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AGENDA
Legislation Committee
Supervisor Ken Carlson, Chair
Supervisor Diane Burgis, Vice Chair
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Legislation Committee AGENDA February 26, 2024
The public may attend this meeting in person at either above location . The public may also
attend this meeting remotely via Zoom or call-in.
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 two (2) minutes).
3.RECEIVE and APPROVE the Meeting Minutes for the December 18, 2023
meeting of the Legislation Committee, with any necessary corrections .
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Meeting Minutes Draft 12.18.23Attachments:
4.CONSIDER electing a Committee member to the offices of Chair and Vice Chair
for 2024.
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5.RECEIVE a report on federal matters of interest to the County and provide
direction and/or input to staff and the County's federal lobbyists, as needed.
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6.RECEIVE a report from Chief Assistant County Administrator Tim Ewell on the
status of the County's federal FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
COVID-19 claims for Public Assistance.
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Attachment A: Contra Costa FEMA Projects Overview 2-20-24 w
Timeline Metrics
Attachment B: COR-002210 Cal OES Advocacy Letter DR 4482
Emergency NCS
Attachment C: FEMA NCS article in EBT 02.14.24
Attachments:
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7.RECEIVE a report on the FY 24-25 State Budget and the 2024 Bills of Interest to
the County and provide direction to staff and the County's state advocates, as
needed.
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Attachment AAttachments:
8.The next meeting is currently scheduled for March 25, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
9.Adjourn
General Information
This meeting provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend a the
meetings. Contact the staff person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting. Any disclosable public
records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by the County to a majority
of members of the Committee less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at 1025
Escobar St., 4th Floor, Martinez, during normal business hours. Staff reports related to items on the agenda are
also accessible on line at www.co.contra-costa.ca.us.
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:
Persons who wish to address the Committee during public comment on matters within the jurisdiction of the
Committee that are not on the agenda, or who wish to comment with respect to an item on the agenda, may
comment in person, via Zoom, or via call-in. Those participating in person should offer comments when invited
by the Committee Chair. Those participating via Zoom should indicate they wish to speak by using the “raise
your hand” feature in the Zoom app. Those calling in should indicate they wish to speak by pushing *9 on their
phones.
Public comments generally will be limited to two (2) minutes per speaker. In the interest of facilitating the
business of the Board Committee, the total amount of time that a member of the public may use in addressing the
Board Committee on all agenda items is 10 minutes. Your patience is appreciated.
Public comments may also be submitted to Committee staff before the meeting by email or by voicemail.
Comments submitted by email or voicemail will be included in the record of the meeting but will not be read or
played aloud during the meeting.
Committee staff is:
Lara DeLaney
Senior Deputy County Administrator
(925) 655-2057
lara.delaney@cao.cccounty.us
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Staff Report
1025 ESCOBAR STREET
MARTINEZ, CA 94553
File #:24-0464 Agenda Date:2/26/2024 Agenda #:3.
LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: February 26, 2024
Subject: Meeting Minutes for Legislation Committee Meeting of 12/18/23
Submitted For: Legislation Committee
Department: County Administrator’s Office
Referral No:2024-01
Referral Name: Meeting Minutes
Presenter: L. DeLaney
Contact: (925) 655-2057
Referral History:
County Ordinance requires that each County body keep a record of its meetings. Though the record need not be
verbatim, it must accurately reflect the agenda and the discussions made in the meetings.
Referral Update:
Attached for the Committee’s consideration is the draft Meeting Minutes for the Committee’s December 18,
2023 meeting.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
Staff recommends APPROVAL of the Meeting Minutes for the December 18, 2023 meeting of the Legislation
Committee.
Fiscal Impact (if any): None.
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Meeting Minutes - Draft
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Legislation Committee
Supervisor Ken Carlson, Chair
Supervisor Diane Burgis, Vice Chair
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Monday, December 18, 2023
1.Introductions
Chair Carlson convened the meeting at 12:32 p.m. Vice Chair Burgis joined from her office in
Brentwood.
Also in attendance were:
Lara DeLaney, staff to Committee
Colleen Awad, District IV Senior Disrict Representative
Peter Myers, District III staff
Esa Ehmen-Krause, Chief Probation Officer
L. Raygoza, EHSD staff
Geoff Neill, state lobbyist
Jim Davenport, federal lobbyist
Alana Mathews, District Attorney's Office
Monica Nino, County Administrator
John Kopchik, Director of Department of Conservation & Development
Monica Carlisle, District Attorney's Office
Timothy Ewell, Assistant County Administrator
Michelle Rubalcava, state lobbyist
Jennifer Quallick, Deputy Chief of Staff District II
Kim McCarl, CC Health Communications and Government Affairs Officer
Matt Kaufmann, CC Health
District IV Supervisor Ken Carlson and District III Supervisor
Diane Burgis
Present:
2.Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers
may be limited to two (2) minutes).
