Regular Meeting AM - Dec 17, 2024 (Agenda)

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - COUNTY OF KERN 1115 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California Regular Meeting Tuesday, December 17, 2024 9:00 A.M. BOARD RECONVENED NOTE: Chairman Couch administered the Oath of Office to Second District Supervisor Chris Parlier, and the Board took a short recess before Supervisor Parlier assumed his seat on the dais Supervisors: Peters, Parlier, Flores, Couch, Perez ROLL CALL: All Present SALUTE TO FLAG - Led by Tina Miller, U.S. Navy veteran 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 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - PET OF THE WEEK NICHOLAS CULLEN, DIRECTOR, ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, INTRODUCED DAVIS, A SIX-MONTH OLD MALE GERMAN SHEPHARD MIX, AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION AT THE KERN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER REPORT ON ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION FROM MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2024 AT 9:00 A.M. Item 1 concerning PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Titles: Director of Public Health Services; Veterans’ Service Officer; Director of Animal Services; Director of Human Services; Agricultural Commissioner and County Sealer; Director of Public Works; Director of Behavioral Health; Director of Planning and Natural Resources (Government Code Section 54957) - 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 Flores); Kern County Network for Children (Supervisor Peters); Kern Economic Development Corporation (Supervisors Flores, Couch and Peters); Southern California Water Coalition (Supervisors Couch and Flores); Tobacco Funding Corporation, Kern County (Supervisors Couch and Flores); Kern County Foundation, Inc. (Supervisor Couch); and Kern Medical Center Foundation (Supervisors Flores and Couch).

Summary of Proceedings AM Page 2 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 12/17/2024 RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS CA-1) Resolution honoring Ralph Lopez, Information Technology Services Department, upon his retirement with 27 years of dedicated service to the County of Kern - ADOPTED RESOLUTION Flores-Peters: All Ayes APPOINTMENTS CA-2) Reappointments of Bryson Gholston as Third District Member, Flossie White as Fourth District Member and Genora McClanahan as Fifth District Member to the Behavioral Health Board, terms to expire December 31, 2027 - MADE REAPPOINTMENTS Flores-Peters: All Ayes PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS 3) 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! RALPH ROBLES, CHARLES SHINN, PAUL LINFESTY AND LINDA WELCH, HEARD CONCERNING ELECTIONS DIVISION MARISA FOLSE HEARD CONCERNING APPOINTMENT TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES; SUPERVISOR PEREZ RESPONDED BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS 4) 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]) ALL BOARD MEMBERS WELCOMED SECOND DISTRICT SUPERVISOR CHRIS PARLIER; SUPERVISOR PARLIER HEARD DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS AIRPORTS CA-5) Request for approval of mid-year capital asset acquisition of three new air conditioning units for jet bridges 2, 3, and 5 located at the William M. Thomas Terminal, in an amount not to exceed $600,000 (Fiscal Impact: $600,000; Airports Enterprise Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS Flores-Peters: All Ayes

Summary of Proceedings AM Page 3 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 12/17/2024 ANIMAL SERVICES CA-6) Request to accept donation from Dinah McHone and appropriate unanticipated revenue in the amount of $11,000, to support the department’s lifesaving programs and make a positive impact for shelter animals (Fiscal Impact: $11,000; Donation; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN LETTER OF APPRECIATION; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS Flores-Peters: All Ayes AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY CLERK 7) Update on the Greenfield Union School District Election (Fiscal Impact: None) - HEARD PRESENTATION BY AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY CLERK AIMEE ESPINOZA AND COUNTY COUNSEL MARGO RAISON; HEARD PUBLIC COMMENT FROM ABIGALE AUFFANT, GENERAL COUNSEL FOR SCHOOLS LEGAL SERVICE; DR. RICARDO HERRERA; MERCY PENA AND JEANETTE BEESON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES CA-8) Proposed Agreement with Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College to place psychology interns at Behavioral Health and Recovery Services facilities to participate in the department’s clinical psychology internship program from December 17, 2024 through June 30, 2028 (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 675-2024 Flores-Peters: All Ayes CA-9) Proposed authorization to send notice of termination and request to terminate Agreement 142-2023 with Sameer Sunita Hassamal & Company, APC, for psychiatric physician services, effective December 17, 2024 (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES DIRECTOR TO SIGN NOTICE OF EARLY TERMINATION Flores-Peters: All Ayes CA-10) Proposed termination of existing Clinica Sierra Vista Agreements 280-2021 and 242-2021, and proposed Agreement with Clinica Sierra Vista to consolidate the provision of outpatient behavioral health treatment services for adults, children, and adolescents from December 17, 2024 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $27,524,922 (Fiscal Impact: $27,524,922 [FY 2024-2025 $11,534,363]; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 676-2024 Flores-Peters: All Ayes CA-11) Proposed termination of existing College Community Services, dba Clarvida, Agreements 274-2021, 324-2022, and 408-2023, and proposed Agreement with College Community Services, dba Clarvida, to consolidate the provision of outpatient behavioral health treatment services for adults, children, and adolescents from December 17, 2024 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $34,964,313 (Fiscal Impact: $34,964,313 [FY 2024-2025 $10,235,420]; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 677-2024 Flores-Peters: All Ayes

