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FINANCE COMMITTEE
January 23, 2023
8:30 A.M.
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Supervisor John Gioia, Chair
Supervisor Federal Glover, Vice Chair
Agenda Items:Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the Committee
1.Introductions
2.Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited
to three minutes).
3. PROVIDE direction to the County Administrator on where to source volunteers to serve on the Innovation Fund
Review Panel. (Julie Enea, County Administrator's Office)
4.The next meeting is currently scheduled for February 6, 2023.
5.Adjourn
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FINANCE COMMITTEE - SPECIAL 3.
Meeting Date:01/23/2023
Subject:INNOVATION FUND REVIEW PANEL
Submitted For: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.:
Referral Name:
Presenter: Julie Enea, Sr. Deputy CAO Contact: Julie Enea (925) 655-2056
Referral History:
On November 3, 2020, voters in Contra Costa County approved Measure X, a countywide, 20-year, half-cent sales tax. The
ballot measure language stated the intent of Measure X as “to keep Contra Costa’s regional hospital open and staffed; fund
community health centers, emergency response; support crucial safety-net services; invest in early childhood services; protect
vulnerable populations; and for other essential county services.”
The Measure X Community Advisory Board (MxCAB), established on February 2, 2021 to advise the Board of Supervisors on
the use of Measure X funds, recommended among many other items a one-time allocation of $2 million to establish an
Innovation Fund to seed pilot programs and innovative projects. The recommendation included allocating these funds to the
County Administrator’s Office for development of Innovation Fund guidelines, which the Finance Committee refined and the
Board of Supervisors approved on October 18, while also directing that this Innovation Fund be made available to only to
community-based organizations in response to local service needs. The Board of Supervisors, on October 18, also approved
guiding principles distinguishing innovation projects from general application of best practices; quality standards for
Innovation Fund proposals; program categories; eligibility requirements; a two-phase process and a general implementation
schedule, all of which are attached for reference; and directed the County Administrator to seek input of the Finance
Committee regarding composition of the Innovation Fund Review Panel.
The County Administrator's Office contemplates a bid process modeled on similar County competitive grant programs such as
the Keller Mitigation Fund Program and the Commercial Cannabis land use permit selection process. These programs utilized
an internal review committee assembled at the discretion of a County lead department to solicit and evaluate proposals and
make funding recommendations to the Board of Supervisors at a regular public meeting. The MxCAB and the Board of
Supervisors designated the County Administrator's Office as the lead department to administer the Innovation Fund program. A
review committee assembled by the County Administrator would likely be composed of a combination of 5 to 7 current or
retired County staff and community representatives deemed expert in the service areas and target populations proposed by grant
applicants.
Referral Update:
The County Administrator initiated Phase I of the Innovation Fund process with the November 1, 2022 issuance of a request
for Statements of Qualifications (SoQs) and Concept Papers. Notification of this opportunity was made to the media, on
Linkedin, to chambers of commerce, to Board of Supervisors offices, County departments that contract with community-based
organizations, community-based organization collaboratives, and to mailing lists previously compiled through census and other
County grant programs. Of the 15 applications received, 14 are California registered nonprofit organizations and are likely
eligible. Only 5 of the 14 California nonprofit applicants submitted evidence that they are tax-exempt; additional evidence will
be required before the other 9 applicants will be considered. This evidence will be sought when Phase I interviews are
scheduled. The potentially eligible proposals generally fall into the following service areas:
3 relating to mental health/substance abuse and living skills counseling and substance abuse treatment;
4 relating to hubs/connections to myriad public services, e.g., financial literacy, legal, education, career
development, family resources, health and social services;
development, family resources, health and social services;
3 relating to access to healthy food;
1 relating to transitional housing development;
1 relating to job training and readiness;
1 relating to closing the digital divide; and
1 relating to small business support and development.
The County Administrator seeks the input of the Board's Finance Committee regarding sourcing of volunteers to serve on the
Innovation Fund Review Panel. The role of the Review Panel will be to review the eligible proposals, receive presentations on
each of the proposals, and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors for Phase 1 planning grants of $5,000, the
purpose of which are to fund the preparation of comprehensive grant applications for up to $1.95M in Innovation Funds that
will be considered in Phase 2. The Review Panel will also evaluate the comprehensive Phase 2 grant applications and make
recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on award of Innovation Funds. It is anticipated that serving on the Review Panel
will require approximately 12 hours to review Phase 1 and Phase 2 applications and approximately 12 hours of interview time
between both phases, so approximately a 24-36 hour time commitment over the two phases. Phase 1 work would likely occur
in late February and Phase 2 evaluations would likely occur in June.
The Review Panel will ideally be composed of 5 to 7 individuals with knowledge in one or more of the service areas being
proposed but having no affiliation with any of the proposers. At the October 18 Board of Supervisors meeting, the County
Administrator was directed to include representatives from the Lesher and Zellerbach Foundations on the Review Panel, as
well as representatives from community-based organizations. The Finance Committee might also consider current or retired
County staff with subject matter knowledge as either panelists or technical advisors to the Review Panel, particularly to identify
any proposed services that are currently already provided by or fall under the auspices of County departments.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
PROVIDE direction to the County Administrator on where to source volunteers to serve on the Innovation Fund Review Panel.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
No fiscal impact anticipated.
Attachments
SOQ Innovation Fund