change in the contract term of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
4. Authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors, Chief Executive Officer, Director or
Assistant Director of the Preschool Services Department to execute any subsequent,
non-substantive amendments in relation to the Revenue Contracts mentioned in
Recommendation Nos. 1 and 2, for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, on
behalf of the County, as required by the California Department of Education, subject to
review by County Counsel.
5. Direct the Director or Assistant Director of the Preschool Services Department to transmit
all amendments in relation to the Revenue Contracts mentioned in Recommendation Nos. 1
and 2, to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of execution.
(Presenter: Arlene Molina, Assistant Director, 383-2078)
Project and Facilities Management
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 23-1111 with Rasmussen Brothers Construction,
Inc. in the amount of $35,949, increasing the contract from $807,938.14 to a total of
$843,887.14, and extending the construction completion date from December 19, 2024, to
February 28, 2025, for the 800MHz Upgrades Cajon Pass Tower Project (Four votes required).
(Presenter: Don Day, Director, 387-5000)
Continue the finding, first made by the Board of Supervisors on June 25, 2024, that there is
substantial evidence that the damaged power line that provides power to the Bertha Peak
Communication site created an emergency pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22050
requiring immediate action to prevent or mitigate the loss or impairment of life, health, property,
and essential public services, necessitating an urgent project to replace power lines and poles
at the Bertha Peak Communications site in Big Bear, to allow uninterrupted public safety
emergency communication services, and will not permit the delay resulting from a formal
competitive solicitation of bids to procure remediation and construction services, and delegating
authority, originally by Resolution on June 25, 2024, to the Chief Executive Officer to direct the
Purchasing Agent to issue purchase orders and/or contracts, in a total amount not to exceed
$2,329,803, for any remediation, construction, and modifications related to the power lines,
cross arms, cross arm hardware, power poles, tree trimming, and tree removal, finding that the
issuance of these purchase orders and/or contracts is necessary to respond to this emergency
pursuant to Public Contract Code sections 22035 and 22050 (Four votes required).
(Presenter: Don Day, Director, 387-5000)
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 24-836 with Healthcare Design & Construction LLC,
for the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Behavioral Health Adolescent Unit in Colton,
updating the scope of work to include an accelerated schedule, and increasing the contract
amount by $553,287, from $6,758,654 to $7,311,941, with no change to the contract term of
September 10, 2024, through May 24, 2025.
(Presenter: Don Day, Director, 387-5000)
Public Defender
31) 1. Approve the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment Court Funds Revenue
Agreement with the State Bar of California to provide legal representation to adults with
severe mental health illness in court proceedings, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code
section 5976, subsection (c), in the amount of $227,164 for the period of December 1,
2024, through June 30, 2025.
2. Designate the Public Defender to electronically execute the funds agreement in
Recommendation No. 1, and any subsequent non-substantive amendments, on behalf of
the County, subject to review by County Counsel.
3. Direct the Public Defender to transmit the agreement and all amendments in relation to the
agreement, in Recommendation No. 1, to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30