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		REGULAR MEETING AGENDA September 01, 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	MEMBERS OF 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
	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, 4^th 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.

LEGAL NOTICES

There will be no Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.

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 the Waterworks Districts.

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OPENING
1.	Call to Order.

2.	Roll Call.

3.	Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

4.	Minutes of the meeting of the County and Special Districts governed by the Board held Tuesday, July 28, 2020, Tuesday, August 4, 2020, and Tuesday, August 18, 2020.

5.	Agenda Review - Consider and approve, by majority vote, minor revisions to Board items and/or attachments and any item added to, or removed/continued from, the Board of Supervisors Agenda.

6.	Moment of Inspiration - Dr. Francisco Bracho, Pediatric Hematologist and Oncologist for the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Ventura County Medical Center.

7.	Consent Agenda Items 12 through 30.

8.	Public Comments - Citizen presentations regarding County related matters NOT appearing on this agenda. (See Guidelines above)

9.	Receive a Report Regarding the Novel Coronavirus and Associated Disease known as COVID-19.

10.

Board Comments - Comments by Board members on matters they deem appropriate including memorial adjournments. A Board member may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement, or make a brief report on his or her own activities. A Board member may also provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information, or request staff to report back to the Board at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter. The Board may also direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.

11.	CEO Comments - Brief announcements and report on CEO and County workforce activities.

CONSENT AGENDA
Consent Agenda items are routine and non-controversial.  Items are reviewed and approved together, as recommended and without discussion, unless an item is pulled for separate action by the Board on the Regular Agenda. Consent items are heard at the Board's discretion and may be heard at any time during the meeting.
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
12.	Receive and file the Auditor-Controller's Fiscal Year 2020-21 Internal Audit Plan and Report on Prior Year Performance.
		CEO SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATION

DEPARTMENT OF AIRPORTS
13.	Approval of, and Authorization for the Airports Director to Execute, an Amendment to the Option Agreement for Real Estate Lease with RKR Incorporated to Extend the Term for Six Months, Due to COVID-19 Disruption to Development Activities.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

DISTRICT ATTORNEY
14.	Receive and File Annual Report of the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program for the Time Period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
		CEO SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATION

15.	Approval of, and Authorization for the County Purchasing Agent to Sign, the Contract for Counseling and Outreach Services for Route 91 Harvest Festival Survivors with Give An Hour, Effective September 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, in the Amount of $405,856; and Authorization for the County Purchasing Agent to Renew the Contract for Up to Two Additional One-Year Periods.
	CEO SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATION

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
16.	Approval of, and Authorization for the Ventura County Fire Protection District Fire Chief to Sign, the First Amendment to the Agreement for Fire Protection Services to Lockwood Valley with County of Kern, Adding a Fixed Increase of Three Percent Annually, Effective July 1, 2020.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

17.	Ratification of the Submission of the Ventura County Fire Protection District’s Grant Application for a Federal Emergency Management Agency 2019 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant, to Fund a Smoke Alarm and Fire Safety Education Program for a Total of $205,000.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED
CONSENT AGENDA, CONTINUED
HEALTH CARE AGENCY - Health Care Plan
18.	Authorization for the Health Care Agency Director to Authorize Expenditures to Thirteen Ventura County Health Care Plan Providers of Medical Services of Up to $5,840,000, Effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

HEALTH CARE AGENCY - Ventura County Medical Center
19.	Approval of, and Authorization for the Purchasing Agent to Sign, a Contract for Transportation Broker Services with Cardinal Health 200, LLC, Effective September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021, with Expenditures Up to $1,100,000 per Contract Year; and Approval of, and Authorization for the Purchasing Agent to Sign, Amendments to Extend the Term of the Contract.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020

20.	Approval of, and Authorization for the Purchasing Agent to Execute, a Credit Application and Agreement for the Purchase of the Medication Remdesivir with AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation and ASD Specialty Healthcare, LLC; and Authorize Waiver of County Administrative Policy Manual Policy No. Chapter VI-1 Prohibiting the Inclusion of Attorney Fee and Interest Provisions in County Contracts.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

21.	Approval of, and Authorization for the Purchasing Agent to Execute, a Customer Application/Credit Application for Purchase of the Medication Mifepristone with Dixon-Shane LLC Doing Business as R&S Northeast LLC; and Authorize Waiver of County Administrative Policy Manual Policy No. Chapter VI-1 Prohibiting the Inclusion of Attorney Fee and Interest Provisions and Governing Law and Venue Other than California in County Contracts.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

