Regular Meeting AM - May 19, 2026 (Agenda)

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - COUNTY OF KERN 1115 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 19, 2026 9:00 A.M. BOARD RECONVENED Supervisors: Peters, Parlier, Flores, Couch, Perez ROLL CALL: All Present SALUTE TO FLAG - Led by Harry Franco, U.S. Army NOTE: The vote is displayed in bold below each item. For example, Flores- Perez denotes Supervisor Flores made the motion and Supervisor Perez seconded the motion. NOTE: Chair Peters announced the availability of English/Spanish translation of the proceedings and introduced interpreter Fernando Lopez. 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 OF ANIMAL SERVICES, INTRODUCED DARLEEN, A 2-YEAR OLD FEMALE CHIHUAHUA MIX, AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION AT THE KERN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS CA-1) Resolution honoring Timothy Stinson, Probation Department, upon his retirement with 27 years of dedicated service to the County of Kern - ADOPTED RESOLUTION Flores-Couch: All Ayes 2) Proclaim June 2026 as Elder Abuse Awareness Month in Kern County - PROCLAIMED; MADE PRESENTATION TO JEREMY OLIVER, DIRECTOR OF AGING AND ADULT SERVICES; JEREMY OLIVER AND COLLEEN PHILLEY, ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES DIVISION PROGRAM DIRECTOR, HEARD Flores-Parlier: 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 Perez); Community Action Partnership of Kern (Supervisor Parlier); Kern County Network for Children (Supervisor Peters); Kern Economic Development Corporation (Supervisors Peters, Couch and Flores); Southern California Water Coalition (Supervisors Couch and Flores); Tobacco Funding Corporation, Kern County (Supervisors Perez and Peters); Kern County Foundation, Inc. (Supervisor Peters); and Kern Medical Center Foundation (Supervisor Couch).

Summary of Proceedings AM Page 2 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 5/19/2026 3) Proclaim May 2026 as Community Action Month in Kern County - PROCLAIMED; MADE PRESENTATION TO SAVANNAH OATES, COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF KERN (CAPK) ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER; SAVANNAH OATES AND REBECCA MORENO, CAPK DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, HEARD Parlier-Couch: All Ayes APPOINTMENTS CA-4) Appointment of Frank Guevara as Fourth District Public Agency Representative Member to the Early Childhood Council of Kern, for the term expiring June 30, 2026 - MADE APPOINTMENT Flores-Couch: All Ayes PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS 5) 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! MITCHEL NAKA’AHIKI HEARD REGARDING CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CONDITIONS FOR ARATINA SOLAR FIELD CONSTRUCTION IN BORON; SUPERVISOR PARLIER, CRAIG MURPHY, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND BRYNN CARRIGAN, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH, RESPONDED JES SANDERS HEARD REGARDING THE SAVE AMERICA ACT RUSSELL PERSON, DON MILLER, CHARLES SHINN, AND ANDY HENSEL HEARD REGARDING VOTER REGISTRATION VERIFICATION HEIDI HE HEARD REGARDING VALLEY FEVER EDUCATION SUPPORT ALBERT GARZA HEARD REGARDING GOOD NEIGHBOR CREW BILL LAMANQUE, DIRECTOR OF AIRPORTS, THANKED THE BOARD AND STATE AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES FOR THEIR HELP IN SECURING NEW FUNDING DAVID ABBASI HEARD REGARDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MEGAN HADER HEARD REGARDING ARATINA SOLAR FIELD CONSTRUCTION IN BORON JOHNNY OLEGAS HEARD REGARDING CANDIDATE DEBATES

Summary of Proceedings AM Page 3 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 5/19/2026 BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS 6) 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]) NO ONE HEARD DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS AGRICULTURE AND MEASUREMENT STANDARDS CA-7) Request to set hearing to consider proposed revisions to Department of Agriculture and Measurement Standards’ Schedule of Fees - SET HEARING FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026, AT 9:00 A.M.; DIRECTED CLERK OF THE BOARD TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF HEARING Flores-Couch: All Ayes AIRPORTS CA-8) Request to appropriate unanticipated revenue as a result of Senate Bill 661 (SB661) from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and approve funds transfer agreement for Meadows Field Airport rehabilitation and taxiway widening construction, in the amount of $1,000,000 (Fiscal Impact: $1,000,000 Revenue; Airports Enterprise Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED DIRECTOR OF AIRPORTS TO SIGN; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS Flores-Couch: All Ayes CA-9) Proposed Resolutions authorizing the submittal of applications, acceptance of allocations of funds, and execution of grant agreements with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for an Airport Improvement Program (AIP) matching grant for Kern Valley Airport and Taft-Kern County Airport (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS 2026-192 THROUGH 2026-194 Flores-Couch: All Ayes BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES CA-10) Proposed retroactive Agreement with Good Samaritan Hospital, LP, to provide inpatient medical detoxification services for residents in Kern County, from April 14, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $4,742,206 (Fiscal Impact: $4,742,206; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 201-2026 Flores-Couch: All Ayes CA-11) Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Clinica Sierra Vista, to provide medication assisted treatment services at community health clinics, from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029 (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 202-2026 Flores-Couch: All Ayes

