AGENDA
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - COUNTY OF KERN
Bakersfield, California
All agenda item supporting documentation is available for public review in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 1115 Truxtun Ave., 5th Floor, Bakersfield, 93301 during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, following the posting of the agenda. Any supporting documentation that relates to an agenda item for an open session of any regular meeting that is distributed after the agenda is posted and prior to the meeting will also be available for review at the same location.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES, PAGERS OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES DURING BOARD MEETINGS.
Supervisors: Peters, Parlier, Flores, Couch, Perez
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - PET OF THE WEEK
CONSENT AGENDA/OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION SHOWN IN CAPS
1) Resolution honoring Cindy Switzer, Aging and Adult Services Department, upon her retirement with 35 years of dedicated service to the County of Kern -County of Kern
ADOPT RESOLUTION; MAKE PRESENTATION
2) Resolution honoring Sheriff’s Lieutenant Abel Lombera upon his retirement with 27 years of dedicated service to the County of Kern -County of Kern
3) Resolution honoring Sheriff’s Sergeant Josh Nance upon his retirement with 28 years of dedicated service to the County of Kern -County of Kern
4) Resolution honoring Reychel Chavez, Sheriff's Office, upon her retirement with 34 years of dedicated service to the County of Kern -County of Kern
5) Proclaim May 2025 as Foster Care Awareness Month in Kern County -County of Kern
6) Proclaim May 2025 as Community Action Month in Kern County -County of Kern
7) Proclaim May 2025 as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Kern County -County of Kern
8) Proclaim May 2025 as Water Conservation Month in Kern County -County of Kern
9) Proclaim May 14, 2025 as Apraxia Awareness Day in Kern County -County of Kern
10) Appointment of Alicia Santiago as At-large Member to the North Kern Cemetery District, term to expire July 18, 2028 -
11) Appointment of Carrie Jameson and reappointment of Shawn Sutherland as At-large Members to the West Side Cemetery District, terms to expire March 10, 2027 and January 1, 2029, respectively -
MAKE APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT
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!
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][3])
14) Request for retroactive approval of "Proposed Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Area Agency on Aging Area Plan Update" submitted to California Department of Aging on May 1, 2025 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN TRANSMITTAL LETTER
AGRICULTURE AND MEASUREMENT STANDARDS
15) Proposed retroactive Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 595-2024 with California Department of Food and Agriculture providing detection of exotic pests, to increase funding by $96,620, for a new total amount not to exceed $355,462 (Fiscal Impact: $96,620; State; Budgeted; Mandated) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
16) Proposed retroactive Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 563-2024 with California Department of Food and Agriculture providing detection of Asian Citrus Psyllid, to decrease funding by $80,000, for a new total amount not to exceed $390,000 (Fiscal Impact: $80,000 Decrease; State; Budgeted; Mandated) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
17) Proposed retroactive Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for European Grapevine Moth Trapping from January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $84,500 (Fiscal Impact: $84,500; State; Budgeted; Mandated) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
18) Proposed Cooperative Agreement with California Crop Improvement Association for seed certifying services from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $708 (Fiscal Impact: $708; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER TO SIGN
19) Proposed retroactive limited license Agreement with Brandywine Valley SPCA to use Mega Adoption trademark for pet adoption events, effective March 14, 2025 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL SERVICES TO SIGN
20) Proposed Agreement with MetLife Pet Insurance to provide temporary pet insurance to adoptive pet owners for support in addressing unforeseen medical issues and to reduce pet returns (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL SERVICES TO SIGN
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES
21) Proposed Agreement with Nandhini Madhanagopal, M.D., a contract employee, to provide psychiatric physician services for mental health clients from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, in an amount not to exceed $2,243,750 plus benefits (Fiscal Impact: $2,243,750 [FY 2025-2026 $448,750]; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
22) Proposed Agreement with Mark Giesbrecht, M.D., a contract employee, to provide psychiatric physician services for mental health clients from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, in an amount not to exceed $1,724,000 plus benefits (Fiscal Impact: $1,724,000 [FY 2025-2026 $344,800]; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
23) Proposed Agreement with Ammar Ahmad, M.D., a contract employee, to provide psychiatric physician services for mental health clients from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, in an amount not to exceed $2,243,750 plus benefits (Fiscal Impact: $2,243,750 [FY 2025-2026 $448,750]; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
24) Proposed Agreement with Venna Doddakashi, M.D., an independent contractor, to provide psychiatric physician services for mental health clients from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, in an amount not to exceed $2,329,500 (Fiscal Impact: $2,329,500; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
25) Proposed Agreement with Neha Patel, M.D., a contract employee, to provide psychiatric physician services for mental health clients from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, in an amount not to exceed $1,980,500 plus benefits (Fiscal Impact: $1,980,500 [FY 2025-2026 $396,100]; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
26) Proposed Agreement with EVALCORP Research and Consulting, to provide independent data and outcome evaluation services from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, in an amount not to exceed $1,390,000 (Fiscal Impact: $1,390,000; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
