Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting

Subscribe Enter your email address below to receive updates related to this item Invalid E-mail Cancel Subscribe Success You will now receive updates related to this item Close Hide Video Show Video --> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD LARRY MICARI District One PETE VANDER POEL District Two AMY SHUKLIAN  – Chair District Three EDDIE VALERO District Four DENNIS TOWNSEND – Vice Chair District Five Board of Supervisors Agenda Minutes JASON T. BRITT County Administrative Officer JENNIFER M. FLORES County Counsel MELINDA BENTON Chief Clerk ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 2800 W. Burrel Avenue Visalia, CA 93291 (559) 636-5000 (559) 615-3009 Members Present: Larry Micari, Pete Vander Poel, Amy Shuklian, Eddie Valero, Dennis Townsend April 07, 2026 9:00 AM  Board Convenes Board of Supervisors Chambers 2800 W. Burrel Avenue Visalia, CA 93291 INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 1. Board of Supervisors matters. 2. Tulare County Board of Supervisors Pet of the Month. April Pet of the Month 3. Recognize Adrianne Hillman and Erin Garner-Ford on receiving a James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award for their impactful work with Salt & Light. Chair Shuklian presented certificates to Adrianne Hillman and Erin Garner-Ford 4. Receive a presentation by the Tulare County Farm Bureau, in coordination with the Tulare County Office of Education, for the National Agriculture Week Children's Art Calendar Awards. Supervisors recognized and presented certificates to students throughout Tulare County 2026 Art Calendar Presentation 5. Present a proclamation recognizing April 6-12, 2026 as National Public Health Week in Tulare County. Supervisor Townsend presented a proclamation to Tulare County Public Health Proclamation 6. Public Comments. Public Comments 9:30 A.M. - TIMED ITEMS 7. PUBLIC HEARING: Request from the Resource Management Agency to approve Agricultural Preserve Diminishment No. PAD 26-001 for the diminishment of Agricultural Preserve No. 293, three (3) parcels totaling 279.73-acres owned by Jeffrey B. Ritchie Family Limited Partnership, located on the northeast corner of North Kelsey Street and West Riggin Avenue, within the City Limits of Visalia. Find that PAD 26-001 is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines as a minor alteration to land use limitations that will not result in any changes to land use or density pursuant to Class 5, 14 CCR § 15305. Authorize the Environmental Assessment Officer, or designee, to sign and file the Notice of Exemption with the Clerk-Recorder and the appropriate state agency. Resolution No. 2026-0228 Moved by Larry Micari, seconded by Dennis Townsend to Approved. AYES:  Larry Micari, Pete Vander Poel, Amy Shuklian, Eddie Valero, Dennis Townsend Final Result:  5 – 0 Passed Opened Public Hearing: 9:52 a.m. – No Public Comment – Closed Public Hearing: 9:55 a.m.

