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MICHAEL POWERS

County Executive Officer and

Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

 

BRIAN PALMER

Chief Deputy Clerk of the Board

(805) 654-2251

 

LEROY SMITH

County Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

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REGULAR

MEETING

AGENDA

 

October 24, 2017

 

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

 

JOHN C. ZARAGOZA, District 5 - 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

 

STEVE BENNETT, District 1

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

 

LINDA PARKS, District 2

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

 

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

 

PETER C. FOY, District 4 – VICE CHAIR

Simi Valley, Moorpark, Santa Susana Knolls, Box Canyon, Chatsworth Peak, Home Acres, Sinaloa Lake, and Tierra Rejada Valley

 

 

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.

 

 

 


 

LEGAL NOTICES

 

There will not be a Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, October 31, 2017.

 

 

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:

 

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54953 (a) et. al., time is set aside for citizen presentations regarding County related matters.  Those wishing to speak must fill out a speaker card and submit it to the Clerk.  Speaker cards for issues not on the agenda must be submitted to the Clerk prior to the beginning of the public comment period.  Speaker cards for Agenda items must be submitted before the item is taken up for consideration.   The Clerk may not accept any additional speaker cards once an item commences. 

 

            Items on the Consent Agenda, Regular Agenda, Closed Session Agenda, and Correspondence Agenda will be heard at the Board's discretion.  Time Certain Items, Presentations, and Hearings will be heard as close to the listed time as possible, but no sooner than the listed time.

 

Correspondence Agenda matters are being 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 matters to the County Departments and Agencies for acknowledgement, investigation and report back, direct action or response as appropriate. Report back to the Board may appear on Agenda for action by the Board of Supervisors or for informational purposes upon dates indicated below as appropriate.

 

            Members of the public making oral presentations to the Board in connection with one or more

            agenda or non-agenda items at a single meeting are limited to a cumulative total of time not to

            exceed five (5) minutes for all of their oral presentations at such meeting unless otherwise

            provided.  The entire public comment period is limited to no more than thirty (30) minutes total for all speakers.   NOTE TIME LIMITATIONS ON DURATION OF SPEAKERS:  The Chair may limit the number or duration of speakers on a matter pursuant to amended Resolution #205 of the Board of Supervisors establishing rules relating to oral presentations by members of the public dated September 18, 2001.  If more than six (6) persons wish to speak during the public comment period, or on particular agenda items, the Chair may reduce the time each speaker is allowed to three (3) minutes or any other period of time less than five (5) minutes.

 

Members of the public who desire to augment their comments with visual or audio presentations using County equipment must submit their materials to the Clerk of the Board and the Chair for review before use of County equipment will be allowed.  The review will be conducted to determine only whether the materials are on matters within the jurisdiction of the Board, would be disruptive of the meeting, or would foster illegality, such as identity theft.  If it is determined the materials are about matters not within the Board’s jurisdiction, or would be disruptive of the meeting, or would foster illegality, use of County equipment will not be allowed.

 

 

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, October 17, 2017.

 

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 - Jino Amparan, Oxnard Fire Department.

 

7.

Consent Agenda Items 11 - - Review and approve unless an item is pulled for separate action by the Board and moved to the Regular agenda for consideration. Consent items are to be routine and non-controversial. All items are approved as recommended without discussion. (See Guidelines above)

 

8.

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

 

9.

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 body at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter. The Board may also direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.

 

10.

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

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

DISTRICT ATTORNEY 

 

 

11.

Adoption of a Resolution to Accept Grant Funds Administered by the California Department of Insurance for the Automobile Insurance Fraud Prosecution Program in the Amount of $376,087, Effective July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

 

CEO SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATION

 

 

12.

Adoption of a Resolution to Accept Grant Funds Administered by the California Department of Insurance for the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Prosecution Program in the Amount of $723,916, Effective July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

 

CEO SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATION

 

 

HEALTH CARE AGENCY 

 

 

13.

Approval of the Recommendation of the Ventura County Community Health Center (CHC) Board to Appoint Melissa Livingston to the CHC Board as an Alternate Member through June 1, 2018.

 

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

 

HEALTH CARE AGENCY - Health Care Plan 

 

 

14.

Approval of, and Authorization for the Health Care Agency Director to Sign, the Ninth Amendment to the Agreement for Actuarial Consulting Services with Milliman, Inc., Decreasing the Not-to-Exceed Amount from $350,000 to $300,000, Effective January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Encumber the Agreement in the Amount of $300,000, Effective January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

 

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 

 

 

15.

Approval of an Amendment to the Contract for Additional Technology Services and to Remove the County's Responsibility for Bill Processing of the California County Information Services Directors Association (CCISDA) Members Between Ventura County, as the Centralized Purchaser for the CCISDA Consortium, and Gartner, Inc.; and Authorization for the County Purchasing Agent to Sign the Contract Amendment.

 

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

 

PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY - County of Ventura 

 

 

16.

Receive and File Contractor Payment Tabulation August 2017; All Supervisorial Districts.

 

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

 

17.

Find that the Proposed Relocation of an Existing Reclaimed Water Pipeline on County Owned Property Located at 1722 South Lewis Road, Camarillo, (Currently Leased by Casa Pacifica) is in the Public Interest and Will Not Conflict or Interfere with the Current or Future Use of the Property by the County of Ventura; and Approval of, and Authorization the Public Works Agency Director to Execute, a Deed Granting an Easement to, and to Accept a Quitclaim Deed from the Camrosa Water District to Facilitate Relocation of the Pipeline; Supervisorial District No. 2.

