1. Call to Order.

2. Roll Call.

3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

4. Minutes of the meeting of the County and Special Districts governed by the Board held Tuesday, September 27, 2016.

5. Agenda Review.

6. Moment of Inspiration - Linnea S. Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director of The Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology.

7. Consent Agenda Items 11 - 18.

8. Public Comments.

9. Board Comments.

10. CEO Comments.

COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER

11. Approval of the Appointment of Directors, Council Members, and Library Trustees in Lieu of the November 8, 2016 Presidential General Election to Bell Canyon Community Services District; Camarillo Health Care District; Fillmore-Piru Memorial District; Montalvo Community Services District; Santa Rosa Valley Municipal Advisory Council; Blanchard/Santa Paula Public Library District; Conejo Recreation and Park District; Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District; Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District; Ojai Valley Sanitary District, Divisions 3, 5, and 7; Saticoy Sanitary District; Triunfo Sanitation District; United Water Conservation District, Divisions 4, 5, 6, and 7; Camrosa Water District, Divisions 3 and 4; Meiners Oaks Water District; Calleguas Municipal Water District, Divisions 1 and 3; Casitas Municipal Water District, Divisions 2 and 3; and Hidden Valley Municipal Water District.

12. Approval of, and Authorization for a Refund for an Overpayment of Documentary Transfer Tax to Wells - CECO, LLC, in the Amount of $9,246.60.

HEALTH CARE AGENCY - Behavioral Health

13. Approval of, and Authorization for the Ventura County Behavioral Health (VCBH) Director to Sign, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Coordination and Collaboration of Mental Health Outreach and Awareness Activities with the Oxnard School District, Effective September 22, 2016 through June 30, 2017; Approval of, and Authorization for the VCBH Director to Extend, the MOU for up to Two Additional One-Year Terms and Amend the MOU as Necessary; and Ratification of VCBH's Authorization to Provide Services under the MOU to Oxnard School District.

14. Ratification of, Approval of, and Authorization for the Ventura County Behavioral Health (VCBH) Department to Apply, for an Alcohol and Drug Program (ADP) Prevention Services Grant with the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) in the Amount of $250,000, Effective October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017; Approval of, and Authorization for the VCBH Director to Accept, the OTS Grant; Approval of, and Authorization for the Human Resources Director to Extend, the One Full Time Equivalent Fixed-Term Program Administrator I Position for an Additional One-Year Period, Effective October 9, 2016; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process the Necessary Budgetary Transactions.

15. Approval of, and Authorization for the Ventura County Behavioral Health (VCBH) Director to Sign, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Coordination and Collaboration of Alcohol and Drug Program Prevention Services with the Fillmore Unified School District, Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017; and Approval of, and Authorization for the VCBH Director to Extend, the MOU for up to Two One-Year Terms, and to Amend the MOU as Necessary to Reflect Non-Substantive Changes in the Scope of Services Provided.

PROBATION AGENCY

16. Ratification of, and Approval of, the Ventura County Probation Agency’s (VCPA) Submittal, of the Initial County Application for Funding Under the Foster and Relative Caregiver Recruitment, Retention and Support (FPRRS) Program for Fiscal Year 2016-17; and Authorization for the VCPA Director to Receive FPRRS Funding from the California Department of Social Services in the Amount of $232,896.

PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY - County of Ventura

17. Approval of, and Authorization for the Public Works Agency Director to Sign, a Memorandum of Agreement for Santa Clara River Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Monitoring and Reporting Program with the City of Fillmore, City of Oxnard, City of San Buenaventura, and City of Santa Paula. Project No. P6040525; Supervisorial District No. 3.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - Environmental Health

18. Receive and File the Hazardous Materials Discharge Report for September 17, 2016 through September 23, 2016 - Proposition 65.

HEALTH CARE AGENCY - Behavioral Health

32. Approval of, and Authorization for the Human Resources Director to Establish Three New Regular Full Time Equivalent Positions in the Ventura County Behavioral Health (VCBH) Mental Health Services for Children’s Mental Health Services, Effective October 9, 2016; Approval of, and Authorization for the VCBH Director to Agree, to Ministerial Modifications to the Scope of Work in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Children’s Special Education Mental Health Services with Ventura County Office of Education/Special Education Local Area Plan; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process Necessary Budgetary Transactions.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

33. Approval of County of Ventura Flexible Benefits Program, and Health Benefits, Rates, and Contract Providers for Plan Year 2017; and Authorization for County of Ventura to Become a Member of the Public Agency Consortium Enterprise Joint Powers Authority.

10:00 A.M.

19. Receive and File a Presentation of Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the County of Ventura, the Honorable Jeffery S. Burgh.

