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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
Supervisor John Gioia, District I
Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor Ken Carlson, District IV
Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston, District V
Clerk of the Board (925) 655-2000
clerkoftheboard@cob.cccounty.us
9:00 AMTuesday, January 21, 2025
1.CALL TO ORDER; ROLL CALL
2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Rollcall
District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace
Andersen, District III Supervisor Diane Burgis, District IV
Supervisor Ken Carlson, and District V Supervisor Shanelle
Scales-Preston
Present:
3.CLOSED SESSION
A.CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)
(1))
1.James Steward v. Contra Costa County, WCAB No. ADJ15205136
B.CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation pursuant to Gov. Code § 54956.9(c): [One potential case]
C.CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code § 54956.8)
1.Property: Unimproved Property near the Intersection of Brentwood Blvd. and Technology Way,
Brentwood
Agency Negotiators: Eric Angstadt, Chief Assistant County Administrator
Negotiating Parties: Contra Costa County and William V. Roche and David S. Roche
Under Negotiation: Price and terms
2.Property: 1026 Escobar Street, Martinez
Agency Negotiator: Eric Angstadt, Chief Assistant County Administrator
Negotiating Parties: County of Contra Costa and the Assembly Rules Committee, California State
Assembly
Under Negotiation: Price and terms
D.PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT Gov. Code § 54957
Title:Director of Child Support Services
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The Board voted 5 to 0 in closed session to initiate an unlawful detainer action in Contra Costa
County Superior Court. Once the action has been formally commenced, the particulars of the
litigation will be disclosed to any person upon request .
4.Inspirational Thought-
“Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
5.
Motion:Burgis
Scales-PrestonSecond:
District I Supervisor Gioia, District II Supervisor Andersen,
District III Supervisor Burgis, District IV Supervisor Carlson,
and District V Supervisor Scales-Preston
Aye:
Result:Passed
6.PRESENTATIONS
PR.1
7.DISCUSSION ITEMS
D.1.CONSIDER the Sheriff's Oversight Report for the quarter ending December
31, 2024. (David Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner)
25-257
Attachments:Sheriff Presentation.pdf
Speaker: Liz Ritchie; John; Teresa Pasquelini; Rachel Rosekind .
D.2.Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection
District, CONSIDER accepting a report from the Fire Chief providing a
status summary for ongoing Fire District activities and initiatives. (Lewis
Broschard, Fire Chief)
25-272
Attachments:FC REPORT - January 21, 2025
Motion:Burgis
GioiaSecond:
District I Supervisor Gioia, District II Supervisor Andersen,
District III Supervisor Burgis, District IV Supervisor Carlson,
and District V Supervisor Scales-Preston
Aye:
Result:Passed
D.3.Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection
District, CONSIDER accepting a report from the Fire Chief providing a
report on Wildland Fire Preparedness for Contra Costa County Residents .
(Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief)
25-273
Attachments:CCC Wildland Fire Preparedness January 2025.pdf
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Motion:Scales-Preston
CarlsonSecond:
District I Supervisor Gioia, District II Supervisor Andersen,
District III Supervisor Burgis, District IV Supervisor Carlson,
and District V Supervisor Scales-Preston
Aye:
Result:Passed
D.4.CONSIDER introducing Ordinance No. 2025-01 to amend Division 1014 of
the Ordinance Code (Stormwater Management and Discharge Control) to
enact new stormwater source control, site design, and stormwater treatment
requirements required by the new Municipal Regional Stormwater National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit issued by the California
Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region; WAIVE
reading; and FIX February 4, 2024, for adoption, Countywide. (100%
Stormwater Utility Assessment Funds) (Michele Mancuso, Public Works
Department)
25-258
Attachments:Stormwater Ordinance No. 2025-01
Motion:Gioia
BurgisSecond:
District I Supervisor Gioia, District II Supervisor Andersen,
District III Supervisor Burgis, District IV Supervisor Carlson,
and District V Supervisor Scales-Preston
Aye:
Result:Passed
D.5.CONSIDER accepting the monthly update on the activities and oversight of
the County's Head Start Program, and provide guidance. (Marla Stuart,
Employment and Human Services Director)
25-259
Attachments:January 2025 Early Childhood Education Program Update - FINAL
1. HSES Enrollment - 09CH012839 - HS and EHS DCU Letter
2. Progress Report - California's Master Plan for Early Learning and
Care
3. CCB 24-20E Erratum to Continued Funding Application Fiscal
Year 2025-26
5. New HSPPS Compliance Timeline and Analysis
Motion:Burgis
CarlsonSecond:
District I Supervisor Gioia, District II Supervisor Andersen,
District III Supervisor Burgis, District IV Supervisor Carlson,
and District V Supervisor Scales-Preston
Aye:
Result:Passed
D.6 CONSIDER consent item previously removed.
There were no consent items removed for discussion .
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D.7 PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes/Speaker)
Ron F. Owen, Jr., California Department of Public Health (retired), spoke on the mortality rate
incurred by the Covid-19 vaccine on people of color. He urges the County to cease promoting and
administering the vaccine;
Anthony Bospring had questions about CalTrans actions in regard to streetlight outages, the
painting of signs and the need for additional lane delineators .
D.8 CONSIDER reports of Board members.
There were no items reported today.
11:00 A.M.
Contra Costa County 47th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration and
Humanitarian of the Year Awards Ceremony
The Board honored Adult Humanitarian of the Year, Rodney “Alamo” Brown, and Student
Humanitarians of the Year, Soha and Imran Sohail Guller, from San Ramon Valley High School
in Danville, CA.
8.ADJOURN
Adjourned in memory of Louise Aiello, for Employment and Human Services employee .
9.CONSENT CALENDAR
Agriculture/Weights and Measures
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS
A motion was made to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the
following vote:
District I Supervisor Gioia, District II Supervisor Andersen,
District III Supervisor Burgis, District IV Supervisor Carlson,
and District V Supervisor Scales-Preston
Aye:
Result:Passed
C.1.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee,
to execute a contract amendment with the California Department of Food
and Agriculture to increase the amount to be received by the County by
$52,052 to a new payment limit of $794,486 for the County to provide pest
detection and trapping services, with no change to the term through June 30,
2025. (100% State)
25-188
approved
C.2.APPROVE the 2023 Annual Crop Report and AUTHORIZE the
Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to submit the publication to the
25-189
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California Department of Food and Agriculture. (No fiscal impact)
Attachments:2023 Crop Report Calendar 1
approved
C.3.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee,
to execute a contract with the United States to receive an amount not to
exceed $1,362,058 to provide noxious weed control and vertebrate
abatement services at Military Ocean Terminal Concord for the period
August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2034. (100% Federal)
25-190
approved
Board of Supervisors (district offices)
C.4.ACCEPT Board members meeting reports for December 2024.25-191
Attachments:District III 12-2024 Report.pdf
approved
Board Standing Committees (referred items)
C.5.ADOPT the Proposed 2025-26 State and Federal Legislative Platforms
and accept the 2024 Year-End Reports on state and federal programs, as
recommended by the Legislation Committee. (No fiscal impact)
25-192
Attachments:Attachment A - Proposed 2025-26 State Platform
Attachment B - Proposed 2025-26 Federal Platform
Attachment C - 2024 State Year-End Report.pdf
Attachment D - 2024 Federal Year-End Report.pdf
Adopted 2025-26 Federal Legislative Platform 25.01.21.pdf
Adopted 2025-26 State Legislative Platform 25.01.21.pdf
approved
C.6.APPROVE the Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan
2025-2035 prepared by the Public Works Department for County
facilities and operations, as recommended by the Sustainability
Committee, Countywide. (No fiscal impact)
25-193
Attachments:Strategic Energy Management Plan_2025-2035
approved
Clerk of the Board
C.7.ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-09 declaring January 2025 as Eligibility
Work Month in Contra Costa County as recommended by the
Employment and Human Services Director.
RES 2025-09
Attachments:Resolution No. 2025-9.pdf
adopted
C.8.ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-10 declaring January 2025 as Human RES 2025-10
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Trafficking Prevention Month in Contra Costa County as recommended
by the Employment and Human Services Director.
Attachments:Resolution No. 2025-10.pdf
adopted
C.9.ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-11 declaring January 2025 as Stalking
Awareness Month in Contra Costa County as recommended by the
Employment and Human Services Director.
RES 2025-11
Attachments:Resolution No. 2025-11.pdf
adopted
C.10
.
ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-12 recognizing Soha and Imran Sohail
Guller as the recipients of the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. High School
Student Humanitarian Award, as recommended by Supervisor Andersen .
RES 2025-12
Attachments:Resolution No. 2025-12.pdf
adopted
C.11
.
ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-13 recognizing Rodney "Alamo" Brown
as the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian of the Year, as
recommended by Supervisor Andersen.
RES 2025-13
Attachments:Resolution No. 2025-13.pdf
adopted
C.12
.
ACCEPT the 2024 Annual Report from the Public Law Library Board of
Trustees, as recommended by the County Administrator.
25-194
Attachments:PLL Advisory Body Annual Report -2024
approved
C.13
.
ACCEPT the resignation of Alan Goldhammer, DECLARE a vacancy in
the At-Large Alternate #4 seat on the Advisory Council on Aging for a
term ending on September 30, 2025, APPOINT Alan Goldhammer to the
At-Large Seat #4 on the Advisory Council on Aging for a term ending
September 30, 2026, and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the
vacancy, as recommended by the Employment and Human Services
Director.
25-195
Attachments:Vacancy Notice.pdf
approved
C.14
.
ACCEPT the resignation of Mackenzie Whipps, DECLARE a vacancy
in the Public Agency #4 - East County seat on the Local Planning and
Advisory Council for Early Care and Education for a term ending April
30, 2027, and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy, as
recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director .
25-196
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Attachments:Vacancy Notice.pdf
approved
C.15
.
ACCEPT the resignation of Andrei N Obolenskiy, DECLARE a vacancy
in the District IV seat on the Iron Horse Corridor Management Program
Advisory Committee for a term ending on January 01, 2027 and
DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy, as recommended by
Supervisor Carlson.
25-197
Attachments:Vacancy Notice.pdf
approved
C.16
.
ACCEPT the resignation of Lishaun Francis, DECLARE a vacancy in
the District I Alternate seat on the Measure X Community Advisory
Board with a term ending on March 31, 2025, and DIRECT the Clerk of
the Board to post the vacancy.
25-198
Attachments:Vacancy Notice.pdf
approved
Conservation & Development
C.17
.
ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-16 conditionally providing for the
issuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds in an amount not to
exceed $25,000,000 to finance the acquisition, construction, and
rehabilitation of Lakeside Apartments, a multifamily residential rental
housing development located at 187 Oakmead Drive, Concord, and
approving related actions, as recommended by the Conservation and
Development Director. (No fiscal impact)
RES 2025-16
Attachments:Signed Resolution No. 2025-16.pdf
This Consent Resolution was adopted.
C.18
.
ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-17 conditionally providing for the
issuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds in an amount not to
exceed $50,000,000 to finance the acquisition and construction of 70
units of multifamily residential rental housing, currently identified as El
Cerrito Plaza - Parcel A South, located at 515 Richmond Street, El
Cerrito, and approving related actions, as recommended by the
Conservation and Development Director. (No fiscal impact)
RES 2025-17
Attachments:Signed Resolution No. 2025-17.pdf
adopted
C.19
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development
Director, or designee, to execute an Addendum to the Memorandum of
Understanding with the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority
(RecycleSmart) to increase the County’s payment amount to
RecycleSmart by $60,000, with no change to the agreement term, for
25-253
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RecycleSmart’s continuing performance of County regulatory
obligations pertaining to reduction of organic waste disposal within the
unincorporated portion of the RecycleSmart solid waste collection
service area. (100% State grant funds)
Attachments:Exhibit A - RecycleSmart-County MOU
Exhibit B - RecycleSmart-County Addendum
approved
C.20
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development
Director, or designee, to apply for and accept an amount not to exceed
$400,000 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Planning and Implementation
Grants Program to conduct the Pleasant Hill BART TOC Station Access
and Circulation Planning effort. (No County match)
25-254
approved
C.21
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director to execute a
Memorandum of Understanding with Alameda County to allocate
$359,041 in Tri-Valley Transportation Development Fee Program funds
to the portion of the Norris Canyon Road Safety Improvement Project in
Contra Costa County, as recommended by the Conservation and
Development Director. (100% Tri-Valley Transportation Development
Fees)
25-255
Attachments:Exhibit A - DRAFT MOU between CCC and AC for Norris Canyon
Road Safety Improvements
approved
C.22
.
APPROVE a substantial amendment to the County's FY 2023/24
Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan to amend
and revise the scope of work for the Riverhouse Hotel project located at
700 Alhambra Avenue in the City of Martinez to redirect funds to tasks
associated with earlier phases of the project, as recommended by the
Conservation and Development Director. (100% Federal funds)
25-256
approved
C.23
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development
Director, or designee, to issue a 60-day advance written notice to West
Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority (RecycleMore) to
terminate a contract for the management of solid waste disposal and
recycling services within the unincorporated County area of the
Richmond Sanitary Service Franchise area. (No General Fund impact)
25-263
approved
County Administration
C.24
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the transfer of property between Contra
Costa County and the Judicial Council of California at 1020 Ward Street
25-199
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and 1111 Ward Street in Martinez, and AUTHORIZE the Chair of the
Board of Supervisors to execute property exchange agreements and
related documents. (No fiscal impact)
approved
County Counsel
C.25
.
APPROVE Conflict of Interest Code for the Oakley Union Elementary
School District, as recommended by County Counsel.
25-200
Attachments:Exhibit A - Conflict of Interest Code for the Oakley Union Elementary
School District
approved
C.26
.
APPROVE amended Conflict of Interest Code for the Contra Costa
Transportation Authority, including the list of designated positions, as
recommended by County Counsel.
25-201
Attachments:Exhibit A - Conflict of Interest Code for the Contra Costa
Transportation Authority
Exhibit B - Conflict of Interest Code for the Contra Costa
Transportation Authority - REDLINE
approved
C.27
.
RECEIVE public report of litigation settlement agreements that became
final during the period December 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024,
as recommended by County Counsel.
25-202
approved
District Attorney
C.28
.
APPROVE clarification of Board action of November 5, 2024,
(24-3663), which authorized the District Attorney's Office to execute a
contract with General Datatech, L.P., to reflect the correct contract
payment limit of $94,125 instead of $96,079, with no change to the term
through January 13, 2026, for the installation of backup storage to
accommodate data growth. (100% General Fund)
25-264
approved
C.29
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the District Attorney, or designee, to
execute a contract with Thomson Reuters in an amount not to exceed
$440,680 for the usage of Westlaw legal research software for the period
January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029. (100% General Fund)
25-265
approved
Employment & Human Services
C.30
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services
Director, or designee, to submit an Early Head Start budget revision to
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
25-203
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Children and Families, Office of Head Start, to reprogram unobligated
costs in the amount of $1,500,000 to the contractual object category for
the project period ending August 31, 2024. (100% Federal)
approved
C.31
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services
Director, or designee, to accept funding in an amount not to exceed
$4,129,915 from California Department of Education and the California
Department of Social Services for a reimbursement rate supplement and
temporary rate increases to California State Preschool Program
contractors caring for children receiving a state childcare subsidy, and
AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay six contracted
partner agencies in an amount not to exceed $805,374. (100% Federal)
25-204
approved
C.32
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to
execute on behalf of the Employment and Human Services Director, a
purchase order with SHI in an amount not to exceed $94,101 for the
purchase of Adobe Enterprise Management Forms, for the period March
1, 2025 through February 28, 2026. (54% Federal, 38% State, 8%
County)
25-205
approved
Fire Protection District
C.33
.
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District, RATIFY the Fire District’s grant application; and
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, in an
amount not to exceed $1,500,000, for the purchase of self-contained
breathing apparatus equipment. (90% Federal, 10% District General
Operating Fund match)
25-248
approved
C.34
.
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District, RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to accept
grant funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Program, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, for the purchase of a
ladder truck. (90% Federal, 10% City of Pinole match)
25-249
approved
C.35
.
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent
to execute, on behalf of the Fire Chief, a purchase order amendment with
25-250
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Peterson Power Systems, Inc. to increase the payment limit by $80,000
to a new payment limit of $350,000 for the acquisition of a Caterpillar
C13 PG 400kW Standby Generator, related equipment, ancillary
services, and a related warranty for use at the District’s new emergency
telecommunication center. (100% EMS Transport Fund)
approved
C.36
.
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or
designee, to execute a contract amendment with Recon Performance
Physical Therapy., increasing the payment limit by $600,000 to a new
payment limit of $1,850,000 and extending the term through December
31, 2027, to maintain and expand physical therapy, wellness program
management, and strength training programs for Fire District personnel .
(100% CA OES Health and Wellness Grant)
25-251
approved
C.37
.
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or
designee, to execute a contract with Golden State Fire Apparatus, Inc .,
for the manufacture and sale of two Type 3 Wildland Firefighting
Engines, in an amount not to exceed $1,250,000. (100% CCCFPD
General Operating Fund)
25-260
approved
C.38
.
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or
designee, to execute a purchase contract with Golden State Fire
Apparatus, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $6,581,000 for the
manufacture and purchase of five Type 1 fire engines, to execute a new
lease schedule under the Master Lease Agreement with PNC Bank,
National Association for an amount not to exceed $7,771,000 for the
lease-purchase of the Pierce fire engines; and to execute a four-party
agreement among Golden State Fire Apparatus; PNC Bank, National
Association; Pierce Manufacturing, Inc; and the Contra Costa County
Fire Protection District. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)
25-261
approved
C.39
.
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or
designee, to execute a contract with UKG Kronos Systems, LLC in an
amount not to exceed $295,000, for personnel scheduling software and
automated payroll functions, and cloud storage options, for the period
August 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. (100% CCCFPD General Operating
Fund)
25-262
approved
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C.40
.
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or
designee, to execute a contract with Golden State Fire Apparatus, Inc ., in
an amount not to exceed $1,800,000 for the manufacture and sale of one
(1) Heavy Duty Rescue vehicle. (80% Federal Grant, 20% CCCFPD
General Operating Fund)
25-266
approved
Health Services
C.41
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to
pay an amount not to exceed $3,616 to Crestwood Behavioral Health,
Inc., for the provision of outpatient Medi-Cal mental health services to
Contra Costa County residents for the period June 29, 2024 through June
30, 2024, as recommended by the Health Services Director. (100%
Mental Health Realignment)
25-206
approved
C.42
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to
purchase on behalf of the Health Services Director, up to 800 UberWAV
and Clipper cards plus processing fees of up to $1,200 totaling an
amount not to exceed $20,000, to support community members with
intellectual and developmental disabilities for the period of January 1,
2025 through June 30, 2026. (100% Keller Canyon Mitigation Fund)
25-207
approved
C.43
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to
pay an amount not to exceed $159,610 to Agiliti Health, Inc. for rental
equipment and other medical supplies provided at Contra Costa
Regional Medical Center during the period January 1, 2024 through
September 30, 2024. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
25-208
approved
C.44
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to
execute on behalf of the Health Services Director, a purchase order with
Almar Marina Management Holdco, Inc. in an amount not to exceed
$9,000, and related agreement to lease a storage unit for the Room to
Overcome, Achieve and Recover Program at 1160 Brickyard Cove in
Richmond for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027. (100%
Mental Health Services Act Innovation Grant)
25-209
approved
C.45
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with Recover Medical Group P .C., in an amount
not to exceed $300,000 to provide telehealth behavioral health therapy
services to Contra Costa Health Plan members and County recipients for
the period February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2028. (100% Contra
25-210
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Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
approved
C.46
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with Wanyi He, LAC (dba Bay Oriental Medical
Clinic), in an amount not to exceed $300,000 to provide acupuncture
services to Contra Costa Health Plan members and County recipients for
the period February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2028. (100% Contra
Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
25-211
approved
C.47
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with Emergency Care Research Institute, a
non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $24,033 for an annual
membership with access to benchmarking information, spend data, and
recall alerts for items procured at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
for the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. (100%
Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
25-212
approved
C.48
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with Applied Health Erdmann Chiropractic
Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 to provide
chiropractic and acupuncture services for Contra Costa Health Plan
members for the period February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2028.
(100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
25-213
approved
C.49
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with Brookdale Healthcare & Wellness Centre, LP
(dba Bay Marina Post Acute), in an amount not to exceed $800,000 to
provide skilled nursing facility services for Contra Costa Health Plan
members and County recipients for the period January 1, 2025 through
December 31, 2026. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund
II)
25-214
approved
C.50
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc ., in an
amount not to exceed $140,000 to provide emergency residential care
and mental health services for adults with mental illness for the period
January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. (100% Mental Health
Realignment)
25-215
approved
C.51
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with East Bay Integrated Care, Inc. (dba Hospice of
25-216
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the East Bay), in an amount not to exceed $9,000,000 to provide hospice
and palliative care services for Contra Costa Health Plan members and
County recipients for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31,
2027. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
approved
C.52
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract amendment with BASS Medical Group, to increase
the payment limit by $600,000 to an amount not to exceed $21,600,000
to provide additional primary care physician, medical specialist provider
and non-physician provider services with no change in the term ending
June 30, 2027. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
25-217
approved
C.53
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with The Regents of the University of California,
San Francisco, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, to provide pediatric
cardiology services including remote interpretations of pediatric
cardiology diagnostic tests for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
and Health Centers for the period December 1, 2024 through November
30, 2025, with an automatic renewal through November 30, 2026.
(100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
25-218
approved
C.54
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract amendment with AXIS Community Health, Inc., to
provide additional primary care physician services and specialty medical
services with no change in the payment limit of $600,000 or term ending
June 30, 2026. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
25-219
approved
C.55
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract amendment with Brighter Beginnings, to provide
additional primary care physician services with no change in the
payment limit or term ending September 30, 2026. (100% Contra Costa
Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
25-220
approved
C.56
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute an amendment with PerformRx, LLC, to increase the payment
limit by $20,000,000 to a new payment limit of $70,000,000 and extend
the term through December 1, 2026 for additional pharmacy program
administrative services and to modify additional Contract provisions to
conform to Department of Managed Health Care requirements. (100%
Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
25-221
approved
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C.57
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with Pleasanton Physical Therapy Services, Inc .
(dba Back On Track Physical Therapy), in an amount not to exceed
$9,000,000 to provide physical therapy services for Contra Costa Health
Plan members and County recipients for the period February 1, 2025
through January 31, 2028. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise
Fund II)
25-222
approved
C.58
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract amendment with SJBH, LLC (dba San Jose
Behavioral Health), to amend the name with no change in payment limit
or term through June 30, 2025, and no change in the automatic extension
payment limit through December 31, 2025 for inpatient psychiatric
hospital services to children, adolescents and adult clients referred and
authorized by County. (100% Mental Health Realignment)
25-223
approved
C.59
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with Jiva Health, Inc, in an amount not to exceed
$9,000,000 to provide primary care physician, medical specialist and
non-physician services for Contra Costa Health Plan members and
County recipients for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31,
2027. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
25-224
approved
C.60
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with Strawberry Creek Medical Group of
California, P.C. (dba Side Health), in an amount not to exceed $500,000
to provide primary care physician and medical specialist services for
Contra Costa Health Plan members and County recipients for the period
January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. (100% Contra Costa
Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
25-225
approved
C.61
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with GE Precision Healthcare, LLC, in an amount
not to exceed $4,227,333 to provide maintenance and repair services for
medical imaging equipment and systems located at Contra Costa
Regional Medical Center and Health Centers for the period January 29,
2025 through January 31, 2030. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
25-226
approved
C.62
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with DCS Management, LLC, in an amount not to
exceed $1,200,000 to provide transportation and courier services of
laboratory specimens, pharmaceutical products, and medical supplies for
25-227
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Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers for the period
January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. (100% Hospital Enterprise
Fund I)
approved
C.63
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract amendment with Medline Industries, LP, to include
additional rebate terms for end-to-end distribution services at Contra
Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Center locations and to
extend the term through January 31, 2029 with no change in the payment
limit. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
25-228
approved
C.64
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with Locumtenens .com, LLC, in an amount not to
exceed $3,250,000 to provide temporary physician coverage at Contra
Costa Regional Medical Center, Health Centers, and Detention Centers
for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. (100%
Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
25-229
approved
C.65
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract amendment with Agiliti Surgical, Inc ., to provide
additional medical lasers, equipment and certified technicians to operate
lasers in the Surgical Unit at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and
Health Centers with no change in the payment limit or term ending
August 31, 2026. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
25-230
approved
C.66
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute an amendment with J. Cole Recovery Homes, Inc., to increase
the payment limit by $342,069 to an amount not to exceed $1,526,645 to
provide additional residential substance abuse use disorder treatment
services for male offenders in East Contra Costa County with no change
in the term ending June 30, 2025. (50% Federal Drug Medi-Cal; 50%
State General Fund)
25-231
approved
C.67
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract amendment with Virtual Radiologic Professionals
of California, P.A., to include additional credentialing requirements for
physicians providing teleradiology services for Contra Costa Regional
Medical Center and Health Centers with no change in the payment limit
or term ending January 16, 2027. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
25-232
approved
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C.68
.
INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 2025-03, amending the County’s mobile
vendor regulations related to authorized hours and locations of
operation, vending near certain specified uses, and vending within the
public right-of-way to ensure public safety and prevent traffic hazards;
WAIVE reading; and FIX February 4, 2025, for adoption. (100%
Environmental Health Fees)
25-233
Attachments:Ordinance No. 2025-03 - Mobile Vendor Regulations
approved
Library
C.69
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on
behalf of the County Librarian, a purchase order with Hoot Reading,
Inc., in an amount not to exceed $9,800 for the renewal of the Hoot
Reading Tutoring subscription, effective upon execution and for 10
weeks thereafter. (100% Library Fund)
25-234
approved
Probation/Reentry and Justice
C.70
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute on
behalf of the Probation Department, a purchase order with Clear Impact,
Inc. in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for the purchase of Performance
Reporting Software for the Public Safety Realignment Community
Programs for the period September 6, 2024 through September 6, 2025.
(100% State)
25-270
approved
C.71
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute on
behalf of the Probation Department, a contract with Guardian Alliance
Technologies, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $9,938 for the purchase of
background investigations software for the term January 1, 2025 through
December 31, 2025. (100% General Fund)
25-271
approved
Public Works
C.72
.
ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-14 accepting as complete, the contracted
work performed by Matrix HG, Inc., for the Elevator Modernization
Project, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Pittsburg area.
(No fiscal impact)
RES 2025-14
Attachments:Recordable Resolution 2025
Signed Resolution No. 2025-14.pdf
adopted
C.73
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee,
to submit a FY 2024-25 grant application to the United States
25-235
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Department of Transportation Rebuilding American Infrastructure with
Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program for the San Pablo
Dam Road Complete Streets Project, El Sobrante area. (80% RAISE
Grant Funds and 20% Local Road Funds)
approved
C.74
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee,
to execute a lease authorizing the Contra Costa County Public Law
Library to lease approximately 6,834 square feet of office space in Suite
2C of the County building located at 1026 Escobar Street, Martinez, with
no monthly rent and until the contract is terminated. (100% General
Fund)
25-236
Attachments:1026 Escobar - Law Library Lease
approved
C.75
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to
execute, on behalf of the Public Works Director, a blanket purchase
order with Acme Fill Corporation, in an amount not to exceed
$2,000,000, for waste disposal services at their landfill facility, for the
period of January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027, Countywide.
(40% Local Road, 40% Flood Control, & 20% General Funds )
25-237
approved
C.76
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to
execute, on behalf of the Public Works Director, a blanket purchase
order with Allied Waste Systems, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$2,000,000, for waste disposal services at their landfill facility, for the
period of January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027, Countywide.
(40% Local Road, 40% Flood Control, & 20% General Funds)
25-238
approved
C.77
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee,
to execute a Service Contract with Weigh of Life (WOL), a nonprofit
corporation, for the management of the County-owned property located
at 968 23rd Street in Richmond (the Property), for the period of October
15, 2024 through September 30, 2025, with a payment not to exceed
$2,500 per month; and to execute a License Agreement with WOL for
the nonexclusive use of the Property at no charge for the purpose of
providing activities related to health, wellness, education, and social
support to residents of West Contra Costa County. (100% General Fund)
25-239
Attachments:Contract - Weigh of Life
License Agreement - Richmond Veterans Building
approved
C.78
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee,
to execute a License Agreement authorizing the Veterans Memorial
25-240
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Association of Richmond to use the meeting space at the County-owned
property located at 968 23rd Street, Richmond, for veterans’ meetings
and related activities. (No fiscal impact)
Attachments:License Agreement - Richmond Veterans Building
approved
C.79
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County
Flood Control and Water Conservation District, or designee, to execute,
on behalf of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program, a contract
amendment with EOA, Inc., effective June 30, 2025, to adjust the rates
paid under the contract and extend the term through June 30, 2027, with
no change to the payment limit, to continue providing services in order
to maintain compliance with federal and state stormwater permit
requirements issued under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System Permit, Countywide. (No fiscal impact)
25-241
approved
C.80
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County
Flood Control and Water Conservation District, or designee, to execute,
on behalf of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program, a contract
amendment with S. Groner Associates, Inc., effective June 30, 2025, to
adjust the rates paid under the contract and extend the term through June
30, 2027, with no change to the payment limit, to continue providing
services in order to maintain compliance with federal and state
stormwater permit requirements issued under the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System Permit, Countywide. (No fiscal impact)
25-242
approved
C.81
.
APPROVE the 2025 Countywide Surface Treatment Project and
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the
Project, Countywide. (100% Local Road Funds)
25-243
Attachments:Notice of Exemption
approved
C.82
.
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the
2025 On-Call Trucking Services Contracts for Aggregate Stockpiling
and Transportation, for on-call trucking services to support chip seal
pavement surface treatment work, Countywide. (100% Local Road
Funds)
25-244
approved
C.83
.
DECLARE as surplus and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or
designee, to dispose of fully depreciated vehicles and equipment no
longer needed for public use, as recommended by the Public Works
Director, Countywide. (No fiscal impact)
25-245
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Attachments:Surplus Vehicles and Equipment
approved
Risk Management
C.84
.
DENY claims filed by Bruce Adair; Farmers Insurance, a subrogee of
Ashley Vallis; Daniel Ferguson; State Farm Mutual Insurance Company,
a subrogee of Stephen Cockman; and Amillayana A. Walker. DENY
amended claim filed by CSAA Insurance, a subrogee of Jamil Jack.
25-246
Motion:Carlson
GioiaSecond:
District I Supervisor Gioia, District III Supervisor Burgis,
District IV Supervisor Carlson, and District V Supervisor
Scales-Preston
Aye:
District II Supervisor AndersenAbstain:
Result:Passed
Sheriff
C.85
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to
execute a contract with StarChase for three new Guardian VX GPS
Launcher Systems and an annual subscription renewal for the Guardian
VX Total GPS Solution Package, in an amount not to exceed $47,241,
for the period December 31, 2024 through December 30, 2025. (100%
General Fund)
25-267
approved
C.86
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff, or designee, to execute a
contract with the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) to
provide law enforcement services to AC Transit in an amount not to
exceed to $11,161,272 for the period January 1, 2025 through December
31, 2027. (100% AC Transit)
25-268
approved
C.87
.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to
execute on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a purchase order with Biotage,
LLC in an amount of $108,804 for the purchase of the Extrahera, an
automated liquid handling system, for the Office of the Sheriff Forensic
Services Division, for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31,
2025. (100% State)
25-269
approved
Successor Agency
C.88
.
ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-15 approving the Recognized Obligation
Payment Schedule for the Contra Costa County Successor Agency for
the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, as recommended by the
RES 2025-15
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Conservation and Development Director. (100% Redevelopment
Property Tax Trust Fund)
Attachments:Attachment A- ROPS 25-26
Resolution No. 2025-15.pdf
adopted
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STANDING COMMITTEES
For more information please visit the Board of Supervisors Standing Committees page here :
https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/8633/Board-of-Supervisors-Standing-Committees
Airport Committee: March 12, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.
Economic Development Committee: February 3, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.
Equity Committee: TBD
Family and Human Services Committee: February 10, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.
Finance Committee: February 3, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
Head Start Advisory Committee: TBD
Internal Operations Committee: February 24, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.
Legislation Committee: February 24, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
Los Medanos Healthcare Operations Committee: February 3, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.
Public Protection Committee: TBD
Resilient Shoreline Committee: February 10, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.
Sustainability Committee: TBD
Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee : February 24, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.
AGENDA DEADLINE: Thursday, 12 noon, 12 days before the Tuesday Board meetings.
Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms
Contra Costa County has a policy of making limited use of acronyms, abbreviations, and
industry-specific language in its Board of Supervisors meetings and written materials. For a list of
commonly used language that may appear in oral presentations and written materials associated with
Board meetings, please visit https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/8464/Glossary-of-Agenda-Acronyms.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The Board meets in all its capacities pursuant to Ordinance Code Section 24-2.402.
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and
distributed by the Clerk of the Board to a majority of the members of the Board of Supervisors less than
96 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at 1025 Escobar Street, First Floor,
Martinez, CA 94553, during normal business hours.
All matters listed under CONSENT ITEMS are considered by the Board to be routine and will be
enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a
member of the Board before the Board votes on the motion to adopt. Each member of the public will be
allowed two minutes to comment on the entire consent agenda .
Persons who wish to speak on matters set for PUBLIC HEARINGS will be heard when the Chair calls
for public testimony. Each speaker during public testimony will be limited to two minutes. After public
testimony, the hearing is closed and the matter is subject to discussion and action by the Board .
Comments on matters listed on the agenda or otherwise within the purview of the Board of Supervisors
can be submitted to the office of the Clerk of the Board via mail: Board of Supervisors, 1025 Escobar
Street, First Floor, Martinez, CA 94553 or to clerkoftheboard@cob.cccounty.us.
In the interest of facilitating the business of the Board, the total amount of time that a member of the
public may use in addressing the Board on all agenda items is 10 minutes.
Time limits for public speakers may be adjusted at the discretion of the Chair .
The County will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend
Board meetings who contact the Clerk of the Board at least 24 hours before the meeting, at (925)
655-2000.
Anyone desiring to submit an inspirational thought nomination for inclusion on the Board Agenda may
contact the Office of the County Administrator or Office of the Clerk of the Board, 1025 Escobar Street,
Martinez, California.
Subscribe to receive to the weekly Board Agenda by calling the Office of the Clerk of the Board, (925)
655-2000 or using the County's on line subscription feature at the County’s Internet Web Page, where
agendas and supporting information may also be viewed:
www.contracosta.ca.gov
DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
Pursuant to Government Code section 84308 (the Levine Act), members of the Board of Supervisors are
disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (except for contracts
exempt from the Levine Act under Government Code section 84308(a)), franchises, discretionary land
use permits and other entitlements, if the Board member received, within the previous 12 months, more
than $500 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or
contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the County’s
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decision on the agenda item. Members of the Board of Supervisors who have received, and applicants,
contractors or their agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than $500 to a Board
member within the previous 12 months are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the
subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the
recipient Board member, and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
before the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing .
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1025 ESCOBAR STREET
MARTINEZ, CA 94553CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-257 Name:
Status:Type:Discussion Item Agenda Ready
File created:In control:1/6/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025
Title:CONSIDER the Sheriff's Oversight Report for the quarter ending December 31, 2024. (David
Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner)
Attachments:1. Sheriff Presentation.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title:RECEIVE the Sheriff’s Oversight Report for the quarter ending December 31, 2024
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RECEIVE the Sheriff's Oversight Report for the quarter ending December 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
On August 9, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved the implementation of a quarterly Oversight Report as
recommended and outlined by the Public Protection Committee. The proposed quarterly reports will improve
communication between the Sheriff’s Office, the Board of Supervisors, and the community while providing
greater transparency.
The quarterly reports will provide an update regarding the activities of the Sheriff’s Office and allow for
questions and public discussion of operational issues.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Board of Supervisors would not receive the report.
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2023 2024
January to March 3,224 3,506
April to June 3,716 3,607
July to September 3,602 3,876
October to December 3,358 3,711
YTD Total 13,900 14,700
2
2023 2024
January to March 315 402
April to June 387 489
July to September 458 462
October to December 427 441
YTD Total 1,587 1,794
3
*Sheriff’s Office bookings include Court Remands and
Removal Orders from State Prison
American Indian
2
0%Asian
13
2%
Black
199
29%
Hispanic
248
37%
Unknown
46
7%
White
168
25%
CCCSO Booking by Race
Total Bookings 676
Census Data:
https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/72110/
Contra-Costa-County-Places-Data-Profiles---2020-Redistricting-
Data-PDF
Criminals Arrested/Booked & Census Data
4
American Indian
0
0%
Asian
3
7%Black
4
9%
Hispanic
13
30%
Unknown
6
14%
White
17
40%
Danville PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 43
American Indian
0
0%
Asian
2
4%
Black
11
23%
Hispanic
4
8%Unknown
7
15%
White
24
50%
Lafayette PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 48
Criminals Arrested/Booked & Census Data
5
American Indian
0
0%
Asian
2
5%Black
6
16%
Hispanic
11
28%Unknown
6
15%
White
14
36%
Orinda PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 39
Criminals Arrested/Booked & Census Data
6
American Indian
0
0%
Asian
7
2%
Black
153
49%
Hispanic
58
19%
Unknown
17
5%
White
77
25%
Antioch PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 312
American Indian
1
1%
Asian
5
2%
Black
60
27%
Hispanic
82
38%
Unknown
7
3%
White
64
29%
Brentwood PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 219
Criminals Arrested/Booked & Census Data
7
American Indian
0
0%
Asian
0
0%
Black
1
12%
Hispanic
3
38%
Unknown
0
0%
White
4
50%
Clayton PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 8
American Indian
0
0%Asian
6
2%Black
71
22%
Hispanic
130
40%
Unknown
25
8%
White
91
28%
Concord PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 323
Criminals Arrested/Booked & Census Data
8
American Indian
0
0%
Asian
4
6%
Black
31
44%
Hispanic
18
25%
Unknown
6
8%
White
12
17%
El Cerrito PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 71
American Indian
0
0%Asian
6
10%
Black
19
31%
Hispanic
23
38%
Unknown
3
5%
White
10
16%
Hercules PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 61
Criminals Arrested/Booked & Census Data
9
American Indian
0
0%
Asian
0
0%
Black
17
19%
Hispanic
23
26%
Unknown
5
6%
White
43
49%
Martinez PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 88
American Indian
0
0%Asian
1
8%Black
3
25%
Hispanic
4
34%
Unknown
1
8%
White
3
25%
Moraga PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 12
Criminals Arrested/Booked & Census Data
10
American Indian
0
0%
Asian
3
4%
Black
24
29%
Hispanic
27
32%
Unknown
4
5%
White
25
30%
Oakley PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 83
American Indian
0
0%
Asian
0
0%Black
19
39%
Hispanic
15
31%
Unknown
5
10%
White
10
20%
Pinole PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 49
Criminals Arrested/Booked & Census Data
11
American Indian
0
0%
Asian
3
2%
Black
69
45%
Hispanic
47
31%
Unknown
6
4%
White
28
18%
Pittsburg PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 153
American Indian
0
0%
Asian
3
3%
Black
22
21%
Hispanic
21
20%Unknown
9
9%
White
48
47%
Pleasant Hill PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 103
Criminals Arrested/Booked & Census Data
12
American Indian
0
0%
Asian
0
0%
Black
134
42%
Hispanic
154
48%
Unknown
16
5%
White
18
5%
Richmond PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 322
American Indian
0
0%Asian
11
4%
Black
95
34%
Hispanic
121
44%
Unknown
13
5%
White
37
13%
San Pablo PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 277
Criminals Arrested/Booked & Census Data
13
American Indian
0
0%Asian
13
13%
Black
23
24%
Hispanic
21
21%
Unknown
10
10%
White
31
32%
San Ramon PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 98
American Indian
0
0%Asian
12
4%
Black
83
27%
Hispanic
77
25%
Unknown
20
7%
White
114
37%
Walnut Creek PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 306
Criminals Arrested/Booked & Census Data
*Agencies with less than 10 arrests are not listed in the pie charts*
14
American Indian
1
1%Asian
1
1%
Black
50
55%Hispanic
14
16%
Unknown
3
3%
White
22
24%
Bart PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 91
American Indian
1
0%Asian
8
3%
Black
74
29%
Hispanic
119
46%
Unknown
15
6%
White
40
16%
CHP Booking by Race
Total Bookings 257
*These agencies do not have corresponding census data*
American Indian
0
0%
Asian
0
0%
Black
13
62%
Hispanic
5
24%
Unknown
0
0%
White
3
14%
CCC Probation Booking by Race
Total Bookings 21
American Indian
0
0%
Asian
0
0%
Black
3
17%
Hispanic
8
44%
Unknown
0
0%
White
7
39%
EBRP PD Booking by Race
Total Bookings 18
Criminals Arrested/Booked & Census Data
15
Prior Felony by Race & Percentage of Jail Population
American Indian
0
0%
Asian
15
2%
Black
261
38%
Hispanic
231
34%
Unknown
33
5%
White
139
21%
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Unknown
White
Total ADP 923
Total Prior Felony 679
(74%of Total ADP)
Custody Alternative Facility
16
Asian
20
4%
Black
98
21%
Hispanic
216
47%
White
100
22%
Other
27
6%
Average Population by Race
Successful
Program
Completion
395
68%
Court -PO
Notified /
Return to
Custody
187
32%
Program Outcome
Completion
Notified
FY 23/24 CAF Detention
Incarcerated Person Average
Daily Cost
$36 $268
*CAF operated with a $4,986,885 budget for fiscal year 23-24*
Agency January to March
2024
April to June
2024
July to Sept 2024 October to
December 2024
YTD 2024
Office of the Sheriff 583 672 693 676 2,624
Office of the Sheriff –
CAF 402 489 461 441 1,793
Antioch PD 201 192 265 312 970
BART PD 161 111 101 91 464
Brentwood PD 244 258 220 219 941
CHP Martinez 217 207 187 257 868
Clayton PD 10 12 14 8 44
Concord PD 322 328 399 323 1,372
Danville PD 45 28 47 43 163
East Bay Regional Park Police 18 17 11 18 64
El Cerrito PD 56 72 79 71 278
Hercules PD 74 64 66 61 265
Kensington PD 5 2 3 2 12 17
Agency January to March
2024
April to June
2024
July to September 2024 October to December
2024
YTD 2024
Lafayette PD 51 58 58 48 215
Martinez PD 88 81 89 88 346
Moraga PD 11 5 6 12 34
Oakley PD 65 82 88 83 318
Orinda PD 32 20 32 39 123
Pinole PD 62 69 61 49 241
Pittsburg PD 168 187 199 153 707
Pleasant Hill
PD 90 89 87 103 369
Richmond PD 336 311 336 322 1,305
San Pablo PD 291 336 365 277 1,269
San Ramon PD 84 66 85 98 333
Walnut Creek
PD 211 232 278 306 1,027
18
Agency January to March
2024
April to June
2024
July to September
2024
October to
December 2024
YTD 2024
Amtrak Police 0 2 0 1 3
CCC College Police 5 1 3 1 10
Contra Costa DA 0 1 3 0 4
Contra Costa
Probation 20 28 31 21 100
CHP Oakland and
Solano 22 36 36 36 130
Fire Inspector 1 3 3 1 8
Other (Non-county)13 14 15 10 52
State Agencies
(Other)2 5 1 3 11
State Parole 16 15 13 11 55
US Marshal 2 3 3 4 12
Total 3,908 4,096 4,338 4,188 16,530
19
Arrest Data by City of Residence
2
6
1 2
50
2
111
1 2
11
1
12
1
3
1
4
50
4
2
5
9
1
4
23
1
13
1
3
1
7 6
1 1 1
25
1 1 1
4
1
34
11
14
19
1
8
61
1
8
3
75
2 1
10
5
1 1 1
21
6
3
35
2 1 1
10
3 3 2 1 1
15
17
1 1
Arresting Agency: CCCSO
Arrest Data by City of Residence
284
4 1 9 1 8 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 6 4 1
15
1 2 1 1 6 2 2 4 1 1 1
Arresting Agency: Antioch PD
Arrest Data by City of Residence
49
1 4 1
126
2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 6
13
1 1
10
1 1 3 6
1 1 1 5 1 1
Arresting Agency: Brentwood PD
Arrest Data by City of Residence
4
14
4 1 1 1 1
279
1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 1
12
2
15
1 2 2 3 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 5
Arresting Agency: Concord PD
Arrest Data by City of Residence
1
19
2
5
3
1 1 1 1
2
40
1
6
1
2
1 1 1
Arresting Agency: Oakley PD
Arrest Data by City of Residence
1
24
5
1 1 1
5
1 1 3 1
117
2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1
Arresting Agency: Pittsburg PD
Arrest Data by City of Residence
1 2 8 1 2 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 4 3 1 1 1 1
15
1 1 1 1 2 2
295
2 1 1 6 2 1
15
3 2 2 1
9
1
Arresting Agency: Richmond PD
Arrest Data by City of Residence
2 1 2
4 5 5
2 2 2 3
12
1
3 2 1
4 5 6
2
42
2 3
1 1
Arresting Agency: San Ramon PD
Arrest Data by City of Residence
1
4
1
12
9
1 3 2
32
2 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
4 6
1
28
2
5
1 1
5
2 2
5 5
1 2
34
2 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2
6
114
1
Arresting Agency: Walnut Creek PD
Male Female Other
January to March 3,070 838 0
April to June 3,281 816 0
July to Sept 3,435 900 3
October to Dec 3,276 876 0
YTD Total 13,062 3,430 3
29
January to
March 2024
April to June
2024
July to
September 2024
October to
December 2024
YTD 2024
Custody Alternative Facility 467 480 494 541 495
Marsh Creek Detention Facility 40 44 41 37 41
Martinez Detention Facility 400 408 423 414 411
West County Detention Facility 445 454 467 472 460
*Other 105 107 98 104 104
30
The number shown is an average of the daily population added together divided by the days in a month.
Pre-Trial October to December
2024
Post-Trial October to December
2024
Custody Alternative Facility 112 429
Marsh Creek Detention Facility 13 27
Martinez Detention Facility 369 45
West County Detention Facility 357 115
*Other 96 8
31
The number shown is an average of the daily population added together divided by the days in a month.
2023 2024
January to March 1 0
April to June 0 0
July to September 0 1
October to December 0 0
YTD Total 1 1
32
2023 2024
January to March 5 8
April to June 6 14
July to September 8 15
October to December 16 7
YTD Total 35 44
2023 2024
January to March 15 15
April to June 13 14
July to September 28 21
October to December 15 13
YTD Total 71 63
33
2023 2024
January to March 105 127
April to June 133 147
July to September 118 155
October to December 123 148
YTD Total 479 577
2023 2024
January to March 30 36
April to June 39 34
July to September 44 33
October to December 31 28
YTD Total 144 131 34
2023 2024
January to March 5 3
April to June 5 2
July to September 2 1
October to December 5 1
YTD Total 17 7
2023 2024
January to March 25 33
April to June 34 32
July to September 42 32
October to December 26 27
YTD Total 127 124
35
•Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE)
•Parenting
•Workforce Readiness
•Game Plan for Success – Reentry Transition Assistance & Job Coaching
•Academics
•Culinary Arts
•GED Preparation/Testing – High School Diploma Completion
•English as a Second Language
•Adult Basic Education
•MC3 – Academic component of pre-apprenticeship readiness
•DEUCE (Deciding, Educating, Understanding, Counseling, Evaluating)
•Independent Study
•Computer Applications
•Woodworking & Construction Technology
36
•Alcoholics Anonymous
•Alcohol and Other Drug Services – free hotline
•Arts in Corrections (MCDF Only)
•Crossroads (AODS)
•Custom Picture Frame Shop (WCDF Only)
•Engraving/Sign Shop (WCDF Only)
•Landscaping & Viticulture (MCDF Only)
•Legal Services – LRA provides all mandated legal reference materials
•Library – Full-service library (WCDF & MCDF) and housing unit service (MDF)
•Men & Women of Purpose – Reentry Workgroups, Mentoring & Case Mgmt
•Narcotics Anonymous
•Religious Programming – Bay Area Chaplains provide pastoral care and counseling
to individuals in custody and supply spiritual materials for all faith traditions.
