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1) Approval of minutes — Jan. 28, 2025
Motion: Approve minutes of the regular meeting on Jan. 28, 2025.
Mover: Supervisor Rusty Robinson. Second: Supervisor Joe Neves.
Vote: Yes — Joe Neves; Richard Valle; Doug Verboom; Rusty Robinson; Robert Thayer. Outcome: Approved (5–0).

2) Consent calendar — purchase of three sedans (Human Services Agency)
Motion: Approve purchase of three sedans from Clovis Toyota (low bidder) to meet delivery requirement before June 30, fiscal year 2024–25.
Mover: not specified on the record. Second: Supervisor Joe Neves (second also recorded by roll call as Supervisor Richard Valle voting yes).
Vote: Yes — Joe Neves; Richard Valle; Doug Verboom; Rusty Robinson; Robert Thayer. Outcome: Approved (5–0).
Notes: County staff said the low Clovis bid could deliver within 45 calendar days; the Hanford dealership’s lead time was 180–220 days. Board members requested staff follow up with the Hanford dealer and review the county’s local vendor preference policy before final procurement for future purchases.

3) Community development — Planning Commission report, Conditional Use Permit 2404 (Pittman Farm Family Farms)
Motion: Accept the Planning Commission report and its unanimous approval (5–0) of CUP 2404 to expand poultry operations at 16445 Laurel Avenue, Stratford, increasing chickens from ~250,000 to 1,700,000 at a time.
Mover: Motion to accept (made on the record). Second: not specified.
Vote: Yes — Joe Neves; Richard Valle; Doug Verboom; Rusty Robinson; Robert Thayer. Outcome: Accepted (5–0).
Notes: Planning Commission had previously approved the project in 2021; the permit had expired and was re‑presented. The public provided only positive comments at the commission hearing.

4) Public Works — Consultant agreement for courthouse remodel design (Darden Architects Inc.)
Motion: Approve agreement with Darden Architects, Inc. for plans, specifications and estimates for Kings County Government Center courthouse remodel project.
Mover: Supervisor Joe Neves. Second: Supervisor Rusty Robinson.
Vote: Yes — Joe Neves; Richard Valle; Doug Verboom; Rusty Robinson; Robert Thayer. Outcome: Approved (5–0).
Notes: Contract amount on the agenda was $3,080,000; staff noted a typographical error in fiscal impact language and clarified $700,000 (not $7,000,000) for FY 2025–26 related to bidding and construction phase support.

Ending: No items failed or were tabled during the Feb. 4 meeting's recorded roll calls; several items were approved unanimously. Where a motion maker or seconder was not specified in the audible record, the roll‑call votes were recorded by the clerk and are reflected above.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Kings County Board of Supervisors Meeting (02/04/2025)","oneSentenceSummary","This summary lists formal votes recorded during the Kings County Board of Supervisors meeting on Feb. 4, 2025. All listed items were approved by recorded roll call unless otherwise noted.","taxTitle","Kings County, California","taxId",4029,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6344631,"Kings County studies 2025 state and federal legislative platform; board debates water language and adding immigration priority",1253,2563000,3816000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2250357-69fbd29cccf024dd77815ed23e04f027&start=2563&end=3816","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2250357-69fbd29cccf024dd77815ed23e04f027/thumbnail_2563000.jpg","/articles/6344631/Kings-County/California/Kings-County-studies-2025-state-and-federal-legislative-platform-board-debates-water-language-and-adding-immigration-priority","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6344631-411f865158b11ecdf21147163ee26f02/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165882&Signature=m-DljdgP2WdcE3VLX2lZGLdCHGUN3lcqOZK2-oACahHZ-PSuAkPB-6LVJ0WBFcG45-7HOX3prGiFs9QsO6-jhR3lH5m2gLM6urm9CjW8SVsvWhx5taIVoRRJx~OuALhMnbo3etRM-Kx-hHenKsOntvWoc4cemdPu1qB08xVBqOpoJUWrDjqUUAXtKBoqgGGWE2bzhH30zrUCjeySLFDevH4nnFi8Kja7loxNEB8sTqQbq7RXsjVQ3deBorP4DnpY8IQqiAzvNLdqTjuwun4ph98IOgf4D7jB84KfVJr~Q648S-naCV9L7ceVVQYPnFbz~gZWzFKiaPr9Qkokbf4TUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kings County administration presented a draft state and federal legislative platform on Feb. 4 that retains water, unfunded mandates, homelessness, high‑speed rail and broadband as top priorities and adds more detailed language across public health, behavioral health, public safety and workforce sections.

Alex Walker, county administrator analyst, told the Board the platform was developed with input from department heads and the county’s state and federal lobbyists. He said the draft integrates updates including metering agricultural wells, support for invasive pest management, restoration of library e‑resources, broadband completion and language seeking stable funding for probation and public health responsibilities.

During the study session several supervisors asked to keep federal water language generic and avoid naming any administration by person. The draft included a sentence that explicitly referenced “the biological opinions developed under the Trump administration for the Delta” as a point of support; some board members and county lobbyists said that language had been in earlier iterations of the platform but recommended more generic wording that signals support for federal policies or actions that increase water deliveries south of the Delta without naming a particular administration.

Paragon Government Relations (federal lobbyist) and a county lobbyist on the Webex recommended more general phrasing. One outside adviser said, “for purposes of a legislative platform, ... to keep language more generic … support federal policies that will help Kings County,” noting the complexity of water policy and the administrative variability across federal administrations.

