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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02232010 - C.65RECOMMENDATION(S): 1. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Conservation and Development, or designee, to execute a contract in an amount not to exceed $100,000 in CCFuture Funds to the Michael Chavez Center for Economic Opportunity to help finance the operation of the Green and Clean Worker-Owned Cooperative project for the period of February 1, 2010 through January 31, 2011; and 2. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Conservation and Development, or designee, to execute a contract in an amount not to exceed $73,000 in CCFuture Funds to the Michael Chavez Center for Economic Opportunity to help finance the operation of the Center for the period of January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. FISCAL IMPACT: 100% CCFuture Fund - discretionary general purpose funds generated from the transient occupancy tax (TOT) from the Renaissance/Club Sport Hotel in the unincorporated Contra Costa Centre area, and designated by the Board of Supervisors to the CCFuture Fund. APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 02/23/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Bob Calkins, 335-7220 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: February 23, 2010 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: June McHuen, Deputy cc: C.65 To:Board of Supervisors From:Catherine Kutsuris, Conservation & Development Director Date:February 23, 2010 Contra Costa County Subject:Allocation of CCFuture Funds to the Michael Chavez Center for Economic Opportunity BACKGROUND: The CCFuture Fund was created in 2003 when the Board of Supervisors (Board) earmarked the transient occupancy tax (TOT) from the Renaissance/Club Sport Hotel in the unincorporated Contra Costa Centre area for early intervention and prevention programs that reduce high cost crisis/safety net services. The mission of the CCFuture Fund is to: "....invest in program and services that are results-based, family-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." Green and Clean Worker-Owned Cooperative (the "Cooperative"): This professional housecleaning Cooperative, part of the Michael Chavez Center's Cooperative Development Program, has received CCFuture Funds since 2008 and is requesting $100,000 to help finance its second full year of operations. In late 2006, a group of women who had been providing housekeeping services through the Monument Futures Day Labor Program created a business model that would service the organization's objectives as well as their own. The goal was to create a business that would allow the women to: (1) increase their family income in a way that would help them become financially independent; (2) better define the housecleaning service in a way that would bring dignity to their work; (3) learn from best practices in the eco-cleaning area that would help them protect their health and provide a healthier alternative to standard housecleaning practices; and (4) create a venue for them to become a part of the formal economy. The result of this planning process was the development of a worker-owned cooperative (The Green & Clean Professional Housecleaning Service, LLC) with the goal of breaking the cycle of poverty of low-income individuals and their families and creating pathways of integration to the formal economy. The Cooperative is founded on the principle of the "triple bottom line" - profitability, worker rights, and envrionmental sustainability. Consistent with the standards developed for the CCFuture Fund, the Cooperative developed a Logic Model and Evaluation Plan. Among other things, the Logic Model identifies clear and concise "outcomes" (both short term and long term), and defines and calculates the project's Social Return on Investment (SROI). Examples of short-term outcomes include: members will earn an hourly wage above their 2008 baseline level; members will establish and contribute to Individual Development Accounts (savings accounts); and members will design and initiate a benefits package which includes basic health care coverage. The SROI will be realized from both an infusion of dollars into the local economy (wages of members, payment of fees and taxes, purchasing of equipment and supplies for the housecleaning business, etc), and a reduction in the utilization of programs and services that rely on public funding by cooperative members. The results from the first full year of operation show significant progress in developing the Cooperative and its business plan, and the Cooperative has realized a small but steady growth in its client base. However, uneven progress has been made in meeting some of the outcomes in the Logic Model. During the second year, the Cooperative will focus on increasing revenue through intensive marketing efforts to expand the client base, recruiting additional worker-owners to be able to adequately respond to the results of its marketing efforts, enhancing services offered to clients, and collaborating with the Men's Day Labor Program at the Chavez Center and other local businesses. The plan is for the Cooperative to be fully self-sustainable after January 2011. Michael Chavez Center Operations. The Michael Chavez Center for Economic Opportunity is requesting $73,000 in CCFuture Funds to help finance capacity building activities and general operating costs for the Center from January - December 2010. Funds will be used to pay for a portion of the Executive Director's salary/benefits, advertising and marketing, rent, furnishings, and costs associated with its computer lab. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Without the additional CCFuture Funds, the Cooperative project will not be able to fully operate next year, and the Michael Chavez Center for Economic Opportunity would have to reduce its operational capacity.