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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07072015 - C.166RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE the 2015/2016 North Richmond Waste and Recovery Mitigation Fee Expenditure Plan (Exhibit A), which specifies intended activities and respective allocations of Mitigation Fee revenue from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, as recommended by the North Richmond Waste and Recovery Mitigation Fee Joint Expenditure Planning Committee. FISCAL IMPACT: The proposed action will not impact the County’s General fund. The costs associated with the development and implementation of the North Richmond Waste and Recovery Mitigation Fee Expenditure Plan (Expenditure Plan) are funded with revenue derived from a jointly imposed mitigation fee collected at a waste processing facility in North Richmond. The Expenditure Plan includes a contingency funding line item in the budget to address potential revenue shortfalls. BACKGROUND: The Waste & Recovery Mitigation Fee was established in 2003 to mitigate designated impacts resulting from the expansion of the Bulk Material Processing Center (BMPC) located in North Richmond pursuant to the land use permits issued by the County and City of Richmond. Prior to the end of each fiscal year (June 30) approval of an Expenditure Plan for the next fiscal year is required by both the County Board of Supervisors and Richmond City Council in order to authorize continued use of Waste & Recovery Mitigation Fee funding for each fiscal year. However, this year the North Richmond Mitigation Fee Committee (NRMFC) was unable to obtain a quorum for their regularly scheduled meeting in May 2015 to provide a recommendation that could be considered by the APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 07/07/2015 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: Demian Hardman, (925) 674-7826 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: July 7, 2015 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: June McHuen, Deputy cc: C.166 To:Board of Supervisors From:John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department Date:July 7, 2015 Contra Costa County Subject:2015/2016 North Richmond Waste and Recovery Mitigation Fee Expenditure Plan BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) > Richmond City Council and County Board of Supervisors on or before June 30, 2015. After several attempts at trying to obtain a quorum to meet, the NRMFC did meet on June 12, 2015 where they recommended a 2015/2016 Expenditure Plan (Exhibit A). The Richmond City Council is expected to consider the 2015/2016 Expenditure Plan at its meeting on July 7. Summary of Recommended 2015/2016 Expenditure Plan (EP) At the NRMFC meeting on June 12, 2015, the Committee voted to recommend that the County Board of Supervisors and Richmond City Council approve this proposed 2015/2016 Expenditure Plan (EP) that allocates funding for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. The recommended 2015/2016 Expenditure Plan allocates funding that is 25% higher than the amount allocated in the prior 2014/2015 EP. The primary reason for this increase is the inclusion of a significant amount of roll-over funding from the 2014/2015 EP. A portion of the funding allocation recommended for the Community Based Projects (Strategy 9) and Community Garden Projects (Strategy 12) needed to be rolled over from the prior EP to allow non-profits additional time to complete their work on the previously approved Mitigation Fee funded projects. Another major factor that contributed to the increase in Revenue is a 14% increase in projected revenue from the prior EP. Funding Allocation Changes in the Recommended EP The funding changes recommended by the NRMFC for the 2015/2016 EP includes a 5% increase to all funded Strategies except for the Community-Based Projects (Strategy 9), Neighborhood Community Garden Projects (Strategy 12), and the Contingency fund. Contingency funding was increased from 3.5% of the projected revenue to 7% in order to address an unusual increase (14% higher) in projected revenue (normally a 2-4% increase is forecast each year) and cover any shortfalls in actual revenue that may occur. Strategy 9 funding was increased by 6.4% and Strategy 12 funding was increased by 25%. The same non-profit organizations from the prior EP were selected for funding under both Strategy 9 and Strategy 12 in the 2015/2016 EP. Attachment 2 and Attachment 4 of the proposed 2015/2016 EP (Exhibit A, attached) specifies the allocations of funding for those non-profits recommended for funding. The next NRMFC meeting is scheduled for February 19, 2016, where discussions regarding the projected revenue and planned use of funds for 2016/2017 fiscal year are expected to occur. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Each new Expenditure Plan must receive final approval from the County Board of Supervisors and Richmond City Council. The Expenditure Plan recommended by the NRMFC would not take effect, even if/when approved by the Richmond City Council, unless and until it is also approved by the Board of Supervisors. Therefore, if the 2015/2016 Expenditure Plan is not approved by the Board, a vast majority of the previously approved strategies (activities) could not continue to be funded and implemented without interruption. If neither the City nor the County approve the same Expenditure Plan, the City and County have the right to split the NRMF revenue pursuant to the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County. ATTACHMENTS Exhibit A - 2015/2016 North Richmond Waste and Recovery Mitigation Fee Expenditure Plan