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January 18, 2022 Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting! New Chair Pacheco promised this year to focus on the County’s Foster System and County Employees. Sure enough two items today Social Services presentation on Foster System and Consent item will give one time payments

of $1500 “Pandemic Pay”to all employees. Among the Consent Calendar:14 Proclaim January 23-29, 2022 as "Fresno County School Choice Week"

14.1 Adjourn in Memory of Russell Minick

15 memorandum of Understanding with City of San Joaquin for Video Policing.There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with this request. The Sheriff’s Office receives funding annually through the County Office of Emergency Services (OES) for Homeland Security pass-through

funding. One of the projects funded is the VIPP. By purchasing their equipment and providing in-kind installation services, the City of San Joaquin will offset maintenance costs. Remaining costs, if any, will be funded through the Sheriff’s VIPP Program.

16 There is no additional Net County Cost associated with this action. The City of Fresno has requested the continuation of a contract to designate the housing of five local inmates that may be arrested by the Fresno Police Department. The rate under the agreement is $130 per

bed, per day, and is a firm-fixed, per-diem rate for services that is not subject to adjustment during the time period of this agreement.

21 &Centennial Community - Orange Cove these actions, which will allow Orange Cove to be placed on the County’s Register of Centennial Communities comprised of local communities with 100 years or more of continuous activity in Fresno County. The Historic Landmarks and Records

Advisory Commission provide your Board recommendations for qualified communities for placement on the Fresno County List of Centennial Communities. Approval by the Board of Supervisors encourages preservation of our County’s history. This item pertains to a location in District 4

22 Approve designation and placement of the William Micka Residence on the County’s Register of Historic Places;

29 Budget Amendments for Fresno County Fruit Trail This action is needed to allow the collection&use of funds from cities and businesses participating in the Fresno County Fruit Trail for publication of annual brochures and other marketing activities promoting the Fruit Trail

30 The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 appropriated one-time additional funding to jurisdictions that qualified for a HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program allocation. The County has received an allocation of $4,953,304, under the HOME Investment Partnerships -

American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) program. The HOME-ARP program is intended to provide housing, services, and shelter to individuals experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations.

33. Replacement language for Salary Resolution, Section 600, which removes the Annual Leave minimum use requirement With your Board’s approval of the recommended action, County employees will enjoy more flexibility in the use of their Annual Leave, a robust donation policy if

needed, and more accommodating use of bereavement time during those difficult days of loss. Due to time needed to Meet and Confer with Bargaining Units, this item must apply retroactively for Annual Leave hours that would have been removed under the current Salary Resolution

language to remain within the banked leave hours for use later. However, at no point will banked leave hours exceed the leave Cap that is currently in effect.

35.One-time COVID-19 Pandemic Payment for County Employees The first recommended action would designate all County employees who occupy a permanently allocated position as “Essential Workers,” thereby recognizing that all County employees work in a sector necessary to

maintain continuity of County operations critical to protect the health and well-being of County residents. The second and third recommended actions would authorize a one-time, COVID-19 Pandemic Payment for County employees who occupy a permanently allocated position as of

January 18, 2022 for classifications designated as Unrepresented, Management, Senior Management, and Department Heads (excluding elected officials),

Watch beginning at 9:30https://fresnocounty.granicus.com/player/event/2167652c-fbd8-4954-9ffb-443939788558?&redirect=true

All Supervisors present this morning. Invocation by Assistant District Attorney/City Councilman Bob Whalen. Magsig says if Whalen had run against him the first time he may never have been elected to office. Whalen prays "public service is a ministry"

Brandau removes item #34 and #35 from consent Calendar. #34 :Approval of the recommended actions would effectuate the tentatively agreed upon terms and conditions as delineated herein regarding successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Representation Unit 1, effective

January 10, 2022, through January 5, 2025. The estimated cost of the negotiated terms and conditions for FY 2021-22 is $2,265,752; $1,812,602 of which is Net County Cost (NCC). Impacted department appropriations will be monitored and adjustments will be brought to your Board

prior to fiscal year-end if needed. This item is countywide.

Brandau:happy to support this project and wants Sheriff Deputies to know that. I also want the "other part of the machine: the district attorneys i support them too. Approved,

35.One-time COVID-19 Pandemic Payment for County Employees The first recommended action would designate all County employees who occupy a permanently allocated position as “Essential Workers,” thereby recognizing that all County employees work in a sector necessary to

maintain continuity of County operations critical to protect the health and well-being of County residents. The second and third recommended actions would authorize a one-time, COVID-19 Pandemic Payment for County employees who occupy a permanently allocated position. Brandua:I

am not in favor of these one-time $1500 to be paid with tax dollars. Approved anyway 4-1

3 Revenue Agreement and Salary Resolution Amendment with the City of Mendota for Dispatching Services The County of Fresno, through its Sheriff’s Office, has been contracting with various cities to provide communication dispatching services since 1988. The Sheriff’s Office

currently provides communication dispatching services to the cities of Fowler, Kerman Kingsburg, Orange Cove and Sanger. The recommended action establishes the cost recovery rates of $15.75 per capita from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, for the recommended agreement with the

city of Mendota for dispatching services. Staff:this doesn't include the prison population. Pacheco:City of Mendota is in favor of this. Gives an extra layer of security. Approved

4. Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees - Probation Department Prior to July 1, 2021, the Probation Department received fees from individuals who were subject to fees for restitution collection, administrative fees for diversion, casual meals, and drug testing . Effective January