Summary of Proceedings AM Page 4 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 12/17/2024 COUNTY COUNSEL CA-12) Request from Aging and Adult Services 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-Peters: All Ayes CA-13) Request from General Services 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-Peters: All Ayes FIRE DEPARTMENT CA-14) Request to extend local emergency due to Borel Fire (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED Flores-Peters: All Ayes CA-15) Proposed Facility Use Agreement, containing non-standard terms and conditions, with California State University Bakersfield to hold an emergency preparedness fair on campus property on March 15, 2025 (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 678-2024 Flores-Peters: All Ayes CA-16) Proposed Resolution authorizing acceptance of grant award from the USDA, Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest, for fire prevention and forest health project at Camp Condor, in an amount not to exceed $172,360; and appropriation of unanticipated revenue in the amount of $110,063 (Fiscal Impact: $172,360; Fire Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2024-342; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS; AUTHORIZED FIRE CHIEF TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS AS NECESSARY, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AS TO FORM BY COUNTY COUNSEL Flores-Peters: All Ayes CA-17) Proposed Amendment No. 19 to Agreement 1019-2008 with Everbridge, Inc., for emergency management services (Ready Kern) to extend term from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, and increase funding by $106,820 (Fiscal Impact: $106,820; Fire Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 679-2024 Flores-Peters: All Ayes HUMAN SERVICES CA-18) Proposed Agreement with Aspiranet, the successful vendor in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) to implement Child and Family Team Meeting services collaboratively with youth in care, families and other agencies from January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $550,000 (Fiscal Impact: $550,000; Federal/State; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 680-2024 Flores-Peters: All Ayes

Summary of Proceedings AM Page 5 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 12/17/2024 PROBATION CA-19) Proposed sole source Agreement, containing non-standard terms and conditions, with Journal Technologies, Inc., providing software license and case management system from December 17, 2024 through June 30, 2029, in an amount not to exceed $5,835,794; and request to appropriate unanticipated revenue from Senate Bill (SB) 129 in the amount of $934,000 (Fiscal Impact: $5,835,794 [FY 2024-2025 $934,000]; SB 129; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 681-2024; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS Flores-Peters: All Ayes CA-20) Unusual travel request for Assistant Division Director Melanie Gradowitz to attend the 80-hour Manager Leadership Academy Training Course in San Bernardino, California, from March 16 - 21, 2025 and April 27 through May 2, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $3,979 (Fiscal Impact: $3,979; Budgeted; Mandated) - APPROVED Flores-Peters: All Ayes PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES 21) Proposed Urgency Ordinance to provide authority for removal of Borel Fire debris and hazard trees from private property (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; MADE FINDING THAT THE ACTION IS EXEMPT FROM FURTHER CEQA REVIEW PER SECTIONS 15061(b)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15269 AND 15301 OF STATE CEQA GUIDELINES; WAIVED READING; ENACTED URGENCY ORDINANCE G-9313 Peters-Flores: All Ayes CA-22) Proposed retroactive Agreement Funding Application with California Department of Public Health’s Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Division for continuation of the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health and Black Infant Health programs from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $4,221,915 (Fiscal Impact: $4,221,915 [$1,761,434 Federal Revenue, $1,087,924 State Revenue, $1,372,557 In-Kind County Match]; Budgeted; Mandated) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN CERTIFICATIONS Flores-Peters: All Ayes CA-23) Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Blue Cross of California Partnership Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Kern Health Systems for coordinated service delivery to Kern County’s Medi-Cal members from December 17, 2024 through December 31, 2028 (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 682-2024 Flores-Peters: All Ayes CA-24) Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with California Department of Health Care Services for the California Children’s Services monitoring and oversight program from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028 (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 683-2024 Flores-Peters: All Ayes

Summary of Proceedings AM Page 6 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 12/17/2024 CA-25) Proposed Agreement with Bakersfield Marriott for facility use for the Black Infant Maternal Health Initiative’s Birthing Equity Healthcare Provider Symposium in Bakersfield on May 16, 2025, in an estimated amount of $22,915 (Fiscal Impact: Estimated $22,915; State; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES TO SIGN Flores-Peters: All Ayes CA-26) Proposed Amendment No. 4 to Personal/Professional Services Agreement (PPSA) with Terrio Therapy Fitness, Inc., providing physical therapy and occupational therapy services for children in Medical Therapy Units, to increase maximum compensation by $350,000, for a new total amount not to exceed $1,650,000 (Fiscal Impact: $350,000; State/General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 684-2024 Flores-Peters: All Ayes CA-27) Proposed Agreement with eMocha Mobile Health, Inc., for licenses to ensure patient compliance with tuberculosis medication from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $7,560 (Fiscal Impact: $7,560; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 685-2024 Flores-Peters: All Ayes ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION Peters 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 28) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS - Agency designated representatives: Chief Administrative Officer Nancy Anderson, and designated staff - Employee organization: Service Employees’ International Union, Local 521 (Government Code Section 54957.6) - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN 29) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Titles: County Counsel; Chief Administrative Officer (Government Code Section 54957) - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN COUNTY COUNSEL 30) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - FORMALLY INITIATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and (g)) Name of case: Brian Howell v. County of Kern, et al., Kern County Superior Court Case Number BCV-20-103043 - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN 31) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - FORMALLY INITIATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and (g)) Name of case: Neva Pahl and Christopher Pahl v. County of Kern, et al., Kern County Superior Court Case Number BCV-21-101701-BCB - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN

Summary of Proceedings AM Page 7 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 12/17/2024 32) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - FORMALLY INITIATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and (g)) Name of case: Michael Powell v. County of Kern, et al., Kern County Superior Court Case Number BCV-23-101514 - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN 33) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(2)) 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, including, but not limited to, an accident, disaster, incident, or transactional occurrence that might result in litigation against the County and that are known to a potential plaintiff or plaintiffs. Facts and circumstances are as follows: In re the matter of workers’ compensation claim of Richard Murillo - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN 34) 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 RECONVENED FROM CLOSED SESSION; RECESSED TO 2:00 P.M. /s/ Kathleen Krause Clerk of the Board /s/ David Couch Chairman, Board of Supervisors