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Fresno County Board of Supervisors November 3,2020! Among the items are flexibility to change start time of Supervisors meetings other than 9 am; 2021 Board meeting calendar; $105,000 Sheriff’s boat; Centennial of Fresno Irrigation District; lawsuit due to dog killed by deputies;

; expansion of a Biola Fertilizer plant; some CONSENT CALENDAR items: 17.*Approve and Adopt the Revised 2021 Board Meeting Calendar

18 Proclaim November 2020 as National Adoption Month in Fresno County

19.Adopt Proclamation in recognition of Officer George Santos' retirement from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) after 32 years of service and proclaim November 7, 2020 as George Santos Day in Fresno County
Proclamation
Chairman Mendes and Supervisor Pacheco

20. *Adopt resolution supporting an immediate cease fire and reaffirming support for a free and independent Nagorno Karabakh Republic (Artsakh)

20.1 *Adopt Resolution in recognizing Peter Edward Jones for the service he gave to his country and to his community

20.2 Adjourn in Memory of Mary Lou Talens, Retired Fresno County Genealogical Society Librarian

26. Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
Retroactive Applications for FY 2020-21 Boating Equipment Grant and Agreements 1.Retroactively authorize the Sheriff’s previous submittal of grant applications in the amount of $105,222 for a patrol boat and $8,062 for

miscellaneous equipment to the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways, for a total of $113,284;

27 Approval of the recommended action will properly recognize revenues that were received from the State of California as payment for the temporary housing of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation inmates due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and allow for

the payment of two outstanding invoices from CFMG totaling $480,616 for unanticipated pharmaceutical costs incurred in FY 2019-20. The remaining $1,138,655 will have a positive impact on Fund Balance.

Veronica Gonzalez v
County of Fresno, et al. The claimants allege they were falsely arrested and detained without probable cause which resulted in bodily injuries to the claimants as well as emotional distress from the shooting of their dog, Scooby, which was the proximate cause

of the claimants’ injuries/damages. Defend Public Officers or Employees
for; James Dunn, Sheriff's Sergeant, Courtney Bush, Deputy Sheriff III, Colleen Santos, Deputy Sheriff III, Isaac Cervantes, Deputy Sheriff III, Jeffrey Morse, Deputy Sheriff III,

Watch the Supervisors’ meeting here fresnocounty.granicus.com/player/event/3…

#Fresno All Supervisors are here with Quintero via phone call. Rev Father Kachadorian (sp) with Invocation this morning. Item 20 is being pulled as well as 22. Brandeau would like #29 from Consent Calendar.

20. Adopt resolution supporting an immediate cease fire and reaffirming support for a free and independent Nagorno Karabakh Republic (Artsakh Pacecho speaks son this resolution. Public: innocent people should not die. Magisg @LincolnSeward long history of Armenian people in the

Valley. We stand for liberty and democracy and want to stand for it around the world. Brandau: wants to be a support to the Armenian community. Pacheco : on this Election Day it is important to do this. Approved.

22. Adopt Resolution deciding claims and ordering the disposition of excess proceeds for 17 single claim items and 11 no claim items from the County’s 2019 sale of tax-defaulted property. Public: Rose Warden on behalf of her parents. After property was sold we would like to claim

back the remaining. Next: auditor controller office Excess proceeds have been properly processed so we just need to cut the check to give to applicant. Approved.

29. Approve revisions to Administrative Policy 31 - Equal Opportunity Employment; Administrative Policy 32 - Discrimination/Harassment; and Administrative Policy 77 - Recognition of Individuals/Groups/Events and Related Use of County Facilities

Brandau: on part 77 of this process on proclamations he would like to tweak this. He would like that portion pulled to allow him two weeks to work on it. Magsig: it is a short paragraph. What specific do you want changed? Can we do it now? Brandau: I would like a Supervisors

be able to get proclamations on agenda by approval of Chair OR CAO. Takes too many hours to do that now. Use of facilities should still need to have approval of CAO. If theoretically I wanted to honor Idi Amin three Supervisors Need to vote against it. Magisg: an item came

from an organization was to be honored that he didn’t want to honor. We had to pull it last minute. We want to get around that. We can bring two items per Supervisor. I never had any issues getting that done via CAO. Brandau: bleeding power away from the five Supervisors. Mendes:

This has always been CAO’a agenda. CAO helps stop proclamations that shouldn’t be done. Brandau can bring it back next year if it isn’t working. Approved 3-2 with Brand and Quintero voting NO.

