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June 18,2019 Fresno County Board of Supervisors Meeting! Among the items are: changing dates of when budget is due from June to September; $275,000 for law firm to represent in Comunidades Unidas Por Un Cambio v. County of Fresno in general plan suit;First 5 Update; purchase

building for Emergency Dispatch; Speed Limits; adding 50 jobs to Child Support Services. Among Consent Calendar items: Retroactive Agreement with Touch Legal, Inc. to provide Law Library Kiosks and Research Materials; Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a ten (10) year

License Agreement for communication equipment sites located at (1) Panoche Mountain, and (2) Mount Sampson, both in Fresno County, with Cook's Communications Corp., effective July 1, 2019, which includes a five-year base agreement term and five automatic

one-year extensions, total not to exceed $1,445,000.; Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a specialized legal services Agreement with Best, Best and Krieger, LLP, to represent the County of Fresno and the Fresno County Board of Supervisors in Comunidades Unidas Por

Cambio v. County of Fresno, et al., effective June 18, 2019 to June 17, 2022, total not to exceed $275,000. (From a Leadership Counsel article on this:For more than a year, the county has failed to take mandated actions necessary to secure safe housing for its families; for three

it has violated state policy by refusing to assess the severe lack of water and sewer service in disadvantaged communities; for 10 years it has continually delayed completion of a general plan; and for far longer than that, it has failed to invest in housing, infrastructure,

and services in its historic – and historically overlooked – neighborhoods.); Invocation by Aria Martinez of District 3. @stevebrandau pulls consent item #25. Proclaim June 17-21, 2019 as Safety Week in Fresno County.

Encouraging County employees to be proactive in their safety both at work and at home. County Plaza will have event tomorrow afternoon plus give aways. Approve a Recommended Budget (including Capital Projects budgets) for the period between July
1, 2019 and adoption of the FY

FY 2019/20 Final Recommended Budget (probably in September)
Prior to the 2018/19 Fiscal Year, budget hearings and subsequent budget adoptions occurred in June of each year. Beginning with the 2018/19 Fiscal Year, the County Administrative Office (CAO) recommended a new process

that will allow for adoption of the Final Recommended Budget in September instead of the traditional June adoption. With this new process, current information for General Fund revenue estimates will be available. This is a crucial piece of the budget process as the tax roll is

needed to verify property tax and Motor Vehicle In-Lieu revenue estimates, which comprise almost 75% of countywide revenues. This item will provide the mechanism for departments to continue to operate until the Final Recommended Budget is adopted in September 2019. The fiscal im-

pact will be determined at that time.@stevebrandau wanted to know why we just don’t do a continued budget until September ? More assessors in real estate needed. Properties undervalued due to economy. May be a windfall for County says Brandau. A:YES, we can add in September

YES. He wants to know why he was told I couldn’t change positions etc around. He couldn’t get a meeting with CAO even. Magsig says “rule of three”. Quintero says he made the proposals from Dais. CAO says this is this year’s budget. Plenty of time for Quintero to meet with CAO.

@LincolnSeward Magsig: next year we will do the same in June. Approved. Moving to consent item #25. Brandau didn’t like item of Supervisors giving up power but understands it now. Knows this allows Oscar to do his job permanently. Why are we changing accounts etc. should be given

to Supervisors. @BuddySupervisor Mendes says this is “unlike City because the staff here works for us. “County Assessor Oscar Garcia can give a once a year summary of changes. Supervisor Pacheco says “Brandau not used to efficiency found at County unlike at Fresno City.”

Accept presentation by the Children and Families Commission of Fresno County on the
Commission’s Proposed 2020 - 2025 Strategic Plan.
the Children and Families Commission of Fresno County (First 5 Fresno County) is required to adopt a strategic plan for the support&improvement

of early childhood development within the county. First 5:Emilia Reyes says additional requirements includes updates on proposed strategic plan. 1998 tobacco tax created this fund. Current expires June 2020. Blueprint created with 4 other agencies. Able to Identify other funding

sources. Outreach to 600 individuals at focus groups to help leverage help for young families. @LincolnSeward Magsig:Prop 10 funds declining. Where is rest of funding coming from?A: Ten year plan is required. Down 1%. We are being conservative and expecting 2% decline.

Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adding 50 positions to the Department of Child
Support Services Org 5110, effective July 1, 2019
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The Department is funded 100% by the State; 66% funded through Federal

Welfare Administration and 34% funded through the State Aid Support Enforcement. The estimated salary and benefits cost for the proposed positions total $3,871,248. Child support services: increase by 50 positions. Director Gilbert says: Budget will increase by $18 million. Flat

funded since 1998 until last year. Another staff: Understaffing at jail and this will help. Approved. Next:Continued from May 14,2019 :Approve and authorize Chairman to execute resolution adopting the amended election procedures for the Board of Retirement of the Fresno County

Employees’ Retirement Association FCERA Director:Debbie Gilbert yes it is a continuation. These are new procedures that were requested then. Representing staff Unit 2 Public Safety says this needs to be cleaner in future. Hopefully Fresno Bee won’t have to look into shenanigans

that took place at last vote. Approved. Receive the in progress presentation regarding the Workers’ Compensation program by Human Resources and AIMS (Acclamation Insurance Management Services )

Paul Urlich: self ensured retention. $1.2 million a month. Here today to recommend a new third party administrator AIMS. This is 18-month update from hiring them. Lynn Carvalcetti average case load is 165 per examiner. Actually lower than that. Have processed over 1000 claims.

efforts. Oversite of medical treatments: quality utilization review. Processed 16,500 provider invoices from doctors. Ten day turnaround. Continual physician panel Testing a telemedicine pilot program. Resolved 13 Medicare liens with zero money paid out. Value added services

with Legislative Advocacy. Works with County’s lobbyist Saved $14 million in 2018. Public Riley Calirt from days any time after first day of injury employees have to use their own wages if they don’t have enough sick leave to cover time off and AIMS funds.

Master Fee: Paul Erliecher Changes are based on salary changes. Will kick in August 2020. It is anticipated that the proposed rates will allow the Department of Human Resources to recover the cost of services performed for County departments with third-party funding and external

agencies. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Lease Agreement, including an Option to Purchase, with Lubisich Bros. Investments, LLC, for 12,552 square feet of office space and parking, for the purposes of providing emergency dispatching services and as a training

center of which 10,047 square feet of office space is immediately available for the County’s use, located in Clovis, CA, for use by the Department of Public Health, for a 20-year term,The Base Rent shall be $1.55 a square foot per month, with a 2.5% annual escalator The maximum

total Base Rent for twenty years is $5,964,468. Lease agreement on dispatch HQ: Ollie Yang says purchase option can be triggered after ten years. @LincolnSeward Magsig asks if that lease was vetted by Counsel? YES. Approved

Speed limits changes: staff John Thompson five new speed zones , remove two due to annexations. Aug 6 will be next Hearing. @LincolnSeward Magsig says he has gone faster than the proposed 30 mph on his bicycles! New: These zones are proposed for establishment into the Ordinance

with a recently established speed limit, supported by E&TS:
1.Central Avenue from Cherry Avenue to Mary Avenue will be 45 miles per hour
2.Del Mar Avenue from San Jose Avenue to Barstow Avenue except that portion within the
boundaries of the City of Fresno will be 25 MPH

5. 5.Lupine Drive from Elwood Road to Live Oak Drive will be 30 MPH.

* .(2)  Speed change, supported by E&TS:
The speed limit of this zone will increase: 1. Golden State Boulevard from Maple Avenue to a point 650 feet south of Central Avenue will
increase from 55 to

60 MPH. (3) Annexed to a city: These zones are currently located outside of the County’s jurisdiction, and are to be removed from the Ordinance:
1. Alluvial Avenue from 1,320 feet west of Chestnut Avenue to Willow Avenue. 2.Manning Avenue from Buttonwillow Avenue to the east

Reedley City Limit except that portion
within the jurisdiction of the City of Reedley. Next
Supervisor comments
@BuddySupervisor : kings river flow was lowered 9000 csf. Hopefully news media will interview someone who knew what they are talking about.@stevebrandau revisits

Comments From two weeks ago Thanks County Public Works and Cities of Clovis and Fresno for being in meeting about Willow Ave repairs
Quintero: event with @AshleyCVCF Swearengin and CAO regarding economic round table for Fresno County. @LincolnSeward Magsig: ribbon cutting at

Boyden Caverns that reopened after bridge had burned. Native Americans used it. A Miner lived in it at one time. Tours provided. Public Works did Beaver Slide repair bear Huntington Lake. Big Creek only had one entrance now. Cut time in half Estimated time to repair. Climb to

Kaiser this Saturday will use this traditional route due to quick repair!
Public comments: SEIU rep Used to be Quintero’s postal carrier when he had black hair and she had long hair! She quotes Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Who. Supervisors quotes Horton Hears a Hoo. Supervisors

have responsibility to help everyone no matter how small. Next SEIU: continues Horton Hears a Hoo story. Asks Supervisors to come to courthouse court this afternoon at 5:30 pm for SEIU event. Next Supervisors’Meetings: July 9, 2019 - 9:00 A.M. August 6, 2019 - 9:00 A.M.

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