MICHAEL POWERS County Executive Officer and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
ROSA GONZALEZ Chief Deputy Clerk of the Board (805) 654-2251
LEROY SMITH County Counsel
WEB ACCESS At: www.ventura.org/bosagenda Live Broadcast and Video Archives Board Calendar, Agenda, Agenda Items, and Summary of Actions
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REGULARMEETING AGENDA
July 21, 2020
8:30 AM
Board of Supervisors Ventura County
County Government Center Hall of Administration Board of Supervisors Hearing Room 800 S. Victoria Avenue Ventura, California 93009 |
MEMBERSOF THE BOARD
KELLY LONG, District 3 CHAIR Camarillo, Port Hueneme, Southeast Oxnard, East Oxnard Plain, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Piru, East Lockwood Valley, and Eastern Portion of Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme
STEVE BENNETT, District 1 Ventura, Montalvo, Saticoy, Ojai Valley, City of Ojai, Upper Ojai Valley, Riverpark, Northwest Oxnard, North Coast and West Lockwood Valley
LINDA PARKS, District 2 VICE CHAIR Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake Village, Oak Park, Bell Canyon, Hidden Valley, Lake Sherwood, Somis, Las Posas Valley, California State University Channel Islands, Portions of the Oxnard Plain, Santa Rosa Valley, Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, California Air National Guard, and South Coast
ROBERT O. HUBER, District 4 Simi Valley, Moorpark, Santa Susana Knolls, Box Canyon, Chatsworth Peak, Home Acres, Sinaloa Lake, Tierra Rejada Valley, The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, and Moorpark College
JOHN C. ZARAGOZA, District 5 Oxnard, Oxnard Shores, Mandalay Bay, Silver Strand, Hollywood Beach, Hollywood By the Sea, Channel Islands Harbor, El Rio, Nyeland Acres, Del Norte Area, Oxnard College, Oxnard Plain, Strickland and Portion of Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme
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IN RESPONSE TO THE DECLARED STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCIES DUE TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S RECENT ORDER TO LIMIT INDOOR OPERATIONS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO HELP SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE HALL OF ADMINISTRATION IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. TO FIND OUT HOW YOU MAY ELECTRONICALLY ATTEND THE BOARD MEETING AND PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE REFER TO PAGE 2 OF THIS AGENDA
Persons who require accommodation for any audio, visual or other disability in order to review an agenda, or to participate in a meeting of the Board of Supervisors per the American Disabilities Act (ADA), may obtain assistance by requesting such accommodation in writing addressed to the Clerk of the Board, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Loc. #1920, Ventura, CA 93009 or telephonically by calling (805) 654-2251. Any such request for accommodation should be made at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting for which assistance is requested.
All agenda reports and supporting data, including those filed in accordance with Government Code Section 54957.5 (b) (1) and (2) are available from the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Office, Ventura County Government Center, Hall of Administration, 4th Floor, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, California. The same materials will be available and attached with each associated agenda item, when received, at the following website: www.ventura.org/bosagenda. |
Welcome to the Meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Ventura, also sitting as the Governing Board of the County Service Areas, Fire Protection District, Lake Sherwood Community Services District, Watershed Protection District, Ventura County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, Ventura County Library, Ventura County Public Financing Authority, and Waterworks Districts.
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Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
800 S. Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93009
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REMINDER: In order to minimize distractions during public meetings, all personal communication
devices should be turned off or put in a non-audible mode.
