SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS



BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - COUNTY OF KERN



1115 Truxtun Avenue

Bakersfield, California



Regular Meeting

Tuesday, July 28, 1998



10:00 A.M.

BOARD RECONVENED

Supervisors: McQuiston, Perez, Patrick, Peterson, Parra

ROLL CALL: All Present



SALUTE TO FLAG - Led by Supervisor Patrick



CONSENT AGENDA/OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: ALL ITEMS LISTED WITH AN ASTERISK (*) OR A NUMBER SIGN (#) WERE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND APPROVED BY ONE MOTION.



BOARD ACTION SHOWN IN CAPS



NOTE: SUPERVISOR PATRICK INTRODUCED CARRIE HENDERSON, AN ROTC MEMBER AND STUDENT OF BAKERSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, WHO IS WORKING IN SUPERVISOR PATRICK'S OFFICE DURING THE SUMMER AS AN INTERN

RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

1) Proclamation proclaiming August, 1998 as JTPA Employers' Training Resource Alumni/Ambassador Month - PROCLAIMED; MADE PRESENTATION TO JOHN NILON, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYERS' TRAINING RESOURCE; JOHN NILON HEARD
2) Presentation of Certificate of Recognition to Mrs. Allyene Genevieve DeFede in memory of Dr. Anton John DeFede for his many years of dedicated service to the children of Kern County - MADE PRESENTATION TO ALLYENE GENEVIEVE DeFEDE; ALLYENE DeFEDE HEARD; DR. B.A. JINADU, DIRECTOR, PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HEARD; DR. PORTIA CHOI, DEPUTY HEALTH OFFICER, PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HEARD; BARBARA HARMS, ADMINISTRATOR, CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS' SERVICES; SUSAN LeDREW, SUPERVISING THERAPIST, CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS' SERVICES; AND BARBARA WETTEROTH AND SUE MILLER, RETIRED FROM CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS' SERVICES, INTRODUCED
PUBLIC REQUESTS
Pa-Pe

All Ayes

3) Request of the Arts Council of Kern to address the Board regarding their request for 1998-99 funding in the amount of $25,000 - JAMES JOHNSON, ARTS COUNCIL OF KERN, HEARD; REFERRED TO BUDGET FILE
Pa-Pe

All Ayes

4) Request of Eugene Albitre of the Native American Heritage Preservation Council of Kern County to address the Board regarding a Native American Center - EUGENE ALBITRE HEARD; RECEIVED AND FILED DOCUMENTS; REFERRED TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FOR REVIEW AND REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD
Pa-Pz

All Ayes

5) Request of representatives of the Valley Fever Vaccine Project of the Americas (a Rotary District 5240 Project) to present an update to the Board - PAULINE LARWOOD AND ROTARIANS DR. RAY GEIGLE, MIKE COOPER, BOB PARKER, AND ROGER McINTOSH, HEARD; RECEIVED AND FILED DOCUMENTS; REFERRED TO BUDGET FILE
6) Request from Phil Arnold, President of the South West Defense Alliance to present the First Annual Report on the progress of the South West Defense Alliance - PHIL ARNOLD, INTERIM PRESIDENT, SOUTH WEST DEFENSE ALLIANCE, HEARD
APPOINTMENTS/RESIGNATIONS
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*7) Appointment of Leslie M. Dragoo as Fourth Supervisorial Public Agency Representative to the Local Child Care and Development Planning Council, term to expire June 30, 1999 - MADE APPOINTMENT
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*8 Appointment of Linda L. Eberhart as First Supervisorial Community Representative to the Local Child Care and Development Planning Council, term to expire June 30, 2000 - MADE APPOINTMENT
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*9) Reappointment of William Prout to the Public Cemetery District No. 1 of Kern County, term to expire July 21, 2002 - MADE REAPPOINTMENT
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*10) Reappointment of Margo Arnold as a Hospital Representative to the Kern Health System's Board of Directors, term to expire June 30, 2001 - MADE REAPPOINTMENT
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*11) Correction of appointment of Dr. Milton Woolsey from Fourth District Public Agency Representative to First District Child Care Provider Member of the Local Child Care and Development Planning Council - APPROVED
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Pe-Pa

All Ayes































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 YOUR NAME BEFORE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU! - GAYLE PADOVICH, ROLAND MULLER, DENISE CARLSON, VALERIE WALKER, TAMBRA FRY, AND TONY PARONA, OF FRAZIER PARK; AND JANICE WRIGHT OF LEBEC, HEARD IN OPPOSITION TO THE GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS ESTABLISHMENT OPERATING IN FRAZIER PARK AND THE APPLICATION FOR A LIQUOR LICENSE THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL; RECEIVED AND FILED DOCUMENTS; REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL TO RESEARCH ALCOHOL PERMIT PROCESS, TIME LIMITS ON PICKETING, AND ADULT BUSINESS ORDINANCES DEFINITIONS
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]) - NO ONE HEARD
DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS


AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER

Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*14) Proposed retroactive Agreement with Tulare County (prior notification on June 30, 1998), for Fiscal Year 1998-99, for reimbursement for agricultural inspection services performed at the Postal Sectional Center in Bakersfield for Tulare County, in an amount not to exceed $15,000 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 597-98
ASSESSOR-RECORDER
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*15) Proposed Agreement with Exigent Computer Group to provide ongoing computer programming support for the Recorder's Office, in an amount not to exceed $50,000 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 598-98
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY CLERK
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

