement for FY 2023-2024, in an amount not to exceed $502,388 (Fiscal Impact: $502,388; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
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Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 10/24/2023 CA-45) Request to appropriate unanticipated revenue in the amount of $9,000 from Stay and Play Project Funding for programming at three Library locations (Fiscal Impact: $9,000; Private Funds; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED DIRECTOR OF LIBRARIES TO SIGN CLAIM
FORM AND RELATED DOCUMENTS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AS TO
FORM BY COUNTY COUNSEL; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND
ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-46) Request to accept donation from the Kern County Library Foundation in the amount of $51,179 (Fiscal Impact: $51,179; Donation; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
LETTER OF APPRECIATION
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-47) Request for approval of mid-year capital asset acquisition of two digital microfilm scanners in an amount not to exceed $16,201 (Fiscal Impact:
$16,201; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED;
AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED
BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
48) Presentation on the Child Death Review Team report from calendar year 2022 (Fiscal Impact: None) - HEARD PRESENTATION BY CHAD CASTO,
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST AND CHAIRMAN OF THE
CHILD DEATH REVIEW TEAM
CA-49) Request to purchase healthy snack and drink items for Health Officer clinic patients during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in an amount not to exceed $1,000 (Fiscal Impact: $1,000; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVED
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
NOTE: Supervisor Scrivner announced he would abstain from voting on Item No. 50 due to a conflict of interest related to a potential source of income to his spouse
CA-50) Proposed retroactive Agreement with San Joaquin Community Hospital dba Adventist Health Bakersfield for immunization activities from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $260,000 (Fiscal Impact: $260,000; State; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 590-2023
Peters-Perez: 4 Ayes; 1 Abstained - Scrivner
CA-51) Proposed retroactive Agreement with California Department of Public Health for AIDS Drug Assistance program from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027, in the estimated amount of $160,000 (Fiscal Impact: $160,000 Revenue [$40,000 FY 2023-2024]; State; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT
591-2023
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
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Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 10/24/2023 CA-52) Proposed retroactive Agreement with California Department of Public Health for Tobacco Prevention program from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $503,861 (Fiscal Impact: $503,861 Revenue; State; Budgeted; Mandated) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 592-2023
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-53) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 172-2023 with California Department of Public Health for HIV Prevention Grant program, to extend the term from December 31, 2023 through May 31, 2024 (Fiscal Impact:
None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 593-2023
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-54) Request to purchase healthy lunches and beverages for staff assigned to work community influenza vaccination events on October 29, 2023 and November 17, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $2,500 (Fiscal Impact:
$2,500; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-55) Proposed addition of one Nurse Practitioner, one Vocational Nurse I/II, one Office Services Technician, one Public Health Program Specialist, and one Technical Support Engineer positions and concurrent deletion of one Technical Support Specialist I/II/III position, effective October 25, 2023, in an annual net cost of $562,756 (Fiscal Impact: $562,756; State; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; REFERRED TO HUMAN
RESOURCES DIVISION TO AMEND THE DEPARTMENTAL POSITIONS
AND SALARY SCHEDULE
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
SHERIFF
CA-56) Proposed retroactive Amendment No. 3 to Agreement 245-2017 with The Regents of the University of California for medical screening services for employees assigned to Kern County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force extending the term from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $12,000 (Fiscal Impact: $12,000; Federal Grant; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 594-2023
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-57) Proposed addition of four Sheriff’s Background Investigator I/II positions, effective October 24, 2023 (Fiscal Impact: $503,056; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; REFERRED TO HUMAN RESOURCES
DIVISION TO AMEND THE DEPARTMENTAL POSITIONS AND SALARY
SCHEDULE
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-58) Retroactive unusual travel request for Aircraft Mechanic Carrie Certuche to attend MD Helicopter 369E maintenance training in Mesa, Arizona from October 22, 2023 through November 4, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $9,685 (Fiscal Impact: $9,685; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED Peters-Perez: All Ayes
CA-59) Final update on emergency repair of water well four at Lerdo Detention Facilities (Fiscal Impact: None) - RECEIVED AND FILED
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
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Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 10/24/2023 CA-60) Request to approve sole source procurement and five-year standardization of Lenco Bearcat as the armored vehicle used by the Sheriff’s Office, in an amount not to exceed $402,895 (Fiscal Impact: $402,895; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED PURCHASING AGENT TO
ISSUE PURCHASE ORDER
Peters-Perez: All Ayes
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION
Peters
CLOSED SESSION
(If public reporting is required by Government Code Section 54957.1 relating to the following matter(s), the public reporting of any action taken in closed session will be made at the beginning of the next session of the Board of Supervisors.)
COUNTY COUNSEL
61) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - FORMALLY INITIATED
LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and (g)) Name of case: Ana Bonilla, et al. v. County of Kern, et al., Kern County Superior Court Case Number BCV-23-100156-TMS - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN
62) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - FORMALLY INITIATED
LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and (g)) Name of case: James Morrison v. County of Kern, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board case numbers ADJ11833102, ADJ15163410 - NO REPORTABLE
ACTION TAKEN
63) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(2)) Number of cases:
One (1) Significant exposure to litigation in the opinion of the Board of Supervisors on the advice of legal counsel, based on: Facts and circumstances, including, but not limited to, an accident, disaster, incident, or transactional occurrence that might result in litigation against the County and that are known to a potential plaintiff or plaintiffs. Facts and circumstances are as follows: The filing of a workers’ compensation claim by Jason McKinley - WITHDRAWN
64) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(5)) Number of cases:
One (1) Significant exposure to litigation in the opinion of the Board of Supervisors on the advice of legal counsel, based on: A statement made by a person outside an open and public meeting on a specific matter within the responsibility of the Board of Supervisors. A record of the statement is available for public inspection - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN 65) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)) Number of cases: One (1) Based on existing facts and circumstances, the Board of Supervisors has decided to initiate or is deciding whether to initiate litigation - NO
REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN
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Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 10/24/2023 66) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)(e)(1)) Number of cases: One (1) Significant exposure to litigation in the opinion of the Board of Supervisors on the advice of legal counsel, based on: Facts and circumstances that might result in litigation against the County but which the County believes are not yet known to a potential plaintiff or plaintiffs, which facts and circumstances need not be disclosed - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN
RECONVENED FROM CLOSED SESSION; RECESSED TO 2:00 P.M.
/s/ Kathleen Krause
Clerk of the Board
/s/ Jeff Flores
Chairman, Board of Supervisors