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Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. |
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Minutes of the meeting of the County and Special Districts governed by the Board held Tuesday, June 16 and Tuesday, June 23, 2020. |
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Public Comments - Citizen presentations regarding County related matters NOT appearing on this agenda. (See Guidelines above) |
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Receive a Report Regarding the Novel Coronavirus and Associated Disease known as COVID-19. |
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CEO Comments - Brief announcements and report on CEO and County workforce activities. |
CONSENT AGENDA |
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Approval of Requests from Local Agencies for Election Services and Consolidation with the Presidential General Election to be Held on November 3, 2020. |
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CEO SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATION |
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CONSENT AGENDA, CONTINUED
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Approval of an Amendment to the Bylaws of the Behavior al Health Advisory Board. |
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CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED |
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CONSENT AGENDA, CONTINUED
CONSENT AGENDA, CONTINUED
CONSENT AGENDA, CONTINUED
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Receive and File the Hazardous Materials Discharge Report for June 13, 2020 through July 10, 2020 - Proposition 65. |
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CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED |
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CONSENT AGENDA, CONTINUED
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Receive and File Report of Investments, Including Market Values for Investments for the Month Ending May 31, 2020. |
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CEO SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATION |
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Approval of the 2020 Local Agency Biennial Notice for the Ventura County Public Financing Authority’s Conflict of Interest Code. |
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CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED |
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CONSENT AGENDA, CONTINUED
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Ratification of the Submission of the Ventura County Fire Protection District’s Two Grant Applications to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Including One Water Tender Grant Application and One Regional Wildland Personal Protective Equipment Grant Application, for an Aggregate Total of $609,148 and a Fire District Cost Share of $60,915, and Three Sub-Recipient Grant Applications to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, for Hazardous Materials Training, U.S. Lifeguard Association Training, and Automatic External Defibrillators, for a Sub-Recipient Fire District Total of $344,436 and a Fire District Cost Share of $34,444. |
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CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED |
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REGULAR AGENDA, CONTINUED
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Recommendation of Supervisor Bennett to Appoint Bryce Gee as the Ventura County Campaign Finance Compliance Officer, Effective July 1, 2020. |
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Recommendation of Supervisor Parks to Appoint Carol J. “C. J.” Keavney to the Behavioral Health Advisory Board for a Term Ending January 7, 2022. |
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Recommendation of Supervisor Huber to Re-Appoint Smita Dandekar to the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council for a Term Ending June 30, 2022. |
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Receive and File a Report From the County of Ventura's Diversity and Inclusion Task Force; Adoption of a Resolution to Allocate One Additional Position of Deputy Executive Officer to the County Executive Office-Human Resources Division to Fulfill the Role of the County's Diversity and Inclusion Officer; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process the Necessary Budgetary Transactions for the Additional Position in the County Executive Office-Human Resources Division. CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED |
REGULAR AGENDA, CONTINUED
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE, CONTINUED |
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Receive and File an Update on the COVID-19 Rental and Business Assistance Grant Programs; Consideration and Approval of Adding One Additional Month of Rental Assistance and Combining All Applicants into a Single Phase Under the Rental Assistance Grant Program; Authorization of Transfer of $2 Million to the County Executive Office for COVID-19 Related Efforts Through Funding from the Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund; Consideration and Approval of a $3 Million Motel Voucher Program; Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process the Accounting Transactions Necessary to Fund the COVID-19 Rental Assistance Grant Program; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process the Accounting Transactions Necessary to Fund the COVID-19 Motel Voucher Program for Homeless Individuals and Other County Executive Office Efforts to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Funding from the Coronavirus Relief Fund. |
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CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED |
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MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY MONDAY, JULY 20, 2020 |
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Receive and File an Article written by Rex Richardson, Long Beach City Councilmember and President of Southern California Association of Governments, Regarding Planning a More Equitable SoCal. |
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Receive and File Correspondence from Kiana Amaral, General Manager of Camarillo Harvesting, L.P. Regarding Notice of Closure of Oxnard Operations - Camarillo Harvesting, L.P. Uner the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Camarillo Harvesting, L.P. will be Permanently Discontinuing its Strawberry Growing/Harvesting Operations in the Oxnard/Ventura County Growing Region which may Entail a Mass Layoff and/or Plant Closing. |
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)
SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OR (3) OF SUBDIVISION (d) OF SECTION 54956.9: Number of cases: One. |
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APPROVAL OF MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES (Evid. Code, § 1157)
SUBJECT MATTER: Approval of Medical Staff and Allied Health Professional Membership and/or Clinical Privileges for Practitioners at Ventura County Medical Center, Santa Paula Hospital, Ambulatory/Behavioral Health Clinics and the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit |
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CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code, § 54957.6)
COUNTY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES: Shawn Atin, Tabin Cosio EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS:
California Nurses Association Criminal Justice Attorneys’ Association of Ventura County International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 501 Service Employees International Union, Local 721 Specialized Peace Officers’ Association of Ventura County Ventura County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association Ventura County Professional Peace Officers Association Ventura County Sheriff’s Correctional Officers’ Association Ventura Employees Association |
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA, CONTINUED |
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CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code, § 54957.6)
COUNTY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES: Shawn Atin, Tabin Cosio EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION:
Ventura County Professional Firefighters Associations |
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CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code, § 54957.6)
COUNTY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES: Shawn Atin, Tabin Cosio EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION:
Service Employees International Union, United Long-Term Care Workers |
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