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Fresno County Board of Supervisors November 19th,2019! Among the items on the agenda are: solar for Juvenile Hall; Downtown Fresno Partnership presentation. CONSENT CALENDAR includes library’s grant for Community Conservations with Veterans: January 2020 to July 2020 includes the

documentary Ground Operations: Battlefields to Farm Fields, which is a film about veterans becoming farmers, as well as a Class on script writing available to Veterans; Adjourn in memory of Anthony Alves who was a retired employee of the Fresno County Department
of Public Works

and Planning;Adopt resolution recognizing the 25th birthday of the Fresno County Bear Mountain Library;2019 Annual Williams Lawsuit Agreement Report from County Superintendent Jim Yorvino;

2019 Annual Report of the Fresno County Public Law Library;Accept the Library’s Measure B Citizens Review Panel’s FY 2018-2019 Annual Report;

Retroactive Revenue Agreement with the California Department of Public Health for the HIV Surveillance Program. Next Supervisors Meetings will Be December 10th and January 7th. The Supervisors will Change Officers at the January meeting.

Sal Quintero asks we adjourn in memory of the four victims of the mass shootings this past weekend. Invocation is by Steward Jones of Caruthers Nazarene Church. @stevebrandau not present this morning. Anthony Alves portion pulled from consent.

Proclaim Rhonda Hoyt Day for the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board Outstanding
Achievement presented by Blake Konczal. She had many soft skills and after 6th interviews she was finally offered a job at Sheriff’s Office with full benefits. Was laid off at Aetna after 23

years but was able to get a a new job after help in training up. Quintero serves on Work Force Board.

Adjourn in Memory of Anthony Alves. 35 years of service with Public Works. His daughter Patty says he wa a proud County employee. He was retired for 36 years too.

Retroactive Memorandum of Understanding with City of Fresno for the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Grant Program as well as add a deputy position at no county cost.

First Hearing of Proposed Amendment to the Fresno County Ordinance Code Amending Title 2, Chapter 2.38 - Children and Families Commission. Reduction of number of First 5 commissioners from 9 to 7. Grand Jury recommended this change. @BuddySupervisor says it was originally changed

by previous Supervisors. Approved. Receive presentation from the Downtown Fresno Partnership regarding upcoming events and organizational achievements

Trash and litter, graffiti abatement , overnight security patrols, a downturn in crime downtown over the last few years. “One of safesr areas in City” Create Here Business Plan competition that has led to some opening up in downtown. Building Facade grants have been awarded.

Trail to Ale has led to more breweries. Marketing to tourists. Google Ad words has helped with Social Media. Downtown Academy for young professionals. 100 events were out on this year. 50 carthop events. 100,000 attendees. December 7th Christmas Parade. Still taking applications

Quintero says Dar Realty was originally told he he made a mistake moving downtown. He has never been happier for making the move. Old Expositor building has removed their facade. Has run into asbestos issues however.

Resolution and Solar Photovoltaic Energy Services Agreement with FFP, BTM Solar, LLC for Justice Juvenile Hall. A 25 Year lease contract with opportunity to buy. Staff Del a Cruz gives County to buy at specified rates. 7 million kW per year. Currently paying $1.2 million but

will save $400,000. 7 bidders were interviewed. @LincolnSeward Magisg says there has to be shown energy savings to use 4217 process . This will be shown. Cash flow analysis was generous. Pacheco is confused as to why 4217. Staff Robert Bash says 4217 allows us to just pick one

vendor and go but we did interview many others. Pacheco wonders why 4217 since Juvenile Hall is ten years old so this isn’t an emergency. Bash says we did open it up to other vendors. 4217 allows any vendors used as consultants could also bid. Public: he protests this. He has

never been treated as bad in his 35 years of business. He was told there would be a RFP. When told he could only have two weeks to bid but not allowed to access the building. This was unfair as we were not allowed same opportunity as awardee. Solar prices have dropped in the year

since this was first proposed. Magisg: asks staff about any unfair advantage? Cornell: this was part of our due diligence and no advantage given. We did look at rate check. Savings was better with Forefront vendor over twenty years. Public: he was not allowed access to building

Bash: we never said we would have RFP. Everyone was given same data to generate rate check. NG and Forefront provided bids. 7 cents an hour from forefront. NG was slightly higher. Million dollars over the 20 years. Public says his rate was 6.9 cents with no escalators.