1, 2022, AB 177 repeals the County’s authority to collect past debts composed of these fees. The State set aside $25 million for FY 2021-22 (for half-year implementation) and $50 million annually thereafter to backfill associated revenue losses. The County’s specific backfill

amount is unknown at this time, as the legislature will draft additional legislation by March 2022 to finalize the funding allocation methodology for distribution to each County. Probation Head Haynes:State law is phasing out County's ability to to collect fees. Mendes:has the

fees being deleted been a problem to collect those? Haynes:Sometimes hard to collect fees and County was already bearing the cost of the fees. APPROVED

5.Amendment of the Fresno County Ordinance Code to Modify the Chapter on Speed Limits There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The estimated cost to install or replace speed limit signs is $2,050 for materials and $2,355 for labor and equipment for a

total estimated cost of $4,405. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues . Staff Cardoza:Second hearing in February and will go into effect in March.APPROVED

6. Receive presentation from the Department of Social Services regarding foster care.CAO Paul Nerland:Summary:all short and long term efforts will eliminate the overnight stays of children at offices. Interim Dept Head Maria Augurrie:State changes have reduced places for foster

children especially youth. UMC Mod location is hosting youth but goal is that they won't have to go there at all. Migration to Clovis Campus.Access to meals available. Supply chain issues may be an issues. Relatives placement will be priority. Youth with complex issues is a

problem. DSS have offered mental health and emergency strike team training to all staff. "No Leaf unturned" method. Of the 4 youth met 3 have found sites to go to. Temporary shelter is not a reimbursable option and Supervisors would need to approve funding. Augurrie:this will be

my focus going forward. CAO: We want salary to be competitive with other agencies for Social Services potential employees. Pacheco:I have more good than bad since Augurie has taken over. However there are some issues. We understand our new building will be delayed due to supply-

chain problems. We need to continue to provide Protective gear for employees.I am shocked to hear youth can come and go at will due to State laws. What can we do to prevent them from bringing Covid in? Staff:Go bags with supplies.Cars are cleaned before another employee

drives it. Training includes de-escalating training. How to deal with youth without putting hands on them. Patricia Gonzales: Coverage allows employees to go. Security for employees is as safe as we can but always room to grow. Depends on how youth present though. 20 kids in Nov

were hard to deal with , December 1 and 5 so far in January. Some are repeats or refused to go to a selected spot. Brandau:Any areas we have not dealt with yet? Aguirre:advocating at State level is needed and create more placement opportunities. Other Counties having similar

problems and hopefully a funding source. Pacheco:State Senator Anna Cabellero has reach out to Mendes and myself and is a willing participant. Staff :30 youth tend to be hard to deal with. I believe that number will grow with harder to find a place to go. Youth also stand up for

their rights and decide not to go. Typically the youth have serious mental health needs or sexually exploited and come to us that way. Magsig:we don't have parental rights and youth can come and go. How can we fix that ? Gonzales:staff support but we often will follow them and

try to convince them to come back. Magsig:we need to communicate the story that our hands are often tied. Our salary needs to be competitive and it takes a certain special person to take those jobs. Pacheco:We approved our salaries today but I want our CAO to analyze our comp

compared to other surrounding counties and agencies. I want that by June 1st. Not one County department that doesn't have at least one vacancy. We used to compete with retirement benefits but we are all the same now. CAO: we will make this a priority. Quintero: new heads of DSS

are transparent and easy to get a hold of. Staff:New center can be 8 weeks to opening is what we are being told. Quintero:the sooner we can get a Press Release out to public and community partners as to why it is delayed. Aguirre:Security at Clovis Campus public access site.

Quintero:I think more is needed after what happened at jail. We also need to ask our lobbyists if there is any unused pots of money we are not currently not using. CAO:$2.5 B that state cannot keep that maybe we can use. Mendes:moving to Clovis Campus was confusing to others that

it was an active construction site but we couldn't move in earlier. CAO:building is now done but insides are being done now. Public: Heather Evans: thanks for the support today. Some youth are hard to place as they have been traumatized due to human trafficking. It can be frus-

-trating to us adults. Next:Riley I appreciate Supervisors help. I know some employees are still a bit stressed over the current contracts. Next:Renee Garcia I am a Deputy Public Guardian. My pay has been capped out for past 15 years. Five of us cover entire county. We are

conservators for elderly and youth. Our pay is on the lower end. We have lots of responsibilities and often have to deal with angry families. I think our pay needs to be adjusted. A Job Specialist makes more. We are in Behavioral Health. Pacheco:I am confident you have just been

added to the list. Brandau:We had dozens of public comments when this first happened and only 3 today. I think the new Department heads have made progress. Augurrie: I give all credit to our employees.Pacheo:we will have another update in a few months.We want our existing facilty

to be the best it can before we transition into the new campus. Brandua:Went to MLK garlanding event along with Pacheco. I was having trouble with my voice earlier but I want to try again. A machine is needed to put bad guys away. They can often be released soon. The other part

of the machine include DA department such as DA Investigators. We will be dealing with this soon maybe at Closed Session. On $1500 money for all employees. I appreciate the employees and I think the money should have been built into their pay and not take taxpayer money and give

it to government workers. I do appreciate all employees.Pacheco"thanks for being a buffer with our City colleagues at the garlanding ceremony! Mendes:The machine has to turn as a unit and the gears have to all mesh. A water policy was approved at CSEC. They tend to be vanilla

but I was able to get the Bay Area Supervisors to agree. Pacheco:With Brandau and Mendes as part of the machine we also need to remember the correctional employees as well. Magsig:Re-appoints @BlakeZante to Planning Commission's At Large Seat.Pacheco:Allisa Bonner to vocational

board. No Unscheduled Public comments. Among CLOSED SESSION items include 12.1 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; County

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