HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04212015 - C.28RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to apply for and accept
funding in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 from the California Air Resource Board's Financing Assistance Pilot
Program to facilitate the provision of clean air cars for the Keeping Employment Equals Your Success (KEYS) Auto
Loan Program for a three-year period following the award of grant funding.
FISCAL IMPACT:
County to receive an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 from the California Air Resource Board's Financing
Assistance Pilot Program.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department, Workforce Services Bureau (WFS), KEYS
(Keeping Employment Equals Your Success) Auto Loan Program was developed after significant research found that
many participants served by WFS had difficulty gaining self sufficiency due to transportation barriers.The KEYS
Auto Loan Program created the ability for an approved WFS loan recipient to purchase a reliable vehicle for the
program's maximum amount of $4,000 as an obtainable task. WFS works collaboratively with the County Fleet
Department (Fleet) to purchase
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/21/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Elaine Burres, 313-1717
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 21, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 28
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:April 21, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:California Air Resources Board Funding
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
retired County vehicles. Although the Fleet made available well-maintained gas-fueled vehicles with fairly low
mileage, the Fleet is now retiring more modern vehicles including Hybrid-type vehicles. Even after considering the
additional costs to purchase these vehicles, WFS saw the need to offer these vehicles as an option to KEYS
participants and still maintain participant's affordable monthly loan payment.
If funded by the grant from the California Air Resource Board's Financing Assistance Pilot Program, it will make an
opportunity available for KEYS participants to purchase used Hybrid vehicles. In doing so, the grant can be used to
bridge the gap between what these types of vehicles will cost to purchase and what is actually funded to assist a
KEYS participant. The grant will allow a KEYS auto loan to continue to be an affordable monthly payment for its
loan recipient while providing the recipient a cleaner, newer, fuel efficient vehicle. It will also allow KEYS an option
to purchase retired County Hybrid vehicles when they become available.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without funding, County could not facilitate provision of clean air cars for the EHSD Keeping Employment Equals
Your Success (KEYS) Auto Loan Program.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.