27) Proposed Agreement with Telecare Corporation, Inc., to provide intensive outpatient mental health services from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $6,644,300 (Fiscal Impact: $6,644,300; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
28) Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ashleigh Herrera Harm Reduction to provide data analysis and management services for the Prevention Harm Reduction Outreach and the Prevention Health Vending Machine programs from May 13, 2025 through June 30, 2029 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
29) Proposed Agreement with Kern County Hispanic Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Inc., dba La Vida Nueva, to provide outpatient substance use treatment services from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $1,400,000 (Fiscal Impact: $1,400,000; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
30) Proposed Agreement with California Department of State Hospitals to provide Forensic Conditional Release Program services for judicially committed individuals from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $2,311,648 (Fiscal Impact: $2,311,648; State Revenue; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
31) Proposed Agreement with Community Services Organization Behavioral Health Programs, Inc., to provide substance use outpatient treatment services from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 (Fiscal Impact: $1,200,000; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
32) Proposed Agreement with Your Drug Store, Inc., to provide prescription pharmacy services for indigent behavioral health clients from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, in a total amount not to exceed $397,317 (Fiscal Impact: $397,317; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
33) Proposed Agreement with Bakersfield Recovery Services, Inc., to provide outpatient and residential substance use treatment services from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $3,750,000 (Fiscal Impact: $3,750,000; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
34) Proposed Agreement with North Chester Drugs, Inc., dba North Chester Pharmacy, to provide prescription pharmacy services for indigent behavioral health clients from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, in an amount not to exceed $397,317 (Fiscal Impact: $397,317; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
35) Proposed Agreement with New Start Youth Facility, Inc., to provide Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program services in Kern County from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $480,000 (Fiscal Impact: $480,000; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
36) Proposed sole source Agreement with Kings View to provide physician reviews of Treatment Authorization Requests from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $250,000 (Fiscal Impact: $250,000; Realignment; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
37) Proposed Agreement with Clinica Sierra Vista, to provide substance use treatment services for adult, youth, and perinatal female clients residing in the Bakersfield area from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $3,150,000 (Fiscal Impact: $3,150,000; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
38) Proposed Agreement with Third Tradition Venture, Inc., to provide temporary housing and supportive services for transitional age youth from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in a total amount not to exceed $240,000 (Fiscal Impact: $240,000; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
39) Fiscal updates and potential Federal and State impacts on County budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
HEAR PRESENTATION; RECEIVE AND FILE
40) Request from Public Defender for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
41) Request to increase sole source purchase order with Life Technologies Corporation for purchase of additional DNA supplies by $90,000, for a total amount not to exceed $290,000 (Fiscal Impact: $90,000; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE PURCHASING AGENT TO INCREASE PURCHASE ORDER
42) Proposed Agreement with Row Crop, LLC, for supplemental fire and emergency services during the 2025 Luke Bryan Farm Tour event in Shafter, on May 17, 2025, in an estimated amount of $23,645 (Fiscal Impact: $23,645 Revenue; Fire Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
43) Proposed Agreement with The Do Lab, Inc., for supplemental fire and emergency services for 2025 Lightning in a Bottle music festival to be held at Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area from May 21 - 26, 2025, in an estimated amount of $206,290 (Fiscal Impact: $206,290 Revenue; Fire Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
44) Request to appropriate unanticipated revenue from fire cost reimbursements to offset expenditures involving emergency overtime, in the amount of $18,000,000 (Fiscal Impact: $18,000,000; Fire Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
45) Request for mid-year capital asset acquisition of four handheld barcode scanners to facilitate in the department’s inventory control, enable real-time inventory adjustments, and eliminate the need for manual tracking, in an amount not to exceed $23,571 (Fiscal Impact: $23,571; Fire Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
46) Proposed sole source purchase order with South Fork Forest Solutions Inc., for the removal of dead trees and fuel reduction in the community of Alta Sierra, in an amount not to exceed $638,000 (Fiscal Impact: $638,000; State Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDER
47) Proposed Resolution for special assessments against real property for unpaid administrative penalties incurred for violations of fire hazards related to defensible space around structures, pursuant to Kern County Ordinance Code Section 8.54.130, in the total amount of $634,000 (Fiscal Impact: $634,000 Revenue; Hazard Reduction Fund; Not Budgeted; Mandated) -
48) Request for relief of accountability for 186 uncollectable cost recovery, fireworks, and fire code citations issued during the period beginning 2001 through 2019, in the total amount of $363,498.05 (Fiscal Impact: $360,498.05; Fire Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
49) Unusual travel request for Aircraft Pilot Greg Heuchert to attend required Bell Helicopter Pilot Training Academy in Forth Worth, Texas, from May 19 - 30, 2025, in a total amount of $24,350 (Fiscal Impact: $24,350; Fire Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