3.Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees - Sheriff
On March 24, 2020, your Board approved the adoption of the “County of Fresno Massage Establishment and Out Call Massage Services Ordinance,” which requires work to be performed

by an Identification
Technician. Subsection 2612 - The Life Scan (Massage Ordinance) Identification Technician rate has been created by the Sheriff’s Department, and reviewed and approved by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector according to their interoffice memorandum

Approved with no discussion.
4.The Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 2, Chapter 2.04, Section 2.04.010 and associated AP 29 is currently written that Board of Supervisors’ meetings commence at 9:00 a.m. The recommended actions amend the Ordinance and AP 29 to provide the Board

the flexibility to commence board meetings at start times based on current needs. CAO: this is First hearing to give Supervisors requirement to always start on 9 am. County Counsel says it needs to be changed if other times needed. Approved 5-0

5.Approved on April 20, 1954, the Fresno County Ordinance Code established Section 176 “Removal, Suspension, or Reduction in Rank of Permanent Employee” which was later amended and became Section 03.08.100 of the Fresno County Ordinance Code. Sometime after 1976, Section

03.08.100 was deleted and Personnel Rule 10 “Disciplinary Actions” was adopted in its place.
Currently, Section 03.08.130 “Noncounty employment prohibited” of the Fresno County Ordinance Code provides a reference to deleted Section 03.08.100. Approval of the recommended actions

Approval of the recommended actions would correct this oversight by removing said reference and replacing with updated language.
Staff: it is there to prevent any conflict of interest by outside employees. Department Heads need to approve and this is a reminder.

Counsel: ambiguity is there current. What DA allows v Social Services will be different and why department heads need to be aware. Pacheco: if a county landscaper wanted to have a business on weekend does he need to get approval? A: Yes. Pacheco: I don’t like this as it pre-

-vents employment. Magsig disagrees. This is a clean up item. Employees just need to know they can’t be in conflict. Brandau: doesn’t employees get training on it ? A: yes but employees don’t always know the extent County touches and just unaware where Department head would.

Pacheco: against this. Should not have to get permission to have another job. Brandau agrees. Will come back in 30 days. Approved.

6. Centennial Business - Fresno Irrigation District The Fresno Irrigation District (FID) was formed in 1920 under the California Irrigation Districts Act, as the successor to the privately-owned Fresno Canal and Land Company. The District purchased all the rights and property of

which consisted of over 800 miles of canals and distribution works which were constructed between 1850 and 1880 and the extensive water rights on the Kings River. The formation of the FID was overwhelmingly approved by Fresno County voters and the election was certified on June

6.28, 1920, by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors. For the last 100 years, FID has worked to fulfill its mission of managing and protecting surface water and groundwater for the benefit of current and future Fresnans.
FID was formed in 1920 for three primary

reasons: 1) Unsettled water rights on the Kings River, 2) Monopolistic management practices by the original canal companies, and 3) due to great interest in developing water storage projects, in particular the Pine Flat Dam. Construction of Pine Flat Dam was completed in 1954

Releases from Pine Flat Dam flow downstream to be diverted by FID and other agencies for agricultural, urban, and other ecological uses.
The District now comprises some 245,000 acres, lies entirely within Fresno County and includes the rapidly growing Fresno-Clovis Metropolitan

