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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 11291983 - IO.1 7-0 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Internal Operations Committee Contra C001.a DATE: November 2t, 1983 @ County SUBJECT: Alternative Structures to Carry Out an Economic Development Strategy SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: 1 . Our Committee recommends that the Board direct the County Administrator to propose to the Board -a statement representing the Board's present priorities relating to economic development for review by the Board. Upon approval by the-Board of Supervisors, this statement of priorities should be forwarded to the Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee with a request that they examine their current processes and priorities to determine the extent to which they are consistent with the Board's priorities. 2. Our Committee recommends that the County Administrator be directed to review the issue of a County Redevelopment Agency and return to the Board of Supervisors with recommendations regarding its organizational placement within county government. 3. Supervisor Fanden recommends that the structure proposed by the Planning Director in his memo of November 18, 1983 be approved subject to adding the Contra Costa Development Association to the Interagency Coordinating Committee, and subject to splitting the housing and economic development staff positions so that there is one dedicated to housing and one dedicated to economic development. Supervisor Powers does not concur in this recommendation, preferring instead to have a variety of questions which have occurred to him and other agencies answered before organiza- tional commitments are made. BACKGROUND: Our Committee met with staff from the Planning Department, the Housing Authority, the Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee, and other concerned individuals and agencies on November 21 , 1983. We reviewed again the County Administrator's letter to the Board dated October 28, 1983 which outlined four alternatives for organizational placement of the economic development program. We also reviewed a November 18, 1983 letter from the Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee. A number of individuals and agencies spoke in favor of alternative #4; namely, keeping the community development block grant program, and any newly created economic develop- ment program, together in the Planning Department. There was also general agreement that economic development is important enough to require the skills of a single individual who does not also have responsibility for housing or other .elements of the program. Other points made by various speakers included the need to decide how to reconstitute community development block grant funds in order to finance an economic development program, and the need to consider expanding the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee in order to represent economic development interests. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION BOARD COMMITTEE X APPROV@ OTHER V SIG NATURES Nancy C. Fanden Tom Powers ACTION OF BOARD ON November 29, 1983 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER The Board determined not to take any action on the recommendations of the Committee at this time. The Committee was requested to work with county staff on the development of a workshop. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS XX UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ------ ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: County Administrator ATTESTED November 29, 1983 Planning Director J.R. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARRD M392/7-99 BY -«� a "� . DET Jeanne 0 . MaglieK d -2- Several people also spoke to the issue of redevelopment and raised concerns about whether or not redevelopment needs to be resolved organizationally before decisions OL`( are made relating to economic development. Supervisor Powers indicated that there was a need for more coordination and dialogue with the cities and that we need to take a look at what we have been doing in the community development area and what we ought to be doing in the future. Supervisor Powers also believes that the redevelopment issue is closely linked with economic development and should be resolved before final decisions are made on economic development. Supervisor Fanden indicated that she was pleased and impressed with the report from the Planning Department and believes that the organizational issue relating to economic development can be resolved immediately since the redevelopment issue is a separate one which need not be addressed at this time. Supervisor Powers also expressed a concern that the Board needs to know how community development block grant funds will be spent in relationship to economic development before making final decisions on any proposed organizational structure. �SS�� /Oi - zr TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Arthur C. Miner, Director Contra tra Contra Costa County Private Industry Council Costa DATE: November 29, 1983 County SUBJECT: REQUESTING PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY TO SUBMIT A `, PROPOSAL TO STATE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP OFFICE FOR POSSIBLE FUNDING OF COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION That the Board REQUEST the Private Industry Council of Contra Costa County to submit a proposal to the State Job Training Partnership Office (JTPO) for possible funding of a County Redevelopment Agency under the Governor's 5% Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Discretionary Funds, and the Board REQUEST the Director of Public Works and the Director of Planning to assist the Private Industry Council in the development of the proposal. BACKGROUND On November 3, 1983, the Contra Costa County Private Industry Council received a "Letter of Announcement of Availability of Funds" from the State Job Training Partnership Office (JTPO) stating that applications for the operation of programs under the Governor's 5% funds of the Job Training Partnership Act are now being accepted. The State Job Training Coordinating Council (SJTCC), in recognition of the role JTPA can play in facilitating economic development through training, has recommended that $2.5 million of the Governor's 5% funds be utilized in cooperative efforts between the public and private sectors designed to improve the economic conditions of a locality through job training or other services. Because available funds are limited, it is anticipated that funding approval for any project will not exceed $200,000, and that emphasis should be directed towards using the funds as leverage to mobilize other resources. The Executive Committee of the Private Industry Council, at its meeting on November 16, 1983, indicated that it would recommend to the full Private Industry Council that it consider submitting a proposal for possible funding of a County Redevelopment Agency, if the Board of Supervisors requests the PIC to do so. The basis for submitting such a proposal to this funding source would be that a redevelopment agency would create new jobs, it would have a positive effect upon job opportunities for JTPA-eligible persons, and that it would involve other public and private resources. The Micciche Report, "An Economic Development Program for Contra Costa County", recommends that the County determine the feasibility of utilizing the redevelopment agency process. Public Works and Planning departments are currently reviewing a proposal relative to retention of legal counsel to assist in the formation of the County's first redevelopment agency. It is conceivable that funds from the Governor's 5% funds could be obtained to assist with start-up costs for such an endeavor. Any funds obtained, however, must be expended by June 30, 1984. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: „/�� RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) ACTION OF BOARD ON 77 =77 "77APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: County Administrator ATTESTED / "` `� '7�� 1ydfr& Private Industry Council J.R. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK Public Works Dept. AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD Planning Dept. M382/7•83 BY 'OF DEPUTY