Adopt a resolution which recognizes Shasta County Sheriff Department Investigative Technician, Darlene Perea, as Shasta County's Employee of the Month for March 2018.

Approve the minutes of the meeting held on March 6, 2018,  as submitted.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a retroactive agreement with John H. Hagar for $250 per hour plus miscellaneous expenses with no maximum compensation, to provide legal services beginning October 6, 2017, for five years or until the completion of all cases or matters assigned, and terminates the previous Legal Services Agreement that commenced on October 29, 1991.

Adopt a resolution which amends the Shasta County Personnel Rules, Chapter 14, Leaves of Absence, and Appendix A Forms.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a retroactive renewal agreement with BHC Heritage Oaks Hospital, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $450,000 to provide inpatient psychiatric hospitalization services for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign an amendment, effective the date of signing, to the agreement with Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.  to modify existing security service hours, add additional service locations which increases maximum compensation in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18 from $500,000 to $530,000, in FY 2018-19 from $535,000 to $595,000, and in FY 2019-20 from $575,000 to $640,000, increasing the total maximum compensation by $155,000 from $2,605,200 to $2,760,200 during the entire term of the agreement, and retaining the term July 9, 2015 through June 30, 2020.

Approve and authorize the: (1) Chairman to sign retroactive renewal Certification Statements with the Children’s Medical Services branch of the California Department of Health Care Services in support of program plans and budgets for the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program in the amount of $331,405; the California Children’s Services Program in the amount of $1,642,108; the Health Care Program for the Children in Foster Care in the amount of $237,583; and for the Monitoring and Oversight of Foster Children Treated with Psychotropic Medication in the amount of $38,236 for a total of $2,249,332 for the period of July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018; and (2) Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Director, or any HHSA Branch Director or Deputy Branch Director, as designated by the HHSA Director, limited authority to execute prospective and retroactive amendments to the program plans and budgets that result in a net change of no more than $224,933 and other minor, non-monetary amendments as necessary, providing all such amendments shall otherwise comply with Administrative Policy 6-101, Shasta County Contracts Manual.

Approve and authorize the: (1) Chairman to sign a retroactive California Department of Public Health Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Agreement Funding Application in an amount not to exceed $411,342 that will allow Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) - Public Health to continue services to protect and improve the health of mothers, adolescents, children, and their families as directed by state and federal law for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; and (2) HHSA Director, or any HHSA Branch Director or Deputy Branch Director, as designated by the HHSA Director, to sign prospective and retroactive amendments during the term of the agreement that result in a net change in maximum compensation of no more than $41,000, and other documents related to the agreement that do not result in a substantial or functional change to the original intent of the agreement, and that otherwise comply with Administrative Policy 6-101, Shasta County Contracts Manual.

Adopt a resolution declaring the termination of the March 6, 2018 proclamation of a local emergency and find that the current conditions no longer warrant  the need to continue the proclamation pursuant to Government Code 8630(d).

Take the following actions regarding the “Ash Creek Road at Sacramento River Overflow Bridge Replacement Project,” Contract No. 703921: (1) Find the geotechnical site investigation categorically exempt in conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15306, Class-6-Information Collection; and (2) approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a two-year agreement with Yeh and Associates Consultants, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $61,486 to provide geotechnical services from the date of signing through March 11, 2020.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign an amendment to the agreement, effective date of signing with Dokken Engineering to provide the Public Works Director or his/her designee the authority to approve amendments up to $48,000 (10% of original total compensation), for a new total not to exceed $530,000, to provide engineering and geotechnical services for the 2017 Storm Damage Projects, and retain the original term from date of signing through December 31, 2021.

Take the following actions regarding the “Gas Point Road Widening Project,” Contract No. 702976: (1) Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a right-of-way contract with Steve and Natalie Cox for right-of-way (0.11 acres at $10,000) plus a Federal Highway Administration signing incentive of $1,000; and (2) accept one Easement Deed conveying the right-of-way parcel.

Take the following actions regarding the “Gas Point Road at Park Drive Corridor Improvement Project,” Contract No. 702984: (1) Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign an easement agreement with the Cottonwood Union School District for right-of-way (0.90 acres); and (2) accept one Easement Deed conveying the right-of-way parcel.

(1)  Receive a legislative update and consider action on specific legislation related to Shasta County’s legislative platform; and (2) receive Supervisors’ reports on countywide issues.

Take the following actions: (1) Open the public hearing; (2) close the public hearing; (3) introduce, waive the reading, and adopt An Uncodified Urgency Interim Ordinance of the County of Shasta Declaring a Temporary Moratorium on the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp Within the Unincorporated Areas of the County of Shasta (the “Urgency Interim Ordinance”); (4) find that the Urgency Interim Ordinance is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the reasons stated in the Urgency Interim Ordinance;  (5) direct the Agricultural Commissioner, the Director of Resource Management, and the Sheriff to assess the effects of unregulated cultivation of industrial hemp by "Established Agricultural Research Institutions" and others on the environment and on the health and safety of the citizens of Shasta County, and determine whether there are reasonable regulations to mitigate any identified adverse effects; and (6) direct the Agricultural Commissioner, the Director of Resource Management, and the Sheriff to develop such reasonable regulations, if any, for consideration by the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors.

The Board of Supervisors will recess to a Closed Session to discuss the following item (Est. 30 minutes):

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

(Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4))

Initiation of Litigation: One Potential case