•Storybook Connection – Volunteers work with Students in Parenting Class to
record the parent reading a book to his or her child
37
38
39
2023 2024
January to March 71,755 65,910
April to June 74,318 71,988
July to September 75,514 76,965
October to December 69,863 68,757
Total 291,450 283,620
2023 2024
January to March 38,566 35,281
April to June 39,650 38,088
July to September 40,356 41,570
October to December 37,745 37,102
Total 156,317 152,041
40
2023 2024
January to March 4 13
April to June 12 8
July to September 8 10
October to December 7 9
Total 31 40
41
2023 2024
January to March 231 236
April to June 240 259
July to September 178 309
October to December 144 302
Total 793 1,106
2023 2024
January to March 6 74
April to June 38 111
July to September 32 139
October to December 49 156
Total 125 480
42
87 2023 2024
January to March 72 97
April to June 137 108
July to September 118 87
October to December 128 111
Total 455 403
43
2023 2024
January to March 295 269
April to June 318 256
July to September 317 263
October to December 301 247
Total 1,231 1,035
693 2023 2024
January to March 271 228
April to June 278 231
July to September 285 234
October to December 271 213
Total 1,105 906
2023 2024
January to March 24 41
April to June 40 25
July to September 32 29
October to December 30 34
Total 126 129
44
2023 2024
January to March 1 1
April to June 0 2
July to September 0 2
October to December 0 0
Total 1 5
2023 2024
January to March 89 88
April to June 96 72
July to September 88 90
October to December 100 58
Total 373 308
45
46
273 Total Evictions in Q4
October Evictions – 116
November Evictions – 95
December Evictions – 62
2023 2024
January to March 233 203
April to June 210 168
July to September 203 212
October to December 216 208
Total 862 791
2023 2024
January to March 119 122
April to June 118 96
July to September 126 114
October to December 115 136
Total 478 468
47
2023 2024
January to March 2 1
April to June 1 2
July to September 0 0
October to December 2 2
Total 5 5
48
2024
January to March 38
April to June 24
July to September 25
October to December 20
Total 107
49
2024
January to March 31
April to June 22
July to September 9
October to December 12
Total 74
2024
January to March 3
April to June 11
July to September 7
October to December 8
Total 29
50
2023 2024
January to March 4 6
April to June 2 3
July to September 3 5
October to December 2 2
Total 11 16
2023 2024
January to March 0 0
April to June 0 0
July to September 0 0
October to December 0 0
Total 0 0
* Government Code 12525.2 requires every law enforcement agency to furnish a monthly report to the Department of Justice, for all instances when a peace officer is involved in any of the following:
o An incident involving the shooting of a civilian by a peace officer
o An incident involving the shooting of a peace officer by a civilian
o An incident in which the use of force by a peace officer against a civilian results in serious bodily injury or death
o An incident in which use of force by a civilian against a peace officer results in serious bodily injury or death 51
175 YEARS
OF SERVICE
53
50 Years of
Community Service
1974 – 2024
54
PACHECO
COMMUNITY
CLEAN-UP
55
56
Bay Area Chaplains, a
contracted agency with
the Office of the Sheriff,
completed the first
immersion Baptism at the
MDF for three individuals.
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MARTINEZ, CA 94553CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-272 Name:
Status:Type:Discussion Item Passed
File created:In control:1/15/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, CONSIDER
accepting a report from the Fire Chief providing a status summary for ongoing Fire District activities
and initiatives. (Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief)
Attachments:1. FC REPORT - January 21, 2025
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass 5:0
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title:Fire Chief’s Report - January 21, 2025
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District,ACCEPT a report from the
Fire Chief providing a status summary for ongoing Fire District activities and initiatives.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
At the request of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors, the Fire Chief is
providing a report on the status and progress of the various District activities and initiatives.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Board would not receive the most up-to-date information regarding ongoing Fire District activities and
initiatives.
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TO: Board of Directors
FROM: Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief
RE: Fire Chief’s Report
Operations Section Update
● Out of County Deployments The District, along with almost every other fire
agency in the county, deployed several members to the Eaton and Palisades
fires in Los Angeles County. As of January 15, the District had two engines and
one water tender deployed. There were also multiple individual positions sent to
support these incidents including one fire dispatcher, three public information
officers, and two urban search and rescue team members. There were a total of
16 members deployed to these fires.
● Wildland Battalion Chief The District filled a vacant Battalion Chief position
effective on January 1 in the dedicated role as the District’s Wildland Fire
Program Chief. Chief Tom Zurflueh will fill this new dedicated 40-hour position
where he will be responsible for the direction and leadership of the various
mitigation and operational programs related to wildland fire. He will oversee the
hand crew program, including all aspects of recruitment, training, and
deployment of the crew for mitigation work throughout the county. Additionally,
this dedicated position will be responsible for pre-fire mitigation and wildfire
prevention program work in collaboration with the Fire Prevention Bureau and
fostering working relationships with large private and governmental landowners.
This position will oversee all the aspects of our various wildland fire response
programs, including our heavy equipment and aviation programs. As the
complexity and overall impact of wildland fires continues to grow within the
District, this position will help us manage this growing responsibility of wildland
fire mitigation and emergency response. This position is not funded through
Measure X, but will be assigned to help coordinate and oversee mitigation work
that is funded directly by Measure X and other grant programs.
Fire Chief’s Report
Page 2 of 4
● Traffic Safety Unit As a result of multiple collisions with fire apparatus operating
at emergency scenes on the freeway, the District has retrofitted a 23 year old
surplus fire engine into a specialized traffic safety unit designed to provide
effective “blocking” of an emergency scene. The unit is equipped with a Scorpion
truck mounted attenuator on the rear of the apparatus to absorb the impact of a
collision, multiple lighting systems to prominently identify the apparatus, an
overhead LED message board that can be programmed to alert drivers, an
illuminated directional arrow on the rear of the unit, and a supply of traffic cones
and other warning devices to alert drivers of the incident.
This is the first of what may be several traffic safety units to be deployed
throughout the District in areas where collisions have been occurring. We are
planning on deploying this unit in February and will use this prototype and the
subsequent months of its initial use to shape the future of the program. We are
hopeful this unit will reduce the instances where cars are impacting our
emergency apparatus. This unit was completely fabricated and outfitted by our
apparatus shop. Their professionalism and dedication to our members shines
through the excellent craftsmanship and quality of work they put forth on this unit.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division
● Nurse Navigation Work on the Nurse Navigation project continues with the
program launch moved back to February. The necessary contract amendments
with our vendor are in the final stages of review and we anticipate bringing this
for board review and approval in late January or early February.
Fire Chief’s Report
Page 3 of 4
Special Operations
● New Water Rescue Deployment Water rescue capability will be implemented at
Fire Station 14 in Martinez in early February. The rescue boats will be housed at
Fire Station 14 and deployed from a trailer at the marina when a water rescue
call is received in that area. The two Inflatable Rescue Boats (IRB) are powered
by a 30HP outboard motor. There is an additional flood evacuation raft for use in
transporting victims of flood out of the inundated area. The tow vehicle and
trailer were purchased with a grant. This complements the water rescue
capability in Pittsburg, Antioch, Bethel Island, and Discovery Bay.
Training
● Firefighter Recruit Academy Fire Academy 61 started with 24 Con Fire recruits
and 1 Rodeo-Hercules recruit on December 30.
Advanced Planning Section Update
Fire Prevention Bureau
● LRA Fire Hazard Maps The anticipated publication of the Local Responsibility
Area (LRA) Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps has not occurred as of January 15.
The Fire Chief met with members of the Public Managers Association on January
9 to outline the procedural steps the District will embark on to satisfy the adoption
process for these maps as mandated by state law. No action can occur until the
maps are published. The District anticipates holding one hybrid public meeting
approximately 30 days after the maps are published, after which the District will
move forward with the ordinance adoption process which must be completed
within 120 days of the publication of the maps by the State. The maps will
establish Moderate, High, and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the
incorporated jurisdictions, and the LRA portions of the unincorporated county
areas.
● State Mandate Inspections The District completed 100% of the annual state
mandated occupancy inspections despite having four vacancies in the fire
inspector ranks.
● Fire Inspector Recruitment Recruitment processes are underway to fill the fire
inspector vacancies. We anticipate having these positions filled by early May.
Administration Section Update
● Chief of Administration II Recruitment The District’s recruitment to fill the vacant
Chief of Administrative Services II position was not successful. Chief McAlister
and the finance unit are working hard to work through the budget development
process despite not having this critical position filled. We are working on a
subsequent recruitment process to fill this vital position.
Fire Chief’s Report
Page 4 of 4
Support Services Division
● Fleet Renewal With the deployment of several new engines in November the
District reached a significant milestone. The District now has 100% of our
frontline Type I engines and ladder trucks at 10 years of age or less. The
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard for frontline service is 10
years and many agencies are not able to achieve compliance with this standard.
The aggressive fleet renewal project implemented in 2014 has put the District at
the top of the class in this regard. The District made the final payment on the
initial lease purchase order from 2014 and will repurpose those funds for a new
bundle of apparatus on a 10 year lease purchase to continue our successful fleet
renewal program.
New Fire Stations / Major Facilities Construction
● Fire Station 90 (Brentwood) The real estate transaction has concluded and we
have initiated the CEQA processes for the project. The architect is reutilizing the
site plan and station layout from the previous location to determine the needs of
the District in coordination with the County.
● Fire Station 94 (Downtown Brentwood) The project is anticipated to be heard by
the Brentwood Planning Commission in mid-February.
● Fire Station 9 (Pacheco) Work continues on the design and layout of the station
on the site. Staff is working to identify a temporary fire station site that will be
needed during construction for approximately 24 months.
● Contra Costa County Regional Fire Communication Center (CCRFCC) (Pleasant
Hill) Construction continues and no significant challenges have been
encountered.
Rodeo-Hercules FPD Annexation Update
● LAFCO held their public hearing regarding the reorganization/annexation on
December 11. There was very little public comment and the item was approved
unanimously. The protest hearing is scheduled for January 22.
● Unless there is a change in direction by LAFCO at the January 22 meeting, the
District will be incorporating the anticipated revenues and expenses of the
annexation into its FY25-26 budget submission, including the addition of the
employees effective July 1, 2025.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-273 Name:
Status:Type:Discussion Item Agenda Ready
File created:In control:1/15/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025
Title:Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, CONSIDER
accepting a report from the Fire Chief providing a report on Wildland Fire Preparedness for Contra
Costa County Residents. (Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief)
Attachments:1. CCC Wildland Fire Preparedness January 2025.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
accepted the reportBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass 5:0
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title:Wildland Fire Preparedness for Contra Costa County Residents
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, ACCEPT a report from the
Fire Chief providing Wildland Fire Preparedness for Contra Costa County Residents.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
At the request of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors, the Fire Chief is
providing a report on wildland fire preparedness for Contra Costa County residents.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Board would not receive the report on wildland fire preparedness for Contra Costa County residents.
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FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WILDLAND FIRE
PREPAREDNESS
JANUARY 2025
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity 1
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity 2
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
CCC WILDFIRE MITIGATION PROGRAM
•Information Overview
•Wildfire Mitigation Program Access
•Wildfire Mitigation Overview
•Active and Planned Projects
•Firewise Communities
•Contra Costa County Fire Hazard Severity Zones
•Know Your Evacuation Zone (Genasys)
•Community Warning System (CWS)
•County Coordinator
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity 3
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
CCC WILDFIRE MITIGATION PROGRAM
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity 4
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
CCC WILDFIRE MITIGATION PROGRAM
•Programs available:
•Community Chipping Days
•Evacuation Route / Fire Trail Clean Up
•Firewise Strategic Plan Projects
•Removal of Dead Trees
•Shaded Fuel Break
•Vegetation Management and Fuel Reduction
•Low Income Exterior Hazard Control
•Coming Soon:
•Home Hardening Outreach
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity 5
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
PROJECT LOCATIONS
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity 6
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity
APPLICATION TYPE LOCATIONS
7
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity
PROJECTS COMPLETED / APPLIED
8
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
COORDINATED EFFORT / PARTNERSHIP
WITH FIRE, CITIES & COUNTY
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity 9
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
FIREWISE COMMUNITIES
•National program helping neighbors work together
•Currently 91 in good standing or pending in the countywide
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity 10
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
CCC FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity
Source: https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/media/3kxgzdz0/fhsz_county_sra_11x17_2022_contracosta_2.pdf (Awaiting 2023 LRA Update)
11
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
•Evacuation Tool:
•Zones in every city
•Planned with PD/FD
•Evac routes considered
•Public facing website
•Real time updates
GENASYS EVACUATION PLATFORM
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity 12
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
GENASYS UTILIZED
2022 FRANKLIN FIRE
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity 13
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity 14
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity
Michelle Rinehart
County Coordinator, Wildfire Mitigation and Grants
Email: mrine@cccfpd.org
Phone: (925) 440-5831
County Coordinator
Tasked with providing public education on current programs,
locating additional grant funding for Fire Safe Councils, and
serving as a resource to assist in community engagement. The
role itself is made possible by a pass-through grant from CAL
Fire to the California Fire Safe Council.
15
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
Incident Commander
Local Fire Chief/
Dispatch Center
Operational Area Coordinator/
Op Area Dispatch Center
Region Coordinator/
Regional Dispatch Center
Individual Resource
Local Fire Chief/
Dispatch Center
Operational Area Coordinator/
Op Area Dispatch Center
Region Coordinator/
Regional Dispatch Center
State OES Fire & Rescue Coordinator/
State Dispatch Center
Fire & Rescue Mutual Aid System
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity 16
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity
Contra Costa Fire Engineer Shaun Walker
Los Angeles JAN 2025
17
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity
Engineer
Shaun Walker
Firefighter
Kadie Bruce
Los Angeles
JAN 2025
18
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FIRE • RESCUE • EMS
Service • Leadership • Teamwork • Safety and Preparedness • Professionalism • Integrity
Contra Costa Fire Engineer Shaun Walker
Los Angeles JAN 2025
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-258 Name:
Status:Type:Discussion Item Agenda Ready
File created:In control:12/26/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025
Title:CONSIDER introducing Ordinance No. 2025-01 to amend Division 1014 of the Ordinance Code
(Stormwater Management and Discharge Control) to enact new stormwater source control, site
design, and stormwater treatment requirements required by the new Municipal Regional Stormwater
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit issued by the California Regional Water
Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region; WAIVE reading; and FIX February 4, 2024, for
adoption, Countywide. (100% Stormwater Utility Assessment Funds) (Michele Mancuso, Public Works
Department)
Attachments:1. Stormwater Ordinance No. 2025-01
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
accepted the reportBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass 5:0
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title:Introduction of Ordinance No. 2025-01 to amend Division 1014 Stormwater Management and
Discharge Control, Countywide.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
INTRODUCE Ordinance No.2025-01 to amend Division 1014 of the Ordinance Code (Stormwater
Management and Discharge Control)to enact new stormwater source control,site design,and stormwater
treatment requirements required by the new Municipal Regional Stormwater National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES)Permit issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board,San
Francisco Bay Region (RWQCB),Order No.R2-2022-0018,NPDES Permit No.CAS612008;WAIVE reading;
and FIX February 4, 2024, for adoption.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This project is funded by 100% Stormwater Utility Assessment Funds. Project No. 7517-6W7087
BACKGROUND:
The federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.,§1251,et seq.)and the state Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control
Act (Cal.Wat.Code,§13000,et seq.)prohibit discharges of stormwater without a permit from the appropriate
California regional water quality control board issued under the NPDES program.The RWQCB issued two
prior permits regulating stormwater discharges by Contra Costa County (County)-NPDES Permit No
CAS612008,Order No.R2-2009-0074,and NPDES permit CAS612008,issued November 19,2015 (Order
No.R2-2015-0049),as amended by Order R2-2019-0004,issued February 13,2019.The permits regulated
stormwater discharges by the County and required the County to impose discharge requirements on
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stormwater discharges by the County and required the County to impose discharge requirements on
developments.After each order was issued,the County amended Division 1014 of the Ordinance Code
(Stormwater Management and Discharge Control)to impose stormwater management and discharge
requirements on new developments consistent with the permit requirements.
In 2020,the Contra Costa Clean Water Program,which includes the County,the County Flood Control and
Water Conservation District,and all municipalities in the County,applied to the RWQCB for a new municipal
stormwater permit to discharge stormwater runoff from storm drains and watercourses in the jurisdiction.
On May 11,2022,the RWQCB issued the new Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit No.
CAS612008,Order No.R2-2022-0018 (MRP)to regulate discharges of stormwater by the County and other
members of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program.Section C.3 of the MRP requires the County and other
members of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program to impose new source control,site design,and stormwater
treatment requirements on new development projects that meet specified criteria.
Ordinance No.2025-01 will amend Division 1014 of the County Ordinance Code to require new developments
in the unincorporated County to comply with the requirements of Section C.3 of the MRP.Generally,
Ordinance No. 2025-01 makes the following changes to Division 1014:
·Clarifies what constitutes prohibited discharges.
·Requires the following new development projects to comply with Section C.3 of the MRP:
o New development projects,previously undeveloped that create 5,000 square feet or more of
impervious surfaces,
o Development projects on previously developed sites that create or replace 5,000 square feet or
more of impervious surface.Some exceptions are individual single-family home projects less
than 10,000 square feet,interior models,routine maintenance,public road and trail projects,
public works projects less than 5,000 contiguous square feet of impervious surface,and some
pavement maintenance practices,
o Construction of new streets or roads,except sidewalks or bicycle lanes in the project that direct
stormwater to adjacent vegetated areas,certain impervious trails,sidewalks,bicycle lanes or
trails built as pervious pavement systems, State of California highway projects,
o Public and other streets or roads that create or replace one contiguous acre or more of
impervious surface, and
o Single-family home projects with just one home,including an accessory dwelling unit that
creates or replaces 10,000 square feet or more of impervious surface and is not part of a larger
development or redevelopment plan.
·Exempts certain unpolluted discharges from complying with the requirements.Unpolluted discharges
include discharges from residential foundation,crawl space,or footing drains,and groundwater pumped
for drinking water purposes, among others.
·Clarifies that developments approved earlier are required to comply with the requirements in effect at
the time the developments were approved.
Public Works Department staff recommend that the Board approve introducing Ordinance No.2025-01 to
ensure that the County can regulate new developments and comply with the new requirements of the MRP,
waive reading of the ordinance,and fix February 4,2024,for adoption.Adoption of the ordinance will ensure
that the County will be in compliance with the MRP.When the ordinance is brought back for adoption,the
Board will be asked to approve a C.3 Guidebook,which will assist development applicants with complying
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with the MRP and the new requirements enacted by the ordinance.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Introduction of the ordinance is required before the Board can consider adopting the ordinance.If this
ordinance is not adopted,the County will be unable to meet its obligations under the MRP under the NPDES
Program and could be subject to fines and other penalties imposed by the regional water quality control board.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2025-01
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-01
(Stormwater Management)
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors ordains as follows (omitting the parenthetical
footnotes from the official text of the enacted or amended provisions of the County Ordinance
Code):
SECTION I. Summary. This ordinance amends chapter 1014-2 and sections 1014-4.004
and 1014-4.006 of the County Ordinance Code to conform to provision C.3 of the County’s
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System stormwater permit issued by the San Francisco
Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board on May 11, 2022, and to require approval by the
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program’s
Stormwater C.3 Guidebook before enforcement of its stormwater control plan criteria and other
requirements against development projects subject to section 1014-4.004.
SECTION II. Chapter 1014-2 of the County Ordinance Code is amended to read:
Chapter 1014-2
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1014-2.002 - Intent and purpose.
(a) The intent of this division is to protect and enhance the water quality of the county's
unincorporated area watercourses pursuant to and consistent with the Porter-Cologne Water
Quality Control Act (Water Code Section 13000 et seq.), the Federal Clean Water Act (33
U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.) and applicable implementing regulations.
(b) This division also carries out the conditions in the county's National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits that require implementation of appropriate
source control and site design measures and stormwater treatment measures for new
development and redevelopment projects that create or replace impervious surface in amounts
that meet or exceed certain thresholds.
(c) It is the purpose of the board of supervisors in enacting this division to protect the
health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the unincorporated areas by:
(1) Eliminating, to the maximum extent practicable, illicit stormwater discharges to the
stormwater system, pollutants of which otherwise would degrade the water quality of local
streams.
(2) Minimizing increases in nonpoint source pollution caused by stormwater runoff from
development that otherwise would degrade local water quality.
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(3) Controlling the discharge to the county's stormwater system from spills, dumping, or
disposal of materials other than stormwater.
(4) Reducing stormwater runoff rates and volumes and nonpoint source pollution
whenever possible through stormwater management controls and ensuring that these
management controls are properly maintained and pose no threat to public safety.
(5) Promoting no adverse impact (NAI) policies as developed by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), to
the maximum extent practicable, in an effort to minimize the adverse impact of new
development on stormwater quality or quantity.
(Ord. 2025-01 § 2, 2005-01 § 2, 96-21 § 3).
1014-2.004 - Definitions.
As used in this division, the following words and phrases have the following meanings.
Words and phrases in this division not otherwise defined shall be interpreted as defined in the
regulations issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement the provisions
of the Federal Clean Water Act, and as defined by the State Water Resources Control Board to
implement the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act:
(a) "Authorized county employee(s)" means those individuals designated by the director.
(b) "Best management practices" or "BMPs" include both structural devices and
operational practices and procedures. "Structural BMPs" are devices, measures, or stormwater
management facilities or activities that help to meet development runoff requirements at the
premises. "Operational BMPs" include schedules of activities, prohibitions or practices,
general good housekeeping, pollution prevention practices, maintenance procedures, and other
management practices that prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectly
to watercourses, water bodies and wetlands.
(c) "County's NPDES permits" means the NPDES permits issued jointly to Contra Costa
County and other public agencies by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control
Board and the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, or any of them,
whichever is applicable. County’s NPDES permits include CAS612008 and its successors, its
predecessors (Permit Nos. CAS0029912 and CAS0083313), and any and all amendments to
and reissuances of these NPDES permits.
(d) "Development" as used in this division means on land, in or under water, the
placement or erection of any solid material or structure; the discharge or disposal of any
dredged material or of any gaseous, liquid, solid or thermal waste; the grading, removing,
dredging, mining or extraction of any materials; any change in the density or intensity of use of
land, including, but not limited to, a subdivision established pursuant to the Subdivision Map
Act (commencing with Section 66410 of the Government Code), and any other division of
land; any change in the intensity of use of water, or of access thereto; any construction,
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reconstruction, demolition, or alteration of the size of any structure, including any facility of
any private, public, or municipal utility; and the removal or harvesting of major vegetation
other than for agricultural or public agency routine maintenance purposes.
(e) "Development runoff requirements" means the provisions in the county's NPDES
permits that contain performance standards to address both the construction and post-
construction phase impacts of new projects and redeveloped projects on stormwater quality.
These requirements are in provision C.3 of the county's NPDES permits.
(f) "Director" means the director of public works or his or her designee.
(g) "Guidebook" means the most recent version of the Contra Costa Clean Water
Program Stormwater C.3. Guidebook approved by the board of supervisors by resolution.
(h) "Illicit discharge" means any discharge to the county's stormwater system that is not
composed entirely of stormwater, except for a discharge in compliance with an NPDES permit.
(i) "NPDES" means the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, established by
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, also known as the Clean Water Act (33
U.S.C. Section 1251 and following).
(j) "Pollutant" means any material other than stormwater discharged into the waterways
or stormwater system, including, but not limited to, petroleum products or by-products; solid
waste; incinerator residue; sewage; sewage sludge; heat; chemical waste; biological materials;
radioactive materials; wrecked or discarded equipment; rock; sand; soil; or industrial,
municipal or agricultural waste.
(k) "Premises" means any building; structure; facility; land or portion of land whether
improved or unimproved; or installation, including a building's grounds or other
appurtenances; and adjacent sidewalks and parking areas.
(l) "Responsible person" means the owner or occupant of any premises or any person
who engages in any activity from which there is or may be a discharge prohibited by Section
1014-4.006, or any person who releases pollutants to the county's stormwater system.
(m) "Stormwater" water runoff generated when precipitation from rain and snowmelt
events flow over land or impervious surfaces without percolating into the ground.
(n) "Stormwater management facility" means any device designed to detain, retain, filter
or infiltrate stormwater.
(o) "Stormwater control plan" means a plan that meets those criteria contained in the
most recent version of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program Stormwater C.3. Guidebook.
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(p) "Stormwater facilities operation and maintenance plan" means a county approved
document detailing operation and maintenance requirements for stormwater management
facilities incorporated into a project.
(q) "Stormwater system" means that system of facilities (man-made or natural) by which
stormwater may be conveyed, including flood control channels, any roads with drainage
systems, city streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, improved channels, storm drains, or
storm drain system, which are not part of a publicly owned treatment works ("POTW") as that
term is defined in 40 CFR Section 122.2.
(Ord. 2025-01 § 2, 2005-01 § 2, 96-21 § 3).
1014-2.006 - Responsibility for administration.
The director or his or her designee shall administer this division for the county.
(Ord. 2025-01 § 2, 2005-01 § 2, 96-21 § 3).
SECTION III. Section 1014-4.004 of the County Ordinance Code is amended to read:
1014-4.004 - Stormwater control plan required.
(a) Effective February 15, 2005, the following developments are subject to the
requirements of provision C.3 of the county's NPDES permits:
(1) Any development that creates one acre (forty-three thousand five hundred sixty
square feet) or more of impervious surface, including roof areas, streets and sidewalks.
Excluded from this category is the construction of one single-family home that is not part of a
larger plan of development, provided that the home has appropriate pollutant source control
and site design measures and uses landscaping to appropriately treat runoff from roof and
house-associated impervious surfaces.
(2) Streets, roads, highways and freeways under the county's jurisdiction that create one
acre (forty-three thousand five hundred sixty square feet) or more of new impervious surface.
Excluded from this category are sidewalks, bicycle lanes, trails, bridge accessories, guardrails
and landscape features.
(3) Developments on previously developed sites that result in the addition or replacement
of a combined total of one acre (forty-three thousand five hundred sixty square feet) or more of
impervious surfaces. Excluded from this category are interior remodels and routine
maintenance or repair. Excluded routine maintenance or repair includes roof or exterior
surface replacement, pavement resurfacing, repaving and road pavement structural section
rehabilitation within the existing footprint, and any other reconstruction work within a public
street or road right-of-way where both sides of that right-of-way are developed.
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(b) Effective August 15, 2006, the following developments are subject to the
requirements of provision C.3 of the county's NPDES permits:
(1) Any development that creates ten thousand square feet or more of impervious surface,
including roof areas, streets and sidewalks. Excluded from this category is the construction of
one single-family home that is not part of a larger plan of development.
(2) Streets, roads, highways and freeways under the county's jurisdiction that create ten
thousand square feet or more of new impervious surface. Excluded from this category are
sidewalks, bicycle lanes, trails, bridge accessories, guardrails and landscape features.
(3) Developments on previously developed sites that result in the addition or replacement
of a combined total of ten thousand square feet or more of impervious surfaces. Excluded
from this category are interior remodels and routine maintenance or repair. Excluded routine
maintenance or repair includes roof or exterior surface replacement, pavement resurfacing,
repaving and road pavement structural section rehabilitation within the existing footprint, and
any other reconstruction work within a public street or road right-of-way where both sides of
that right-of-way are developed.
(c) Effective July 1, 2023, the following developments are subject to the requirements of
provision C.3 of the county’s NPDES permits:
(1) Any new development project on a previously undeveloped site that creates 5,000
square feet or more of impervious surface, including but not limited to roof areas, streets and
sidewalks, except for single-family home projects that meet the following criteria:
(A) involve construction of only one single-family home or its appurtenances, (B)
create or replace less than 10,000 square feet of impervious surface, and (C) are not part of a
larger development or redevelopment plan regulated under this chapter.
(2) Any development project on a previously developed site that creates or replaces 5,000
square feet or more of impervious surface, except for the following:
(A) Single-family home projects that (i) involve construction of only one single-
family home or its appurtenances, (ii) create or replace less than 10,000 square feet of
impervious surface, and (iii) are not part of a larger development or redevelopment plan
regulated under this chapter;
(B) Interior remodels;
(C) Routine maintenance or repair such as roof or exterior wall surface replacement;
(D) Public road and trail projects;
(E) Public works projects that create or replace less than 5,000 contiguous square
feet of impervious surface; and
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(F) The following pavement maintenance practices: Pothole and square cut
patching; overlaying existing asphalt or concrete pavement with asphalt or concrete without
expanding the area of coverage; shoulder grading; reshaping or regrading drainage systems;
crack sealing; pavement preservation activities that do not expand the road prism; upgrading
from a bituminous surface treatment with an overlay of asphalt or concrete without expanding
the area of coverage; applying a bituminous surface treatment to existing asphalt or concrete
pavement without expanding the area of coverage; layering gravel over an existing gravel road
without expanding the area of coverage; and vegetation maintenance. If a project consists of
any of a combination of any exempt pavement maintenance practices and non-exempt
pavement maintenance practices, the part or parts of the project that are non-exempt will be
evaluated as a regulated project.
(3) Construction of new streets or roads (including sidewalks and bicycle lanes),
widening of existing streets or roads with additional traffic lanes, and construction of
impervious trails that are 10 feet or more in width or located within 50 feet of the top of a
creek bank, that are under the county’s jurisdiction and create 5,000 square feet or more of
newly constructed contiguous impervious surface, except for the following:
(A) Sidewalks built as part of new streets or roads and that direct stormwater runoff
to adjacent vegetated areas;
(B) Bicycle lanes built as part of, but that are not hydraulically connected to, new
streets or roads and that direct stormwater to adjacent vegetated areas;
(C) Impervious trails that direct stormwater to adjacent vegetated or other non-
erodible permeable areas that are at least half as large as the contributing impervious surface
area;
(D) Sidewalks, bicycle lanes, or trails constructed as pervious pavement systems;
and
(E) State of California highway projects and associated facilities.
(4) Public and other road projects under the county’s jurisdiction that involve the
reconstruction of streets or roads and that create or replace one contiguous acre or more of
impervious surface, excluding the pavement maintenance practices described in subsection
(c)(2)(F); and
(5) Single-family home projects that involve construction of only one home or its
appurtenances, including the addition of an accessory dwelling unit on a parcel with one
single-family home, and that create or replace 10,000 square feet or more of impervious
surface and are not part of a larger development or redevelopment plan.
(d) Every application for a development, including but not limited to a rezoning, tentative
map, vesting tentative map, parcel map, conditional use permit, variance, development plan,
site development permit, design review, or building permit, that is subject to development
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runoff requirements in the county's NPDES permits, shall comply with all requirements of the
county's NPDES permits and be accompanied by a stormwater control plan that meets the
criteria in the guidebook. Applications will not be deemed complete for processing until after
the stormwater control plan has been reviewed and approved for completeness.
(e) For any development where a stormwater control plan is required, implementation of
an approved stormwater control plan and submittal of an approved stormwater facilities
operation and maintenance plan is a condition precedent to the issuance of a certificate of
occupancy or final inspection permit.
(f) All stormwater management facilities implemented pursuant to this subsection shall
be designed, constructed, maintained, and operated according to all requirements of the
county's NPDES permits, the guidebook, and the approved stormwater facilities operation and
maintenance plan. The person(s) or organization(s) responsible for maintenance shall be
designated in the plan. Unless a different time period is provided for in the plan, those
responsible for maintenance shall inspect the stormwater management facility at least annually.
The plan also shall describe how the maintenance costs will be funded. Upon the failure of a
responsible person to maintain a stormwater management facility in accordance with this
chapter or the plan, the county may use any of the remedies provided in Chapter 1014-6 or
otherwise available in law or equity.
(g) If a stormwater control plan requires the construction of stormwater management
facilities (structural BMPs), the property owner must provide recorded covenants, easements,
or offers of dedication allowing access for inspection and maintenance of those facilities by the
county, the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District, the regional water quality
control boards, the fire protection districts, the sanitary or sanitation districts, the municipal
improvement districts, the reclamation districts, and other public agencies that have
jurisdiction over the property.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision in this division, a development is exempt from a
specific requirement in provision C.3 of the county’s NPDES permits if the county’s NPDES
permits either:
(1) Expressly exempt the development from the requirement; or
(2) Authorize the county to grant an exemption from the requirement, and the director
grants an exemption from the requirement to the development in accordance with that authority.
(Ord. 2025-01 § 3, 2005-01 § 3, 96-21 § 3)
SECTION IV. Section 1014-4.006 of the County Ordinance Code is amended to read:
1014-4.006 - Prohibited discharges.
(a) The release of illicit discharges to the county stormwater system is prohibited.
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(b) The following unpolluted discharges are exempt from the prohibition set forth in
subsection (a) of this section: Flows from riparian habitats or wetlands; diverted stream flows;
flows from natural springs; rising ground waters; uncontaminated groundwater infiltration;
single family home pumped groundwater; discharges from single family home foundation
drains; water from single family home crawl space pumps or footing drains; pumped
groundwater from drinking water aquifers (except for well development); and discharges
conforming to individual or general NPDES permits.
(c) The following discharges are exempt from the prohibition set forth in subsection (a)
of this section to the extent that the discharges are exempt under the county’s NPDES permits:
Uncontaminated pumped groundwater; discharges from foundation drains; water from crawl
space pumps or footing drains; air conditioning condensate; irrigation water; landscape
irrigation; lawn or garden watering; individual residential car washing; discharges of water and
foam from emergency firefighting activities; and dechlorinated discharges from swimming
pool, hot tubs, spas and fountains.
(Ord. 2025-01 § 4, 2005-01 § 3, 96-21 § 3).
SECTION V. Effective Date. This ordinance becomes effective 30 days after passage, and,
within 15 days after passage, this ordinance shall be published in the East Bay Times, a
newspaper published in this County. This ordinance shall be published in a manner satisfying
the requirements of Government Code section 25124, with the names of the supervisors voting
for and against it.
PASSED on __________________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: Monica Nino, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
By: ____________________________
Deputy Board Chair
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-259 Name:
Status:Type:Discussion Item Agenda Ready
File created:In control:12/12/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025
Title:CONSIDER accepting the monthly update on the activities and oversight of the County's Head Start
Program, and provide guidance. (Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director)
Attachments:1. January 2025 Early Childhood Education Program Update - FINAL, 2. 1. HSES Enrollment -
09CH012839 - HS and EHS DCU Letter, 3. 2. Progress Report - California's Master Plan for Early
Learning and Care, 4. 3. CCB 24-20E Erratum to Continued Funding Application Fiscal Year 2025-26,
5. 4. MB24-11 CSPP Cost of Care Plus Rate Allocations and Transitional Payments for Family
Childcare Providers, 6. 5. New HSPPS Compliance Timeline and Analysis
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
accepted the reportBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass 5:0
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title:Update on Head Start Programs and Oversight
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
CONSIDER accepting the monthly update on the activities and oversight of the County's Head Start Program,
as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director, and provide guidance.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Per Board Resolution No. 2023/274, the Board receives monthly updates on and provides guidance related to
the activities of the Head Start program. This is the January 2025 update.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County will not be in compliance with Head Start program requirements, which may jeopardize funding
and successful 2024-2029 grant implementation.
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CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The services provided under this contract support all five of Contra Costa County's community outcomes:
(1)"Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for
Productive Adulthood"; (3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable
and Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and
Families".
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January 21, 2025
Marla Stuart, MSW, PhD, EHSD Director and Head Start Executive Director
Scott Thompson, Community Services Bureau Interim Director,Head Start Director
info@ehsd.cccounty.us | (925) 608-4800
Early Childhood Education
Program Update
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Outline
CCC EHSD ECE Program Update 1/21/25
Topic Federal
Head Start
State
Child Care
Prior Meeting Updates
Child Care Center Services ✓✓
Policy Council Activities
Budget ✓✓
Monitoring ✓✓
Funder Communication ✓✓
Recommendation ✓✓
Appendices ✓
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•Child Care Center Services
•Budget
•Monitoring
•Funder Communication
•Recommendation
•Appendices
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Center Enrollment Rates
CCC EHSD ECE Program Update 1/21/25
Current Slot Allotments:
•Federal Slots (Head Start) = 1,201 (1,044 filled slots as of Dec 2024)
•State Slots (CDE and CDSS) = 764 (606 filled slots as of Dec 2024)
•Total Unique Slots = 1,345 (1,154 filled slots as of Dec 2024)
Current Enrollment Requirements:
•Federally Funded = 97% slots filled
•State Funded = Currently “hold harmless” meaning no penalties for not
filling all slots. When “hold harmless” ends in June 2025, 100% slots
filled requirement will be reinstated.
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Center Attendance Rates
CCC EHSD ECE Program Update 1/21/25
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Average Center Meals & Snacks Per Day
CCC EHSD ECE Program Update 1/21/25
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Center Teacher and Site Supervisor Vacancies
CCC EHSD ECE Program Update 1/21/25
Lines = Vacancy Rate
Teacher vacancies rates declined starting in November
2024 due to elimination of FTEs along with hiring.
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Center Federal HS Enrollment & Staffing
CCC EHSD ECE Program Update 1/21/25
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Child Care Subsidies
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•Child Care Center Services
•Budget
•Monitoring
•Funder Communication
•Recommendation
•Appendices
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Head Start Budget Expenditures
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State Budget Expenditures
Includes funding for CalWORKs State 1, CalWORKS Stage 2, California
Alternative Payment Program, General Childcare and Development,
and California State Preschool Programs.
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Head Start Credit Card Expenditures
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All credit card expenditures are made by authorized staff for
budgeted purchases to support reasonable program expenditures.
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•Budget
•Monitoring
•Funder Communication
•Recommendation
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Health and Safety Compliance
Indicators with non-compliances over 10% in
November 2024:
1. Alarms and locks in hallways, front doors, and
gates are in working order.
(12/78 = 15% non-compliance)
2. A review of self-monitoring data accurately reflect
management monitoring.
(3/22 = 14%non-compliance)
No indicators had over 10% non-compliance in
December 2024.
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Nov: Compliance 99%
4,990 observations across 5 indicators
Dec: Compliance 99%
4,855 observations across 5 indicators
Nov: Compliance 100%
21,593 observations across 13 indicators
Dec: Compliance 100%
22,191 observations across 13 indicators
Nov: Compliance 98%
330 observations across 15 indicators
Dec: Compliance 98%
705 observations across 15 indicators
Nov: Compliance 95%
624 observations across 8 indicators
Dec: Compliance 96%
720 observations across 8 indicators
Nov: Compliance 98%
544 observations across 16 indicators
Dec: Compliance 99%
624 observations across 16 indicators
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Unusual Incidents & Citations
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Reportable incidents as defined by the
Office of Head Start (OHS)
OHS considers a “significant incident”
to be any incident that results in serious
injury or harm to a child, violates Head
Start standards of conduct at 45 CFR
§1302.90(c), or results in a child being
left alone, unsupervised, or released to
an unauthorized adult. A program must
report all significant incidents affecting
the health and safety of children with 7
days.
California Department of Social
Services Community Care Licensing
Citations
Type A:An immediate risk to the
health, safety or personal rights of
children in care.
Type B: If not corrected right away, may
be a risk to the health, safety, and
personal rights of the children in care.
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•Recommendation
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OHS Communication
OHS Correspondence:December 13, 2024
Subject: Underenrollment Re: Grant No. 09CH012839
Information:OHS has designated Contra Costa County chronically underenrolled (HS Act Section 641A(h)(5).
Given the measurable progress towards full enrollment, OHS will not reduce the base grant at this time. OHS
will watch the program’s enrollment for six months (until 6/13/25) and continue to provide technical
assistance (TA). Inability to achieve and maintain at least 97% enrollment for six consecutive months may
result in OHS taking further action to reduce grant funding and slots.
Action:The county will continue to monitor and report out on enrollment progress, work with the OHS TA
team, and employ teacher and child recruitment strategies.
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1. HSES Enrollment – 09CH012839 – HS and EHS DCU Letter
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California State Communication
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2. Progress Report: California’s Master Plan for Early Learning and Care
CDSS Correspondence:December 12, 2024
Subject: Progress Report: California’s Master Plan for Early Learning and Care
Information:California has made substantial progress towards the four goal areas outlined in the Master Plan
for Early Learning and Care. The Master Plan launched December 2020 to provide a road map for building a
stronger, more equitable learning and child care system.
Action:No action required.
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CDSS Child Care Bulletin
Child Care Bulletin 24-20E:November 26, 2024
Subject: Erratum to Continued Funding Application Fiscal Year 2025-26
Information:Corrects the due date from CCB 24-20 from December 4, 2024 to December 20, 2024.
Action:The Board approved the application on December 17, 2024.
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3. CCB 24-20E Erratum to Continued Funding Application Fiscal Year 2025-
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CDE Management Bulletin
Management Bulletin 24-11:December 2024
Subject: California State Preschool Program Cost of Care Plus Rate Allocations and Transitional Payments for
Family Childcare Providers and Centers
Information:Brings together various pieces of guidance for California State Preschool Programs contractors
on the Cost of Care Plus Rate allocations and Transitional Payments into one place for ease of contractors
finding and utilizing the information successfully.
Action:No action required.
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4. MB24-11 CSPP Cost of Care Plus Rate Allocations and Transitional
Payments for Family Childcare Providers and Centers
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•Child Care Center Services
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•Funder Communication
•Recommendation
•Appendices
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Recommendation
CONSIDER accepting the monthly update on the activities and oversight
of the County's Head Start Program and provide guidance, as
recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
(Today’s consent calendar included approval for an Early Head Start
budget revision previously approved by the Head Start Policy Council)
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•Budget
•Monitoring
•Funder Communication
•Recommendation
•Appendices
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Federal Requirement*1/21/25 2/25/25 3/25/25 4/15/25 5/20/25 6/24/25 7/22/25 8/12/25 9/16/25 10/21/25 11/18/25 12/16/25
1. Monthly Program Updates HSA 642(d)(2)
HSPPS 1301.2(b)(2)
Nov-Dec
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’25 May ’25 Jun ’25 None Jul ’25 Aug-Sep
’25 None Oct ‘25
2. Monthly Financial Updates HSA 642(d)(2)
HSPPS 1301.2(b)(2)Nov ’24 Dec ’24 Jan ’25 Feb ’25 Mar ’25 Apr ’25 May ’25 Jun ’25 Jul ’25 Aug ’25 Sep ’25 Oct ‘25
3. Funder Communications HSA 642(d)(2)
HSPPS 1301.2(b)(2)Dec ’24 Jan ’25 Feb ’25 Mar ’25 Apr ’25 May ’25 Jun ’25 Jul ’26 Aug ’25 Sep ’25 Oct ’25 Nov ‘25
4. Annual HS Governance and
Eligibility Training
HSA 642(d)(3)
HSPPS 1301.5, 1302.12(m)Training
5. Annual Goals and Objectives
(included in Grant application)HSPPS 1302.102(a)Approval
Item
6. Annual Non-Competitive
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Approval
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7. Annual Community Needs
Assessment
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HSPPS 1302.11(b), 1302.102(d)(2)
Approval
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8. FY25-26 Planning Calendar HSA 640(g)(1)(D)
HSPPS 1302.11(b), 1302.102(d)(2)
Approval
Item
9. Annual Self-Assessment HSA 642(d)(2)
HSPPS 1302.102(b)(2)
Review
Plan
Approval
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10. Annual County Single
Financial Audit
HSA 642(d)(2)
HSPPS 1301.2(b)(2)
Approval
Item
11. Annual Selection Criteria
and Recruitment Plan HSPSS 1302.13, 1302.14(a)Approval
Item
12. Annual Program
Information Report 45 CFR Part 75 Share
Results
13. CSB Agency Policies &
Procedures HSA 642(c)(1)(E)As needed
2025 Head Start Governance Updates Calendar
Planned Completed
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Contra Costa County Resolution 2023/274 includes
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5. New HSPPS Compliance Timeline and Analysis
Office of Head Start | 330 C St., SW, 4th Floor, Washington DC 20201 | eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov
December 13, 2024
Mr. Federal Glover, Chair, Contra Costa County Supervisor, District 5
Contra Costa County Community Services
1470 Civic Ct
Ste 200
Concord, CA 94520-5242
Re: Grant No. 09CH012839
Dear Mr. Glover,
We are writing to inform you that the Office of Head Start (OHS) has designated Contra Costa County, Grant No.
09CH012839, chronically underenrolled, pursuant to Section 641A(h)(5) of the Head Start Act. Given the
measurable progress towards full enrollment, OHS will not reduce Contra Costa County base grant at this time.
However, please be advised that OHS recognizes that your agency will likely have unobligated funds at the end of
the current fiscal year, and that these funds may be subject to recapture. As a reminder, you have the option to
apply for a Change in Scope to reduce your funded enrollment and apply funds to other budget line items that will
address under-enrollment, such as compensation for staff.
Background:
On April 12, 2023, OHS conducted an underenrollment meeting with Contra Costa County to identify the underlying
issues and challenges preventing the achievement of full enrollment in its Head Start Preschool and Early Head
Start Programs. As a result of the meeting, Contra Costa County, in collaboration with OHS, implemented a 12-
month plan to achieve and maintain its funded enrollment. However, Contra Costa County did not achieve at least
97 percent enrollment at the completion of the 12-month period.
Section 641A(h)(5)(A) of the Head Start Act authorizes OHS to review and adjust the funding and enrollment of
grant recipients determined to be “chronically underenrolled.” Specifically, if after receiving technical assistance and
implementing a plan to correct underenrollment for a period of 12 months, a grant recipient remains enrolled at less
than 97 percent of funded enrollment, the Secretary may (i) designate the grant recipient as chronically
underenrolled; and (ii) recapture, withhold, or reduce the base grant for the program by a percentage equal to the
percentage difference between funded enrollment and actual enrollment for the program for the most recent year
for which the agency is determined to be underenrolled.
Pursuant to Section 641A(h)(5)(B) of the Head Start Act, OHS has determined that Contra Costa County is eligible
for a waiver from the recapture, withholding, or reduction of its base grant according to (ii) the shortfall can
reasonably be expected to be temporary.
OHS remains committed to continuing to support Contra Costa County in achieving and maintaining full enrollment
while maintaining the highest quality of services for children and families. Therefore, OHS will watch your program’s
Head Start Preschool and Early Head Start Programs enrollment for six months and continue to provide technical
assistance as needed. Continued eligibility for the waiver will be re-evaluated in six months. Monthly enrollment
must continue to be reported by center and program option using the Center Level Reporting Spreadsheet until
further notice. Once your program is able to achieve and maintain at least 97 percent enrollment for six consecutive
months, a Chronically Underenrolled Designation Removal Letter will be issued. This letter will serve as official
notice that the designation of “chronically underenrolled” has been lifted.
Please be advised that the inability to achieve and maintain at least 97 percent enrollment for six consecutive
months following this “chronically underenrolled” designation may result in OHS taking further action to reduce
Contra Costa County's base grant and funded enrollment pursuant to Section 641A(h)(5) of the Head Start Act.
Please contact your Regional Office if there are any questions or concerns. Thank you for all that you do on behalf
of children and families.
For more information about the chronically underenrolled designation, please see ACF-PI-HS-18-04.
Sincerely,
/ Heather Wanderski/
Heather Wanderski
Director, Division of Program Operations
Office of Head Start
Administration for Children and Families
ATTACHMENT A
Sec. 641A Standards; Monitoring of Head Start Agencies and Programs
...
(h) Reduction of Grants and Redistribution of Funds in Cases of Underenrollment-
(1) DEFINITIONS- In this subsection:
(A) ACTUAL ENROLLMENT- The term actual enrollment' means, with respect to the program of a Head
Start agency, the actual number of children enrolled in such program and reported by the agency (as
required in paragraph (2)) in a given month.
(B) BASE GRANT- The term base grant' has the meaning given the term in section 640(a)(7).
(C) FUNDED ENROLLMENT- The term funded enrollment' means, with respect to the program of a Head
Start agency in a fiscal year, the number of children that the agency is funded to serve through a grant for
the program during such fiscal year, as indicated in the grant agreement.
(2) ENROLLMENT REPORTING REQUIREMENT- Each entity carrying out a Head Start program shall report on a
monthly basis to the Secretary and the relevant Head Start agency
(A) the actual enrollment in such program; and
(B) if such actual enrollment is less than the funded enrollment, any apparent reason for such enrollment
shortfall.
