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MICHAEL POWERS

County Executive Officer and

Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

 

ROSA GONZALEZ

Chief Deputy Clerk of the Board

(805) 654-2251

 

MICHAEL G. WALKER

County Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

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REGULAR

MEETING

AGENDA

 

March 16, 2021

 

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

 

 

LINDA PARKS, District 2

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

 

MATT LAVERE, District 1

Ventura, Montalvo, Saticoy, Ojai Valley, City of Ojai, Upper Ojai Valley, Riverpark, Northwest Oxnard, North Coast and West Lockwood Valley

 

KELLY LONG, District 3

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

 

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

 

CARMEN RAMIREZ, District 5

VICE CHAIR

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, 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 the Waterworks Districts.

 

The following information is provided to help you understand, follow, and participate in the Board meeting:

 

Observe the Board of Supervisors meetings streaming live at: www.ventura.org/bosmeetings

 

The following information is provided to help with understanding on how to follow, and participate in the Board meeting electronically.

 

Public Comments – Public comment is the opportunity for members of the public to participate in meetings by addressing the Board of Supervisors in connection with one or more agenda or non-agenda items. Public comments may be provided using one of the following options:

 

 

Email or Mail Public Comment in Advance of the Meeting

 

If you wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item by email or mail, please submit your comment via email by 3:30 p.m. on the day prior to the Board meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at clerkoftheboard@ventura.org or mail to:

 

 

Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

800 S. Victoria Avenue

Ventura, CA  93009

 

 

Please indicate in the Subject Line the Agenda item number (e.g., Item No. 9) on which you are commenting. Your email will be distributed to the Board of Supervisors and placed into the item’s record of the Board meeting.


 

Email Public Comment During the Meeting

 

If you are watching the live stream of the Board meeting and would like to make either a general public comment (Agenda Item 10) for items not on the day’s agenda or to comment on a specific agenda item as it is being heard, please submit your comment, limited to 250 words or less, to the Clerk of the Board at clerkoftheboard@ventura.org. Please include in the Subject Line of your email both the Agenda item number (e.g., Item No. 10) and the words “Read at Meeting”. At the discretion of the chair, if time allows, your comment may be read into the record. All comments received prior to the end of the meeting will be made part of the record.

 

Video Public Comment using Zoom

 

Register at www.ventura.org/boscomment no later than 3:30 p.m. the day prior to the Board meeting. Please provide your name, email, and the phone number you will be calling in from. You will receive an email with the Zoom meeting call in phone numbers and password by 6:00 p.m. the day prior to the Board meeting. During the meeting, click on the link provided in the Zoom email and a clerk will connect you to the Board room when you are prompted to provide public comment.

 

Please review the Zoom instructions on the registration page to help ensure there are no technical difficulties during your comments and help you understand public comment procedures using Zoom.

 

Call-in Public Comment using Zoom

 

Register at www.ventura.org/boscomment no later than 3:30 p.m. the day prior to the Board meeting. Please provide your name, email, and the phone number you will be calling in from. You will receive an email with the Zoom meeting call-in phone numbers and password by 6:00 p.m. the day prior the Board meeting.

 

During the meeting, call one of the phone numbers provided in the Zoom email and a clerk will connect you to the Board room when you are prompted to provide public comment.

 

Please review the Zoom instructions on the registration page to help ensure there are no technical difficulties during your comments and help you understand public comment procedures using Zoom.


 

 

REMINDER:  In order to minimize distractions during public meetings, all personal communication

devices should be turned off or put in a non-audible mode.

 


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, March 9, 2021 and Friday, March 12, 2021.

 

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.

 

7.

Consent Agenda Items 12 through 19.

 

8.

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

 

9.

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

 

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. 

 

 

 

COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER, REGISTRAR OF VOTERS 

 

12.

Approval of a Refund of an Overpayment of Documentary Transfer Tax to RLJ Lodging Trust LP, Tampa Florida in the Amount of $22,004.95.

 

CEO SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATION

 

 

 

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE 

 

13.

Adoption of a Resolution Establishing a New Per Diem Compensation Schedule for the Civil Service Commission.

 

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

14.

Approval of the Appointment of John Griffin as the Public Member to Serve on the Ventura County Consolidated Oversight Board.

 

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

 

 

GENERAL SERVICES AGENCY 

 

15.

Adoption of a Resolution Directing the Preparation of an Engineer’s Report for the Continuation of the Assessments for the Oak View School Preservation and Maintenance District.

 

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE AGENCY - Public Health 

 

16.

