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Fresno County Board of Supervisors September 21, 2021! Among the items are naming David Luchini to the position of Director of the Department of Public Health;Supervisors will give every employee $500 for proof of Covid vaccination; 7,000 acres generally located north of the

State Route 180/Trimmer Springs Road interchange for future study of mixed educational/residential uses,with possible University. Among the Consent Calendar items:
2022 Board Meeting Calendar

18. Adjourn in Memory of Gloria Soto, a former Fresno County employee who cared deeply about her
job and for those with whom she worked

19. Adjourn in Memory of Michael B. Rossi, Special Investigator for the Fresno County District
Attorney’s Office, former Fresno Police Officer, loving husband and father

19.1 Adjourn in Memory of Keith Sanford Jackson whose actions toward others were displayed by his
faith and love for the Lord

20. *Adjourn in memory of Ray Alvarado, an Information Technology Specialist for the Fresno County
Information Technology Services Department

21. Proclaim September 21, 2021 as Jenna Prandini Day

22. **Appointments in Lieu of Elections for Special Districts

23. State Agreement for Voter’s Choice Act Implementation Grant Funding $80,472

24. Agreement and Annual Certification Report with Federal Government for the
Sheriff’s Office to participate in the Federal Equitable Sharing Program. There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The recommended
agreement allows the Sheriff’s

Office to participate in Federal asset forfeiture cases, and the certification is
an accounting of federal monies received and expended during FY 2020-21. The beginning FY 2020-21
balance for Federal asset forfeiture totals $1,880,107.84. The Sheriff’s Office participated in

multiple
narcotic investigations which resulted in the receipt of $13,723.67 in asset forfeiture funds from the U.S.
Department of Justice, and $69,110.71 in asset forfeiture funds from the U.S. Department of Treasury
during FY 2020-21. As of June 30, 2021, $33,766.84 in interest

was earned, for a total of $116,601.22
received in FY 2020-21 in the Federal Asset Forfeiture Special Revenue Fund(s). Federal asset forfeiture

funds totaling $700,344.45 were expended in FY 2020-21, bringing the current balance to $1,296,364.61.

27. FY 2021-22 Veterans Memorial Museum, Inc. Funding Agreement Approval of the recommended agreement will allow the County of Fresno to continue to honor Fresno
County’s veterans, and help preserve the County of Fresno’s military history through a $20,000 contribution
to the

Veterans Memorial Museum. This item pertains to a location in District 3.

47First Amendment to Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding
between County of Fresno and City of Firebaugh

@Coldrain76 49. *Award Contract 21-04-C Fancher Creek Trail. The maximum anticipated
construction cost for the project, based on the low bid and Director’s allowance of $34,424 for change
orders, is $472,914. The project is funded with Measure C rural trail funds.The existing

path, located within an unincorporate County island in the Sunnyside neighborhood of the City of
Fresno, has fallen into disrepair and become overgrown with weeds and trees rendering the path unusable
to the equestrian community. The Department has conducted several public infor-

-mation meetings and has
worked in collaboration with the Sunnyside Property Owners Association and the public to develop the
scope for this project. On December 10, 2013, the Board of Supervisors executed Cooperative Agreement
No. 13-760 with Tree Fresno, High Sierra Volunteer

Crew, and the Sunnyside Property Owners Association
(Association) to maintain and rehabilitate the path.The work to be done consists, in general, of constructing a 10-foot wide equestrian trail of stabilized
decomposed granite over compacted native soil for a distance of approx-

-imately 1.12 miles. The trail
commences on the south side of Kings Canyon Road west of Clovis Avenue and proceeds south to cross
Butler Avenue, ultimately ending west of Clovis Avenue approximately halfway between Butler Avenue to the north and Church Avenue to the south.

The project also includes the construction or installation of a 5-stall
(including one ADA-compliant stall) asphalt concrete parking/trailhead area, a hitching post, removable
bollards, and a crosswalk at Butler Avenue. The project also includes removal of various trees and

stumps,
safety pruning of the entire project right of way, and clearing the right of way for construction.