Brian Taylor of Forefront says we bested NG on all factors. County Counsel Cedarborg says county changed contract leading to higher rate than initial offer due to debt limitations changed vendors risk profile. Spur vendor says Apple to Apple says Forefront is better than NG.

Magisg wonders about 20 year payment for battery storage but batteries usually run out at ten. Battery replacement part of Deal? Forefront: battery is a ten year agreement. Probably better deal at that point. Magisg: battery says Forefront is responsible for removing battery.

Magisg: would like cash flows incorporated into contact. No upfront cash from County. Saves taxpayers $400,000 in first year alone. $14 million over 20 years. Is Forefront wiling to backstop these numbers? Forefront: we can’t guarantee what PG&E will do. We can guarantee we will

generate these power rates. We can Guarantee in contract the shaving of power use due to battery storage. Pacheco: thinks this is a good deal but also maybe too good to be true. Will PG&E exist in five years? Should have done RFP first. Mendes says we don’t have enough info.

Pacheco not comfortable with process. CAO suggests Spur could talk about government process. Magisg: suggests we not vote today. However He has not seen a proposal that would save this amount of money. Table this for now to allow staff to work with bidders.

Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer
Retroactive Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Agreement. Add two probation officer at Kings Canyon School District for Orange Cove and Reedley. One student with a taser was disarmed in Reedley. Approved.

Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer says
Retroactive Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Agreement. Add one probation officer for gang members aged 18-30 in jail to help with transitioning back home. No cost to County. Quintero asks about job training. Can they be

be sent to Workforce or union apprenticeships? Haynes: yes. Approved. Next: Amendment of the Fresno County Ordinance Code to Modify the Chapter on Parking or Stopping Restrictions for snow removal. Signage to be installed on 168 near Flintridge Road warning of towing. Approved

Hearing To Vacate Excess Public Road Right-of-Way of Dunlap Road to be used by school parking lot expansion. Approved.

Vacation of Sky Harbour Road Public Road Right-of-Way (Applicant: Table Mountain Rancheria). Approved

Approve proposed amendment to Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 15- Building and Construction, including the Statement of Local Findings, regulating building and construction within Fresno County. Helps County and customers understand direction. State code will changes in ‘20

Especially clearing brush for fire. Pacheco: we are making it as least restrictive as we can and still abide with State code. Magisg: more solar and battery storage to be more zero net energy. Approved. Next Board comments: Magisg: a conference says economy is best in USA com-

pared to other countries that are hitting into recession. Our economy is not booming but chugging along says @LincolnSeward Magisg. Moving onto Unscheduled Public Comment: Magisg says there is a Closed Session item regarding SEIU 2015 negotiations so any comments would be best

then. Next: he was a caretaker for Clovis streets before suffering a stroke and now relies on his wife for doing things he took for granted pre-stroke. They do not get paid enough. Next: her care receiver relies on her for taking care of her. She didn’t get paid while her person

was in the hospital. I feed her , I diaper her but Supervisors don’t want to pay us more than ten cent raise. Gives home address and asks Supervisors to come to her and see what she does for 24 hours at $12 an hour. Next: Health CEO Bobby Bliatout says home care workers provide

passionate care. They get 2-3x less pay than they would normally in other industries. Only Industry that has that problem. Thinks 75 cents would be good for these caregivers. Next: I take care of my son with cerebral palsy. I can’t leave him alone. I had to work nights when my

wife was home. These care givers need any help they can get in a raise. Daniel O’Connell of Central Valley Partnership says he can tell Supervisors are making progress on this contract and hopefully ends today. County only pays 18% of these salaries. Your ten cent raise is then

is really equivalent to a two cent raise. Other counties that are less well off have managed to give a dollar raise. Next: I have been on both sides of the issue. Would Supervisors pay a care giver two cent did they were the patient? You wouldn’t want someone not getting paid to

take care of them. She has beat cancer six times. She would come out of surgery and wait until staff forgot about her and she would drive herself home. These care givers will never be paid what they deserve but at least pay them what is fair. Next: make a mark for yourself and

County by making this raise. Time limit is up for commenting on this part of the Closed Sessions items. Heading to Closed Session now. Next meeting December 10th.

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