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No public comment was received.
3.RECEIVE and APPROVE the Meeting Minutes for the November 13, 2023
meeting of the Legislation Committee, with any necessary corrections .
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Attachments:Meeting Minutes Draft 11.13.23
The Record of Action was approved as presented.
This Consent Item was approved.
4.CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors a position of
"Oppose" on AB 702 (Jackson) Local government financing: Juvenile
Justice, as recommended by the County's Chief Probation Officer.
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Attachments:Attachment A: AB 702 (Jackson) - JJCPA - Oppose template
Chief Ehmen-Krause attended the meeting virtually and provided the Committee with
the rationale for the request of an "Oppose" recommendation on AB 702 (Jackson).
Chair Carlson inquired about the existing partnerships with community based
organizations. The Chief discussed the investment in prevention efforts and the
operational challenges the bill would create. Vice Chair Burgis suggested additional
advocacy efforts and requested that the Chief send the opposition letters to them along
with talking points. No public comment was received.
This Consent Item was approved.
5.CONSIDER the projects proposed by County staff for federal Community
Project Funding for FY 2025 and RECOMMEND projects to the Board of
Supervisors for support.
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Attachments:Attachment A--Planning for Earmarks in FY 2025
Attachment B--Summary of Proposed Projects
The County's federal lobbyists, Paul Schlesinger and Jim Davenport, provided an
overview of the Community Project Funding process for federal FY 2025, as we await
the final outcome of FY 2024 projects in the federal budget and await the guidelines for
the FY '25 process. They advised the County to obtain letters of support for the projects
in advance and to be mindful of a compressed application period, as applications would
likely be due in early March (to mid-March).
Staff to the Committee provided a hand-out regarding a proposed project from the
Workforce Development Board called "Think Contra Costa," which had not been
included in the meeting packet materials . Staff noted that the project would not be
eligible for funding on the House side but may be eligible for Senate consideration . Jody
London spoke about the 2 planning projects proposed by the Department of
Conservation and Development, noting that they will continue to look for other funding
opportunities if not eligible to apply. Alana Mathews from the District Attorney's office
spoke about the importance of the Organized Retail Theft Prevention and Prosecution
Pilot program. Vice Chair Burgis was interested in hearing more about what was
happening at the state level to address this problem . No public comment was received.
This Consent Item was approved.
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6.RECEIVE a report on the status of the County's federal FEMA (Federal
Emergency Management Agency) COVID-19 claims for Public Assistance
for its Non-Congregate Shelter expenses.
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Attachments:Attachment A--SIGNED 4482DR CA Non-Congregate
Sheltering_10132023
Attachment B-
-Obligation_Interim_Final_Rule_Quick_Reference_Guide_2023
Chief Assistant County Administrator Tim Ewell provided the Legislation
Committee with an oral update on the status of the County's Public Assistance
claims with FEMA related to the COVID -19 pandemic response. He noted that the
County had a total of 23 projects, 11 of which had been obligated, with an
estimated $82.5M cost. 41% of the total project claims had been obligated for
$34.2M, and he was awaiting the receipt of a $15M check that was expected any
day. Mr. Ewell also discussed the issue with the Non Congregate Shelter (NCS)
reimbursements. Vice Chair Burgis noted that the County did such a good job
with prevention that we shouldn't be punished (by not receiving full
reimbursement for the claims). Mr. Ewell responded that the County had amongst
the lowest COVID-19 rates nationally. Vice Chair Burgis acknowledged the
statewide impacts of the work the County had been undertaking to raise the issue
of the NCS reimbursements. Mr. Ewell also reported on the comment letter the
County had developed on the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
(SLFRF) Obligation Interim Final Rule. Vice Chair Burgis requested key
points/talking points be sent. Vice Chair Burgis left the meeting at 1:38 p.m. No
public comment was provided.
This Consent Item was received.
7.CONSIDER the proposed 2023-24 Legislative Platform amendments and
RECOMMEND amendments to the Board of Supervisors, as needed.