(3) SECRETARIAL REVIEW AND PLAN- The Secretary shall
(A) on a semiannual basis, determine which Head Start agencies are operating with an actual enrollment that
is less than the funded enrollment based on not less than 4 consecutive months of data;
(B) for each such Head Start agency operating a program with an actual enrollment that is less than its
funded enrollment, as determined under subparagraph (A), develop, in collaboration with such agency, a
plan and timetable for reducing or eliminating underenrollment taking into consideration--
(i) the quality and extent of the outreach, recruitment, and communitywide strategic planning and needs
assessment conducted by such agency;
(ii) changing demographics, mobility of populations, and the identification of new underserved low-
income populations;
(iii) facilities-related issues that may impact enrollment;
(iv) the ability to provide full-working-day programs, where needed, through funds made available under
this subchapter or through collaboration with entities carrying out other early childhood education and
development programs, or programs with other funding sources (where available);
(v) the availability and use by families of other early childhood education and development options in the
community served; and
(vi) agency management procedures that may impact enrollment; and
(C) provide timely and ongoing technical assistance to each agency described in subparagraph (B) for the
purpose of assisting the Head Start agency to implement the plan described in such subparagraph.
(4) IMPLEMENTATION- Upon receipt of the technical assistance described in paragraph (3)(C), a Head Start
agency shall immediately implement the plan described in paragraph (3)(B). The Secretary shall, where determined
appropriate, continue to provide technical assistance to such agency.
(5) SECRETARIAL REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT FOR CHRONIC UNDERENROLLMENT-
(A) IN GENERAL- If, after receiving technical assistance and developing and implementing the plan as
described in paragraphs (3) and (4) for 12 months, a Head Start agency is operating a program with an
actual enrollment that is less than 97 percent of its funded enrollment, the Secretary may--
(i) designate such agency as chronically underenrolled; and
(ii) recapture, withhold, or reduce the base grant for the program by a percentage equal to the
percentage difference between funded enrollment and actual enrollment for the program for the most
recent year for which the agency is determined to be underenrolled under paragraph (3)(A).
(B) WAIVER OR LIMITATION OF REDUCTIONS- The Secretary may, as appropriate, waive or reduce the
percentage recapturing, withholding, or reduction otherwise required by subparagraph (A), if, after the
implementation of the plan described in paragraph (3)(B), the Secretary finds that--
(i) the causes of the enrollment shortfall, or a portion of the shortfall, are related to the agency's serving
significant numbers of highly mobile children, or are other significant causes as determined by the
Secretary;
(ii) the shortfall can reasonably be expected to be temporary; or
(iii) the number of slots allotted to the agency is small enough that underenrollment does not create a
significant shortfall.
(6) REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS-
(A) IN GENERAL- Funds held by the Secretary as a result of recapturing, withholding, or reducing a base
grant in a fiscal year shall be redistributed by the end of the following fiscal year as follows:
(i) INDIAN HEAD START PROGRAMS- If such funds are derived from an Indian Head Start program,
then such funds shall be redistributed to increase enrollment by the end of the following fiscal year in 1
or more Indian Head Start programs.
(ii) MIGRANT AND SEASONAL HEAD START PROGRAMS- If such funds are derived from a migrant
or seasonal Head Start program, then such funds shall be redistributed to increase enrollment by the
end of the following fiscal year in 1 or more programs of the type from which such funds are derived.
(iii) EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS- If such funds are derived from an Early Head Start program in
a State, then such funds shall be redistributed to increase enrollment by the end of the following fiscal
year in 1 or more Early Head Start programs in that State. If such funds are derived from an Indian Early
Head Start program, then such funds shall be redistributed to increase enrollment by the end of the
following fiscal year in 1 or more Indian Early Head Start programs.
(iv) OTHER HEAD START PROGRAMS- If such funds are derived from a Head Start program in a State
(excluding programs described in clauses (i) through (iii)), then such funds shall be redistributed to
increase enrollment by the end of the following fiscal year in 1 or more Head Start programs (excluding
programs described in clauses (i) through (iii)) that are carried out in such State.
(B) ADJUSTMENT TO FUNDED ENROLLMENT- The Secretary shall adjust as necessary the requirements
relating to funded enrollment indicated in the grant agreement of a Head Start agency receiving redistributed funds
under this paragraph.
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Progress Report: California’s Master
Plan for Early Learning and Care
December 2024
ABOUT THE MASTER PLAN FOR EARLY LEARNING AND CARE
In December 2020, California launched the Master Plan for Early Learning and Care, which
provided a road map for building a stronger, more equitable early learning and child care
system. The Master Plan provided direction for building a comprehensive system over time —
one that partners with families, takes a whole-child approach to ensure the best outcomes,
and supports the advancement of early learning and care professionals to ensure that
families across California have equitable access to quality care and learning support.
Since the launch of the plan, funding for child
care and development programs has increased
drastically - from a total of $3.53 billion in fiscal
year 2020-21 to $6.05 billion in fiscal year 2024-
25. Supported by this continued, increasing
investment into children and families, California
has made substantial progress toward the goal
areas outlined in the plan.
Goal 1 | Unify and Strengthen Programs and Services
to Support Children’s Learning and Development
ACHIEVEMENTS:
•Child Care Expansion: The Governor and Legislature have made historic
investments to expand access to child care and development programs. Since 2021,
more than 129,000 additional child care subsidies are funded for children across
California.
•State Preschool and Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Expansion: California has more than
doubled its investment in the California State Preschool Program since 2021 and tripled
its investment in TK. Families of 4-year-olds will soon have free, universal access to TK,
and in many cases, after-school care. The majority of school districts now offer TK at all
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sites and all children who have their fifth birthday between September 2 and June 2
are now eligible for TK.
• Paid Family Leave Expansion: The Governor and Legislature enacted SB 951 to boost
leave benefits for lower- and middle-income workers, including child care and
development employees.
• Working Toward Equitable Treatment: The Governor and Legislature enacted AB
1363, AB 210, and AB 393, which created a process for identifying dual language
learners in early learning and care programs. The 2022-23 State Budget also provided
eligibility for children with disabilities in the California State Preschool Program. AB 2806
introduced requirements to limit suspension and expulsion in early learning and care
programs, ensuring that children are instead provided the behavioral and mental
health resources they need to thrive.
Goal 2 | Support Children’s Learning and Development by Enhancing
Educator Competencies, Incentivizing and Funding Career Pathways,
and Implementing Supportive Program Standards
ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program: The Governor and Legislature invested
$163 million to expand the Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program, which funds
infrastructure, professional development, and other elements necessary to support
students in inclusive classrooms.
• Training and Development: In January 2023, the
California Health & Human Services Agency
(CalHHS) and the California Department of Social
Services (CDSS), in partnership with WestEd,
announced 12 new online courses for professional
development designed for early learning and
care professionals. Also, through the California
Commission on Teacher Credentialing, $650
million from 2021-2023 was provided for local
education agencies to develop, expand, and/or
improve teacher residency programs that support
shortage fields.
• Training Partnership Fund: Under a first-ever memorandum of understanding that was
reached in 2021, the State and the Child Care Providers United-CA (CCPU) established
a $40 million Joint Child Care Providers United-State of California Training Partnership
Fund to expand and strengthen training opportunities for family child care providers.
Under a successor agreement reached in 2023, the State agreed, for each year of the
agreement starting July 1, 2024, to make a single contribution to the fund should the
balance drop below $15 million.
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Goal 3 | Unify Funding to Advance
Equity and Opportunity
ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Updating California’s Child Care Rate Structure: To increase positive outcomes for
children, families, and the early care and education workforce, California is moving to
a single rate structure that is informed by the actual cost of providing services. The
CDSS worked with national experts to survey the field and develop a cost estimation
model. For additional information, access this recent status report. While the CDSS has
been making progress in constructing a new single rate structure, the COVID-19
pandemic created financial instability for child care providers. The CDSS issued the
following supplemental payments and stipends:
o Supplemental Rate Payments to Providers: In April 2022, the CDSS announced one-
time supplemental rate payments, distributed to eligible family child care providers,
to support critical access to quality, affordable child care and services. The
payments, enacted due to an agreement between the Governor, Legislature, and
CCPU, totaled $144.5 million.
o Incentive Payments and Stipends: The CDSS provided a one-time $500 incentive
payment to eligible family child care home licensees to boost child care capacity.
Also, child care and development providers serving children receiving specified
State-subsidized child care services have received, since 2023, three rounds of
stipends totaling $2,157 per-child-enrolled.
• Reduced Family Fees: Historic investments, including $56 million in 2023-24, were made
to support revisions to the family fee schedule for child care and development
programs. This included limiting fees to one percent of families’ monthly income and
prohibiting fee assessments for families with a monthly income below 75 percent of the
state median income.
Goal 4 | Streamline Early Childhood Governance
and Administration to Improve Equity
ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Historic Partnership with CCPU: In 2023, as noted above, the State and the CCPU union
fully ratified a new memorandum of understanding, providing more than $1 billion in
funding to further stabilize the child care and development workforce and invest in
California’s children and families. This agreement built on a previous agreement and
expanded upon the many recent, unprecedented investments to support the early
learning workforce. For example, the State made a one-time contribution of $80
million for a retirement trust to be administered by the CCPU, a first-in-the-nation
investment. The State will make additional contributions to keep the balance of that
trust above $80 million.
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• Streamlining Programs: In 2021, more than $4 billion in child care and nutrition
programs were transferred from the California Department of Education to the CDSS
to support the State’s commitment to building and strengthening an equitable,
comprehensive, quality, and affordable child care and development system for
children and families. The transition integrated programs that address social
determinants of health, adverse childhood experiences, quality learning and care for
children, and economic and other supports for family mobility and opportunity,
recognizing that these are critical determinants to better life outcomes for children,
and that California’s system of early learning and care must address inequities and
disproportionalities. This aligns program administration with the CalHHS Guiding
Principles, which continue to underpin California’s progress.
• Improving Data Coordination: Recent crises in California,
ranging from wildfires to the COVID-19 pandemic,
underlined the need for comprehensive, integrated,
State-maintained early childhood data. To this end,
efforts are underway to better coordinate publicly
available data to inform how government is doing in
serving our youngest learners, while also ensuring access
and equity. Significant progress was made on the
development of the Early Childhood Integrated Data
System, which will support State leaders’ comprehensive
understanding of early childhood programs and services
through data-driven insights.
• Renovation Funds Awarded to Child Care Programs: On July 23, 2021, the Legislature
enacted the Child Care and Development Infrastructure Grant Program, a $350.5
million investment in the child care infrastructure across California. The Child Care and
Development Infrastructure Grant Program has increased capacity to serve children
by funding infrastructure grants for the acquisition, construction, development, and
renovation of licensed child care programs serving children birth to age five. The
program prioritized expanding child care capacity for infants and toddlers in areas
experiencing a shortage of care.
• Expanded Kindergarten Facilities: The Governor and Legislature enacted AB 1808 and
AB 130, which established, and expanded access to, the Full-Day Kindergarten
Facilities Grant Program.
LOOKING AHEAD
California must continue to implement the Master Plan for Early Learning and Care to
improve access to quality early learning and care programs for children and families.
Together, we can reduce inequitable outcomes and foster greater achievement and well-
being for children, families, and communities.
For more information, resources, or to share feedback on the Master Plan and learn how you
can get involved, please visit: https://californiaforallkids.chhs.ca.gov.
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Management Bulletin 24-11
Guidance on Cost of Care Plus Rate Allocations and Transitional Payments for the California State Preschool Program
Early Education Division
Subject: California State Preschool Program Cost of Care Plus Rate Allocations and Transitional Payments for Family Childcare Providers and Centers
Number: 24-11
Date: December 2024
Expires: Until rescinded
Authority: Senate Bill (SB) 140 (Chapter 193, Statutes of 2023); Agreement between the State of California and the Child Care Providers United (CCPU) Union
Attention: Executive Directors and Program Directors of all California State Preschool Programs
Purpose
This Management Bulletin (MB) brings together various pieces of guidance for California State Preschool Programs (CSPPs) contractors on the Cost of Care Plus Rate
allocations and Transitional Payments into one place for ease of contractors finding and utilizing the information successfully.
These funds were allocated via SB 140 (Chapter 103, Statutes of 2023) and ratified within the Agreement between the State of California and the CCPU Union.
Policy
SB 140 requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to issue (1) a Cost of Care Plus Rate allocation to family childcare providers and centers that operate a
CSPP and (2) Transitional Payments for family childcare providers based on license size and for CSPP centers.
Cost of Care Plus Rate Allocations for Providers and Centers
The Cost of Care Plus Rate allocation is a monthly payment for providers, based on the number of children enrolled in a CSPP. These payments were issued to CSPP
contractors beginning January 2024 and will continue through June 2025.
Allocations are based on a per-child rate amount dependent upon the region in which the family childcare provider or center is located, as well as a 10 percent
administrative fee to CSPP contractors who need to distribute payments to family childcare providers or center subcontractors, as applicable. The regions and monthly
per-child amounts are:
Region Counties Monthly Per-Child Allocation Amount
Central Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey,
Sacramento, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus, and
Tulare
$140
Northern Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn,
Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer,
Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo,
and Yuba
$141
Southern Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara,
and Ventura
$160
Los Angeles Los Angeles only $171
Bay Area Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa
Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, and Sonoma
$211
To provide funding in a timely manner, the CDE is issuing Cost of Care Plus Rates as quarterly advances to CSPP contractors. Payment advances will be reconciled using
the Monthly Child Care Population Report (CDD-801A) enrollment data submitted by contractors via the Child Development Management Information System (CDMIS)
through fiscal year (FY) 2023–24 for all CSPP contractors. For the July 2024 enrollment period and beyond, payment advances for CSPP contractors that are local
educational agencies (LEAs) will be reconciled using the monthly enrollment data submission in the California Preschool Data Collection (CAPSDAC) System. For CSPP
contractors that are not CAPSDAC users (for example, Community-Based Organizations), CDMIS CDD-801A enrollment data will continue to be used for payment
advances and reconciliations.
Note: Historically, CDMIS data has not been used in this manner to determine funding amounts. Submitting accurate and correct data in a timely manner into CDMIS and
now CAPSDAC is critical as funding advances and true ups will be made based on CDMIS and CAPSDAC data, as applicable.
Transitional Payments for Providers and CSPP Centers
The CDE issued funds for the one-time Transitional Payments to CSPP contractors in FY 2023–24. These allocations were provided to all family childcare providers who
were reimbursed for subsidized state preschool services in the month of April 2023 from the Subsidized Provider Report and to all centers that provided subsidized state
preschool program services in April 2023 based on CDMIS data.
Transitional Payment allocations were determined as follows:
1. Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per family childcare provider licensed to operate a small family childcare home.
2. Three thousand dollars ($3,000) per center, including subcontracted center, and per family childcare provider licensed to operate a large family childcare home.
3. An additional allocation (5 percent) to CSPP contractors to cover the administrative costs associated with distributing these payments to providers or subcontractors.
Implementation Directives
Expected Date to Receive Allocations
Cost of Care Plus Rate Allocations
The CDE issued the first Cost of Care Plus Rate quarterly advance in January 2024. This initial advance was intended to provide funding to agencies for January through
March 2024 allocations. Quarterly advances will continue to be issued to contractors at the start of each quarter to provide funding for agencies’ Cost of Care Plus Rate
allocations through June 2025.
Transitional Payments for Providers and CSPP Centers
In October 2023, the CDE allocated funding for Transitional Payments to CSPP contractors for distribution to family childcare providers participating in a CSPP Family
Childcare Home Education Network (FCCHEN). The CDE allocated funding for Transitional Payments for CSPP centers in Spring 2024.
Requirements for Distributing Payments to Family Childcare Providers and Subcontractors
Cost of Care Plus Rate Allocations
For CSPP contractors who provide services through family childcare providers operating in their FCCHEN or who subcontract with centers, there are timelines for passing
along the funds to the provider or subcontractor. Specifically:
For contractors operating a FCCHEN, per the union agreement, funds must be distributed monthly to the family childcare provider within 21 calendar days of
receiving the daily sign-in/sign-out sheets, as referenced in the California Code of Regulations, Title 5 (5 CCR) Section 17818.
For contractors who provide services through subcontractors, funds must be distributed to subcontractors each month promptly following the last day of the month in
which services are rendered. The CDE recommends these payments be made to centers who are subcontractors no later than 21 calendar days following the last
day of the month in which services are rendered.
CSPP contractors are required to distribute the per-child Cost of Care Plus Rates to providers and subcontractors must not reduce the payment to the provider or
subcontractor. As such, the payment to the provider or subcontractor should be based on the per-child amounts identified in the table above. If a child receives preschool
services from more than one provider or subcontractor in a single month, each provider or subcontractor shall receive the full per-child payment.
Contractors who receive an additional allocation for administrative costs may retain the amount provided for this purpose.
Transitional Payments for Providers and CSPP Centers
For CSPP contractors who provide services through family childcare providers operating in their FCCHEN and/or who subcontract with centers, there are specific
timelines for passing along the funds to the subcontractor or provider. Specifically:
For contractors operating a FCCHEN, per the union agreement, funds were required to be distributed to the family childcare provider no later than November 30,
2023. CSPP contractors who were required to distribute the Transitional Payments to family childcare providers by this deadline were notified of these allocations
and requirements via email by their fiscal analyst in October 2023 and via the Early Education Division (EED) email distribution list in November 2023.
For contractors who provide services through subcontractors, funds must be distributed to subcontractors promptly upon receipt of the Transitional Payments. The
CDE recommends these payments be made to centers who are subcontractors no later than 21 calendar days following receipt of funds.
CSPP contractors are required to distribute the Transitional Payments to providers and subcontractors must not reduce the payment to the provider or subcontractor. As
such, the payment to the family childcare home provider should be either $2,500 or $3,000, dependent upon the license size, while payments to center subcontractors
shall be $3,000.
Contractors who receive an additional allocation for administrative costs may retain the amount provided for this purpose.
Allowable Uses
CSPP contractors who provide preschool services through a FCCHEN or a subcontractor are required to distribute these allocations to family childcare providers and/or
subcontracting agencies. Contractors will receive a 10 percent administrative fee for distributing Cost of Care Plus Rate allocations to providers and/or subcontractors and
a five percent administrative fee for distributing Transitional Payments to providers and subcontractors.
Cost of Care Plus Rate allocations, Transitional Payments and any administrative fees retained by the CSPP contractor are restricted funds and may only be used for any
allowable expense that would be reimbursable under the CSPP contract. Contractors should review the Contract Terms and Conditions (CT&C) for Early Education
Contractors for 2024–25, for more information on costs that are considered reimbursable and non-reimbursable.
The CDE highly encourages contractors, family childcare providers, and subcontractors to use these funds immediately to support CSPP program expenses and support
immediate program needs, including addressing workforce challenges (including compensation); serving children with disabilities, dual language learners, children with
behaviors that are challenging to adults, and implementation of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) and CLASS Environment.
Given the various workforce challenges CSPP contractors have shared, the CDE urges CSPP contractors to consider using these funds to provide compensation to
employees. SB 140 includes the following language in both Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Section 10277.1(j), which applies to family childcare, and WIC Section
10277.2(i), which applies to centers:
"Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of childcare contractors and providers to pass on rates and one-time payments pursuant to this
section to their employees in the form of compensation, including, but not limited to, salaries, wages, and direct benefits."
While employee salaries could be increased or contractors could decide to hire additional staff, each contractor would have to determine whether the increased wages
could be supported within the CSPP contract's maximum reimbursable amount beyond these one-time allocations.
For more information on other possible uses for these funds, please refer to the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on recommended uses on the CDE Allocations Paid
Outside of CSPP Contract FAQs web page, which can be found at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/cd/allocationsfaq.asp.
Expenditure Deadline
Beyond the distribution timeframes, there is no deadline for contractors and subcontractors/family childcare providers to expend Cost of Care Plus Rate allocations or
Transitional Payments. While there is no deadline to expend the funding from these allocations, the CDE highly encourages contractors, subcontractors, and family
childcare providers to use these funds immediately to support CSPP program expenses and support immediate program needs, including addressing workforce
challenges; serving children with disabilities, dual language learners, and children with behaviors that challenge adults; along with implementation of the new requirements
around implementation of CLASS and CLASS Environment.
Reporting
Cost of Care Plus Rate allocations and Transitional Payments retained by the CSPP contractor must be used to support the CSPP. As such, these allocations shall be
reported on the California Preschool Accounting Reporting Information System (CPARIS) Enrollment, Attendance, and Fiscal Reports in the same manner as other
funding received to support the CSPP. Cost of Care Plus Rate allocations and Transitional Payments are restricted income and should be reported under “Restricted
Income: Other Revenue.” These funds should only be reported when the associated expenditures are also reported.
Payments made to family childcare providers should be reported in the Fiscal section of the Enrollment, Attendance, and Fiscal Reports under “Direct Payments to
Providers (FCCH only).” CPARIS has been updated to include a line for reporting Cost of Care Plus Rate allocations and Transitional Payments made to subcontractors.
Payments made to subcontractors should be reported under “Direct Payments to Subcontractors: Cost of Care Plus & One-Time Allocations Only.” Administrative costs
associated with distributing payments to providers and subcontractors should not be reported as a direct payment to providers or subcontractors. Contractors should
report these administrative costs under the applicable expenditure categories 1000-5000.
Background and Authority
WIC Section 10424.5(a) authorizes a certified provider organization to collectively bargain with the state on various topics including reimbursement rates including, but not
limited to, rate add-ons for providers.
Pursuant to the Public Employment Relations Board Certification SA-PC-1-N, the State recognizes CCPU as the certified provider organization as defined by WIC Section
10421(a), and as the exclusive negotiating agent for all family childcare providers as defined by WIC Section 10421(b).
On September 13, 2023, the state and the CCPU arrived at a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) effective through July 1, 2025. This MOU includes Cost of Care Plus
Rate allocations and Transitional Payments for family childcare providers.
SB 140 (Chapter 193, Statues of 2023) ratified the Agreement between the State of California and CCPU and included language in WIC specifying the applicable
processes for family childcare home allocations pursuant to the MOU (WIC Section 10374) while also extending the Cost of Care Plus rate to centers that are not part of
the union in WIC Section 10280 and Education Code (EC) 8242.
Resources
If you have any programmatic questions regarding the information in this MB, please contact your assigned EED, Program Quality Implementation Office regional
consultant. The CDE Consultant Regional Assignments Directory can be accessed at
https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/assignments.asp.
If you have any fiscal questions about the information in this MB, please contact your assigned Early Education Nutrition Fiscal Service fiscal analyst. The CDE Fiscal
Analyst Directory can be accessed at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/cd/faad.asp.
This MB is mandatory only to the extent that it cites a specific statutory or regulatory requirement. Any portion of this MB that is not supported by a specific
statutory and/or regulatory requirement and is not prescriptive pursuant to California EC 33308.5.
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Compliance
Date*
Compliance
Status
Description of Compliance / Recommended
Actions
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1302.12(e) AIAN Income Eligibility. All families in an American Indian
and Alaska Native (AIAN) program’s service area with age-eligible
children, or pregnant women, are eligible for Head Start services,
(MSHS) programs may serve any child who has one family member
whose income comes primarily from agricultural employment,
1302.14(a)(2), (3) AIAN and MSHS Selection Criteria. Tribes may
prioritize children in families for which a child, a family member, or a
member of the same household, is a member of an Indian tribe. MSHS
programs may give priority to children whose families can
demonstrate they have relocated frequently within the past two years CCC does not operate an AIAN or MSHS
1302.101(a)(2) Employee Engagement. A program must comply with
enhanced requirements for employee engagement to promote more
responsive management styles designed to identify and resolve
Supervisors are training in and exercise
Reflective Supervision strategies to support
meaningful and effective employee
engagement and ongoing staff supervision.
Upon hire, managers begin engagement
through the onboarding process utilizing an
orientation checklist specific to their job
classification. Regular individual check-ins
are facilitated by managers. Staff are engaged
in goal-setting as a component of the annual
Background: The office of Head Start published timelines by which grant recipients must comply with the Head Start Program Performance Standards
updated in the final rule, Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programming. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on
August 21, 2024.
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1302.101(a)(5), 1302.102(d) Training on Incident Reporting. A
program must submit reports, as appropriate, to the responsible HHS
official immediately but no later than seven calendar days following a
health or safety incident. All staff are required to be trained to
In 2023 CSB revised its procedures for
reporting incidents, establishing expectations
which ensure HHS official notification no later
than seven calendar days following a
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1302.12(i)(1) Housing Adjustment. A program may adjust a family’s
income to account for excessive housing costs when determining
eligibility.10/21/2024 Compliant
Enrollment team screens families over 100%
of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) for housing
costs exceeding 30% and has implemented
use of a calculation spreadsheet to adjust
income accordingly.
1302.12(j) MSHS Eligibility Duration. In MSHS programs, once an
infant or toddler and their family are deemed eligible, they are eligible
until they turn three years old. This is consistent with the requirement
that children participating in the Early Head Start program remain
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1302.13 Modernizing Recruitment. A program must include modern
technologies to encourage and assist families in applying for
admission to the program, and to reduce the family’s administrative
and paperwork burden in the application and enrollment process.10/21/2024 Compliant
The program has an existing process whereby
families may submit an online application,
call the enrollment hotline / Interactive Voice
Response (IVR) system, and submit and/or
sign eligibility documents electronically.
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1302.14(a)(6) Children of Staff Members. A program may consider the
enrollment of eligible children of staff members as part of the
selection criteria 10/21/2024 Compliant
CCC's Selection Criteria was approved by the
PC on 2/21/24 and BOS on 9/10/24 and is
effective through 6/30/25. CCC may consider
addition of children of staff members to the
selection criteria when revising for the 2025-
2026 program year.
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1302.14(b)(1) Children with Disabilities Enrollment. A program must
for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
when calculating percentage of children with
a disability per cumulative enrollment. Our
2024 PIR indicated X% of enrolled children
1302.15(g) Modernizing Enrollment. A program must regularly
examine their enrollment processes and implement any identified
The enrollment process is analyzed on an
ongoing basis in order to identify
improvements to streamline enrollment. For
the 2024-25 program year on-site enrollment
clinics are being facilitated at centralized
locations in areas of the county with high
1302.17(a) Suspension and Expulsion. Suspension continues to be a
measure of last resort only when there is a serious safety threat.
Programs must first engage with a mental health consultant,
collaborate with the parents, and use appropriate community
resources. Programs must explore and document all steps taken to
address the behaviors and supports needed to facilitate the child’s
CSB's procedures currently align with this
standard. CSB's step plan requires
continued program participation are
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1302.34(b)(9) Modernizing Communication. A program must ensure it
uses accessible communication methods and modalities that meet
the needs of the community when engaging with prospective and
As an outcome of 2019-2023 program goals,
the enrollment process was modernized
through use of innovative technologies:
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system,
Short Messaging System (SMS), web-based
application and resources page. Family
meetings and trainings (including parenting
curriculum) is offered in a virtual format. A
communication survey is completed by
families annually to ensure the program is
utilizing communication methods that work
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1302.40(b) Health and Mental Health Services Advisory Committee.
Programs must establish and maintain a Health and Mental Health
Services Advisory Committee.10/21/2024 Compliant
An already established Health and Nutrition
Services Advisory committee which meets
twice annually. The next meeting, scheduled
for 12/5/24, will take place under the new
name: Health, Mental Health, and Nutrition
Services Advisory Committee.
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1302.41, 1302.42(b), 1302.46(b) Mental Health Integration. These
program requirements consistently integrate mental health into all
aspects of program service delivery.10/21/2024 Compliant
The CCC HS program has been operated
under a multidisciplinary approach, with high
levels of collaboration among the designated
Health and Mental Health content area
managers. For example, CSB facilitates
monthly managers meetings and joint family
meetings. CSB's model for comprehensive
service delivery positions assistant managers
who are generalists and obtain training from
specialists in the areas of Health and Mental
Health.
1302.45(b) Mental Health Consultants. A program must ensure
mental health consultants provide consultation services that build the
The County's collaboration with the Early
1302.47(b)(10) Safety Practices – Lead. In facilities where lead may
exist, programs must regularly inspect and test for the presence of
CCC HS centers follow California Health and
Safety Code section 1597.16, which requires
that all licensed Child Care Centers
constructed before 1/1/2010, test their cold-
water outlets used for drinking or cooking for
lead by 1/1/23, and subsequent testing must
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1302.47(b)(5) Safety Practices. Programs must ensure all staff,
consultants, contractors, and volunteers follow appropriate practices
with Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (another federal
CSB revised its safety practices procedures in
2023, establishing a culture of safety
including tools for active supervision and
personal rights training. Annual trainings are
1302.50(a) Modernizing Engagement with Families. Programs must
communicate with families in a format that meets the needs of each
A communication survey is completed by
families annually to ensure the program is
utilizing communication methods that work
Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) to the extent practicable if the
state or local area has strategies in place to support their
1302.80(d) Newborn Visit. A newborn visit must, at minimum, include
a discussion of the following: maternal mental and physical health, mental and physical health, safe sleep, infant
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1302.81 Mental Health Information and Services Integration for
Expectant Families. Programs must ensure the required prenatal and
postpartum information, education, and services are provided to
enrolled pregnant women, mothers, fathers, and partners or other
family members.10/21/2024
Services to pregnant women include prenatal
and postpartum information and education
are provided to families enrolled through the
County's partnerships with Aspiranet and
Mount Diablo Unified School District.
1302.82(a) Maternal Health Curriculum. If a program uses a
curriculum in the provision of services to pregnant women and
pregnant people, it should be a maternal health curriculum to support The Growing Great Kids® curriculum includes
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1302.90(c) Standards of Conduct. Programs must ensure that staff,
consultants, contractors, and volunteers do not maltreat or endanger
the health or safety of children, and that they report reasonably CSB standards of conduct, signed by all staff,
1302.91(e)(8)(ii) Mental Health Consultants' Licensure. A program
must ensure all mental health consultants are licensed or under the
supervision of a licensed mental health professionals. Programs also
CCC partners with Early Childhood Mental
Health Program for mental health
consultation services. Licensure is a
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1302.92(b)(1) Professional Development Plans. Programs must
develop professional development plans for full-time staff providing
direct services to children, as required in Section 648A(f) of the Head
Start Act.10/21/2024 Compliant
Professional development plans are
incorporated into the annual performance
evaluation for staff in classifications providing
direct services to children.
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1302.92(b)(2–3) Annual Training. Programs must ensure staff receive
annual training on: (1) Mandatory reporting; (2) Positive strategies to
and (3) The knowledge, experience, and competencies to improve
child and family outcomes.10/21/2024 Compliant
All 3 topics are incorporated into the annual
training schedule.
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1302.93(d) Culture of Wellness.
wide culture of wellness that empowers staff as professionals and
supports staff to effectively accomplish their job responsibilities in a
A culture of wellness has been established
and is maintained through work of CSB's
wellness team, SIA, which focuses on Simple,
Impactful and Actionable strategies to
promote wellness. On 5/8/24, CSB facilitated
an all-staff wellness event which included
keynote speakers on DEI, training on stress
reduction, as well as healthy cooking and
painting sessions. CCC promotes wellness
through offering a robust Employee
1303.42 Suitable Facilities. Grant recipients are no longer required to
The CCC HS program will no longer request
such written statements when submitting
capital projects requests for applicable major
renovation or construction projects utilizing
1303.43 Use of Grant Funds. If a recipient seeks to use federal funds
for reasonable fees and costs necessary to submit an application
responsible HHS official. Once approval is granted, the funds are
allowable regardless of the outcome of the preliminary eligibility
CCC will request approval for use of federal
funds for reasonable fees and costs
necessary to submit a pre-approval
application for major renovation or
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1303.44 Application Requirements.
application requirements, including the facility’s value and additional
CCC will comply with the revised 1303 pre-
approval requirements when requesting to
use federal funds for major renovation /
1305.2 Definitions.
"Early Head Start", "Federal interest", "Grant recipient", "Head Start",
"Head Start agency", "Head Start Preschool", "Housing costs",
"Income", "Major renovations", "Migrant family", "Poverty line", CCC is using new and revised definitions
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services an enrolled pregnant woman or pregnant person receives,
both from the program and through referrals, to help identify specific
prenatal care services and resources needed to support a healthy
pregnancy.12/19/2024 Compliant
CCC currently maintains a record of services
accessed by pregnant persons including
rereferrals and services utilizing its child and
family data system.
1302.80(f) Promoting Healthy Birth Outcomes. Programs must help
address disparities in maternal and birth outcomes across racial and
CCC will review and analyze its new
community assessment to identify disparities
in maternal and birth outcomes across racial
1302.11(b) Community Assessment. Programs must collect relevant
geographic location, race, ethnicity, etc. Requires programs to
conduct annual updates only as needed, such as if there are
The program currently utilized a contractor
who supplies a comprehensive community
assessment with all required components
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1302.14(d) Barriers to Enrollment. A program is required to use data
from the community assessment to identify potential barriers to
enrollment and attendance, including using data to understand
by Spring 2025 and data will be used to
identify potential barriers to enrollment and
barriers to regular attendance, such as access to safe and reliable by Spring 2025 and data will be used to
identify potential barriers to enrollment and
services must comply with specified child ratios and group sizes for
programs. There is no longer reference to the term "assistant
provider". All FCC providers who count toward ratios must meet the
qualification requirements for FCC providers described CCC does not operate HS within the Family
1302.45(a) Multidisciplinary Approach. Programs must use a
multidisciplinary approach to mental health and wellness supports.
Mental health consultation services must be available at a frequency
of at least once a month; if a mental health consultant is not available
to provide services at least once a month, programs must use other
licensed mental health professionals or behavioral health support
CCC partners with Early Childhood Mental
Health Program for mental health
consultation services. The program is revising
its procedures to ensure oversight structure
monitors for monthly availability of mental
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1302.52(d) Family Partnership Services. Programs must ensure family
service worker assignments do not exceed 40 families per family
service worker. Programs may temporarily exceed the maximum
during periods of staff absence and in emergency or recovery
circumstances. A waiver is required to exceed the ratio of family
assignments to family service worker if it will extend beyond a
On August 16, 2024, the Administration for
Children and Families issued an award for the
Head Start grant. On March 19, 2024 (D. 4),
the Board of Supervisors approved the
submission of the grant application which
includes new positions. This budget includes
an increase in Comprehensive Services
(family service worker) positions to lower
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1302.93(c) Staff Breaks. A program must provide, for each staff
member, regular breaks of adequate length and frequency based on
hours worked. During breaks, one teaching staff member may be
replaced by one staff member who does not meet the teaching
the necessary training and experience to ensure safety of children and
minimal disruption to the quality of services.8/1/2027 Compliant
CCC complies with State and Federal
requirements pertaining to staff breaks
including meal breaks. Per the 2022-2026
Local One MOU employees are entitled to a
rest break for each 4 hours of work. The
new flexibilities of allowing a staff member to
provide classroom coverage who does not
meet teaching qualifications.
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1302.90(f) Benefits. For full-time staff (working 30 or more hours per
week) the program must provide or facilitate access to affordable
health care coverage, offer paid leave, and offer access to short-term,
free or minimal cost behavioral health services. Part-time staff must
be connected with health insurance options in the Marketplace.
Programs must connect eligible staff with child care subsidy programs
and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Small Head Start
agencies with 200 or fewer slots are exempt from most of the benefits
requirements, but these agencies must still make measurable
Staff scheduled to work at least 20 hours per
week, CCC provides affordable health care
coverage. Part-time staff are connected with
health insurance options. The program is in
the process of identifying a process which
ensures staff are connected with child care
subsidy programs and the Public Service Loan
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1302.90(e)(1) Pay scale. (i) By August 1, 2031, a program must
implement a salary scale, salary schedule, wage ladder, or other
similar pay structure for program staff salaries that incorporates the
requirements in paragraphs (e)(2) through (4) of this section; reflects
salaries or wages for all other staff in the program; promotes salaries
that are comparable to similar services in relevant industries in their
geographic area; and considers, at a minimum, responsibilities,
qualifications, experience relevant to the position, and schedule or
hours worked. (ii) After August 1, 2031, a program must review its pay
structure at least once every 5 years to assess whether it continues to
meet the expectations described in paragraph (e)(1)(i) of this section.
(iii) A program must ensure that staff salaries are not in excess of level
II of the Executive Schedule, as required in 42 U.S.C. 9848(b)(1).8/1/2031 In-Progress
The Program will work with HR on a salary
study which compares similar services in
relevant industries in Contra Costa County.
Salary study will be required every 5 years.
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Compliance
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Compliance Description of Compliance / Recommended
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1302.90(e)(2) Progress to pay parity for education staff with
elementary school staff. (i) By August 1, 2031, a program must
demonstrate it has made progress to parity with kindergarten through
third grade teachers by ensuring that each Head Start teacher
receives an annual salary that is at least comparable to the annual
salary paid to preschool teachers in public school settings in the
program’s local school district, adjusted for responsibilities,
qualifications, experience, and schedule or hours worked. A program
may provide annual salaries comparable to a neighboring school
district if the salaries are higher than a program’s local school district,
adjusted for role, responsibilities, qualifications, experience, and
The Program will work with HR on a salary
study which compares CCC teacher salary to
school district preschool teachers. The
program in is the process of developing a
process to ensure it regularly tracks data on
how wages paid to their education staff
compare to wages paid to preschool through
third grade teachers in their local or
1302.90 (3) Salary floor. By August 1, 2031, a program must ensure, at
a minimum, the wage or salary structure established or updated under
paragraph (e)(1)(i) of this section provides all staff with a wage or
salary that is generally sufficient to cover basic needs such as food,
housing, utilities, medical costs, transportation, and taxes, or would
be sufficient if the worker’s hourly rate were paid according to a full-
time, full-year schedule (or over 2,080 hours per year). (4) Wage
comparability for all ages served. A program must ensure the wage or
salary structure established or updated under paragraph (e)(1)(i) of
this section does not differ by age of children served for similar
program staff positions with similar qualifications and
The Program will work with HR and labor on a
salary study which compares salary structure
to salary that is generally sufficient to cover
basic needs.
CCC currently has the same salary schedule
for staff providing to instruction to all ages
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Employment and Human Services Updated Head Start Program Performance Standard Requirements
Compliance Compliance Description of Compliance / Recommended
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1302.90(e) Wages. Small Head Start agencies with 200 or fewer slots
are exempt from most of the wage requirements, but these agencies
must still develop or update a pay scale that promotes competitive
wages for all staff, and make measurable progress toward reducing
disparities in wages between Head Start educators and public
preschool teachers over time. The final rule includes an option for the
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to
establish in 2028 a limited waiver process for most of the wage
requirements for eligible programs, if the prior four years of
of 1.3%.8/1/2031 n/a CCC HS program serves more than 200 slots.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-188 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/8/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with the California Department of Food and Agriculture to increase the amount to be
received by the County by $52,052 to a new payment limit of $794,486 for the County to provide pest
detection and trapping services, with no change to the term through June 30, 2025. (100% State)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Matt Slattengren, Ag Commissioner/Weights & Measures Director
Report Title:Contract Amendment 1 with California Department of Food and Agriculture for Pest Detection Trapping
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture to increase the amount to be received by the County by $52,052 to a new
payment limit of $794,486 for the County to provide pest detection and trapping services, with no change to the term
through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The State will reimburse the County for expenses incurred in an amount not to exceed $794,486 during the period of July
1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. This revenue has been budgeted in FY 24/25. 100% State, no County match.
BACKGROUND:
The County shall provide for the placement and servicing of traps for the detection of exotic insect pests, which are
considered hazardous to agriculture and the economy of California. The insects may include but are not limited to the
Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Mexican Fruit Fly, Oriental Fruit Fly, Melon Fly, Gypsy Moth, and Japanese Beetle. This
agreement includes delimitation work associated with detection of one or more life stages of target pests in the County,
which involves placement of additional traps around the detected pest(s) to determine the severity of the infestation. The
service term is July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. This agreement includes indemnification provision, which obligates
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the County to indemnify and defend the State for claims or losses arising out of the performance of this agreement. The
additional funds will assist in covering the costs incurred by this program. The original agreement was approved by the
Board of Supervisors on 11/12/2024.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
A negative action would result in the loss of revenue to the County and possible threats to the local agriculture and
residents of Contra Costa County.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-189 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/8/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE the 2023 Annual Crop Report and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or
designee, to submit the publication to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. (No fiscal
impact)
Attachments:1. 2023 Crop Report Calendar 1
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Matt Slattengren, Ag Commissioner/Weights & Measures Director
Report Title:2023 Crop Report
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE the 2023 Annual Crop Report and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to
submit the publication to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Section 2272 and 2279 of the California Food and Agriculture Code requires the County Agricultural
Commissioner to submit an annual report to the State Secretary of CDFA. Data in this report is to be collected
and prepared in a manner that will provide the most reliable and accurate estimates of acreage, yield,
production, and value. The material is to be presented in a uniform manner, so reports across counties are
comparable and the maximum value to CDFA. The report provides core agricultural statistical data and
programmatic information. It includes information about what is being done to eradicate, control, or manage
pests. It contains information about the many sources of food production in the County, including commercial
and small-scale diversified farms, community and school gardens, and nurseries and livestock production. The
report details the work of the Department's staff to support a robust agricultural industry.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
A negative action would delay or prevent filing the required county crop report. This would be a violation of
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the California Food and Agriculture Code and cause a breach in the Memorandum of Understanding between
the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers
Association.
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CONTRA COSTA
AGRICULTURAL CROP REPORT
2025 Calendar
Coqui Frog found on a plant shipment from Hawaii
BETHBETH
SLATESLATE
CHRISCHRIS MICHAELSMICHAELS
JOELJOEL ROCHAROCHA
Beth Slate started with theDepartment of Agriculture in
1998 as a Pest DetectionSpecialist. She came to us fromthe California Department ofFood & Agriculture Dog Teamsas a pilot program dog handler. She has a soft spot for thecanine program because that iswhere she started. Beth moved
up the ladder until she becamethe Deputy Ag Commissionerof Pesticide Use Enforcement in2016. The last few years of hercareer she finished as the PestManagement Deputy. Bethloved being able to learn newskills and was always willing to
help new Biologists. She isenjoying her retirement with herhusband Tom and travelingwith her dog Meela
Chris started his career withContra Costa County as anAgricultural Biologist/ Weights& Measures Inspector III inFebruary of 2013. He came tous from Stanislaus County. Hismain program that he workedin while with us was heavycapacity scales. He would drivethe tractor/ trailer and testscales like livestock/ vehiclescales. Chris liked to use thecrane to lift 500-1,000-poundweights using a joystick similarto a video game controller. Heenjoyed tinkering and makingtools that made things easierfor us. Chris retired in March of2023 and returned to helpingstudents as a substituteteacher.
Joel began his career with Contra Costa inDecember of 1998 as a Weights and MeasuresInspector I. He came to us from San FranciscoCity/County. He moved up through the rankstill he reached Deputy Sealer. He wasresponsible for 6 inspectors and maintainingstandards within the department. Joel wasactive duty in the U.S. Navy prior to startinghis career. He was awarded the 1995 Sailor ofthe Year; Federal Employee of the year: BayArea Region
He remained in the U.S. Naval Reserves till hisretirement as Senior Chief Petty Officer after24 years. During his time with the NavalReserves he was deployed several times. Theseincluded The Gulf War, Mount PinatuboEruption Disaster Evacuation and Relief,Tunisia Flash Flood Disaster HumanitarianMission, Operation Enduring Freedom & NewDawn Afghanistan. He retired from ContraCosta in March 2023. Joel is enjoying hisretirement spending time taking care of hissucculent garden and traveling the world athis leisure.
The Contra Costa County Department of Agriculture, under the direction of the California Department ofFood and Agriculture, Department of Pesticide Regulation, and Division of Measurement Standards, isresponsible for conducting regulatory and service activities pertaining to the agricultural industry and theconsumers of our County. The primary goal of this office is to promote and protect agriculture whilesafeguarding the public and the environment. Our work as County Weights and Measures officials in thecommunity ensures a safe place to live and a fair marketplace for trade.
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Agricultural Commissioner /
Director of Weights & Measures
Matt Slattengren
Deputy Agricultural Commissioners
Ivan Godwyn, Erin Herbst, Beth Slate
Deputy Sealer of Weights and Measures
Gil Rocha
Agricultural Biologists
Simone Ackermann, Keri Brumfield, David Hallinan, Amanda Miller, Julius Mueller,
Lindsay Neuner, Lucas Pattie, Wil Schaub, Shannon Smith,
Greg Spurlock, Jorge Vargas, Janessa Weingand
Weights & Measures Inspectors
Gabriel Adebote, Patrick Bowen, Christine Buelna, Ngozi Egbuna,
Harmeet Gil, Chris Michaels,
Agricultural & Standards Aides
Stephen Vollmer, Jessica Yount
Administrative Support
Megan Maddox, Diana Munoz
Pest Detection, Pest Management & Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Staff
Danilo Angcla, Jason Beebout, Joel Corpus, Brittnee Cruz, Kelsey Gross, Debra Huntsman,Alexis Jackson, Yasmine Jimenez, John Luzar, Rick Mata, Linda Mazur, Andrew Morrow, Eldren Prieto, Giovanni Ortiz, Sarah Ratto, Lydia Slyker, Elizabeth Torrez, Mark Weis, Alvin Xu, Oscar Zaldua
Pest Quarantine Detector Canine
Major
StaffStaff
Dear Karen Ross,Secretary California Department of Food and Agriculture and The Honorable Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County
I am pleased to submit the 2023 Agricultural Crop & Livestock Report for Contra Costa County inaccordance with the provisions of Section 2272 and 2279 of the California Food and AgriculturalCode.
The 2023 overall production values changed a little. Demand for Contra Costa County agriculturalgoods remained strong partially because many growers market goods directly to consumers orwholesale direct to retail. The total gross value of agricultural crops in 2023 was $131,064,000 whichis an increase of $13,192,056. In general, demand and prices have remained strong for agriculturalcrops in Contra Costa County. Crop values vary from year to year due to factors such asproduction, weather, and market conditions. Some notable changes include an increase in Fruit and Nut crops as well as Vegetable and SeedCrops as the demand for these products stayed strong. Also noteworthy is the decrease in totalvalue of Field Crops due to a reduction in the crops produced. Thirteen crop categories exceeded one million dollars in value for 2023. These categories indecreasing order include tomatoes, cattle and calves, sweet corn, cherries, grapes, almonds,rangeland, alfalfa hay, field corn, irrigated pasture, apiary products, apricots and cereal hay. It should be emphasized that the values stated in this report are gross receipts and do not includethe cost of production, transportation, or marketing of the products. The economic benefit ofagricultural production is generally thought to be about three times the gross production value.I truly appreciate the agricultural producers, farmers, ranchers, and organizations that sharedinformation and supported our efforts in completing this report. Special recognition goes to all thestaff who assisted in compiling the information to make this report possible.
Respectfully Submitted,Matt SlattengrenAgricultural CommissionerDirector of Weights and Measures
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Alfalfa Hay 2023
2022
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$288.00
$3,161,304
$4,339,008
Cereal Hay 2023
2022
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3,265
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$1,645,900
$1,645,900
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2022
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$691,886
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$3,809,000
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$13,091,014
$15,509,499
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AprilApril20252025
The Canine Inspection(4-legged Canine Ag Inspector)
Being on the go before sunup to spend several hours sniffing boxes
(packages) and running on treadmills (aka conveyor belts) might not
sound like an ideal job to many, but to Major (the 8-year-old Labrador
Retriever) this is a dream job. He tirelessly searches for any agricultural
product that is being shipped through parcel carriers such as USPS,
FedEx, or UPS. When he alerts on a parcel, we can then inspect the
contents of what was shipped. The goal is to keep out harmful plant
pests, diseases, or other unwanted organisms that may otherwise land in
our county’s homes, gardens, and agricultural fields.
A trained agriculture detection canine like Major can intercept several dozens of packages within a few hours of sniffing work and
hundreds of agricultural pests can be thwarted off within a calendar year. California Dog Teams operate out 11 counties with a total of
14 dogs. From July 2021 to June 2022 the California Dog Teams continued to demonstrate that unmarked parcels that are not
accompanied by their necessary legal certification present a high-risk pathway for significant agricultural and environmental pests.
During this 12-month period, a total of 966 significant pests were intercepted by the California Dog Teams. Some of these
interceptions involved multiple pests in a single package. The detector dogs alerted on parcels that yielded pests that are known to
cause serious agricultural/environmental and economic impacts such as Caribbean Fruit Fly, Cedar and Japanese Apple Rust. As well as
weed species that are federally prohibited, ex: Hydrilla, also noxious weeds that are not known to occur in California and potentially
the United States.
For Major, finding the harmful pests in plants, fruits and vegetables, seed and soil by
alerting on packages that contain any of these commodities, is part of his Monday
through Friday work routine. Over the course of his working career that started in January
2018, Major is credited with finding nearly 400 significant pests that could have
otherwise had a detrimental impact on our county’s agriculture and environment. Some
of Major’s most recent and notable finds were hitchhiking in an unmarked USPS parcel
shipped from Florida that contained a small Eucalyptus tree. Upon closer inspection, 6
different species of significant pests were found on this one plant. Another interesting
find was a new species of Root Knot Nematode within a root ball from a plant shipped
from Puerto Rico. Thanks to Major’s nose, none of these plant invaders made it to their
anticipated destination.
