Regular Meeting PM - Feb 11, 2025 (Agenda)

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - COUNTY OF KERN 1115 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 11, 2025 2:00 P.M. BOARD RECONVENED Supervisors: Peters, Parlier, Flores, Couch, Perez ROLL CALL: 4 Present; 1 Absent - Flores 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. 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 REPORT ON ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION Item 43 concerning a CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS - Agency designated representatives: Chief Administrative Officer Nancy Anderson, and designated staff - Employee organizations: Service Employees’ International Union, Local 521 and Unrepresented Employees (Government Code Section 54957.6) - HEARD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION Item 44 concerning PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Title: Chief Administrative Officer (Government Code Section 54957) - HEARD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION Item 45 concerning a CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - FORMALLY INITIATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and (g)) Name of case: Mickel Lewis, et al. v. Kern County, et al., United States District Court (Eastern) Case Number: 1:21-CV-00378- KES-CDB - WITHDRAWN Item 46 concerning a CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - FORMALLY INITIATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and (g)) Name of case: Julie Meek, et al. v. DOD Construction, et al. - HEARD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION 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 Couch and Perez); Kern County Foundation, Inc. (Supervisor Perez); and Kern Medical Center Foundation (Supervisors Couch and Flores).

Summary of Proceedings PM Page 2 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 2:00 P.M. 2/11/2025 Item 47 concerning a CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - FORMALLY INITIATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and (g)) Name of case: William Brickey v. Kern County Sheriff’s Office, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Case Number ADJ15480885 - HEARD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION Item 48 concerning a CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and 54956.9(e)(1)) Number of cases: One (1) Significant exposure to litigation in the opinion of the Board of Supervisors on the advice of legal counsel, based on: Facts and circumstances that might result in litigation against the County but which the County believes are not yet known to a potential plaintiff or plaintiffs, which facts and circumstances need not be disclosed - HEARD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION Item 49 concerning a CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(3)) Number of cases: Two (2) Significant exposure to litigation in the opinion of the Board of Supervisors on the advice of legal counsel, based on: The receipt of a claim pursuant to the Government Claims Act or some other written communication from a potential plaintiff threatening litigation, which non-exempt claim or communication is available for public inspection - HEARD; NO REPORTABLE ACTION ADJOURNED AS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; RECONVENED AS FORD CITY-TAFT HEIGHTS SANITATION DISTRICT Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores FORD CITY-TAFT HEIGHTS SANITATION DISTRICT C-1) Contract No. 25026, Plans, Specifications, and Notice to Bidders for Ford City-Taft Heights sewer segment replacements (Fiscal Impact: $438,838; Ford City-Taft Heights Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - MADE FINDING PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM FURTHER CEQA REVIEW, PER SECTION 15301 OF STATE CEQA GUIDELINES; APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN; AUTHORIZED PUBLIC WORKS TO PUBLISH NOTICE TO BIDDERS IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION, PURSUANT TO SECTION 20392 OF PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE; BID OPENING TO BE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2025, AT 11:00 A.M. Peters-Couch: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores ADJOURNED AS FORD CITY-TAFT HEIGHTS SANITATION DISTRICT; RECONVENED AS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Peters-Couch: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS 2) 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! NO ONE HEARD