Summary of Proceedings AM Page 4 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 5/19/2026 CA-12) Proposed Agreement with Desert Oasis Recovery, to provide residential substance use treatment services, from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $767,000 (Fiscal Impact: $767,000; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 203-2026 Flores-Couch: All Ayes CA-13) Proposed retroactive Agreement with National Council for Mental Health Career Accelerator Program, to provide outreach and recruitment support activities, from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $20,000 (Fiscal Impact: $20,000 Revenue; National Nonprofit Organization; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 204-2026 Flores-Couch: All Ayes CA-14) Proposed Amendment No. 2 to Agreement 217-2024 with California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), providing program materials for the Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Program, to extend the term from June 30, 2026 through June 30, 2028, and increase compensation to the contractor by $32,000, for a new amount not to exceed $59,750 (Fiscal Impact: $32,000; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 205-2026 Flores-Couch: All Ayes CA-15) Proposed retroactive Agreement with Telecare Corporation, to provide construction consultation services for design/build of youth crisis stabilization unit and family resource center, from March 24, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $395,000 (Fiscal Impact: $395,000; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 206-2026 Flores-Couch: All Ayes CA-16) Proposed Amendment No. 2 to Agreement 676-2024 with Clinica Sierra Vista, providing outpatient behavioral health treatment services for adults, children, and adolescents, to modify Exhibit C - Funding Schedule to increase compensation to the contractor by $1,446,360, for a new amount not to exceed $33,534,363 (Fiscal Impact: $1,446,360; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 207-2026 Flores-Couch: All Ayes COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 17) Presentation on Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Homeless and Housing Annual Report (Fiscal Impact: None) - STACY KUWAHARA, ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, AND BRIGIETT GUZMAN, HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES COORDINATOR, PRESENTED; RECEIVED AND FILED Perez-Parlier: All Ayes 18) Actuarial Valuation as of June 30, 2025, employer and employee contribution rates for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for the retirement system, as recommended by the Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association (KCERA) (Fiscal Impact: FY 2026-2027 $351.5 Million; Countywide; Mandated) - ELSA MARTINEZ, ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, PRESENTED; ADOPTED Perez-Couch: All Ayes

Summary of Proceedings AM Page 5 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 5/19/2026 19) Preliminary Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Recommendations (Fiscal Impact: None) - ELSA MARTINEZ, ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, ALEX ALVA, BUDGET AND FINANCE DIRECTOR, SHERIFF DONNY YOUNGBLOOD, UNDERSHERIFF LARRY MCCURTAIN, LITO MORILLO, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SERVICES, AND MICHELLE BURNS-LUSICH, CHIEF GENERAL SERVICES OFFICER, PRESENTED; ELIZABETH GARCIA, DEANNA MIRELES, JOEL PARAMO, AND ABBY POWER, HEARD; RECEIVED AND FILED; PROVIDED DIRECTION Perez-Flores: All Ayes 20) Report on polling and survey results regarding Kern County’s Transient Occupancy Tax (Fiscal Impact: None) - JASON WIEBE, DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, PRESENTED; JOEL PARAMO, HEARD; RECEIVED AND FILED; PROVIDED DIRECTION Parlier-Flores: All Ayes CA-21) Proposed Agreement with The Open-Door Network to provide comprehensive street outreach services for individuals experiencing homelessness in Oildale, from May 19, 2026 through June 30, 2028, in an amount not to exceed $900,000 (Fiscal Impact: $900,000; State Grant; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 208-2026 Flores-Couch: All Ayes COUNTY COUNSEL CA-22) Requests from Sheriff 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 Flores-Couch: All Ayes FIRE DEPARTMENT CA-23) Proposed Agreement with City of Tehachapi to indemnify County against liability from the Tehachapi Police Department’s use of six P25 Compliant Portable Radios and three P25 Compliant Mobile Radios, procured by the County with Fiscal Year 2023 State Homeland Security Grant funds, effective May 19, 2026 (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 209-2026 Flores-Couch: All Ayes CA-24) Proposed Agreement with Edwards Air Force Base for automatic aid fire protection for a term of five years, effective upon date of last signature (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED FIRE CHIEF TO SIGN Flores-Couch: All Ayes CA-25) Proposed Resolution authorizing the Fire Chief to sign State Agreement No. A261016458 with California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for reimbursement of employee costs to attend hazardous materials response training, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, from date of last signature through June 30, 2029 (Fiscal Impact: $100,000; Fire Fund; Not Budgeted: Mandated) - APPROVED; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2026-195; AUTHORIZED FIRE CHIEF OR DESIGNEE TO SIGN ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AS TO FORM BY COUNTY COUNSEL Flores-Couch: All Ayes