Total
Packages :
5,141
UnmarkedPackages:670
Pests
Found 139
Significant Pest Finds: 80
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Commodity Year Number of
Head
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Weight
Value Per
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Chickens,
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Goats, Hogs,
Llamas,
Ostriches, Pigs,
Rabbits, Sheep,
Turkeys, Milk,
Wool, and Eggs.
Cattle & Calves 2023
2022
25,167
27,225
133,535 lbs.
166,000 lbs.
$174
$141
$23,235,090
$23,406,000
Apiary Products -1 2023
2022 N/A N/A N/A $1,426,000
$1,721,000
Misc. Livestock -2 2023
2022 N/A N/A N/A $1,520,000
$1,533,000
Total 2023
2022
$26,181,090
$26,660,000
Livestock &
Livestock Products
Lepidosaphes laterochitinosa -
California A-rated pest found in mail
shipment
California Q-rated snail pest found on
interstate plant shipment
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Insect Pest Total No.
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Total Trap
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Total Trap
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Asian Citrus
Psyllid 894 4,175 Japanese
Beetle 586 3,242
European
Grapevine Moth 124 583 Mediterranean
Fruit Fly 882 12,193
General Fruit Fly 839 23,505 Melon Fly 803 8,358
Glassy-Winged
Sharpshooter 5,740 11,931 Oriental Fruit
Fly 883 12,255
Spongy Moth 585 3,116 European Corn
Borer 183 602
Pest
Detection
Spongy Moth found indetection trap
Truck used inquarantine pest
eradication by state
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Pest Detection Program
JuneteenthOffice Closed First Day of SummerFather’s Day
Have you ever wondered what the whitecardboard triangles hanging in fruit trees aroundContra Costa County are for? The Contra CostaCounty Department of Agriculture’s Pest DetectionSpecialists places these traps and others in fruittrees spread throughout the county to detect thepresence of invasive insects. They use five differenttraps with specialized pheromones and food lures tolook for seven different invasive insects every year.The department also conduct surveys for 3-5additional insects each year. The pest detectionstaff works from March to November every year tocoincide with the life cycles of these insects. Atthe height of the season the Pest DetectionProgram will have over 6,000 traps placed across300 square miles of Contra Costa County. The trapsare moved 6-8 times a year, to provide goodcoverage of the county.
Some of the invasive insects we look for areFruit Flies, Spongy Moth, Japanese Beetle, andGlassy-winged Sharpshooter. These insects canhave major destructive impacts on our environmentas well as our food supply. Fruit Flies can infestour fruits and vegetables, laying eggs in themwhere the larvae burrow through the flesh spoilingthe produce. Commercial agriculture can mitigatesome of this damage through extra pesticideapplications. Homeowners are likely to lose most ifnot all their home-grown fruit and vegetables. TheGlassy-winged Sharpshooter vectors Pierces Diseasethat can kill grapevines and destroy entirevineyards. Spongy Moths can defoliate largeacreage of woodland causing harm to the localenvironment. The Japanese Beetle destroys theroots of many plants, especially lawns and candefoliate rose bushes.
July2025
2023 Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine boundary
In 2023 an Oriental Fruit Fly (OFF) (Bactrocera dorsalis) quarantine was implemented inContra Costa County. This quarantine was triggered by the finding of 6 adult flies by countydetection staff. It started in September 2023 and concluded July 2024. The quarantineimpacted our east county agriculture core. Oriental Fruit Fly is one of the many pests thatthe county pest detection staff inspects for.
Oriental Fruit Fly is native to southern Asia. It attacks citrus, various fruits, nuts,vegetables and berries. The short life cycle allows rapid infestations which could lead tosevere economic loss and possible total crop loss. This could also lead to quarantinerequirements on California grown hosts potentially over $16.4 billion in income. OFF wasfirst found in California in 1960 and found every year since 1966. It is spread through themovement of infested fruits and vegetables. Through the efforts of the United StatesDepartment of Agriculture (USDA) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture(CDFA) along with the County Agricultural Commissioners (CAC) office OFF has notbecome established in California.
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine
To combat infestations CDFA has protocols for when a quarantine is triggered.This includes placing approximately 600 Male Attractant Treatments (MAT) gelbait stations on the sides of individual utility poles and street trees. This baitcontains a strong male attractant as well as a small amount of organic insecticideto kill the male flies before they can breed. Contra Costa had 13 rounds of MATcompleted. Farmers/ Growers in the 99 Square Mile Quarantine Area also sprayedcrops to prevent flies from reproducing as part of compliance agreements. Therewas a total of approximately 600 gallons of pesticide applied as part of thisprotocol. 1,100 pounds of fruit and vegetables were cut open and inspected forlarval damage.
A portion of East Contra Costa County is known as the agriculture core and isrenowned for its cherries, grapes, peaches and tomatoes etc. all of which are onthe host list. This quarantine could have been detrimental to the agriculture coreof Contra Costa where the first fly was found. To facilitate shipping of thesecrops, compliance agreements were implemented between the growers and buyers.The protocol for OFF requires crops to be processed on growing site or be in atreatment program for a certain number of weeks as well as receiving buyers mustbe under compliance with their home county. In an area directly around the flyfind sites all fruit and vegetables had to be stripped and destroyed to preventspreading the OFF. CDFA and CAC spent many hours helping growers acceleratethis process to minimize the amount of crop loss. The CDFA along with ContraCosta CAC also enforced quarantine requirements by inspecting Certified Farmer’sMarkets weekly for four months. This was to ensure that the fruit and vegetableswere safeguard to minimize exposure to the OFF.
The life cycle of the OFF is approximately 90 days long. The female will lay between 1,000 and 1,500 eggs: in groups of 3 to 30 in the hostplant fruit, they attack over 230 host crops. The larvae will tunnel through the fruit for about 10 days and emerge to pupate in the soil foranother 10 -12 days. It takes between 8-12 days for the females to reach the stage they can reproduce. It has been recorded that OFF can flyup to 30 miles in search of food and sites to lay eggs. Contra Costa found 14 male, 2 females and 4 larvae confirmed by CDFA labs.
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2022
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$3,916
$3,394
$1,448,920
$1,673,242
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2022
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$31,504
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Cherries 2023
2022
1,142
1,008
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1.71 Tons
3,197
1,723
$3,993
$5,163
$12,765,621
$8,895,849
Grapes 2023
2022
1,953
1,764
5.37 Tons
4.65 Tons
10,487
8,202
$815
$880
$8,546,905
$7,217,760
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2022
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$196,840
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Peaches 2023
2022
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3.76 Tons
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$4,118
$3,139
$675,352
$1,390,577
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2022
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$2,816
$2,631
$219,648
$534,093
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2022
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$1,155
$1,006,644
$1,084,545
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Total 2023
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$33,994,693
$23,536,066
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Danville Sat Richmond Fri
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Discovery Bay Sun San Ramon
Bishop Ranch Sat
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Certified Farmers Market
Delta trap used for European
Grapevine Moth detection
Certified Farmers Market
taking precautions for
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In 2023, Contra Costa County Agricultural Department certified 22 farmers’ markets, issued 44Contra Costa Certified Producer’s Certificates, and conducted 47 market inspections.
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Year HarvestedAcreage ProductionPer Acre TonsHarvested ValuePer Ton Total Value 1 -Includes fresh andprocessed tomatoes.
2 - Includesasparagus, artichokes,beets, broccoli,cabbage, cardoon,carrots, cauliflower,cucumbers, eggplant,garlic, ginseng, greenbeans, greens, herbs,kohlrabi, lettuce,melons, mushrooms,okra, onions, peas,peppers, potatoes,pumpkins, radishes,squash, and wheatgrass.
Tomatoes -1 20232022 3,3382,978 65.00 tons62.39 tons 216,970185,797 $134.00$99.00 $29,073,980$18,393,903
Sweet Corn 20232022 2,5802,815 10.40 tons10.29 tons 26,83228,966 $698$681 $18,728,736$19,725,846
Misc. -2 20232022 601331 Various Various Various $2,975,000$2,502,000
Total 20232022 6,5196,124 $50,777,716$40,621,749
Vegetable & Seed
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Federally quarantined Japanese Beetle
Packages on hold at a parcel facility
Year FieldAcre
Total Value 1 -IncludesChristmasTrees, GroundCovers,PropagativeMaterials,OrnamentalTrees &Shrubs, FruitTrees, CutFlowers
Miscellaneous -1 20232022 38.5716.68 $9,586,000$10,375,000
Total 20232022 38.5716.68 $9,586,000$10,375,000
SitesSurveyed ControlMethod AcresTreated AcresSurveyed
ArtichokeThistle 745 Chemical 78 23,795
PurpleStarthistle 255 Chemical 34 7,493
RedSesbania 18 Manual 3 400
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Daylight SavingsEnd
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Advertisement &
Transaction Verification
Commercial
Devices
Petroleum Gas Stations 278
Retail Price Verification 5,396
Quality Assurance Audited
Weighmaster Locations 107
Consumer Complaint
Investigations 54
Measuring Devices Commercial
Devices
Vehicle Fuel Stations Meters 8,386
Electric Sub Meters 6,744
Water Sub Meters 12,034
Vapor/ LPG/ LNG/ CNG Meters 3,781
Taxi Meters 96
Hydrogen Meters 6
Weighing Devices Commercial
Devices
Cannabis/ Light Capacity Retail Scales 2,219
Heavy Capacity Retail Scales 216
Vehicle/ Railway Scales 101
Prescription/ Jeweler Scales 33
Livestock/ Animal Scales 14
Other Weighing Devices 2
Inspectors training to test heavycapacity scales
December
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-190 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/8/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to execute a contract with
the United States to receive an amount not to exceed $1,362,058 to provide noxious weed control and
vertebrate abatement services at Military Ocean Terminal Concord for the period August 1, 2024,
through July 31, 2034. (100% Federal)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Matt Slattengren, Ag Commissioner/Weights & Measures Director
Report Title:Contract with Military Ocean Terminal Concord
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to execute a contract with the
United States to receive an amount not to exceed $1,362,058 to provide noxious weed control and vertebrate
abatement services at Military Ocean Terminal Concord for the period August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2034.
(100% Federal)
FISCAL IMPACT:
The US Government will reimburse the Agriculture Department in an amount not to exceed $1,362,058. There is no
County match of funds, nor grant money involved. 100% Federal.
BACKGROUND:
The Agriculture Department shall supply appropriate products to spray noxious weeds (artichoke thistle and purple-star
thistle) with the use of backpack sprayers and all-terrain vehicles. The noxious weed control services are limited to those
locations where noxious weeds have been located, identified, and pose a public, economic, environmental, or recreational
nuisance.
Ground Squirrel Control - MOTCO is looking to reduce the number of ground squirrels that are causing damage to the
installation. MOTCO would like to see the population reduced, so that they can make habitat modifications and utilize
predators to control the population and limit damage to the leased rangeland and infrastructure to prevent injury to cattle
and support agriculture.
The 10-year contract required extensive review between both parties and has resulted in submission to the Board for
approval several months after the effective date of August 2024.
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CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If not approved, the Department would have a loss in revenue and the County may face the spread of noxious weeds and
pests.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-191 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ACCEPT Board members meeting reports for December 2024.
Attachments:1. District III 12-2024 Report.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title:Board Members’ meeting reports for December 2024
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT Board members’ meeting reports for December 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Government Code section 53232.3(d) requires that members of legislative bodies report on meetings attended
for which there has been expense reimbursement (mileage, meals, lodging, etcetera). The attached reports were
submitted by the Board of Supervisors members in satisfaction of this requirement. District I, II, IV and V have
nothing to report.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Board of Supervisors will not be in compliance with Government Code 53232.3(d).
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Date Meeting Name Location Purpose
3-Dec Board of Supervisors Martinez Meeting
6-Dec National Heritage Advisory Committee Clarksburg Meeting
9-Dec East Bay Regional Park Antioch Event
10-Dec Industrial Luncheon Martinez Event
12-Dec Delta Protection Commission Sacramento Meeting
16-Dec East Contra Costa Habitat Conservancy Clayton Meeting
17-Dec Board of Supervisors Martinez Meeting
18-Dec Tri Delta Transit Antioch Meeting
Supervisor Diane Burgis - December 2024 AB1234 Report
(Government Code Section 53232.3(d) requires that members legislative
bodies report on meetings attended for which there has been expense
reimbursement (mileage, meals, lodging, etc).
* Reimbursement may come from an agency other than Contra Costa County
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-192 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ADOPT the Proposed 2025-26 State and Federal Legislative Platforms and accept the 2024 Year-End
Reports on state and federal programs, as recommended by the Legislation Committee. (No fiscal
impact)
Attachments:1. Attachment A - Proposed 2025-26 State Platform, 2. Attachment B - Proposed 2025-26 Federal
Platform, 3. Attachment C - 2024 State Year-End Report.pdf, 4. Attachment D - 2024 Federal Year-
End Report.pdf, 5. Adopted 2025-26 Federal Legislative Platform 25.01.21.pdf, 6. Adopted 2025-26
State Legislative Platform 25.01.21.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Legislation Committee
Report Title:Adopt 2025-26 State and Federal Legislative Platforms and accept the 2024 Year-end Reports on
state and federal programs, as recommended by the Legislation Committee.
☐Recommendation of the County Administrator ☒ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1.ADOPT the Proposed 2025-26 State and Federal Legislative Platforms for Contra Costa County.
(Attachments A and B)
2.ACCEPT the 2024 Year-End Reports on the County's federal and state legislative advocacy efforts.
(Attachments C and D)
3.DIRECT the County Administrator's Office to return to the Board of Supervisors, as necessary, to
update the County's adopted 2025-26 Legislative Platforms to reflect intervening actions of the Board.
4.DIRECT the County Administrator's Office and Department staff to review proposed legislation that
relates to the County's adopted legislative platforms and recommend appropriate positions on specific
bills, ballot measures and regulations for consideration by the Board's Legislation Committee and/or the
Board of Supervisors.
5.AUTHORIZE Board Members, the County's federal and state legislative representatives, and the
County Administrator, or designee, to prepare and present information, position papers and testimony in
support of the adopted 2025-26 Federal and State Legislative Platforms.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
No direct fiscal impact is associated with the acceptance of the Year-End Reports and the adoption of the
Legislative Platforms.
BACKGROUND:
In January of each year following conclusion of the State and Federal legislative sessions, the Board of
Supervisors is provided with a Year-end Report that summarize the County's legislative advocacy activities for
the prior calendar year. The 2024 State Advocacy Year-End Report was prepared by the County's state
lobbyists, Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni LLP. (Attachment C) and the 2024 Federal Advocacy
Year-end Report was prepared by the County's federal lobbyists, Thorn Run Partners. (Attachment D)
In addition to the information provided by the state and federal lobbyists, advocacy efforts coordinated by the
County Administrator's Office (CAO) staff in 2024 also included the following:
·Support for $51 million for In-Home Supportive Services Administrative Bridge Funding
·Support to retain funding for Public Defense Pilot Program
·Support for "Building Forward” grant for the new Bay Point Library
·Support for Juvenile Grants, Community Corrections Performance Incentive Act, Post Release
Community Supervision Funding, and Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) Planning Funds
·Support for including $1 billion in the 2024 State Budget for Homeless Housing, Assistance and
Prevention (HHAP) Program
·Opposition to proposed cuts, and board support for restoring budget to, CalWORKs, Child Welfare
services, and Adult Protective Services in the State Budget
·Support for Foreclosure Intervention Housing Preservation Program
·Support for Jobs First Catalyst grant application for the East Contra Costa Healthy Homes Collaborative
·Support for the former Roddy Ranch Restoration and Public Access Improvements Project
·Support for COVID-19 FEMA Public Assistance program project claims, specifically related to costs
incurred for Non-Congregate Shelter (NCS) services provided to residents
·Support for a RAISE Grant Application for Richmond Bay Trail Gap Closure
·Support for the Knightsen Wetland Restoration Project
·Support for a RAISE Grant Application for Phase 4 of the Interstate 680/State Route 4 Interchange
Project
·Support for GRID Alternatives' application to U.S. EPA Environmental and Climate Justice Community
Change Grants program
·Support for California Arts Council State-Local Partnership Grant
·Support for FY 2024 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Discretionary
Grant Program
·Support of proposed Ginochio Schwendel Ranch Property Acquisition (Clayton/Brentwood area), to the
Wildlife Conservation Board
·Support of the City of Richmond Sea Level Rise Planning Grant Application to the California Ocean
Protection Council
·Support for state-led initiatives to address rising crime rates in Oakland and the East Bay
·Support for Energy Efficiency Programs, and opposition to potential cuts to energy efficiency programs.
Calendar Years 2025-26 Proposed State and Federal Legislative Platforms
At the beginning of each two-year legislative cycle, the Board of Supervisors adopts a State Legislative
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Platform that establishes the County's priorities and policy positions with regard to potential state legislation
and regulation. The State Legislative Platform includes County-sponsored bill proposals, legislative or
regulatory advocacy priorities, and principles that provide direction and guidance for identification of and
advocacy on bills, regulations, and ballot measures which could affect the services, programs or finances of the
County. At the same time, the Board of Supervisors also adopts a Federal Legislative Platform that establishes
federal funding needs and policy positions with regard to potential federal legislation and regulation.
The State and Federal Legislative Platforms are utilized by the County's state and federal lobbyists, elected
officials, and staff as the basis for the County's advocacy efforts.
The State and Federal Legislative Platforms are prepared by CAO staff in collaboration and consultation with
County department heads and other key staff, the County's state and federal advocates, and with input from the
Board's committees and the public. For the 2025-26 Platforms, CAO staff conducted outreach in the Fall of
2024, inviting input so that draft documents could be reviewed and considered by the Legislation Committee at
its December 9, 2024 meeting. Elements of each platform related to the subject matter of the Transportation,
Water and Infrastructure Committee (TWIC) were also reviewed by that committee prior to today’s submission
to the Board of Supervisors for adoption. The Proposed 2025-26 State and Federal Legislative Platforms are
included as Attachments A and B for reference and a summary of the changes to each are summarized below.
Notable Updates to the 2024-25 State Legislative Platform
Appearance and Formatting:The document received a new cover, images, and general formatting.
Additionally, the principles and policy statements are now numbered for ease of reference and improved
tracking.
Introduction:Demographic data was updated to reflect 2024 data from the California Department of Finance
for population estimates. District V Supervisor updated reflect the County’s newly-elected Supervisor Shanelle
Scales-Preston.
Sponsored Bill Proposals:No sponsored bill proposals have been included at this time.
Advocacy Priorities: The Board’s four 2023-24 adopted advocacy priorities remain as top issues for the
upcoming legislative session. Several amendments were incorporated into the draft:
·Climate Change was updated to reflect state progress, such as the passage of Proposition 4, the Climate
Bond, and other efforts underway on this topic.
·Health Care, including Mental Health, Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Services received
the addition of “supportive housing.”
·Housing and Homelessness: Added “support funding for housing and treatment facilities for the
behavioral health population.”
·The Delta/Water and Levees: Added language to “protect and restore a healthy and sustainable
ecosystem.”
State Platform Principles and Policy Statements Text Changes:
The “Finance and Administration” section of the platform was retitled to “Administration and Finance” and
moved to be the first element. This section contains many unifying principles that apply across many policy
areas, such as opposing unfunded mandates.
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Substantive changes were proposed by staff to nearly every section, including: Agriculture and Weights &
Measures, Animal Services, Child Support Services, Climate Change, the Delta, Economic Development,
Emergency Preparedness/Emergency Response, Flood Control and Clean Water, Health Care, Safety Net
Programs, Immigration, Equity, and Inclusion, Justice Systems, Land Use and Natural Resources, Library
Services, Telecommunications and Broadband, Transportation, Veterans, Waste Management, and Workforce
Development. Additionally, a new section has been added on Public Information and Transparency. The
proposed State Platform is included as Attachment A and notable, proposed changes are outlined below:
Agriculture and Weights & Measures
Added the following policy statement:
·SUPPORT revisions to state law to enable Agriculture and Weights & Measures to recover its costs of
service provision for pest and disease control and eradication efforts and weights and measures
programs.
Animal Services
Added the following policy statements:
·SUPPORT actions to expand access to care for animal owners, including spay and neuter services.
·SUPPORT actions to protect pet retention.
·SUPPORT actions to address and prevent animal overpopulation.
Child Support Services
Added the following policy statements:
·SUPPORT legislative efforts to make child support enforcement flexible, when guardians are
coparenting cooperatively and in agreement with each other.
Climate Change
Added the following policy statements:
·SUPPORT funding and policy to harden and enhance the infrastructure of public facilities, including
public hospitals and health care centers, to the impacts of climate change.
·SUPPORT consistent funding and policy to conserve, restore, and enhance the region’s natural
resources, including watersheds, habitats and species, to support a functioning ecosystem that sequesters
carbon and is resilient to the impacts of climate change.
·SUPPORT actions that address the disproportionate impacts that some communities bear because they
are located near sources of exposure such as large industrial facilities, freeways, or transportation
corridors and/or live in proximity to areas vulnerable to sea level rise, Inland flooding, and other climate
-related impacts.
·SUPPORT investments in active transportation infrastructure along the Iron Horse Corridor, including
double-tracking to create an adjacent, paved path for higher speed cyclists, and enhanced connections to
transit, schools, jobs, and other trail systems.
·SUPPORT requirements and funding for greenhouse gas emission inventories to be prepared for local
governments on a regular basis.
The Delta
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Modified several policy statements and reworded the statement on the delta pool concept:
·SUPPORT efforts that further the obligation of all users of water flowing through the Delta to restore,
maintain, improve, and protect this shared resource and referred to as the “Delta pool” concept.
Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response
Added the following policy statements, including items specific to the Community Warning System (CWS):
·SUPPORT legislation and regulatory actions that would streamline the state and local wildfire
mitigation area designation process, including fire hazard severity zone mapping that impacts insurance
rates, that allow for input from local governments and fire professionals and clarifies roles and
responsibilities for federal, state, and local agencies.
·SUPPORT increased funding for services associated with disaster response, including mutual aid
provided for wildfires, floods, or other such incidents.
·SUPPORT legislation and funding for research on the adverse health impacts, including increased rates
of cancer, faced by firefighters and emerging technologies that can help lower the long-term health
impacts.
·SUPPORT legislation that provides supports for the mental health of public safety personnel, including
law enforcement and firefighters, such as peer support and mental health counseling.
·SUPPORT California legislation requiring all wireless carriers to participate in the Wireless Emergency
Alerts (WEA) program to ensure universal public access to life-saving notifications.
·SUPPORT legislation requiring phone carriers to maintain access to Plain Old Telephone Service
(POTS) to ensure reliable communication for vulnerable populations, emergency services, and areas
with limited broadband access.
·SUPPORT state funding and policy initiatives to develop and deploy innovative emergency alert
technologies, improving the reliability and inclusiveness of disaster communication systems.
·SUPPORT policies and funding that will ensure equitable access to essential, life-saving information for
all individuals during emergencies.
·SUPPORT policies that establish weather-related disasters as reimbursable events through existing
recovery programs.
·ENSURE that new emergency and disaster response legislation provides adequate funding and guidance
to support legislative initiatives.
·SUPPORT legislation that provides funding and resources to enhance local emergency management
organizations.
·SUPPORT more authority and resources for Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) to
support volunteer training and community preparedness/resiliency programs.
Flood Control and Clean Water
Added the following policy statements:
·SUPPORT increased funding to comply with clean water requirements imposed by regional bodies.
Health Care
Added the following policy statements:
·SUPPORT legislation that increases Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) physician residency
training positions to address the physician workforce shortage.
·SUPPORT efforts to address “food deserts” so that healthy food such as fruits, vegetables, and produce
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are sold at retail stores throughout all regions of the County and encourage healthy food consumption.
·SUPPORT efforts and funding for screening for all forms of interpersonal violence by medical
providers.
Human Services
Added the following policy statements:
·SUPPORT efforts and legislation that increases funding for building equity and promotes data practices
that uphold truth, learning, consent, and accountability, in the data collection and research on the
effectiveness of interpersonal violence prevention, intervention, and innovation strategies.
·SUPPORT alternatives to the criminal justice system that center community and survivor needs,
including those that focus on accountability between a person who has caused harm and the people
affected by the harm and those that address the root causes of harm while upholding the dignity of those
who have caused harm.
Justice Systems
Added the following policy statements:
·SUPPORT diversion and community-based restoration to address the incompetent to stand trial (IST)
waitlist, including by expanding diversion and community-based restoration to reduce the felony IST
waitlist.
·SUPPORT legislation that advocates for State General Fund backfill of lost revenues of 2011 Public
Safety Realignment to ensure the provisions of core services.
·SUPPORT funding for rehabilitation and treatment for incarcerated individuals. Seek funding to support
in custody programming and facilities to enhance the County’s rehabilitation and treatment programs
for incarcerated individuals with mental health and substance use disorders.
·SUPPORT legislation and efforts that remove barriers and obstacles for reentry for justice involved
individuals to obtain and retain employment, housing, and other supportive services.
·SUPPORT legislation for the establishment and sustainable funding for Reentry Housing and Workforce
Development Programs.
·SUPPORT funding for pre-trial services community-based supervision of those charged with crimes.
Advocate to expand funding for pre-trial services via an increase in direct county allocations.
·SUPPORT increased CARE Court Funding for counties and adequate, flexible, and sustained funding
across all impacted local agencies to support counties' efforts to implement the Community Assistance,
Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act and to amend existing law to ensure its successful
implementation.
·SUPPORT legislation to require equitable grant funding to Public Defender offices for the defense and
protection of clients equivalent to the grant funding provided for the investigation and prosecution of
crime.
·SUPPORT legislation or administrative action to fully fund optimal workloads for public defenders, that
address historical funding imbalances, and that provide grants to improve the provision of indigent
defense services.
·SUPPORT legislation for increased transparency related to law enforcement misconduct and POST
decertification actions.
·SUPPORT legislation and funding to prevent, address, and prosecute those involved with organized
retail theft.
Public Information and Transparency
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Added a new section for Public Information and Transparency, with the following policy statements:
·SUPPORT legislation that strengthens transparency and public access to government information, such
as public records, open data initiatives, and government meeting broadcasts.
·SUPPORT initiatives that address the spread of misinformation and disinformation, particularly on
social media platforms, which can undermine public trust and safety.
·SUPPORT legislative measures that promote media literacy in schools and communities to help the
public better evaluate news sources and the credibility of information.
Telecommunications and Broadband
Added the following policy statements:
·OPPOSE plans to eliminate access to landlines (Carrier of Last Resort) and other services that would
affect the ability to access 911.
·SUPPORT state initiatives and programs that expand broadband access, especially in underserved, rural,
or low-income areas.
·SUPPORT bridging the Digital Divide through legislative actions that reduce gaps in digital equity,
access and literacy for marginalized communities.
·SUPPORT state policies that support local efforts to adopt new technologies without compromising
public health, privacy, or local autonomy.
Transportation
Added the following policy statements:
·EXPLORE options for strategic eligibility expansion of paved, non-motorized regional corridors for
transportation related revenues, while limiting dilution of funding for maintenance activities.
·SUPPORT changes to active transportation funding program statutes and policies that would
accommodate maintenance activities.
·EXPLORE options to reform state law limiting defendants’ liability to their proportionate share of
responsibility, in order to equitable distribute liability for a given harm and prevent a defendant
determined to be only minimally liable to be forced to pay the entire judgement.
·SUPPORT legislation that would have the State act on their 20-year legacy of identifying gaps in the
accessible transportation system and then declining to implement identified solutions.
Veterans
Added the following policy statement:
·SUPPORT legislation that will outlaw the charging of fees to file a veteran’s compensation or pension
claim.
Workforce Development
Added the following policy statement:
·SUPPORT paid apprenticeship programs.
Notable Updates to the 2024-25 Federal Legislative Platform
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Appearance and Formatting:The document received a new cover, images, and general formatting.
Additionally, the principles and policy statements are now numbered for ease of reference and improved
tracking.
Introduction:Demographic data was updated to reflect 2024 data from the State Department of Finance for
population estimates. District V Supervisor updated reflect the County’s newly-elected Supervisor Shanelle
Scales-Preston.
Federal Funding Needs: Project Specific:The table of Community Project Funding requests will return to the
Board of Supervisors for incorporation. The list of Community Project Funding Requests is anticipated to be
incorporated in February or March of 2025, following direction from Congress.
Surface Transportation Funding Needs: Feedback from the Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure
Committee of the Board of Supervisors was incorporated. Notably, several trail projects were incorporated into
one Countywide Multi-Use Trail and Corridor Program.
Priority Policy Statements: Edits proposed to several sections, including: Climate Change, the Delta, Health
Care, Safety Net Programs, Library Services, Natural Resources/Permit Streamlining, Telecommunications and
Broadband, Transportation, Mobility Management and Coordination, and Veterans. Additionally, two new
sections have been proposed: Emergency Preparedness and Response, and Public Information and
Transparency.
Climate Change
Added language to support efforts to transition away from leaded aviation fuels.
The Delta
Reworded the statement on the delta pool concept:
·SUPPORT efforts that further the obligation of all users of water flowing through the Delta to restore,
maintain, improve, and protect this shared resource and referred to as the “Delta pool” concept.
Emergency Preparedness and Response
A new section is proposed in the Federal platform on the topic of Emergency Preparedness and Response.
Added policy statements include:
·SUPPORT efforts to improve and expand interoperable public safety radio systems.
·SUPPORT federal legislation and regulatory frameworks ensuring all wireless carriers participate in the
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) program to enhance nationwide public safety.
·OPPOSE any federal proposals that allow Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) or Emergency Alert
System (EAS) use for non-emergency messaging to maintain the effectiveness and trust in these critical
systems.
·SUPPORT federal policies promoting universal accessibility of emergency alert systems to ensure
equitable access for all populations, including vulnerable communities.
·SUPPORT federal efforts and funding to implement automatic geotargeting capabilities for push-to-text
notifications, ensuring precise and effective delivery of emergency alerts.
·SUPPORT expanded state authority to work directly with wireless carriers to develop and enhance geo-
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targeting capabilities for Non-Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) emergency alert delivery capabilities.
·SUPPORT legislation requiring VOIP providers to utilize the Private Switch/Automatic Location
Identification (PS/ALI) database to improve emergency call routing and location accuracy.
·SUPPORT policies that establish weather-related disasters as reimbursable events through existing
recovery programs.
·SUPPORT streamlining and standardization of the FEMA recovery process.
Health Care
Added several policy statements, including:
·SUPPORT efforts to negotiate drug prices and cap out of pocket costs.
·SUPPORT Medicare physician payment increases to stabilize physician practices, protect access to
doctors and reduce consolidation.
·SUPPORT legislation and administrative policy changes that will reduce Medicare administrative
burdens and reform the prior authorization process to ensure patients get the care they need when they
need it.
·SUPPORT legislation that increases Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) physician residency
training positions to address the physician workforce shortage.
·SUPPORT efforts that ensure access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare, and OPPOSE efforts
that would restrict funding or access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare, including reduced
reimbursement or funding from Medicaid or other federal sources.
Human Services
Modified several policy statements and added several policy statements, including:
·OPPOSE reductions in funding or eligibility for the Thrifty Food Plan, the Women, Infants and Children
(WIC) Program, and School Meals Programs.
·OPPOSE efforts to reduce child support funding.
·SUPPORT programs to improve and increase collaborative parenting.
·SUPPORT an initiative to have a single statewide formula for support guidelines and provide for state
programs to allow non-cash payments as part of a guidelines support order.
·SUPPORT efforts, legislation, regulations that would expand grounds for asylum under the federal law
to include persecution faced due to gender and/or sexuality.
·SUPPORT funding for and efforts to prevent, interrupt, and end gun violence, community violence, and
all forms of interpersonal violence including gender-based violence, child abuse, domestic violence,
family violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, abuse of dependent adults, human trafficking, and stalking.
·SUPPORT efforts to prevent, interrupt and end gun violence, child abuse, domestic violence, sexual
assault, elder abuse and human trafficking in all its forms.
·OPPOSE any elimination and cuts to grant programs for violence prevention, victim services,
prevention of all forms of human trafficking including, but not limited to, those related to the Victims of
Crime Act Fund (VOCA), Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), Violence Against
Women Act (VAWA).
·SUPPORT efforts that increase economic opportunity and security for survivors of all forms of
interpersonal violence, including efforts to protect and expand housing access and employment rights
for victims of harassment/stalking and survivors of interpersonal violence.
·SUPPORT efforts and legislation that increases funding for building equity and promotes data practices
that uphold truth, learning, consent, and accountability, in the data collection and research on the
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effectiveness of interpersonal violence prevention, intervention, and innovation strategies.
·SUPPORT efforts that increase funding for comprehensive civil legal services for survivors of
interpersonal violence and gender-based violence.
Public Information and Transparency
Added the following policy statements:
·SUPPORT legislation that strengthens transparency and public access to government information, such
as public records, open data initiatives, and government meeting broadcasts.
·SUPPORT initiatives that combat the spread of misinformation and disinformation, particularly on
social media platforms, which can undermine public trust and safety.
·SUPPORT legislative measures that promote media literacy in schools and communities to help the
public better evaluate news sources and the credibility of information.
Telecommunications and Broadband
Added the following policy statements:
·SUPPORT federal initiatives and programs that expand broadband access, especially in underserved,
rural, or low-income areas, bridging the Digital Divide to reduce gaps in digital equity, access and
literacy for marginalized communities.
·SUPPORT federal policies that support local efforts to adopt new technologies without compromising
public health, privacy, or local autonomy.
·OPPOSE plans to eliminate access to landlines (Carrier of Last Resort) and other services that would
affect the ability to access 911.
Veterans
Update the following policy statements:
·Increased federal investment in Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing
(HUD-VASH) vouchers.
·Removed references to the exoneration of the Port Chicago 50, because of the Secretary of the Navy’s
actions in 2024 to fully exonerate the remaining defendants who were court-martialed following the
1944 Port Chicago explosion.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the Board of Supervisors not approve the Proposed 2025-26 State and Federal Platforms, the previous
platform will remain unchanged and may not fully reflect the priorities of the Board in the new State and
Federal legislative sessions.
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Contra Costa
PROPOSED State
Legislative Platform
Prepared for the January 21, 2025 meeting of
the Board of Supervisors
CONTENTS
Introduction ___________________________________________________________ 3
County Profile ____________________________________________________________________ 3
Demographic Highlights ____________________________________________________________ 3
Governance _____________________________________________________________________ 4
Legislative Platform Purpose ________________________________________________________ 5
Mission, Vision, and Values __________________________________________________________ 6
Advocacy priorities _____________________________________________________ 7
Principles and Policy Statements ___________________________________________ 8
Administration and Finance __________________________________________________________ 8
Agriculture and Weights & Measures __________________________________________________ 9
Animal Services ___________________________________________________________________ 9
Artificial Intelligence ______________________________________________________________ 10
Child Support Services ____________________________________________________________ 10
Climate Change _________________________________________________________________ 10
The Delta ______________________________________________________________________ 12
Economic Development ____________________________________________________________ 13
Elections _______________________________________________________________________ 13
Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Response _____________________________________ 13
Flood Control and Clean Water _____________________________________________________ 15
Health Care ____________________________________________________________________ 16
Homeless Services ________________________________________________________________ 18
Human Services __________________________________________________________________ 19
Child Welfare Services _________________________________________________________ 19
Early Childhood Development ____________________________________________________ 20
Immigration, Equity, and Inclusion __________________________________________________ 20
Older Adult Services ___________________________________________________________ 21
Safety Net Programs ___________________________________________________________ 21
Violence Prevention ____________________________________________________________ 22
Justice Systems __________________________________________________________________ 22
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Land Use/Community Development/Natural Resources ___________________________________ 24
Library Services _________________________________________________________________ 25
Public Information and Transparency _________________________________________________ 25
Telecommunications and Broadband _________________________________________________ 25
Transportation __________________________________________________________________ 26
Veterans _______________________________________________________________________ 28
Waste Management ______________________________________________________________ 28
Workforce Development __________________________________________________________ 30
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INTRODUCTION
COUNTY PROFILE
One of the original 27 counties established in California in
1850, Contra Costa County is home to more than one million
people, making it the ninth most populous county in the state.
Physically, Contra Costa is over 733 square miles and extends
from the northeastern shore of the San Francisco Bay (Bay)
easterly about 50 miles to San Joaquin County. The County is
bordered on the south and west by Alameda County and on the
north by the Suisun and San Pablo Bays. The western and
northern shorelines are industrialized, while the interior sections
are suburban/residential, commercial and light industrial.
About 40 percent of the county is under the jurisdiction of 19 incorporated cities and towns, and
large portions of the remaining unincorporated area are part of public park systems and a habitat
conservancy. Contra Costa County is diverse, with communities that range from small agricultural places
like Byron, with a density of about 200 people per square mile,
to urban population centers like Contra Costa Centre, a bustling
transit village with a density of 8,400 people per square mile.
With its strategic location as The Capital of The Northern
California Mega-RegionTM and easy access to suppliers and
customers, Contra Costa is a business destination full of
opportunity.
DEMOGRAPHIC HIGHLIGHTS
According to the 2024 State Department of Finance data, 1,146,626 people live in Contra Costa
County. 15% of the total population, about 176,941 people, reside in the unincorporated areas of the
county. The median age of County residents is 39 years old. Our population of people aged 60 or
older is expected to grow by approximately 47% between 2020 and 2050, making this age group
our fastest growing.
44% of County residents are white, with significant proportions of Asian (16.5%) and African American
(8%) people. The Census tracks Latinx ethnicity separately from other populations; in total, the
Hispanic/Latino population makes up approximately 26% of the total population.
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GOVERNANCE
A five-member Board of Supervisors, each elected to four-year terms, serves as the legislative
body of the County, which has a general law form of government. Also elected are the County Assessor,
Auditor-Controller, Clerk-Recorder, District Attorney, Sheriff-Coroner and Treasurer-Tax Collector. The
County Administrator, Monica Nino, is appointed by the Board and is responsible for running the day-
to-day business of the County.
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Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors:
District 1: John M. Gioia
District II: Candace Andersen
District III: Diane Burgis
District IV: Ken Carlson
District V: Shanelle Scales-Preston
LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM PURPOSE
The Legislative Platform establishes the priorities, principles, and policy statements of the Contra
Costa County Board of Supervisors and creates the basis for its advocacy efforts, alerting our
legislative partners of the greatest needs of our residents and where we need additional help. The
Platform provides general direction to County departments and agencies, legislative advocates,
delegation members, and the public on our positions on key policy matters that would impact the way
the County does business. The Platform also includes new bill requests for which legislation is sought from
Contra Costa County.
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Throughout the legislative session, the County will review and take positions on various policy
and State Budget items. When a recommended position is consistent with existing County policy, as
adopted in the Platform, the CAO’s office or department staff will prepare a County position letter for
signature by the Board Chair.
Contra Costa County has also adopted a Delta Water Platform to identify and promote activities
and policy positions that support a healthy Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta). Contra Costa County
uses this Delta Water Platform to guide its actions and advocacy regarding the future of the Delta.
MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES
Contra Costa County has adopted the following Mission, Vision and Values statement:
Mission: Contra Costa County is dedicated to providing public services which improve the quality of
life of our residents and the economic viability of our businesses.
Vision: Contra Costa County is recognized as a world-class service organization where innovation and
partnerships merge to enable our residents to enjoy a safe, healthy and prosperous life.
Values: Contra Costa County services people, businesses and communities. Our organization and each
one of our employees value: Clients and communities; Partnerships; Quality services; Accountability;
Fiscal prudence; Organizational excellence.
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A DVOCACY PRIORITIES
Climate Change: Advocate for and support funding to address climate change, and for Contra
Costa County specific projects in the climate bond and through other funding sources. Funding is
needed to facilitate the conversion of existing buildings for greater energy efficiency and to all-
electric, promote a countywide approach to adaption to rising water levels, conserve and
restore natural resources and open space, support the development and implementation of a
countywide urban forest management plan, facilitate community solar projects and associated
battery storage to provide electricity to impacted communities, and build-out the active
transportation network across the County.
Heath Care, including Mental Health, Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
services: CalAIM Implementation engagement with focus on finance implications as well as
impacts on county operations, programs and people served. Advocate for Behavioral Health
workforce assistance and adequate, sustained funding to match new services and administration
expectations. Advocate for secure, adequate, flexible, and sustained funding for CARE Court
implementation, mindful of the state budget, including supportive housing.
Housing and Homelessness: Although state and local governments have made significant
investments in housing and homelessness programs over the last few years, California lacks a
comprehensive, holistic strategy that provides sustained funding and clear levels of responsibility
for all levels of government. Continue to support significant strategic investments and support
funding for housing and treatment facilities for the behavioral health populations.
The Delta/Water and Levees: Support efforts to protect and improve water quality, water
quantity, and Delta outflow and advocate for increased freshwater flow through the Delta into
the San Francisco Bay to protect and restore a healthy and sustainable ecosystem. Advocate for
significant funding for western and central Delta levees to support water quality and the
existing Delta water conveyance system and to protect critical infrastructure. Support multi-
purpose storage options that incorporate water supply, flood control, surface water and
groundwater storage, groundwater management, and ecosystem components.
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PRINCIPLES AND POLICY STATEMENTS
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
1. MAXIMIZE state, federal, and local revenues for County-run programs and services.
2. SECURE greater flexibility over use of state and federal funds.
3. LESSEN any adverse impact of state or federal policies on
County costs and decision-making authority.
4. ACHIEVE operational improvements.
5. SUPPORT proposals that provide local governments with
greater decision-making authority over the use of state or
federal funds.
6. OPPOSE proposals that would impose new unfunded
mandates on the County. OPPOSE efforts of the state to
avoid state mandate claims through the practice of
repealing the statues then re-enacting them. SUPPORT
timely, full payments to counties by the state for programs
operated on their behalf or by mandate.
7. OPPOSE any efforts to increase the County's share-of-cost, maintenance-of-effort requirements or
other financing responsibility for state-mandated programs, absent new revenues sufficient to meet
current and future program needs.
8. SUPPORT the state's effort to balance its budget through actions that do not adversely affect
County revenues, services, or ability to carry out its governmental responsibilities.
9. OPPOSE any state-imposed redistribution, reduction or use restriction on general purpose revenue,
sales taxes or property taxes unless financially beneficial to the County.
10. OPPOSE efforts to limit local authority over transient occupancy taxes (TOT).
11. SUPPORT efforts to ensure that Contra Costa County receives its fair share of state allocations.
12. SUPPORT efforts to receive reimbursement for local tax revenues lost pursuant to sales and
property tax exemptions approved by the Legislature and the State Board of Equalization.
13. SUPPORT efforts to reform the state/local relationship in a way that makes both fiscal and
programmatic sense for local government with an emphasis on maximum flexibility for counties to
manage the existing and realigned discretionary programs.
14. SUPPORT a reduction in the 2/3rd vote requirement to 55% voter approval for locally-approved
special taxes that fund health, housing, education, economic, stormwater services, library,
transportation and/or public safety programs and services.
15. SUPPORT efforts to authorize counties to impose forfeitures for violations of ordinances, as
authorized for cities.
16. SUPPORT efforts to redefine the circumstances under which commercial and industrial property is
reassessed to reduce the growing imbalance between the share of overall property tax paid by
residential property owners versus commercial/industrial owners.
17. SUPPORT efforts to reduce County costs for Workers’ Compensation, including the ability to control
excessive medical utilization and litigation.
18. SUPPORT legislative compliance with both the intent and language of Proposition 1A (2004).
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19. SUPPORT full state participation in funding the County’s retiree and retiree health care unfunded
liability.
20. OPPOSE the establishment of specific or stricter standards for the use of personal services contracts
by counties that would make contracting with community-based organizations more difficult.
21. ENABLE local governments to offer additional opportunities for public meeting attendance,
participation, and accessibility for non-legislative advisory bodies through technological means.
22. SUPPORT efforts that ensure public entities are procuring products and delivering services in a
manner that progressively reduces the carbon footprint of goods and services.
23. SUPPORT efforts that maintain public record access while maintaining privacy, as it relates to
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs).
AGRICULTURE AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES
24. SUPPORT revisions to state law to enable the department to recover its costs of service provision for
pest and disease control and eradication efforts and weights and measures programs.
25. SUPPORT revisions to State school siting policies to protect and enhance the viability of local
agriculture.
26. SUPPORT legislation to facilitate the efforts by the California Department of Food and Agriculture
and the Department of Boating and Waterways to survey and treat all infestations in the Delta of
invasive aquatic species through integrated pest management.
27. SUPPORT legislation that preserves the integrity of the Williamson Act, eliminates abuses resulting in
unjustified and premature conversions of contracted land for development, and fully restores
Williamson Act subventions.
28. SUPPORT legislation that would preserve or enhance protections now afforded to consumers for
commercial transactions involving commercial weighing or measuring devices (scales, meters and
scanners) or computed by point-of-sale systems.
ANIMAL SERVICES
29. SUPPORT actions to expand access to care for animal
owners, including spay and neuter services.
30. SUPPORT actions to protect pet retention.
31. SUPPORT actions to address and prevent animal over-
population.
32. SUPPORT actions to protect or increase local control and
flexibility over the scope and level of animal services,
consistent with local needs and priorities.
33. SUPPORT efforts to preserve the integrity of existing
County policy relating to Animal Services (e.g., the Animal
Control Ordinance and land use requirements).
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
34. SUPPORT engagement on policy discussions surrounding the development and use of artificial
intelligence. The policies should recognize and allow for AI’s beneficial uses, including by counties,
but prohibit areas of potential misuse.
CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES
35. SUPPORT recognition, promotion and enhancement of the child support program as a safety net
program.
36. SUPPORT legislative efforts to make child support enforcement flexible, when guardians are
coparenting cooperatively and in agreement with each other.
CLIMATE CHANGE
37. SUPPORT consistent funding and policy to implement the following:
Technologies and clean energy solutions that achieve
the County’s climate goals, including battery energy
storage and microgrids, solar and wind energy,
electric vehicles (EV), EV infrastructure for charging
and battery recycling;
Energy efficiency programs that encourage whole-
building retrofits and address asthma triggers in the
built environment;
Preparation of the Resilient Shoreline Plan that will
identify strategies and pathways for adapting to
rising sea levels in the Bay and Delta;
Planning and implementation of community solar;
Active transportation and green infrastructure programs;
Job training for careers in clean energy, clean transportation, and green infrastructure.
38. SUPPORT consistent funding and policy to harden and enhance the infrastructure of public facilities,
including public hospitals and health care centers, to the impacts of climate change.
39. SUPPORT consistent funding and policy to conserve, restore, and enhance the region’s natural
resources, including watersheds, habitats and species, to support a functioning ecosystem that
sequesters carbon and is resilient to the impacts of climate change.
40. SUPPORT actions that address the impacts of climate change; support climate adaptation and
resilience efforts; support the Green Business program; reduce exposure to toxic air pollutants and
greenhouse gases; study and recognize the health impacts of global and regional climate change;
support a transition away from leaded aviation fuels; and study the economic, workforce and social
impacts of transitioning away from fossil fuels.
41. SUPPORT actions that address the disproportionate impacts that some communities bear because
they are located near sources of exposure such as large industrial facilities, freeways, or
transportation corridors and/or live in proximity to areas vulnerable to sea level rise, inland
flooding, and other climate-related impacts.
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42. ENSURE that the implementation of AB 32 and successor bills results in harmony between the
greenhouse gas reduction target created by the Air Resources Board for each regional/local
agency, data that reveals disparity in population health status, the housing needs numbers provided
by the state Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Sustainable Communities
Strategy developed through the Regional Transportation Plan processes.
43. SUPPORT efforts that favor allocation of funding and infrastructure from the California Climate
Investments Program to jurisdictions within whose boundaries are the largest emitters of greenhouse
gas, have vulnerable and/or disadvantaged communities that are disproportionately affected by
climate change and environmental pollution, have Natural Community Conservation Plans or similar
land conservation efforts that will address climate change, and have demonstrated a local
commitment to climate protection.
44. SUPPORT California Climate Investments funding for the
conservation of natural lands, parks and open space through
fee title acquisition as well as easements.
45. SUPPORT efforts to expand eligible expenditures of the
Climate Investments to investments in accessible
transit/transportation systems (serving seniors, disabled, and
veterans), and in investments in infrastructure and programs
to promote active transportation, particularly bicycling and
walking including the Iron Horse corridor and other trails.
