AGENDA
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - COUNTY OF KERN
Bakersfield, California
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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) Proclaim October 4-10, 2026 as 4-H Week in Kern County -
2) Proclaim October 1, 2026 as National Latino Physician Day in Kern County -
3) Re-appointment of Anabel Griffin as Fifth District Member to the Commission on Aging, term to expire August 18, 2028 -
4) Appointment of Xenia King as Fifth District Alternate Member to the Keep Kern Beautiful Committee, term to expire February 9, 2029 -
5) This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons to address the Boardon 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.
BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS
6) 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])
AGRICULTURE AND MEASUREMENT STANDARDS
7) Proposed retroactive Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for European Grapevine Moth Trapping, from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $74,425 (Fiscal Impact: $74,425; State; Budgeted; Mandated) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
8) Proposed Consent to Assignment of Ground Lease Agreement 493-2022 and 424-2023 from Loyd’s Aviation and Epic Jet Center, LLC, respectively, to Freeman Holdings of Bakersfield, LLC, for fixed based operations at Meadows Field Airport, effective September 29, 2026 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
9) Request for authorization to accept grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) for asset acquisition of a new aircraft rescue fire fighting vehicle, in the amount of $1,852,500 with a 5% County match (Fiscal Impact: $1,950,000 [$1,852,500 Revenue, $97,500 County Match]; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE DIRECTOR OF AIRPORTS TO SIGN ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AS TO FORM BY COUNTY COUNSELCOUNTY COUNSEL
10) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to sole source Agreement 496-2023 with Glasshouse Systems Inc., providing platform-as-a-service and remote infrastructure managed services, to extend the term for an additional 12 months from September 30, 2026 through September 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $172,725 (Fiscal Impact: $172,725 [FY 2026-2027 $122,740]; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY CLERK
11) Request to establish a mid-year capital asset project for purchase of two off-the-lot cargo vans for expediting the vote counting process and outreach for the November 3, 2026, Statewide General Election, in an amount not to exceed $65,000 each; and appropriate unanticipated revenue from the State of California, in an amount not to exceed $844,000 (Fiscal Impact: $844,000; State; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) (Continued from September 15, 2026) -
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES
12) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 154-2026 with Kern County Hospital Authority, providing physician, psychiatry training program, crisis, corrections, laboratory, and electroconvulsive therapy services, to extend term through December 31, 2026, and modify Exhibit G-1 Maximum Funding Schedule, to increase compensation to vendor by $1,351,250, for a new total amount not to exceed $4,053,750 (Fiscal Impact: $1,351,250; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
13) Proposed Resolution authorizing temporary closure of all Child Support facilities on Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., for annual all staff meeting (Fiscal Impact: None) -
14) Amended Conflict of Interest Code for Kern County Hospital Authority with changes to Appendix A - Designated Covered Individuals and Disclosure Categories (Fiscal Impact: None) -
15) Amended Conflict of Interest Code for Fruitvale School District amending Appendix - Disclosure Categories and Designated Positions (Fiscal Impact: None) -
16) Request from Behavioral Health and Recovery Services for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact: None) (Continued from September 15, 2026) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
17) Request from Employers’ Training Resource for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact: None) (Continued from September 15, 2026) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
18) Request from Kern County Fire Department for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact: None) (Continued from September 15, 2026) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
19) Request from Planning and Natural Resources for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact: None) (Continued from September 15, 2026) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
20) Request from Public Defender for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact: None) (Continued from September 15, 2026) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
21) Request from Public Works for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact: None) (Continued from September 15, 2026) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
22) Request from Veterans Service for authorization to destroy records no longer necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for destruction (Fiscal Impact: None) (Continued from September 15, 2026) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
23) Proposed reallocation of existing appropriations to fund increased costs for the acquisition of one new Foster & Freman Crime-Lite AUTO 2 Scene of Crime Kit for examination and documentation of evidence, in the amount of $3,266 (Fiscal Impact: $3,266; State/Federal Grant; Budgeted; Discretionary) (Continued from September 15, 2026) -
24) Proposed Resolution for authorization to submit grant application and accept award agreement for the 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program and authorize Chairman to sign certifications and assurances, in the amount of $243,165 (Fiscal Impact: $243,165; Federal Grant; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
25) Proposed Resolution for authorization to submit grant application and accept award agreement for the Office on Violence Against Women, Fiscal Year 2026 Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse Against Individuals with Disabilities and Deaf People Program, and authorize Chairman to sign certifications and assurances, in the amount of $600,000 (Fiscal Impact: $600,000; Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
26) Proposed Resolution approving subgrant Agreement with JobWorks, Inc., for third-party human resources and payroll services to include being the employer of record under Public Safety and Realignment Act (AB 109), Work Experience Program and standardized worksite agreement template, from September 29, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $275,616 (Fiscal Impact: $275,616; State Grant; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
27) Proposed Resolution approving subgrant Agreement with Cazador Consulting Group, Inc., for third-party human resources and payroll services to include being the employer of record for paid work experience under the Youth Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and standardized worksite agreement template, from September 29, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $600,000 (Fiscal Impact: $600,000; Federal Grant; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
28) Request to extend local emergency due to the September 2025 weather flooding event in eastern Kern County (Fiscal Impact: None) -
29) Proposed Resolution authorizing submission of application to California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) for Fiscal Year 2025 State Homeland Security Grant Program and designating authorized agents (Fiscal Impact: None) -
30) Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kern County Network for Children (KCNC) for coordination of Senate Bill 163 Wraparound Services Plan, providing comprehensive services for children in or at risk of placement in a Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program, from October 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
31) Proposed Agreement with Cleveland State University School of Social Work, containing non-standard terms and conditions, for provision of an internship program with clinical fieldwork experience for department employees enrolled in the university’s graduate social work degree program, effective September 29, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
32) Proposed Agreement with Foundation for Community Colleges to provide Fresh Success CalFresh Employment and Training Program services to non-exempt CalFresh and general assistance benefit recipients, from December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2027 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
33) Proposed transfer of appropriations to fund completion of parking lot improvements as part of the Ridgecrest Branch infrastructure project, in the amount of $132,000 (Fiscal Impact: $132,000; General Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) (Continued from September 15, 2026) -
34) Proposed retroactive sole source Agreement with Women’s Center High Desert, Inc., to provide shelter, education, counseling, and support services to families experiencing domestic violence, from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $11,117 (Fiscal Impact: $11,117; Domestic Violence Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
35) Proposed retroactive sole source Agreement with The Open Door Network to provide shelter, education, counseling, and support services for families experiencing domestic violence, from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $102,560 (Fiscal Impact: $102,560; Domestic Violence Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
36) Proposed addition of one Office Services Specialist position and deletion of one Legal Secretary position, effective October 3, 2026 (Fiscal Impact: $843 savings; General Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; REFER TO HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION TO AMEND THE DEPARTMENTAL POSITIONS AND SALARY SCHEDULE
37) Proposed retroactive Agreement Funding Application with California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Branch for the MCAH Program, from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, in an amount not to exceed $3,151,384 (Fiscal Impact: $3,151,384 Federal Revenue; $2,780,299 In-Kind Match; Budgeted; Mandated) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
38) Proposed Agreement, containing non-standard terms and conditions, with Pegasus, for purchase of decontamination services at Public Health Laboratory in the event of a contamination or spill, in the amount of $2,500 per event (Fiscal Impact: $2,500 Each; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
39) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 188-2026 with the Open Door Network, providing Waste Hunger Not Food Program services, effective January 1, 2027 to increase maximum compensation by $66,148, for a new total amount not to exceed $272,148 (Fiscal Impact: $66,148; General; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
40) Request to increase maximum compensation for Agreement 339-2022 with WellSky Corporation for medical appointment scheduling software for use at Medical Therapy Units by $15,265 for FY2026-2027, for a new total amount of $74,615 (Fiscal Impact: $15,265; State/General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
41) Proposed retroactive Certification of Compliance with Children’s Medical Services Plan and Fiscal Guidelines with California Department of Health Care Services for the California Children Services Program, from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in the amount of $7,270,649 (Fiscal Impact: $7,270,649 State/Federal; $1,644,192 In-Kind Match; Budgeted; Mandated) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
42) Request for approval of mid-year capital asset acquisition of two drones and eighteen ballistic vests from the California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team (Cal-MMET) State Asset Forfeiture Fund, in an amount not to exceed $30,000 (Fiscal Impact: $30,000; Cal-MMET Asset Forfeiture Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) (Continued from September 15, 2026) -
43) Proposed Agreement with Wasteland World, Inc., for supplemental law enforcement services at the 2026 Wasteland Weekend Event, to be held in eastern Kern County from September 30, 2026 through October 4, 2026, in the amount of $17,918 (Fiscal Impact: $17,918 Revenue; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
44) Request for cancellation of designation from the Sheriff’s Drug Abuse and Gang Diversion fund and appropriation of unanticipated revenue to support Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Cadet Unit #519, in an amount not to exceed $30,000 (Fiscal Impact: $30,000; Sheriff’s Drug Abuse and Gang Diversion Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
45) Proposed retroactive Modification No. 4 to Agreement 140L1222P0049 with the United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), providing law enforcement services in connection with activities on public lands, to obligate funds on Agreement for performance period of August 22, 2026 through August 21, 2027, in the amount of $25,000 (Fiscal Impact: $25,000; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE SHERIFF TO SIGN
46) Unusual travel request for Sheriff’s Sergeants Bess Rutter, Joseph Malley, James Jackson, Daniel Juarez, and David Lidgett, to attend the POST Supervisory Course in Milpitas, California, from October 11 - 23, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $18,622 (Fiscal Impact: $18,622; Budgeted; Mandated) -
47) Unusual travel request for Senior Deputies Leonard Shin and Enrique Plaza to attend ICI Homicide Course in Monterey, California, from October 18 - 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $7,554 (Fiscal Impact: $7,554; Budgeted; Mandated) -
48) Request authorization for Sheriff’s Office to sell duty weapon and optic valued at less than $500 each (Fiscal Impact: $510 Revenue; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
MAKE FINDING THAT WEAPONS LISTED ARE VALUED AT LESS THAN $500; AUTHORIZE SALE
49) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS - Agency designated representatives: County Administrative Officer Nancy Anderson, and designated staff - Employee organizations: Kern County Firefighters Union, IAFF Local 1301, Kern County Sheriff Command Association, Kern County Sheriff Command Association I, Kern County Sheriff Command Association II, and Service Employees’ International Union, Local 521 (Government Code Section 54957.6) -
50) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/RECRUITMENT - Title: Registrar of Voters (Government Code Section 54957) -
51) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - FORMALLY INITIATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and (g)) Name of case: County of Kern v. City of Bakersfield, et al., Kern County Superior Court Case Number 26CUB02363 -
52) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - FORMALLY INITIATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and (g)) Name of case: Gabriel Escobar Quintero v. County of Kern, et al., Kern County Superior Court Case No. BCV-24-102758 -
53) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - FORMALLY INITIATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and (g)) Name of case: Lori Ann Wiley, et al. v. Kern High School District, et al., Kern County Superior Court Case Number BCV-22-101350 -
54) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(4)) Number of cases: One (1) Based on existing facts and circumstances, the Board of Supervisors has decided to initiate or is deciding whether to initiate litigation -