20. Presentation of a Resolution Proclaiming October 2016 as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Ventura County.

21. Presentation of a Resolution Proclaiming October 2016 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Ventura County.

22. Public Hearing Regarding Adoption of Proposed Amendments to the Ventura County Building Code (VCBC) Ordinance and Codes Adopted by Reference Therein; and Determination that the Proposed VCBC Amendments are Categorically Exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Review.

10:30 A.M.

23. Public Hearing Regarding Adoption of Ventura County Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 29 Adopting Fire Apparatus Access Requirements Previously Contained in Ordinance No. 28.

24. Public Hearing Regarding Adoption of Ventura County Fire Protection District (District) Ordinance No. 30, Adopting the 2016 California Fire Code and the 2015 Edition of the International Fire Code with Amendments; and Repealing District Ordinance 28.

25. Receive and File a Presentation Regarding the Ventura County Fire Protection District PulsePoint Smartphone Application.

26. Receive and File a Presentation Regarding the Ventura County Fire Protection District Announcing October 9-15, 2016 as Fire Prevention Week throughout Ventura County.

11:00 A.M.

27. Receive and File a Report from the California Highway Patrol on the Status of the Ventura County Auto Theft Taskforce.

11:30 A.M.

28. Approval of the Inclusion of Malibu/Yerba Buena Dark Skies Ordinance in the Pending Projects List, Prioritized After Ojai Unincorporated Dark Skies Ordinance; and Direction to Staff to Work with the Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) and Nearby Cities to Implement the Joint Land Use Study Recommendation on Dark Skies with the Goal to Develop Standard Conditions of Approval to Protect Night Skies from Significant Increases in Ambient Light and Glare Near NBVC, After Malibu/Yerba Buena Dark Skies Ordinance.

29. Ratification of the District Attorney's (DA) Application for and Acceptance of Victim Services XC Program Grant Funds from the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in the Amount of $793,763; Adoption of a Resolution Accepting Victim Services XC Program Grant Funds from the Cal OES in the Amount of $793,763; Authorization for the Establishment of One Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Fixed-Term Victim Advocate III Position and One FTE Fixed-Term Administrative Assistant I NE for the DA's Office, Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018; Approval of, and Authorization for the DA to Sign a Two-Year Contract Providing Services to Human Trafficking Victims with Interface Children & Family Services in the Amount of $184,000, Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018; Approval of, and Authorization for the DA to Sign, a Two-Year Contract Providing Human Trafficking Prevention and Outreach Strategies with C.A.S.A. of Ventura County, Inc. in the Amount of $88,000, Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018; Approval of, and Authorization for the DA to Sign, a Two-Year Contract for Services Provided to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Clients with the Coalition for Family Harmony in the Amount of $184,000, Effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process the Necessary Budgetary Transactions.

30. Adoption of Resolution Authorizing and Directing the Execution of a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement Creating the Arroyo Santa Rosa Valley Basin Groundwater Agency; and Adoption of a Resolution Appointing the Director and Alternate Director to the Board of Directors of the Arroyo Santa Rosa Valley Basin Groundwater Agency.

1:30 P.M.

31. De Novo Hearing to Consider the Request that a Conditional Use Permit be Granted and a Mitigated Negative Declaration be Adopted Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act to Authorize the Installation, Operation and Maintenance of a Wireless Telecommunication Facility (Case No. PL14-0128); Consideration of a Related Appeal of the Planning Commission’s Decision Regarding the Same Matter; Supervisorial District No. 1.

Closed Session - It is the intention of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, Ventura County Fire Protection District Board, the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority Board, and Ventura County Watershed Protection District Board to meet in Closed Session to consider the following items:

BEFORE THE VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:

34. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9, SUBDIVISION (d)(1):
NAME OF CASE: Garcia v. County of Ventura; Ventura County Superior Court Case No. 56-
2015-00473949-CU-PO-VTA

35. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9, SUBDIVISION (d)(1):
NAME OF CASE: County of Ventura, et al. v. City of Moorpark, et al.; Ventura County
Superior Court Case No. 56-2016-00479937-CU-WM-VTA

36. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code, § 54957.6)

COUNTY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES: Shawn Atin, James Dembowski
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS:
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 501
Service Employees International Union, Local 721
California Nurses Association California
Nurses Association Per Diem Unit

Receive and File Correspondence Agenda Item 37 - Communications Received and Filed by the Clerk of the Board on Behalf of the Board of Supervisors, with Copies Furnished as Indicated.

37. Receive and File Correspondence from Jerry Hittleman, Senior Planner for the City of San Buenaventura Regarding a Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Grove Specific Plan Project.

At 3:24 p.m. the Board hereby adjourns in memory of....