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Kern County Board of Supervisors Summary of Proceedings April 13 SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - COUNTY OF KERN 1115 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California Regular Meeting Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:00 A.M. BOARD RECONVENED Supervisors: McQuiston, Maben, Maggard, Watson, Rubio ROLL CALL: All Present SALUTE TO FLAG - Led by Third District Supervisor Mike Maggard NOTE: The vote is displayed in bold below each item. For example, McQuiston-Watson denotes Supervisor McQuiston made the motion and Supervisor Watson seconded the motion. CONSENT AGENDA/OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: ALL ITEMS LISTED WITH A "CA" WERE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND APPROVED BY ONE MOTION. BOARD ACTION SHOWN IN CAPS RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS 1) Proclamation proclaiming April 17, 2010 as Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Great American Cleanup 2010 in Kern County - PROCLAIMED; MADE PRESENTATION TO CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MAYOR HARVEY HALL WHO ACKNOWLEDGED BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT; MAYOR HARVEY HALL HEARD Maggard-Rubio: All Ayes 2) Proclamation proclaiming April 13, 2010 as CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Day in Kern County - PROCLAIMED; MADE PRESENTATION TO COLLEEN MCGAULEY, CASA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; COLLEEN MCGAULEY HEARD Rubio-Maben: All Ayes 3) Proclamation proclaiming April 2010 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Kern County - PROCLAIMED; MADE PRESENTATION TO ELENA ACOSTA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES; AND TOM CORSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KERN COUNTY NETWORK FOR CHILDREN; ELENA ACOSTA AND TOM CORSON, HEARD Rubio-Maben: All Ayes 4) Proclamation proclaiming April 11 - 17, 2010 as National Library Week in Kern County - PROCLAIMED; MADE PRESENTATION TO DIANE DUQUETTE, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARIES; DIANE DUQUETTE HEARD McQuiston-Rubio: All Ayes Summary of Proceedings Page 7 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 4/13/2010 5) Proclamation proclaiming April 13, 2010 as National Library Worker Day in Kern County - PROCLAIMED; MADE PRESENTATION TO DIANE DUQUETTE, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARIES, WHO INTRODUCED LIBRARY STAFF MEMBERS ANDREA APPLE, BRENDA SCOBEY, CHRISTOPHER LIVINGSTON AND BERTA KALAR; DIANE DUQUETTE, BERTA KALAR AND CHRISTOPHER LIVINGSTON, HEARD McQuiston-Rubio: All Ayes 6) Proclamation proclaiming April 18 - 24, 2010 as National Volunteer Week in Kern County - PROCLAIMED; MADE PRESENTATION TO DIANE DUQUETTE, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARIES, WHO INTRODUCED ROSEMARY PACINI, PRESIDENT, FRIENDS OF THE KERN COUNTY LIBRARY, INC., AND DON MURFIN, PRESIDENT, KERN COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION; DIANE DUQUETTE AND ROSEMARY PACINI, HEARD McQuiston-Rubio: All Ayes 7) Proclamation proclaiming April 19 - 23, 2010 as Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Week in Kern County - PROCLAIMED; MADE PRESENTATION TO MATTHEW CONSTANTINE, DIRECTOR, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES, WHO INTRODUCED DENISE SMITH, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DISEASE CONTROL, WHO IN TURN INTRODUCED STATE AND LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES LUPE ESPAIN, ALIRA MEDEL, HILDA CASTELLANOS, CAROL CERVANTES, ANDY ALANIZ, KATHY CROSS AND MELBA SPOONER; DENISE SMITH HEARD Maben-Rubio: All Ayes CA-8) Proclamation proclaiming April 2010 as National County Government Month in Kern County - PROCLAIMED Maben-McQuiston: All Ayes PUBLIC REQUESTS CA-9) Request of Jeanette Richardson Parks, Executive Director, Arts Council of Kern, for the Board to adopt a Resolution approving participation in the 2010 California Arts Council State/Local Partnership Program - APPROVED; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2010-070 Maben-McQuiston: All Ayes APPOINTMENTS CA-10) Appointment of Kimberly Mullins as First District Member to the Human Relations Commission, term to expire March 12, 2011 - MADE APPOINTMENT Maben-McQuiston: All Ayes CA-11) Reappointment of Ruben Hill as At-large Member to the North Kern Cemetery District, term to expire March 5, 2014 - MADE REAPPOINTMENT Maben-McQuiston: All Ayes Summary of Proceedings Page 8 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 4/13/2010 PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS 12) This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons to address the Board on any matter not on this agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Board. Board members may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed. They may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff for factual information or request staff to report back to the Board at a later meeting. Also, the Board may take action to direct the staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES. PLEASE STATE AND SPELL YOUR NAME BEFORE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU! JEREMY WRIGHT HEARD REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF KERN COUNTY GANG MITIGATION OPERATION CHANGE (KCGMOC) JEREMY TOBIAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND TRACEY LAMONICA, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF KERN, HEARD REGARDING HUMANITARIAN AWARD BANQUET TO BE HELD MAY 14, 2010 AT THE DOUBLETREE HOTEL, BAKERSFIELD BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS 13) On their own initiative, Board members may make an announcement or a report on their own activities. They may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff or take action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda (Gov. Code Sec. 54954.2[a]) CHAIRMAN WATSON REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN ON THE CLOSED SESSION ITEM CONSIDERED FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY’S MEETING AT KERN MEDICAL CENTER DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS AGING AND ADULT SERVICES CA-14) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 415-2009 with Valley Caregivers Resource Center for Title III E Family Caregiver Support Services for FY 2009-2010, to increase funding by $16,702 (Fiscal Impact: $16,702 Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 251-2010 Maben-McQuiston: All Ayes CA-15) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 449-2009 with City of Delano for Title III C Senior Nutrition Services for FY 2009-2010, to increase funding by $11,270 (Fiscal Impact: $11,270 Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 252-2010 Maben-McQuiston: All Ayes CA-16) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 448-2009 with North of the River Recreation and Park District for Title III C Senior Nutrition Services for FY 2009-2010, to increase funding by $11,613 (Fiscal Impact: $11,613 Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 253-2010 Maben-McQuiston: All Ayes Summary of Proceedings Page 9 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 4/13/2010 CA-17) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 450-2009 with Richard Prado East Bakersfield Senior Center, Inc., for Title III C Senior Nutrition Services for FY 2009-2010, to increase funding by $13,130 (Fiscal Impact: $13,130 Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 254-2010 Maben-McQuiston: All Ayes AGRICULTURE AND MEASUREMENT STANDARDS CA-18) Proposed Amendment No. 09-2 to Agreement 180-2009 with United States Department of Agriculture (Agreement No. 09-8500-0654-CA) for area- wide management of Glassy-winged Sharpshooter, decreasing Federal award by $830,000 (Fiscal Impact: $830,000 Decrease; Federal Grant; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 255-2010 Maben-McQuiston: All Ayes AIRPORTS CA-19) Proposed retroactive Grant Agreement with Federal Aviation Administration, in the amount of $758,802, from March 29, 2010, for project No. 3-06-0017-035-2010 for improvements of old terminal building at Meadows Field Airport; and request to appropriate unanticipated revenue (Fiscal Impact: $758,802 Revenue; Federal Grant; Airports Enterprise Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; RATIFIED EXECUTION BY STAFF; APPROVED APPROPRIATION OF UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE AMOUNT OF $758,802 TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR CONTINGENCIES; APPROVED BUDGET TRANSFER IN THE AMOUNT OF $758,802 FROM APPROPRIATIONS FOR CONTINGENCIES TO BUDGET UNIT 8994 Maben-McQuiston: All Ayes AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY CLERK CA-20) County of Kern Single Audit Report for year ended June 30, 2009 (Fiscal Impact: None) - RECEIVED AND FILED Maben-McQuiston: All Ayes CA-21) Audit report of Aging and Adult Services for fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and department’s response (Fiscal Impact: None) - RECEIVED AND FILED Maben-McQuiston: All Ayes CA-22) Proposed Resolution from City of Ridgecrest requesting Elections Official to conduct its Special Election and to consolidate with Statewide Direct Primary Election to be held June 8, 2010 (Fiscal Impact: None) - AUTHORIZED ELECTIONS OFFICE TO CONDUCT ELECTIONS- RELATED SERVICES REQUESTED Maben-McQuiston: All Ayes Summary of Proceedings Page 10 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – 9:00 A.M. 4/13/2010 CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES CA-23) Proposed addition of one (1) Departmental Analyst I/II position and one (1) Office Services Specialist position, and deletion of two (2) Child Support Officer I/II/III positions, effective April 19, 2010 (Fiscal Impact: $1,196; State/Federal Grant Funded; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; REFERRED TO PERSONNEL TO AMEND DEPARTMENTAL POSITIONS AND SALARY SCHEDULE Maben-McQuiston: All Ayes COUNTY COUNSEL CA-24) Request from the Patricia Murusich Trust for reissuance of County warrant, in the amount of $92.77 (Fiscal Impact: None) - DENIED REQUEST Maben-McQuiston: All Ayes CA-25) Proposed Ordinance adding Section 10.04.775 to Chapter 10.04 of Title 10 of the Kern County Ordinance Code establishing a 50-mile-per-hour speed limit on Seventh Standard Road, between 1,000 feet west of Coffee Road and Golden State Highway, Bakersfield (Fiscal Impact: None) - WAIVED READING; INTRODUCED ORDINANCE Maben-McQuiston: All
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