16) Proposed amendment to Audit Agreement (#063-98) with Brown, Armstrong, Randall and Reyes Accountancy Corporation adding the contract audit of Tehachapi Recycling, Inc., for the period of January 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998, in an amount not to exceed $15,000 - ROY WEYGAND, PRESIDENT OF KERNTAX, HEARD; DIRECTED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY CLERK TO REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD WITH A FULL REPORT ON THE AUDIT; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 599-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*17) Proposition 4 Appropriations Limit for 1998/99 - 1) CHOSE THE CHANGE IN THE CALIFORNIA PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME AS THE COST OF LIVING FACTOR TO BE USED IN CALCULATING THE 1998/99 APPROPRIATION LIMIT; AND 2) USED THE CHANGE IN POPULATION WITHIN THE INCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY AS THE POPULATION FACTOR; AND 3) TOOK THIS REPORT AND ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION UNDER SUBMISSION AND CONTINUED THE MATTER UNTIL YOUR REGULAR MEETING OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1998, AT 10:00 A.M. TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY TIME FOR PUBLIC REVIEW OF THE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO CALCULATION OF THE 1998/99 APPROPRIATION LIMIT
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*18) Request of City of Bakersfield to provide election services for its November 3, 1998, Special Election and to consolidate with other elections - AUTHORIZED ELECTIONS DIVISION TO PERFORM THE RELATED SERVICES REQUESTED AND ORDERED THE CONSOLIDATION
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*19) Request of City of Delano to provide election services for its November 3, 1998, Special Election and to consolidate with other elections - AUTHORIZED ELECTIONS DIVISION TO PERFORM THE RELATED SERVICES REQUESTED AND ORDERED THE CONSOLIDATION
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*20) Request of Delano Joint Union High School District to provide election services for its November 3, 1998, Special Election and to consolidate with other elections - AUTHORIZED ELECTIONS DIVISION TO PERFORM THE RELATED SERVICES REQUESTED AND ORDERED THE CONSOLIDATION
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*21) Request of City of Ridgecrest to provide election services for its November 3, 1998, Special Election and to consolidate with other elections - AUTHORIZED ELECTIONS DIVISION TO PERFORM THE RELATED SERVICES REQUESTED AND ORDERED THE CONSOLIDATION
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*22) Request of Rosamond Community Services District to provide election services for its November 3, 1998, Special Election and to consolidate with other elections - AUTHORIZED ELECTIONS DIVISION TO PERFORM THE RELATED SERVICES REQUESTED AND ORDERED THE CONSOLIDATION
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*23) Request of City of Taft to provide election services for its November 3, 1998, Special Election and to consolidate with other elections - AUTHORIZED ELECTIONS DIVISION TO PERFORM THE RELATED SERVICES REQUESTED AND ORDERED THE CONSOLIDATION
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*24) Request of Wasco Union High School District to provide election services for its November 3, 1998, Special Election and to consolidate with other elections - AUTHORIZED ELECTIONS DIVISION TO PERFORM THE RELATED SERVICES REQUESTED AND ORDERED THE CONSOLIDATION
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*25) Request from Golden Hills Community Services District to change the election of Directors from odd to even numbered years and to consolidate with other elections - AUTHORIZED ELECTIONS DIVISION TO PERFORM THE RELATED SERVICES REQUESTED AND ORDERED THE CONSOLIDATION COMMENCING IN YEAR 2000
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*26) Report regarding Voter File Maintenance Purge Criteria - RECEIVED AND FILED
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*27) Request from Supervisor Perez for letter in support of the Death Valley Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
CLERK OF THE BOARD
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*28) Amended Conflict of Interest Codes for Department of Parks and Recreation and the Assessor-Recorder - APPROVED
EMPLOYERS' TRAINING RESOURCE
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*29) Proposed amendment to 1997-98 Subgrant Agreement with San Joaquin Valley College to provide eleven additional JTPA eligible clients the opportunity to receive training in the areas of health care administration, office administration, and refrigeration and air conditioning technology, in an amount not to exceed $75,095 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 600-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*30) Proposed retroactive approval of Agreement with the Kern Community College District (prior notification on May 5, 1998) to implement the Summer Youth and Training Program under Title IIB of the JTPA, from March 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998, in an amount not to exceed $146,679 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 601-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*31) Proposed retroactive approval of Agreement with Maricopa Unified School District (prior notification on May 5, 1998) to implement the Summer Youth and Training Program under Title IIB of the JTPA, from March 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998, in an amount not to exceed $47,771 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 602-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*32) Proposed retroactive approval of Agreement with McFarland Unified School District (prior notification on May 5, 1998) to implement the Summer Youth and Training Program under Title IIB of the JTPA, from March 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998, in an amount not to exceed $66,458 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 603-98
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*33) Proposed Standard Agreement for License to Enter Property - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED FIRE CHIEF TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF GAINING ACCESS TO PROPERTY FOR TRAINING PURPOSES; ANY AMENDMENT TO THE STANDARD AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF COUNTY COUNSEL; AUTHORIZED FIRE CHIEF TO SIGN
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*34) Unusual travel request for Dispatch Supervisor Sharon Ward to attend EMD National Conference to be held in Snowbird, Utah, from August 31 through September 6, 1998, in an amount not to exceed $1,768 - APPROVED
HUMAN SERVICES
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*35) Proposed Agreement with Datatran Network Systems, Inc. for the provision of Network Installation Services - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 604-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*36) Proposed Six Month Report to State Audit Report regarding Child Welfare Services - RECEIVED AND FILED REPORT; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN LETTER TO STATE AUDITOR
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*37) Proposed Agreement with Delano Joint Union High School District for the Provision of Eligibility Verification of Students in CalWORKs and/or Food Stamp Programs - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 605-98
KERN MEDICAL CENTER
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*38) Proposed reappointment of Medical Staff Membership - APPROVED
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*39) Proposed Amendment No. 3 to Management Services Agreement for Housekeeping Services with ServiceMaster Management Services, extending term of the agreement to December 31, 1998, in an additional amount not to exceed $105,446 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 606-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*40) Proposed retroactive approval of travel request for salary only for Pam Griffin, PA, and Julie Proffitt, PA, who attended the Essentials of Women's Health: An Integrated Approach to Primary Care and Office Gynecology conference at Mauna Kea Resort, Big Island, Hawaii, from June 28 to July 3, 1998 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR/CONTROLLER TO PAY RETROACTIVE SALARY
Pe-Pa

All Ayes

41) Proposed retroactive amendment to the License Agreement for Use of Space with the Lamont Senior Center to include monthly rent of $200 for use of premises - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 607-98
WITH-

DRAWN

42) Proposed retroactive Agreement for professional recruitment of temporary nursing staff with Clinical One from June 1, 1998, to May 31, 2000, in an amount not to exceed $400,000 for the term of the agreement -
LIBRARY
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*43) Proposed changes to Bookmobile Schedule effective August 31, 1998 - APPROVED
WITH-

DRAWN

*44) Proposed Ordinance establishing Fine and Fee Schedule -
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*45) Unusual travel requests for Michael Parmley to travel to Reston, Virginia, to attend The Learning Tree Training Passport Oracle 7 Courses #232 and #233 on August 2-9, 1998, in an amount not to exceed $2,605.00, and Course #236 on August 23-30, 1998, in an amount not to exceed $1,816.00 - APPROVED
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*46) Proposed deletion of thirty (30) temporary positions in Budget Unit #4123 effective June 30, 1998 and concurrent addition of thirty (30 temporary positions for the Kern Linkage Program in Budget Unit #4120 effective June 30, 1998 - APPROVED; REFERRED TO PERSONNEL TO AMEND THE DEPARTMENTAL POSITIONS AND SALARY SCHEDULE
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*47) Request authorization for special purchases for socialization and stabilization activities for clients for Fiscal Year 1998-99, in an amount not to exceed $2,500 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY CLERK TO PAY FOR SERVICES AS APPROVED BY THE MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*48) Request authorization for expenditures for Friday Night Live, Club Live and Friday Night Live Kids Program, for Fiscal Year 1998-99, in an amount not to exceed $30,000 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY CLERK TO PAY FOR SERVICES AS APPROVED BY THE MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*49) Proposed Amendment No. 1 (removal of Medi-Cal billing/cost report/auditing requirements not pertinent to contract) to Agreement No. 288-98 with Laurie Stamps, M.F.C.C., for Fiscal Year 1998-99, for provision of services to mentally ill children residing in the metropolitan Bakersfield area (no fiscal impact) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 608-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*50) Proposed Amendment No. 1 (removal of Medi-Cal billing/cost report/auditing requirements not pertinent to contract) to Agreement #289-98 with Douglas Cowan, M.F.C.C., for Fiscal Year 1998-99, for provision of services to mentally ill children residing in the metropolitan Bakersfield area (no fiscal impact) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 609-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*51) Proposed Agreement with Howard Wallach, M.D., Inc., for Fiscal Year 1998-99 (July 28, 1998-June 30, 1999), for provision of psychiatric therapy services for mentally ill clients residing in the metropolitan Bakersfield area, in an amount not to exceed $8,500 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 610-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*52) Agreement with Richard Feldman, M.D., Inc., for Fiscal Year 1998-99 (July 28, 1998-June 30, 1999), for provision of psychiatric therapy services for mentally ill clients residing in the metropolitan Bakersfield area, in an amount not to exceed $25,500 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 611-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*53) Proposed Amendment No. 6 (decrease of $840,523 in funding to reflect actual expenditures) to Agreement No. 348-97 with the California State Department of Alcohol and Drugs, for Fiscal Year 1997-98, for provision of alcohol and drug services to Kern County clients, for a revised total contract not to exceed $4,967,587 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 612-98
OFFICE ON AGING
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*54) Proposed Agreement for Dietician Services with Rohini Kubendran, R.D., for Fiscal Year 1998-99, in an amount not to exceed $3,500 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 613-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*55) Proposed Agreement for Nutrition Services with Shafter Recreation and Park District, for Fiscal Year 1998-99, in an amount not to exceed $84,516 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 614-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*56) Proposed Agreement for Brown Bag Program Services with Kern County Economic Opportunity Corporation, for Fiscal Year 1998-99, in an amount not to exceed $19,180 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 615-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*57) Proposed Agreement for Legal Services with Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc., for Fiscal Year 1998-99, in an amount not to exceed $98,040 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 616-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*58) Proposed Agreement for Ombudsman Services with Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc., for Fiscal Year 1998-99, in an amount not to exceed $70,052 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 617-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*59) Proposed Agreement for Adult Day Care Services with Alzheimer's Disease Association of Kern County, for Fiscal Year 1998-99, in an amount not to exceed $13,103 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 618-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*60) Proposed Agreement for Case Management Services with Homemaker Service of Indian Wells Valley, Inc., for Fiscal Year 1998-99, in an amount not to exceed $5,502 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 619-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*61) Proposed Agreement for Information and Referral Services with Homemaker Services of Indian Wells Valley, Inc., for Fiscal Year 1998-99, in an amount not to exceed $20,924 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 620-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*62) Proposed Agreement for In Home Services with Homemaker Services of Indian Wells Valley, Inc., for Fiscal Year 1998-99, in an amount not to exceed $33,768 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 621-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*63) Proposed Agreement for Adult Day Care (Respite) Services with Homemaker Service of Indian Wells Valley, Inc., for Fiscal Year 1998-99, in an amount not to exceed $6,950 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 622-98
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*64) Classifications of positions recommended by Civil Service Commission, effective August 1, 1998 - APPROVED; REFERRED TO PERSONNEL TO AMEND THE DEPARTMENTAL POSITIONS AND SALARY SCHEDULE
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*65) Proposed 90-day Agreement with Tulare County for the Detention of Juvenile Offenders - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 623-98
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