Summary of Proceedings PM Page 3 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 2:00 P.M. 2/11/2025 BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS 3) 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 CONTINUED HEARINGS PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 4) Request of Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department to update the Housing Element of the Kern County General Plan and Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan covering the 2024 through 2031 planning period, Countywide (All S.D.s) Specific Request: An update to the Housing Element of the Kern County General Plan and Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan covering the 2024 through 2031 planning period. The Housing Element is designed to address the projected housing needs of current and future county residents who live in the unincorporated area of Kern County (GPA #160, Map 500) (Environmental Review: Negative Declaration; Published Bakersfield Californian; Daily Independent; Taft Midway Driller; Kern Valley Sun; Mojave Desert News; Mountain Enterprise; Rosamond News; Tehachapi News; El Popular (Continued from 3/19/2024, 4/23/2024, 7/16/2024, 8/6/2024, 11/5/2024, and 1/28/2025) - WENDELL WESLEY; EMMA DE LA ROSA, LEADERSHIP COUNSEL FOR JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY; AND ASHE HAUNG, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU) OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, HEARD; CONTINUED TO TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025 AT 2:00 P.M. Peters-Couch: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores HEARINGS PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT CA-5) Request of Steven Ernest by Nelms Surveying, Inc., for a change in zone classification from 2 1/2-acre Estate Residential to 1-acre Estate Residential on a 2.51-acre parcel located on the south side of East McKee Road, east of South Union Avenue, in the Bakersfield area (APN: 518-090-07) (S.D. #2) Specific Request: A change in zone classification from E (2 1/2) RS (Estate - 2 1/2 acres - Residential Suburban Combining) to E (1) RS (Estate - 1 acre - Residential Suburban Combining) or a more restrictive District on a 2.51-acre parcel (ZCC #6, Map 124-32) (Environmental Review: Special Situation, Section 15183 of the State CEQA Guidelines; Published Bakersfield Californian) - OPENED HEARING; NO ONE HEARD; CLOSED HEARING; PER PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION, ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2025-035, RECOMMENDED FINDINGS, AND ENACTED ORDINANCE G-9332 APPROVING ZONE CHANGE AS REQUESTED, NOT TO BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE RECORDATION OF THE FINAL SUBDIVISION OR PARCEL MAP Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores

Summary of Proceedings PM Page 4 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 2:00 P.M. 2/11/2025 CA-6) Request of Gem A-CAES LLC by Victor Grille for a change in zone classification from Limited Agriculture to Exclusive Agriculture on an approximate 108.5-acre parcel located on the north side of Dawn Road, east of Highway 14, in the Rosamond area (APN: 431-022-13) (S.D. #2) Specific Request: A change in zone classification from A-1 (Limited Agriculture) to A (Exclusive Agriculture) or a more restrictive district on an approximate 108.5-acre parcel (ZCC #66, Map 213) (Environmental Review: Categorically Exempt, Section 15271(b) of the State CEQA Guidelines; Published Mojave Desert News) - OPENED HEARING; NO ONE HEARD; CLOSED HEARING; PER PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION, ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2025-036, RECOMMENDED FINDINGS AND ENACTED ORDINANCE G-9333 APPROVING ZONE CHANGE AS REQUESTED Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-7) Request of Clayton Houchin and Morgan Houchin to include approximately 25.56 acres within the boundaries of Agriculture Preserve No. 9 on property located at State Route 58, west of Palomas Avenue, in the Buttonwillow area (APN: 100-120-14) (S.D. #4) Specific Request: Inclusion of approximately 25.56 acres within the boundaries of Agriculture Preserve No. 9 (Ag-Incl 9, Map 98) (Environmental Review: Common Sense Exemption, Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines; Published Bakersfield Californian) - OPENED HEARING; NO ONE HEARD; CLOSED HEARING; PER PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION, ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2025-037 AND RECOMMENDED FINDINGS, APPROVING INCLUSION OF APPROXIMATELY 25.56 ACRES INTO THE BOUNDARIES OF AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE NO. 9 AS REQUESTED Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT CA-8) Proposed rescission of existing Williamson Act Land Use Contract, and simultaneous approval of proposed Williamson Act Land Use Contracts 24- 03 and 24-04 with Mike Brancato, Successor Trustee of the Brancato Family Revocable Trust and Bruce W. Cox and Madaline D. Cox, Trustees of the Bruce and Madaline Cox Family Trust; 85 acres; Agricultural Preserve No. 12; Implementing in 2026 calendar year; Environmental Review: Categorically Exempt, pursuant to Section 15317 of the State CEQA Guidelines (Fiscal Impact: None) (S.D. #4) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN; DIRECTED CLERK OF THE BOARD TO RECORD Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CA-9) Proposed establishment of 40-mile-per-hour speed limit on Bodfish Canyon Road, between Lake Isabella Boulevard and Piute Street, a distance of approximately 12,250 feet, Lake Isabella (Fiscal Impact None) (S.D. #1) - APPROVED; REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL FOR PREPARATION OF ORDINANCE Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores

Summary of Proceedings PM Page 5 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 2:00 P.M. 2/11/2025 CA-10) Proposed Contract No. 25024, identify apparent low, responsive, and responsible bid and approve contract with Innovative Engineering Systems, Inc., dba Agilitech, for airfield gate security project at Meadows Field Airport, Bakersfield in the amount of $856,118.17 (Fiscal Impact: $856,118.17; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Grant; Budgeted; Discretionary) (S.D. #1) - IDENTIFIED APPARENT LOW, RESPONSIVE, AND RESPONSIBLE BID; APPROVED CONTRACT; AUTHORIZED DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS OR DESIGNEE TO SIGN; AUTHORIZED PUBLIC WORKS TO RELEASE ALL OTHER BID GUARANTEES Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-11) Contract No. 24022, Notice of Completion with Granite Construction Company for job order contract (Fiscal Impact: None) (All S.D.s) - RECEIVED AND FILED Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-12) Contract No. 24029, Notice of Completion with Bowman Asphalt, Inc., for road rehabilitation on Grant Drive and Lincoln Avenue, Bakersfield (Fiscal Impact: None) (S.D. #3) - RECEIVED AND FILED Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-13) Report regarding contract change orders (Fiscal Impact: None) (All S.D.s) - RECEIVED AND FILED Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-14) Proposed Agreement with Genfare, LLC, to upgrade existing transit fare collections data server to a cloud-based platform effective February 11, 2025, in the amount of $83,273 (Fiscal Impact $83,273; Transit Intercity Rail Capital Program (TRICP) SB 125; Budgeted; Discretionary) (All S.D.s) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 072-2025 Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-15) Proposed Utility Agreement and Joint Use Agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE) to reimburse SCE for the relocation of utility facilities existing in SCE property near Lake Isabella Boulevard into County Right-of-Way, Lake Isabella effective February 11, 2025, in the amount of $44,000 (Fiscal Impact: $44,000; Road Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) (S.D. #1) (Continued from 1/28/2025) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENTS 073-2025 AND 074-2025 Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-16) Proposed Amendment No. 9 to Agreement 084-2013 with Paintcare Inc., providing management of used paint collected through County’s Household Hazardous Waste program, extending the term through February 12, 2027 and increasing revenue rates in the amount of $15,000 (All S.D.s) (Fiscal Impact: $15,000 Estimated Revenue; Solid Waste Enterprise Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 075-2025 Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-17) Request to approve non-standard terms and conditions with Foundation Building Materials for acquisition of replacement ceiling tiles and supplies, in the amount of $1,000 (Fiscal Impact $1,000; Public Works Internal Services Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) (All S.D.s) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDER Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores

Summary of Proceedings PM Page 6 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 2:00 P.M. 2/11/2025 CA-18) Request to approve non-standard terms and conditions with Aurigo Software Technologies, Inc., to provide subscription services for construction management software, in the amount of $109,191 (Fiscal impact $109,191 Annually; Road Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) (All S.D.s) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDER Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-19) Request to approve non-standard terms and conditions with Mitchell Repair Information Company LLC, dba Mitchell 1, for the acquisition of fleet maintenance software through February 11, 2026, in the amount of $2,880 (Fiscal impact $2,880; Road Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) (All S.D.s) - APPROVED Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-20) Request for mid-year capital asset acquisition for computer aided dispatch/ automatic vehicle locator system for Kern Transit, in the amount of $1,000,000 (Fiscal Impact $1,000,000; Public Transportation Enterprise Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) (All S.D.s) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-21) Request for cancellation of designation and approval to increase appropriations for the purchase of a skid steer mower for sump maintenance, in the amount of $8,000 (Fiscal Impact: $8,000; County Service Area No. 60.2; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) (S.D.s #1, 3, & 4) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-22) Request for approval of exemption of Land Use Fees for solid waste disposal services (based on allowable exemptions) by Marcelyn White Aguilar, Parcel No. 095-012-22-00-3 for Fiscal Years 2021-2024, in the total amount of $435.46 (Fiscal Impact: $435.46 Revenue Decrease; Solid Waste Enterprise Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) (S.D. #1) - APPROVED Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-23) Request for approval of exemption of Land Use Fees for solid waste disposal services (based on allowable exemptions) by Marcelyn White Aguilar, Parcel No. 095-012-24-00-9 for Fiscal Years 2021-2024, in the total amount of $435.46 (Fiscal Impact: $435.46 Revenue Decrease; Solid Waste Enterprise Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) (S.D. #1) - APPROVED Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 24) Report on Transparent Online Permitting System Review and proposed recommendations for implementation (Fiscal Impact: None) - HEARD PRESENTATION; DAVE DMOHOWSKI, HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF KERN COUNTY, AND MARISA FOLSE, HEARD; RECEIVED AND FILED Peters-Couch: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores

Summary of Proceedings PM Page 7 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 2:00 P.M. 2/11/2025 CA-25) Request to appropriate unanticipated revenue from the State of California 2011 Public Safety Realignment Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Growth Funds for the Citizen’s Option for Public Safety (COPS) Program in the amount of $2,670,477 to transfer to law enforcement agencies (Fiscal Impact: $2,670,477; 2011 Realignment; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-26) Proposed retroactive Agreement with Kern County Museum Foundation in the amount of $25,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 contribution (Fiscal Impact: $25,000; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 076-2025 Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-27) Proposed contributions to Mountain Communities in the amount of $1,500 to support programs and services, and Tehachapi High School in the amount of $250 to support the Future Farmers of America educational program (Fiscal Impact: $1,750; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PAY Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-28) Proposed contributions to Friends of Mercy Foundation in the amount of $1,000 to support health care in the community, and enPOWERment Dess Perkins Foundation in the amount of $500 to support programs for human trafficking victims (Fiscal Impact: $1,500; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PAY Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-29) Proposed contributions to Kern County Sheriff’s Activities League in the amount of $1,000 to support programs and services, and North High School Athletic Booster Club in the amount of $750 to support educational and recreational programs (Fiscal Impact: $1,750; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR- CONTROLLER TO PAY Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores COUNTY COUNSEL CA-30) Public hearing on Resolution of Necessity to determine the public interest and necessity for acquisition of certain real property by eminent domain for the State Route 43 (Enos Lane) and 7th Standard Road Project, subject property identified as Assessor’s Parcel No. 090-310-63 located near State Route 43 and 7th Standard Road in Bakersfield (Fiscal Impact: None) - OPENED HEARING; NO ONE HEARD; CLOSED HEARING; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2025-038; AUTHORIZED COUNTY COUNSEL TO INITIATE AND PURSUE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY OF KERN AND TAKE OTHER ACTIONS REASONABLY NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE REAL PROPERTY AS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN THE RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores

Summary of Proceedings PM Page 8 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 2:00 P.M. 2/11/2025 COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE - General Services Division CA-31) Proposed Amendment No. 3 to Lease Agreement 219-2013 with the State of California for use of a portion of Kern Valley Regional Administrative Center located in Lake Isabella, to extend the term from May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2029 (Fiscal Impact: None) (S.D. #1) - MADE FINDING THAT PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM FURTHER CEQA REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 15061(b)(3) AND 15301 OF STATE CEQA GUIDELINES; APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 077-2025 Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-32) Public hearing on proposed Resolution and Ordinance granting a new 20- year non-public utility pipeline franchise to Western Acres Mutual Water Company (Fiscal Impact: $1,200 Administrative Fee; $1,000 Estimated Annual Revenue; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) (S.D. #4) - OPENED HEARING; NO ONE HEARD; CLOSED HEARING; MADE FINDING ACTION IS EXEMPT FROM FURTHER CEQA REVIEW PER SECTIONS 15301 AND 15302(c) OF STATE CEQA GUIDELINES; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2025-039; ENACTED ORDINANCE F-711 Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-33) Update on emergency project for building improvements at the Mary K. Shell Mental Health Center located at 2151 College Avenue in Bakersfield (Fiscal Impact: None) (S.D. #5) - MADE FINDING THERE IS A NEED TO CONTINUE EMERGENCY PROJECT; RECEIVED AND FILED Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-34) Proposed Amendment No. 2 to Agreement with Soils Engineering, Inc., providing engineering services for projects throughout Kern County, to increase compensation by $100,000, for a new total amount not to exceed $299,999 (Fiscal Impact: $100,000; Budgeted; Discretionary) (All S.D.s) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 078-2025 Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-35) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 100-2023 with Kitchell CEM, Inc., providing program management services at various locations throughout Kern County, to increase compensation by $1,100,000, for a new total amount not to exceed $1,400,000 (Various Projects) (Fiscal Impact: $1,100,000; Budgeted; Discretionary) (All S.D.s) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 079-2025 Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-36) Proposed Amendment No. 2 to Agreement with BSK Associates providing engineering services for projects throughout Kern County, to increase compensation by $100,001, for a new total amount not to exceed $300,000 (Fiscal Impact: $100,001; Budgeted; Discretionary) (All S.D.s) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 080-2025 Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores

Summary of Proceedings PM Page 9 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 2:00 P.M. 2/11/2025 CA-37) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 018-2023 with AP Architects providing architectural consulting services for major maintenance and capital projects throughout Kern County, to increase compensation by $200,000, for a new total amount not to exceed $500,000 (Various Projects) (Fiscal Impact: $200,000; Budgeted; Discretionary) (All S.D.s) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 081-2025 Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE - Human Resources Division CA-38) Proposed selection of CVS Health, as the successful vendor in response to the Request for Proposal (RFP) for pharmacy benefits management services for County of Kern Legacy Health Plans (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER TO NEGOTIATE AGREEMENTS Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-39) Proposed Side Letter Agreement to Agreement 447-2023 with Kern County Sheriff’s Command Association to establish a designated starting and advance step, including eligibility for POST Supervisory Certificate Pay for Sheriff’s Lieutenant and Commander classifications, effective February 22, 2025 (Fiscal Impact: $396,249; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 082-2025; DIRECTED COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION, AND AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY CLERK TO IMPLEMENT Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-40) Proposed Side Letter Agreement to Agreement 449-2023 with Kern County Sheriff’s Command Association III to include eligibility for POST Supervisory Certificate Pay, effective February 22, 2025 (Fiscal Impact: $226,475; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 083-2025; DIRECTED COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION, AND AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY CLERK TO IMPLEMENT Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-41) Proposed new classifications titled Kern360 Human Capital Management Analyst, Item No. 2326, at salary range 64.0; Senior Kern360 Human Capital Management Analyst, Item No. 2325, at salary range 67.0; Kern360 Financial Analyst, Item No. 2329, at salary range 64.0; Senior Kern360 Financial Analyst, Item No. 2327, at salary range 67.0; and Kern360 Information Systems Analyst, Item No. 2439 at salary range 68.6 to Auditor-Controller, Budget Unit 1110, effective February 11, 2025 (Fiscal Impact: $511,666; General Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; DIRECTED HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION TO AMEND THE DEPARTMENTAL POSITIONS AND SALARY SCHEDULE Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores

Summary of Proceedings PM Page 10 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 2:00 P.M. 2/11/2025 COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE - Information Technology Services Division CA-42) Proposed Amendment No. 2 to Personal/Professional Services Agreement (PPSA) 2407789 with General Data Tech for professional technical services, to increase the compensation by $150,000 for a new total amount not to exceed $350,000 (Fiscal Impact: $150,000; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 084-2025 Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores MATTERS FOR EXECUTIVE APPROVAL CA-43) Budget Transfers - APPROVED NOS. 128 THROUGH 140 Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-44) Minutes for week of January 6, 2025 - APPROVED Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-45) Miscellaneous Letters and Documents - FILED Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-46) Letters Received and Referred by Clerk of the Board - APPROVED AND FILED Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores CA-47) Claims and Lawsuits Filed with and Referred by Clerk of the Board - APPROVED AND FILED Couch-Peters: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - Flores ADJOURNED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025 AT 9:00 A.M. Peters /s/ Kathleen Krause Clerk of the Board /s/ Leticia Perez Chairman, Board of Supervisors

Summary of Proceedings PM Page 11 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 2:00 P.M. 2/11/2025 45) MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS - FILED Auditor-Controller-County Clerk A) Information Report on 2024-2025 Project Tax Administration Costs per Revenue and Taxation Code 95.2 B) Report on refunds (Government Code Section 26906) of erroneous deposits pursuant to Board Resolution 71-4 C) Statement of Money in the County Treasury for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 Clerk of the Board D) Received, certified, and transmitted to Recorder for recordation as follows: 1) Parcel Map 12161 S.D. #2 2) Tract Map 7401 S.D. #2 E) Letter from Charlie Van De Voorde resigning from the Golden Empire Transit District Board of Directors (Copies to each Supervisor and CAO) F) Letter from Jose J. Hernandez resigning from North Kern Cemetery District (Copies to each Supervisor and CAO) Employers’ Training Resource G) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act On-the-Job Training Agreements: 1) Independent Fire and Safety Inc., WIOA Title 2088, dated January 6, 2025, Agt. D259118 2) Bakersfield Family Medical Group, Inc., WIOA Title 501, dated January 7, 2025, Agt. D259126 3) Bakersfield Family Medical Group, Inc., WIOA Title 201, dated January 10, 2025, Agt. D259132 4) Bakersfield Family Medical Group, Inc., WIOA Title 201, dated January 10, 2025, Agt. D259133 5) Mi Casita Services, Inc., DBA Mi Casita Taxes + Services, WIOA Title 201, dated January 10, 2025, Agt. D259134 Human Services H) Letter from California Department of Social Services re review conducted of Kern County’s Work Incentive Nutritional Supplement (WINS) work participation rate Kern County Hospital Authority I) Reports of Independent Auditors and Financial Statements for Kern County Hospital Authority as of June 30, 2024 (Copies to each Supervisor, CAO and County Counsel) Treasurer-Tax Collector J) Cash Receipts and Disbursements for December 2024 K) Pooled Cash Portfolio Reporting for Month Ended December 31, 2024