Summary of Proceedings AM Page 6 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 5/19/2026 HUMAN SERVICES CA-26) Proposed sole source SafeMeasures Reporting Service subscription Agreement with Evident Change for child welfare case management from June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $88,964 (Fiscal Impact: $88,964 [$71,171 Federal/State/Realignment, $17,793 General Fund]; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 210-2026 Flores-Couch: All Ayes CA-27) Proposed Amendment No. 2 to Agreement 454-2025 with Ringo Learning Co., LLC, dba A Good Time Out, providing respite care services for foster parents, to change contractor’s name, formerly known as A Good Time Out (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 211-2026 Flores-Couch: All Ayes PROBATION CA-28) Request to accept grant award from State of California Department of Health Care Services (DCHS) for pre-release Medi-Cal services to individuals in youth correctional facilities, in the amount of $600,000 (Fiscal Impact: $600,000 Revenue [FY 2026-2027]; State Grant; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER TO SIGN Flores-Couch: All Ayes SHERIFF CA-29) Unusual travel request for Sheriff Sergeants Aaron Barajas, Jason Luker and Mario Magana, to attend POST Supervisory course in Palm Desert, California, from June 8 - 19, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $10,005 (Fiscal Impact: $10,005; Budgeted; Mandated) - APPROVED Flores-Couch: All Ayes CA-30) Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kern County District Attorney’s Office (DA), for DA staff to provide hospital guard services for inmates that require hospital treatment, from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $225,000 (Fiscal Impact: $225,000; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 212-2026 Flores-Couch: All Ayes CA-31) Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kern County Department of Human Services (DHS), for Kern County Sheriff’s Office Park Rangers to provide for the safety and security of staff and public visiting DHS, from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 (Fiscal Impact: $1,000,000 [FY 2026-2027 $333,333] Revenue; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 213-2026 Flores-Couch: All Ayes CA-32) Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kern County Public Works, for Kern County Sheriff’s Office Park Rangers to provide for the safety and security of staff and public visiting Public Works Department, from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, in an amount not to exceed $900,000 (Fiscal Impact: $900,000 [FY 2026-2027 $300,000] Revenue; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 214-2026 Flores-Couch: All Ayes

Summary of Proceedings AM Page 7 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 5/19/2026 TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR CA-33) Hearing pursuant to the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) and proposed Resolution to approve issuance not to exceed $18,000,000 in tax exempt rental housing revenue bonds by Housing Authority for the Little Village RAD development consisting of the rehabilitation and modernization of 154 multi-family units spread across 15.9 acres located at 714 Smith Street, Bakersfield (S.D. #5) (Fiscal Impact: None) - OPENED HEARING; NO ONE HEARD; CLOSED HEARING; APPROVED ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR PURPOSES OF TEFRA BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF KERN COUNTY; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2026-196 Flores-Couch: All Ayes CA-34) Transfer of unclaimed money to General Fund and Victim Services Fund (Fiscal Impact: $480,233.83 General Fund Revenue; $32,720.65 Victim Services Fund Revenue; Unbudgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS Flores-Couch: All Ayes ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION Flores 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 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 35) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS - Agency designated representatives: County Administrative Officer Nancy Anderson, and designated staff - Employee organizations: Kern County Firefighters Union, IAFF Local 1301, Kern County Law Enforcement Association, and Kern County Detentions Officer’s Association and Unrepresented Employees (Government Code Section 54957.6) - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN 36) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/RECRUITMENT - Title: Chief Probation Officer (Government Code Section 54957) - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN COUNTY COUNSEL 37) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - FORMALLY INITIATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and (g)) Name of case: Edward Ramirez v. County of Kern, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Case Number ADJ16480517 - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN 38) 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