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Attachments:Attachment A--2023-24 Adopted State Platform, As amended
07.18.23
Attachment B--2023-24 Adopted Federal Platform, as amended
07.18.23
Lara DeLaney, staff to the Committee, provided a recap of the proposed 2023-24 State
Legislative Platform amendments, which included amendments to the Advocacy
Priorities and to the Principles and Policy Statements . The two sponsored bills included
the Platform were also recommended to be removed since one of the bills was enacted
and the other was not expected to move forward in 2024. The County's Sustainability
Coordinator, Jody London, provided input about additional language related to the
Climate Change priority. The Committee directed that the language be included in the
Platform when sent to the Board for adoption. No public comment was received.
This Consent Item was approved.
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8.RECEIVE a report on the FY 24-25 State Budget and provide direction to
staff and the County's state advocates, as needed.
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Attachments:Attachment A--LAO 2024-25-Fiscal-Outlook-120723
The County's state lobbyist, Geoff Neill, provided the Committee an update on the status
of the State Budget, noting a substantial on-going issue with state general fund revenues
due to tax receipt delays and revenue declines (from fewer IPOs and stock market
performance). He noted the State Budget would pose a significant test for legislators in
the coming year. Chair Carlson indicated that it would be helpful to know whether the
strategies for addressing the budget shortfall included one-time or on-going
reductions/cuts. No public comment was received.
This Consent Item was received.
9.The next meeting is currently unscheduled.
10.Adjourn
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Staff Report
1025 ESCOBAR STREET
MARTINEZ, CA 94553
File #:24-0465 Agenda Date:2/26/2024 Agenda #:4.
LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: February 26, 2024
Subject: SELECTION OF COMMITTEE OFFICERS
Submitted For: Legislation Committee
Department: County Administrator’s Office
Referral No:
Referral Name:
Presenter: L. DeLaney
Contact: (925) 655-2057
Referral History:
At the January 9, 2024 reorganization meeting of the Board of Supervisors, the Board decided that each of its
standing committees should choose its 2024 officers (Chair and Vice Chair).
Referral Update:
The Legislation Committee is requested to elect its officers for 2024.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER electing a Committee member to the offices of Chair and Vice Chair for 2024.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None.
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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: February 26, 2024
Subject:Federal Legislation of Interest to Contra Costa County
Submitted For: Legislation Committee
Department: County Administrator’s Office
Referral No: 2024-04
Referral Name: Federal Update
Presenter: Paul Schlesinger and Jim Davenport, Thorn Run Partners
Contact: (925) 655-2057
Referral History:
The Legislation Committee regularly receives reports on federal legislation and budget matters of interest to the
County and provides direction and/or input to staff and the County’s federal lobbyists.
Referral Update:
THE LATEST ON FY 2024 GOVERNMENT FUNDING.Both chambers will be out of session this week
(Feb. 19) for the Presidents' Day district work period. Upon their return, lawmakers must race to address the
fast-approaching March government funding deadlines, starting with the March 1 date for Agriculture-FDA,
Energy-Water Development, Military Construction-VA, and Transportation-HUD.
Last week, appropriations leaders expressed optimism that Congress can avoid a government shutdown in early
March - either by way of another continuing resolution (CR) to provide lawmakers more time, or through a pair
of "minibus" spending bills. Notably, Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee
on Transportation-HUD, said that "a lot" of the 12 spending bills “are pretty close to done now." However, a
path forward on the floor still remains unclear, as there are several lingering issues between the House and
Senate bills that still need to be ironed out at the leadership level.
While leadership has cited progress in the talks, another stopgap funding bill will likely be needed to keep the
government funded beyond the March 1 and March 8 deadlines. With House Republicans reportedly at odds
over the path forward for fiscal year (FY) 2024 government funding, concerns about a possible shutdown are,
once again, on the rise. As such, cooperation from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle will be necessary to
ensure the government is funded for FY 2024 before April 30, 2024 - after which a one percent across-the-
board spending cut could go into effect under the terms of the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
HOUSE LAUNCHES BIPARTISAN AI TASK FORCE. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and
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Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced the establishment of a bipartisan task force on artificial
intelligence (AI) to be chaired by Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA).
•The goal of the task force will be to produce a comprehensive report that will include guiding
principles, forward-looking recommendations and bipartisan policy proposals developed in
consultation with committees of jurisdiction.
•In addition to Reps. Obernolte and Lieu, other lawmakers on the task force include:
Republicans Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) Rep.
French Hill (R-AR) Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX)
Rep. Neal Dunn (R_FL) Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA)
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) Rep. Scott Franklin
(R-FL) Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) Rep. Eric
Burlison (R-MO) Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL) Rep.
Rich McCormick (R-GA)
Democrats Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) Rep.
Yvette Clarke (D-NY) Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL)
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) Rep. Ami Bera
(D-CA) Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Rep. Haley
Stevens (D-MI) Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) Rep.