You can watch the festivities, fireworks, and debate beginning at 10:00 am and thereafter fresnocounty.granicus.com/player/event/0…

Meeting begins with all Supervisors present. #Fresno @BuddySupervisor @LincolnSeward Armenian Grace Bishop from Los Angeles

Item 6 removed to another date:Confirm appointment of David Luchini, effective October 4, 2021, to the position of Director of the
Department of Public Health

Consent Item 19 pulled by Magsig: . Adjourn in Memory of Michael B. Rossi, Special Investigator for the Fresno County District
Attorney’s Office, former Fresno Police Officer, loving husband and father. Pat from DA's office says it is a big loss. Was a Fresno PDofficer for 22 yr

18. Adjourn in Memory of Gloria Soto, a former Fresno County employee who cared deeply about her
job and for those with whom she worked. Paul Nerlendar says:Worked her way up since 1978. she never wanted attention but worked behind scenes. Passed away at 64.

34. Pacheco pulled it. Salary increase. We are competitive in that but not health converge. We are taking steps to improve.Make it easier for families.

3. *Adopt proclamation in honor of KMPH's 50th Anniversary. Call signs came from Mike, Pete and Harry Pappas.Great Day expanded from 3 to 5 hours.Kopi: I was one of the original employees. I left for 10 years and when I came back they asked if I would do the weather.

Quintero: I heard Kopi is retiring! Since You are giving your ties away. I want a tie!

4. *Adopt proclamation in recognition of the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Independence of the
Republic of Armenia

4. *Adopt proclamation in recognition of the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Independence of the
Republic of Armenia

Various clergy as part of delegation as well as ambassador who says "we think of Fresno as birthplace of Armenians in America".Quintero:First figs planted un Fresno Co. was by an Armenian immigrant.

5. Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driver Vertical Prosecution Program
Grant Application and Agreement. The goal of the ADIVPP is to investigate and vertically prosecute felony alcohol and drug-impaired driving
cases. The ADIVPP grant program will fund two Deputy District Attorneys to

handle cases throughout each
step of the criminal process, and work to increase the capabilities of the program by obtaining and delivering
specialized training. The ADIVPP program attorneys will also share information with peers and law
enforcement personnel throughout the

County and across the State. The ADIVPP program is currently
staffed with one program attorney. Approval of the third recommended action will allow the DA to add an
additional Deputy District Attorney in order to accomplish these objectives as a means to prevent impaired
driving,

and reduce alcohol and drug-involved traffic fatalities and injuries.
If grant funding is eliminated, the Deputy District Attorney positions will be deleted, unless alternative funding.
DA Smittcamp says increase in drunk/drugged driving has increased due to may Covid or post ?

This is a real gift to us to have two more Assistant DAs. It is free money , Magsig! @BuddySupervisor No such thing as free money but I will approve.

7.0 The goal of the recommended action is to incentivize
County employees to become fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. American Rescue Plan Act of
2021 (hereafter, “ARPA”) funds will be used to reimburse the County for its contribution

For the purposes of the recommend

ed action, fully vaccinated means that the employee must have received
the full course of a vaccine by the described date; it does not mean that an employee only receives one (1)
dose of a vaccine whose full course of treatment requires two (2) doses. As this is an employer

contribution
to a supplemental retirement account, approval of the recommended action will not increase employees’
pensionable earnings. This item is Countywide.There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The full cost of the incentive
payment, assuming

that all permanent active employees provide proof of full vaccination on or before
November 16, 2021, is anticipated to be approximately $3,750,000. Costs will be paid for through each
departments’ FY 2021-22 budgets and should be reimbursable via ARPA funding as a qualifying

expense.
The ARPA was signed into law on March 11, 2021 by President Biden and provides $350 billion for state,
local, territorial, and tribal governments to respond to the COVID-19 emergency.Pacheco: I am having a hard time paying someone to get vaccine. why? Staff:Safer work-

place. Pacheco:State mandate is the reason? Staff:Some of employees are under the mandate. This will be easier than having employee pay for testing. Pacheco:$78 a test. This cost will come from same ARPA funding. When people want parks or broadband or water we are going to use

the same money due to the mandates.Staff Hollis:55% of employees are in deferred comp. Fees are on a sliding scale.Pacheco: how many will this incentivize?Hollis: I think we can get to 70%. Pacheco:in the beginning we couldn't get shots out fast enough. Now anyone can get one.

