Meeting




MICHAEL POWERS
County Executive Officer and
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

ROSA GONZALEZ
Chief Deputy Clerk of the Board
(805)654-2251

TIFFANY N. NORTH
County Counsel












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MEETING
AGENDA

October 12, 2021

8:30 AM

Board of Supervisors
Ventura County

County Government Center
Hall of Administration
Board of Supervisors
Hearing Room
800 S. Victoria Avenue.
Ventura, California 93009 		MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD
 
LINDA PARKS, DISTRICT 2
CHAIR
Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake Village, Oak Park, Bell Canyon, Hidden Valley, Lake Sherwood, Somis, Las Posas Valley, California State University Channel Islands, Portions of the Oxnard Plain, Santa Rosa Valley, Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, California Air National Guard, and South Coast

MATT LAVERE, District 1
Ventura, Montalvo, Saticoy, Ojai Valley, City of Ojai, Upper Ojai Valley, Riverpark, Northwest Oxnard, North Coast and West Lockwood Valley
 
KELLY LONG, District 3
Camarillo, Port Hueneme, Southeast Oxnard, East Oxnard Plain, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Piru, East Lockwood Valley, and Eastern Portion of Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme

ROBERT O. HUBER, District 4
Simi Valley, Moorpark, Santa Susana Knolls, Box Canyon, Chatsworth Peak, Home Acres, Sinaloa Lake, Tierra Rejada Valley, The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, and Moorpark College

CARMEN RAMIREZ, District 5
VICE CHAIR
Oxnard, Oxnard Shores, Mandalay Bay, Silver Strand, Hollywood Beach, Hollywood By the Sea, Channel Islands Harbor, El Rio, Nyeland Acres, Del Norte Area, Oxnard College, Oxnard Plain, Strickland and Portion of Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme
     
     
IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(e)(1)(A) AND IN RESPONSE TO THE DECLARED STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCIES DUE TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS AND THE LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER RECOMMENDATION REGARDING SOCIAL DISTANCING, THE HALL OF ADMINISTRATION BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HEARING ROOM IS CURRENTLY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS HOLDING MEETINGS ELECTRONICALLY WHICH ARE ACCESSIBLE ONLINE AT WWW.VENTURA.ORG/BOSMEETINGS 

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Welcome to the Meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Ventura, also sitting as the Governing Board of the County Service Areas, Fire Protection District, Lake Sherwood Community Services District, Watershed Protection District, Ventura County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, Ventura County Library, Ventura County Public Financing Authority, and the Waterworks Districts.

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OPENING

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 October 5, 2021.

5.

Agenda Review - Consider and approve, by majority vote, minor revisions to Board items and/or attachments and any item added to, or removed/continued from, the Board of Supervisors Agenda.

6.

Moment of Inspiration - Dr. Minako Watabe.

7.

Consent Agenda Items 12 through 21.

8.

Receive a Summary Report on the Novel Coronavirus and Associated Disease known as COVID-19.

9.

Public Comments - Citizen presentations regarding County related matters NOT appearing on this agenda. (See Guidelines above)

10.

Board Comments - Comments by Board members on matters they deem appropriate including memorial adjournments. A Board member may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement, or make a brief report on his or her own activities. A Board member may also provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information, or request staff to report back to the Board at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter. The Board may also direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.

11.

CEO Comments - Brief announcements and report on CEO and County workforce activities.

CONSENT AGENDA
Consent Agenda items are routine and non-controversial. Items are reviewed and approved together, as recommended and without discussion, unless an item is pulled for separate action by the Board on the Regular Agenda. Consent items are heard at the Board's discretion and may be heard at any time during the meeting.
 

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

12.

Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the County of Ventura to Apply for and to Accept Fiscal Year 2020-21 State Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program Funding as the Administrative Entity for the Ventura County Continuum of Care in an Amount Not to Exceed $357,756, and Authorization for the County Executive Officer (CEO) to Sign a Standard Agreement and Other Documents Required for Implementation and Administration of the ESG Program with the State Department of Housing and Community Development; and Authorization for the CEO to Adjust the Funding Recommendations as Necessary for Final Grant Award.
CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

13.

Approval of the Appointment of Assessment Appeals Board Members Patricia Little as the Assessment Appeals Hearing Officer and Brian Sisk as the Alternate Assessment Appeals Hearing Officer, for One-Year Terms Ending September 5, 2022.
CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

14.

Approval of Establishment of an Application Review Panel for Recommendation of Appointments to the Assessment Appeals Boards No. 1 and No. 2.
CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY - County of Ventura

15.

Adoption of a Resolution to Establish No Parking Any Time Zones at Various Intersections Along El Roblar Drive and Fernando Drive in the Meiners Oaks Area; Supervisorial District No. 1.
CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

16.

Receive and File the Contractor Payment Tabulation Report for the Month of July 2021; All Supervisorial Districts.
CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

17.

Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing and Ratifying the Submission of Two Applications for State Water Resources Control Board's Water Arrearages Residential Debt Relief Program in the Amount of $54,133 for Waterworks District No. 1 (Moorpark) and $19,926 for Waterworks District No. 17 (Bell Canyon); Supervisorial District Nos. 2 and 4.
CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

18.