Valerie Foushee (D-NC) Rep. Brittany Pettersen
(D-CO)
NACO: READOUT OF WHITE HOUSE MEETING WITH COUNTY OFFICIALS ON INVESTING
IN ALL OF AMERICA
On Tuesday, February 13, Lael Brainard, National Economic Advisor, and Tom Perez, Senior Advisor to the
President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, met with county elected
officials to discuss how President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is spurring historic investments in clean
energy and manufacturing in communities too often left behind and positioning them for an economic
comeback. The meeting was held during the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference with
participation from Administration officials, private sector executives, and non-profit leaders.
The meeting opened with remarks by White House leadership about the President’s focus on delivering for
areas left behind by trickle-down economics and the importance of collaborating with local government when
implementing economic policy. The Brookings Institution and Massachusetts Institute of Technology presented
a new report that finds that a disproportionate share of recent investments in strategic sectors is going to
economically distressed counties - delivering on the President’s commitment to ensuring no community is left
out or behind. This report confirms similar findings by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on clean energy
investments spurred by the Inflation Reduction Act.
County officials shared their on-the-ground experiences accessing federal programs and attracting private
sector investment. Administration officials then spoke about the resources available to county officials, which
can ease the costs of preparing industrial sites or delivering on projects. Private sector experts in advanced
manufacturing offered expertise on how firms strategically consider different localities for investment, the role
of financing, and how to approach site readiness. The session concluded by identifying potential resources
available from the public, private, and non-profit sector for county officials to continue driving equitable
economic growth in communities across the country.
CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING REQUESTS
Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) Requests (referred to as “community project funding” in the House
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of Representatives): According to Senate Rule XLIV, a CDS is a provision “included primarily at the request of
a Senator providing, authorizing, or recommending a specific amount of discretionary budget authority, credit
authority, or other spending authority for a contract, loan, loan guarantee, grant, loan authority or other
expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific State, location or Congressional district, other than
through a statutory or administrative formula-driven or competitive award process.”
Senator Butler will release her Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 appropriations request forms as follows:
•Congressionally Directed Spending/Earmark request forms will open on Monday, February 26 at noon
and will close on Monday, March 4 at 11:59pm.
•Defense and Non-Defense Programmatic/Language request forms will open on Monday, March 11 at
noon and will close on Monday, March 18 at 11:59 pm.
The forms will be posted on ’Senator Butlers website <https://www.butler.senate.gov/appropriations-requests/>
when they open. Staff anticipates that forms for Senator Padilla and the County’s congressional representatives
will be released on a similar schedule.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE the report and provide direction and/or input to staff and the County’s federal lobbyists.
Fiscal Impact (if any): None.
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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: February 26, 2024
Subject:County’s FEMA Claims for Public Assistance for COVID-19 response
Submitted For: Legislation Committee
Department: County Administrator’s Office
Referral No: 2024-02
Referral Name: FEMA Claims
Presenter: Timothy Ewell, Chief Assistant County Administrator
Contact: (925) 655-2043
Referral History:
The Legislation Committee began receiving status reports on this subject in 2023.
Referral Update:
Mr. Tim Ewell will be present at the meeting to provide the Legislation Committee an update on the status of
this matter and to discuss the related attachments. There have been several media articles related to the Non-
Congregate Shelter claims of local jurisdictions in California. See below and Attachment C for more
information.
“Feds leave California on the hook for $300 million in COVID homeless spending -- When Gov. Gavin
Newsom launched his landmark effort to shelter homeless residents in hotels during COVID, the state and local
governments were relying on FEMA to foot much of the bill. Now, they’re on the hook for $300 million.
Marisa Kendall CalMatters <https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2024/02/fema-roomkey-october-
letter/> -- 2/9/24”
https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2023/12/12/santa-cruz-county-officials-sound-alarm-on-delayed-fema-funds/
<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.santacruzsentinel.com%2F2023%2F12%
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Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE the report and provide direction and/or input to staff and the County’s lobbyists, as needed.
Fiscal Impact (if any): There could be a significant fiscal impact on the County depending on the final
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outcomes of the County’s FEMA claims.