Aaron Bock, Assistant RMA Director of Planning – Presented a PowerPoint presentation Agenda Item Resolution No. 2026-0228 Attachments PowerPoint CONSENT CALENDAR (Numbers 8 through 19) NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC These items are routine and usually approved by one motion. Before action by the Board, the Chair will ask the Board Members and the public if they wish to remove any item from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration. Items removed from the Consent Calendar may be heard immediately before or after the approval of the Consent Calendar, or may be set aside until later in the meeting. Moved by Pete Vander Poel, seconded by Larry Micari to Approved Consent Calendar (Numbers 8 through 19) except item #19 which was pulled for separate consideration. AYES:  Larry Micari, Pete Vander Poel, Amy Shuklian, Eddie Valero, Dennis Townsend Final Result:  5 – 0 Passed Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer 8. Approve an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the Evaluation and Remediation of Illegal Hemp Cultivation Program, in an amount not to exceed $25,000, retroactive from February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2028. Resolution No. 2026-0229 Agreement No. 32715 Agenda Item Resolution No. 2026-0229 32715.California Departmen of Food and Agriculture 9. Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 32459 with the California Department of Food and Agriculture to provide area-wide Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter control in an amount not to exceed $464,463.15, retroactive from July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required). Resolution No. 2026-0230 Agreement No. 32459-A Agenda Item Resolution No. 2026-0230 32459-A.Department of Food and Agriculture AUD308 Board of Supervisors 10. Reappoint Candace Hilvers to the District 3 Seat, Melissa Mert s z to the District 4 Seat, and Cynthia Bartlett to the District 5 Seat on the Health Advisory Committee for terms ending January 1, 2029. Resolution No. 2026-0231 Resolution No. 2026-0231 District Attorney 11. Review the annual military equipment report for each type of military equipment (Government Code § 7072) that is available to the Tulare County District Attorney Bureau of Investigations for use. Find that each type of equipment identified in the annual report complies with the standards set forth in Government Code section 7071(d). Review and renew Ordinance No. 3611 authorizing the Tulare County District Attorney Bureau of Investigations to adopt Military Equipment Use Policy 706. Resolution No. 2023-0232 Agenda Item Resolution No. 2026-0232 Attachments General Services Agency 12. Approve an amendment to Lease Agreement No. 19988 with LTJ Porterville Delaware, LLC, as Lessor, and County as Lessee, to allow a one-time lump sum reimbursement of $64,588 to Lessor in exchange for improvements for property located at 1055-1063 W. Henderson Ave., Porterville. Resolution No. 2026-0233 Agreement No. 19988-E Agenda Item Resolution No. 2026-0233 19988-E.LTJ PortervilleDelaware, LLC Attachment 13. Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 31967 with WABO Landscape & Construction, Inc. for the Alpaugh Park Irrigation and Electrical Project, increasing the agreement amount by $6,725 from $357,197 to $363,922. Accept the Alpaugh Park Irrigation and Electrical Project as a completed project. Direct the Clerk of the Board to record the Notice of Completion for the project with the Clerk-Recorder. Resolution No. 2026-0234 Agreement No. 31967-A Agenda Item Resolution No. 2026-0234 31967-A.WABO Landscape & Construction Inc. Notice of Completion 14. Award the contract for the Orosi Library Remodel Project to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, Forcum-Mackey Construction, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $1,649,000. Resolution No. 2026-0235 Agreement No. 32716 Agenda Item Resolution No. 2026-0235 32716.Forcum-Mackey Construction, Inc. 15. Award the contract for the Visalia Courthouse Elevators Project to Valley Elevator, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $2,279,550. Resolution No. 2026-0236 Agreement No. 32717 Agenda Item Resolution No. 2026-0236 32717.Valley Elevator, Incorporated Health & Human Services Agency 16. Approve an agreement with the Tulare County Superintendent of Schools for the provision of behavioral health services for Tulare County children, youth, and transitional age youth, in an amount not to exceed $6,051,000, retroactive from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Resolution No. 2026-0237 Agreement No. 32718 Agenda Item Resolution No. 2026-0237 32718.Tulare County Superintendent of Schools 17. Approve an agreement with the California Department of Public Health for access to the Center for Infectious Diseases General Data platforms, at no cost, effective upon execution by both parties for a term of three years. Resolution No. 2026-0238 Agreement No. 32719 Agenda Item Resolution No. 2026-0238 32719.California Department of Public Health Resource Management Agency 18. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder for use of the Statewide Electronic Courier Universal Recording Environment (SECURE) Government to Government (G2G) portal to allow for the electronic submitting of documents to be recorded with the Tulare County Clerk-Recorder, effective April 27, 2026 through April 27, 2031. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director or designee to sign the Memorandum of Understanding. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director or designee to sign the Statewide Electronic Courier Universal Recording Environment (SECURE) Government to Government (G2G) Tulare County Guidelines. Resolution No. 2026-0239 Agreement No. 32720 Agenda Item Resolution No. 2026-0239 Final 32720. Orange County Clerk-Recorder Attachment Workforce Investment Board 19. Approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $693,000 relating to an amendment agreement with Proteus, Inc. to provide services for county In School Youth (4/5ths vote required). Resolution No. 2026-0240 Moved by Pete Vander Poel, seconded by Larry Micari to Approved. AYES:  Larry Micari, Pete Vander Poel, Amy Shuklian, Dennis Townsend ABSTAIN:  Eddie Valero Final Result:  4 – 0 Passed Supervisor Valero recusal due to appearance of conflict of interest Agenda Item Resolution No. 2026-0240 AUD 308 Agreement ITEMS NOT TIMED Items not specifically timed may be taken in any order 20. Receive a presentation from the Health and Human Services Agency regarding Child Abuse Prevention Month. Present a proclamation recognizing April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Tulare County. Gilbert Rivas, Child Welfare Services Deputy Director and Beth Wilshire, Tulare County Child Abuse Prevention Council – Presented a PowerPoint presentation Agenda Item Proclamation Powerpoint 21. Receive a presentation from the Health and Human Services Agency regarding the California Department of Health Care Services’ Behavioral Health Services Act. Natalie Bolin, Behavioral Health Branch Director – Provided a PowerPoint presentation Agenda Item Powerpoint 22. Request from the Board of Supervisors’ staff to sponsor Senate Bill 1115, introduced by Senator Grove, for the public cemetery districts within the County of Tulare. Resolution No. 2026-0241 Moved by Larry Micari, seconded by Dennis Townsend to Approved. AYES:  Larry Micari, Pete Vander Poel, Amy Shuklian, Eddie Valero, Dennis Townsend Final Result:  5 – 0 Passed Israel Sotelo, Chief of Staff – Staff presentation Agenda Item Resolution No. 2026-0241 Attachment CLOSED SESSION NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CLOSED SESSION As provided in the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code sections 54950 et seq., the Board of Supervisors may meet in closed session with its attorneys, county staff, and consultants. These sessions are not open to the public and may not be attended by members of the public.  The matters the Board will meet on in closed session are identified below, or are those matters appropriately identified in open session as requiring immediate attention and arising after the posting of the Agenda.  Any public reports of action taken in closed session will be made in accordance with Government Code section 54957.1. It is the intention of the Board to meet in closed session concerning: Sitting as the Tulare County Board of Supervisors ITEM A CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)) Number of Potential Cases: 1 Please see today’s agenda item pertaining to the Request from the Resource Management Agency to approve Agricultural Preserve Diminishment No. PAD 26-001 for the diminishment of Agricultural Preserve No. 293 OFF AGENDA ITEM B CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)) Number of Potential Cases: 1 Ericka Adelina Bobadilla, Application(s) for Leave to Present Late Claim ITEM C CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)) Name of Case: Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No.: ADJ19380745 ITEM D CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54957.6) Agency Designated Representatives: Lupe Garza and Shelline K. Bennett Employee Organizations: All Certified Employee Organizations Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented Employees. **NO ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION**

10:23 a.m.    BREAK

10:30 a.m.    Reconvened to Open Session

10:56 a.m.    Convened to Closed Session

11:13 a.m.    Adjourned to April 14, 2026

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