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FROM: Finance Committee Jj Costa
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September 26, 1995 County
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SUBJECT: AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR THREE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS .
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. ACKNOWLEDGE that because of budget constraints, traditional funding sources for the
Contra Costa Food Bank, Child Abuse Prevention Council and the Family and Community
Services are not available in 1995-96.
2. CONSIDER funding for these three programs through Keller Canyon Landfill revenues, to
be discussed by the Finance Committee on October 2, 1995.
BACKGROUND:
On June 13, 1995 the Board of Supervisors adopted the 1995-96 Proposed Budget with several
referrals to the Finance Committee. One referral involved determining whether funding could be
identified for the Contra Costa Food Bank, Child Abuse Prevention Council and Family and
Community Services. These organizations received monies from the County General Fund in fiscal
year 1994-95, and from the Child Care Affordability Trust Fund in prior years.
The Committee discussed revenue sources with the representatives of the Community based
organizations and discovered that the CBO's were well aware of the variety of revenue sources
available through the County.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITT
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SIGNATURE(S): Tom Torlakson Jeff Smith
ACTION OF BOARD ON September 26 , 9 9 5 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X_ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED September 26 , 1995
Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
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Social SerV1CeS' SUPERV ORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Food Bank
Child Abuse Council
Family & Community Services BY DEPUTY
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Staff indicated that these organizations have been funded by County Departments and the Child Care
Affordability Fund in the past. Staff indicated that the Child Care Affordability Fund is not available
since it has been allocated to four other programs. Moreover, the Social Service Department is
facing a multi-million dollar shortfall in 1995-96 because of General Assistance costs. The State
Legislature recently failed to adopt a trailer bill - AB858 - which would have provided General
Assistance mandate relief.
The Committee determined that one possible revenue source could be Keller Canyon Landfill
revenues, which will be discussed at the October 2 Finance Committee meeting. However, the
Committee and staff advised the CBO representatives that several serious obstacles to using Keller
Canyon monies were present:
1. policy constraints on the use of most of the funds for certain mitigations;
2. tentatively approved projects for 1995-96 which have already undergone a review in March
and a$177,500 aggregate budget reduction; and
3. a likely 25% further revenue shortfall in 1995-96 for budgeted programs, given tonnage
estimates through June 30, 1995.
The Committee requested that this issue be folded into the Keller Canyon planning process and
requested staff to provide the CBO's with letters of support to other funding agencies.