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) Resolution honoring Darla Munoz, Department of Human Services, upon her retirement with 32 years of dedicated service to the County of Kern -
2) Resolution honoring Dina Tucker, Department of Human Services, upon her retirement with 31 years of dedicated service to the County of Kern -
3) Proclaim October 2026 as Filipino American History Month in Kern County -
4) Proclaim October 23 - 24, 2026, as Latination 13, during National Arts and Humanities Month in Kern County -
5) Proclaim November and December 2026 as Kern County Cares Canned Food Drive Months in Kern County -
6) Proclaim October 2026 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Kern County -
7) Request of Amanda Cruz-Ardoin, Project Specialist, Early Learning Services, to submit amended Bylaws of the Early Childhood Council of Kern -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
8) Appointment of Timothy Moreno as Fourth District member to the Civil Service Commission, term to expire July 9, 2030 -
9) 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
10) 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])
11) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 314-2026 with Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc. (GBLA), providing Title III E Family Caregiver Support services, to increase funding by $5,166, for a new total amount not to exceed $48,431 (Fiscal Impact: $5,166; Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
AGRICULTURE AND MEASUREMENT STANDARDS
12) Proposed retroactive Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for detection of Asian Citrus Psyllid, from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $360,000 (Fiscal Impact: $360,000; State; Budgeted; Mandated) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
13) Proposed retroactive Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for quarantine response and regulatory enforcement activities related to the Asian Citrus Psyllid, from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $65,000 (Fiscal Impact: $65,000; State; Budgeted; Mandated) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
14) Proposed retroactive Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for administration and enforcement of Industrial Hemp Cultivation Program, from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, in an amount not to exceed $12,990 (Fiscal Impact: $12,990; State; Budgeted; Mandated) - APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGNthe California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for administration and enforcement of Industrial Hemp Cultivation Program, from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, in an amount not to exceed $12,990 (Fiscal Impact: $12,990; State; Budgeted; Mandated) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
15) Proposed Resolution to dispense with bid requirements and establish an emergency project to replace the boiler system at the California Aeronautical University located at Meadows Field Airport, in the amount of $184,783 (Fiscal Impact: $184,783; Airports Enterprise Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES
16) Proposed retroactive sole source Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc., for adolescent residential substance use disorder and co-occurring disorder treatment services, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with automatic annual renewals for successive fiscal year terms unless terminated by either party (Fiscal Impact: $100,000; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
17) Proposed termination of Agreement 211-2025 with Ashleigh Herrera Harm Reduction for data analysis and management services, effective October 13, 2026 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES DIRECTOR TO SIGN TERMINATION LETTER
18) Proposed retroactive Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 239-2026 with Clinica Sierra Vista, providing outpatient behavioral health treatment services for adults, children, and adolescents, to modify the term from June 26, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and increase compensation to the contractor by $208,727, for a new total amount not to exceed $31,931,594 (Fiscal Impact: $208,727; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary; RFP) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
19) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 601-2025 with California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), providing Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) Performance Measurement program, to update terms of services, add Attachment A - Attestation of Authority to Collect and Exchange Data, and increase compensation to contractor by $115,830, for a new total amount not to exceed $196,830 (Fiscal Impact: $115,830; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
20) Proposed Amendment No. 4 to Agreement 407-2022 with California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), providing semi-statewide Enterprise Health Record Program (EHR) services, to revise subscription fees and purchase additional EHR components to support the Department's program needs, in the amount of $899,456, for a new total amount not to exceed $13,903,212 (Fiscal Impact: $899,456; State/Federal; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
21) Proposed Resolution establishing the regular meeting dates of the Board of Supervisors for 2027 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
22) Proposed Assignment of Ordinance No. A-396, establishing Kern County as a California Charter County, as approved by voters on June 2, 2026, and adopted on July 14, 2026, thereby adding Chapter 1.01, consisting of sections 1.01.010 through 1.01.060, to Title 1 of the Ordinance Code of the County of Kern -
APPROVE; DIRECT CLERK OF THE BOARD TO PROCESS AND PUBLISH AS APPROPRIATE
23) Proposed adjustments in the amount of $88,292,009 to the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Adopted Budget to reflect final property tax assessment roll and closing fiscal year-end fund balances, request to appropriate unanticipated revenue and establish mid-year major maintenance projects and capital assets (Fiscal Impact: $88,292,009 [$65,567,771 General Fund, $22,724,237 Fire Fund]; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
24) Proposed retroactive request to amend deletion date of one Deputy County Counsel I-V position, from September 5, 2026 to June 30, 2027 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