Authorization for the Public Health Director to Accept Additional One-Time Funding Awarded to the Ventura County Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program from the California Department of Public Health WIC Division in the Amount of $206,928 for Fiscal Years 2021-22 and 2022-23.

 

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

17.

Approval of, and Authorization for the Public Health Director to Sign, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Implementation of Public Health Guidance for All Ventura County Public Schools with Ventura County Office of Education, Effective January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021; Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process the Necessary Budgetary Transactions; and Ratification of Public Health’s Provision of Services Pending Approval of the MOU.

 

RECOMMENDATION NO.  2 REQUIRES 4/5THS VOTE

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

CONSENT AGENDA, CONTINUED

 

 

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - Environmental Health 

 

18.

Approval of, and Authorization for the Environmental Health Division Director to Execute, a Contract to Provide Cross-Connection Control Services for Camrosa Water District.

 

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

19.

Receive and file the Hazardous Materials Discharge Report for February 27, 2021 through March 5, 2021 - Proposition 65.

 

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. 

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 

 

20.

Adoption of a Resolution Setting Forth Support to Increase Broadband Access to Underserved Communities Throughout Ventura County.

 

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

 

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. 

 

 

 

11:30 A.M. 

 

21.

Second Public Hearing Regarding Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section 1347 of the Ventura County Ordinance Code, Division 1, Chapter 3, Article 4, Civil Service System, to Place the Classification of Chief Operations Officer - Hospital in the Unclassified Service.

 

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

(County Executive Office - 5 Minutes)

HEARD ON MARCH 9, 2021 ITEM NO. 37

 

 

1:30 P.M. 

 

22.

De Novo Public Hearing to Consider Request of Nancy Duffy McCarron, Trustee of Special Needs Trust of Sheryl Sanguinet, for a Fair Housing Reasonable Accommodation at a Property Located at 7099 Sunland Avenue in the La Conchita Community to Convert a Garage into a Dwelling Unit with Ministerial Zoning Clearance, and to Consider Related Appeal of Planning Commission Decision Denying the Request (Case No. PL20-0035); Supervisorial District No. 1.

 

(Resource Management Agency - Planning - 45 Minutes)

TIME CERTAIN ITEMS, PRESENTATIONS AND HEARINGS, CONTINUED

 

 

 

2:30 P.M. 

 

23.

Continued Public Hearing to Consider the Granting of a Modified Conditional Use Permit to Authorize Operational Changes at the Existing Toland Road Landfill and Consider the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Certified for the Project by the Ventura Regional Sanitation District as Satisfying the Requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Case No. PL17-0121); Supervisorial District No. 3.

 

(Resource Management Agency - Planning - 1 Hour))

CONTINUED FROM JANUARY 26, 2021 ITEM NO. 42

 

 

 

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: 

 

24.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)

 

EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBDIVISION (d) OF

SECTION 54956.9:  NAME OF CASE:  County of Ventura, et al. v. House of Gains

Gym, Inc., et al., Case No. 56-2021-00549346-CU-MC-VTA

 

25.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)

 

EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBDIVISION (d) OF

SECTION 54956.9:  NAME OF CASE:  County of Ventura, et al. v. Oxnard Bootcamp

LLC, et al., Case No. 56-2021-00549349-CU-MC-VTA (Colosseum Bootcamp)

 

26.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)

 

EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBDIVISION (d) OF

SECTION 54956.9:  NAME OF CASE:  County of Ventura, et al. v. Mrs. Olson’s Coffee

Hut, et al., Case No. 56-2021-00549555-CU-MC-VTA

 

27.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)

 

EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBDIVISION (d) OF

SECTION 54956.9:  NAME OF CASE:  County of Ventura, et al. v. The Original Pizza

Cookery, et al., Case No. 56-2021-00549347-CU-MC-VTA

 


 

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA, CONTINUED

 

BEFORE THE VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, CONTINUED: 

28.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)

 

EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBDIVISION (d) OF

SECTION 54956.9:  NAME OF CASE:  County of Ventura, et al. v. Westlake Fitness

LLC, et al., Case No. 56-2021-00549550-CU-MC-VTA (Anytime Fitness Westlake)

 

29.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)

 

INITIATION OF LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (4) OF SUBDIVISION (d) OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9:  Number of cases:  One

 

30.

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

 

31.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code, § 54957.6)

 

COUNTY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES:  Shawn Atin, Tabin Cosio

EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS:

 

Criminal Justice Attorneys’ Association of Ventura County

Service Employees International Union, Local 721

Union of American Physicians and Dentists

 

32.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)

 

SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF SUBDIVISION (d) OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9:  Number of cases:  Two (see materials attached).