Adopt a resolution which recognizes Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency,  Agency Staff Services Analyst II, Casey Berry as Shasta County's Employee of the Month for November 2017.

Adopt a proclamation which designates November 5-11, 2017 as "Veterans Awareness Week" in Shasta County.

Receive a presentation from Chief Probation Officer Tracie Neal regarding the California State Association of Counties Best Practice Award.

Receive a presentation on Continuum of Care annual activities from Housing/Community Action Agency Director Richard Kuhns.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the County claims list in the amount of $235.53, as submitted.

Adopt a resolution which: (1) Repeals Resolution No. 91-7; and (2) authorizes the Housing and Community Action Director to close the Local Agency Investment Fund account and transfer funds into the County Treasury.

Approve the proposed calendar of Board of Supervisors' meetings for the year 2018. 

Approve the minutes of the meeting held on October 24, 2017, as submitted.

Reppoint Robert Nash, James Smith, and Leimone Waite to the Bella Vista Water District Board of Directors in lieu of election to four-year terms to December 2021.

As introduced on October 24, 2017, enact an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Shasta Amending Ordinance No. 408 of Shasta County Entitled “An Ordinance Placing Speed Restriction on Motor Vehicle Travel over Certain Streets and Portions Thereof,” by amending Section II establishing the following speed restrictions:  (1) A 55 miles per hour (mph) on Airport Road (2H04) from north end of the Sacramento River Bridge to 170’ north of Dersch Road (2H02); (2) a 45 mph on Airport Road (2H04) from 170’ north of Dersch Road (2H02) to Redding city limits; (3) a 50 mph on Bear Mountain Road (5H04) from Old Oregon Trail to Dry Creek Road (4J02); (4) a 40 mph on Bear Mountain Road (5H04) from Dry Creek Road (4J02) to Silverthorn Road (5J050); (5) a 55 mph on Canyon Road (2G09) from Happy Valley Road (2G02) to Redding city limits; (6) a 55 mph on Cloverdale Road (2G05) from Oak Street (2G08) to Clover Lane (2F020); (7) a 45 mph on Cloverdale Road (2G05) from Clover Lane (2F020) to Clear Creek Road (1C01B); (8) a 45 mph on Cloverdale Road (2G05) from Clear Creek Road (1C01B) to Placer Road (3F01); (9) a 45 mph on Dry Creek Road (4J02) from SH299 to 1 mile north; a 45 mph on First Street (1H05) from Charles Street (1H06) to Main Street (1H03); (10) a 40 mph on Fourth Street (1H01A) from Main Street (1H03) to Balls Ferry Road (1H02E); (11) a 50 mph on Happy Valley Road (2G02) from Canyon Road (2G09) to Newcastle Drive; (12) a 40 mph on Happy Valley Road (2G02) from Newcastle Drive to Olinda Road (2G01); (13) a 55 mph on Happy Valley Road (2G02) from Olinda Road (2G01) to Coyote Lane (2G012); (14) a 50 mph on Main Street (1H03) from Interstate 5 to 800 feet north of Fourth Street (1H01A); (15) a 30 mph on Main Street (1H03) from 800 feet north of Fourth Street (1H01) to Fourth Street (1H01); (16) a 30 mph on Main Street (1H03) from Fourth Street (1H01) to 800 feet south of Front Street 1H02A); (17) a 40 mph on Main Street (1H03) from Shasta/Tehama county line to 800 feet south of Front Street (1H02A); (18) a 50 mph on Old Oregon Trail (3H02) from Redding city limit to Old Alturas Road (4H04); (19) a 55 mph on Old Oregon Trail (3H02) from Shasta College Drive to Oasis Road (4F03A); (20) a 55 mph on Placer Road (3F01) from Redding city limit to Simmons Road (3G008); (21) a 55 mph on Rhonda Road (1H08) from Anderson city limit to 0.6 miles south of Anderson city limit; and (22) a 45 mph on Rhonda Road (1H08) from 0.6 miles south of Anderson city limits to Castlewood Drive.

Take the following actions: (1) Approve and authorize the Health and Human Services Agency to purchase a total of 18 vehicles, in an amount not to exceed $393,854.02 (including all taxes and fees); (2) approve and authorize County Purchasing to award the bid from Request for Bid (RFB) No. 18-05 for the purchase of 12 sedans to Lithia Toyota of Redding, California for a total purchase price of $245,566.00 (including all taxes and fees); and (3) approve and authorize County Purchasing to award the bid from RFB No. 18-07 for the purchase of 6 vans to Crown Motors of Redding, California for a total purchase price of $148,288.02 (including all taxes and fees).

Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a retroactive renewal agreement with Glenn County in an amount not to exceed $235,443 to provide Child Welfare Services/Case Management System training for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a renewal agreement with Wright Education Services, A Licensed Clinical Social Worker Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $120,000 to provide the evidence based parenting education program known as the Positive Parenting Program for the period date of signing through June 30, 2019.

Take the following actions:  (1) Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign an amendment, effective September 30, 2017, to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the California Department of Social Services with no compensation to access The Work Number® online employment verifications services through the TALX Corporation to remove the end date and make the MOU evergreen; and (2) approve and authorize the Health and Human Service Agency (HHSA) Director, or any HHSA Branch Director designated by the HHSA Director, to sign amendments, including retroactive, for a five-year period that do not result in a substantial or functional change to the original intent of the MOU as long as they otherwise comply with Administrative Policy 6-101, Shasta County Contracts Manual.