66) Notification of anticipated retroactive approval of agreement with Westside Hospital, Inc. for radiological services, from August 1, 1998 through July 31, 1999, in an amount not to exceed $4,000 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Pe-Pa

All Ayes

67) Notification of anticipated retroactive approval of agreement for consulting pharmacist, from August 1, 1998 through July 31, 1999, in an amount not to exceed $5,000 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*68) Proposed Master Grant Agreement with the Department of Health Services for AIDS Services, from July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999, in an amount not to exceed $854,188 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 624-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*69) Proposed Agreement with Visiting Nurse Services, Inc. for case management of HIV/AIDS patients, from July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999, in an amount not to exceed $10,519 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 625-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*70) Proposed application for continued funding for the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program for fiscal year 1998-99, in the amount of $332,515 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN APPLICATION AND RELATED DOCUMENTS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE STATE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AS TO FORM BY COUNTY COUNSEL
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*71) Proposed Agreement with Interim Health Care, Assisted Care Division for Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS, from July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999, in an amount not to exceed $14,000 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 626-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*72) Proposed Agreement with State Department of Health Services for Automated Immunization Tracking and Registration System, from July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999, in an amount not to exceed $275,000 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 627-98
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*73) Application to hold a parade, Rosamond Chamber of Commerce, September 26, 1998 - FOUND THAT THE SHERIFF HAS NOTED HIS APPROVAL ON THE PERMIT AND THAT THE PARADE WILL NOT RESULT IN THE UNDUE OR UNMANAGEABLE OBSTRUCTION OR HINDRANCE OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE IT IS TO BE HELD; WILL NOT LEAD TO BREACH OF THE PEACE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR OTHER DISORDERLY OR UNLAWFUL CONDUCT; WILL NOT CONFLICT WITH OTHER PARADES PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PERMITS, AND THAT THE SHERIFF HAS FACILITIES TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE THE PARADE; APPROVED PERMIT; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*74) Application to hold a parade, Mountain Memories in Frazier Park, August 1, 1998 - FOUND THAT THE SHERIFF HAS NOTED HIS APPROVAL ON THE PERMIT AND THAT THE PARADE WILL NOT RESULT IN THE UNDUE OR UNMANAGEABLE OBSTRUCTION OR HINDRANCE OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE IT IS TO BE HELD; WILL NOT LEAD TO BREACH OF THE PEACE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR OTHER DISORDERLY OR UNLAWFUL CONDUCT; WILL NOT CONFLICT WITH OTHER PARADES PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PERMITS, AND THAT THE SHERIFF HAS FACILITIES TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE THE PARADE; APPROVED PERMIT; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*75) Request for approval of modification of Intergovernmental Agreement with U.S. Marshals Service to house and transport Federal prisoners to increase rates paid to County - APPROVED PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO IGA NO. J-E97-M-170; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 628-98
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*76) Proposed sole source agreement with Metro Research Inc. to design and install a multi-use communication system in the Sheriff's downtown jail - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED PURCHASING AGENT TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE CONTRACT WITH METRO RESEARCH INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $21,000, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AS TO FORM BY COUNTY COUNSEL
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*77) Treasurer's Pooled Cash Portfolio Summary and Detail Reports - RECEIVED AND FILED
Pz-Pe

All Ayes

*78) Cash Receipts and Disbursements - RECEIVED AND FILED
CLOSED SESSIONS



COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

Pe-Pa

All Ayes

79) Request for closed session regarding Meet and Confer, KCPA, CCAPE, and KFA -
WITH-

DRAWN

80) Request for closed session regarding Department Head performance; Title Clerk of the Board -
Pe-Pa

All Ayes

81) Request for closed session regarding Clerk of the Board recruitment -
Pe-Pa

All Ayes

81A) Results of closed session regarding Clerk of the Board recruitment - CONTINUED TO TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1998, AT 2:00 P.M., ITEM #79
Pe-Pa

All Ayes

82) Request for closed session regarding Mental Health Services Director recruitment -
Pe-Pa

All Ayes

82A) Results of closed session regarding Mental Health Services Director recruitment - CONTINUED TO TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1998, AT 2:00 P.M., ITEM #80
COUNTY COUNSEL
Pa-Pa

All Ayes

83) Request for closed session regarding a lawsuit entitled Scott Kniffen, et al., v. County of Kern, et al., U.S. District Court, Eastern District Court of California, Case No. 97-5105 REC. (Government Code Section 54956.9(a)) -
Pe-Pa RECONVENED FROM CLOSED SESSION; RECESSED TO 2:00 P.M.







Deputy Clerk







Chairman, Board of Supervisors







SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS



BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - COUNTY OF KERN



1115 Truxtun Avenue

Bakersfield, California





Regular Meeting

Tuesday, July 28, 1998



2:00 P.M.



BOARD CONVENED

Supervisors: McQuiston, Perez, Patrick, Peterson, Parra

ROLL CALL: ALL PRESENT





CONSENT AGENDA/OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: ALL ITEMS LISTED WITH AN ASTERISK (*) OR A NUMBER SIGN (#) WERE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND APPROVED BY ONE MOTION



BOARD ACTION SHOWN IN CAPS



KERN SANITATION AUTHORITY






Pe-Pz

All Ayes





#1)



Hearing


Written Report of Sewer Service Charges for Fiscal Year 1998-1999 - OPENED HEARING; NO ONE HEARD; CLOSED HEARING; ADOPTED, REVISED, CHANGED, REDUCED, AND MODIFIED ALL CHARGES IN REPORT; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-225



Pe-Pz

All Ayes



#2)


Resolution Establishing 1998-1999 Proposition 4 Appropriation Limits for the Kern Sanitation Authority - ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-226; DIRECTED THE SECRETARY TO PUBLISH A NOTICE OF FILING OF THE WRITTEN REPORT


Pe-Pz

All Ayes



#3)


Proposed Agreement for participation in the Kern County Permit Consolidation Zone - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 629-98


Pe-Pz

All Ayes



#4)


Project Completion Report for Contract No. C2518; Wastewater Treatment Control Building, Kern Sanitation Authority - RECEIVED AND FILED


Pe-Pz

All Ayes



#5)


Project Completion Report for Purchase Order No. 806509; Raise, Repair, and Construct Sewer Manholes, Kern Sanitation Authority - RECEIVED AND FILED




FORD CITY - TAFT HEIGHTS




Pe-Pz

All Ayes





#6)
Hearing

Written Report of Sewer Service Charges for Fiscal Year 1998-1999 - OPENED HEARING; NO ONE HEARD; CLOSED HEARING; ADOPTED, REVISED, CHANGED, REDUCED, AND MODIFIED ALL CHARGES IN SAID WRITTEN REPORT; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-227

Pe-Pz

All Ayes

#7) Resolution Establishing 1998-1999 Proposition 4 Appropriation Limits for the Kern Sanitation Authority - ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-228; DIRECTED THE SECRETARY TO PUBLISH A NOTICE OF FILING OF THE WRITTEN REPORT



PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
8) 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 YOUR NAME BEFORE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU! - NO ONE HEARD


BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS














Mc-Pe

All Ayes

9) 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]) -



Supervisor McQuiston discussed upcoming Budget Hearings and Departmental Computer Systems and Embedded Technology being Year 2000 compliant - REFERRED TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TO PROVIDE UPDATE, AT TIME OF BUDGET HEARINGS, AS TO DEPARTMENTAL YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE



Supervisor Perez discussed his attendance at the Association of Counties Meeting last week in Oregon and advised he will report on same at next board meeting



DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS



COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*10) Proposed Agreement with David M. Griffith & Associates for Human Resource Management System Assessment in an amount not exceed $350,000 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 630-98
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*11) Kern County Economic Incentive Policy Finding of Eligibility - Bear Creek Production Company - MADE FINDING OF ELIGIBILITY; REFERRED AGREEMENT TO CAO AND COUNTY COUNSEL; REFERRED CALCULATION OF TAX INCREMENT TO ASSESSOR
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*12) Application for Grant Funding From the United States Department of Justice in the amount of $659,906 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CAO TO SUBMIT APPLICATION AND TO COORDINATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS FOR USE OF FUNDS RECEIVED
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*13) Update of Department Head Salary Review Recommendations - RECEIVED AND FILED; REFERRED TO BUDGET HEARINGS
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*14) Proposed Approval of 1997 Collections Transaction Record - Kern County Museum - APPROVED
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*15) Report on Results of FY 1997-98 Budget Savings Incentive Program - REFERRED TO FY 1998-99 BUDGET FILE AND CAO TO COMPUTE ADJUSTMENTS TO DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS DURING FY 1998-99 BUDGET HEARINGS
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*16) Establishment of Special Revenue Fund for Mental Health and Mental Health-Substance Budget Units - APPROVED MENTAL HEALTH FUND (#00141) AS AN INTEREST BEARING FUND; APPROVED GENERAL FUND CASH ADVANCE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 20% OF ANNUAL BUDGETED AMOUNT WITH INTEREST TO BE PAID AT TREASURER'S POOLED INVESTMENT PROGRAM RATE, AND AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY CLERK TO MAKE LOANS; AUTHORIZED INDIRECT COSTS TO BE CHARGED TO BUDGET UNITS 4120 AND 4123 EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1998; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY-CLERK TO TRANSFER COUNTY'S CONTRIBUTION TO FUND QUARTERLY; REFERRED IMPLEMENTATION TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY-CLERK, AND MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*17) Proposed Amendment No. 6-98 to County Administrative Procedures Updating Purchasing Procedures, Chapter 5 - APPROVED
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

18) Report on Formation of Citizens Advisory Committee and Related Annexation Matters - RECEIVED AND FILED DOCUMENTS; ROY WEYGAND, PRESIDENT OF KERNTAX; BILL CLARK; BARBARA FOWLER; BECKY KAISER; CAROLINE ASKEW; STUART WALKER; BARBARA TOWNSEND; MARISA ALCANTAR; AND BECKY NAPIER, CITY OF TAFT, HEARD; CONTINUED TO TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1998, AT 2:00 P.M.



Legislative Matters:
Pe-Pa

All Ayes

19) Proposed Resolution in Opposition to Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Central Sierra Wilderness Management - DENNIS FOX HEARD IN SUPPORT OF RECOMMENDATION; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-229; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN CORRESPONDENCE
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*20) Proposed Resolution Supporting California High Desert Resource Conservation and Development Project - ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-230; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN CORRESPONDENCE
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*21) Proposed Resolution Endorsing the Golden State Museum - ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-231; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN CORRESPONDENCE
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*22) AB 1619 Grant for Pilot Program aimed at reducing Cardiovascular Disease in Bakersfield - SUPPORTED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN CORRESPONDENCE TO APPROPRIATE LEGISLATORS



COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

General Services Division



Hearings

Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*23) Proposed Amendment to Franchise Ordinance F-289, Koch Oil Company (All S.D.'s) - OPENED HEARING; NO ONE HEARD; CLOSED HEARING; MADE FINDING THAT PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PER SECTION 15301; DIRECTED CLERK OF THE BOARD TO COMPLETE AND FILE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-232; ENACTED ORDINANCE F-418
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*24) Application for Pipeline Franchise from Golden Bear Acquisition Corp. (S.D. #1 & #3) - OPENED HEARING; NO ONE HEARD; CLOSED HEARING; MADE FINDING THAT PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PER SECTION 15301; DIRECTED CLERK OF THE BOARD TO COMPLETE AND FILE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-233; ENACTED ORDINANCE F-419



S.D. #1
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*25) License for Non-federal Use of Real Property, allowing use of communications facility at China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station by the Communications Division - MADE FINDING THAT PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PER SECTION 15301; DIRECTED CLERK OF THE BOARD TO COMPLETE AND FILE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION; APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN



S.D. #3
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*26) Proposed Lease Agreement for Kern Medical Center's use of space at 2201 Mt. Vernon, Bakersfield - MADE FINDING THAT PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PER SECTION 15301; DIRECTED CLERK OF THE BOARD TO COMPLETE AND FILE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION; APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO INITIAL EACH PAGE AND SIGN AGREEMENT 631-98



S.D. #4
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*27) Proposed Agreement for Lease of space at 5121 Stockdale Highway, Suite 275, Bakersfield, for use by Employers Training Resource - MADE FINDING THAT PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PER SECTION 15301; DIRECTED CLERK OF THE BOARD TO COMPLETE AND FILE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION; APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 632-98 UPON FINAL APPROVAL AS TO FORM BY COUNTY COUNSEL
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*28) Proposed License Agreement permitting operation of a school bus stop shelter at Buttonwillow Park by the Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce - MADE FINDING THAT PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PER SECTION 15301; DIRECTED CLERK OF THE BOARD TO COMPLETE AND FILE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION; APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 633-98



S.D. #5
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*29) (2210.7001k) Plans and specifications for new flooring at the Sheriff's Department Central Receiving Facility - MADE FINDING THAT PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PER SECTION 15301(a); AUTHORIZED GENERAL SERVICES TO FILE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION; APPROVED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS; AUTHORIZED GENERAL SERVICES TO PREPARE REQUISITION FOR PURCHASING AGENT TO SOLICIT BIDS
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*30) Tenant Estoppel Certificate and Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement for Agreement for Lease of 1400 "S" Street, Bakersfield - MADE FINDING THAT PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PER SECTION 15061; DIRECTED CLERK OF THE BOARD TO COMPLETE AND FILE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION; APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 634-98



All S.D.'s
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*31) Proposed Amendment No. 3 to contract with Intergraph Public Safety for computer-aided dispatch system with a decrease in total project cost of $8,500 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 635-98
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*32) Unusual travel for Susan Trevino to attend National Postal Forum in Washington, D.C., from August 30, 1998 through September 3, 1998, in an amount not to exceed $1,690.00 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PAY
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*33) Continuation of Local Emergency - EXTENDED UNTIL AUGUST 25, 1998
COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

Information Technology Services

Pa-Pz

All Ayes

34) Proposed Cable-KGOV Agreement with the City of Bakersfield allowing the County's use of the City-owned fiber optic cable in exchange for allowing the City to post the City Council's agenda on KGOV's video bulletin board - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 636-98
COUNTY COUNSEL
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*35) Resolution providing for the borrowing of funds for Fiscal Year 1998-99, and the issuance and sale of 1998 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes therefore in the principal amount of $18,000,000 in the name of the Kern High School District and authorizing and directing certain actions with respect thereto - ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-234
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*36) Request of the County Administrative Office to destroy records no longer needed and eligible for destruction - APPROVED