46. SUPPORT investments in active transportation infrastructure
along the Iron Horse Corridor, including double-tracking to
create an adjacent, paved path for higher speed cyclists,
and enhanced connections to transit, schools, jobs, and other
trail systems.
47. OPPOSE changes to the California Environmental Protection
Agency’s protocols for designating disadvantaged
communities which result in a reduction in the number or size
of disadvantaged communities in Contra Costa County
prioritized for receipt of California Climate Investment
funds.
48. SUPPORT efforts to ensure life-cycle costs are considered
when planning new projects.
49. SUPPORT the autonomy of community choice aggregators
(CCAs) in policymaking and decision-making. OPPOSE legislation and regulatory policies that
unfairly disadvantage CCAs or CCA customers or reduce or undermine local decision-making
autonomy by the CCA.
50. SUPPORT continuing development of local renewable energy resources and supply, including
hydrogen fuel cells and storage, and the protection of local autonomy to administer energy
efficiency programs and install and utilize integrated distributed energy resources, and SUPPORT
effective leveraging of energy efficiency programs tailored to address local needs and concerns.
51. SUPPORT complete transparency of all energy procurement practices, stranded costs, and
departing load charges; fair competition in statewide energy markets for community choice
aggregators (CCAs) and municipal or other publicly owned utilities; legislation and regulatory
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policies that protect CCA customers from improper cost allocation; and OPPOSE legislation that
conflicts with or diminishes CCA procurement autonomy.
52. SUPPORT requirements for investor-owned and public energy utilities to provide local governments
with energy usage data for all facilities in their jurisdictions for purposes of developing inventories
of greenhouse gas emissions within their boundaries.
53. SUPPORT requirements and funding for greenhouse gas emission inventories to be prepared for
local governments on a regular basis.
54. SUPPORT resources for local governments to address impacts of climate change caused by a
changing climate, such as extreme weather, wildfire smoke, sea level rise, flooding, drought,
groundwater rise, fires, and power disruptions.
55. SUPPORT actions that cost-effectively reduce exposure to criteria air pollutants and toxic air
pollutants.
THE DELTA
56. PROTECT and RESTORE a healthy sustainable Delta ecosystem, including adequate water quality,
inflow and outflow, and water supply, to support fisheries, wildlife and habitat and control invasive
species.
57. RESPECT and SAFEGUARD Delta Counties’ responsibilities related to land use, water resources,
flood management, tax revenues, public health and safety, economic development, agricultural
stability, recreation, and environmental protection in any projects, policies, or operations.
58. SUPPORT rehabilitation, improvement, and maintenance of levees throughout the Delta.
59. SUPPORT efforts that further the obligation of all users of water flowing through the Delta to
restore, maintain, improve, and protect this shared resource and referred to as the “Delta pool”
concept.
60. REPRESENT and include local government in any governance structures for the Delta.
61. OPPOSE isolated conveyance.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
62. ADVOCATE for jobs-oriented incentive programs for jurisdictions that have a significant
jobs/housing imbalance or rely on industries the state plans to transition.
63. SUPPORT an amendment to the California Competes Tax Credit program guidelines to consider
qualifying low-income census tracts within unincorporated areas of a county in the enhanced scoring
category.
ELECTIONS
64. SUPPORT full state reimbursement for state mandates imposed upon local registrars by the
Secretary of State, including special state elections, signature verification and petition efforts,
special elections and redistricting activities.
65. SUPPORT legislation to assist and fully fund counties in
the effective implementation of State-mandated changes
in the elections process and administration including but
not limited to expanded access to language assistance.
66. OPPOSE any legislation that imposes specific and
impractical requirements regarding equipment,
procedures, and personnel responsibilities for election
administration.
67. OPPOSE any legislation that requires any specific
methodologies for post-election audits.
68. SUPPORT policies that facilitate secure elections.
69. SUPPORT legislation that increases protections against interfering with the casting of ballots at
polling places or by mail, including increasing fines and/or penalties for practices that attempt to
impede the voting process or intimidate votes.
70. SUPPORT legislation to protect election workers from harassment and to ensure the physical safety
of workplaces for election administrators.
71. SUPPORT legislation to allow for the secure and effective use of new technologies available in the
field of election administration and to provide adequate funding for both deployment and
maintenance of new technologies.
72. SUPPORT proposals that provide elections officials flexibility on the availability of in-person voting
locations and the recruitment of poll workers in response to emergency orders.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
73. SUPPORT efforts to improve and expand interoperable public safety radio systems.
74. SUPPORT legislation that will improve forest management and emergency communications systems.
75. SUPPORT increased funding for defensible space inspections, community wildfire risk mitigation, and
for hardening of existing homes from wildfire exposure.
76. SUPPORT a sales tax exemption for public safety related apparatus and/or equipment over a
certain value (e.g., $250,000).
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77. SUPPORT exemptions from CEQA for wildfire risk mitigation projects, natural disaster preparedness
projects, and Essential Services Facilities (ESF) such as fire stations, and exemptions from fees and
air quality limitations for emergency generators at fire stations.
78. SUPPORT legislation and regulatory actions that would streamline the state and local wildfire
mitigation area designation process, including fire hazard severity zone mapping that impacts
insurance rates, that allow for input from local governments and fire professionals and clarifies roles
and responsibilities for federal, state, and local agencies.
79. SUPPORT increased funding for services associated with disaster response, including mutual aid
provided for wildfires, floods, or other such incidents.
80. SUPPORT legislation and funding for research on the
adverse health impacts, including increased rates of cancer,
faced by firefighters and emerging technologies that can help
lower the long-term health impacts.
81. SUPPORT legislation that provides supports for the mental
health of public safety personnel, including law enforcement
and firefighters, such as peer support and mental health
counseling.
82. SUPPORT a permanent resolution to the reimbursement for
air ambulance providers.
83. ENSURE that development impact fees provide adequate
funding for public safety facilities, including law enforcement,
fire, and emergency response, along with ongoing maintenance
and operations.
84. SUPPORT legislation to improve telephone and cellular
access or back-up during emergencies, and improvements to
the community warning systems and evacuation map
technologies.
85. SUPPORT actions that increase the safety of the shipment
of hazardous materials by pipeline through better monitoring,
technical seismic vulnerability studies, leak detection,
operational practices, and equipment.
86. SUPPORT California legislation requiring all wireless
carriers to participate in the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) program to ensure universal public
access to life-saving notifications.
87. SUPPORT legislation requiring phone carriers to maintain access to Plain Old Telephone Service
(POTS) to ensure reliable communication for vulnerable populations, emergency services, and areas
with limited broadband access.
88. SUPPORT state funding and policy initiatives to develop and deploy innovative emergency alert
technologies, improving the reliability and inclusiveness of disaster communication systems.
89. SUPPORT policies and funding that will ensure equitable access to essential, life-saving information
for all individuals during emergencies.
90. SUPPORT policies that establish weather-related disasters as reimbursable events through existing
recovery programs.
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91. ENSURE that new emergency and disaster response legislation provides adequate funding and
guidance to support legislative initiatives.
92. SUPPORT legislation that provides funding and resources to enhance local emergency management
organizations.
93. SUPPORT more authority and resources for Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) to
support volunteer training and community preparedness/resiliency programs.
94. SUPPORT legislation to maintain or strengthen the authority and governing role of counties and their
local emergency medical services agencies to plan, implement, and evaluate all aspects and
components of the emergency medical services system.
95. SUPPORT legislation to maintain or strengthen the administration and medical control of emergency
medical services, pre-hospital emergency medical care, and ambulance services at the county level.
96. SUPPORT legislation that would enable paramedics and emergency medical technicians responding
to 911 calls to transport patients to the most appropriate facility, such as, mental health urgent care
centers or sobering centers, subject to the County’s Emergency Medical Services Policy.
97. OPPOSE legislation that would threaten or weaken the authority and governing role of counties or
local medical control over the locally coordinated and standardized provision of emergency
medical services, including changes to how operating area exclusivity is conferred.
98. OPPOSE legislation that may result in the fragmentation of the emergency medical services systems,
prehospital emergency medical care, and ambulance services.
99. OPPOSE legislation that would prevent or weaken the ability of the LEMSA Medical Director to
assure medical control of the EMS system.
FLOOD CONTROL AND CLEAN WATER
100. SUPPORT legislation that would improve integration of
planning between member agencies of an Integrated
Regional Water Management Planning group, thereby
increasing multi-benefit projects.
101. SUPPORT increased funding to comply with clean water
requirements imposed by regional bodies.
102. SUPPORT legislation that would require Metropolitan
Planning Organizations to integrate local and regional
stormwater needs into their regional transportation planning
process.
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HEALTH CARE
103. SUPPORT legislation and administrative policy changes that will continue into the future the
flexibilities in use of Telehealth services that have so benefited our community during the Public
Health Emergency.
104. SUPPORT state action to increase health care access and affordability.
105. SUPPORT Medi-Cal reimbursement rate increases to incentivize providers to participate in the
program. Also, SUPPORT Medi-Cal reimbursement rate
increases to provide quality reproductive health care services.
106. SUPPORT reimbursement for a maximum of 2 visits taking
place on the same day at one location if the patient suffers
illness/ injury requiring additional diagnosis/ treatment, or if
the patient has a medical visit and mental health or dental
visit.
107. SUPPORT actions that address provider shortages (including
physicians, particularly specialists, and nurses). Innovative
programs, such as loan forgiveness programs, should be
expanded.
108. SUPPORT legislation that increases Medicare Graduate
Medical Education (GME) physician residency training positions to address the physician workforce
shortage.
109. SUPPORT actions that implement comprehensive systems of care, including case management, for
frequent users of emergency care and those with chronic diseases and/or dual (or multiple)
diagnoses.
110. SUPPORT actions that provide sufficient time for detailed
data gathering of current safety net funding in the system and
the impact of any redirection of funds on remaining county
responsibilities.
111. SUPPORT actions to implement a Medi-Cal waiver in a
manner that maximizes the drawdown of federal funds for
services and facilities, provides flexibility, and ensures that
counties receive their fair share of funding.
112. SUPPORT actions to extend Drug Medi-Cal and Minor
Consent Medi-Cal Coverage to incarcerated youths, many of
whom are in custody due to drug related crimes.
113. SUPPORT coverage of medically necessary alcohol and
substance use related disorder treatment at the same level as other medical conditions.
114. SUPPORT legislation that extends the restrictions and prohibitions against the smoking of, and
exposure to, tobacco products, and the promotion of cessation among young people and adults.
115. SUPPORT actions that further align a statewide regulatory framework for the commercial cannabis
industry and that continue to authorize local jurisdictions to adopt more restrictive measures to
protect the health, safety and welfare of their residents. OPPOSE legislation and state regulation
that seeks to weaken or eliminate local control over the commercial cannabis industry.
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116. SUPPORT necessary County infrastructure and adequate funding related to education, regulation,
testing and enforcement functions associated with cannabis regulatory controls.
117. SUPPORT restricting the sale and use of powdered alcohol and other similar products marketed to
youth; restrictions on advertising of cannabis products targeting youth and near places frequented
by youth or alcohol and other drug treatment facilities.
118. SUPPORT legislation that extends the restrictions and prohibitions against the smoking of, and
exposure to, cannabis products in various places, including, but not limited to, places of employment,
school campuses, public buildings, day care facilities, multi-family housing, health facilities, alcohol
and other drug treatment facilities, and homeless shelters.
119. SUPPORT actions to seek a state ban on electronic devices that deliver flavored e-liquids as well
as the e-juice itself.
120. SUPPORT actions aimed at reducing the misuse of prescription drugs, most especially opioids, and
increase prevention and treatment of opioid disorders to eliminate overdoses and combat the
opioid epidemic.
121. SUPPORT population-based chronic disease prevention efforts such as the creation and funding of
a State Wellness Trust.
122. SUPPORT developing a workforce with gerontological expertise to manage the exponential
growth in the chronically ill aging population.
123. SUPPORT efforts that would advance a Health-In-All-Policies approach to policy work done across
the County. This implies consideration of how health is influenced by the built environment and a
connection with land use planning and development.
124. SUPPORT ongoing study of the health impacts of global and regional climate change and ongoing
countywide mitigation and adaptation efforts.
125. SUPPORT actions that would preserve the nature and quality and continuity of care associated
with safety net services historically provided at the local level, such as the California Children’s
Services (CCS) and Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) programs.
126. SUPPORT actions that promote aging in place through the utilization of long-term supports and
services and caregiver support services.
127. SUPPORT funding, streamlined processes, and greater flexibility for use of state and federal
funding to respond to Public Health Emergency Preparedness initiatives including Pandemic
Influenza, emerging diseases, and continued funding for all categories related to Public Health
Preparedness.
128. SUPPORT Local Public Health Departments as an authorized provider for direct billing
reimbursement related to the provision of Immunization, Family Planning, HIV, STD and TB services.
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129. SUPPORT the reversal of the pre-emption language
regarding local Menu-Labeling that is included the Affordable
Care Act.
130. SUPPORT efforts to strengthen needle exchange programs
as part of an overall program to combat the spread of HIV
and other diseases.
131. SUPPORT legislative efforts to reduce or eliminate lead and
toxic substances in consumer products, particularly those used
by infants and children.
132. SUPPORT funding, policy and programs dedicated to
suicide, injury and violence prevention.
133. SUPPORT legislation to tax certain beverages that contain
added sugars.
134. SUPPORT efforts that support healthy meals, adequate meal
time, and increased physical activity/education for school-age
children.
135. SUPPORT efforts to address “food deserts” so that healthy
food such as fruits, vegetables, and produce are sold at retail
stores throughout all regions of the County and encourage
healthy food consumption.
136. SUPPORT funding that sustains and expands non-
infrastructure Safe Routes to School programs that educate
students, parents, and school staff about safe walking and
bicycling to school.
137. SUPPORT efforts to address the underlying determinants of health and health equity, such as
housing and prevention of displacement, educational attainment and livable wage jobs, and
accessible transportation.
138. SUPPORT efforts and funding for screening for all forms of interpersonal violence by medical
providers.
HOMELESS SERVICES
139. SUPPORT the continuation and expansion of funding for fair and equitable affordable housing,
homelessness assistance and prevention programs, and strategic local and regional responses to
homelessness that promote transparency, equity and data informed decision-making and enhance
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access to resources that support the County’s compliance with federal and state anti-homelessness
and anti-poverty initiatives and requirements.
140. SUPPORT increasing and maintaining affordable housing
stock and housing stability by way of supporting funding,
policy, or regulations that promote fair and equitable
housing for the most vulnerable low, very low, and
extremely low-income households, including the acquisition,
production and preservation of various housing types and
the protection of stable housing for vulnerable persons
experiencing homelessness.
141. SUPPORT removal of barriers in planning processes,
regulatory frameworks, funding programs, healthcare
access, and policy to promote increased equity, innovation,
transparency and data-driven approaches to addressing
homelessness and housing affordability, with the goals of
increasing affordable housing and eliminating
discrimination and disparate treatment of individuals
based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual
orientation, ability, housing status, income, or other
household characteristics.
142. SUPPORT a wide variety of housing types and formats,
for all persons regardless of personal characteristic or
status, and actively promote the equitable distribution and
access to affordable units and holistic services, in line with
evidence-based practices, to ensure the elimination of
discrimination and disparate treatment of individuals,
particularly vulnerable individuals and those from communities of color.
143. SUPPORT increasing funding, policy, and regulations for disaster planning and relief efforts that
allow the County and the County’s homeless system to plan for and equitably respond to disasters
and pandemics, including for purposes of supporting the health and safety of providers and persons
experiencing homelessness, particularly the most vulnerable and those from communities of color.
HUMAN SERVICES
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
144. SUPPORT the development or designation of safe, appropriate placement options and
congregate care reform for foster youth with acute complex needs.
145. SUPPORT initiatives which would expand benefits and support for reunified families.
146. SUPPORT restorative justice and healing-centered framework initiatives and programs that seek to
eliminate the school-to-prison pipeline and end the criminalization of youth.
147. SUPPORT funding and initiatives to support children’s mental health and studies on the long-term
impacts of COVID-19 on the physical and mental health of adults and children.
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EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
148. SUPPORT legislation to expand early childcare, education, mental health, developmental
screenings, and other comprehensive services and holistic
approaches.
149. SUPPORT early childhood education, including preschool
enrichment programs with family engagement to provide
quality care and parent education in early life.
150. SUPPORT policies and systems changes to foster holistic
family and early childhood development and resilience.
151. SUPPORT early childhood home visitation to enhance
parenting skills and promote health child development.
152. SUPPORT early childhood mental health and trauma
prevention programs.
IMMIGRATION , EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
153. SUPPORT the continued expansion of benefits and services for immigrants, refugees, and asylum
seekers regardless of immigration status.
154. SUPPORT efforts to expand full scope Medi-Cal to
include Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
youth, seniors, and all remaining uninsured residents
regardless of their immigration status.
155. SUPPORT increased language access and culturally
responsive social services for all immigrants.
156. SUPPORT actions to assist immigrants, refugees, and
other seeking asylum who experience domestic or sexual
assault to receive resources, including services to prevent
homelessness, labor and human trafficking, and legal
resources to help attain citizenship.
157. SUPPORT education and outreach to engage immigrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, and non-legal
status communities to help them access benefits, mitigate concerns around public charge, and
address other issues related to their enrollment to safety net programs.
158. OPPOSE any changes that may penalize immigrants for using vital public benefits they are legally
allowed to access. OPPOSE any changes to sponsor requirements which add limiting threshold
criteria.
159. SUPPORT day labor programs and other workforce development programs that serve immigrant
communities and undocumented workers.
160. SUPPORT actions that would eliminate systemic racism and structural inequities, including efforts to
refocus Medi-Cal and other social safety net programs toward reducing health disparities.
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OLDER ADULT SERVICES
161. SUPPORT actions that promote individual choice by easing
access to In Home Supportive Services (IHSS). SUPPORT
funding to reduce the intake wait-time for eligibility and
delivery of in-home care.
162. SUPPORT allowing counties to use alternative IHSS
reassessment approaches including, but not limited to,
telephonic reassessments.
163. SUPPORT programs that increase seniors’ access to
technology and internet connection.
164. SUPPORT fully funding the administration of IHSS, including
statewide labor bargaining and negotiations..
165. SUPPORT funding to recruit, train, and retain IHSS home
health care workers. SUPPORT increased state investment in livable wages for IHSS care providers.
166. SUPPORT actions to provide respite for caregivers.
167. SUPPORT the creation of funding opportunities and policies which promote the development of
aging-friendly communities.
168. SUPPORT actions that strengthen the capacity and funding of Adult Protective Services (APS) to
address all forms of abuse and neglect.
169. SUPPORT funding to expand services for older adults and people with disabilities.
170. SUPPORT actions to promote the safety of social workers and all in-home care providers.
171. SUPPORT funding and policies to provide older adults with holistic, culturally appropriate services
and treatment modalities that support well-being, health, and mental health.
172. SUPPORT actions that promote safety in skilled nursing and other long-term care facilities for
older adults.
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
173. OPPOSE actions that result in reduced level of services to families, children, adults and seniors, or
that lead to preemption of local control.
174. SUPPORT continuous investment in safety net programs,
including the California Earned Income Tax Credit (Cal
EITC) and the Supplemental Security Income/State
Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program.
175. SUPPORT continued flexibilities and waivers in benefits
program administration for the benefit of individuals and
families who are struggling.
176. SUPPORT actions to improve and expand access to food,
including emergency food assistance networks (e.g. local
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food banks and food pantries), increasing the amount and flexibility of CalFresh and other local
assistance programs.
177. SUPPORT actions to streamline benefit applications, align verifications between programs, and
have the same appointment for multiple applications.
178. SUPPORT the ease of data sharing and coordination of care across safety net programs, including
those administered by the Health Department, such as WIC.
179. SUPPORT actions to ease access to Medi-Cal and its services.
180. SUPPORT actions which would expand funding, grant allotments, and eligibility to CalWORKS,
and expand CalWORKS supportive services.
181. SUPPORT increased access to employment training programs and subsidized work programs for
vulnerable populations, including access to community colleges.
182. SUPPORT establishing a General Assistance Program with a state share of funding.
183. SUPPORT actions to create whole family care through a more comprehensive safety net of services
that enable families to be stable and have economic opportunities.
184. SUPPORT research that describes and assesses local service needs and gaps.
VIOLENCE PREVENTION
185. SUPPORT actions that seek to address the impact of gun violence, community violence, and
interpersonal violence, including but not limited to, domestic violence, family violence, stalking,
sexual assault, all forms of human trafficking, elder abuse, dependent adult abuse, and child abuse.
186. SUPPORT actions that seek to prevent the underlying and root causes of all forms of violence and
invest in upstream strategies.
187. SUPPORT actions to increase cross-agency and cross-system collaboration on cases involving
violence, including the sharing of confidential or protected information in multidisciplinary team
settings.
188. SUPPORT actions to reduce the effects of toxic stress, trauma, and adverse childhood experiences.
189. SUPPORT alternatives to the criminal justice system that center community and survivor needs,
including those that focus on accountability between a person who has caused harm and the people
affected by the harm and those that address the root causes of harm while upholding the dignity of
those who have caused harm.
190. SUPPORT actions to support successful transition from incarceration and detention to the
community.
191. SUPPORT efforts that provide funding for and increase access to emergency shelters, transitional
housing, affordable housing, and home ownership for survivors of all forms of interpersonal violence.
192. SUPPORT efforts and legislation that increases funding for building equity and promotes data
practices that uphold truth, learning, consent, and accountability, in the data collection and research
on the effectiveness of interpersonal violence prevention, intervention, and innovation strategies.
193. SUPPORT efforts that prevent and remedy the impact of financial and economic
abuse/exploitation and that increase economic opportunity and security for survivors of all forms of
interpersonal violence.
JUSTICE SYSTEMS
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194. SUPPORT justice reform efforts that reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
195. SUPPORT justice reform efforts that reduce barriers to success for system-involved youth and
adults. SUPPORT legislation that encourages and increases youth engagement.
196. SUPPORT justice reform legislation that recognizes adolescent brain development and the unique
needs of transition-aged youth.
197. SUPPORT an ongoing commitment to investing in
community-based organizations and community alternatives
to incarceration and detention, as well as prevention.
198. SUPPORT legislation to restore pretrial detainee access to
federal health benefits.
199. SUPPORT local flexibility and funding to implement justice
prevention and diversion programs, including expanding the
use of and funding for diversion for individuals charged with
criminal offenses.
200. SUPPORT diversion and community-based restoration to
address the incompetent to stand trial (IST) waitlist, including
by expanding diversion and community-based restoration to reduce the felony IST waitlist.
201. OPPOSE legislation that would shift the responsibility of parolees from the state to the counties
without adequate notification, documentation and funding.
202. SUPPORT legislation that will help counties implement 2011 Public Safety Realignment as long as
the proposal would provide for county flexibility, eliminate redundant or unnecessary reporting, and
would not transfer more responsibility without funding.
203. SUPPORT legislation that advocates for State General Fund backfill of lost revenues of 2011
Public Safety Realignment to ensure the provisions of core services.
204. SUPPORT funding for rehabilitation and treatment for incarcerated individuals. Seek funding to
support in custody programming and facilities to enhance the County’s rehabilitation and treatment
programs for incarcerated individuals with mental health and substance use disorders.
205. SUPPORT legislation and efforts that remove barriers and obstacles for reentry for justice
involved individuals to obtain and retain employment, housing, and other supportive services.
206. SUPPORT legislation for the establishment and sustainable funding for Reentry Housing and
Workforce Development Programs.
207. SUPPORT legislation that will combat the negative impact that human trafficking has on victims in
our communities, including the impact that this activity has on a range of County services and
supports, and support additional tools, resources and funding to help counties address this growing
problem.
208. SUPPORT legislative reform of current bail provisions that will replace reliance on money bail with
a system that incorporates evidence-based pretrial release decisions. ADVOCATE for funding for
any new or revised responsibilities for counties, including the assessment and supervision of people
charged with crimes.
209. SUPPORT funding for pre-trial services community-based supervision of those charged with crimes.
Advocate to expand funding for pre-trial services via an increase in direct county allocations.
210. SUPPORT increased CARE Court Funding for counties and adequate, flexible, and sustained
funding across all impacted local agencies to support counties' efforts to implement the Community
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Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act and to amend existing law to ensure its
successful implementation.
211. SUPPORT legislation to require equitable grant funding to Public Defender offices for the defense
and protection of clients equivalent to the grant funding provided for the investigation and
prosecution of crime.
212. SUPPORT legislation or administrative action to fully fund optimal workloads for public defenders,
that address historical funding imbalances, and that provide grants to improve the provision of
indigent defense services.
213. SUPPORT legislation for increased transparency related to law enforcement misconduct and POST
decertification actions.
214. SUPPORT legislation that provides a solution to addressing the problems of metal theft and
abandoned and trespassing vessels and ground tackle.
215. SUPPORT legislation and funding to prevent, address, and prosecute those involved with
organized retail theft.
LAND USE/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT /NATURAL RESOURCES
216. SUPPORT the production, protection, and preservation of low and moderate income housing by: 1)
increasing access to state and other financing sources, 2) facilitating local and regional efforts to
develop new funding, and 3) incentivizing local agencies to promote such housing in their policies
and actions rather than limiting their authority based on housing production numbers that are outside
their control.
217. MAINTAIN local agency land use authority.
218. SUPPORT ways to streamline overall compliance with State legislation, while opposing efforts to
expedite a particular development project.
219. ENSURE Contra Costa residents of all income categories have access to adequate housing.
220. GROW more jobs countywide, particularly in those parts of the County with the longest commutes
and most acute jobs-housing imbalance.
221. SUPPORT historically under-invested communities in their equitable economic growth.
222. IDENTIFY new or enhanced revenue to support residents’ quality of life.
223. ESTABLISH, fund and support locally-controlled resource permitting to streamline economic
development activities and conserve, restore, and recover species and the habitats upon which they
depend, natural resources, watersheds and open space.
224. SUPPORT legislative actions that reduce the risk to students from the accidental release of
hazardous materials by requiring risk assessments that account for all sources of hazardous
materials as part of school siting and rebuilding decisions.
225. SUPPORT legislative actions to evaluate, clean up, and redevelop contaminated sites.
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LIBRARY SERVICES
226. SUPPORT State funding for the operation of public libraries, including but not limited to, full
funding of the California Research and Education Network (CalREN), Lunch at the Library, Zip Books,
and the Pacific Library Partnership.
227. SUPPORT State bonds and other state funding for public library renovation and construction.
228. SUPPORT the California Library Literacy and English Acquisition Services Program, which provides
matching funds for public library adult literacy programs that offer free, confidential, one-on-one
basic literacy instruction.
229. SUPPORT legislation that allows libraries to purchase eBooks and e-audiobooks at the same price
as consumers.
230. SUPPORT early literacy, school readiness, adult literacy, career development, vocational support,
and assistance to vulnerable populations.
PUBLIC INFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY
231. SUPPORT legislation that strengthens transparency and
public access to government information, such as public records,
open data initiatives, and government meeting broadcasts.
232. SUPPORT initiatives that address the spread of
misinformation and disinformation, particularly on social media
platforms, which can undermine public trust and safety.
233. SUPPORT legislative measures that promote media literacy
in schools and communities to help the public better evaluate
news sources and the credibility of information.
T ELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADBAND
234. SUPPORT preservation of local government ownership and control of the local public rights-of-
way and ensure reasonable compensation for their use.
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235. SUPPORT state initiatives and programs that expand broadband access, especially in
underserved, rural, or low-income areas.
236. SUPPORT bridging the Digital Divide through legislative actions that reduce gaps in digital equity,
access and literacy for marginalized communities.
237. SUPPORT state policies that support local efforts to
adopt new technologies without compromising public health,
privacy, or local autonomy.
238. SUPPORT Public, Educational and Government Access
(PEG) channels to provide local community access and benefits
and increase flexibility in the use of PEG funds.
239. ENSURE nondiscriminatory treatment of Public,
Educational and Government Access Channels by Cable
System Operators.
240. SUPPORT the expansion of broadband (high speed
internet service) to drive economic development and job opportunities, support county service
delivery, and improve health, education and public safety outcomes for residents.
241. SUPPORT expanded programs and outreach for programs, discounts, and subsidies that are
available to eligible members of the community for internet service and computer equipment.
242. OPPOSE plans to eliminate access to landlines (Carrier of Last Resort) and other services that
would affect the ability to access 911.
TRANSPORTATION
243. EXPLORE options for strategic eligibility expansion of paved, non-motorized regional corridors for
transportation related revenues, while limiting dilution of funding for maintenance activities.
244. SUPPORT changes to active transportation funding program statutes and policies that would
accommodate maintenance activities.
245. EXPLORE options to reform state law limiting defendants’ liability to their proportionate share of
responsibility, in order to equitable distribute liability for a given harm and prevent a defendant
determined to be only minimally liable to be forced to pay the entire judgement.
246. PROVIDE an integrated, multi-modal transportation system
that equitably, safely and efficiently meets the transportation
needs of all economic and social segments of the County and
provides for the transport of goods and services throughout
Contra Costa County.
247. EMPHASIZE the efficient use of the existing transportation
system and cost-effective enhancements to this system. New
and emerging policy direction includes an increase in the
support for active transportation modes, support for the
development of aging-friendly communities, and a
decreasing emphasis on automotive capacity expanding
projects which increase greenhouse gas production.
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248. SUPPORT the provision of a safe, reliable, efficient, and
accessible transportation system that balances social,
environmental, and economic needs of the County through
participation in planning and legislative initiatives (at the
federal, state and local level) which emphasize
transportation improvements for seniors and persons with
disabilities reflective of an increase in demand and a legacy
of underinvestment.
249. SUPPORT legislation that would have the State act on their
20-year legacy of identifying gaps in the accessible
transportation system and then declining to implement
identified solutions.
250. SUPPORT increased flexibility in the use of transportation funds.
251. SUPPORT increased regional coordination, while ensuring local input to enhance public transit
(paratransit and fixed route), roads, trails, advanced mobility technology, and greenhouse gas
reduction related projects.
252. ENSURE complete life-cycle costs, including an emphasis on environmentally friendly construction
resources, are considered during state and local project development.
253. SUPPORT improvements in safety throughout the transportation system, specifically for vulnerable
users of the system (such as children, pedestrians, cyclists, older persons, persons with disabilities,
etc.).
254. PROMOTE the streamlining of transportation safety projects.
255. SUPPORT actions to put in place local planning coordination mechanisms and requirements for
state funded or regulated facilities such as schools, roads, courts, jails, and OPPOSE efforts to
compromise the County’s road authority and the ability to protect public health, safety, and
welfare.
256. SUPPORT regional, coordinated aviation transportation planning efforts to improve service
delivery and to provide options to the surface transportation system for people and goods
movement.
257. SUPPORT actions to increase waterborne transport of goods, in particular relative to the San
Francisco to Stockton Ship Channel.
258. SUPPORT measures to enhance rail safety with an emphasis on; increased state oversight of
railroad bridges, funding for first responder training, funding to improve rail safety and prevent
rail trespass fatalities, improved regulations for tank car safety standards, impacts from sea-level
rise, and data sharing requirements between state emergency managers, local responders, and rail
operators.
259. OPPOSE linking transportation funding to housing production.
260. OPPOSE reducing or eliminating development impact fees (without secured backfill) in an effort to
increase housing production.
261. INCREASE requirements for coordination between transportation agencies and utilities.
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262. SUPPORT funding increases for active transportation
projects and planning with an emphasis on facilities and
investments that increase the likelihood of a mode shift
away from automobiles, including double-tracking to create
a separate bike lane to facilitate higher-speed bicyclists on
multi-use trails such as the Iron Horse Corridor to provide
last-mile access to transit, education, and employment.
263. PROVIDE resources to facilitate the deployment of electric
vehicles and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including
funding for vehicles, chargers, and facility upgrades, and
improvements to the electric distribution and transmission
grids to safely accommodate increased load.
264. SUPPORT actions to increase and improve waterborne transportation of goods when it increases
safety.
VETERANS
265. SUPPORT legislation and budget actions that will
continue the state's annual local assistance for County
Veterans Service Offices at a minimum of $11 million.
266. SUPPORT legislation and funding that will provide
veterans organizations with resources to operate and
make necessary repairs to, or replacement of, their
meeting halls and facilities.
267. SUPPORT legislation that will improve the timeliness and
quality of both VA benefits claim decisions and VA
healthcare services.
268. SUPPORT legislation that will outlaw the charging of fees
to file a veteran’s compensation or pension claim.
WASTE MANAGEMENT
269. MAINTAIN the County’s existing discretionary authority over matters pertaining to solid or
hazardous waste management, recovery, and disposal. ENSURE new or expanded responsibilities
are not imposed on the County, either directly or indirectly, without providing statutory authority to
guarantee funding to implement actions necessary to adequately enforce or comply.
270. SUPPORT legislation to provide alternative management standards for the Treated Wood
program at the Department of Toxic Substance Control so treated wood could be processed at
Class II landfills and transfer stations with a composite line.
271. SUPPORT legislation that:
Protects local decision-making authority regarding solid waste facility siting;
Protects local solid waste franchising authority;
Expands local solid waste and recycling fee-setting authority;
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Protects local governments’ authority to direct the flow of waste; and
Seeks to remedy lack of sufficient authority to address statutory responsibilities.
272. SUPPORT legislation promoting the diversion of
recyclables and organics from landfills unless burdensome or
impractical for local governments to implement.
273. SEEK more robust local regulatory and enforcement
authority relative to the storage, transport, processing,
recovery, and disposal of hazardous or solid waste.
274. SUPPORT statewide regulation for hauling solid waste
and enforcing increased penalties for illegal dumping.
275. SUPPORT legislation that prioritizes, incentivizes, and
innovates hazardous or solid waste reduction and reuse
practices of the waste hierarchy over traditional recycling.
276. SUPPORT actions to improve and diversify markets for
recyclable materials and that encourages:
Solutions to global policy reforms and development of local recycling markets;
Creation of economic incentives for the use of recycled materials;
Increased use of recycled content in products manufactured or sold in California; and
Increased use of materials that are biodegradable and compostable.
277. OPPOSE legislation that requires diversion of materials for which there are not adequate markets.
278. ENSURE manufacturers are held accountable for proper end-of-life management of products and
packing materials they produce to create effective producer-led reduction, reuse and recycling
programs, foster more environmentally sustainable product/packaging design, and reduce the
quantity of harmful pharmaceuticals (including veterinary medicine) that ultimately enter wastewater
treatment facilities, bodies of water, and landfills.
279. SUPPORT actions that will shift end-of-life management of products from individuals to producers
and sellers.
280. SUPPORT statewide regulation and enforcement to limit production or sale of items that negatively
impact the environment or human health.
281. SUPPORT legislation that protects human health and the environment from exposure to hazardous
materials and hazardous wastes such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
282. OPPOSE actions that require counties to site, fund, approve, build and/or operate organic
processing facilities, including composting operations.
283. SUPPORT actions to protect and expand waste diversion credits or disposal reduction credits.
284. SUPPORT the development of conversion technologies as an alternative to land filling and provide
state funding to local jurisdictions for such projects; and provide that all energy produced by such
projects be designated as renewable energy.
285. SUPPORT new or additional funding for expanded recycling and organics processing
infrastructure.
286. SUPPORT funding for CalRecycle to assist in the implementation of laws focused on diverting
organic and recyclable waste from landfill.
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287. SUPPORT state investment in expanded clean composting, anaerobic digestion and recyclable
materials manufacturing.
288. SUPPORT legislation to enable additional food rescue and recovery of edible food, including
expansion of Good Samaritan laws, and support legislation that establishes funding for food
recovery programs and develops policies for safe but consistent food date labeling.
289. SUPPORT legislation that provides for less burdensome recovery of Household Hazardous Waste.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
290. SUPPORT increasing the flexibility of Workforce Development Board to partner with community
agencies and other county bureaus to increase supportive services and respond to local workforce
needs.
291. SUPPORT establishing a higher minimum wage.
292. SUPPORT paid and job-protected leave policies.
293. SUPPORT paid apprenticeship programs.
294. SUPPORT increased teacher training and education, including funding to support employees to
obtain a teaching credential or childcare permit.
295. SUPPORT policies and programs that increase economic opportunity for women and improve
gender equity.
296. SUPPORT actions that promote training, capacity building and deeper understanding for students,
educators and county staff on trauma informed care, interpersonal violence, adverse childhood
experiences, and healthy workplaces and schools.
297. SUPPORT expansion of education and educational materials in multiple languages related to
labor rights, wage theft, proper compensation, and other work-related issues for all workers.
298. SUPPORT training for workers in all fields covered by County employees.
Contra Costa
PROPOSED Federal
Legislative Platform
Prepared for the January 21, 2025 meeting of
the Board of Supervisors
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ___________________________________________________________ 2
County Profile ____________________________________________________________________ 2
Demographic Highlights ____________________________________________________________ 2
Governance _____________________________________________________________________ 4
Legislative Platform Purpose ________________________________________________________ 5
Mission, Vision, and Values __________________________________________________________ 5
Federal Funding Needs: Project specific ____________________________________ 6
Surface Transportation Funding Needs ________________________________________________ 6
Federal Funding Needs: Program specific ___________________________________ 7
Priority Policy Statements ________________________________________________ 9
Climate Change __________________________________________________________________ 9
Criminal Justice and Mental Health ___________________________________________________ 9
The Delta ______________________________________________________________________ 10
Elections _______________________________________________________________________ 10
Emergency Preparedness and Response ______________________________________________ 11
Health Care ____________________________________________________________________ 11
Homeless Services ________________________________________________________________ 13
Human Services __________________________________________________________________ 14
Land Use _______________________________________________________________________ 17
Library Services _________________________________________________________________ 18
Natural Resources/Permit Streamlining _______________________________________________ 18
Pipeline Safety __________________________________________________________________ 18
Public Information and Transparency _________________________________________________ 19
Telecommunications and Broadband _________________________________________________ 19
Transportation, Mobility Management and Coordination _________________________________ 20
Veterans _______________________________________________________________________ 20
Waste Management ______________________________________________________________ 21
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INTRODUCTION
COUNTY PROFILE
One of the original 27 counties established in California in 1850,
Contra Costa County is home to more than one million people,
making it the ninth most populous county in the state. Physically,
Contra Costa is over 733 square miles and extends from the
northeastern shore of the San Francisco Bay (Bay) easterly about
50 miles to San Joaquin County. The County is bordered on the
south and west by Alameda County and on the north by the
Suisun and San Pablo Bays. The western and northern shorelines
are highly industrialized, while the interior sections are
suburban/residential, commercial and light industrial.
About 40 percent of the county is under the jurisdiction of 19
incorporated cities and towns, and large portions of the remaining
unincorporated area are part of public park systems. Most of the
population is consolidated along the major transportation
corridors--Interstates 80 and 680, Highways 4 and 24, and the
BART lines. Contra Costa County is also very diverse, with
communities that range from small agricultural towns like Byron,
with a population density of about 200 people per square mile,
to urban population centers like Contra Costa Centre, a bustling
transit village with a population density of 8,400 people per square mile.
With its strategic location as The Capital of The Northern California Mega-RegionTM and easy access
to suppliers and customers, Contra Costa County is a business destination full of opportunity.
DEMOGRAPHIC HIGHLIGHTS
According to the 2024 State Department of Finance data 1,146,626 people live in Contra Costa County.
15% of Contra Costa’s population, 176,941 people, reside in the unincorporated areas of the county.
The median age of Contra Costa County residents is 39 years old. Our population of people age 60 or
older is expected to grow by approximately 47% between 2020 and 2050, making this age group our
fastest growing.
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44% of County residents are white, with significant proportions of Asian (16.5%) and African American
(8%) people. The Census tracks Latinx ethnicity separately from other populations; in total, the
Hispanic/Latino population makes up approximately 26% of the total population.
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G OVERNANCE
A five-member Board of Supervisors, each elected to four-year terms, serves as the legislative body of
the County, which has a general law form of government. Also elected are the County Assessor, Auditor-
Controller, Clerk-Recorder, District Attorney, Sheriff-Coroner and Treasurer-Tax Collector. The County
Administrator, Monica Nino, is appointed by the Board and is responsible for running the day-to-day
business of the County.
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors:
District 1: John M. Gioia
District II: Candace Andersen
District III: Diane Burgis
District IV: Ken Carlson
District V: Shanelle Scales-Preston
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LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM PURPOSE
The Legislative Platform establishes the priorities, principles, and policy statements of the Contra
Costa County Board of Supervisors and establishes the basis for its advocacy efforts, alerting our
legislative partners of the greatest needs of our residents and where we need additional help. The
Platform also provides general direction to County departments and agencies, legislative advocates,
delegation members, and the public on our positions on key policy matters that would impact the way
the County does business.
Throughout the legislative session, the County will review and take positions on various policy
and regulatory proposals. When a recommended position is consistent with existing County policy, as
adopted in the Platform, the CAO’s office or department staff will prepare a County position letter for
signature by the Board Chair.
Contra Costa County has also adopted a Delta Water Platform to identify and promote activities
and policy positions that support a healthy Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta). Contra Costa County
uses this Delta Water Platform to guide its actions and advocacy regarding the future of the Delta.
MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES
Contra Costa County has adopted the following Mission, Vision and Values statement:
Mission: Contra Costa County is dedicated to providing public services which improve the quality of
life of our residents and the economic viability of our businesses.
Vision: Contra Costa County is recognized as a world-class service organization where innovation and
partnerships merge to enable our residents to enjoy a safe, healthy and prosperous life.
Values: Contra Costa County services people, businesses and communities. Our organization and each
one of our employees value: Clients and communities; Partnerships; Quality Services; Accountability;
Fiscal prudence; Organizational excellence.
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FEDERAL FUNDING NEEDS : PROJECT SPECIFIC
**TABLE PLACEHOLDER**
• Proposed List of Projects for Community Project Funding
This section will be amended by the Board of Supervisors in early 2025, following instructions from
Congress regarding Community Project Funding.
S URFACE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING NEEDS
Vasco Road Safety Improvements: Project components (barriers, shoulders,
passing facilities) will eliminate cross median collisions, wildlife
undercrossing/overcrossing will preserve migration patterns.
North Richmond Community Supportive Transportation Improvements:
Alternate truck route/regulations, trail/school access improvements to address
community safety, public health and livability needs, and general transportation
improvements to support job growth and priority development area access.
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Countywide Multi-Use Trail and Corridor Program: Active mode facility
expansion and improvements including access to/from mass transit stations, schools,
activity centers, other trails, facilities to separate pedestrians, cyclists, and electric
bicycles, and grade separation including but not limited to the Iron Horse Corridor,
Delta De Anza Trail, etc.
State Route 4 / Old River Bridge Study: The existing structure is narrow;
improvements would address safety and traffic flow.
Kirker Pass Truck Climbing Lane (southbound) and Turn Channelization:
Needed for improved traffic flow and safety.
Vasco Road – Byron Highway Connector: Connection between two major
arterials improving connectivity while removing through/truck traffic from the
Byron community.
FEDERAL FUNDING NEEDS: PROGRAM SPECIFIC
1. Housing : Support funding for economic development and affordable housing
for local agencies engaged in building stronger, more economically -viable
communities.
2. Local Cost Share : Support legislation that would give the Army Corps of
Engineers the authority to reduce the project cost share in disadvantaged
communities to 10% local match.
3. Multimodal National Freight Network : Support increases in funding for
National Freight Strategic Plan implementation specifically to fulfill the
goals of the Northern Waterfront initiative and to address congestion in the
I -680 Corridor.
4. Rail Safety : Support measures to enhance the safety of rail transportation of
hazardous materials with an emphasis on: increased state oversight of
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railroad bridges; funding for first responder training; funding to improve rail
safety and prevent rail trespass fatalities; funding to improve the rail system
to address the impacts of Sea Level Rise; improved regulations for tank car
safety standards for hazardous materials; funding for enforcement; data
sharing requirements between state emergency managers, local responders
and rail operators; support for improved partnerships between state and
federal regulators; and addressing the enhanced hazard from incompatible
hazardous materials being stored or transported in proximity to each other.
5. Rural Road Funding Program : Support the creation of a new program to
modernize rural roads consistent with emerging safety, complete streets,
active mode policies.
6. Stormwater Program Funding : Support additional funding through the EPA to
enable compliance with the Clean Water Act.
7. Surface Transportation Program/Increases in Highway (road/rail) Bridge
Funding : Consistent with the National Association of Counties (NACo)
position, r egulation changes are needed that allow for direct funding to
qualified local jurisdictions to expedite economic benefits, increase
purchasing power, and bolster travel, business and economic growth.
8. Transportation Funding for Disabled, Low -income, and Elderly Persons :
Support increased capital and operations funding, in addition to funding and
policy changes that would address local, state, and federally identified
needs for coordination improvements including new funding to support the
federally required Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation
Plans .
9. Flood Risk and Water Supply Forecasting : Support coordination and funding
for the Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information (AQPI) radar
system. https://psl.noaa.gov/aqpi/
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PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENTS
C LIMATE CHANGE
1. SUPPORT funding and policy to implement the following:
i. Technologies that achieve the County’s climate goals, including battery energy
storage and microgrids, solar and wind energy, electric vehicles,
and electric vehicle charging infrastructure;
ii. Energy efficiency programs that encourage whole house
retrofits and address asthma triggers in the built environment;
iii. Preparation of the Resilient Shoreline Plan that will
identify strategies and pathways Planning work for adapting to
rising sea levels in the Bay and Delta;
iv. Planning and implementation of microgrids;
v. Active transportation and green infrastructure programs;
vi. Job training for careers in clean energy, clean
transportation, and green infrastructure.
2. SUPPORT legislative and administrative efforts that: address the impacts of climate change;
support climate adaptation and resilience efforts; support the Green Business program; address
the disproportionate impacts that some communities bear because they are located near sources
of exposure such as large industrial facilities, freeways or transportation corridors and/or live in
proximity to areas vulnerable to sea-level rise or inland flooding; reduce exposure to toxic air
pollutants and reduce greenhouse gases; study and recognize the health impacts of global and
regional climate change; support a transition away from leaded aviation fuels; and study the
economic, workforce and social impacts of transitioning away from fossil fuels.
3. SUPPORT the concept of establishing a national price on carbon-based fuels to address the costs
to society of emissions from those fuels.
C RIMINAL JUSTICE AND MENTAL HEALTH
4. SUPPORT policies and approaches that would enhance the ability of county officials and our
partners to prevent and treat mental health and substance use disorders, both in the community
and within the confines of the criminal justice system.
5. SUPPORT policies and programs that divert non-violent individuals struggling with mental illness
and/or substance use disorders from local jails into more appropriate treatment programs.
6. SUPPORT legislation and regulations that would amend the federal Medicaid Inmate Exclusion
Policy (MIEP) and allow non-convicted individuals to have continued access to necessary
treatment through federal health benefits such as Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP and VA health
benefits.
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THE DELTA
7. PROTECT and RESTORE a healthy and sustainable Delta ecosystem, including adequate water
quality, inflow and outflow, and water supply, to support fisheries, wildlife, and habitat and
control invasive species.
8. SAFEGUARD Delta Counties’ responsibilities related to land
use, water resources, flood management, tax revenues, public
health and safety, economic development, agricultural stability,
recreation, and environmental protection in any projects,
policies, or operations.
9. SUPPORT rehabilitation, improvement, and maintenance of
levees throughout the Delta.
10. SUPPORT efforts that further the obligation of all users of
water flowing through the Delta to restore, maintain, improve,
and protect this shared resource and referred to as the “Delta
pool” concept.
11. REPRESENT and include local government in any governance
structures for the Delta.
12. OPPOSE isolated conveyance.
ELECTIONS
13. SUPPORT policies that facilitate secure elections.
14. SUPPORT a consistent, predictable, and dedicated
federal funding stream to assist counties with meeting
the significant federal requirements imposed on local
governments administering elections.
15. OPPOSE any legislation that imposes specific and
impractical requirements regarding equipment,
procedures, and personnel responsibilities for election
administration.
16. OPPOSE any legislation that requires any specific
methodologies for post-election audits.
17. SUPPORT policies that value and fund the role and
functions of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission
(EAC). OPPOSE any legislation that seeks to create further federal certification processes in
addition to EAC certification.
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
18. SUPPORT efforts to improve and expand interoperable public safety radio systems.
19. SUPPORT federal legislation and regulatory frameworks ensuring all wireless carriers
participate in the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) program to enhance nationwide public
safety.
20. OPPOSE federal proposals that allow Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) or Emergency Alert
System (EAS) use for non-emergency messaging, as to maintain the effectiveness and trust in
these critical systems.