Take the following actions: (1) For the District Attorney’s Crime Victims’ Assistance Center (Program), adopt a resolution which approves and authorizes the Shasta County District Attorney to: (a) continue to serve as the agent for County of Shasta for the Program; (b) sign award agreements with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES); and (c) execute and submit future Program-related documents (including retroactive) including, but not limited to, applications, agreements, amendments, and payment requests, which may be necessary for the completion of the Program for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020; and (2) approve a budget amendment increasing appropriations by $67,699 and increasing revenue by $87,858 in the Victim Witness Assistance budget to recognize Cal OES revenue for the Program, recognize 2011 Realignment AB 109 revenue, and adjust appropriations to more closely align with actual expenses.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign retroactive environmental service agreements for the “2017 Storm Damage Projects,” Contract No. 706775, with: (1) North State Resources, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $150,000 for the period October 1, 2017 through December 31, 2021; and (2) Area West Environmental, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $150,000 for the period October 1, 2017 through December 31, 2021.

Adopt a resolution which adopts the Shasta County and City of Anderson Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign an agreement with Western Shasta Resource Conservation District in the amount of $65,250 to provide Firewise Communities Program activities for the period effective date of signing through September 30, 2018, with two automatic one-year renewals.

Approve and authorize the Public Works Director to sign a Notice of Completion for the “Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency Office Remodel 4222 Shasta Dam Boulevard Project,” Contract No. 610445, and record it within 15 days of actual completion of the work.

Award to the low bidder, Whitehawk Construction, on a lump sum basis, the contract for the “Corporation Yard Wash Rack Improvement Project,” Contract No. 706787, in the amount of $92,000.

Take the following actions on behalf of County Service Area (CSA) No. 2-Sugarloaf Water: (1) Adopt a resolution which authorizes the Public Works Director to submit funding applications to the California State Water Resources Control Board and to execute any resulting funding agreements and that finds the funding application and any subsequent funding agreement to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15262, 15306, and 15261(b)(3) related to potential water supply improvements for CSA No. 2-Sugarloaf Water; and (2) authorize the fund to be in a negative cash position for short periods while awaiting reimbursement from the State during the project.

On behalf of County Service Area (CSA) No. 6-Jones Valley Water, approve and authorize the Chairman to sign an amendment to the agreement with PACE Engineering, Inc. to increase compensation by $45,000, for a new total not to exceed $128,900, and retain the term July 18, 2017 through July 17, 2020, to provide additional environmental studies for the leak detection and meter replacement project.

Approve a budget amendment increasing appropriations and revenue by $22,250 in each of the following budgets: (1) Building Division; (2) Planning Division; and (3) Environmental Health Division for the remaining TRAKiT software purchase. 

Waive the competitive procurement requirements of Administrative Policy 6-101, Shasta County Contract Manual, due to sole source availability and use of United States General Services Administration competitively assessed pricing for the purchase of a portable chemical spectrometer in an amount not to exceed $75,122.

(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 regarding the Shasta Lake Veterans Village housing project: (1) Adopt a resolution that (a) finds the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines sections 15192 and 15194 (Affordable Housing Exemption) and the proposed project is not subject to any applicable exception, including the “unusual circumstances exception, and (b) finds that approval of a deferred payment loan of $248,000 to the Veterans Housing Development Corporation (VHDC) is needed to carry out the project and programs deemed by the Board of Supervisors to be necessary to meet the social needs of the population of Shasta County and serves purposes that will benefit the City of Shasta Lake; (2) approve and authorize the Auditor-Controller to deposit the loan amount of $248,000 into an approved escrow account set up by Veterans Housing Development Corporation for the purpose of predevelopment expenses; (3) approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a Loan Agreement and Promissory Note with Veterans Housing Development Corporation in the amount of $248,000 for the period date of signing through the end of the Maturity Date; and (4) approve and authorize the Deed of Trust for Shasta Lake City Housing Authority.

Take the following actions on behalf of County Service Area (CSA) No. 3-Castella Water: (1) Introduce and waive the reading of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Shasta Repealing Ordinance No. 730 Declaring a Water Shortage Emergency and a Necessity for a Water Conservation Program, Adopting a Water Conservation Program and Finding that the Actions are Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in County Service Area No. 3-Castella Water, operative November 1, 2017; and (2) direct the Public Works Director to stay shutoff of water service for accounts that are in arrears on penalty payments.

Take the following actions on behalf of County Service Area (CSA) No. 6-Jones Valley Water: (1) Introduce and waive the reading of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Shasta Repealing Ordinance No. 719 Declaring a Water Shortage Emergency and a Necessity for a Water Conservation Program, Adopting a Water Conservation Program and Finding that the Actions are Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in County Service Area No. 6-Jones Valley Water, operative November 1, 2017; (2) direct the Public Works Director to stay shutoff of water service for accounts that are in arrears on penalty payments; and (3) direct staff regarding the re-establishment of the Community Advisory Board pursuant to Board Resolution No. 84-6 and CSA No. 6-Jones Valley Water bylaws.

The Board of Supervisors will recess to a Closed Session to discuss the following item (Est. 15 minutes):

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

(Government Code section 54956.9, subdivision (d), paragraph (1)):

Name of Case: John P. Fruits v. Shasta County Sheriff, et al.