Summary of Proceedings PM Page 12 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 2:00 P.M. 2/11/2025 Miscellaneous L) Letter from Sierra Club Kern-Kaweah Chapter re Kern River riverbank in Hart Park (Copies to each Supervisor, CAO, County Counsel, and General Services) M) Letter from Kern County Farm Bureau re traffic situation caused by Granite Construction Company on Valpredo Avenue (Copies to each Supervisor, CAO, Planning, and County Counsel) N) Notices from California Highway Patrol re Hazardous Materials Incident Report on January 1, 2025, State Route 14, south of Meyer Road, Mojave; and January 1, 2025, Oak Creek Road, east of Tehachapi Willow Springs Road, Mojave (Copies to Fire and Environmental Health Services) O) Notice from Mojave Unified School District re fourteen day notice of proposal for public hearing to implement developer fees (Copies to each Supervisor and CAO) P) Email from Ron Fox re Wage Proposal/SEIU Contract (Copies to each Supervisor, CAO, Human Resources, and County Counsel) 46) LETTERS RECEIVED AND REFERRED BY CLERK OF THE BOARD - APPROVED AND FILED A) Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Resolution No. 25-01 requesting the Board of Supervisors to appoint persons to office as Directors of Arvin- Edison Water Storage District - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL B) Buena Vista Water District Resolution No. 4445 requesting the Board of Supervisors to appoint persons to office as Directors of Buena Vista Water Storage District - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL C) Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Resolution No. 545 requesting the Board of Supervisors to appoint persons to office as Directors of Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL D) Tejon Industrial Corp. (TIC) petition pursuant to California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 21107.7(a) requesting Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to enforce CVC section on property owned by TIC - REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS (Copies to each Supervisor, CAO, and County Counsel) 47) CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS FILED WITH AND REFERRED BY CLERK OF THE BOARD - APPROVED AND FILED A) Claim in the matter of Yvette Adkins - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) B) Claim in the matter of Jose Rodrigo Aguilera - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) C) Claim in the matter of Carlos Castillo Ayon - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) D) Claim in the matter of Cesar Castillo Ayon - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)

Summary of Proceedings PM Page 13 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 2:00 P.M. 2/11/2025 E) Claim in the matter of Cristina Castillo Ayon - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) F) Claim in the matter of Eduardo Castillo Ayon - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) G) Claim in the matter of Emma Easley by and through guardian ad litem Tina Easley individually and on behalf of Courtney Easley - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) H) Claim in the matter of James Easley - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) I) Claim in the matter of Tina Easley - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) J) Claim in the matter of David James Fluhart - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) K) Claim in the matter of Daniel Latam - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) L) Claim in the matter of Sophia Valerie Lopez - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) M) Claim in the matter of Zenith Insurance Company - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) N) Claim in the matter of Yvonne Nortey - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) O) Claim in the matter of Anahi Orozco - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) P) Claim in the matter of Pacific Hydrotech Corporation - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) Q) Claim in the matter of Amalia Ramos individually and as guardian of the estate of Alejandro Perez Jr. - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) R) Claim in the matter of Lasharon Riley - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) S) Two claims in the matter of Maria Alicia Rios by Jose Rios - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) T) Application for Permission to Present a Late Claim in the matter of Rolando Rivera individually and as legal guardian of E.P., a minor - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) U) Claim in the matter of Laura Schultz - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) V) Claim in the matter of Christina Sparks - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) W) Claim in the matter of Gracynn Yerena and Jacob Duford - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)

Summary of Proceedings PM Page 14 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 2:00 P.M. 2/11/2025 X) Claim in the matter of Joe Young - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) Y) Application for Leave to Present a Late Government Tort Claim for Damages in matter of C.B. v. County of Kern, et al. - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) Z) Summons and Complaint in the matter of David Amaya v. County of Kern, et al. (Superior Court Case No. BCV-24-103650) - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) AA) Summons and Complaint in the matter of Melva Hodge v. County of Kern, et al. - (Superior Court Case No. BCV-25-100081) - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) BB) Summons and Complaint in the matter of Diane Reese v. County of Kern, et al. (Superior Court Case No. BCV-24-103284 - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) CC) Summons and Complaint in the matter of Cayetana Elena Hernandez Juarez v. County of Kern, et al. (Superior Court Case No. BCV-25-100098) - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management) DD) Cross-Defendant 209 Trucking, Inc.’s Answer to Cross-Complainant’s Cross-Complaint in the matter of Coleen Van Tassel, individual and successor-in-interest of Robert Van Tassel, et al. v. County of Kern, et al. (Superior Court Case No. BCV-24-100702) - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)