21. SUPPORT federal policies promoting universal accessibility of emergency alert systems to ensure
equitable access for all populations, including vulnerable communities.
22. SUPPORT federal efforts and funding to implement automatic geotargeting capabilities for
push-to-text notifications, ensuring precise and effective delivery of emergency alerts.
23. SUPPORT federal efforts to expand state authority to work directly with wireless carriers to
develop and enhance geo-targeting capabilities for Non-Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA)
emergency alert delivery capabilities.
24. SUPPORT legislation requiring VOIP providers to utilize the Private Switch/Automatic Location
Identification (PS/ALI) database to improve emergency call routing and location accuracy.
25. SUPPORT streamlining and standardization of the FEMA recovery process.
26. SUPPORT policies that establish weather-related disasters as reimbursable events through
existing recovery programs.
HEALTH CARE
27. SUPPORT full funding of the Federal Medicaid program.
OPPOSE federal efforts to reduce Medicaid funding or
restrict access to Medicaid benefits and services.
OPPOSE federal legislation and administrative efforts to
privatize Medicaid and/or to impose work requirements
as a condition of Medicaid (Medi-Cal) eligibility.
28. OPPOSE efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act or to
replace it with any proposals that represent significant,
permanent structural alterations to current subsidized
segments of the health care system. SUPPORT efforts to
strengthen the ACA and expand eligibility, regardless of
immigration status.
29. OPPOSE new block-granting proposals, harsh cuts, or proposals that will significantly and/or
permanently shift the structure of health and human service funding and programming that
would lead to the restriction or elimination of safety-net programs.
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30. SUPPORT efforts to negotiate drug prices and cap out of pocket costs.
31. OPPOSE efforts to eliminate or reduce funding for essential public health services, inclusive of
funding for immunization, HIV/Ryan White, Communicable Disease and Tuberculosis Control,
Hansen’s Disease, Teen Pregnancy, Public Health Preparedness and Maternal Child Health
Funding.
32. OPPOSE changes to Title X Family Planning Program, enacted in 1970, dedicated solely to
providing individuals with comprehensive family planning and related preventive health services.
33. SUPPORT Medicaid (Medi-Cal) funding for same day mental health appointments.
34. SUPPORT reauthorization of funding for HIV/Ryan White Care, Maternal Child Health Funding
including Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting
(MIECHV), and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance
Program).
35. SUPPORT legislation and administrative changes that
will enhance counties’ ability to provide comprehensive
Behavioral Health Services.
36. PROTECT funding for core local public health and
prevention efforts.
37. ADVOCATE for federal resources to address local
pandemic response efforts, including vaccination efforts,
that provide direct allocations to local governments to
offset revenue losses and maximize local flexibility for
use of such funds.
38. SUPPORT legislation and administrative policy changes that will continue into the future the
flexibilities in use of Telehealth services.
39. SUPPORT efforts that ensure access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare, and OPPOSE
efforts that would restrict funding or access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare, including
reduced reimbursement or funding from Medicaid or other federal sources.
40. SUPPORT Medicare physician payment increases to stabilize physician practices, protect access
to doctors and reduce consolidation.
41. SUPPORT legislation and administrative policy changes that will reduce Medicare administrative
burdens and reform the prior authorization process to ensure patients get the care they need
when they need it.
42. SUPPORT legislation that increases Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) physician
residency training positions to address the physician workforce shortage.
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HOMELESS SERVICES
43. SUPPORT the continuation and expansion of funding for
fair and equitable affordable housing, homelessness
assistance and prevention programs, and strategic local
and regional responses to homelessness that promote
transparency, equity and data informed decision-making
and enhance access to resources that support the
County’s compliance with federal and state anti-
homelessness and anti-poverty initiatives and
requirements.
44. SUPPORT increasing and maintaining affordable
housing stock and housing stability by way of supporting
funding, policy, or regulations that promote fair and
equitable housing for the most vulnerable low, very low, and extremely low-income households,
including the production and preservation of various housing types and the protection of stable
housing for vulnerable persons experiencing homelessness.
45. SUPPORT removal of barriers in planning processes, regulatory frameworks, funding programs,
healthcare access, and policy to promote increased equity, innovation, transparency and data-
driven approaches to addressing homelessness and housing affordability, with the goals of
increasing affordable housing and eliminating discrimination and disparate treatment of
individuals based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender
identify, sexual orientation, ability, housing status,
income, or other household characteristics.
46. SUPPORT wide variety of housing types and formats, for
all persons regardless of personal characteristic or status,
and actively promote the equitable distribution and
access to affordable units and holistic services, in line
with evidence-based practices, to ensure the elimination
of discrimination and disparate treatment of individuals,
particularly vulnerable individuals and those from
communities of color.
47. SUPPORT increasing funding, policy, and regulations for
disaster planning and relief efforts that allow the County and the County’s homeless system to
plan for and equitably respond to disasters and pandemics, including for purposes of
supporting the health and safety of providers and persons experiencing homelessness,
particularly the most vulnerable and those from communities of color.
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HUMAN SERVICES
Child Support Services
48. OPPOSE efforts to reduce child support funding.
49. SUPPORT programs to improve and increase collaborative parenting.
50. SUPPORT an initiative to have a single statewide formula for support guidelines and provide
for state programs to allow non-cash payments as part of a guidelines support order.
Child Welfare Services
51. SUPPORT legislation that increases and protects the safety and well-being of children at risk of
abuse, neglect and exploitation.
52. OPPOSE the elimination or cuts to funding streams for child welfare programs.
53. SUPPORT increasing prevention dollars to help children who are victims of abuse, neglect and
exploitation remain safely in their own homes or family-based settings and provide support to
their caregivers.
54. SUPPORT efforts to provide states with financial incentives, as opposed to monetary penalties,
and minimize the significant administrative burden associated with child welfare review
processes.
Early Childhood Development
55. SUPPORT efforts that ensure all children have access to quality care by expanding high quality
learning opportunities for children, expanding subsidized childcare and tax credits, increasing
new childcare slots, increasing access to home visiting programs, and making funding available
for First 5 commissions, increasing wages and supporting infrastructure of ECE programs.
56. SUPPORT policies that increase or align eligibility guidelines to ensure more access of services
for low income working families to programs such as Head Start.
57. OPPOSE actions that would reduce funding for early childhood education, including Head Start
and Early Head Start programs.
58. SUPPORT funding and initiatives to support children’s mental health and studies on the long-term
impacts of COVID-19 on the physical and mental health of adults and children
Immigration, Inclusion, and Racial and Ethnic Equity
59. OPPOSE actions to repeal DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) as well as legislation
and administrative efforts that negatively target immigrants.
60. OPPOSE actions which discourage or prevent immigrant populations from accessing public
benefits and housing, including any negative changes to the Public Charge Final Rule published
in September 2022.
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48. SUPPORT the inclusion of historically marginalized communities in the development of housing,
workforce, and health policies.
61. SUPPORT legislation and administrative actions that address inequities in housing, health
(including mental health), education, economic development, reentry, and criminal justice.
62. SUPPORT efforts, legislation, regulations that would expand grounds for asylum under the
federal law to include persecution faced due to gender and/or sexuality.
Older Adults and Aging
63. OPPOSE elimination or cuts to funding for older adult
programs and services. SUPPORT funding for programs
that support older adults, veterans, disabled individuals,
the homeless, and low-income individuals, especially the
most vulnerable in racial minority communities.
64. SUPPORT funding and policies to provide older adults
with holistic (culturally appropriate) services and
treatment modalities that support well-being, health, and
mental health.
65. SUPPORT health insurance programs that maintain or
expand current services and protections under Medicare,
Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including
– but not limited to – protections for preexisting conditions.
66. SUPPORT funding to maintain or increase Social Security, SSI and Federal Disability programs.
Safety Net Programs
67. SUPPORT maintenance and expansion of the Child Tax Credit.
68. SUPPORT reevaluation and updates to the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
69. SUPPORT funding for entitlement programs that help low-income families, especially the ethnic
minority communities, to reach self-sufficiency. This includes efforts to expand eligibility to the
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program to all tax filers regardless of immigration status.
70. SUPPORT the extension of flexibilities and waivers for benefit program administration.
71. OPPOSE actions that would result in cost shifts on federal entitlement programs to state and
localities or which would result in greater dependency on county-funded programs.
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72. OPPOSE reductions in funding or eligibility for the Thrifty Food Plan, the Women, Infants and
Children (WIC) Program, and School Meals Programs.
73. SUPPORT efforts to increase Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit amounts to
better meet recipients’ nutritional needs, adjust
SNAP eligibility requirements to include populations
with significant need, and remove current federal
barriers that prevent some nutrition programs from
employing EBT technology.
74. OPPOSE efforts to eliminate states’ flexibility in
taking high cost of living into eligibility
determinations; OPPOSE asset tests for SNAP.
75. OPPOSE funding cuts or block granting benefit
programs, including SNAP and Medicaid.
76. SUPPORT efforts that allow people to apply for benefits while incarcerated. OPPOSE efforts to
limit eligibility for individuals with certain criminal records or to impose work requirements on
them for benefit programs, including SNAP and Medicaid.
77. SUPPORT efforts to eliminate time limits for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
recipients and provide families who are working with modest cash assistance grants to
supplement low earnings.
78. SUPPORT reauthorization and increase the TANF Block Grant. OPPOSE changes to TANF that
will require counties to invest new funds to administer the program.
79. OPPOSE efforts to restrict allowable state maintenance-of-effort expenditures and end federal
efforts to impose a national TANF error rate.
80. SUPPORT federal and state financial assistance to aid county and local government efforts to
meet unfunded federal mandates.
81. OPPOSE elimination and reduction in funding for programs that help low-income families pay
their heating bills and reduce energy bills by making homes more energy efficient, including
LIHEAP and Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).
Violence Prevention
82. SUPPORT funding for and efforts to prevent, interrupt, and end gun violence, community
violence, and all forms of interpersonal violence including gender-based violence, child abuse,
domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, abuse of dependent adults,
human trafficking, and stalking.
83. OPPOSE any elimination and cuts to grant programs for violence prevention, victim services,
prevention of all forms of human trafficking including, but not limited to, those related to the
Victims of Crime Act Fund (VOCA), Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA),
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
84. SUPPORT efforts that increase access to cultural responsiveness and language support for
victims of crime.
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DRAFT – Prepared for Consideration for the January 21, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting
85. SUPPORT effort that increase economic opportunity and security for survivors of all forms of
interpersonal violence, including efforts to protect and expand housing access and employment
rights for victims of harassment/stalking and survivors of interpersonal violence.
86. SUPPORT efforts and legislation that increases funding for building equity and promotes data
practices that uphold truth, learning, consent, and accountability, in the data collection and
research on the effectiveness of interpersonal violence prevention, intervention, and innovation
strategies.
87. SUPPORT programs and actions that address suicide, injury and violence prevention.
88. SUPPORT efforts aimed at reducing health disparities and inequities associated with violence
against women, communities of color, and the LGBTQ+ community.
89. SUPPORT increased funding for Lethality Assessment Protocols (LAP) and reallocation strategies
to support other prevention programs and social services.
90. SUPPORT efforts that increase funding for comprehensive civil legal services for survivors of
interpersonal violence and gender-based violence.
Workforce Development
91. SUPPORT policies that meet the needs of serving businesses, workers, job seekers, and youth
under the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) that preserve local decision-making
relative to spending, direction of work, and other functions of local workforce boards.
92. SUPPORT establishing a higher minimum wage.
93. SUPPORT additional funding for WIOA programs and activities including education, training,
apprenticeships, job seeker support, and job placements. SUPPORT additional funding for
racial-ethnic minority communities impacted by COVID job loss and displacement.
94. SUPPORT policies that increase access to training and education for social workers and staff in
Aging, including programs that assist students in obtaining a social work degree.
95. SUPPORT policies that drive innovation in training and apprenticeships for jobs of the future and
expansion of equitable economic opportunity.
96. SUPPORT policies that provide greater access for people with disabilities to participate in
programs for training, education, upskilling, and job seeking.
LAND USE
97. SUPPORT legislative efforts to evaluate, clean up and redevelop contaminated sites.
2025-26
DRAFT – Prepared for Consideration for the January 21, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting
LIBRARY SERVICES
98. SUPPORT funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source of
federal support for the nation's approximately 120,000
libraries and 35,000 museums and related
organizations.
99. SUPPORT the reauthorization and funding for the
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) including the
Museum and Library Services Act.
100. SUPPORT federal funding for library renovation and
construction projects.
101. SUPPORT federal initiatives and programs that
expand broadband access, especially in underserved,
rural, or low-income areas, bridging the Digital Divide to
reduce gaps in digital equity, access and literacy for marginalized communities.
NATURAL RESOURCES/PERMIT STREAMLINING
102. SUPPORT locally-controlled programs to coordinate federal resource permitting in order to
streamline development activities and better conserve, restore, and recover species, wetlands,
and habitats. SUPPORT funding and other resources towards local permitting and conservation
efforts.
PIPELINE SAFETY
103. SUPPORT legislative efforts that increase the safety of the shipment of hazardous materials by
pipeline through better monitoring, technical seismic vulnerability studies, leak detection,
operational practices and equipment.
2025-26
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PUBLIC INFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY
104. SUPPORT legislation that strengthens transparency and public access to government
information, such as public records, open data initiatives, and government meeting broadcasts.
105. SUPPORT initiatives that address the spread of misinformation and disinformation, particularly
on social media platforms, which can undermine public trust and safety.
106. SUPPORT legislative measures that promote media literacy in schools and communities to help
the public better evaluate news sources and the credibility of information.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADBAND
107. SUPPORT the expansion of broadband (high speed internet service) and the deployment of
emergency technologies to drive economic development and job opportunities, support county
service delivery, and improve health, education and public safety outcomes for residents.
108. SUPPORT federal initiatives and programs that expand broadband access, especially in
underserved, rural, or low-income areas, bridging the Digital Divide to reduce gaps in digital
equity, access and literacy for marginalized communities.
109. SUPPORT federal policies that support local efforts to adopt new technologies without
compromising public health, privacy, or local autonomy.
110. SUPPORT the restoration of net neutrality to ensure open and nondiscriminatory access to
online information.
111. SUPPORT preservation of local government ownership and control of the local public rights-of-
way and ensure reasonable compensation for their use.
112. OPPOSE Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
rulemaking that would reduce franchise fee obligations which
fund community television operations and the General Fund.
113. ENSURE nondiscriminatory treatment of Public, Educational
and Government (PEG) channels by cable system operators.
114. SUPPORT continued funding for PEG channels.
115. SUPPORT local decision-making and accountability of local
elected officials and OPPOSE any actions that would preempt
or limit the zoning and siting authority of local governments.
116. SUPPORT extension of Affordable Connectivity Program
(ACP) that provides income-eligible individuals and families
discounts to internet service and computer equipment. SUPPORT funding for outreach to create
awareness of ACP and other opportunities for increased digital access. OPPOSE plans to
eliminate access to landlines (Carrier of Last Resort) and other services that would affect the
ability to access 911.
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TRANSPORTATION , MOBILITY MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION
117. SUPPORT and seek opportunities to streamline the
regulatory process as well as encourage the development of
regulations that are appropriate and flexible.
118. SUPPORT policies, programs and funding increases that
enable new technologies, practices, and services to improve
mobility to vulnerable populations.
119. SUPPORT legislative efforts to increase and improve
waterborne transportation of goods when it increases safety.
VETERANS
120. SUPPORT legislation to increase availability, accessibility,
and utilization of Veterans Benefits.
121. SUPPORT legislation to provide America’s veterans
organizations with resources to make necessary repairs to or
replacement of their meeting halls and facilities.
122. SUPPORT legislation that enhances health care/mental
health care in support of veterans.
123. SUPPORT legislation that would focus on getting homeless
veterans off the street and into housing, including an increase in federal investment in HUD
VASH vouchers.
2025-26
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
124. SUPPORT legislation that protects human health and
the environment from exposure to hazardous materials
and hazardous wastes.
125. SUPPORT legislative efforts that establish producer
responsibility for management of products at the end of
their useful life including pharmaceuticals, batteries,
sharps, and veterinary medicine.
126. SUPPORT legislative efforts that reduce the quantity of
harmful pharmaceuticals (including veterinary medicine)
that ultimately enter wastewater treatment facilities,
bodies of water, and landfills.
TO: Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Michelle Rubalcava
Geoff Neill
DATE: December 19, 2024
RE: 2024 End-of-Year Report
The County’s team of state advocates is pleased to provide to the Board of Supervisors this report
which provides an overview of state legislative and administrative activities impacting the County
during 2024. In so doing, it also provides some insights into what to expect in 2025.
ELECTION RECAP
The 2025-26 legislative session will mark a significant change for Contra Costa County, as all of
the county’s state senators have termed out of office. One of those seats has been filled by
former-Assemblymember Tim Grayson, whose Assembly seat is now held by former trustee of
the Contra Costa County Board of Education Anamarie Avila Farias. The other Senate seats are
now held by former mayor of Berkeley Jesse Arreguín and former mayor of West Sacramento
Christopher Cabaldon.
Statewide, Republicans picked up one seat in the Senate and two in the Assembly, but
Democrats still retain a supermajority in both houses. The Senate has 30 Democrats and 9
Republicans; the 40th seat is vacant due to the election of Janet Nguyen (R) to the Orange
County Board of Supervisors. The Assembly has 60 Democrats and 19 Republicans; the 80th seat
is vacant due to the election for Vince Fong to Congress. Notably the Senate currently has a
female majority with 20 women and 19 men, one of six such sta te legislative bodies in the
United States. The Assembly has 37 women and 42 men.
2023 – 2024 LEGISLATIVE RECAP
AB 817 (Pacheco) Authorizes a subsidiary body to use certain alternative teleconferencing
provisions. Would also require at least one staff member of the local agency to be present at a
designated primary physical meeting location during the meeting and require the local agency
to post the agenda at the primary physical meeting location.
County Position: Support
Status: Failed Passage in Senate Local Government
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AB 884 (Low) Requires, following a presidential election, the Secretary of State to determine
the number of residents of voting age in each county and precinct who are members of a single
language minority group and who lack skills in English to vote without assistance . Provides that
existing law requires an elections official to provide a Spanish translation of a candidate written
statement. Provides that a speaker with experience in providing certified translations of legal
documents may provide the translation.
County Position: Oppose
Status: Vetoed by Governor
AB 1168 (Bennett) Provides that the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital
Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act authorizes each county to develop an EMS program and
designate a local EMS agency. Provides that existing law requires a county to enter into a
written agreement with a city or fire district for prehospital EMS. Sets various conditions for a
joint powers agreement, including requiring uniform operational procedures for prehospital
EMS throughout the EMS area or subarea covered by the agreement.
County Position: Oppose
Status: Vetoed By Governor
AB 1238 (Ward) Adds consumer-owned solar photovoltaic modules to the definition of covered
electronic devices, thereby subjecting such modules to the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of
2003. Would also require a consumer or a service provider serving the consumer, including a
developer or installer of a consumer-owned solar photovoltaic system, to pay a consumer-
owned solar photovoltaic module recycling fee in an amount determined by CalRecycle upon
the purchase of new consumer-owned solar photovoltaic modules. Appropriates funds.
County Position: Support
Status: Died In Senate Rules
AB 1465 (Wicks) Provides that existing law establishes maximum civil penalties for a person
who violates air pollution laws from nonvehicular sources. Allows specified civil penalties to be
multiplied by a factor of not more than a specified number if the violation results from an
emission from a stationary source required by federal law to be included in an operating permit
program established pursuant to specified provisions of the federal Clean Air Act, and the
emission contains or includes one or more air contaminants.
County Position: Support
Status: Signed by Governor, Chapter 300, Statutes of 2024
AB 1999 (Irwin) Provides that under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission may authorize
fixed charges for any rate schedule on an income-graduated basis. Would prohibit
modifications to the amount of the income-graduated fixed charge from exceeding changes in
inflation. Would also require the Commission to adopt any modification to an existing fixed
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charge for the collection of a reasonable portion of the fixed costs of providing electrical service
to residential customers in a stand-alone proceeding.
County Position: Support
Status: Held on Senate Appropriations Suspense
AB 2075 (Alvarez) Enacts the Resident Access Protection Act to provide a resident of a long-
term care facility with the right to in-person, onsite access to a visitor or a health care and
social services provider during a public health emergency. Authorizes a State or local
government order to deny resident access to visitors and health care and social services
providers for up to a specified number of days during a public health emergency and authorizes
an extension of that order.
County Position: Oppose
Status: Held on Senate Appropriations Suspense
AB 2132 (Low) Requires a Medi-Cal managed care plan to ensure access to care for latent
tuberculosis infection and active tuberculosis disease and coordination with local health
department tuberculosis control programs for plan enrollees with active tuberculosis disease .
Requires a patient who is 18 years of age or older receiving health care services in a facility,
clinic, center, office, or other setting, where primary care services are provided, to be offered
tuberculosis screening.
County Position: Support
Status: Signed by Governor, Chapter 951, Statutes of 2024
AB 2489 (Ward) Requires a county board of supervisors or a representative, at least 10 months
before beginning a procurement process to contract with persons for special services that are
currently, or were previously, performed by employees of the county represented by an
employee organization, to notify, in writing, the exclusive employee representative of the
workforce affected.
County Position: Oppose
Status: Held on Assembly Appropriations Suspense
AB 2557 (Ortega) Requires each board of supervisors that solicits for and enters into a specified
contract for special services to post that contract and any related documents on its website.
Requires each contract to include the objectives, desirables, and goals of the contract. Requires,
before beginning a procurement process to contract for functions, duties, responsibilities, or
services, the board to give reasonable written notice to the exclusive employee representative
of the workforce affected by the contract.
County Position: Oppose
Status: Held on Senate Appropriations Suspense
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AB 2561 (McKinnor) Provides that the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act requires the governing body of
a public agency to meet and confer regarding conditions of employment with representatives
of recognized employee organizations. Requires a public agency to present the status of
vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts at a public hearing at least once per fiscal year.
Entitles the organization to present at the hearing. Requires the agency, upon request of the
organization, to include specified information during the hearing.
County Position: Oppose
Status: Signed by Governor, Chapter 409, Statutes of 2024
AB 2882 (McCarty) Provides that existing law authorizes each county to establish a Community
Corrections Performance Incentives Fund for a community corrections program to be
implemented by probation and advised by a local Community Corrections Partnership. Adds a
representative of a community-based organization with experience in successfully providing
behavioral health treatment services to persons who have been convicted of a criminal offense,
and a representative of a Medi-Cal managed care plan, to the partnership.
County Position: Oppose
Status: Held on Senate Appropriations Suspense
AB 3233 (Addis) Provides that existing law requires the State Oil and Gas Supervisor to
supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and the operation,
maintenance, and removal or abandonment of tanks and facilities attendant to oil and gas
production. Authorizes a local entity to limit or prohibit oil and gas operations or development
in its jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other law or any notice of intention, supplemental
notice, well stimulation treatment permit, or similar authorization.
County Position: Support
Status: Signed by Governor, Chapter 550, Statutes of 2024
SB 964 (Seyarto) Relates to the sale to certain entities of a property that has been tax defaulted
for 5 years or more in an applicable county. Authorizes a property or property interest to be
offered for sale under provisions authorizing a sale to certain entities that has not been offered
for sale under certain provisions if the State Board of Equalization conducts a property
valuation that shows that the property or property interest is worth less than the amount of the
defaulted debt.
County Position: Oppose
Status: Held on Senate Appropriations Suspense
SB 1013 (Bradford) Establishes the Property Tax Assistance for Descendants of Enslaved
Persons Program for purposes of making, upon appropriation by the Legislature, moneys
available to persons who meet specified criteria for purposes of providing financial assistance
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equal to the total amount of property taxes paid on a residential dwelling, or a specified
amount, whichever is less, and as subject to specified limitations.
County Position: Support
Status: Held on Senate Appropriations Suspense
SB 1057 (Menjivar) Provides that existing law requires a juvenile justice coordinating council to
consist of certain members. Requires each county juvenile justice coordinating council to, at a
minimum, consist of at least a specified percent community representatives with the remainder
of the seats allocated in a specified manner.
County Position: Oppose
Status: Held on Assembly Appropriations Suspense
SB 1159 (Dodd) Relates to categorical exemptions to the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act. Requires the Office of Planning and Research to evaluate, and the
Secretary of the Natural Resources to consider, the inclusion of roadside projects no more than
a specified number of road miles from a municipality or census-designated place that are
undertaken solely for the purpose of wildfire risk reduction in the classes of projects subject to
a categorical exemption.
County Position: Support
Status: Held on Assembly Appropriations Suspense
SB 1245 (Ochoa Bogh) Defines licensed health care professional for specified purposes to mean
any person who engages in acts that are the subject of licensure or regulation under specified
provisions of the Business and Professions Code or under any initiative act referred to in those
specified provisions.
County Position: Support
Status: Held on Senate Appropriations Suspense
SB 1432 (Caballero) Provides that existing law requires that, by January 1, 3030, owners of
certain hospitals must either demolish, replace, or change to nonacute care use all hospital
buildings that are not in compliance with seismic safety building standards or seismically
retrofit all acute care inpatient hospital buildings. Authorizes a hospital owner or operator to
submit an application, by specified dates, to the Department of Health Care Access and
Information for additional extensions to the compliance deadline.
County Position: Support
Status: Vetoed by Governor
A LOOK AT 2025
The Governor’s proposed budget for the 202 5-26 budget year will be made public on or before
January 10, 2025. The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), the California Legislature’s nonpartisan
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fiscal and policy advisor, describes the 2025-26 budget forecast as “roughly balanced” but does
project a state budget deficit of about $2 billion. The relatively small deficit is also the result of
improved income tax revenues offset by forecasted increases in expenditures, despite the
proactive budget-balancing actions made in spring 2024. For the three-year period following
the upcoming fiscal year, the state’s fiscal condition is expected to be considerably more
challenging. The LAO forecasts an annual operating deficit between $20 billion to $30 billion for
2026-27, 2027-28, and 2028-29.
An emerging legislative “hot topic” is the focus on the “affordability crisis” for California
residents. Like the rest of the nation, California faces real challenges from rising unaffordability.
Legislative members have started introducing measures to address the rising costs facing
households everywhere for things such as, child care, healthcare, energy, gasoline,
transportation, and, most of all, housing.
Of course, much of 2025’s legislative and budget activity will be dictated by the relationship
between California and the incoming federal administration. Significant cuts to federal
programs could substantially affect the state’s finances and could also affect county budgets,
either directly or indirectly through the state budget.
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TO: Lara DeLaney, Senior Deputy County Administrator Emlyn Struthers, Deputy County Administrator
FROM: Jim Davenport Paul Schlesinger Greg Burns
The second session of the 118th Congress began with a new Speaker of the House, unfinished work on fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations, and the start of the 2024 presidential primaries. During a Presidential election year, Congress generally takes long breaks from their work in Washington to campaign and to hold Party conventions, and 2024 proved no different. While Congress worked steadily from January through late July, there was virtually no movement on any significant legislation, including FY 25 appropriations bills. In fact, FY 24 appropriations legislation was not signed into law until March 24th, leading to a late start to the FY 25 appropriations process. On August 2nd, Congress broke for the five week summer recess and came back for a few weeks in September only to depart again to campaign. Thus, from early August until now, virtually no legislation significant to the County has advanced with the exeption of a continuing resolution (CR) to keep Congress operating, which expires on December 20th. Congress is now wrestling with passing another CR, likely through March 2025. Despite the delays in FY 25 appropriations and the normal posturing that occurs leading up to Presidential elections, we are pleased to report significant progress on several fronts important to Contra Costa County.
Congressional Earmarks (Community Project Funding Requests)
When Congress finazlied FY 24 appropriations legislation in March, the County was the recipient of the following community project funding projects:
$1 million – San Pablo Avenue Complete Streets/Bay Trail Gap Closure
$1.05 million – Concord Shelter and Service Center Roofing Project
$963,000 - Victims and Survivors Support Services
$150,000 – Knightsen Wetland Restoration Project Addtionally, $5 million was included to fund the Harmful Algal Bloom Demonstration Program, for which the initial authorizing legislation specifically made the Delta elgibile at the County’s urging.
While the FY 24 process was wrapping up, we were pleased to assist the topnotch efforts of the CAO’s office to help develop a strategy for the FY 25 process that included prioritizing our various requests, working with County departments in developing their requests, and editing their submissions to our delegation. Currently, we have obtained the following projects in pending FY 25 appropriations legislation:
$2 million – Marsh Drive Class 1 Bikeway Project
$2 million – Bay Point Library and Community Resource Center
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$1.25 million – Treat Blvd Corridor Improvements
$600,000 – Organized Retail Theft Prevention and Prosecution Pilot Project
$500,000 – Healing and Justice for Labor Trafficking Survivors Project
$850,000 – North Bailey Road Active Transportation Corridor
$500,000 – Pacifica Avenue Safe Routes to School
$5 million – Harmful Algal Blooms demonstration program
Advocacy Related to the Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta
We have been pleased to work extensively with County officials and staff in advocating before the Federal government to achieve the County’s objectives regarding the Delta. These efforts have generally been in conjunction with other federal advocates working on behalf of their clients; specifically the other members of the Delta Counties Coalition (DCC). In December 2023, we assisted in arranging meetings in Washington for DCC officials. This included meetings with members of the DCC congressional delegation and staffs of our Senators, as well as key committee staffers and, notably, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and the Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. During these meetings, DCC officials highlighted problems with the proposed Delta tunnel. These meetings set groundwork for additional advocacy on the Delta in 2024. This included further DCC and congressional engagement with the Corps of Engineers outlining our concerns over the issuance of a Clean Water Act permit. Likewise, the DCC congressional delegation sent a letter to Governor Newsom expressing concern and opposition to the Delta Conveyance Project.
Ongoing Army Corps of Engineers Projects
The Administration’s budget request submitted to Congress in March included $2.896 million for maintenance dredging of San Pablo Bay and Mare Island Strait, and $9.284 million for the maintenance dredging of Suisun Bay Channel, both of which have been high on the County’s priority list. No effort was undertaken to increase these amounts in Energy and Water Appropriations legislation via a congressional earmark. If it is determined that those amounts are inadequate, which we have not understood them to be, such an effort to increase them in the work plan will be undertaken.
Miscellaneous Advocacy Efforts In addition to managing the issues on the County’s legislative program, and given the dynamic nature of events in Washington, we have also brought various matters of interest to the County’s attention and assisted the County when problems or opportunities surfaced that required communication with, or the input of, our delegation. This includes:
Support from the County’s congressional delegation to receive our Head Start grant
U.S. Treasury’s policy changes to the “obligation” of Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) and Non-Congregate Shelter eligibility, including assisting in a congressional effort to support Project Roomkey Reimbursements
Support for the County’s WaterSmart Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Grant for the Knightsen Wetland Restoration Project, including attending meetings with Abigail Fateman with Rep. DeSaulnier’s office to advocate for the project
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Supporting Rep. Garamendi’s HOME Investment Partnerships Restoration and Improvement Act
Securing congressional delegation support for the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant application
Monitoring implementation of the Financial Data Transpareny Act
Monitoring Federal Aviation Administration’s proposed rule on public charter flights that would impact JSX operations at County airport
Department of Treasury Rules on Elective Payment for Inflation Reduction Act Clean Energy Payments
Various disaster assistance legislation
Various healthcare legislation
Federal activities related to Artificial Inteligence Activities such as these certainly contribute to the long-held perception around Capitol Hill and elsewhere in Washington that Contra Costa County is an active participant in federal affairs and that we serve as the County’s office here in town; a place these offices can trust, knowing they are communicating – if through an agent – with appropriate County officials. We would be pleased to elaborate on any aspect of this work and look forward to continuing these efforts on your behalf in the year ahead.
Contra Costa
Adopted Federal
Legislative Platform
Adopted January 21, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ___________________________________________________________ 2
County Profile ____________________________________________________________________ 2
Demographic Highlights ____________________________________________________________ 2
Governance _____________________________________________________________________ 4
Legislative Platform Purpose ________________________________________________________ 5
Mission, Vision, and Values __________________________________________________________ 5
Federal Funding Needs: Project specific ____________________________________ 6
Surface Transportation Funding Needs ________________________________________________ 6
Federal Funding Needs: Program specific ___________________________________ 7
Priority Policy Statements ________________________________________________ 9
Climate Change __________________________________________________________________ 9
Criminal Justice and Mental Health ___________________________________________________ 9
The Delta ______________________________________________________________________ 10
Elections _______________________________________________________________________ 10
Emergency Preparedness and Response ______________________________________________ 11
Health Care ____________________________________________________________________ 11
Homeless Services ________________________________________________________________ 13
Human Services __________________________________________________________________ 14
Land Use _______________________________________________________________________ 17
Library Services _________________________________________________________________ 18
Natural Resources/Permit Streamlining _______________________________________________ 18
Pipeline Safety __________________________________________________________________ 18
Public Information and Transparency _________________________________________________ 19
Telecommunications and Broadband _________________________________________________ 19
Transportation, Mobility Management and Coordination _________________________________ 20
Veterans _______________________________________________________________________ 20
Waste Management ______________________________________________________________ 21
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INTRODUCTION
COUNTY PROFILE
One of the original 27 counties established in California in 1850,
Contra Costa County is home to more than one million people,
making it the ninth most populous county in the state. Physically,
Contra Costa is over 733 square miles and extends from the
northeastern shore of the San Francisco Bay (Bay) easterly about
50 miles to San Joaquin County. The County is bordered on the
south and west by Alameda County and on the north by the
Suisun and San Pablo Bays. The western and northern shorelines
are highly industrialized, while the interior sections are
suburban/residential, commercial and light industrial.
About 40 percent of the county is under the jurisdiction of 19
incorporated cities and towns, and large portions of the remaining
unincorporated area are part of public park systems. Most of the
population is consolidated along the major transportation
corridors--Interstates 80 and 680, Highways 4 and 24, and the
BART lines. Contra Costa County is also very diverse, with
communities that range from small agricultural towns like Byron,
with a population density of about 200 people per square mile,
to urban population centers like Contra Costa Centre, a bustling
transit village with a population density of 8,400 people per square mile.
With its strategic location as The Capital of The Northern California Mega-RegionTM and easy access
to suppliers and customers, Contra Costa County is a business destination full of opportunity.
DEMOGRAPHIC HIGHLIGHTS
According to the 2024 State Department of Finance data 1,146,626 people live in Contra Costa County.
15% of Contra Costa’s population, 176,941 people, reside in the unincorporated areas of the county.
The median age of Contra Costa County residents is 39 years old. Our population of people age 60 or
older is expected to grow by approximately 47% between 2020 and 2050, making this age group our
fastest growing.
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44% of County residents are white, with significant proportions of Asian (16.5%) and African American
(8%) people. The Census tracks Latinx ethnicity separately from other populations; in total, the
Hispanic/Latino population makes up approximately 26% of the total population.
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G OVERNANCE
A five-member Board of Supervisors, each elected to four-year terms, serves as the legislative body of
the County, which has a general law form of government. Also elected are the County Assessor, Auditor-
Controller, Clerk-Recorder, District Attorney, Sheriff-Coroner and Treasurer-Tax Collector. The County
Administrator, Monica Nino, is appointed by the Board and is responsible for running the day-to-day
business of the County.
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors:
District 1: John M. Gioia
District II: Candace Andersen
District III: Diane Burgis
District IV: Ken Carlson
District V: Shanelle Scales-Preston
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LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM PURPOSE
The Legislative Platform establishes the priorities, principles, and policy statements of the Contra
Costa County Board of Supervisors and establishes the basis for its advocacy efforts, alerting our
legislative partners of the greatest needs of our residents and where we need additional help. The
Platform also provides general direction to County departments and agencies, legislative advocates,
delegation members, and the public on our positions on key policy matters that would impact the way
the County does business.
Throughout the legislative session, the County will review and take positions on various policy
and regulatory proposals. When a recommended position is consistent with existing County policy, as
adopted in the Platform, the CAO’s office or department staff will prepare a County position letter for
signature by the Board Chair.
Contra Costa County has also adopted a Delta Water Platform to identify and promote activities
and policy positions that support a healthy Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta). Contra Costa County
uses this Delta Water Platform to guide its actions and advocacy regarding the future of the Delta.
MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES
Contra Costa County has adopted the following Mission, Vision and Values statement:
Mission: Contra Costa County is dedicated to providing public services which improve the quality of
life of our residents and the economic viability of our businesses.
Vision: Contra Costa County is recognized as a world-class service organization where innovation and
partnerships merge to enable our residents to enjoy a safe, healthy and prosperous life.
Values: Contra Costa County services people, businesses and communities. Our organization and each
one of our employees value: Clients and communities; Partnerships; Quality Services; Accountability;
Fiscal prudence; Organizational excellence.
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FEDERAL FUNDING NEEDS : PROJECT SPECIFIC
**TABLE PLACEHOLDER**
• Proposed List of Projects for Community Project Funding
This section will be amended by the Board of Supervisors in early 2025, following instructions from
Congress regarding Community Project Funding.
S URFACE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING NEEDS
Vasco Road Safety Improvements: Project components (barriers, shoulders,
passing facilities) will eliminate cross median collisions, wildlife
undercrossing/overcrossing will preserve migration patterns.
North Richmond Community Supportive Transportation Improvements:
Alternate truck route/regulations, trail/school access improvements to address
community safety, public health and livability needs, and general transportation
improvements to support job growth and priority development area access.
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Countywide Multi-Use Trail and Corridor Program: Active mode facility
expansion and improvements including access to/from mass transit stations, schools,
activity centers, other trails, facilities to separate pedestrians, cyclists, and electric
bicycles, and grade separation including but not limited to the Iron Horse Corridor,
Delta De Anza Trail, etc.
State Route 4 / Old River Bridge Study: The existing structure is narrow;
improvements would address safety and traffic flow.
Kirker Pass Truck Climbing Lane (southbound) and Turn Channelization:
Needed for improved traffic flow and safety.
Vasco Road – Byron Highway Connector: Connection between two major
arterials improving connectivity while removing through/truck traffic from the
Byron community.
FEDERAL FUNDING NEEDS: PROGRAM SPECIFIC
1. Housing : Support funding for economic development and affordable housing
for local agencies engaged in building stronger, more economically -viable
communities.
2. Local Cost Share : Support legislation that would give the Army Corps of
Engineers the authority to reduce the project cost share in disadvantaged
communities to 10% local match.
3. Multimodal National Freight Network : Support increases in funding for
National Freight Strategic Plan implementation specifically to fulfill the
goals of the Northern Waterfront initiative and to address congestion in the
I -680 Corridor.
4. Rail Safety : Support measures to enhance the safety of rail transportation of
hazardous materials with an emphasis on: increased state oversight of
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railroad bridges; funding for first responder training; funding to improve rail
safety and prevent rail trespass fatalities; funding to improve the rail system
to address the impacts of Sea Level Rise; improved regulations for tank car
safety standards for hazardous materials; funding for enforcement; data
sharing requirements between state emergency managers, local responders
and rail operators; support for improved partnerships between state and
federal regulators; and addressing the enhanced hazard from incompatible
hazardous materials being stored or transported in proximity to each other.
5. Rural Road Funding Program : Support the creation of a new program to
modernize rural roads consistent with emerging safety, complete streets,
active mode policies.
6. Stormwater Program Funding : Support additional funding through the EPA to
enable compliance with the Clean Water Act.
7. Surface Transportation Program/Increases in Highway (road/rail) Bridge
Funding : Consistent with the National Association of Counties (NACo)
position, r egulation changes are needed that allow for direct funding to
qualified local jurisdictions to expedite economic benefits, increase
purchasing power, and bolster travel, business and economic growth.
8. Transportation Funding for Disabled, Low -income, and Elderly Persons :
Support increased capital and operations funding, in addition to funding and
policy changes that would address local, state, and federally identified
needs for coordination improvements including new funding to support the
federally required Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation
Plans .
9. Flood Risk and Water Supply Forecasting : Support coordination and funding
for the Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information (AQPI) radar
system. https://psl.noaa.gov/aqpi/
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PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENTS
C LIMATE CHANGE
1. SUPPORT funding and policy to implement the following:
i. Technologies that achieve the County’s climate goals, including battery energy
storage and microgrids, solar and wind energy, electric vehicles,
and electric vehicle charging infrastructure;
ii. Energy efficiency programs that encourage whole house
retrofits and address asthma triggers in the built environment;
iii. Preparation of the Resilient Shoreline Plan that will
identify strategies and pathways Planning work for adapting to
rising sea levels in the Bay and Delta;
iv. Planning and implementation of microgrids;
v. Active transportation and green infrastructure programs;
vi. Job training for careers in clean energy, clean
transportation, and green infrastructure.
2. SUPPORT legislative and administrative efforts that: address the impacts of climate change;
support climate adaptation and resilience efforts; support the Green Business program; address
the disproportionate impacts that some communities bear because they are located near sources
of exposure such as large industrial facilities, freeways or transportation corridors and/or live in
proximity to areas vulnerable to sea-level rise or inland flooding; reduce exposure to toxic air
pollutants and reduce greenhouse gases; study and recognize the health impacts of global and
regional climate change; support a transition away from leaded aviation fuels; and study the
economic, workforce and social impacts of transitioning away from fossil fuels.
3. SUPPORT the concept of establishing a national price on carbon-based fuels to address the costs
to society of emissions from those fuels.
C RIMINAL JUSTICE AND MENTAL HEALTH
4. SUPPORT policies and approaches that would enhance the ability of county officials and our
partners to prevent and treat mental health and substance use disorders, both in the community
and within the confines of the criminal justice system.
5. SUPPORT policies and programs that divert non-violent individuals struggling with mental illness
and/or substance use disorders from local jails into more appropriate treatment programs.
6. SUPPORT legislation and regulations that would amend the federal Medicaid Inmate Exclusion
Policy (MIEP) and allow non-convicted individuals to have continued access to necessary
treatment through federal health benefits such as Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP and VA health
benefits.
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THE DELTA
7. PROTECT and RESTORE a healthy and sustainable Delta ecosystem, including adequate water
quality, inflow and outflow, and water supply, to support fisheries, wildlife, and habitat and
control invasive species.
8. SAFEGUARD Delta Counties’ responsibilities related to land
use, water resources, flood management, tax revenues, public
health and safety, economic development, agricultural stability,
recreation, and environmental protection in any projects,
policies, or operations.
9. SUPPORT rehabilitation, improvement, and maintenance of
levees throughout the Delta.
10. SUPPORT efforts that further the obligation of all users of
water flowing through the Delta to restore, maintain, improve,
and protect this shared resource and referred to as the “Delta
pool” concept.
11. REPRESENT and include local government in any governance
structures for the Delta.
12. OPPOSE isolated conveyance.
ELECTIONS
13. SUPPORT policies that facilitate secure elections.
14. SUPPORT a consistent, predictable, and dedicated
federal funding stream to assist counties with meeting
the significant federal requirements imposed on local
governments administering elections.
15. OPPOSE any legislation that imposes specific and
impractical requirements regarding equipment,
procedures, and personnel responsibilities for election
administration.
16. OPPOSE any legislation that requires any specific
methodologies for post-election audits.
17. SUPPORT policies that value and fund the role and
functions of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission
(EAC). OPPOSE any legislation that seeks to create further federal certification processes in
addition to EAC certification.
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
18. SUPPORT efforts to improve and expand interoperable public safety radio systems.
19. SUPPORT federal legislation and regulatory frameworks ensuring all wireless carriers
participate in the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) program to enhance nationwide public
safety.
20. OPPOSE federal proposals that allow Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) or Emergency Alert
System (EAS) use for non-emergency messaging, as to maintain the effectiveness and trust in
these critical systems.
21. SUPPORT federal policies promoting universal accessibility of emergency alert systems to ensure
equitable access for all populations, including vulnerable communities.
22. SUPPORT federal efforts and funding to implement automatic geotargeting capabilities for
push-to-text notifications, ensuring precise and effective delivery of emergency alerts.
23. SUPPORT federal efforts to expand state authority to work directly with wireless carriers to
develop and enhance geo-targeting capabilities for Non-Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA)
emergency alert delivery capabilities.
24. SUPPORT legislation requiring VOIP providers to utilize the Private Switch/Automatic Location
Identification (PS/ALI) database to improve emergency call routing and location accuracy.
25. SUPPORT streamlining and standardization of the FEMA recovery process.
26. SUPPORT policies that establish weather-related disasters as reimbursable events through
existing recovery programs.
HEALTH CARE
27. SUPPORT full funding of the Federal Medicaid program.
OPPOSE federal efforts to reduce Medicaid funding or
restrict access to Medicaid benefits and services.
OPPOSE federal legislation and administrative efforts to
privatize Medicaid and/or to impose work requirements
as a condition of Medicaid (Medi-Cal) eligibility.
28. OPPOSE efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act or to
replace it with any proposals that represent significant,
permanent structural alterations to current subsidized
segments of the health care system. SUPPORT efforts to
strengthen the ACA and expand eligibility, regardless of
immigration status.
29. OPPOSE new block-granting proposals, harsh cuts, or proposals that will significantly and/or
permanently shift the structure of health and human service funding and programming that
would lead to the restriction or elimination of safety-net programs.
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30. SUPPORT efforts to negotiate drug prices and cap out of pocket costs.
31. OPPOSE efforts to eliminate or reduce funding for essential public health services, inclusive of
funding for immunization, HIV/Ryan White, Communicable Disease and Tuberculosis Control,
Hansen’s Disease, Teen Pregnancy, Public Health Preparedness and Maternal Child Health
Funding.
32. OPPOSE changes to Title X Family Planning Program, enacted in 1970, dedicated solely to
providing individuals with comprehensive family planning and related preventive health services.
33. SUPPORT Medicaid (Medi-Cal) funding for same day mental health appointments.
34. SUPPORT reauthorization of funding for HIV/Ryan White Care, Maternal Child Health Funding
including Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting
(MIECHV), and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance
Program).
35. SUPPORT legislation and administrative changes that
will enhance counties’ ability to provide comprehensive
Behavioral Health Services.
36. PROTECT funding for core local public health and
prevention efforts.
37. ADVOCATE for federal resources to address local
pandemic response efforts, including vaccination efforts,
that provide direct allocations to local governments to
offset revenue losses and maximize local flexibility for
use of such funds.
38. SUPPORT legislation and administrative policy changes that will continue into the future the
flexibilities in use of Telehealth services.
39. SUPPORT efforts that ensure access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare, and OPPOSE
efforts that would restrict funding or access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare, including
reduced reimbursement or funding from Medicaid or other federal sources.
40. SUPPORT Medicare physician payment increases to stabilize physician practices, protect access
to doctors and reduce consolidation.
41. SUPPORT legislation and administrative policy changes that will reduce Medicare administrative
burdens and reform the prior authorization process to ensure patients get the care they need
when they need it.
42. SUPPORT legislation that increases Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) physician
residency training positions to address the physician workforce shortage.
2025-26
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HOMELESS SERVICES
43. SUPPORT the continuation and expansion of funding for
fair and equitable affordable housing, homelessness
assistance and prevention programs, and strategic local
and regional responses to homelessness that promote
transparency, equity and data informed decision-making
and enhance access to resources that support the
County’s compliance with federal and state anti-
homelessness and anti-poverty initiatives and
requirements.
44. SUPPORT increasing and maintaining affordable
housing stock and housing stability by way of supporting
funding, policy, or regulations that promote fair and
equitable housing for the most vulnerable low, very low, and extremely low-income households,
including the production and preservation of various housing types and the protection of stable
housing for vulnerable persons experiencing homelessness.
45. SUPPORT removal of barriers in planning processes, regulatory frameworks, funding programs,
healthcare access, and policy to promote increased equity, innovation, transparency and data-
driven approaches to addressing homelessness and housing affordability, with the goals of
increasing affordable housing and eliminating discrimination and disparate treatment of
individuals based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender
identify, sexual orientation, ability, housing status,
income, or other household characteristics.
46. SUPPORT wide variety of housing types and formats, for
all persons regardless of personal characteristic or status,
and actively promote the equitable distribution and
access to affordable units and holistic services, in line
with evidence-based practices, to ensure the elimination
of discrimination and disparate treatment of individuals,
particularly vulnerable individuals and those from
communities of color.
47. SUPPORT increasing funding, policy, and regulations for
disaster planning and relief efforts that allow the County and the County’s homeless system to
plan for and equitably respond to disasters and pandemics, including for purposes of
supporting the health and safety of providers and persons experiencing homelessness,
particularly the most vulnerable and those from communities of color.