Authorization for the Public Works Agency Roads & Transportation Director to Accept Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Funds for the Ventura Avenue Pedestrian and Bike Lane Improvements in the Amount of $847,000; Supervisorial District No. 1.
CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY - Watershed Protection District

19.

Approval of, and Authorization for the Public Works Agency Director to Execute, Modification 1 of a Consultant Services Contract with GEI Consultants, Inc. of the City of Carlsbad, for Engineering Services for the Investigation of Detention Dams and Debris Basins Update, for the Additional Contract Amount of $427,850, for a Total Contract Not-to-Exceed Amount of $626,470; Contract No. AE20-049; Project No. P6015024; Watershed Protection District Zone Nos 1, 2, 3, and 4; All Supervisorial Districts.
CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - Environmental Health

20.

Receive and file the Hazardous Materials Discharge Report for September 25, 2021 through October 1, 2021 - Proposition 65.
CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

UNSCHEDULED VACANCY NOTICE

21.

Receive and File Unscheduled Vacancy Notice for Michael Grossman of the Waterworks District No. 38 Citizens' Advisory Committee.

REGULAR AGENDA
Regular Agenda items are heard at the Board's discretion and may be heard at any time during the meeting.
 

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

22.

Recommendation of Supervisor Parks and Supervisor Ramirez to Establish a Subcommittee to Explore Options for an Updated County Seal and Report Back to the Board of Supervisors with New Design Suggestion.

23.

Recommendation of Supervisor Huber to Reappoint Jesse Finkbeiner to the Ventura County Behavioral Health Advisory Board for a Term Ending October 13, 2024.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

24.

Approval of the Redirection of the County’s Share of $2,331,446.28 in Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 3 (HHAP-3) Program Funding to the Ventura County Continuum of Care (VCCoC); Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the VCCoC Outlining the County’s Commitment to Collaborate in Jointly Administering HHAP Funds; Authorization for the County Executive Office as the Administrative Entity to Apply by June 30, 2022, for a Maximum Amount of $4,829,424.43 in Combined HHAP-3 Program Funding; Encourage Affected County Agencies to Prioritize Participation in the VCCoC’s Development of an Updated Regional Homelessness Plan; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process the Necessary Budgetary Transactions.
RECOMMENDATION NO. 5 REQUIRES 4/5THS VOTE
CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

TIME CERTAIN ITEMS, PRESENTATIONS AND HEARINGS
Time Certain Items, Presentations, and Hearings are heard as close to the listed time as possible, but no sooner than the listed time.
 

10:30 A.M.

25.

Presentation of a Resolution Honoring Ventura County Sheriff Deputies Julian Fergerson & Keleigh Mckaig-Marquez In Recognition of their Act of Heroism and Exemplary Public Service.
(Supervisor LaVere - 15 Minutes)

26.

Receive and File a Status Update on Negotiations of a Pilot Project Labor Agreement with the Ventura County Building Trades; and Approval of the Removal of the Thousand Oaks Fire Station No. 34, Santa Paula Fire Station No. 29, Fire Training Center, and Hangar Facility Replacement Projects from the Pilot Project Labor Agreement Program.
(Public Works Agency - 15 Minutes)
CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

11:00 A.M.

27.

Receive and File a Report Regarding the Permitting of Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKOs); and Provide Direction Regarding the MEHKO Permitting Program.
(Resource Management Agency - 30 Minutes)
CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

11:30 A.M.

28.

Second Public Hearing Regarding Adoption of an Ordinance to Place the Classification of Assistant Planning Director RMA in the Unclassified Service.
CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED
HEARD ON OCTOBER 5, 2021 ITEM NO. 41
(County Executive Office - 5 Minutes)

29.

Receive and File a Presentation Regarding New State of California Solid Waste Legislation and Regulations: Senate Bill 1383 (Lara, 2016), Short-lived Climate Pollutants and Organic Waste Reductions; All Supervisorial Districts.
(Public Works Agency - 20 Minutes)
CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED

1:30 P.M.

2:30 P.M.

30.

Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Resolution Approving the 2021-2029 Housing Element Project Consisting of Proposed Amendments to the 2040 General Plan and 2040 General Plan Background Report; and Approval of Addendum No. 1 to the 2040 General Plan Environmental Impact Report (PL21-0004); All Supervisorial Districts.
(Resource Management Agency - Planning - 1.5 Hours)

4:30 P.M.

31.

Hold a Community Forum to Provide Information to the Public Concerning Immigration and Customs Enforcement Access to Individuals Housed in County Jail Facilities in 2020.
(SHERIFF'S OFFICE - 1.5 HOURS)

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
Discussions of Closed Session Agenda items are closed to the public. The Chair will announce when the Board is going into closed session. Closed session items may be heard at any time during the meeting.
 

BEFORE THE VENTURA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD:

32.

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

PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBDIVISION (d) OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9: NAME OF CASE: Ventura County Fire Protection District et al. v. Santa Clara Waste Water, et al.; Ventura County Superior Court Case No. 56-2016-00484523-CU-PO-VTA

CLOSING

Adjournment.