HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04122011 - C.57RECOMMENDATION(S):
As the Board of Supervisors 1) CONSENT to the allocation of $4.7 million from the Contra
Costa County Redevelopment Agency to the County of Contra Costa to fund public
infrastructure in the Downtown Rodeo area; 2) ADOPT findings required by Health and
Safety Code Section 33445 that the allocation of Redevelopment Agency funds will be of
benefit to the Redevelopment Project Area, that no other reasonably available means of
financing the public infrastructure improvements are available, that the Redevelopment
Agency’s funding will assist in eliminating blighting conditions in the Project Area; and that
the Redevelopment Agency’s assistance is consistent with the adopted AB 1290
Implementation Plan; and 3) AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director or her designee to
execute a Project Agreement and Work Program with the Contra Costa County
Redevelopment Agency for the Downtown Rodeo Infrastructure Improvement Program in
the amount of $4.7 million with an effective date of September 27, 2010
FISCAL IMPACT:
The project budget is $4.7 million dollars. No General Funds would be utilized. Rodeo
Redevelopment funds have been budgeted for this purpose.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/12/2011 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
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Vincent Manuel (925)
335-7232
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: April 12, 2011
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc:
C.57
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Jim Kennedy, County Redevelopment Director
Date:April 12, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Rodeo Downtown Infrastructure Program
BACKGROUND:
A key objective of the Rodeo Redevelopment Plan, and the AB1290 Implementation
Plan for Rodeo is to rehabilitate and upgrade public infrastructure in the Rodeo
Downtown area. The Redevelopment Agency (Agency) has budgeted $4.7 million for the
Rodeo Downtown Infrastructure Program. The County Public Works Department would
be responsible for identifying and installing infrastructure improvements that will help
revitalize the downtown Rodeo area.
The initial deliverable for the Program will include a comprehensive infrastructure study
which will identify a phasing plan for the proposed infrastructure improvements,
including cost estimates.
Following the approval of the phasing plan, Public Works will proceed to design and
construct the Phase 1 improvements.
Infrastructure improvements identified and proposed as part of this Study may include
missing or inadequate storm drainage facilities, street upgrades, utilities (sanitary sewer,
water, and PG&E), insufficient streetlights, and lack of Americans with Disabilities Act
(“ADA”) compliant curbs, gutters, and sidewalks.
HEALTH & SAFETY CODE SECTION 33445 FINDINGS
Pursuant to California Redevelopment Law, the Agency may fund public improvements
owned by another public agency with the consent of the Board of Supervisors, and if the
Board of Supervisors finds and determines that: (1) the public improvement will be of
benefit to the project area, (2) no other reasonable means of financining the public
improvement is avaliable to the community, and (3) the public improvement will assist in
the elemination of one or more blighting conditions inside the project area; and (4)
Agency assistance for the public improvement is consistent with the Agency's current
Implementation Plan. (Section 33445 of the Health & Safety Code).
The construction of the Rodeo Downtown infrastructure improvements will lead to the
renovation of one the oldest areas in Rodeo by providing much needed infrastructure
improvements identified and proposed as part of this program and may include missing
or inadequate storm drainage facilities, utilities (sanitary sewer, water, and PG&E),
insufficient streetlights, and lack of Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) compliant
curbs, gutters, and sidewalks. The lack of such infrastructure was identified in the Rodeo
Downtown/Waterfront Specific Plan adopted in 1997.
The County Public Works Department has conducted an analysis of its financial
capability to fund the activities contemplated by the Public Improvement Agreement and
due to limited availability of general funds, the State's budget crisis, and the Couty Public
Works funding priorities, the County Public Works Department does not currently have
sufficient funds to pay for the costs of the design and construction of the infrastructure
improvements.
Improvements would stimulate future and expanded development of existing and under
utilized sites. The replacement and upgrade of obsolete, substandard or non-existent
infrastructure addresses a blighting condition identified in the adopted Rodeo
Redevelopment Plan.
The proposed infrastructure improvements were identified in and are consistent with the
AB 1290 Implementation Plan for Rodeo which is to rehabilitate and upgrade public
infrastructure in the Rodeo Downtown area.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the project is not authorized, the proposed scope of work will not be able to be
accomplished and will reduce the Agency's ability to redevelop needed infrastructure
improvements.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable
ATTACHMENTS
Infrastructure Agreement