Pz-Pe

All Ayes







37)
NOTE: ITEM NO. 37 AND ITEM NO. 38 WERE HEARD SIMULTANEOUSLY

Report regarding options for Gun Club Road - DR. ALAN RUBIN, OFFICE OF WATER, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; STAN VOTH; RAY KEARNEY, REPRESENTING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS; MIKE TURNIPSEED, REPRESENTING KERN COUNTY FARM BUREAU, INC.; STEVE COLLUP, ENGINEER/MANAGER OF ARVIN EDISON WATER STORAGE DISTRICT; RANDY TOEWS, REPRESENTING BOLTHOUSE FARMS; JOHN STOVALL, KERN COUNTY WATER AGENCY; GORDON DRESCHER; BILL TRACY; KATIE CHRISTMAN, EASTERN KERN COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT; JEFF GREEN, GRIMMWAY FARMS; PAUL GIBONEY; PETE KAISER; SHAEN MAGEN; STEVE CARBAJAL; BEN PRICE, CONSULTING ENGINEER; PAT MCCARTHY; AND DENNIS FOX HEARD; RECEIVED AND FILED DOCUMENTS; DIRECTED COUNTY COUNSEL TO DEVELOP AN INTERIM URGENCY BIOSOLIDS ORDINANCE, SUCH ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE ROAD IMPACT FEES, TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE BOARD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1998, AT 2:00 P.M.; DIRECTED ROADS DEPARTMENT TO REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1998, AT 2:00 P.M., WITH OPTIONS FOR REPAIRS TO GUN CLUB ROAD AND OPTIONS FOR FINANCING REPAIRS

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY



ALL S.D.'s

Pz-Pe

All Ayes

38) Report regarding July 7, 1998 Board Referrals Regarding Preparation of Ordinance Restricting Class "A" Biosolids and Review of Fee Schedule or Other Funding Method for Roads Maintenance, No Fiscal Impact - DR. ALAN RUBIN, OFFICE OF WATER, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; STAN VOTH; RAY KEARNEY, REPRESENTING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS; MIKE TURNIPSEED, REPRESENTING KERN COUNTY FARM BUREAU, INC.; STEVE COLLUP, ENGINEER/MANAGER OF ARVIN EDISON WATER STORAGE DISTRICT; RANDY TOEWS, REPRESENTING BOLTHOUSE FARMS; JOHN STOVALL, KERN COUNTY WATER AGENCY; GORDON DRESCHER; BILL TRACY; KATIE CHRISTMAN, EASTERN KERN COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT; JEFF GREEN, GRIMMWAY FARMS; PAUL GIBONEY; PETE KAISER; SHAEN MAGEN; STEVE CARBAJAL; BEN PRICE, CONSULTING ENGINEER; PAT MCCARTHY; AND DENNIS FOX HEARD; RECEIVED AND FILED DOCUMENTS; DIRECTED COUNTY COUNSEL TO DEVELOP AN INTERIM URGENCY BIOSOLIDS ORDINANCE, SUCH ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE ROAD IMPACT FEES, TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE BOARD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1998, AT 2:00 P.M.; DIRECTED ROADS DEPARTMENT TO REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1998, AT 2:00 P.M., WITH OPTIONS FOR REPAIRS TO GUN CLUB ROAD AND OPTIONS FOR FINANCING REPAIRS
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*39) Recommendations for Approval in Concept of Phase II of Proposed Code Compliance Program; $125,000 in FY 1998/99, $100,000 Annually Thereafter - CONTINUED CODE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS UNTIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1998, AT 2:00 P.M.; CONFIRMED AUGUST 18, 1998, 2:00 P.M. AS DATE AND TIME FOR INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES; DESIGNATED COUNTY COUNSEL AS OFFICIAL TO PREPARE FAIR AND ADEQUATE SUMMARY; DIRECTED CLERK OF THE BOARD TO POST AND PUBLISH REQUIRED NOTICE AND SUMMARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 25124(B)(1) AND 65091 OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Community Development



S.D. #1

Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*40) Proposed Agreement with the Housing Authority of the County of Kern to Obligate HOME Program funds for Costs in Connection with the Shafter Farm Worker Housing Project in Shafter - FUNDING: $769,200; HOME Program - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 637-98; AUTHORIZED CD DIRECTOR TO ADMINISTER PROJECT AGREEMENT AND EXECUTE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT, INCLUDING DEED RESTRICTION AGREEMENT, SECURITY AGREEMENT, ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS, AND OTHERS, ALL IN A FORM APPROVED BY COUNTY COUNSEL
S.D. #4
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*41) Proposed Agreement with Almond Court, Inc. and Self-Help Enterprises to Obligate HOME Program Funds for Costs in Connection with the Proposed Villa Hermosa Rental Housing Project in Wasco - FUNDING: $800,000; HOME Program - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 638-98; AUTHORIZED CD DIRECTOR TO ADMINISTER THE PROJECT AGREEMENTS AND EXECUTE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT, INCLUDING A DEED RESTRICTION AGREEMENT, A SECURITY AGREEMENT, ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS, UCC-1 FORMS, ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS AND OTHERS, ALL IN A FORM APPROVED BY COUNTY COUNSEL
S.D. #5
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*42) Proposed Agreement with Arvin Community Services District for a Grant of $150,000 in County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds for Water System Improvements to Serve the Mitchell's Corner Neighborhood - FUNDING: $150,000; Budgeted; CDBG Program - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 639-98
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*43) Acceptance of Low Bid from Granite Construction Company in the Amount of $158,976.00 for Construction of Casa Loma Drive Road Improvements (Phase II) in Southeast Bakersfield - FUNDING: $274,550; CDBG FUNDS; BUDGETED - ACCEPTED LOW BID OF GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN AMOUNT OF $158,976.00 AND DIRECTED PREPARATION OF NECESSARY CONTRACT DOCUMENTS; AUTHORIZED RELEASE OF OTHER BID GUARANTEES



All S.D.'s
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*44) Proposed County/HUD FY 1998-99 Grant Agreements for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, HOME Investments Partnerships (HOME) Program and Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program - FUNDING: $7,186,000; CDBG; $2,188,000; HOME; $284,000; ESG - APPROVED AGREEMENTS 640-98, 641-98, AND 642-98; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN; AUTHORIZED CD DIRECTOR TO TRANSMIT EXECUTED GRANT AGREEMENTS TO HUD
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*45) Authorize Community Development Program Department to Submit to the Department of Housing and Urban Development an Application for Guaranteed Loan Funds, Pursuant to Section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, Not to Exceed $10.0 Million - FUNDING: No Fiscal Impact - APPROVED; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-235; AUTHORIZED DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AND SUBMIT APPLICATION, CERTIFICATIONS, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; AND DESIGNATED THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AS COUNTY'S REPRESENTATIVE ON ALL MATTERS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE APPLICATION; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
Pa-Pz

All Ayes

46) Notification of Anticipated Retroactive Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Mental Health Services Department for Services Under the Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) Program of the Stuart B. McKinney Act) - FUNDING: $65,000; ESG Program - RECEIVED AND FILED
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*47) Retroactive Emergency Out-Of-State Travel for Paul Sippel to Attend White House Empowerment Conference in Washington, D.C., from July 13, 1998 through July 20, 1998, in an amount not to exceed $1,401.00 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PAY



RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Engineering and Survey Services



Hearing

Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*48) 1998-99 Fiscal Year Service Charges for All County Service Areas (All S.D.'s) - OPENED HEARING; NO ONE HEARD; CLOSED HEARING; APPROVED ASSESSMENTS AND FEES; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-236; ENACTED ORDINANCE G-6521



ALL S.D.'s
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*49) Resolution Establishing 1998-99 Proposition 4 Appropriations Limit for County Service Areas - APPROVED; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-237
S.D. #4
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*50) Resolution of Intention to Extend Boundaries of Zone of Benefit No. 3 in County Service Area No. 71 - ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-238; INSTRUCTED ENGINEERING & SURVEY SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO MAIL NOTICES AND BALLOTS ALONG WITH AN ENGINEER'S REPORT TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS AFFECTED; CONDUCT A PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING IN COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE XIII D OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION; SET PUBLIC HEARING FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1998, AT 2:00 P.M., IN THE CHAMBERS OF THE BOARD TO RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT AND TALLY BALLOTS; INSTRUCTED THE CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF HEARING; INSTRUCTED THE CLERK OF THE BOARD TO FILE A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION WITH THE COUNTY CLERK
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*51) Contract No. 98009 Change Order No. 1 Buttonwillow Drainage Improvements in an amount not to exceed $16,573 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN



RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Planning Department

Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*52) Proposed Adjustment to License and Permit Fees for the Planning Department which would generate approximately a $22,000 increase in revenue - ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-239; REFERRED TO THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 1998



RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Roads Department



All S.D.'s

Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*53) Resolution Honoring Tommy Neal on his Retirement after 30 years of service - APPROVED; REFERRED TO BOARD OF TRADE FOR PREPARATION
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*54) Proposed Golden Handshake Retirement for two Supervising Road Maintenance Worker II's and deletion of two Supervising Road Maintenance Worker II positions, effective August 1, 1998 - APPROVED; ADOPTED RESOLUTION; REFERRED TO PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT TO AMEND DEPARTMENTAL POSITIONS AND SALARY SCHEDULE
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*55) Authorize Road Commissioner to Approve Construction Contract Change Orders Pursuant to Public Contract Code 20395(d), in an amount not to exceed $150,000 - APPROVED; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-240; DIRECTED ROAD COMMISSIONER TO REPORT ANY SUCH CHANGE ORDER APPROVAL AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS



S.D. #1
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*56) Contract No. 97046, Construction on Sherwood Avenue, Famoso Road and Garzoli Road, STPL-5950(116) with Griffith Company in the amount of $508,000.00 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN



S.D. #2
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*57) Contract No. 97006, Notice of Completion for Construction of Traffic Signals and Highway Lighting System on South "H" Street at State Highway 119, STPL-5950(089) - RECEIVED AND FILED
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*58) Contract No. 97050, Notice of Completion for Construction on Twentieth Street West between Avenue A and Marie Avenue and Rosamond Blvd. between State Highway 14 and Sierra Highway - RECEIVED AND FILED
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*59) Contract No. 98006, Construction on Various Roads in the Tehachapi Area, STPL-5950(121)with Granite Construction Company in the amount of $635,969.00 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN



S.D. #3
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*60) Approve Escrow Instructions for right of way acquisition of Fruitvale School District property, Parcel M, $10,241.00 and Accept Grant Deed - APPROVED ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN; ACCEPTED GRANT DEED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO EFFECT PAYMENT OF $10,241.00 AND ALL ESCROW AND CLOSING COSTS EXCEPT CURRENT PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*61) Contract No. 96005, Construction on Rosamond Boulevard from 700 feet west of Stevenson Street to Eagle Way with Granite Construction Company in the amount of $586,586.00 (S.D. #2) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN



S.D. #4
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*62) Contract No. 98007, Construction on Buttonwillow Drive, Cedar Street and Elm Street, STPNAL 5950(125) with Griffith Company in the amount of $473,000.00 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*63) Special Event Permit for Soap Box Derby from Frazier Park Downhill Derby, September 6, 1998, on Mt. Pinos Way between Monterey Trail and Fresno Trail - MADE FINDING THAT EVENT WILL NOT RESULT IN OBSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC; THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT EVENT WILL LEAD TO BREACH OF PEACE, RIOT OR OTHER DISORDERLY CONDUCT; THAT EVENT WILL NOT CONFLICT WITH OTHER PERMITS GRANTED; THAT TEMPORARY CLOSURE IS NECESSARY FOR SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF PERSONS; APPROVED



S.D. #5
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*64) Contract No. 98005, Construction on Various Roads in the Lamont Area, STPL-5950(118) with Granite Construction Company in the amount of $267,329.00 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*65) Contract No. 97004, Contract Change Order No. 1 for Construction of Traffic Signals and Highway Lighting System on Bernard Street at River Boulevard, CMLG-5950(012), STPL-5950(101) in the amount of $2,350.00 decrease - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN



S.D. #1 & #3
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*66) Contract No. 97030, Construction on Endes Street, Norris Road, Gilmore Avenue and Saco Road with Griffith Company in the amount of $396,931.00 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN



WASTE MANAGEMENT

Hearing

Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*67) Collection of Unpaid Solid Waste Management Service Charges from Multi-Unit Residential Parcels for July 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997 (All S.D.'s) - OPENED HEARING; NO ONE HEARD; CLOSED HEARING; APPROVED REPORT; ADOPTED RESOLUTION 98-241 DIRECTING COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT CHARGES ON THE TAX ROLLS
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*68) Public Hearing to Consider Annual Garbage Franchise Report, Establish the Schedule of Refuse Service Rates for Fiscal Year 1998-99 - CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE ANNUAL FRANCHISE REPORT AND TO ESTABLISH THE SCHEDULE OF FRANCHISE RATES UNTIL AUGUST 18, 1998, AT 2:00 PM
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*69) Purchase Order No. 806716; Construction of Oil Recycling Facilities at Taft Sanitary Landfill - RECEIVED AND FILED



S.D. # 2
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*70) Proposed Amendment No. 3 to the Arvin Sanitary Landfill Operational Agreement with Gilliam and Sons, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $165,000 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 643-98
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*71) Contract No. 98031; Plans and Special Provisions, and Notice to Contractors for Drainage and Grading Improvements at Arvin Sanitary Landfill in an amount not to exceed $483,500 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN; AUTHORIZED THE WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT TO PUBLISH THE NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 20783 OF THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS CODE; BID OPENING TO BE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1998, 11:00 A.M., AT 2700 "M" STREET, BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, 93301
S.D. # 4
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*72) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to the Lebec Transfer Station Operational Agreement with Gilliam and Sons, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $172,000 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 644-98
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*73) Contract No. 98044; Plans and Special Provisions, and Notice to Contractors for Construction of Flood Repairs at Lebec Sanitary Landfill - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN; AUTHORIZED THE WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT TO PUBLISH THE NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 20783 OF THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS CODE; BID OPENING TO BE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1998, 11:00 A.M., AT 2700 "M" STREET, BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, 93301
MATTERS FOR EXECUTIVE APPROVAL
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*74) Travel Requests (Out of State) - APPROVED R. HANSEN TO WASHINGTON D.C.; P. BAIROS TO WASHINGTON D.C.; A. ERENBERG, M.D. TO DALLAS, TX; W. MUNGARY TO WICHITA, KS; E. NICHOLS, II. TO DALLAS, TX; P. HERRIOTT TO DES MOINES, IA, AND MOLINE AND CHICAGO, IL; T. REEVES TO HOUSTON, TX; R. BISHOP TO FARMINGTON, NM; M. PATEL TO LAS VEGAS, NV; R. BUSCH, M.D. TO SAN ANTONIO, TX; P. FRANEY TO WASHINGTON D.C.; AND CORRECTED TRAVEL REQUEST FOR D. WASHINGTON AND D. LANDON TO EMMITSBURG, MD
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*75) Minutes for the Week of June 22, 1998 - APPROVED
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*76) Miscellaneous Letters and Documents - FILED
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*77) Miscellaneous Departmental Referrals by Clerk of the Board - APPROVED AND FILED
Pe-Pz

All Ayes

*78) Claims and Lawsuits filed with and referred by Clerk of the Board - APPROVED AND FILED
CLOSED SESSION
Pz-Pa

All Ayes

79) Request for closed session regarding Clerk of the Board recruitment (Continued from July 28, 1998, 10:00 a.m., Item #81) -
Pz-Pa

All Ayes

80) Request for closed session regarding Mental Health Services Director recruitment (Continued from July 28, 1998, 10:00 a.m., Item #82) -
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All Ayes

81) Results of Closed Session regarding Mental Health Services Director recruitment - APPOINTED DIANE KODITEK AS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 22, 1998



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RECONVENED AND ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1998 AT 8:30 A.M.