50) Request for sole source procurement of bus passes from Golden Empire Transit for Child Protective Services, Independent Living Program, California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Welfare to Work, Cal-Learn, and CalFresh Employment and Training Services participants from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $670,000 (Fiscal Impact: $670,000 [$589,600 Federal/State/Realignment, $80,400 General Fund]; Budgeted; Mandated) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDER
51) Proposed addition of one Facilities and Services Specialist and one Senior Office Services Specialist positions, and the deletion of one Senior Maintenance Worker and one Office Services Specialist positions, effective May 17, 2025 (Fiscal Impact: $27,680 [$26,020 Federal/State/Realignment, $1,660 General Fund]; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; REFER TO HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION TO AMEND THE DEPARTMENTAL POSITIONS AND SALARY SCHEDULE
52) Proposed Agreement with California Department of Social Services to ensure the privacy and security of personally identifying information contained in the Medi-Cal Eligibility Data System, effective upon date of last signature through September 1, 2028 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
53) Request approval to purchase client stabilization vouchers for current and potential Child Protective Services clients from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $131,750 (Fiscal Impact: $131,750 [$115,940 Federal/State/Realignment, $15,810 General Fund]; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDER
54) Proposed sole source Agreement with The Regents of the University of California for annual training related to public assistance benefits and services for Department of Human Services personnel from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $367,583 (Fiscal Impact: $367,583; Federal/State/Realignment; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
55) Proposed Agreement with Aspiranet to provide Family Urgent Response System - Mobile Response Team services to current or former foster youth and their caregivers from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 (Fiscal Impact: $300,000; Federal/State/Realignment; Budgeted; Mandated) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
56) Request to appropriate unanticipated revenue and increase appropriations for Department of Human Services Flower Street Improvement Project, in the amount of $100,000 (Fiscal Impact: $100,000; Federal/State; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
57) Proposed Data Access Agreement with Clinica Sierra Vista for electronic health record access to assist in patient case management and disease surveillance, effective May 13, 2025 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
58) Proposed retroactive authorization to terminate Agreement 590-2023 with San Joaquin Community Hospital, dba Adventist Health Bakersfield, for the Immunization Champion Program due to Federal funding reductions, effective May 6, 2025 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
59) Request to accept Tuberculosis Local Assistance Award with California Department of Public Health for tuberculosis control activities from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in the amount of $233,255 (Fiscal Impact: $233,255 Revenue; Federal/State; Budgeted; Mandated) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
60) Proposed retroactive Agreement, containing non-standard terms and conditions, with Magnet Forensics, LLC, for sole source procurement of GrayKey Premier Unlimited license software subscriptions, a forensic tool used to access encrypted data from cellular devices, in an amount not to exceed $57,110 (Fiscal Impact: $57,110; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDER
61) Proposed Agreement with Do LaB, Inc., for supplemental law enforcement services at the 2025 Lightning in a Bottle music festival to be held at Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area from May 21 - 26, 2025, in an estimated amount of $222,161 (Fiscal Impact: $222,161 Revenue; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
62) Proposed Agreement with Do LaB, Inc., and Kern County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue - Bakersfield Group for law enforcement search and rescue services at the 2025 Lightning in a Bottle music festival to be held at Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area from May 21 - 26, 2025, for a minimum donation of $24,463 (Fiscal Impact: $24,463 Revenue; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
63) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 212-2020 with Kern High School District providing maintenance of an adult education program for inmates at the Sheriff’s Lerdo Detention Facilities, extending the term from June 30, 2025 through June 30, 2027, and increasing maximum compensation by $3,300,000, for a new total amount not to exceed $11,550,000 (Fiscal Impact: $3,300,000 [Inmate Welfare Fund $1,256,544; AB109 $2,043,456]; Budgeted; Mandated) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
64) Update on emergency project for replacement of the Automatic Transfer Switch at the Lerdo Pretrial Facility (Fiscal Impact: None) -
65) Hearing pursuant to the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) and proposed Resolution to approve issuance not to exceed $8,000,000 in mortgage revenue bonds by the Lake Isabella Investment Group, LP, for the Lake Isabella Senior Apartments project, consisting of the acquisition and rehabilitation of an 86-unit affordable housing project located at 2701 Erskine Creek Rd, Lake Isabella (Fiscal Impact: None) -
66) Notice of Intention to Sell Tax-Defaulted Property Subject to the Power of Sale (Fiscal Impact: $4 Million Estimated Tax-Revenue Recovery) -
67) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS - Agency designated representatives: Chief Administrative Officer Nancy Anderson, and designated staff - Employee organization: Service Employees’ International Union, Local 521 (Government Code Section 54957.6) -
68) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Title: Director of Libraries (Government Code Section 54957) -
69) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/RECRUITMENT - Title: Director of Airports (Government Code Section 54957) -
70) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - FORMALLY INITIATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and (g)) Name of case: Malissa Flores v. County of Kern et al., United States District Court (Eastern) Case Number 1:24-CV-00995-KES-CDB