Board members also discussed adding an explicit immigration priority on the federal side. Supervisors described local concerns about farmworker availability and public safety cooperation, and asked staff to draft possible language that would support farmworker programs (including references to the H‑2A guest worker program) while recognizing law enforcement impacts. Several supervisors asked staff to coordinate with the Kings County Farm Bureau and other stakeholders before returning a proposed immigration section for board consideration.

Walker said the platform will be revised per the board’s direction and returned for adoption on Feb. 25. No final edits were adopted at the Feb. 4 study session because the item was agendized as a study session; the board and lobbyists will incorporate suggested language and bring the document back for a formal vote at a future meeting.

Ending: Staff and the county’s lobbyists will revise the draft platform to reflect the board’s guidance — notably to consider more generic federal water language and to draft potential immigration language for board review; the revised platform is expected to return for adoption on Feb. 25.","County staff and lobbyists presented a draft 2025 legislative platform that keeps water, unfunded mandates, homelessness, high‑speed rail and broadband as top priorities; supervisors debated whether to reference federal biological opinions by name and whether to add immigration as a distinct priority.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6344636,"Kings County district attorney warns Hanford pullout from major crimes task force could hinder gang investigations",623,317000,940000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2250357-69fbd29cccf024dd77815ed23e04f027&start=317&end=940","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2250357-69fbd29cccf024dd77815ed23e04f027/thumbnail_317000.jpg","/articles/6344636/Kings-County/California/Kings-County-district-attorney-warns-Hanford-pullout-from-major-crimes-task-force-could-hinder-gang-investigations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6344636-922377242c275b575299ec56fdc5f046/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165882&Signature=WOGSrjTYb0sU-TEuJcS7wZzXBXkmGAS6UqYiWy3oZ1WPnKe3FmTWUAF5sHF0hMag5-9z-ezVOrXfMKG4qSrPil~gHTZD9~lK10IVw5LhnJo5LhzvVyvF-2PKa~EJ7XvOgx59XkluElMk-ysDUyR7k1a6SHkbEAmsL~2S87fZmiEus5dSr1WABmI90d3~fQnJe1w2OWAY8B9-AQFkPrHAGbetNvgmHY3WMzSo5dqF14IePd~9nqTsz~MNDKSvZ4-cNZ7tMQGrnW0JpGmC5gcItZIJorrL2dxWAagOj2JdavVcfCOoOq2EXwT7RxjQ42fJDy60C0qL2pJGylpZqQk43g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District Attorney Sarah Hacker told the Kings County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 4 that the Hanford Police Department’s recent decision to withdraw from the county’s multi‑agency major crimes task force has “absolute 100% serious ramifications for the county.”

Hacker said the task force is dedicated to investigating major conspiracies, large‑scale narcotics sales, illegal firearms trafficking and gang crimes, and she warned that the city’s withdrawal will interrupt the “free flow of information” investigators have relied on. “We're not gonna get the flow of information that we once had,” Hacker said, adding that Hanford officers previously worked in joint operations, shared intelligence without “bureaucracy and red tape,” and sometimes participated directly in wire rooms and takedowns.

The concern centers on recent operations, including “Operation Royal Flush,” a September–November 2024 wiretap operation Hacker described as countywide: about 70 suspects were arrested, three homicides were solved, and multiple homicide suspects were taken into custody. Hacker said the task force targeted 58 locations during takedowns; 12 were in Hanford but Hanford Police took only two. She said county and state task‑force personnel handled the remaining Hanford locations and that the county covered overtime and staffing costs for the operation.

Board members responded by saying they want more information and that the issue should come back to the board for consideration. Supervisors suggested agendizing a response — either a study session to hear from Hanford city officials and local law enforcement about their reasons for withdrawing, or a single action item that would allow the board to consider a letter offering county assistance and to seek further background on the decision. Multiple supervisors said they want county staff to work with the district attorney’s office and sheriff’s staff to explore options for restoring cooperation.

Hacker and board members stressed that gang activity in Kings County is not confined to one city: she gave several examples of cross‑jurisdictional incidents in which suspects moved between Hanford and surrounding communities and in at least one case a pursuit began in Hanford and ended in unincorporated county jurisdiction. She told the board those dynamics make multi‑agency cooperation essential for timely arrests and prosecutions.

No formal directive or vote was recorded at the Feb. 4 meeting; supervisors asked staff to prepare next steps. The board said it will consider placing the item on a future agenda either as an action item to send correspondence to Hanford or as a study session that would include the district attorney, sheriff’s staff and, if invited, Hanford representatives.

The board also acknowledged that the county previously absorbed costs and operational roles during large investigations when some local agencies did not participate fully, and several supervisors said the county should seek a solution that restores the previous cooperative model without unduly intruding on city decision‑making.

The county will also track operational impacts if Hanford remains outside the task force, including whether the county must increase funding or staffing for county‑led task‑force efforts.

Ending: The board directed staff to follow up; no formal motion or vote on a letter or study session was recorded at the Feb. 4 meeting. The district attorney asked the board to consider options that preserve intelligence‑sharing and frontline investigative capacity across jurisdictions.","District Attorney Sarah Hacker told the Kings County Board of Supervisors that the Hanford Police Department’s decision to withdraw from the county’s multi‑agency major crimes task force will disrupt information-sharing and may shift frontline gang‑investigation responsibilities to county law enforcement.","actionData","errors"]

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