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HUMAN SERVICES
Child Support Services
48. OPPOSE efforts to reduce child support funding.
49. SUPPORT programs to improve and increase collaborative parenting.
50. SUPPORT an initiative to have a single statewide formula for support guidelines and provide
for state programs to allow non-cash payments as part of a guidelines support order.
Child Welfare Services
51. SUPPORT legislation that increases and protects the safety and well-being of children at risk of
abuse, neglect and exploitation.
52. OPPOSE the elimination or cuts to funding streams for child welfare programs.
53. SUPPORT increasing prevention dollars to help children who are victims of abuse, neglect and
exploitation remain safely in their own homes or family-based settings and provide support to
their caregivers.
54. SUPPORT efforts to provide states with financial incentives, as opposed to monetary penalties,
and minimize the significant administrative burden associated with child welfare review
processes.
Early Childhood Development
55. SUPPORT efforts that ensure all children have access to quality care by expanding high quality
learning opportunities for children, expanding subsidized childcare and tax credits, increasing
new childcare slots, increasing access to home visiting programs, and making funding available
for First 5 commissions, increasing wages and supporting infrastructure of ECE programs.
56. SUPPORT policies that increase or align eligibility guidelines to ensure more access of services
for low income working families to programs such as Head Start.
57. OPPOSE actions that would reduce funding for early childhood education, including Head Start
and Early Head Start programs.
58. SUPPORT funding and initiatives to support children’s mental health and studies on the long-term
impacts of COVID-19 on the physical and mental health of adults and children
Immigration, Inclusion, and Racial and Ethnic Equity
59. OPPOSE actions to repeal DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) as well as legislation
and administrative efforts that negatively target immigrants.
60. OPPOSE actions which discourage or prevent immigrant populations from accessing public
benefits and housing, including any negative changes to the Public Charge Final Rule published
in September 2022.
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48. SUPPORT the inclusion of historically marginalized communities in the development of housing,
workforce, and health policies.
61. SUPPORT legislation and administrative actions that address inequities in housing, health
(including mental health), education, economic development, reentry, and criminal justice.
62. SUPPORT efforts, legislation, regulations that would expand grounds for asylum under the
federal law to include persecution faced due to gender and/or sexuality.
Older Adults and Aging
63. OPPOSE elimination or cuts to funding for older adult
programs and services. SUPPORT funding for programs
that support older adults, veterans, disabled individuals,
the homeless, and low-income individuals, especially the
most vulnerable in racial minority communities.
64. SUPPORT funding and policies to provide older adults
with holistic (culturally appropriate) services and
treatment modalities that support well-being, health, and
mental health.
65. SUPPORT health insurance programs that maintain or
expand current services and protections under Medicare,
Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including
– but not limited to – protections for preexisting conditions.
66. SUPPORT funding to maintain or increase Social Security, SSI and Federal Disability programs.
Safety Net Programs
67. SUPPORT maintenance and expansion of the Child Tax Credit.
68. SUPPORT reevaluation and updates to the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
69. SUPPORT funding for entitlement programs that help low-income families, especially the ethnic
minority communities, to reach self-sufficiency. This includes efforts to expand eligibility to the
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program to all tax filers regardless of immigration status.
70. SUPPORT the extension of flexibilities and waivers for benefit program administration.
71. OPPOSE actions that would result in cost shifts on federal entitlement programs to state and
localities or which would result in greater dependency on county-funded programs.
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72. OPPOSE reductions in funding or eligibility for the Thrifty Food Plan, the Women, Infants and
Children (WIC) Program, and School Meals Programs.
73. SUPPORT efforts to increase Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit amounts to
better meet recipients’ nutritional needs, adjust
SNAP eligibility requirements to include populations
with significant need, and remove current federal
barriers that prevent some nutrition programs from
employing EBT technology.
74. OPPOSE efforts to eliminate states’ flexibility in
taking high cost of living into eligibility
determinations; OPPOSE asset tests for SNAP.
75. OPPOSE funding cuts or block granting benefit
programs, including SNAP and Medicaid.
76. SUPPORT efforts that allow people to apply for benefits while incarcerated. OPPOSE efforts to
limit eligibility for individuals with certain criminal records or to impose work requirements on
them for benefit programs, including SNAP and Medicaid.
77. SUPPORT efforts to eliminate time limits for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
recipients and provide families who are working with modest cash assistance grants to
supplement low earnings.
78. SUPPORT reauthorization and increase the TANF Block Grant. OPPOSE changes to TANF that
will require counties to invest new funds to administer the program.
79. OPPOSE efforts to restrict allowable state maintenance-of-effort expenditures and end federal
efforts to impose a national TANF error rate.
80. SUPPORT federal and state financial assistance to aid county and local government efforts to
meet unfunded federal mandates.
81. OPPOSE elimination and reduction in funding for programs that help low-income families pay
their heating bills and reduce energy bills by making homes more energy efficient, including
LIHEAP and Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).
Violence Prevention
82. SUPPORT funding for and efforts to prevent, interrupt, and end gun violence, community
violence, and all forms of interpersonal violence including gender-based violence, child abuse,
domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, abuse of dependent adults,
human trafficking, and stalking.
83. OPPOSE any elimination and cuts to grant programs for violence prevention, victim services,
prevention of all forms of human trafficking including, but not limited to, those related to the
Victims of Crime Act Fund (VOCA), Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA),
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
84. SUPPORT efforts that increase access to cultural responsiveness and language support for
victims of crime.
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85. SUPPORT effort that increase economic opportunity and security for survivors of all forms of
interpersonal violence, including efforts to protect and expand housing access and employment
rights for victims of harassment/stalking and survivors of interpersonal violence.
86. SUPPORT efforts and legislation that increases funding for building equity and promotes data
practices that uphold truth, learning, consent, and accountability, in the data collection and
research on the effectiveness of interpersonal violence prevention, intervention, and innovation
strategies.
87. SUPPORT programs and actions that address suicide, injury and violence prevention.
88. SUPPORT efforts aimed at reducing health disparities and inequities associated with violence
against women, communities of color, and the LGBTQ+ community.
89. SUPPORT increased funding for Lethality Assessment Protocols (LAP) and reallocation strategies
to support other prevention programs and social services.
90. SUPPORT efforts that increase funding for comprehensive civil legal services for survivors of
interpersonal violence and gender-based violence.
Workforce Development
91. SUPPORT policies that meet the needs of serving businesses, workers, job seekers, and youth
under the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) that preserve local decision-making
relative to spending, direction of work, and other functions of local workforce boards.
92. SUPPORT establishing a higher minimum wage.
93. SUPPORT additional funding for WIOA programs and activities including education, training,
apprenticeships, job seeker support, and job placements. SUPPORT additional funding for
racial-ethnic minority communities impacted by COVID job loss and displacement.
94. SUPPORT policies that increase access to training and education for social workers and staff in
Aging, including programs that assist students in obtaining a social work degree.
95. SUPPORT policies that drive innovation in training and apprenticeships for jobs of the future and
expansion of equitable economic opportunity.
96. SUPPORT policies that provide greater access for people with disabilities to participate in
programs for training, education, upskilling, and job seeking.
LAND USE
97. SUPPORT legislative efforts to evaluate, clean up and redevelop contaminated sites.
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LIBRARY SERVICES
98. SUPPORT funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source of
federal support for the nation's approximately 120,000
libraries and 35,000 museums and related
organizations.
99. SUPPORT the reauthorization and funding for the
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) including the
Museum and Library Services Act.
100. SUPPORT federal funding for library renovation and
construction projects.
101. SUPPORT federal initiatives and programs that
expand broadband access, especially in underserved,
rural, or low-income areas, bridging the Digital Divide to
reduce gaps in digital equity, access and literacy for marginalized communities.
NATURAL RESOURCES/PERMIT STREAMLINING
102. SUPPORT locally-controlled programs to coordinate federal resource permitting in order to
streamline development activities and better conserve, restore, and recover species, wetlands,
and habitats. SUPPORT funding and other resources towards local permitting and conservation
efforts.
PIPELINE SAFETY
103. SUPPORT legislative efforts that increase the safety of the shipment of hazardous materials by
pipeline through better monitoring, technical seismic vulnerability studies, leak detection,
operational practices and equipment.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY
104. SUPPORT legislation that strengthens transparency and public access to government
information, such as public records, open data initiatives, and government meeting broadcasts.
105. SUPPORT initiatives that address the spread of misinformation and disinformation, particularly
on social media platforms, which can undermine public trust and safety.
106. SUPPORT legislative measures that promote media literacy in schools and communities to help
the public better evaluate news sources and the credibility of information.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADBAND
107. SUPPORT the expansion of broadband (high speed internet service) and the deployment of
emergency technologies to drive economic development and job opportunities, support county
service delivery, and improve health, education and public safety outcomes for residents.
108. SUPPORT federal initiatives and programs that expand broadband access, especially in
underserved, rural, or low-income areas, bridging the Digital Divide to reduce gaps in digital
equity, access and literacy for marginalized communities.
109. SUPPORT federal policies that support local efforts to adopt new technologies without
compromising public health, privacy, or local autonomy.
110. SUPPORT the restoration of net neutrality to ensure open and nondiscriminatory access to
online information.
111. SUPPORT preservation of local government ownership and control of the local public rights-of-
way and ensure reasonable compensation for their use.
112. OPPOSE Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
rulemaking that would reduce franchise fee obligations which
fund community television operations and the General Fund.
113. ENSURE nondiscriminatory treatment of Public, Educational
and Government (PEG) channels by cable system operators.
114. SUPPORT continued funding for PEG channels.
115. SUPPORT local decision-making and accountability of local
elected officials and OPPOSE any actions that would preempt
or limit the zoning and siting authority of local governments.
116. SUPPORT extension of Affordable Connectivity Program
(ACP) that provides income-eligible individuals and families
discounts to internet service and computer equipment. SUPPORT funding for outreach to create
awareness of ACP and other opportunities for increased digital access. OPPOSE plans to
eliminate access to landlines (Carrier of Last Resort) and other services that would affect the
ability to access 911.
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TRANSPORTATION , MOBILITY MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION
117. SUPPORT and seek opportunities to streamline the
regulatory process as well as encourage the development of
regulations that are appropriate and flexible.
118. SUPPORT policies, programs and funding increases that
enable new technologies, practices, and services to improve
mobility to vulnerable populations.
119. SUPPORT legislative efforts to increase and improve
waterborne transportation of goods when it increases safety.
VETERANS
120. SUPPORT legislation to increase availability, accessibility,
and utilization of Veterans Benefits.
121. SUPPORT legislation to provide America’s veterans
organizations with resources to make necessary repairs to or
replacement of their meeting halls and facilities.
122. SUPPORT legislation that enhances health care/mental
health care in support of veterans.
123. SUPPORT legislation that would focus on getting homeless
veterans off the street and into housing, including an increase in federal investment in HUD
VASH vouchers.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
124. SUPPORT legislation that protects human health and
the environment from exposure to hazardous materials
and hazardous wastes.
125. SUPPORT legislative efforts that establish producer
responsibility for management of products at the end of
their useful life including pharmaceuticals, batteries,
sharps, and veterinary medicine.
126. SUPPORT legislative efforts that reduce the quantity of
harmful pharmaceuticals (including veterinary medicine)
that ultimately enter wastewater treatment facilities,
bodies of water, and landfills.
Contra Costa
2025-26
Adopted State
Legislative Platform
Adopted January 21, 2025
CONTENTS
Introduction ___________________________________________________________ 3
County Profile ____________________________________________________________________ 3
Demographic Highlights ____________________________________________________________ 3
Governance _____________________________________________________________________ 4
Legislative Platform Purpose ________________________________________________________ 5
Mission, Vision, and Values __________________________________________________________ 6
Advocacy priorities _____________________________________________________ 7
Principles and Policy Statements ___________________________________________ 8
Administration and Finance __________________________________________________________ 8
Agriculture and Weights & Measures __________________________________________________ 9
Animal Services ___________________________________________________________________ 9
Artificial Intelligence ______________________________________________________________ 10
Child Support Services ____________________________________________________________ 10
Climate Change _________________________________________________________________ 10
The Delta ______________________________________________________________________ 12
Economic Development ____________________________________________________________ 13
Elections _______________________________________________________________________ 13
Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Response _____________________________________ 13
Flood Control and Clean Water _____________________________________________________ 15
Health Care ____________________________________________________________________ 16
Homeless Services ________________________________________________________________ 18
Human Services __________________________________________________________________ 19
Child Welfare Services _________________________________________________________ 19
Early Childhood Development ____________________________________________________ 20
Immigration, Equity, and Inclusion __________________________________________________ 20
Older Adult Services ___________________________________________________________ 21
Safety Net Programs ___________________________________________________________ 21
Violence Prevention ____________________________________________________________ 22
Justice Systems __________________________________________________________________ 22
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Land Use/Community Development/Natural Resources ___________________________________ 24
Library Services _________________________________________________________________ 25
Public Information and Transparency _________________________________________________ 25
Telecommunications and Broadband _________________________________________________ 25
Transportation __________________________________________________________________ 26
Veterans _______________________________________________________________________ 28
Waste Management ______________________________________________________________ 28
Workforce Development __________________________________________________________ 30
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INTRODUCTION
COUNTY PROFILE
One of the original 27 counties established in California in
1850, Contra Costa County is home to more than one million
people, making it the ninth most populous county in the state.
Physically, Contra Costa is over 733 square miles and extends
from the northeastern shore of the San Francisco Bay (Bay)
easterly about 50 miles to San Joaquin County. The County is
bordered on the south and west by Alameda County and on the
north by the Suisun and San Pablo Bays. The western and
northern shorelines are industrialized, while the interior sections
are suburban/residential, commercial and light industrial.
About 40 percent of the county is under the jurisdiction of 19 incorporated cities and towns, and
large portions of the remaining unincorporated area are part of public park systems and a habitat
conservancy. Contra Costa County is diverse, with communities that range from small agricultural places
like Byron, with a density of about 200 people per square mile,
to urban population centers like Contra Costa Centre, a bustling
transit village with a density of 8,400 people per square mile.
With its strategic location as The Capital of The Northern
California Mega-RegionTM and easy access to suppliers and
customers, Contra Costa is a business destination full of
opportunity.
DEMOGRAPHIC HIGHLIGHTS
According to the 2024 State Department of Finance data, 1,146,626 people live in Contra Costa
County. 15% of the total population, about 176,941 people, reside in the unincorporated areas of the
county. The median age of County residents is 39 years old. Our population of people aged 60 or
older is expected to grow by approximately 47% between 2020 and 2050, making this age group
our fastest growing.
44% of County residents are white, with significant proportions of Asian (16.5%) and African American
(8%) people. The Census tracks Latinx ethnicity separately from other populations; in total, the
Hispanic/Latino population makes up approximately 26% of the total population.
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GOVERNANCE
A five-member Board of Supervisors, each elected to four-year terms, serves as the legislative
body of the County, which has a general law form of government. Also elected are the County Assessor,
Auditor-Controller, Clerk-Recorder, District Attorney, Sheriff-Coroner and Treasurer-Tax Collector. The
County Administrator, Monica Nino, is appointed by the Board and is responsible for running the day-
to-day business of the County.
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Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors:
District 1: John M. Gioia
District II: Candace Andersen
District III: Diane Burgis
District IV: Ken Carlson
District V: Shanelle Scales-Preston
LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM PURPOSE
The Legislative Platform establishes the priorities, principles, and policy statements of the Contra
Costa County Board of Supervisors and creates the basis for its advocacy efforts, alerting our
legislative partners of the greatest needs of our residents and where we need additional help. The
Platform provides general direction to County departments and agencies, legislative advocates,
delegation members, and the public on our positions on key policy matters that would impact the way
the County does business. The Platform also includes new bill requests for which legislation is sought from
Contra Costa County.
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Throughout the legislative session, the County will review and take positions on various policy
and State Budget items. When a recommended position is consistent with existing County policy, as
adopted in the Platform, the CAO’s office or department staff will prepare a County position letter for
signature by the Board Chair.
Contra Costa County has also adopted a Delta Water Platform to identify and promote activities
and policy positions that support a healthy Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta). Contra Costa County
uses this Delta Water Platform to guide its actions and advocacy regarding the future of the Delta.
MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES
Contra Costa County has adopted the following Mission, Vision and Values statement:
Mission: Contra Costa County is dedicated to providing public services which improve the quality of
life of our residents and the economic viability of our businesses.
Vision: Contra Costa County is recognized as a world-class service organization where innovation and
partnerships merge to enable our residents to enjoy a safe, healthy and prosperous life.
Values: Contra Costa County services people, businesses and communities. Our organization and each
one of our employees value: Clients and communities; Partnerships; Quality services; Accountability;
Fiscal prudence; Organizational excellence.
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A DVOCACY PRIORITIES
Climate Change: Advocate for and support funding to address climate change, and for Contra
Costa County specific projects in the climate bond and through other funding sources. Funding is
needed to facilitate the conversion of existing buildings for greater energy efficiency and to all-
electric, promote a countywide approach to adaption to rising water levels, conserve and
restore natural resources and open space, support the development and implementation of a
countywide urban forest management plan, facilitate community solar projects and associated
battery storage to provide electricity to impacted communities, and build-out the active
transportation network across the County.
Heath Care, including Mental Health, Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
services: CalAIM Implementation engagement with focus on finance implications as well as
impacts on county operations, programs and people served. Advocate for Behavioral Health
workforce assistance and adequate, sustained funding to match new services and administration
expectations. Advocate for secure, adequate, flexible, and sustained funding for CARE Court
implementation, mindful of the state budget, including supportive housing.
Housing and Homelessness: Although state and local governments have made significant
investments in housing and homelessness programs over the last few years, California lacks a
comprehensive, holistic strategy that provides sustained funding and clear levels of responsibility
for all levels of government. Continue to support significant strategic investments and support
funding for housing and treatment facilities for the behavioral health populations.
The Delta/Water and Levees: Support efforts to protect and improve water quality, water
quantity, and Delta outflow and advocate for increased freshwater flow through the Delta into
the San Francisco Bay to protect and restore a healthy and sustainable ecosystem. Advocate for
significant funding for western and central Delta levees to support water quality and the
existing Delta water conveyance system and to protect critical infrastructure. Support multi-
purpose storage options that incorporate water supply, flood control, surface water and
groundwater storage, groundwater management, and ecosystem components.
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PRINCIPLES AND POLICY STATEMENTS
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
1. MAXIMIZE state, federal, and local revenues for County-run programs and services.
2. SECURE greater flexibility over use of state and federal funds.
3. LESSEN any adverse impact of state or federal policies on
County costs and decision-making authority.
4. ACHIEVE operational improvements.
5. SUPPORT proposals that provide local governments with
greater decision-making authority over the use of state or
federal funds.
6. OPPOSE proposals that would impose new unfunded
mandates on the County. OPPOSE efforts of the state to
avoid state mandate claims through the practice of
repealing the statues then re-enacting them. SUPPORT
timely, full payments to counties by the state for programs
operated on their behalf or by mandate.
7. OPPOSE any efforts to increase the County's share-of-cost, maintenance-of-effort requirements or
other financing responsibility for state-mandated programs, absent new revenues sufficient to meet
current and future program needs.
8. SUPPORT the state's effort to balance its budget through actions that do not adversely affect
County revenues, services, or ability to carry out its governmental responsibilities.
9. OPPOSE any state-imposed redistribution, reduction or use restriction on general purpose revenue,
sales taxes or property taxes unless financially beneficial to the County.
10. OPPOSE efforts to limit local authority over transient occupancy taxes (TOT).
11. SUPPORT efforts to ensure that Contra Costa County receives its fair share of state allocations.
12. SUPPORT efforts to receive reimbursement for local tax revenues lost pursuant to sales and
property tax exemptions approved by the Legislature and the State Board of Equalization.
13. SUPPORT efforts to reform the state/local relationship in a way that makes both fiscal and
programmatic sense for local government with an emphasis on maximum flexibility for counties to
manage the existing and realigned discretionary programs.
14. SUPPORT a reduction in the 2/3rd vote requirement to 55% voter approval for locally-approved
special taxes that fund health, housing, education, economic, stormwater services, library,
transportation and/or public safety programs and services.
15. SUPPORT efforts to authorize counties to impose forfeitures for violations of ordinances, as
authorized for cities.
16. SUPPORT efforts to redefine the circumstances under which commercial and industrial property is
reassessed to reduce the growing imbalance between the share of overall property tax paid by
residential property owners versus commercial/industrial owners.
17. SUPPORT efforts to reduce County costs for Workers’ Compensation, including the ability to control
excessive medical utilization and litigation.
18. SUPPORT legislative compliance with both the intent and language of Proposition 1A (2004).
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19. SUPPORT full state participation in funding the County’s retiree and retiree health care unfunded
liability.
20. OPPOSE the establishment of specific or stricter standards for the use of personal services contracts
by counties that would make contracting with community-based organizations more difficult.
21. ENABLE local governments to offer additional opportunities for public meeting attendance,
participation, and accessibility for non-legislative advisory bodies through technological means.
22. SUPPORT efforts that ensure public entities are procuring products and delivering services in a
manner that progressively reduces the carbon footprint of goods and services.
23. SUPPORT efforts that maintain public record access while maintaining privacy, as it relates to
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs).
AGRICULTURE AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES
24. SUPPORT revisions to state law to enable the department to recover its costs of service provision for
pest and disease control and eradication efforts and weights and measures programs.
25. SUPPORT revisions to State school siting policies to protect and enhance the viability of local
agriculture.
26. SUPPORT legislation to facilitate the efforts by the California Department of Food and Agriculture
and the Department of Boating and Waterways to survey and treat all infestations in the Delta of
invasive aquatic species through integrated pest management.
27. SUPPORT legislation that preserves the integrity of the Williamson Act, eliminates abuses resulting in
unjustified and premature conversions of contracted land for development, and fully restores
Williamson Act subventions.
28. SUPPORT legislation that would preserve or enhance protections now afforded to consumers for
commercial transactions involving commercial weighing or measuring devices (scales, meters and
scanners) or computed by point-of-sale systems.
ANIMAL SERVICES
29. SUPPORT actions to expand access to care for animal
owners, including spay and neuter services.
30. SUPPORT actions to protect pet retention.
31. SUPPORT actions to address and prevent animal over-
population.
32. SUPPORT actions to protect or increase local control and
flexibility over the scope and level of animal services,
consistent with local needs and priorities.
33. SUPPORT efforts to preserve the integrity of existing
County policy relating to Animal Services (e.g., the Animal
Control Ordinance and land use requirements).
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
34. SUPPORT engagement on policy discussions surrounding the development and use of artificial
intelligence. The policies should recognize and allow for AI’s beneficial uses, including by counties,
but prohibit areas of potential misuse.
CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES
35. SUPPORT recognition, promotion and enhancement of the child support program as a safety net
program.
36. SUPPORT legislative efforts to make child support enforcement flexible, when guardians are
coparenting cooperatively and in agreement with each other.
CLIMATE CHANGE
37. SUPPORT consistent funding and policy to implement the following:
Technologies and clean energy solutions that achieve
the County’s climate goals, including battery energy
storage and microgrids, solar and wind energy,
electric vehicles (EV), EV infrastructure for charging
and battery recycling;
Energy efficiency programs that encourage whole-
building retrofits and address asthma triggers in the
built environment;
Preparation of the Resilient Shoreline Plan that will
identify strategies and pathways for adapting to
rising sea levels in the Bay and Delta;
Planning and implementation of community solar;
Active transportation and green infrastructure programs;
Job training for careers in clean energy, clean transportation, and green infrastructure.
38. SUPPORT consistent funding and policy to harden and enhance the infrastructure of public facilities,
including public hospitals and health care centers, to the impacts of climate change.
39. SUPPORT consistent funding and policy to conserve, restore, and enhance the region’s natural
resources, including watersheds, habitats and species, to support a functioning ecosystem that
sequesters carbon and is resilient to the impacts of climate change.
40. SUPPORT actions that address the impacts of climate change; support climate adaptation and
resilience efforts; support the Green Business program; reduce exposure to toxic air pollutants and
greenhouse gases; study and recognize the health impacts of global and regional climate change;
support a transition away from leaded aviation fuels; and study the economic, workforce and social
impacts of transitioning away from fossil fuels.
41. SUPPORT actions that address the disproportionate impacts that some communities bear because
they are located near sources of exposure such as large industrial facilities, freeways, or
transportation corridors and/or live in proximity to areas vulnerable to sea level rise, inland
flooding, and other climate-related impacts.
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42. ENSURE that the implementation of AB 32 and successor bills results in harmony between the
greenhouse gas reduction target created by the Air Resources Board for each regional/local
agency, data that reveals disparity in population health status, the housing needs numbers provided
by the state Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Sustainable Communities
Strategy developed through the Regional Transportation Plan processes.
43. SUPPORT efforts that favor allocation of funding and infrastructure from the California Climate
Investments Program to jurisdictions within whose boundaries are the largest emitters of greenhouse
gas, have vulnerable and/or disadvantaged communities that are disproportionately affected by
climate change and environmental pollution, have Natural Community Conservation Plans or similar
land conservation efforts that will address climate change, and have demonstrated a local
commitment to climate protection.
44. SUPPORT California Climate Investments funding for the
conservation of natural lands, parks and open space through
fee title acquisition as well as easements.
45. SUPPORT efforts to expand eligible expenditures of the
Climate Investments to investments in accessible
transit/transportation systems (serving seniors, disabled, and
veterans), and in investments in infrastructure and programs
to promote active transportation, particularly bicycling and
walking including the Iron Horse corridor and other trails.
46. SUPPORT investments in active transportation infrastructure
along the Iron Horse Corridor, including double-tracking to
create an adjacent, paved path for higher speed cyclists,
and enhanced connections to transit, schools, jobs, and other
trail systems.
47. OPPOSE changes to the California Environmental Protection
Agency’s protocols for designating disadvantaged
communities which result in a reduction in the number or size
of disadvantaged communities in Contra Costa County
prioritized for receipt of California Climate Investment
funds.
48. SUPPORT efforts to ensure life-cycle costs are considered
when planning new projects.
49. SUPPORT the autonomy of community choice aggregators
(CCAs) in policymaking and decision-making. OPPOSE legislation and regulatory policies that
unfairly disadvantage CCAs or CCA customers or reduce or undermine local decision-making
autonomy by the CCA.
50. SUPPORT continuing development of local renewable energy resources and supply, including
hydrogen fuel cells and storage, and the protection of local autonomy to administer energy
efficiency programs and install and utilize integrated distributed energy resources, and SUPPORT
effective leveraging of energy efficiency programs tailored to address local needs and concerns.
51. SUPPORT complete transparency of all energy procurement practices, stranded costs, and
departing load charges; fair competition in statewide energy markets for community choice
aggregators (CCAs) and municipal or other publicly owned utilities; legislation and regulatory
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policies that protect CCA customers from improper cost allocation; and OPPOSE legislation that
conflicts with or diminishes CCA procurement autonomy.
52. SUPPORT requirements for investor-owned and public energy utilities to provide local governments
with energy usage data for all facilities in their jurisdictions for purposes of developing inventories
of greenhouse gas emissions within their boundaries.
53. SUPPORT requirements and funding for greenhouse gas emission inventories to be prepared for
local governments on a regular basis.
54. SUPPORT resources for local governments to address impacts of climate change caused by a
changing climate, such as extreme weather, wildfire smoke, sea level rise, flooding, drought,
groundwater rise, fires, and power disruptions.
55. SUPPORT actions that cost-effectively reduce exposure to criteria air pollutants and toxic air
pollutants.
THE DELTA
56. PROTECT and RESTORE a healthy sustainable Delta ecosystem, including adequate water quality,
inflow and outflow, and water supply, to support fisheries, wildlife and habitat and control invasive
species.
57. RESPECT and SAFEGUARD Delta Counties’ responsibilities related to land use, water resources,
flood management, tax revenues, public health and safety, economic development, agricultural
stability, recreation, and environmental protection in any projects, policies, or operations.
58. SUPPORT rehabilitation, improvement, and maintenance of levees throughout the Delta.
59. SUPPORT efforts that further the obligation of all users of water flowing through the Delta to
restore, maintain, improve, and protect this shared resource and referred to as the “Delta pool”
concept.
60. REPRESENT and include local government in any governance structures for the Delta.
61. OPPOSE isolated conveyance.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
62. ADVOCATE for jobs-oriented incentive programs for jurisdictions that have a significant
jobs/housing imbalance or rely on industries the state plans to transition.
63. SUPPORT an amendment to the California Competes Tax Credit program guidelines to consider
qualifying low-income census tracts within unincorporated areas of a county in the enhanced scoring
category.
ELECTIONS
64. SUPPORT full state reimbursement for state mandates imposed upon local registrars by the
Secretary of State, including special state elections, signature verification and petition efforts,
special elections and redistricting activities.
65. SUPPORT legislation to assist and fully fund counties in
the effective implementation of State-mandated changes
in the elections process and administration including but
not limited to expanded access to language assistance.
66. OPPOSE any legislation that imposes specific and
impractical requirements regarding equipment,
procedures, and personnel responsibilities for election
administration.
67. OPPOSE any legislation that requires any specific
methodologies for post-election audits.
68. SUPPORT policies that facilitate secure elections.
69. SUPPORT legislation that increases protections against interfering with the casting of ballots at
polling places or by mail, including increasing fines and/or penalties for practices that attempt to
impede the voting process or intimidate votes.
70. SUPPORT legislation to protect election workers from harassment and to ensure the physical safety
of workplaces for election administrators.
71. SUPPORT legislation to allow for the secure and effective use of new technologies available in the
field of election administration and to provide adequate funding for both deployment and
maintenance of new technologies.
72. SUPPORT proposals that provide elections officials flexibility on the availability of in-person voting
locations and the recruitment of poll workers in response to emergency orders.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
73. SUPPORT efforts to improve and expand interoperable public safety radio systems.
74. SUPPORT legislation that will improve forest management and emergency communications systems.
75. SUPPORT increased funding for defensible space inspections, community wildfire risk mitigation, and
for hardening of existing homes from wildfire exposure.
76. SUPPORT a sales tax exemption for public safety related apparatus and/or equipment over a
certain value (e.g., $250,000).
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77. SUPPORT exemptions from CEQA for wildfire risk mitigation projects, natural disaster preparedness
projects, and Essential Services Facilities (ESF) such as fire stations, and exemptions from fees and
air quality limitations for emergency generators at fire stations.
78. SUPPORT legislation and regulatory actions that would streamline the state and local wildfire
mitigation area designation process, including fire hazard severity zone mapping that impacts
insurance rates, that allow for input from local governments and fire professionals and clarifies roles
and responsibilities for federal, state, and local agencies.
79. SUPPORT increased funding for services associated with disaster response, including mutual aid
provided for wildfires, floods, or other such incidents.
80. SUPPORT legislation and funding for research on the
adverse health impacts, including increased rates of cancer,
faced by firefighters and emerging technologies that can help
lower the long-term health impacts.
81. SUPPORT legislation that provides supports for the mental
health of public safety personnel, including law enforcement
and firefighters, such as peer support and mental health
counseling.
82. SUPPORT a permanent resolution to the reimbursement for
air ambulance providers.
83. ENSURE that development impact fees provide adequate
funding for public safety facilities, including law enforcement,
fire, and emergency response, along with ongoing maintenance
and operations.
84. SUPPORT legislation to improve telephone and cellular
access or back-up during emergencies, and improvements to
the community warning systems and evacuation map
technologies.
85. SUPPORT actions that increase the safety of the shipment
of hazardous materials by pipeline through better monitoring,
technical seismic vulnerability studies, leak detection,
operational practices, and equipment.
86. SUPPORT California legislation requiring all wireless
carriers to participate in the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) program to ensure universal public
access to life-saving notifications.
87. SUPPORT legislation requiring phone carriers to maintain access to Plain Old Telephone Service
(POTS) to ensure reliable communication for vulnerable populations, emergency services, and areas
with limited broadband access.
88. SUPPORT state funding and policy initiatives to develop and deploy innovative emergency alert
technologies, improving the reliability and inclusiveness of disaster communication systems.
89. SUPPORT policies and funding that will ensure equitable access to essential, life-saving information
for all individuals during emergencies.
90. SUPPORT policies that establish weather-related disasters as reimbursable events through existing
recovery programs.
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91. ENSURE that new emergency and disaster response legislation provides adequate funding and
guidance to support legislative initiatives.
92. SUPPORT legislation that provides funding and resources to enhance local emergency management
organizations.
93. SUPPORT more authority and resources for Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) to
support volunteer training and community preparedness/resiliency programs.
94. SUPPORT legislation to maintain or strengthen the authority and governing role of counties and their
local emergency medical services agencies to plan, implement, and evaluate all aspects and
components of the emergency medical services system.
95. SUPPORT legislation to maintain or strengthen the administration and medical control of emergency
medical services, pre-hospital emergency medical care, and ambulance services at the county level.
96. SUPPORT legislation that would enable paramedics and emergency medical technicians responding
to 911 calls to transport patients to the most appropriate facility, such as, mental health urgent care
centers or sobering centers, subject to the County’s Emergency Medical Services Policy.
97. OPPOSE legislation that would threaten or weaken the authority and governing role of counties or
local medical control over the locally coordinated and standardized provision of emergency
medical services, including changes to how operating area exclusivity is conferred.
98. OPPOSE legislation that may result in the fragmentation of the emergency medical services systems,
prehospital emergency medical care, and ambulance services.
99. OPPOSE legislation that would prevent or weaken the ability of the LEMSA Medical Director to
assure medical control of the EMS system.
FLOOD CONTROL AND CLEAN WATER
100. SUPPORT legislation that would improve integration of
planning between member agencies of an Integrated
Regional Water Management Planning group, thereby
increasing multi-benefit projects.
101. SUPPORT increased funding to comply with clean water
requirements imposed by regional bodies.
102. SUPPORT legislation that would require Metropolitan
Planning Organizations to integrate local and regional
stormwater needs into their regional transportation planning
process.
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HEALTH CARE
103. SUPPORT legislation and administrative policy changes that will continue into the future the
flexibilities in use of Telehealth services that have so benefited our community during the Public
Health Emergency.
104. SUPPORT state action to increase health care access and affordability.
105. SUPPORT Medi-Cal reimbursement rate increases to incentivize providers to participate in the
program. Also, SUPPORT Medi-Cal reimbursement rate
increases to provide quality reproductive health care services.
106. SUPPORT reimbursement for a maximum of 2 visits taking
place on the same day at one location if the patient suffers
illness/ injury requiring additional diagnosis/ treatment, or if
the patient has a medical visit and mental health or dental
visit.
107. SUPPORT actions that address provider shortages (including
physicians, particularly specialists, and nurses). Innovative
programs, such as loan forgiveness programs, should be
expanded.
108. SUPPORT legislation that increases Medicare Graduate
Medical Education (GME) physician residency training positions to address the physician workforce
shortage.
109. SUPPORT actions that implement comprehensive systems of care, including case management, for
frequent users of emergency care and those with chronic diseases and/or dual (or multiple)
diagnoses.
110. SUPPORT actions that provide sufficient time for detailed
data gathering of current safety net funding in the system and
the impact of any redirection of funds on remaining county
responsibilities.
111. SUPPORT actions to implement a Medi-Cal waiver in a
manner that maximizes the drawdown of federal funds for
services and facilities, provides flexibility, and ensures that
counties receive their fair share of funding.
112. SUPPORT actions to extend Drug Medi-Cal and Minor
Consent Medi-Cal Coverage to incarcerated youths, many of
whom are in custody due to drug related crimes.
113. SUPPORT coverage of medically necessary alcohol and
substance use related disorder treatment at the same level as other medical conditions.
114. SUPPORT legislation that extends the restrictions and prohibitions against the smoking of, and
exposure to, tobacco products, and the promotion of cessation among young people and adults.
115. SUPPORT actions that further align a statewide regulatory framework for the commercial cannabis
industry and that continue to authorize local jurisdictions to adopt more restrictive measures to
protect the health, safety and welfare of their residents. OPPOSE legislation and state regulation
that seeks to weaken or eliminate local control over the commercial cannabis industry.
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116. SUPPORT necessary County infrastructure and adequate funding related to education, regulation,
testing and enforcement functions associated with cannabis regulatory controls.
117. SUPPORT restricting the sale and use of powdered alcohol and other similar products marketed to
youth; restrictions on advertising of cannabis products targeting youth and near places frequented
by youth or alcohol and other drug treatment facilities.
118. SUPPORT legislation that extends the restrictions and prohibitions against the smoking of, and
exposure to, cannabis products in various places, including, but not limited to, places of employment,
school campuses, public buildings, day care facilities, multi-family housing, health facilities, alcohol
and other drug treatment facilities, and homeless shelters.
119. SUPPORT actions to seek a state ban on electronic devices that deliver flavored e-liquids as well
as the e-juice itself.
120. SUPPORT actions aimed at reducing the misuse of prescription drugs, most especially opioids, and
increase prevention and treatment of opioid disorders to eliminate overdoses and combat the
opioid epidemic.
121. SUPPORT population-based chronic disease prevention efforts such as the creation and funding of
a State Wellness Trust.
122. SUPPORT developing a workforce with gerontological expertise to manage the exponential
growth in the chronically ill aging population.
123. SUPPORT efforts that would advance a Health-In-All-Policies approach to policy work done across
the County. This implies consideration of how health is influenced by the built environment and a
connection with land use planning and development.
124. SUPPORT ongoing study of the health impacts of global and regional climate change and ongoing
countywide mitigation and adaptation efforts.
125. SUPPORT actions that would preserve the nature and quality and continuity of care associated
with safety net services historically provided at the local level, such as the California Children’s
Services (CCS) and Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) programs.
126. SUPPORT actions that promote aging in place through the utilization of long-term supports and
services and caregiver support services.
127. SUPPORT funding, streamlined processes, and greater flexibility for use of state and federal
funding to respond to Public Health Emergency Preparedness initiatives including Pandemic
Influenza, emerging diseases, and continued funding for all categories related to Public Health
Preparedness.
128. SUPPORT Local Public Health Departments as an authorized provider for direct billing
reimbursement related to the provision of Immunization, Family Planning, HIV, STD and TB services.
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129. SUPPORT the reversal of the pre-emption language
regarding local Menu-Labeling that is included the Affordable
Care Act.
130. SUPPORT efforts to strengthen needle exchange programs
as part of an overall program to combat the spread of HIV
and other diseases.
131. SUPPORT legislative efforts to reduce or eliminate lead and
toxic substances in consumer products, particularly those used
by infants and children.
132. SUPPORT funding, policy and programs dedicated to
suicide, injury and violence prevention.
133. SUPPORT legislation to tax certain beverages that contain
added sugars.
134. SUPPORT efforts that support healthy meals, adequate meal
time, and increased physical activity/education for school-age
children.
135. SUPPORT efforts to address “food deserts” so that healthy
food such as fruits, vegetables, and produce are sold at retail
stores throughout all regions of the County and encourage
healthy food consumption.
136. SUPPORT funding that sustains and expands non-
infrastructure Safe Routes to School programs that educate
students, parents, and school staff about safe walking and
bicycling to school.
137. SUPPORT efforts to address the underlying determinants of health and health equity, such as
housing and prevention of displacement, educational attainment and livable wage jobs, and
accessible transportation.
138. SUPPORT efforts and funding for screening for all forms of interpersonal violence by medical
providers.
HOMELESS SERVICES
139. SUPPORT the continuation and expansion of funding for fair and equitable affordable housing,
homelessness assistance and prevention programs, and strategic local and regional responses to
homelessness that promote transparency, equity and data informed decision-making and enhance
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access to resources that support the County’s compliance with federal and state anti-homelessness
and anti-poverty initiatives and requirements.
140. SUPPORT increasing and maintaining affordable housing
stock and housing stability by way of supporting funding,
policy, or regulations that promote fair and equitable
housing for the most vulnerable low, very low, and
extremely low-income households, including the acquisition,
production and preservation of various housing types and
the protection of stable housing for vulnerable persons
experiencing homelessness.
141. SUPPORT removal of barriers in planning processes,
regulatory frameworks, funding programs, healthcare
access, and policy to promote increased equity, innovation,
transparency and data-driven approaches to addressing
homelessness and housing affordability, with the goals of
increasing affordable housing and eliminating
discrimination and disparate treatment of individuals
based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual
orientation, ability, housing status, income, or other
household characteristics.
142. SUPPORT a wide variety of housing types and formats,
for all persons regardless of personal characteristic or
status, and actively promote the equitable distribution and
access to affordable units and holistic services, in line with
evidence-based practices, to ensure the elimination of
discrimination and disparate treatment of individuals,
particularly vulnerable individuals and those from communities of color.
143. SUPPORT increasing funding, policy, and regulations for disaster planning and relief efforts that
allow the County and the County’s homeless system to plan for and equitably respond to disasters
and pandemics, including for purposes of supporting the health and safety of providers and persons
experiencing homelessness, particularly the most vulnerable and those from communities of color.
HUMAN SERVICES
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
144. SUPPORT the development or designation of safe, appropriate placement options and
congregate care reform for foster youth with acute complex needs.
145. SUPPORT initiatives which would expand benefits and support for reunified families.
146. SUPPORT restorative justice and healing-centered framework initiatives and programs that seek to
eliminate the school-to-prison pipeline and end the criminalization of youth.
147. SUPPORT funding and initiatives to support children’s mental health and studies on the long-term
impacts of COVID-19 on the physical and mental health of adults and children.
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EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
148. SUPPORT legislation to expand early childcare, education, mental health, developmental
screenings, and other comprehensive services and holistic
approaches.
149. SUPPORT early childhood education, including preschool
enrichment programs with family engagement to provide
quality care and parent education in early life.
150. SUPPORT policies and systems changes to foster holistic
family and early childhood development and resilience.
151. SUPPORT early childhood home visitation to enhance
parenting skills and promote health child development.
152. SUPPORT early childhood mental health and trauma
prevention programs.
IMMIGRATION , EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
153. SUPPORT the continued expansion of benefits and services for immigrants, refugees, and asylum
seekers regardless of immigration status.
154. SUPPORT efforts to expand full scope Medi-Cal to
include Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
youth, seniors, and all remaining uninsured residents
regardless of their immigration status.
155. SUPPORT increased language access and culturally
responsive social services for all immigrants.
156. SUPPORT actions to assist immigrants, refugees, and
other seeking asylum who experience domestic or sexual
assault to receive resources, including services to prevent
homelessness, labor and human trafficking, and legal
resources to help attain citizenship.
157. SUPPORT education and outreach to engage immigrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, and non-legal
status communities to help them access benefits, mitigate concerns around public charge, and
address other issues related to their enrollment to safety net programs.
158. OPPOSE any changes that may penalize immigrants for using vital public benefits they are legally
allowed to access. OPPOSE any changes to sponsor requirements which add limiting threshold
criteria.
159. SUPPORT day labor programs and other workforce development programs that serve immigrant
communities and undocumented workers.
160. SUPPORT actions that would eliminate systemic racism and structural inequities, including efforts to
refocus Medi-Cal and other social safety net programs toward reducing health disparities.
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OLDER ADULT SERVICES
161. SUPPORT actions that promote individual choice by easing
access to In Home Supportive Services (IHSS). SUPPORT
funding to reduce the intake wait-time for eligibility and
delivery of in-home care.
162. SUPPORT allowing counties to use alternative IHSS
reassessment approaches including, but not limited to,
telephonic reassessments.
163. SUPPORT programs that increase seniors’ access to
technology and internet connection.
164. SUPPORT fully funding the administration of IHSS, including
statewide labor bargaining and negotiations..
165. SUPPORT funding to recruit, train, and retain IHSS home
health care workers. SUPPORT increased state investment in livable wages for IHSS care providers.
166. SUPPORT actions to provide respite for caregivers.
167. SUPPORT the creation of funding opportunities and policies which promote the development of
aging-friendly communities.
168. SUPPORT actions that strengthen the capacity and funding of Adult Protective Services (APS) to
address all forms of abuse and neglect.
169. SUPPORT funding to expand services for older adults and people with disabilities.
170. SUPPORT actions to promote the safety of social workers and all in-home care providers.
171. SUPPORT funding and policies to provide older adults with holistic, culturally appropriate services
and treatment modalities that support well-being, health, and mental health.
172. SUPPORT actions that promote safety in skilled nursing and other long-term care facilities for
older adults.
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
173. OPPOSE actions that result in reduced level of services to families, children, adults and seniors, or
that lead to preemption of local control.
174. SUPPORT continuous investment in safety net programs,
including the California Earned Income Tax Credit (Cal
EITC) and the Supplemental Security Income/State
Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program.
175. SUPPORT continued flexibilities and waivers in benefits
program administration for the benefit of individuals and
families who are struggling.
176. SUPPORT actions to improve and expand access to food,
including emergency food assistance networks (e.g. local
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food banks and food pantries), increasing the amount and flexibility of CalFresh and other local
assistance programs.
177. SUPPORT actions to streamline benefit applications, align verifications between programs, and
have the same appointment for multiple applications.
178. SUPPORT the ease of data sharing and coordination of care across safety net programs, including
those administered by the Health Department, such as WIC.
179. SUPPORT actions to ease access to Medi-Cal and its services.
180. SUPPORT actions which would expand funding, grant allotments, and eligibility to CalWORKS,
and expand CalWORKS supportive services.
181. SUPPORT increased access to employment training programs and subsidized work programs for
vulnerable populations, including access to community colleges.
182. SUPPORT establishing a General Assistance Program with a state share of funding.
183. SUPPORT actions to create whole family care through a more comprehensive safety net of services
that enable families to be stable and have economic opportunities.
184. SUPPORT research that describes and assesses local service needs and gaps.
VIOLENCE PREVENTION
185. SUPPORT actions that seek to address the impact of gun violence, community violence, and
interpersonal violence, including but not limited to, domestic violence, family violence, stalking,
sexual assault, all forms of human trafficking, elder abuse, dependent adult abuse, and child abuse.
186. SUPPORT actions that seek to prevent the underlying and root causes of all forms of violence and
invest in upstream strategies.
187. SUPPORT actions to increase cross-agency and cross-system collaboration on cases involving
violence, including the sharing of confidential or protected information in multidisciplinary team
settings.
188. SUPPORT actions to reduce the effects of toxic stress, trauma, and adverse childhood experiences.
189. SUPPORT alternatives to the criminal justice system that center community and survivor needs,
including those that focus on accountability between a person who has caused harm and the people
affected by the harm and those that address the root causes of harm while upholding the dignity of
those who have caused harm.
190. SUPPORT actions to support successful transition from incarceration and detention to the
community.
191. SUPPORT efforts that provide funding for and increase access to emergency shelters, transitional
housing, affordable housing, and home ownership for survivors of all forms of interpersonal violence.
192. SUPPORT efforts and legislation that increases funding for building equity and promotes data
practices that uphold truth, learning, consent, and accountability, in the data collection and research
on the effectiveness of interpersonal violence prevention, intervention, and innovation strategies.
193. SUPPORT efforts that prevent and remedy the impact of financial and economic
abuse/exploitation and that increase economic opportunity and security for survivors of all forms of
interpersonal violence.
JUSTICE SYSTEMS
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194. SUPPORT justice reform efforts that reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
195. SUPPORT justice reform efforts that reduce barriers to success for system-involved youth and
adults. SUPPORT legislation that encourages and increases youth engagement.
196. SUPPORT justice reform legislation that recognizes adolescent brain development and the unique
needs of transition-aged youth.
197. SUPPORT an ongoing commitment to investing in
community-based organizations and community alternatives
to incarceration and detention, as well as prevention.
198. SUPPORT legislation to restore pretrial detainee access to
federal health benefits.
199. SUPPORT local flexibility and funding to implement justice
prevention and diversion programs, including expanding the
use of and funding for diversion for individuals charged with
criminal offenses.
200. SUPPORT diversion and community-based restoration to
address the incompetent to stand trial (IST) waitlist, including
by expanding diversion and community-based restoration to reduce the felony IST waitlist.
201. OPPOSE legislation that would shift the responsibility of parolees from the state to the counties
without adequate notification, documentation and funding.
202. SUPPORT legislation that will help counties implement 2011 Public Safety Realignment as long as
the proposal would provide for county flexibility, eliminate redundant or unnecessary reporting, and
would not transfer more responsibility without funding.
203. SUPPORT legislation that advocates for State General Fund backfill of lost revenues of 2011
Public Safety Realignment to ensure the provisions of core services.
204. SUPPORT funding for rehabilitation and treatment for incarcerated individuals. Seek funding to
support in custody programming and facilities to enhance the County’s rehabilitation and treatment
programs for incarcerated individuals with mental health and substance use disorders.
205. SUPPORT legislation and efforts that remove barriers and obstacles for reentry for justice
involved individuals to obtain and retain employment, housing, and other supportive services.
