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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08102004 - SD.3 It TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTRA COSTA FROM: Mark DeSaulnier, Supervisor District IV COUNTY John Sweeten. County Administrator DATE: August 10, 2004 SUBJECT: CCFuture Fund SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION(S): 1. :For the next two years, AGREE to allocate CCFuture Funds to children and families programs that meet the CCFuture Fund criteria and are being eliminated or substantially reduced through the FY 2104-45 budget cuts.. 2. For the next two years, ALLOCATE $675,000 per year to Children's Dental Health and $225,000 per year to the aero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative. CCFuture Fund is financed through the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) at the Renaissance Club Sport :Hotel near the Pleasant Hill BART Station. Revenues are projected at approximately $520,000 next year, while the fund balance is now at approximately $720,000 for, an estimated total of approximately $900,000 per year over the next two years. 1 CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _Y YES SIGNATURE. #2ECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY.ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF 91ARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RE-COMMENDED OTHER f VOTE OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUS(ABSENT _ I HERE13Y CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ABSENT: __ ABSTAIN: ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. orxtaet:'Sid-,VISGR DeS111ME (325) 646-5763 ATTESTED AU&ajn� - 10- cc; CAO JOHN SWIMM,CLERK ChIICIm's Menta Heath THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Zero Tolerance AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CDBG,Community Develolunent w BACKGROUNDIREASON S) FUR RECOMMENDAT'IO.N(Slt In January 2004, the Board of Supervisors created the CCFuture Fund and earmarked the Fund for prevention programs serving children and families in Contra Costa County. The mission of the fund is to- . . . o-. . . invest in program and services that are results-based,firmly-oriented, collaborative, and available at critical points in the lives of children and families, thereby improving family functioning and reducing the high costs of dependency. Together, representatives of Supervisor DeSaulnier's office, the County Administrator's office and CDBG staff have developed criteria for selecting programs for CCFuture grants and program evaluations. After looking at several models for grant administration, they concluded that the most cost effective structure would be through the existing CDBG program. The original intent was to develop the first grant cycle in fall of this year with the first allocations effective July 1, 2005. Since January, the County has had to absorb extensive budget: reductions with a significant loss of service capacity in programs that support the vision and mission of CCFuture Fund. Hopefully, the portion of the budget problem driven by the state's diversion of local property taxes and loan of vehicle license fee revenues will last only two years (assuming voter approval of the local government financing measure in November). Other financing issues remain, however, and will be the subject of discussions with labor representatives in the near term as the County begins to approach negotiations with employees for new contracts that begin in October 2005. In the meantime, it seems counterproductive to initiate a grant process for new programs while important existing programs are being substantially reduced or eliminated. Targeting the Children's Mental Health program and Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative for CCFuture Fund for the next two years makes sense, since they: ➢ build upon existing County investments in supporting effective programs for children and families; ➢ are ready to incorporate the CCFuture criteria into day-today operations; ➢ can demonstrate program accountability for improved client outcomes; and ➢ maximize County, State, federal and private dollars for mainstream children and families programs. Children's Mental Health Overall, Children's Mental Health lost $4.2 million in the budget hearings, including $3.2 million net county cast and $1 million of matching revenue. A $675,000/year allocation would be directed at the outpatient structure, i.e., the three regional clinics and hospital services. The Health Services Department believes it can substantially restore this function using the CCFuture Funds, Medi-Cal match and other re-allocation of funds. Children's Mental Health is well positioned to track outcomes. It currently uses the Clinical Managers System in its Spirit of Caring program to track client results. Through the grant, this system will be rolled out to the outpatient program, which would also be required to track productivity, to demonstrate cost-effectiveness. The Children's Mental Health division may be able to repay the CCFuture Fund for its two-year allocation once the budget situation improves. Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative The Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative funds a system wide focus on misdemeanor level domestic violence cases, providing funding to the Sheriff. District Attorney, Public Defender, STAND!, Bay Area Legal, Probation and the courts. This year the Board's allocation to Zero Tolerance is approximately $1.8 million. The system has been asked to take a $750,000 budget cut. A $225,0€10 per year allocation to Zero Tolerance would ameliorate the severity of this budget cut. Zero Tolerance, like Children's Mental Health, is outcome-oriented and meets the selection criteria for CCFuture Grants. Zero Tolerance partners have worked together to identify the least onerous cuts and the CCFuture monies would be applied in accordance with these recommendations, as approved by the Board of Supervisors. Future of the CCFuture Fund It is anticipated that the CCFuture original design will be implemented after the two first years with the first competitive grant awards in January 2006. This would provide for program funding effective July 2006. 2 ADDENDUM TO ITEM SD.2 August 10, 2004 On this day,the Beard of Supervisors CONSIDERED allocating CCFuture Funds to Children's Mental Health and Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative. The Board of Supervisors took the following action by unanimous decision. I. For the next two years,AGREED to allocate CCFuture Funds to children and families programs that meet the CCFuture Fund criteria and are being eliminated or substantially reduced through the FY 2004-05 budget cuts. 2. For the next two years,ALLOCATE$675,000 per year to Children's Mental Health and $225,000 per year to the Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative. 3. Allocations of:Funds to Children's Mental Health($675,00 per year)and Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative($225,000 per year)are to be considered loans that will be forgiven if the programs successfully document positive client results and cost effectiveness consistent with the guidelines of the CCFuture Fund.