22.	Approval of, and Authorization for the Health Care Agency Director to Sign, the Second Amendment to the Agreement for Orthopedic Surgical Services with Ventura County Orthopaedic Associates, Extending the Term of the Agreement through June 30, 2021, and Increasing the Agreement Total Maximum to $4,959,910 for Fiscal Year 2020-21.
	CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

23.	Approval of, and Authorization for the Health Care Agency Director to Sign, the Fourth Amendment to the Agreement for Medical Director and Attending Physicians, Otolaryngology and Audiology Services with Institute for Head & Neck Surgery Medical Group, Inc., Extending the Contract through June 30, 2021 in a Maximum Amount of $1,317,300 for Fiscal Year 2020-21.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

CONSENT AGENDA, CONTINUED
HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
24.	Authorization for the Human Services Agency Director to Accept Grant Funding for the State of California's High Road Construction Careers Senate Bill 1 Program in the Amount of $462,506, and to Sign Any Related Agreements and Forms.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY - County of Ventura
25.	Receive and File Contractor Payment Tabulation for the Month of May 2020; All Supervisorial Districts.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY - Watershed Protection District
26.	Approval of the Plans and Specifications for the Santa Rosa Rd. No. 2 Debris Basin Decommissioning Planting Project Located in Camarillo, CA; Waiver of Any Minor Bid Irregularities; Award a Contract to Wildscape Restoration, Inc. of Ventura, CA on the Basis of the Lowest Responsible Bid of $260,000; Specification No. WP20-12; Project No. 86903; Watershed Protection District No. 3; Supervisorial District No. 2.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - Environmental Health
27.	Receive and File the Hazardous Materials Discharge Reports for July 18, 2020 through August 21, 2020 - Proposition 65.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR
28.	Approval of Notice Declining to Authorize Issuance of the 2020-2021 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes for Ojai Unified School District Wishing to Issue Such Notes on Its Own Through Participation in a Cash Flow Borrowing Program Sponsored by the California School Boards Association Finance Corporation.
		CEO SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATION

UNSCHEDULED VACANCY NOTICE
29.	Receive and File Unscheduled Vacancy Notices for Gregory Stratton of the El Rancho Simi Cemetery District, Bryan Wong of the Health Care Plan-Standing Committee, and Tanya McMahan and Carola Oliva-Olson of the Local Planning Council of Ventura County.
CONSENT AGENDA, CONTINUED
VENTURA COUNTY LIBRARY
30.	Authorization for the Ventura County Library to Accept Any Proceeds Received from the Ann B. Crozier 2008 Revocable Trust to Benefit the Ojai Library; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Hold the Proceeds in a Trust Account Named The Ann B. Crozier Ojai Library Renovation/Expansion Fund.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

REGULAR AGENDA
Regular Agenda items are heard at the Board's discretion and may be heard at any time during the meeting.
HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
31.	Receive and File a Plan to Implement the CalFresh Restaurant Meals Program in Ventura County; and Approval of, and Authorization for the Human Services Agency Director to Enter Into a Memorandum of Understanding Template to Obtain Participation of Restaurants in the Program.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

32.	Approval of the Program Design for the Farmworker Household Assistance Program (FHAP); Authorization for the Human Services Agency (HSA) Director to Accept Grant Funding from Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF) to Support the FHAP of Up to $250,000 and to Sign Related Grant Documents; Approval of a Contribution from the County General Fund that Matches Dollar-for-Dollar VCCF's Donation to the FHAP in the Not to Exceed Amount of $250,000; and Authorization for the HSA to Process Applications for Assistance Under the FHAP and to Distribute Program Funding to Eligible Households in the Farmworker Community.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
33.	Recommendation of Supervisor Bennett to Appoint Elizabeth R. Stone to the Behavioral Health Advisory Board for a Term Ending May 7, 2021.

34.	Recommendation of Supervisor Bennett to Direct the Planning Division to Incorporate into the General Plan Update Amendments to Ojai Valley Area Plan Policy OJ-22.5 to Retain Creek Road as Two Lanes, Revise Policy PFS-10.8 and Add New Program PFS-X. Regarding Recreational Trails.