25) Proposed Ordinance rescinding Section 10.04.740 of the Ordinance Code referencing the existing forty-five mile-per-hour speed limit on Wible Road, between the Bakersfield city limits, one thousand four hundred feet south of Belle Terrace, and the Bakersfield city limits, six hundred sixty feet north of Belle Terrace, Bakersfield (Fiscal Impact: None) -
WAIVE READING; INTRODUCE ORDINANCE
26) Proposed addition of one Office Services Technician position and deletion of one Program Specialist I/II position, effective October 17, 2026 (Fiscal Impact: $5,183 Savings; State and Federal Funding; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; REFER TO HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION TO AMEND THE DEPARTMENTAL POSITIONS AND SALARY SCHEDULE
27) Request for a one-year exemption from Request for Proposals (RFPs) process for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and other Workforce related programs and services, and approve Employers’ Training Resource to develop and administer WIOA and other workforce-related RFPs for Program Year 2027-2028 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
28) Request to appropriate unanticipated revenue in the amount of $281,882 from the FY 2025 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with dollar-for-dollar county match, and approval of mid-year capital asset account to fund various emergency management activities, in the amount of $281,882 (Fiscal Impact: $281,882; State; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
29) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 292-2026 with California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), providing fire protection services, to replace Exhibit G - Operating Plan for changes and commitments for additional County resources, from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
30) Request for retroactive approval of license renewal with EMS Technology Solutions, LLC, for maintenance and support services of Operative IQ software used for inventory and asset management, from September 12, 2026 through September 12, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $70,560 (Fiscal Impact: $70,560; Fire Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDER
31) Proposed Agreement with Capella University to provide social work field experience for department employees enrolled in the university’s graduate social work degree program, from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
32) Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Dreamcatchers Empowerment Network for youth participants ages 15-25 to volunteer at Kern County Library, effective October 13, 2026, until terminated by either party (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE DIRECTOR OF LIBRARIES TO SIGN
33) Proposed retroactive Agreement with California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB), for service learning and academic internships at the Kern County Library, from September 15, 2026 through September 14, 2029 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE DIRECTOR OF LIBRARIES TO SIGN
34) Proposed Amendment No. 2 to Temporary License Agreement with American Red Cross to use the Rosamond Branch Library for Community Blood Drive events on November 10, 2026, December 29, 2026, February 9, 2027, April 6, 2027, August 10, 2027, and October 5, 2027 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE DIRECTOR OF LIBRARIES TO SIGN
35) Proposed Resolution authorizing temporary closure of all Kern County Library facilities on Friday, December 4, 2026, from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., for an in-service day and request to purchase meals for a working staff lunch, in an amount not to exceed $4,500 (Fiscal Impact: $4,500; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
36) Request to accept in-kind donation from Califa through California State Library, for the Teens Succeed in California grant, in the form of California Library Association (CLA) Conference registration and travel expenses, Chromebooks, engineering tools, and 22 robotics program sets for teens and school-aged youth, valued at $11,250 (Fiscal Impact: None) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN A LETTER OF APPRECIATION
37) Request for cancellation of Local Revenue Fund-Public Safety designation and appropriation of unanticipated revenue, and request to approve mid-year capital asset acquisition of two industrial ovens for the Kern Crossroads Facility, in an amount not to exceed $65,000 (Fiscal Impact: $65,000; 2011 Realignment; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
38) Proposed retroactive Grant Agreements with the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for Child Passenger Safety Programs and Pedestrian Safety Program, from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, in the amount of $385,000 and request to appropriate unanticipated revenue in the amount of $54,905 (Fiscal Impact: $385,000 Revenue; Federal; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
39) Proposed retroactive Agreement with California Department of Public Health for the Tobacco Prevention Program for tobacco prevention activities, from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 (Fiscal Impact: $300,000 Revenue; State; Budgeted; Mandated) -
APPROVE; AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
40) Unusual travel request for Senior Deputy Nathan Pucilowski to attend the Vehicle System Forensics Course in El Cajon, California, from October 25 - 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $5,596 (Fiscal Impact: $5,596; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
41) Unusual travel request for Senior Deputies Isaac Azua and Brent Nelson to attend the ICI Homicide Course in Monterey, California, from December 6 - 18, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $7,554 (Fiscal Impact: $7,554; Budgeted; Discretionary) -
42) Request authorization for Sheriff’s Office to sell duty weapon and optic valued at less than $500 each (Fiscal Impact: $305 Revenue; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) -
MAKE FINDING THAT WEAPON LISTED IS VALUED AT LESS THAN $500; AUTHORIZE SALE
43) 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 Probation Managers Association, Kern County Probation Officers Association, and Service Employees’ International Union, Local 521 (Government Code Section 54957.6) -
44) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(3)) Number of cases: One (1) Significant exposure to litigation in the opinion of the Board of Supervisors on the advice of legal counsel, based on: The receipt of a claim pursuant to the Government Claims Act or some other written communication from a potential plaintiff threatening litigation, which non-exempt claim or communication is available for public inspection -