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Chairman, Board of Supervisors



76) MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS - FILED
Assessor-Recorder
A) Publication of Notice of Period for Filing Applications for Change in Assessment (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
Auditor-Controller-County Clerk
B) 1997/98 Fund Balance Available for Financing 1998/99 Budget
C) Revenue Recap Report and Statement of Condition, Budgetary Appropriations as of June 30, 1998
D) Review of Current Internal Controls Over Cash, Revenues, Expenditures and Other Financial Records of the County Administrative Office
E) Review of Current Internal Controls and Financial Records of the Roads Department
F) Revised Statements of Grant Funding of Office of Criminal Justice Planning Grants
G) California Department of Justice Grants - Spousal Abuser Prosecution Program
Board of Supervisors
H) Letter to Senator Cathie Wright re Budget Item Number 2920-101-0001, Local jurisdiction funding for military base retention (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
Clerk of the Board
I) Received, certified, and forwarded to Recorder for Recordation as follows:

1) Tract Map No. 5429 Phase E (S.D. 4)

2) Tract Map No. 5429 Phase F (S.D. 4)

3) Tract Map No. 5840 Unit A (S.D. 4)

4) Tract Map No. 5875 Phase 1 (S.D. 3)

5) Tract Map No. 5903 (S.D. 1)

6) Parcel Map No. 10191 (S.D. 1)

7) Parcel Map No. 10368 (S.D. 3)

8) Parcel Map No. 10433 (S.D. 1)

9) Parcel Map No. 10451 (S.D. 1)

10) Parcel Map No. 10479 (S.D. 1)

11) Parcel Map No. 10498 (S.D. 4)

J) Letter of Resignation from Robert A. Barton from the Kern County Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Mental Health)
K) Letter of Resignation from Tony Watts from the East Kern Cemetery District (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
L) Two (2) Letters of Resignation from Marilyn Thompson and Esther Manzano from the Board of Kern Health Systems (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and KMC)
M) Letter of Resignation from Mike Granlee from the Kern County Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
N) Letter of Resignation from Sister Debbie Hull and Robin Bunyan from Kern County AIDS Advisory Board (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Health)
Community Development Department
O) County Loan Agreement, HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Owner Rehabilitation Program with Adan Cruz and Carmel C. Cruz
P) County Loan Agreement, HOME Investment Partnerships Program, First-time Homebuyers Mortgage Assistance Program with Sheryl Moss
County Administrative Office
Q) FY 1998/99 Recommended Budget Document
R) Letter to Frank Guillard re Designation of Interim Director of Kern County Office on Aging (Copy to each Supervisor)
Environmental Health Services Department
S) Thank you letter to PetsMart for the donation of dog and cat food to the Animal Shelter
T) Thank you letter to Costco Wholesale for the donation of dog and cat food to the Animal Shelter
General Services
U) Letter to John R. Reedy re the Meeks' request for County's signature on IRS Form 8283 for 8301 Ming Avenue (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
V) Memorandum re flying flags at half-staff on July 27, in observance of National Korean War Armistice Day (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
Human Services
W) Letter of response to M.J. Bingamon re drug testing from County Juvenile Court (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and District Attorney Crime Lab)
Library
X) Twenty-one (21) thank you letters for the donation of books
Local Agency Formation Commission
Y) Proceeding No. 1246, Resolution No. 98-15, Minute Book 45, in the matter of Inyokern Community Services District: Annexation No. 8 (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
Z) Proceeding No. 1247, Resolution No. 98-16, Minute Book 45 in the matter of Greenfield County Water District: Annexation No. 29 (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
AA) Proceeding No. 1248, Notice of Hearing in the matter of East Niles C.S.D.: Annexation No. 34 (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
BB) Proceeding No. 1250, Notice of Hearing in the matter of East Niles C.S.D.: Annexation No. 35 (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
Public Defender
CC) Letter to Governor Pete Wilson re SB 1876 Public Defender Immunity (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
Resource Management Agency
DD) Letter to Peter Rooney re Kern County Permit Consolidation Zone Revised Application (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
EE) Memorandum re Quarterly Status Report on Key Issues (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
FF) Memorandum re Response to Potential Source of Grant Funding for Energy Projects (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
GG) News Release re Proposed Code Compliance Program (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and County Counsel)
Sheriff
HH) Letter from Carl Sparks inviting the Board to attend Kern County Sheriff's Department Rural Crime Task Force First Annual Training Day (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
Miscellaneous
II) Letter from Department of Health Services re FY 1998/99 California Healthcare for Indigents Program (CHIP) for Rural Health Services (RHS) revised application (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO, KMC and Public Health)
JJ) Letter from Wildlife Conservation Board re Wetlands Restoration (Kern Flyway Ranch) Kern County (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO, Planning and County Counsel)
KK) Letter from U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, re Advisory Council nominations (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and RMA)
LL) Letter from Assemblyman Roy Ashburn re Hazardous Waste Reclassification Plan (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO, Waste Management Department and Environmental Health)
MM) Letter from Theresa Sweeney commending the work of Probation Department's Truancy Reduction Program (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
NN) Letter from Rhonda L. Hill expressing support for Rev. Hearn of the Human Relations Commission (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Personnel)
OO) Letter from Department of Health Services re California Healthcare for Indigents Program (CHIP)/Rural Health Services (RHS) Program Documents/Reports due for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998-99 (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO, KMC and Health Department)
PP) Letter from State Board of Equalization re change in filing requirements for Revenue and Taxation Code Section 63.1, Parent-Child and Grandparent-Grandchild Exclusion (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO, Assessor and County Counsel)
QQ) Two (2) Letters from State Board of Equalization re Property Taxpayers' Bill of Rights 1998 Hearings (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO, Assessor, Tax Collector and Auditor-Controller)
RR) Letter from Department of Transportation re corrected CTC Resolution R3358 concerning Relinquishment of Highway Right of Way 6-KER-202-KP(Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Roads)
SS) Letter from Verdin Company re their services for restoring historic bells and clock towers (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
TT) Letter from Kenneth Lamb, President of Girls, Girls, Girls, re concerns about protesters gathering in the parking lot (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and County Counsel)
UU) Letter from Castaic Lake Water Agency re environmental impact report on proposed program to acquire an additional 41,000 acre feet of California State Water Project Entitlement (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
VV) Letter from Airborne Association honoring Pauline Vega, a Representative of Career Services Center (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
WW) Letter from Mayor Bob Price re scheduling conflicts with Intergovernmental Relations Committee (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
XX) Letter from United States Department of Commerce re Census 2000 (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Board of Trade)
YY) Letter from Department of Conservation re Administration of Extra-Jurisdictional Williamson Act Contracts (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
ZZ) Letter from Department of Water Resources re availability of Final Draft Standards for ground source heat pumps (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
AAA) Letter from Central San Joaquin Valley Risk Management Authority re renewed liability certificates of coverage with City of Arvin and Community Development (Copy to each Supervisor, Community Development and County Counsel)
BBB) Golden Empire Transit (GET) 1998/99 Operating Budget (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Roads)
CCC) Invitation from Boy Scout Troop 712 to attend awarding of Eagle Scout Rank to Daniel Show (Copy to each Supervisor)
DDD) Notice of Proposed Rate Increase, Application No. 98-06-033 for Southern California Gas Company (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
EEE) Memorandum from Agricultural Task Force for Resource Conservation and Economic Growth in the Central Valley re AG Task Force for the Central Valley Report (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
FFF) Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) Progress Report (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and RMA)
GGG) Bureau of Justice Statistics Technical Report re Displaying Violent Crime Trends (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Sheriff)
HHH) U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, News Advisory (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
III) California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) publication (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Roads)
JJJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance, Monograph titled "Addressing Community Gang Problems: A Practical Guide" (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO, Sheriff and Probation)
KKK) 1997 Ford Foundation Annual Report (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
LLL) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1997 Report to Congress, Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Probation)
MMM) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Bulletin re Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
NNN) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention book, titled "Drug Identification and Testing in the Juvenile Justice System" (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Probation)
OOO) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention FY 1998 OJJDP Discretionary Program Announcement Parts C and D (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Probation)
PPP) National Institute of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, Office of Correctional Education brochure re Chicago's Safer Foundation: A Road Back for Ex-Offenders (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Sheriff)
QQQ) National Institute of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, Office of Correctional Education brochure re Texas' Project RIO (Re-Integration of Offenders) (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Sheriff)
RRR) Special Report re Profile of Jail Inmates 1996 from U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Sheriff)
SSS) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District 1998-1999 Recommended Budget (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
TTT) California Forest Stewardship Program brochure re Shingletown community success story (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
UUU) Central California Tristeza Eradication Agency, newsletter re controversial program prevailing in court (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO, AG Department and County Counsel)
VVV) PG&E newsletter re Current Issues in the Utility Industry (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and General Services)
WWW) American Land Rights Association, National Inholders Association membership notice (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO, Planning and County Counsel)
XXX) Notice of Decision from Bureau of Land Management re exchange of lands in Kern County, Case No. CACA 31270-Phase 4 (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
YYY) League of Private Property Voters newsletter re Why you should be a co-sponsor of the Private Property Congressional vote index (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO, Planning and County Counsel)
ZZZ) Construction Materials Association of California (CMAC) publication titled the Transfer Point (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and General Services)
AAAA) U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, News Release re Stony Creek Water District Negotiations (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
BBBB) Notice of Trustee's Sale executed by William T. Forbes and Steven P. Rassmussen with First American Title Insurance Company (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Property Management)
CCCC) Two (2) Notices of Default and Election to Sell Under Deed of Trust from Lawyers Title Company (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Property Management)
DDDD) Minutes of Meeting on June 18, 1998 from Kern Council of Governments Transportation Planning Policy Committee (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and Roads)
EEEE) Agenda of Meeting on Friday, July 24, 1998 for Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
77) LETTERS RECEIVED AND REFERRED BY CLERK OF THE BOARD-