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Contra Costa County
FEMA Project Applications
Status Report, as of 2/20/2024
Project #Submitted Projects Estimated Claim Claimed Obligated Received
FEMA Submission
Date
Obligation
Date Months
Payment
Date Months Today Months Application Status
146165 Great Plates Delivered - 5/1/2020 to 6/10/2020 144,796$ 144,796$ 144,796$ 144,796$ 1/27/2021 3/25/2021 1.9 9/3/2021 5.4 Obligated
166257 Great Plates Delivered - 6/11/2020 to 7/9/2020 276,467 276,467 276,467 276,467 1/28/2021 6/23/2021 4.9 8/25/2021 2.1 Obligated
166323 Great Plated Delivered - 7/10/2020 to 8/9/2020 380,374 380,374 380,374 380,374 1/28/2021 8/25/2021 7.0 11/10/2021 2.6 Obligated
166334 Great Plates Delivered - 8/10/2020 to 9/9/2020 384,174 384,174 384,174 384,174 1/28/2021 5/6/2021 3.3 9/3/2021 4.0 Obligated
166919 Great Plates Delivered - 9/10/2020 to 10/9/2020 417,331 417,331 417,331 417,331 1/28/2021 5/6/2021 3.3 9/3/2021 4.0 Obligated
178653 Great Plates Delivered - 10/10/2020 to 2/6/2021 2,006,732 2,006,732 2,006,732 2,006,732 5/20/2021 7/13/2021 1.8 9/3/2021 1.7 Obligated
243280 Great Plates Delivered - 2/6/2021 to 7/9/2021 2,805,170 2,805,170 2,805,170 2,805,170 9/10/2021 2/25/2022 5.6 3/23/2022 0.9 Obligated
240224 Materials - PPE - 3/07/2020 to 5/20/2022 1,240,517 1,240,517 1,240,517 1,240,517 12/21/2022 2/10/2023 1.7 4/24/2023 2.4 Obligated
240222 Incremental Cleaning Costs - 4/1/2020 to 6/30/2021 10,197,540 10,197,540 10,197,540 10,197,540 7/7/2022 6/26/2023 11.8 8/28/2023 2.1 Obligated
680872 Cleaning Supplies - 3/04/2020 to 6/07/2022 555,062 555,062 555,062 555,062 12/21/2022 10/16/2023 10.0 11/30/2023 1.5 Obligated
550487 COVID Testing Costs - 2/27/2020 to 6/3/2021 15,814,082 15,814,082 15,814,082 0 6/29/2022 11/7/2023 16.5 Obligated
720803 Category Z Mgmt Reimbursement - Ernst & Young Costs1 2,000,000 1,711,112 1,711,112 0 9/25/2023 2/5/2024 4.4 Obligated
680774 Vaccinations - 12/01/2020 to 05/31/2021 637,756 637,756 637,756 0 12/30/2022 1/30/2024 13.2 Obligated
685744 Incremental Cleaning Costs - 7/1/2021 to 6/30/2022 3,649,683 3,649,683 0 0 12/21/2022 2/20/2024 14.2 Pending PDMG Project Review
719096 Incremental Cleaning Costs - 7/1/2022 to 4/1/2023 (90% of actuals)1,295,515 1,295,515 0 0 7/31/2023 2/20/2024 6.8 Pending PDMG Project Review
156484 Non-Congregate Shelter - 3/19/2020 to 6/30/2020 4,012,966 4,012,966 0 0 7/26/2021 2/20/2024 31.3 Pending FEMA Final Review
186200 Non Congregate Shelter - 7/1/2020 to 1/1/2021 13,886,851 13,886,851 0 0 10/18/2021 2/20/2024 28.5 Pending PDMG Project Review
240223 Non Congregate Shelter - 1/1/2021 to 3/31/2022 14,515,020 14,515,020 0 0 11/3/2022 2/20/2024 15.8 Pending PDMG Project Review
687414 COVID Testing Costs - 7/1/2021 to 6/30/2022 4,914,058 4,914,058 0 0 12/28/2022 2/20/2024 14.0 Pending PDMG Project Review
719093 COVID Testing Costs Mobile Med - 07/01/2022 - 03/31/2023 (90% of actuals)979,848 979,848 0 0 6/5/2023 2/20/2024 8.7 Pending PDMG Project Review
731586 COVID Testing Costs - 7/1/2022 to 05/11/2023 (90% of actuals)686,296 686,296 0 0 10/30/2023 2/20/2024 3.8 Pending PDMG Application Review
698619 County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) - 03/23/2020 to 07/1/2022 1,620,297 1,620,297 0 0 12/30/2022 2/20/2024 13.9 Pending PDMG Project Review
733307 COVID-19 Coordination & Response Efforts - 7/22/2022 - 5/11/2023 50,042 50,042 0 0 10/30/2023 2/20/2024 3.8 Pending PDMG Application Review
TOTAL 82,470,577$ 82,181,689$ 36,571,113$ 18,408,163$
as % of Total Estimated Claims 100% 99.6% 44.3% 22.3%
Total Projects 23 23 13 10
Notes:
1. Estimated Claim amount reflects total face value of contract with consultant. Claimed amount reflects actual amount claimed to date and will likely increase to Estimated Claim amount over time.