REGULAR AGENDA, CONTINUED

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, CONTINUED
35.	Recommendation of Supervisor Parks to Include a Policy of Collaboration and Communication with California State University Channel Islands and its Site Authority in the 2040 General Plan Update.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE
36.	Receive and File an Update on the COVID-19 Business Assistance Grant Program; Approval of an Increase of $8,935,000 to the COVID-19 Business Assistance Grant Program to a Revised Total of $23,935,000; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process the Necessary Budgetary Transactions in the Amount of $13,935,000 for the Business Assistance Grant Program.
		CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020

TIME CERTAIN ITEMS, PRESENTATIONS AND HEARINGS
Time Certain Items, Presentations, and Hearings are heard as close to the listed time as possible, but no sooner than the listed time.
10:15 A.M.
37.	Receive the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Revised Recommended Budget for the County of Ventura General Fund and for the Ventura County Fire Protection District, Ventura County Watershed Protection District, Ventura County Waterworks Districts, County Service Areas and All Other Non-General Funds; Approve Applications for and Acceptance of Specified Grants; Adoption of a Resolution Delegating Specified Contracting Authority to Director of Area Agency on Aging; and Receive and File FY 2020-21 Capital Projects and Summary of Recommended Priority Capital Projects.
		(County Executive Office - 45 Minutes) CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED
		MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020

11:00 A.M.
38.	Report on the Potential Impacts of the November 2020 Ballot Initiative to Adopt an Ordinance to Allow Commercial Cultivation, Processing, Distribution and Sale of Cannabis in Unincorporated Ventura County, if Passed by the Voters.
		(County Executive Office - 1 Hour)   CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED
		MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020

TIME CERTAIN ITEMS, PRESENTATIONS AND HEARINGS, CONTINUED
1:00 P.M.
39.	Public Hearing to Consider Certification of the 2040 General Plan Final Environmental Impact Report, Including Adoption of Related Findings and Documents Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Repeal of Existing General Plan Except for the 2014-2021 Housing Element, and Approval and Adoption of the 2040 General Plan and 2040 General Plan Background Report (Planning Division Case Number PL17-0141); All Supervisorial Districts.
		(Resource Management Agency - Planning - 4 Hours)

CORRESPONDENCE AGENDA
Correspondence Agenda items 40  through 43 are presented to the Board for information. These items require no action or are not ready for Board consideration. The Clerk of the Board may refer these items to County departments and agencies for acknowledgment, investigation and report back, direct action or response as appropriate. Reports back to the Board may appear on the Agenda for action by the Board or for informational purposes upon dates indicated below as appropriate.
40.	Receive and File Correspondence from Kelly McGuire Diehl, Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Torrid, LLC, Regarding Temporary, Unpaid Furloughs of Employees who work at Torrid - Store #5047, Located at 3301-1 East Main Street, #2343, Ventura. Furloughs are in Response to Governor Newsom's July 13, 2020 Order Restricting Certain Indoor Business Operations.
		(Human Services Agency)

41.	Receive and File Correspondence from Lance Matthews, Senior Human Resources Manager for WWL Vehicle Services Americas, Regarding a Notice of Mass Layoff Occurring on September 30, 2020. WWL Vehicle Services Americas, Which Does Business at 5601 Edison Drive, Oxnard, CA 93033, Anticipates the Layoff of Ninety-Nine Employees.
		(Human Services Agency)

42.	Receive and File Correspondence from Roxanne Robinson-Jones of California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks Regarding Notice of a Permanent Layoff of One Administrative Assistant in Compliance with the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Due to COVID-19 Related Business Circumstances. Specifically, the Project Acabado Grant will end Earlier than Anticipated, Effective September 1, 2020.
		(Human Services Agency)

43.	Receive and File Correspondence from Robert Eisen, Senior Vice President/Chief Human Resources Officer of Western Dental & Orthodontics Regarding Permanent Separation of Employees of Western Dental Services Inc.'s at 455 South C Street, Oxnard, CA, 2750 E. Main Street, Ventura, CA, and 1397 E. Los Angeles Ave, Suite F, Simi Valley, CA as a Result of Unforeseen Business Circumstances Resulting from the Effects of the Coronavirus Outbreak on the Businesses.
		(Human Services Agency)
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
Discussions of Closed Session Agenda items are closed to the public. The Chair will announce when the Board is going into closed session. Closed session items may be heard at any time during the meeting.
BEFORE THE VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
44.	CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9) PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9, SUBDIVISION (d), PARAGRAPH (1):  NAME OF CASE:  County of Ventura v. Godspeak Calvary Chapel, Rob McCoy, et al.; Ventura County Superior Court Case No. 56-2020-00544086

45.	CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9) INITIATION OF LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (4) OF SUBDIVISION (d) OF SECTION 54956.9:  Number of cases:  Five.