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FROM: Finance Committee Contra
Costa
DATE: December 11, 1986 County
SUBJECT: Capital Project Planning
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
1. Direct the County Administator to develop a five year-plan
for capital improvements for presentation to the Board for
review with the 1987-1988 fiscal year budget.
2 . Consider preparation of an information briefing for the
Mayor' s Conference to emphasize the capital needs of the
County and the limited resources available for the
facilities necessary to provide services to all the
citizens in the County.
3 . Direct that priority setting for future capital projects
consider the changing needs of the County due to continuing
annexations and new city incorporations.
4 . Direct that the capital planning give consideration and
priority to mandated programs.
BACKGROUND
On December 1, 1986, the Finance Committee reviewed detailed
information on the County capital project planning. The
Committee reviewed a list of current and proposed projects
exceeding $240, 000,000. The current year' s budget provided only
$5 ,800 ,000 of General Fund appropriations toward meeting the
growing capital needs. The listed total considered only
departmental needs for new and replacement space and maintenance.
The major capital requirements for roads, bridges and other
transportation related projects were not included.
There are State funds available to assist with detention needs, a
surcharge on court fines for court and related criminal justice
projects and a limited amount of federal funds, but a majority of
future project funding must come from the General Fund. Several
innovative financing devices have been utilized, such as the
Contra Costa County Public Facilities Corporation, joint powers
agencies, developer agreements and lease-purchase arrangements.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMEN YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATIONrFY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVEOTHER
SIGNATURE S : roder supe. T. Torlakson
ACTION OF BOARD ON 86 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
,_y 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.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED December _1.6 , 1986
PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY—OlnMI o ,DEPUTY
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These devices have allowed the County to proceed with several
badly needed projects that will have long-term benefits for
County departments. Even though the deferred financing devices
have been effective, it is evident that major efforts will be
required to develop new sources of project funding in the future.
In addition, the Committee concluded that attention must be given
to setting priorities, and funding mandated programs. Effort
must be devoted to relating facility costs to persons and
agencies receiving services from the facilities . The impact of
further annexations and city incorporations on the type and
level of County services to be provided must be considered in
planning future facilities.
The recommendations of the Finance Committee are directed toward
formalizing goals for the capital program and setting policy for
future funding.