APPROVED AND FILED

A) Application for alcohol beverage license - Capital Hill Arc, 1050 Capital Hills Pkwy., Tehachapi, CA; Chucks Pizza, 4401 Rosamond Blvd., Rosamond, CA; John's Pizza Parlor, 348-50 W. Ridgecrest, CA; Little Green Store, 506 Charlana Drive, Bakersfield, CA; Numero Uno Mercado, 1701 Flower Street, Bakersfield, CA; Short Stop, 1415 Rosamond Blvd., Rosamond, CA; Sportspark at Bakersfield, 11000 Kern Canyon Road, Bakersfield, CA; Canandaigua West, Inc, 31795 Whisler Road, McFarland, CA; The Southland Corporation, 4101 Calloway Drive, Bakersfield, CA; Avila Salomon, 10715 Rosedale Hwy., Bakersfield, CA; Monterey Supermarket, 1840 Cecil, Delano, CA; -REFERRED TO PLANNING (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and County Counsel)
B) Letter from Tosco re Pipeline Franchise Application -REFERRED TO GENERAL SERVICES (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and County Counsel)
C) Letter from Veteran's Service Department re flying flags at half staff on "National Korean War Armistice Day"

-REFERRED TO GENERAL SERVICES (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)

D) Letter from San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors re the concern of closing the Rand Site, High Desert Nutrition Program -REFERRED TO OFFICE ON AGING (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
E) Letter from McFarland Unified School District re donation of monies to the Kern County Sheriff's Department -REFERRED TO SHERIFF (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
F) Letter from Sherri Schaeffer in opposition to apartments being built at 4419 Blomquist -REFERRED TO PLANNING (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and County Counsel)
G) Letter from Kern County Economic Opportunity Corporation (KCEOC) re concerns for a patient that was treated at Kern Medical Center (KMC) -REFERRED TO KERN MEDICAL CENTER (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and County Counsel)
H) Letter from California Hispanic Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Inc. re concerns about the Request for Proposal process -REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and County Counsel)
I) Letter from County Administrative Center re position against shifting hazardous waste disposal for existing Class I hazardous waste landfills to Class II or III non-hazardous waste landfills without Board approval through modification of the site-specific C.U.P.'s -REFERRED TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE (Copy to each Supervisor and Waste Management)
J) Resolution No. 363 from the Board of Directors of the Lamont Public Utility District providing that the Election of Governing Board Members for the District be held on the same day as the statewide General Election and extending the terms of future board members as allowed -REFERRED TO ELECTIONS (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and County Counsel)
K) Kern County Water Agency Resolution No. 23-98 adopting FY 1998/99 Budget -REFERRED TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE (Copy to each Supervisor)
L) Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Rosamond Community Services District regarding the addition of Public Recreation and Graffiti Abatement Services to its enumerated purposes -REFERRED TO ELECTIONS (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and County Counsel)
M) Resolutions 1998-69 and 1998-70, of the City Council of the City of Delano, giving notice of the holding of a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 1998, for the election of certain officers as required by the provisions of the laws of the State of California, relating to General Law Cities and requesting the consolidation with the statewide General Election -REFERRED TO ELECTIONS (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and County Counsel)
N) Resolution No. 98-39 of the Ridgecrest City Council giving notice of the holding of a General and Special Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 1998, for the election of certain officers as required by the laws of the State of California relating to General Law Cities -REFERRED TO ELECTIONS (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and County Counsel)
O) Resolution No. 83-98 giving notice of holding a General Municipal Election for the Election of Council Members for Wards 1, 3, 4, and 7, and requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern to consolidate with the Statewide General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 1998 -REFERRED TO AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY CLERK AND ELECTIONS (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
P) Resolution No. 1998/99-1 of the Board of Trustees of the Delano Joint Union High School District ordering an election within the Delano Joint Union School District, establishing specifications of the election order, and requesting consolidation with other elections occurring within the District on November 3, 1998 -REFERRED TO ELECTIONS (Copy to each Supervisor, CAO and County Counsel)
Q) Memorandum from Stone and Youngberg LLC re Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary School District 1994 Election, General Obligation Bonds, Series B Financial Statement

-REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL

R) Preliminary Official Statement for Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary School District 1994 Election General Obligation Bonds, Series B -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL
S) Memorandum from Jones Hall, Attorney at Law, re Greenfield Union Elementary School District 1998 Refunding General Obligation Bonds -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL
T) Official Statement for Greenfield Union Elementary School District 1998 Refunding General Obligation Bonds -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL
U) Preliminary Official Statement for South Fork Union School District 1998 General Obligation Bonds -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL
V) Official Statement from South Fork Union School District 1998 General Obligation Bonds -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL
W) Memorandum from Jones Hall, Attorney at Law, re Kern High School District 1998 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL
Y) 1998 County Spatial Information Technology Survey by Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University -REFERRED TO RMA (Copy to each Supervisor and CAO)
78) CLAIMS AND LAW SUITS FILED WITH AND REFERRED BY THE CLERK OF THE BOARD - APPROVED AND FILED
A) Summons and Complaint in the matter of Griselda Alicala vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
B) Claim in the matter of Katisha Brown vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
C) Claim in the matter of Paul Butterbredt vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
D) Claim in the matter of Clare Cawood vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
E) Two (2) Summons and Complaints in the matter of Kiny Chea, Sakhon Uk vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
F) Summons and Complaint in the matter of Dennis Joseph Cordova vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL
G) Claim in the matter of Travis W. Davis vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
H) Summons and Complaint in the matter of Kari Farber vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
I) Two (2) Claims in the matter of Benny Gomez vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
J) Claim in the matter of Richard Gooden, Sr. vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
K) Claim in the matter of Lupe Hernandez, Jr. vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
L) Claim in the matter of Kim E. Hukill vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
M) Claim in the matter of Salomon Martinez, Jr. vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
N) Claim in the matter of George H. McCants vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
O) Claim in the matter of Allan D. Moore vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
P) Claim in the matter of Gary Murray vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
Q) Claim in the matter of Christian Olguin and Mary Olguin vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
R) Claim in the matter of Kreshell Ramey vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
S) Claim in the matter of Earline Spangler vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
T) Claim in the matter of Rosa M. Spencer vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
U) Claim in the matter of James Stallman vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
V) Claim in the matter of Patrick Terral vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
W) Summons and Complaint in the matter of Carolyn Walker vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
X) Claim in the matter of David Ward vs. Kern County -REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)