Area. In a normal year, the District diverts approximately 500,000 acre-feet of water and delivers most of it to agricultural users. However, FID also diverts a significant amount of its water supply for groundwater recharge in the urban areas and provides water to the surface

water treatment facilities for the Cities of Clovis and Fresno. FID is a founding member of the North Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (NKGSA) and is proud of its groundwater management practices dating back to 1920. Long before the requirements for proper groundwater

management came along through the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014, FID has been dedicating water for groundwater recharge and conducting groundwater level monitoring keeping a close eye on aquifer health.
FID has a staff of 88 people dedicated to ensuring timely

water deliveries are made, new construction projects are completed, financial health of FID is protected, and the vast amount of infrastructure owned by FID is maintained. With over 700 miles of canals, pipelines and associated structures, FID Construction and Maintenance crews

critical to ensuring proper deliveries during the water season.
As FID enters the second century of its existence, there is much anticipation about what the future will hold. FID has positioned itself to take the necessary actions to be able to continue to fulfill its mission:

managing and protecting surface water and groundwater resources. It recognizes water is the most valuable resource.
The Historical Landmarks and Records Advisory Commission first reviewed information on this business during its 8/6/2020 meeting. During the 9/10/2020 meeting, the

the Commission reviewed a final application and unanimously voted to recommend that the structure be listed on the Fresno County’s List of Historic Places. (Video presentation shown on history of FID). Bill Stretch of FID: thanks county for their partnership. County May be only

organization that is older than FID. Gift bag for Supervisors and key staff members provided by FID. We are starting to look at water arrangements with smaller agencies. Big Creek Reservoir project and hope to restart that to hold water for later distribution. Plaque given to

County from FID shaped like a water drop. Mendes: loves water history. Lagoon Water district and Riverdale all turning 100 years old. They originally were all in litigation against each other. LA Nairs was manager of Fresno Canal as well in Riverdale and Lagoon which caused some

lawsuits due to that. There are current litigation in Kings River that reminds Mendes of the history. Canals had to be deeded over from private land to FID back in the days. Approved

Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
Initial Study Application No. 7799, Amendment Application No. 3841 and Director Review and Approval No. 4610 (Applicant: NutriAg)
The application is proposing to rezone the subject parcels from the M-1 (Light

Manufacturing) Zone District, to a M-3 (Heavy Industrial) Zone District. The subject parcels are listed as Industrial in the County-Adopted Biola Community Plan.
The rezone is proposed to expand the operation of an existing fertilizer facility located on the parcel to the south

of the current proposal. The proposed expansion does not increase the capacity of the operation but will increase its efficiency allowing for storage and improved on site operations. The DRA is required for fertilizers (inorganic) and the compounding of dried inorganic materials

n the M-3 (Heavy Industrial) Zone District per the Zoning Ordinance. Based on the Environmental Review, the corresponding rezone will have less than significant impacts on the environment and surrounding land uses. The purpose of the project is to increase efficiency of the

existing NutriAg facility on the parcel directly south of the subject parcels. The proposed expansion will not increase traffic or the number of employees on site. The proposed warehouse will be used to store and package the product until it is hauled away for sale.
On September

10, 2020, the Planning Commission considered the rezoning. After receiving the Department of Public Works and Planning staff presentation and considering public testimony from the Applicant, and no one speaking in opposition, the Commission voted five to one to forward. Approved

Supervisor Comments : Magisg is glad to hear Newsom overstepped his power determined by court ruling. Counsel: language is quite broad but narrowed on voting. Will need to play its way thru appellate courts. Magsig: can we get update next meeting ? We can see where our freedom

has been hampered. Brandau: agrees. Wonders if State legislators will get back to work or stay on extended vacation. Fees charged while people are in lockdown. Mendes: we will see our fees are lower than cities. Magisg: Covid dollars may help pay for some fees for kitchens that

have to be inspected even if restaurant is closed. No public comment from audience. CLOSED SESSION
11.Conference with Real Property Negotiators - Government Code, Section 54957(a); UMC Campus located at the corner of South Cedar Avenue and East Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA;

Negotiating Parties: CMG, Inc. Under negotiations: Instructions to County's negotiator may concern sale, lease and escrow terms and conditions including price

15.1 Conference with Real Property Negotiators - Government Code, section 54956.8 Properties: 500 E. Elkhorn, Caruthers, CA 93609; County Negotiator: Jean M. Rousseau, County Administrative Officer or Designee. Negotiating Parties: North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability

Agency, Under Negotiations: Instructions to County's negotiator may concern purchase or lease of properties, price, terms and conditions

NEXT MEETINGS:
November 17, 2020 - 9:00 AM
December 15, 2020 - 9:00 AM

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