 

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

 

PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY - Waterworks Districts 

 

 

18.

Approval of, and Authorization for the Public Works Agency Director to Sign, Consulting Services Contract for Engineering Services for Ventura County Waterworks District No. 19 Well No. 2 Iron and Manganese Removal Project with Michael Baker International, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $106,000; AE 18-019; Project No. P6039898; Waterworks District No. 19 (Somis); Supervisorial District No. 2.

 

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

 

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - Environmental Health 

 

 

19.

Receive and File the Hazardous Materials Discharge Report for October 7, 2017 through

October 13, 2017 - Proposition 65

 

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

SHERIFF'S OFFICE 

 

20.

Authorization for the Auditor-Controller’s Office to Process the Necessary Accounting Transactions for the Purchase of Motorcycles and Motorcycle Equipment to Assure Reliable Transportation to Patrol and Respond to Emergencies in the Lockwood Valley Area in the Amount of $33,789.

 

RECOMMENDATION REQUIRES 4/5THS VOTE

CEO SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATION

 

TIME CERTAIN ITEMS, PRESENTATIONS AND HEARINGS

 

 

10:00 A.M. 

 

 

21.

Presentation of a Resolution Proclaiming the Month of November 2017 as Adoption and Permanency Month in Ventura County.

 

(Supervisor Bennett - 15 Minutes)

 

 

22.

Presentation of a Resolution Proclaiming the Week of October 22 - 28, 2017 as National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in Ventura County.

 

(Supervisor Zaragoza - 5 Minutes)

 

 

23.

Presentation of a Resolution Proclaiming the Week of October 21-28, 2017 as California Flood Preparedness Week in Ventura County.

 

(Supervisor Zaragoza - 10 Minutes)

 

10:45 A.M. 

 

24.

Receive and File a Presentation from the P-20 Council of Education, Business, Government, and Community Leaders Regarding Efforts to Expand Education Opportunities and Build a Sustainable Workforce that Contributes to the Regional Economic Vitality.

 

(County Executive Office - 15 Minutes)

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

11:00 A.M. 

 

25.

Approval of the County of Ventura Economic Vitality Strategic Plan; Direct the County Executive Office to Return in Eighteen Months with a Report on the County’s Progress on the Action Items Detailed in the Plan; and Receive and File the County of Ventura Market and Impact Analysis Report, Industry Cluster Study, Memorandum: Existing and Potential Partner Organizations, and Potential Funding Sources and Financial Mechanisms.

 

(County Executive Office - 1 Hour)

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

26.

Receive and File a Presentation from the Economic Development Collaborative - Ventura County, Which Fills the Role as the Ventura County Film Commission, Regarding the Scale and Economic Impact of Filming in the Region.

 

(County Executive Office - 15 Minutes)

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

27.

Receive and File a Report Regarding Standard Plans for Farmworker and Accessory Dwelling Units in Unincorporated Ventura County.

 

(Resource Management Agency - 10 Minutes)

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

1:30 P.M. 

 

28.

Receive and File Presentation and Provide Direction to Staff Regarding the Central Coast Region’s Technical Feasibility Study on Community Choice Aggregation.

 

(County Executive Office - 1.5 Hours)

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

3:00 P.M. 

 

29.

Receive and File a Report on the Status of Winter Warming Shelter and Foul Weather Shelters; and Provide Direction to Staff.

 

(County Executive Office - 1 Hour)

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 

 

30.

Recommendation of Supervisor Parks and Supervisor Long to Approve Amendments to the Women’s Economic Roundtable (WER) Bylaws; Approve and Fund  the 2018 Womentum Conference in an Amount Up to $11,500; Authorization for an Amount Up to $10,000 for a One-Year Membership for WER Members to Join Women United of the United Way of Ventura County; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller’s Office to Process the Necessary Accounting Transactions.

 

RECOMMENDATION NO. 4 REQUIRES 4/5THS VOTE

MATERIALS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017

 

 

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE 

 

 

31.

Adoption of a Resolution to Establish One Full-Time Equivalent Position Allocation of Program Administrator II for the County Executive Office-Disability Management Division.

 

CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

 

POLICY MATTERS 

 

32.

Recommendation of Supervisor Long to Appoint Gary Cushing to Ventura County Campaign Finance Ethics Commission for a Term Ending January 4, 2021.

 

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

 

Closed Session - It is the intention of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, Ventura County Fire Protection District Board, the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority Board, and Ventura County Watershed Protection District Board to meet in Closed Session to consider the following items: 

 

BEFORE THE VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: 

 

33.

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code, § 54956.8)

 

PROPERTY: Whale’s Tale Restaurant, 3950 Bluefin Circle, Oxnard, CA 93035,

Parcel K-1

COUNTY NEGOTIATORS: Lyn Krieger, Director, Harbor Department

NEGOTIATING PARTIES: Lenny and Amalea Graffeo, AMMM Corp., dba Fresco II

UNDER NEGOTIATION: Price and Terms of Lease

 

34.

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

 

COUNTY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES: Shawn Atin, James Dembowski

EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION:

California Nurses Association

 

BEFORE THE VENTURA COUNTY IHSS PUBLIC AUTHORITY BOARD: 

 

35.

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

 

COUNTY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES:  Shawn Atin, James Dembowski

EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION:

Service Employees International Union, Local 2015