2. Length of time from "FEMA Submission Date" to "Obligation".
3. Length of time from "Obligation Date" to "Payment Date". Payments are made by CalOES to the County.
4. Length of time claim submitted by the County has been under review by FEMA since "FEMA Submission Date".
Obligation Metrics2 In Review Metrics4Payment Metrics3
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FEMA' s new guidance is a retroactive change that was not properly subject to the 30-day notice period required by FEMA's own policy previously communicated to Cal OES. Specifically, FEMA's memorandum entitled, Update
to Non-Congregate Sheltering Delegation of Authority Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide Waiver, dated December 16, 2020, states that "FEMA RAs may end or otherwise modify the authorization for non-congregate sheltering and in such circumstances will provide a minimum 30-day advance notification of the end or modification of the authorized provision of noncongregate sheltering." (Enclosure 2, Page 3). Given that this new policy was communicated to Cal OES on October 16, 2023, FEMA did not provide the 30- day notice of this NCS policy change during the relevant time period (June 11, 2021 through May 11, 2023).
The FEMA deadlines for NCS frequently changed throughout the pandemic, implying that eligible NCS costs would be fully reimbursed during the extended period. For example, in a press release, dated August 3, 2021, FEMA extended NCS until November 30, 2021. FEMA states, "[o]riginally scheduled to end on Dec. 31, 2020, the policy was extended until July 31, 2021. Due to the continuing need to protect public safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, FEMA has further extended this policy until Nov. 30, 2021" (Enclosure 3, Page 4).
Additionally, In December 2020, President Biden took action to enable states and communities to address the urgent health and housing needs of people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic by directing FEMA to provide 100 percent reimbursement for eligible NCS costs. The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) received confirmation from FEMA that the agency will approve reimbursement for NCS through its PA program for the "duration of the [COVID-19) emergency" (Enclosure 3). Additionally, on March 1, 2022, President Biden announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would continue to fully cover eligible costs related to COVID-19 mitigation activities through July 1, 2022 (Enclosure 3, Page 6).
FEMA's application of its own NCS policy has been inconsistently applied across the states. For example, FEMA announced on April 7, 2023, that FEMA Region I awarded the State of Vermont $21,969,452.00 to reimburse the costs of NCS, which provided hotel lodging and wraparound services to the homeless and other vulnerable populations throughout Vermont during the COVID-19 pandemic between May and July 2022 (Enclosure 3, Page 2). Though California's NCS costs are also needed to support vulnerable communities and the homeless, FEMA Region IX's current policy would reimburse a full year less of NCS sheltering compared to the approval granted to Vermont by FEMA Region I.
Finally, Cal OES has been in communication with numerous local governments that have expressed how the policy changes will severely impact California
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Mr. Robert J. Fenton, Jr.
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(Enclosure 4). The local governments state that this policy shift will cause
financial burdens, budgetary shortfalls, and the ability to provide other essential
services. The overall impact of this policy shift to California is estimated to be
more than $300 million (Enclosure 4).
For the reasons expressed above, Cal OES urges FEMA to rescind the decision to
deny Public Assistance (PA) funding based on length of stay or room
occupation status in emergency NCS after June l l, 2021, as it changes the rules
for reimbursement of NCS expenses after such services were provided and
directly conflicts with prior FEMA guidance.
If you require additional information regarding this correspondence, please let
me know.
Sincerely,
AJ�� Lu�
Nancy Ward
Director of Cal OES
Enclosures: l. FEMA's letter, dated October 16, 2023
2.FEMA's memorandum, dated December 16, 2020
3.FEMA's NCS Policies, Press Releases, and Deadlines
4.Applicant's Advocacy letters
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Attachment C
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Attachment C
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Staff Report
1025 ESCOBAR STREET
MARTINEZ, CA 94553
File #:24-0468 Agenda Date:2/26/2024 Agenda #:7.
LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: February 26, 2024
Subject:FY 24-25 State Budget and Bills of Interest
Submitted For: Legislation Committee
Department: County Administrator’s Office
Referral No: 2024-03
Referral Name: State Budget and Bills of Interest
Presenter: Michelle Rubalcava and Geoff Neill, Nielsen Merksamer
Contact: (925) 655-2057
Referral History:
The Legislation Committee regularly receives reports on the State Budget and bills of interest to the County
and provides direction and/or input to staff and the County’s state lobbyists.