If they don't want a shot that is their choice. God bless them. I am conflicted as non-vaxxers are filling the hospitals and if someone gets into an accident they can't get into it. Brandau:i am against this. Not support this philosophically opposed. @LincolnSeward Cost benefit.

Those being tested have to do it twice a week. I don't believe in mandates but I think these vaccines work. But people need to make that choice. The less that get vaccinated it is less money for other projects though. Hollis:15 minute rapid test. @BuddySupervisor No mandate to

test anyone? Hollis: those in healthcare or jail workers need to be tested.Mendes:Government never makes sense.Common sense isn't very common. Pacheco: I am not criticizing your department Hollis. It will cost us a lot to test though. Mendes: I like this as it doesn't force any-

one. Quintero: We will need to continue to test whether we do this or not.CAO Rousseau: we need to see how this surge is going in order to see how much we will need to spend on this or for other projects. Quintero: Do we want to vote now or next meeting?Magsig:Hollis did come up

where this is not pensionable. We will have to spend and burn money quarterly to do testing. CAO: there may be more directives from Biden so the earlier our employees get vaccinated the better. Public comment :We tend to spend money wisely. I don'ttvhink $500 will change anyone's

mind on vaccination. I read 72% of people will change jobs rather than get a vaccine says Sean. Next:lack of information that is being withheld from public. People are being doxxed, canceled. Information is always one sided. Pacheco: I think we should delay this to another date.

Brandau: we will table this to another time. We are punting on this item. We are hypothetically bringing this back in the future. .

8.0 *********Provide direction to staff regarding its recommendations relating to public requests in response to the County’s recent release of the Draft General Plan Background Report, Policy
Document, and Zoning Ordinance Update for public review, including recommendations to

identify approximately 7,000 acres generally located north of the State Route 180/Trimmer
Springs Road interchange for future study of mixed educational/residential uses, and to further
explore the extension of the lifespan of conditional use permits authorized within County

approved specific plan areas;

These are all provided from 4 public requests says staff. @LincolnSeward All four of these are in my district. Item 3 maybe hard to put into General Plan as it is fairly far along. Squaw Valley folks would like some design guidelines. Shaver Lake item:Creek Fire around lake.

Edison Lake is pondering trail designs that we need to be part of now. We need to bring Items 3 and 4 to LAFCO. @BuddySupervisor Squaw Valley has special districts? Staff:Shaver but not Squaw. Magsig: Water is always an issue for large development. We can do designs or small

projects. Public comments: @LCJandA Counsel: People have not had much help such as in Lanair and Cantu Creek. We need to not approve Special district of the 7000 acre development. We do need help for Cantua Creek, Tombstone and Lanair.Pacheco:do these areas have community plans?

Staff:Cantua Creek does.Lanair does too. A small road and intersection.
Mendes:Cantua Creek plan is in bankruptcy. CSDs are larger in Riverdale etc. pacheco: We approved a feasibility study at last meeting. Why does not that are have a blue dot today? We are already past due.

Staff: next year second quarter we will have Draft EIR. Pacheco: we need to allocate a staff person dedicated to this and the industrial park so we can get this done.We need to bring an item soon so we can get this General Plan done.I am tired of getting criticized on that.

I don't think this body has done a good job implementing the General Plan over the past 2 decades.Quintero:When at City Council we had specific community plans.Do we have anything like that for small er communities? Staff: yes that are wrapped into General Plan.

Magisg: recommend approval and bring back any costs on Squaw Valley and Shaver items. Approved.

9. Supervisor Reports. Magsig: I was able to take part on 9/11 event at Pelco. Thanks Cook Family. Mendes: I want to be on a subcommittee to work on General Plan. Brandau:State of County tomorrow at the Zoo. Contact my office and we can arrange it if you want to go.

Supervisors going into CLOSED SESSION now.
NEXT MEETINGS:
October 5, 2021 - 10:00 AM
October 19, 2021 - 10:00 AM

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