Referral Update:
See Attachment A.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE the report and provide direction and/or input to County staff and the County’s state advocates, as
needed.
Fiscal Impact (if any): There may be significant fiscal impacts to the County from the adoption of the State’s
FY 24-25 Budget.
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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: February 26, 2024
Subject: FY 24-25 State Budget and Bills of Interest
Submitted For: Legislation Committee
Department: County Administrator’s Office
Referral No: 2024-03
Referral Name: State Budget and Bills of Interest
Presenter: Michelle Rubalcava and Geoff Neill, Nielsen Merksamer
Contact: (925) 655-2057
Referral Update:
State Budget
California’s projected State Budget deficit has grown even larger, according to the Legislative
Analyst’s Office (LAO), pegged now at a whopping $73 billion. The LAO had earlier estimated
a deficit of $68 billion in December 2023, revising the estimate downward to $58 billion using
the Department of Finance’s revenue forecasts. However, the Department of Finance reported on
February 16 that January income fell $5 billion short of forecast. The Legislature is reviewing
the Governor’s Budget proposal at the subcommittee level.
County departments are also reviewing the state budget proposals for local impacts. At this time,
the following needs have been identified for advocacy:
•$51 million General Fund in one-time “bridge” funding in the 2024-25 fiscal year for In
Home Supportive Services administration
•$40 million allocation for the third year of funding for the Public Defense Pilot
Program
•Local Library Infrastructure Grant Funding (specifically the Building Forward
Round Two Award for the new Bay Point Library): The Governor’s budget proposes to
pull back $131.3 million one-time General Fund of the $439 million in one-time General
Fund support provided for the Local Library Infrastructure Grant Program in the 2021
Budget Act and proposes to forgo planned one-time General Fund investments of $33
million in 2024-25, $33 million in 2025-26, and $34 million in 2026-27.
•Restored funding for climate program cuts: Extreme Heat and Community Resilience
Grant (EHCR) Program ($70M), Regional Resilience Grant (RRG) Program ($25M),
Regional Climate Collaboratives (RCC) Grant Program ($9.8M)
•Community Corrections Partnership Planning Funds ($7.9M proposed to be
eliminated); Post Release Community Supervision Funding ($4.4M), Community
Corrections Performance Incentive Act, SB 678 ($10.2M proposed reduction)
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Initiative News
The California Business Roundtable initiative that would raise vote thresholds for certain local
taxes and requiring voter approval of state taxes, among other provisions, had an interesting
development recently. As reported by Politico on February 11, 2024, the Governor and
Legislature, who are suing to keep the initiative off the ballot, took out full-page ads in the SF
Chronicle and LA Times urging members of the Business Roundtable to get the organization to
pull back its efforts. No word yet on whether it has had the desired effect.
The initiative would require voter approval of statewide taxes, heighten the threshold for local
taxes to pass and require state and local lawmakers to pass fees. The California Supreme Court
has agreed to review Governor Newsom’s and the Legislature’s challenge to the so-called
“Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act,” a measure sponsored by the
California Business Roundtable slated for the November 2024 ballot. The Governor and
Legislature argue that the measure violates the state’s constitution by fundamentally
restructuring the state’s balance of power in a manner that amounts to an unlawful constitutional
revision.
Proposition 1/SB 326
AUTHORIZES $6.38 BILLION IN BONDS TO BUILD MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
FACILITIES FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE
CHALLENGES; PROVIDES HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS. LEGISLATIVE STATUTE.
Amends Mental Health Services Act to provide additional behavioral health services. Fiscal
Impact: Shift roughly $140 million annually of existing tax revenue for mental health, drug, and
alcohol treatment from counties to the state. Increased state bond repayment costs of $310
million annually for 30 years. Supporters: California Professional Firefighters; CA Assoc. of
Veteran Service Agencies; National Alliance on Mental Illness – CA Opponents: Mental Health
America of California; Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association; CalVoices.
The only ballot measure to appear before voters this March, Prop 1 reforms and recasts the
Mental Health Services Act as the Behavioral Health Services Act pursuant to select changes
enacted in SB 326 (Eggman, 2023) and authorizes $6.4 billion in bond proceeds for a behavioral
health infrastructure bond as provided for in AB 531 (Irwin, 2023).
The Governor’s ballot measure committee had $5.4 million on hand as of the end of June and has
since raised at least $6.8 million more. The measure is receiving financial support from health
care and labor interests, including $1 million contributions each from the State Building and
Construction Trades Council, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, and the
California Hospital Association.
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Bill Introductions of Note
February 16 was the bill introduction deadline. The count for new bills for 2024 is 2,124,
including 1,505 in the Assembly and 619 in the Senate. Bills cannot be heard or amended for 30
days after introduction.
• AB 2302 (Addis) – Relates to the recently changed teleconferencing provisions of the
Brown Act. Makes relatively minor changes to how many times a board member can
attend remotely under the modernized requirements.
• AB 2421 (Low) – Would prohibit public employers from questioning any employee
or employee representative about communications between them in connection with
representation.
• AB 2439 (Quirk-Silva) – Would require private entities who receive public funds to
perform public works to be subject to the Public Records Act for records related to
the project.
• AB 2871 (Maienschein) – Would allow counties to create multidisciplinary overdose
fatality review teams to review overdose fatalities and recommend changes to county
systems to reduce the number of them.
• AB 2023 (Quirk-Silva) – In the case of any related legal action, creates a rebuttable
presumption that a local housing element is invalid if HCD has found that the local
agency is out of compliance.
• AB 2056 (Wallis) – Would require the state to create a website portal that tracks and
reports all state spending related to homelessness.
• AB 2200 (Kalra) – Would adopt single-payer health care in the state two years after a
similar effort fell short.
• SB 402 (Wahab) – This bill would add “licensed mental health professionals” to the
list of professionals that can designate that someone be taken into custody for an
involuntary commitment under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5150. The
licensed mental health professional would need to be designated by the county. The
Senate passed SB 402 and it now moves to the Assembly.
• The Department of Finance has begun to post its drafts of budget trailer bills, which
are bills that the Governor is proposing as part of his budget plan. Like legislative
bills, they range from administrative or technical to far-reaching policy changes.
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From CalMatters, published 02/20/24:
“A few interesting bills that made the last-minute deadline:
• Artificial intelligence: To curb biases in artificial intelligence technology, Democratic
Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan of San Ramon introduced a bill to require
developers to analyze whether their AI tools have any potential negative impacts on
people based on their race, sex, religion and other classifications, as well as “prohibit a
deployer from using an automated decision tool in a manner that results in algorithmic
discrimination.”
• Daylight savings: In another attempt to end switching back and forth from daylight
savings time, Republican Sen. Roger Niello of Roseville has legislation to establish
standard time year round. But some legislators, such as Republican Joe Patterson of
Rocklin, said they prefer the opposite and want to permanently stay on daylight savings
time instead. The choice between more sunlight after work or more light in the morning
has health consequences, experts say.
• Downtown redevelopment: With the backing of San Francisco Mayor London Breed,
Sen. Scott Wiener has a new bill that would exempt San Francisco from certain
environmental laws in order to speed up affordable housing development and other
construction projects. The San Francisco Democrat said this bill, along with another to
allow cities to establish “entertainment zones,” will help revitalize the city’s beleaguered
downtown.
• Elections: To preempt Huntington Beach and other California cities from enacting voter
identification requirements, Democratic Sen. Dave Min of Irvine introduced a measure to
prohibit local governments from imposing the policy for local elections. Huntington
Beach residents are expected to vote on whether to require voter ID after their city
council decided last year to add it to the March ballot.
• Reparations: Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer has a bill to require the state to
formally apologize for “human rights violations and crimes against humanity on African
slaves and their descendants.” The Los Angeles Democrat’s measure, introduced Friday,
is part of a package that the California Legislative Black Caucus unveiled in January.
Another bill in the package, authored by Inglewood Sen. Steven Bradford, would
establish a fund for “reparations and restorative justice.” The caucus is expected to hold a
press conference at the state Capitol on Wednesday to give more details on its reparations
bill package.
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• Traffic safety: In response to demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza that
have blocked roads and caused traffic delays, Assemblymember Kate Sanchez has a new
bill to double fines for protestors who block highways — particularly when it interferes
with an emergency vehicle. The Rancho Santa Margarita Repulican’s measure would fine
as much as $1,000 for a third offense.
And one bill back in play includes a political odd couple: Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill last year to
decriminalize psychedelic drugs. This session, there’s a narrower bill to allow their use in
treatment — and the coauthors are not necessarily obvious suspects. Find out who they are from
CalMatters Digital Democracy reporter Ryan Sabalow.”
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE the report and provide direction and/or input to County staff and the County’s state
advocates, as needed.
Fiscal Impact (if any): There may be significant fiscal impacts to the County from the adoption
of the State’s FY 24-25 Budget.
Attachment A
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