206. SUPPORT legislation for the establishment and sustainable funding for Reentry Housing and
Workforce Development Programs.
207. SUPPORT legislation that will combat the negative impact that human trafficking has on victims in
our communities, including the impact that this activity has on a range of County services and
supports, and support additional tools, resources and funding to help counties address this growing
problem.
208. SUPPORT legislative reform of current bail provisions that will replace reliance on money bail with
a system that incorporates evidence-based pretrial release decisions. ADVOCATE for funding for
any new or revised responsibilities for counties, including the assessment and supervision of people
charged with crimes.
209. SUPPORT funding for pre-trial services community-based supervision of those charged with crimes.
Advocate to expand funding for pre-trial services via an increase in direct county allocations.
210. SUPPORT increased CARE Court Funding for counties and adequate, flexible, and sustained
funding across all impacted local agencies to support counties' efforts to implement the Community
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Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act and to amend existing law to ensure its
successful implementation.
211. SUPPORT legislation to require equitable grant funding to Public Defender offices for the defense
and protection of clients equivalent to the grant funding provided for the investigation and
prosecution of crime.
212. SUPPORT legislation or administrative action to fully fund optimal workloads for public defenders,
that address historical funding imbalances, and that provide grants to improve the provision of
indigent defense services.
213. SUPPORT legislation for increased transparency related to law enforcement misconduct and POST
decertification actions.
214. SUPPORT legislation that provides a solution to addressing the problems of metal theft and
abandoned and trespassing vessels and ground tackle.
215. SUPPORT legislation and funding to prevent, address, and prosecute those involved with
organized retail theft.
LAND USE/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT /NATURAL RESOURCES
216. SUPPORT the production, protection, and preservation of low and moderate income housing by: 1)
increasing access to state and other financing sources, 2) facilitating local and regional efforts to
develop new funding, and 3) incentivizing local agencies to promote such housing in their policies
and actions rather than limiting their authority based on housing production numbers that are outside
their control.
217. MAINTAIN local agency land use authority.
218. SUPPORT ways to streamline overall compliance with State legislation, while opposing efforts to
expedite a particular development project.
219. ENSURE Contra Costa residents of all income categories have access to adequate housing.
220. GROW more jobs countywide, particularly in those parts of the County with the longest commutes
and most acute jobs-housing imbalance.
221. SUPPORT historically under-invested communities in their equitable economic growth.
222. IDENTIFY new or enhanced revenue to support residents’ quality of life.
223. ESTABLISH, fund and support locally-controlled resource permitting to streamline economic
development activities and conserve, restore, and recover species and the habitats upon which they
depend, natural resources, watersheds and open space.
224. SUPPORT legislative actions that reduce the risk to students from the accidental release of
hazardous materials by requiring risk assessments that account for all sources of hazardous
materials as part of school siting and rebuilding decisions.
225. SUPPORT legislative actions to evaluate, clean up, and redevelop contaminated sites.
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LIBRARY SERVICES
226. SUPPORT State funding for the operation of public libraries, including but not limited to, full
funding of the California Research and Education Network (CalREN), Lunch at the Library, Zip Books,
and the Pacific Library Partnership.
227. SUPPORT State bonds and other state funding for public library renovation and construction.
228. SUPPORT the California Library Literacy and English Acquisition Services Program, which provides
matching funds for public library adult literacy programs that offer free, confidential, one-on-one
basic literacy instruction.
229. SUPPORT legislation that allows libraries to purchase eBooks and e-audiobooks at the same price
as consumers.
230. SUPPORT early literacy, school readiness, adult literacy, career development, vocational support,
and assistance to vulnerable populations.
PUBLIC INFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY
231. SUPPORT legislation that strengthens transparency and
public access to government information, such as public records,
open data initiatives, and government meeting broadcasts.
232. SUPPORT initiatives that address the spread of
misinformation and disinformation, particularly on social media
platforms, which can undermine public trust and safety.
233. SUPPORT legislative measures that promote media literacy
in schools and communities to help the public better evaluate
news sources and the credibility of information.
T ELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADBAND
234. SUPPORT preservation of local government ownership and control of the local public rights-of-
way and ensure reasonable compensation for their use.
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235. SUPPORT state initiatives and programs that expand broadband access, especially in
underserved, rural, or low-income areas.
236. SUPPORT bridging the Digital Divide through legislative actions that reduce gaps in digital equity,
access and literacy for marginalized communities.
237. SUPPORT state policies that support local efforts to
adopt new technologies without compromising public health,
privacy, or local autonomy.
238. SUPPORT Public, Educational and Government Access
(PEG) channels to provide local community access and benefits
and increase flexibility in the use of PEG funds.
239. ENSURE nondiscriminatory treatment of Public,
Educational and Government Access Channels by Cable
System Operators.
240. SUPPORT the expansion of broadband (high speed
internet service) to drive economic development and job opportunities, support county service
delivery, and improve health, education and public safety outcomes for residents.
241. SUPPORT expanded programs and outreach for programs, discounts, and subsidies that are
available to eligible members of the community for internet service and computer equipment.
242. OPPOSE plans to eliminate access to landlines (Carrier of Last Resort) and other services that
would affect the ability to access 911.
TRANSPORTATION
243. EXPLORE options for strategic eligibility expansion of paved, non-motorized regional corridors for
transportation related revenues, while limiting dilution of funding for maintenance activities.
244. SUPPORT changes to active transportation funding program statutes and policies that would
accommodate maintenance activities.
245. EXPLORE options to reform state law limiting defendants’ liability to their proportionate share of
responsibility, in order to equitable distribute liability for a given harm and prevent a defendant
determined to be only minimally liable to be forced to pay the entire judgement.
246. PROVIDE an integrated, multi-modal transportation system
that equitably, safely and efficiently meets the transportation
needs of all economic and social segments of the County and
provides for the transport of goods and services throughout
Contra Costa County.
247. EMPHASIZE the efficient use of the existing transportation
system and cost-effective enhancements to this system. New
and emerging policy direction includes an increase in the
support for active transportation modes, support for the
development of aging-friendly communities, and a
decreasing emphasis on automotive capacity expanding
projects which increase greenhouse gas production.
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248. SUPPORT the provision of a safe, reliable, efficient, and
accessible transportation system that balances social,
environmental, and economic needs of the County through
participation in planning and legislative initiatives (at the
federal, state and local level) which emphasize
transportation improvements for seniors and persons with
disabilities reflective of an increase in demand and a legacy
of underinvestment.
249. SUPPORT legislation that would have the State act on their
20-year legacy of identifying gaps in the accessible
transportation system and then declining to implement
identified solutions.
250. SUPPORT increased flexibility in the use of transportation funds.
251. SUPPORT increased regional coordination, while ensuring local input to enhance public transit
(paratransit and fixed route), roads, trails, advanced mobility technology, and greenhouse gas
reduction related projects.
252. ENSURE complete life-cycle costs, including an emphasis on environmentally friendly construction
resources, are considered during state and local project development.
253. SUPPORT improvements in safety throughout the transportation system, specifically for vulnerable
users of the system (such as children, pedestrians, cyclists, older persons, persons with disabilities,
etc.).
254. PROMOTE the streamlining of transportation safety projects.
255. SUPPORT actions to put in place local planning coordination mechanisms and requirements for
state funded or regulated facilities such as schools, roads, courts, jails, and OPPOSE efforts to
compromise the County’s road authority and the ability to protect public health, safety, and
welfare.
256. SUPPORT regional, coordinated aviation transportation planning efforts to improve service
delivery and to provide options to the surface transportation system for people and goods
movement.
257. SUPPORT actions to increase waterborne transport of goods, in particular relative to the San
Francisco to Stockton Ship Channel.
258. SUPPORT measures to enhance rail safety with an emphasis on; increased state oversight of
railroad bridges, funding for first responder training, funding to improve rail safety and prevent
rail trespass fatalities, improved regulations for tank car safety standards, impacts from sea-level
rise, and data sharing requirements between state emergency managers, local responders, and rail
operators.
259. OPPOSE linking transportation funding to housing production.
260. OPPOSE reducing or eliminating development impact fees (without secured backfill) in an effort to
increase housing production.
261. INCREASE requirements for coordination between transportation agencies and utilities.
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262. SUPPORT funding increases for active transportation
projects and planning with an emphasis on facilities and
investments that increase the likelihood of a mode shift
away from automobiles, including double-tracking to create
a separate bike lane to facilitate higher-speed bicyclists on
multi-use trails such as the Iron Horse Corridor to provide
last-mile access to transit, education, and employment.
263. PROVIDE resources to facilitate the deployment of electric
vehicles and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including
funding for vehicles, chargers, and facility upgrades, and
improvements to the electric distribution and transmission
grids to safely accommodate increased load.
264. SUPPORT actions to increase and improve waterborne transportation of goods when it increases
safety.
VETERANS
265. SUPPORT legislation and budget actions that will
continue the state's annual local assistance for County
Veterans Service Offices at a minimum of $11 million.
266. SUPPORT legislation and funding that will provide
veterans organizations with resources to operate and
make necessary repairs to, or replacement of, their
meeting halls and facilities.
267. SUPPORT legislation that will improve the timeliness and
quality of both VA benefits claim decisions and VA
healthcare services.
268. SUPPORT legislation that will outlaw the charging of fees
to file a veteran’s compensation or pension claim.
WASTE MANAGEMENT
269. MAINTAIN the County’s existing discretionary authority over matters pertaining to solid or
hazardous waste management, recovery, and disposal. ENSURE new or expanded responsibilities
are not imposed on the County, either directly or indirectly, without providing statutory authority to
guarantee funding to implement actions necessary to adequately enforce or comply.
270. SUPPORT legislation to provide alternative management standards for the Treated Wood
program at the Department of Toxic Substance Control so treated wood could be processed at
Class II landfills and transfer stations with a composite line.
271. SUPPORT legislation that:
Protects local decision-making authority regarding solid waste facility siting;
Protects local solid waste franchising authority;
Expands local solid waste and recycling fee-setting authority;
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Protects local governments’ authority to direct the flow of waste; and
Seeks to remedy lack of sufficient authority to address statutory responsibilities.
272. SUPPORT legislation promoting the diversion of
recyclables and organics from landfills unless burdensome or
impractical for local governments to implement.
273. SEEK more robust local regulatory and enforcement
authority relative to the storage, transport, processing,
recovery, and disposal of hazardous or solid waste.
274. SUPPORT statewide regulation for hauling solid waste
and enforcing increased penalties for illegal dumping.
275. SUPPORT legislation that prioritizes, incentivizes, and
innovates hazardous or solid waste reduction and reuse
practices of the waste hierarchy over traditional recycling.
276. SUPPORT actions to improve and diversify markets for
recyclable materials and that encourages:
Solutions to global policy reforms and development of local recycling markets;
Creation of economic incentives for the use of recycled materials;
Increased use of recycled content in products manufactured or sold in California; and
Increased use of materials that are biodegradable and compostable.
277. OPPOSE legislation that requires diversion of materials for which there are not adequate markets.
278. ENSURE manufacturers are held accountable for proper end-of-life management of products and
packing materials they produce to create effective producer-led reduction, reuse and recycling
programs, foster more environmentally sustainable product/packaging design, and reduce the
quantity of harmful pharmaceuticals (including veterinary medicine) that ultimately enter wastewater
treatment facilities, bodies of water, and landfills.
279. SUPPORT actions that will shift end-of-life management of products from individuals to producers
and sellers.
280. SUPPORT statewide regulation and enforcement to limit production or sale of items that negatively
impact the environment or human health.
281. SUPPORT legislation that protects human health and the environment from exposure to hazardous
materials and hazardous wastes such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
282. OPPOSE actions that require counties to site, fund, approve, build and/or operate organic
processing facilities, including composting operations.
283. SUPPORT actions to protect and expand waste diversion credits or disposal reduction credits.
284. SUPPORT the development of conversion technologies as an alternative to land filling and provide
state funding to local jurisdictions for such projects; and provide that all energy produced by such
projects be designated as renewable energy.
285. SUPPORT new or additional funding for expanded recycling and organics processing
infrastructure.
286. SUPPORT funding for CalRecycle to assist in the implementation of laws focused on diverting
organic and recyclable waste from landfill.
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287. SUPPORT state investment in expanded clean composting, anaerobic digestion and recyclable
materials manufacturing.
288. SUPPORT legislation to enable additional food rescue and recovery of edible food, including
expansion of Good Samaritan laws, and support legislation that establishes funding for food
recovery programs and develops policies for safe but consistent food date labeling.
289. SUPPORT legislation that provides for less burdensome recovery of Household Hazardous Waste.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
290. SUPPORT increasing the flexibility of Workforce Development Board to partner with community
agencies and other county bureaus to increase supportive services and respond to local workforce
needs.
291. SUPPORT establishing a higher minimum wage.
292. SUPPORT paid and job-protected leave policies.
293. SUPPORT paid apprenticeship programs.
294. SUPPORT increased teacher training and education, including funding to support employees to
obtain a teaching credential or childcare permit.
295. SUPPORT policies and programs that increase economic opportunity for women and improve
gender equity.
296. SUPPORT actions that promote training, capacity building and deeper understanding for students,
educators and county staff on trauma informed care, interpersonal violence, adverse childhood
experiences, and healthy workplaces and schools.
297. SUPPORT expansion of education and educational materials in multiple languages related to
labor rights, wage theft, proper compensation, and other work-related issues for all workers.
298. SUPPORT training for workers in all fields covered by County employees.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-193 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE the Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan 2025-2035 prepared by the
Public Works Department for County facilities and operations, as recommended by the Sustainability
Committee, Countywide. (No fiscal impact)
Attachments:1. Strategic Energy Management Plan_2025-2035
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title:APPROVE Strategic Energy Management Plan for County Facilities and Operations,
Countywide.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE the Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan (SEM Plan)2025-2035 prepared by
the Public Works Department for County facilities and operations,as recommended by the Sustainability
Committee, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.The SEM Plan provides guidance on maximizing the impact of the Measure X
Sustainability Fund, appropriated at $2.5 million annually.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County SEM Plan for 2025-2035 guides the direction of the County’s longstanding Energy
Program,arriving at a critical juncture when the County is pursuing ambitious sustainability initiatives to
mitigate and adapt to climate change while improving quality of life for all County residents.The SEM Plan
serves as an implementation road map reflecting the urgency of the Board’s unanimous declaration of a climate
emergency on September 22, 2020.
With the adoption of this SEM Plan,the County will be strategically positioned to scale energy efficiency and
clean energy implementation,to build critical public-private-partnerships that foster fiscal and environmental
responsibility, and to comply with state agency mandates.
On September 16,2024,and December 12,2024,the County Energy Management Team provided the
Sustainability Committee reports on the SEM Plan and received the Committee’s recommendation to present
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the Plan to the Board of Supervisors for adoption.
The SEM Plan directs and organizes the County’s Energy Program for the next ten years and beyond,setting
specific goals,objectives,and key results to realize a clean energy future for the County’s facilities and
operations.The SEM Plan aligns with and builds upon the goals reflecting in five important County Plans:The
General Plan (2024),Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (2024),Facilities Master Plan (2022),Distributed
Energy Resources Plan (2018), and Energy Reduction Action Plan (2001).
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without approval of the SEM Plan,Public Works will be limited to incremental actions that limit the ability to
scale clean energy infrastructure implementation and management which does not reflect the urgency of the
Board-declared climate emergency.
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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Key Definitions i i
In tr oduction 01
M issio n S t atement 02
In f r a s t r ucture 03
Financi n g 06
People 09
Appendix 1 : SEM Pla n R oles &
Responsibi l i t i e s
A -0 1
Appendix 2 : G u iding Policies A -0 2
Appendix 3 : Co u n t y Key S t r ateg ic Pla ns A -0 3
Appendix 4 : SEM Pla n Dev elop ment &
Reporting Ti meline
Appendix 5 : SEM Pla n Quarterly
Reporting Scorecard Templa t e
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A -0 5
Acronym Term
AC Air Conditioning
BMS Building Management Software
CAAP Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
DCD County Department of Conservation and Development
DER Distributed Energy Resource
DR Demand Response
ERAP Energy Reduction Action Plan
EV Electric Vehicle
EVSE Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
FiT Feed-in Tariff
ICE Internal Combustion Engine
ISF Internal Service Fund
GHG Greenhouse Gas
HVAC Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
KPI Key Performance Indicator
LCFS Low Carbon Fuel Standard
MCE Marin Clean Energy
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric Company
PR Public Relations
PV Photovoltaic (Solar)
RES-BCT Renewable Energy Self-Generation Bill Credit Transfer
ROI Return on Investment
SEM Strategic Energy Management
V2G/ V2X Vehicle-to-Grid / Vehicle-to-Everything
ZEV Zero-Emission Vehicle
ZNE Zero Net Energy
A C R O N Y M G U I D E
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Key Term Definition
Community Solar A solar project within a geographic region where benefits flow to
nearby residents and/or businesses
County Service Center
A facility that hosts multiple County-provided services; for
example: mental health services, workforce development,
training, child support services, libraries
Decarbonized / Clean
Energy
Zero- or low- carbon operations and embodied emissions.
Technologies include DERs, electrification technologies (e.g. heat
pumps, conduction stove tops), renewable energy, and low
embodied emissions in materials.
Distributed Energy
Resource (DER)
Energy Efficiency, Solar Photovoltaics, Energy Storage and
Microgrids, Demand Response, Electric Vehicles
Embodied Emissions
The amount of GHG emissions associated with upstream-
extraction, production, transport, and manufacturing- stages of a
product’s life. Many initiatives to track, disclose, and reduce
embodied carbon emissions also consider emissions associated
with the use of a product and its disposal.
Remote Curtailment
The reduction of energy consumption (load) when there is too
much energy load on the grid. This load reduction is controlled
and managed through a remote management system.
Vehicle-to-Grid/ Vehicle-to-
Everything (V2G/ V2X)
The capability of electric vehicles (EVs) to push energy back out
to the grid or to a connected facility. This capability is typically
enabled by real-time signals and bi-directional EV charging.
Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV)
Full battery-electric, hydrogen fuel cell and plug-in hybrid electric
vehicles. Note that County policy only considers plug-in hybrid
electric vehicles as viable replacements for ICE vehicles when full
battery-electric vehicles are not sufficient.
Zero Net Energy (ZNE)
An energy-efficient building or facility that produces as much
clean renewable energy as it consumes over the course of a year,
when accounted for at the energy generation source
K E Y D E F I N I T I O N S
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2
3
1
2
3
Definition provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency https://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/what-
embodied-carbon
County Vehicle and Equipment Acquisition and Replacement Policy, and Zero-Emission Vehicle Policy and Goals,
Administrative Bulletin 508.6, February 10, 2022
California Department of General Services Office of Sustainability definition:
https://www.dgs.ca.gov/en/OS/Resources/Page-Content/Office-of-Sustainability-Resources-List-Folder/Zero-Net-
Energy
Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan ii
The Contra Costa County 2025 Strategic Energy Management Plan (SEM Plan) guides the
direction of the County’s longstanding Energy Program. The SEM Plan sets the Energy
Program’s priorities, projects and investments for the next ten years and beyond,
arriving at a critical juncture when the County is pursuing ambitious sustainability
initiatives to mitigate and adapt to climate change while improving quality of life for all
County residents.
The SEM Plan establishes Goals in three main categories: Infrastructure, Financing and
People. Under these Goals, the SEM Plan sets specific Objectives that envision a clean
energy end-state. To carry out these Objectives, the SEM Plan lays out specific Key
Results and Ongoing Initiatives that guide the day-to-day priorities of County Energy
Management Team. The SEM Plan should be considered a "dynamic document" that will
be updated as the County implements, and learns from, its climate action efforts.
The SEM Plan weaves together energy initiatives from five of the County’s key strategic
plans that direct the County’s infrastructure and operational priorities. The color-coded
legend below reminds the reader how each SEM Plan Objective maps back to the
County’s strategic direction. See Appendix 3 for more information on each plan:
01
Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan
I N T R O D U C T I O N
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) (2024)
General Plan (2023)
Facilities Master Plan (2022)
Energy Reduction Action Plan (2001)
Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Action Plan (2018)
The Strategic Energy
Management Plan prioritizes
clean energy resources for
County operations through
fiscally responsible actions that
improve quality of life for all
M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T
02
Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan
Goal 1: County facilities foster cost-effective, clean energy
operations and comfortable work environments
Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan
Objective I-1
Evaluate and prioritize County
facilities for Distributed Energy
Resource (DER) investments
Key Results
Evaluate, measure and verify County
facilities for DER investments, based on
the logical loading order of energy
reduction, electrification, and renewable
generation. Implement up to three (3)
high priority projects annually.
Objective I-2
Update the County Design and
Construction Guide (Design Guide) to
incorporate standards for clean
energy
Ensure the Design Guide contains a
pathway for new parking facilities to
host integrated solar, battery storage
and Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers
Design at least one (1) County Service
Center or County Youth Center as a Net
Zero Energy (NZE) pilot project
Key Results
Ongoing Initiatives
Revise the Design Guide to require on-
site renewable energy production and
all-electric new construction
03
I N F R A S T R U C T U R E
Ongoing Initiatives
Conduct energy use and cost tracking
activities, audits, and upgrades of County
facilities, including DERs and conversion
to all-electric space and water heating
Research and recommend emerging clean
energy technologies, and analyze their
scalability and cost-effectiveness
Implement pilot projects that will inform
future County policies and procedures,
including but not limited to: microgrids,
battery storage, all-electric buildings,
vehicle-to-grid (V2G), and electric circuit
buses/ shuttles
Objective I-3
Build a Countywide Electric Vehicle
(EV) Charging Network supporting a
zero-emission fleet by 2035 and
ensure equitable public access to
charging
Key Results
Ongoing Initiatives
Develop a zero-emission fleet transition
plan and timeline through 2035
Develop a master list of potential EV
charger sites, and prioritize based on fleet
use cases, facility and grid capacity,
parking lot features, Facility Master Plan
guidance, and equitable countywide EV
charger access
Install and manage EV chargers to exceed
goals in the 2035 Fleet Transition Plan,
accommodate employee EVs, and serve
the broader community
Monitor Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)
technological development and
make recommendations for
deployment
Report, register and broker Low
Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits
as a revenue stream for Objective F-4
Objective I-4
Develop a Demand Response (DR)
protocol to reduce County energy
usage during grid-critical times
Increase the number of facilities
successfully participating in utility DR
programs, utilizing remote curtailment and
occupant behavior
Pilot one (1) candidate facility for
participation in a near real-time DR
program (i.e. 1-2 hour curtailment
notification), and scale up participation if
possible
Ongoing Initiatives
Explore technical specifications of
available DR programs and recommend
facilities for participation based on
flexible loads and presence of DERs
Key Results
Demand Response programs such as the MCE Peak
Flex Program direct building operators to reduce
electricity demand during grid-critical times.
Image Credit: Shifted Energy
I N F R A S T R U C T U R E
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Objective I-5
Develop a Strategic Battery &
Microgrid Deployment Plan
Key Results
Ongoing Initiatives
Develop islandable microgrids at three (3)
new County facilities, with a focus on
Service Centers
Provide technical assistance to County-
hired architects for evaluating microgrid
design capabilities for major new
construction projects
Foster partnerships with long-duration
battery energy storage companies to
design and implement pilot projects
Objective I-6
Increase the proportion of electricity
used and generated from renewable
sources in the County
Develop at least one (1) new County solar
+ battery storage project, leveraging
PG&E’s Renewable Energy Self Generation
Bill Credit Transfer (RES-BCT) program or
MCE’s Feed-in Tariff (FiT) program
Ongoing Initiatives
Foster partnerships with local mission-
driven solar partners to build photovoltaic
(PV) systems with a focus on community
solar with battery storage for Impacted
Communities
Key Results
Contra Costa County’s
Public Works and
Sheriff’s Offices in
Martinez currently have
~400 kW of solar panels
on carports in the
parking lots. These solar
panels provide a power
source for EV chargers
at the parking lot as well
as shade for parked
vehicles
I N F R A S T R U C T U R E
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Goal 2: Investments in clean energy generate sustainable
funding for future projects
Adjust County financial planning and
expenditures for infrastructure to ensure
equitable investment in Impacted
Communities, consistent with
environmental justice principles
Establish technology-specific analytical
methods to consider the cost-benefit and
ROI of specific DERs and other
technologies
Pilot innovative solutions to enable
Departments to financially benefit from
their investments in clean energy
technologies
Implement at least one (1) cost-sharing
partnership between Public Works and
other Departments to fund clean energy
projects
F I N A N C I N G
Objective F-1
Establish robust analytical methods
to determine the cost-benefit,
return on investment (ROI), and
overall financial performance of
energy investments
Key Results
Ongoing Initiatives
Objective F-2
Financially incentivize Departments
to invest in clean energy
technologies
Ongoing Initiatives
Develop and implement a cost-benefit
and ROI framework for all County energy
investments, inclusive of GHG emissions
reduction and equity metrics, that can be
applied across Distributed Energy
Resources (DERs), electrification, and
renewable energy projects
Propose an internal price on carbon to be
used in County infrastructure investment
decisions
Key Results
Monitor the effectiveness of the
Internal Service Fund (ISF) to support
fleet and building electrification and
energy management, and recommend
ISF policy and procedure changes
Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan
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County departments are investing in
electrifying their fleets; for example, these
Flo Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) chargers
Objective F-3
Develop innovative funding models
to leverage County financial
resources
Key Results
Ongoing Initiatives
Develop at least one (1) Public Private
Partnership to support SEM Plan goals
and generate additional revenues for the
County
Pursue funding partnerships with
municipalities, private industry,
academia, national labs, nonprofits and
community-based organizations to
deploy clean energy projects
Pilot innovative third-party financing
structures to cover up-front costs of
energy infrastructure in new and existing
County buildings, and make
recommendations for implementation
Evaluate on-bill financing for energy
efficiency investments
Objective F-4
Manage the Measure X Sustainability
Fund for long-term growth by
pursuing outside funding
Develop a financial model for net
growth of the Sustainability Fund,
projecting annual expenditures, returns
from tax allocations, Department
investments, outside funding, public
subscriptions, and other sources
Extend the Sustainability Fund by at
least 50% annually by capturing outside
funding for clean energy projects
Ongoing Initiatives
Research and identify outside funding
opportunities before, or as soon as, they
become publicly available
Maintain an inventory of projects that can
be supported with outside funding
Pursue grant, rebate and incentive funding
from utilities as well as local, state and
Federal agencies to pair with Sustainability
Fund investments
Explore funding mechanisms, including a
carbon impact fee, to supplement the
Sustainability Fund, in alignment with
Objective F-1
Maintain robust records of funding
applications and project reports
Key Results
In 2024, the County Public Works Energy
Management team won $15M in Federal funds
to install EV chargers at 15 County libraries
F I N A N C I N G
Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan
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F I N A N C I N G
Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan
08
Objective F-5
Refine the budgeting process for
energy investments to support a
financial forecast for the Energy
Program
Ongoing Initiatives
Develop a financial forecast for the
Energy Program prior to each fiscal
year, and explore extending the
forecast to five-year increments
Objective F-6
Develop a utility rates strategy to
maximize cost savings and
electricity usage from clean sources
Research and recommend rate add-on
options with MCE and PG&E for
additional cost savings
Maintain strong relationships with utility
partners to troubleshoot rate issues and
learn about potential new rate options
Ongoing Initiatives
“Opt up” all County MCE electricity
accounts to the Deep Green rate
Key ResultsKey Results
Develop an Energy Program budget
that transparently reflects
Sustainability Fund spend, outside
funding and other sources of funds
for each fiscal year
“Opting up” all County
Facilities to MCE’s Deep Green
rate presents an opportunity
to ensure that the County’s
consumed energy is 100%
renewable.
Image Credit: MCE, dated
2024 for commercial facilities
Goal 3: The County models how local governments can take
action on clean energy leadership
Objective P-1
Staff up the Energy Management
Team to successfully implement the
SEM Plan
Key Results
Ongoing Initiatives
Develop job descriptions and seek Board
approval; then recruit, hire, train and
retain candidates for the Energy
Management Team
Objective P-2
Incorporate energy management
tasks into personnel job
responsibilities
Ongoing Initiatives
Grow the Energy Management Team to
five (5) full-time, permanent employees
by 2034
Key Results
Review energy management tasks
embedded in Public Works job
descriptions and protocols, and
implement revisions per SEM Plan
Infrastructure Objectives (I-1 to I-6)
Engage employees to explore where
their jobs interact with energy
management
County Energy
Manager (center)
with Public
Works staff
responsible for
carrying out key
energy results
P E O P L E & P O L I C Y
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Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan
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P E O P L E & P O L I C Y
Topic Purpose SEM Goal Time Frame
Workplace EV
Charging
Ensure County EV fleet access to charging while
accommodating employees and the public Infrastructure 2025 - 2027
EV Charger Design
Planning
Plan for EV charging conduits in parking lots, dedicate
facility capacity for charging, and other design
accommodations for EV chargers
Infrastructure 2025 - 2027
Indoor Facility
Temperature
Management
HVAC protocols to manage a comfortable and OSHA-
compliant work environment for all indoor employees Infrastructure 2025 - 2027
Inter-Departmental
Cost Sharing and ISF
Augmentation
Develop inherent incentives for Departments to
invest in clean energy, including augmentation of the
Internal Service Fund (ISF)
Finance 2025 - 2027
Clean Energy Project
Procurement
Streamline procurement for clean energy projects,
leveraging piggybacking and sole sourcing, when
appropriate
Finance 2025 - 2027
Demand Response
Protocols to maximize Demand Response revenues
and support grid needs while maintaining facility
comfort and function
Infrastructure 2025 - 2027
EV Charger
Operations
Protocols for managing EV charger demand and for
enabling vehicle-to-grid (V2G/ V2X) services Infrastructure 2027 - 2029
Facility Resiliency Guidance on transitioning to clean energy and battery
sources to provide resiliency during emergencies Infrastructure 2027 - 2029
Battery Storage and
Microgrids
Protocols to develop and operate battery storage and
microgrids to maximize economic and environmental
value streams
Infrastructure 2027 - 2029
Feed-in-Tariffs for
Clean Energy
Requirements for developing cost-effective clean
energy generation projects, leveraging Feed-in-Tariffs Infrastructure 2030+
Circuit Bus
Plan for implementation and shared service of an
electric circuit bus serving County employees and the
public
Infrastructure 2030+
Objective P-3
Develop policies, procedures and administrative bulletins as necessary to
implement the SEM Plan Objectives. Update and prioritize the list of policy
topics annually.
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P E O P L E & P O L I C Y
Key Results
Objective P-4
Partner with the County
Communications Office to launch
a Clean Energy Communications
Plan, engaging both internal and
external audiences
Key Results
Ongoing Initiatives
Collaborate with the Green Government
Group (G3) Champions on employee
engagement, training and empowerment
centered around the County’s clean
energy goals
Plan at least one (1) event annually to
empower employees to participate in the
transition to all-electric energy at home
and at work
Develop and maintain a library of more
than a dozen (12+) trainings for County
personnel whose jobs intersect with the
Energy Program, building upon Objective
P-2 actions
Develop campaign materials including
short videos, posters and fact sheets to
raise awareness and encourage employee
participation in the Energy Program
Objective P-5
Position the County as a local
government clean energy leader
and ambassador
As part of the Clean Energy
Communications Plan (Objective P-4),
launch a public relations (PR) campaign
to raise public awareness of the
County’s clean energy work, including
press releases, interviews, placed
articles and more
Present County energy initiatives at
conferences and workshops at least
four (4) times annually
Pursue awards and accolades for
the County’s work in clean energy
Create engaging posts on the
County’s social media accounts
about its clean energy leadership
Ongoing Initiatives
The County Energy Management Team
engages employees to participate in the
transition to clean, all-electric energy
Objective P-7
Maintain robust records and provide
reporting for data stewardship,
benchmarking, compliance and
collaboration
Ongoing Initiatives
Maintain robust records of all energy
management contracts, grants and
projects
Provide reports required by state, local
and Federal regulations as well as agency
funding partners
Key Results
Conduct an internal audit of the
County’s current recordkeeping
protocols for energy to identify gaps in
scope, length of retention and more
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P E O P L E & P O L I C Y
Key Results
Objective P-6
County personnel serve on multiple
boards, commissions and working
groups to advance clean energy
goals across the County, region and
state
Attend board/ commission working
group meetings at least once per
month to exchange strategies for
shared success
Ongoing Initiatives
Lead the Countywide Transportation
Electrification Coordination (C-TEC)
working group of local governments to
engage and share strategies on
transportation electrification activities
Serve on the Association of Bay Area
Government’s POWER Committee,
overseeing the natural gas bulk
purchasing program
Serve on the Board and committees of the
Local Government Sustainable Energy
Coalition (LGSEC)
Participate in PG&E’s Transportation
Electrification Working Group
The County Energy Management Team meets with local
government partners to plan the regional EV transition
A P P E N D I X 1
Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan A-01
SEM Plan Roles & Responsibilities
Organization Mission SEM Plan Role
Public Works
Energy
Management
Team
Dedicated team within County Public Works
that manages and implements the Energy
Program, in accordance with the SEM Plan
Leading management,
implementation, tracking,
reporting and updating the SEM
Plan
County Board
of
Supervisors
Five-member elected governing Board of
Contra Costa County, tasked with
supervising County departments, creating
Boards and Officers, setting policy direction,
and approving all contracts and budgets for
the County
Reviews, provides feedback and
approves SEM Plan initiatives as
part of the Board’s policy,
contract and budget approval
processes
Sustainability
Committee
Subset of the County Board of Supervisors
focused on overseeing the County’s Climate
Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) and
making recommendations to the Board of
Supervisors
Reviews, provides feedback and
approves SEM Plan initiatives
prior to Board of Supervisors
review and approval
Sustainability
Commission
Board of external experts appointed to
advise the Board of Supervisors on
opportunities to effectuate equity across
the diverse communities of the County in
sustainability programs that support the
CAAP. They furnish suggestions to staff and
Board on how to better engage County
residents and businesses on sustainability
issues and implement the CAAP.
Reviews SEM Plan Key Results
and provides directional
feedback on the SEM Plan, with a
focus on the SEM Plan’s role in
broader County CAAP initiatives
Inter-
Departmental
Climate
Action Task
Force
County Department Heads focused on
urgently implementing the CAAP and
identifying additional actions, policies, and
programs the County can undertake to
reduce and adapt to the impacts of a
changing climate
Reviews, provides feedback, and
approves key SEM Plan initiatives,
with focus on Measure X
Sustainability Fund spending
Green
Government
Group (G3)
Champions
Staff-level volunteer organization across
County Departments that ideates and
implements sustainability initiatives,
especially employee engagement in
sustainability
Provides feedback to SEM Plan
initiatives and collaborates on
SEM employee empowerment
initiatives such as interactive
workshops and lunch-and-learns
A P P E N D I X 2
Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan
A-02
Guiding Policies
Policy Purpose SEM Reference
The California
Occupational
Health and Safety
Administration (Cal
OSHA) 2024 Heat
Illness and Injury
Prevention policy;
2024
A comprehensive set of regulations
that require both indoor and outdoor
workplaces to maintain a maximum
ambient temperature, provide shade,
allow for cool-down areas and
distribute potable drinking water
Objective I-1. County facility
energy upgrades will result in
comfortable workplace
temperatures that meet Cal
OSHA safety requirements
California California
Senate Bill 1000 (SB
1000); 2018
A statewide environmental justice law
that requires local governments to
identify disadvantaged communities
in their jurisdictions and address
inequities in their general plans
Objective F-1. Clean energy
investments will be distributed
equitably amongst impacted
communities within the County
California
Government Code
4217; 2023
A regulation stating that a public
facility may enter into a financing
contract if the governing body
determines that the contract is in the
best interest of the public agency and
if the contract will result in energy
revenues produced, or energy cost
savings
Objective P-3. The County will
explore leveraging Government
Code 4217 to finance energy
generation and/or energy savings
projects
California California
Advanced Clean
Fleets (ACF) &
Advanced Clean
Trucks (ACT)
regulation; 2023
A regulation requiring that local
governments transition their medium
and heavy duty fleet purchases to
zero emission vehicles by 2027
Objective I-3. The County will
ensure that the ACF and ACT
requirements are met while also
following its own clean fleet goals
The following regional, state and Federal policies shape and guide the SEM Plan
A P P E N D I X 3
Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan
A-03
County Key Strategic Plans
County Strategic
Plan Purpose Link
Climate Action
and Adaptation Plan
(2024)
Strategic plan to reduce greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions and adapt to
changing climate conditions in the
unincorporated areas of the County
www.contracosta.ca.gov/867
8/Climate-Action-Plan
General Plan
(2023)
Primary policy tool to guide physical
changes in the unincorporated areas
of the County
www.contracosta.ca.gov/473
2/General-Plan
Facilities Master Plan
(2022)
Strategic plan to improve customer
service delivery and utilization of
County real estate and facilities assets
www.contracosta.ca.gov/Doc
umentCenter/View/77500/C
ontra-Costa-
County_Facilities-Master-
Plan-2022_Report
Distributed Energy
Resources (DER) Action
Plan (2018)
Planning document guiding goals and
actions for DERs sited at County
facilities
Available at Board of
Supervisors’ Prior Agenda
Search: contra-
costa.legistar.com/Legislatio
n.aspx
Approved May 8, 2018
Energy Reduction
Action Plan (2001)
Framework for a countywide effort to
reduce electrical usage by 10% and
reduce energy usage by 8% at County
facilities
Referred to at Board of
Supervisors’ Prior Agenda
Search: contra-
costa.legistar.com/Legislatio
n.aspx
Dated October 19, 2021
The following strategic plans set the foundation for Goals, Objectives, Key
Results and Ongoing Initiatives in the SEM Plan
A P P E N D I X 4
Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan A-04
SEM Plan Development & Reporting Timeline
Milestone Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2024
Workshop: Strategy Scoping May 8
Workshop: Framework Review May 28
Workshop: Stakeholder Mapping May 30
Report: County Administrator JJun 11
Workshop: PW Office Hours JJul 17
Workshop: Martinez Office Hours JJul 24
Presentation: Climate Action Task Force Aug 16
Presentation: Sustainability Commission Aug 24
Presentation: Sustainability Committee Sep 16
Presentation: G3 Champions Meeting Oct 9
Workshop: PW Leadership Dec 3
Presentation: Sustainability Committee Dec 12
2025
Presentation: Board of Supervisors Jan 21
Scorecard Report and Workshop : PW
Leadership Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Scorecard Report and Presentation:
Climate Action Task Force Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Scorecard Report and Presentation:
Board of Supervisors Bi-Annual 1 Bi-Annual 2
A P P E N D I X 5
Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan A-05
Label Goal Key Result Current
Status Progress Summary Q1
Milestone
Q2
Milestone
Q3
Milestone
Q4
Milestone
I-1 Infrastructure
Evaluate, measure and verify County facilities
for clean energy investments and recommend
up to three (3) high priority projects
On Track
Installed LED lighting and launching a retro-
commissioning initiative on key County
sites.
I-3 Infrastructure
Install and manage EV chargers to exceed the
2035 Fleet Transition Plan, accommodate
employee EVs, and serve the broader
community
On Track
Installed 62 Level 2 EV charger ports with
an additional 85 ports pending design
approval. Installed one (1) DC Fast Chargers
and six (6) ARC BEAM chargers.
I-3 Infrastructure
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F-4 Finance
Extend the Sustainability Fund by at least 50%
annually by capturing outside funding for
decarbonized energy projects
On Track
Won $15M in Federal grant funding to
install EV chargers on County libraries. Won
$3.6M in state funding to install EV chargers
on 15 County-owned sites.
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P-1 People Grow the Energy Management team to five (5)
full-time, permanent employees by 2034 On Track
Onboarded one (1) Sustainability Fellow in
Q3 2024; fellow has not been made
permanent full-time.
P-2 People
Review energy management tasks embedded in
Public Works job descriptions and protocols,
and implement revisions per Infrastructure
energy goals
Not
Started Slated for Q1.
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File #: Version:1RES 2025-09 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Resolution Passed
File created:In control:12/11/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-09 declaring January 2025 as Eligibility Work Month in Contra Costa
County as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
Attachments:1. Resolution No. 2025-9.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
adoptedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title:Proclaim January 2025 as Eligibility Work Month
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a resolution declaring January 2025 as Eligibility Work Month.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
In 1975, the National Eligibility Workers’ Association (NEW) established January as Eligibility Workers’
Recognition Month. The national organization is now known as NEW PATHS and its purpose is to improve the
knowledge, skills, and overall professionalism of eligibility professionals in the human services field by
providing information, training, and a network of services and support.
In Contra Costa County, Social Service Program Assistants (SSPAs) are the staff members who primarily
perform eligibility work. Eligibility Work Month recognizes all county staff who support our community
members by assessing and determining whether individuals/family members are eligible for public benefit
programs and services that the County administers.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
None.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT
This resolution supports all five of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card:
(1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for
Productive Adulthood"; (3)"Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable
and Nurturing"; and (5)"Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and
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Families.”
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
IN THE MATTER OF proclaiming January 2025 as Eligibility Work Month in Contra Costa County
WHEREAS,the Contra Costa County Employment & Human Services Department (EHSD) promotes a vision
of a thriving community where all individuals and families can be healthy, safe, secure, and self-sufficient; and
WHEREAS, Social Service Program Assistants who perform eligibility work promote this vision, playing a
crucial role in ensuring access to food, shelter, healthcare, childcare, education and transportation, and other
essential services for individuals and families in our community; and
WHEREAS, eligibility work involves the expert administration of CalFresh, CalWORKs, Childcare, Welfare-
to-Work, and Medi-Cal, processing 127,942 applications and 212,560 renewals during Fiscal Year 2023-24; and
WHEREAS, eligibility work also ensures the timely and efficient handling of caregiver paperwork and
payments on behalf of foster children and children in childcare, and the administration of Adoption Assistance
and KinGAP programs, processing 115 applications and 796 renewals during Fiscal Year 2023-24; and
WHEREAS, Social Service Program Assistants support older adults and individuals with disabilities to
determine Medi-Cal and CalFresh eligibility for In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) applicants, processing
4,440 IHSS applications and 5,356 IHSS renewals during Fiscal Year 2023-24, as well as administer General
Assistance (GA), processing a total of 10,402 GA applications during the same period; and
WHEREAS, eligibility work requires dedication, compassion, and expertise to help guide and support
individuals through complex eligibility processes; and
WHEREAS, every day, EHSD Social Service Program Assistants who perform eligibility work demonstrate
unwavering commitment, professionalism, and empathy in assisting vulnerable populations, fostering
inclusivity and fairness; and
WHEREAS,our workers uphold the Department’s values of organizational excellence, exceptional customer
service, open communication, innovation, ethical behavior, and diversity.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County does
hereby proclaim January 2025 as Eligibility Work Month, recognizing and honoring the invaluable
contributions of those who perform eligibility work to improve lives, foster dignity, and uphold the principle of
equity for all community members.
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File #: Version:1RES 2025-10 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Resolution Passed
File created:In control:12/13/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-10 declaring January 2025 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month in
Contra Costa County as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
Attachments:1. Resolution No. 2025-10.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
adoptedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title:Proclaim January 2025 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a resolution declaring January 2025 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Contra Costa County
as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
January is designated as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month,a time dedicated to raising awareness
about the widespread and devastating issue of human trafficking since the passage of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act (TVPA) in 2000.
National Human Trafficking Awareness Month in January 2025 will continue to raise awareness about the
scope and complexity of human trafficking prevention.During this month,organizations,government agencies,
and advocacy groups focus on educating communities about the signs of trafficking,offering support services
to survivors,and strengthening prevention measures.The observance underscores the ongoing need for a
coordinated response at local,national,and global levels to combat trafficking,increase victim identification,
and improve survivor rehabilitation and legal protections.
The theme for Human Trafficking Prevention Month 2025 is Connecting the Dots.Strengthening Communities.
Preventing Trafficking.This theme highlights the importance of a holistic approach to preventing human
trafficking, recognizing its intersection with other forms of violence and social issues.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
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None.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT
This resolution supports all five of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card:
(1)"Children Ready for and Succeeding in School";(2)"Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for
Productive Adulthood";(3)"Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient";(4)"Families that are Safe,Stable
and Nurturing";and (5)"Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and
Families.”
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
IN THE MATTER OF proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Contra Costa
County:
WHEREAS,human trafficking is a form of interpersonal violence and a crime in which force,fraud,coercion
or similar means is used to compel victims into commercial sexual and labor exploitation,affecting individuals
of all genders, citizenship status, ages and backgrounds; and
WHEREAS,human trafficking can happen to anyone,certain populations are at greater risk,including people
affected by abuse,violence,poverty,unstable living situations,or social disconnection,as well as those
systemically marginalized and underserved; and
WHEREAS,human trafficking requires a coordinated,community-wide response engaging diverse
stakeholders including survivors,community members,educators,advocates,law enforcement,social workers,
and professionals from a broad range of disciplines, agencies, and expertise, among others; and
WHEREAS,the 40 partners to the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Task Force strive to identify and provide
services to survivors,investigate and prosecute all forms of human trafficking,and build their and the
community’s capacity to respond to and prevent human trafficking; and
WHEREAS,in the first eleven months of 2024,Community Violence Solutions,the lead victim services
provider in the Task Force,provided comprehensive,trauma-informed services to 183 victims of human
trafficking,including crisis intervention,case management,advocacy,emergency housing assistance and
linkage to resources; and
WHEREAS,in 2024,law enforcement agencies investigated 79 cases of sex and labor trafficking and
identified 123 potential victims who were connected to services,and the District Attorney,the lead law
enforcement agency in the Task Force, filed 18 cases of human trafficking and related crimes; and
WHEREAS,the Contra Costa Alliance to End Abuse recognizes human trafficking as a public health issue that
is preventable by building individual,community,and societal understanding and resilience,eliminating social
and historical inequities,and improving the environmental conditions where people are born,learn,live,work,
play, age, and worship.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that Contra Costa County does hereby proclaim January 2025 as
Human Trafficking Prevention Month and urges all residents to take collective action to strengthen
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Human Trafficking Prevention Month and urges all residents to take collective action to strengthen
communities by reducing the conditions that contribute to exploitation,building resilience,and creating
environments where people are protected from human trafficking and other forms of violence.During this
month,we recognize the survivors of human trafficking and commit to building a future in which no person is
deprived of human dignity or denied their inherent human rights of liberty,security,and access to justice.Let us
make it known that human trafficking has no place in this city, this county, this nation, or this world.
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File #: Version:1RES 2025-11 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Resolution Passed
File created:In control:12/18/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-11 declaring January 2025 as Stalking Awareness Month in Contra
Costa County as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
Attachments:1. Resolution No. 2025-11.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
adoptedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title:Proclaim January 2025 as Stalking Awareness Month
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a resolution declaring January 2025 as Stalking Awareness Month in Contra Costa County as
recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact for this action
BACKGROUND:
Stalking Awareness Month is a national campaign dedicated to raising awareness and the public’s
understanding of the stalking. This is the first National Stalking Awareness Month proclamation by the Contra
Costa County Board of Supervisors.
For 2025, the theme for Stalking Awareness Month is “KNOW IT, NAME IT, STOP IT”, emphasizing the
collective responsibility of advocacy and support services, legal systems, victims, survivors, their friends, and
family to recognize and address stalking.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
None.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
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This resolution supports all five of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card:
(1) “Children Ready for and Succeeding in School”; (2) “Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for
Productive Adulthood”; (3) “Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient”; (4) “Families that are Safe, Stable
and Nurturing”; and (5) “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and
Families.”
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
IN THE MATTER OF proclaiming January 2025 as Stalking Awareness Month in Contra Costa County:
WHEREAS, since 2004, January marks National Stalking Awareness Month, a critical time to recognize and
respond to the serious, traumatic, and dangerous victimization of stalking, characterized by intrusive, persistent,
and often obsessive pursuit behaviors; and
WHEREAS,the theme of this year’s National Stalking Awareness Month is “KNOW IT, NAME IT, STOP IT,”
emphasizing the collective responsibility of advocacy and support services, legal systems, victims, survivors,
their friends, and family to recognize and address stalking; and
WHEREAS,stalking encompasses a wide range of behaviors and is generally defined as a pattern of behavior
directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear or emotional distress, with
common tactics including unwanted calls, texts, emails, messages, uninvited visits, spreading rumors, and
following or watching the victim; and
WHEREAS,according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men
in the United States experience stalking in their lifetimes. As per the Stalking Prevention and Awareness
Resource Center, stalking is one of the top ten risk factors for intimate partner homicide increasing the risk by
three times; and
WHEREAS,survivors of stalking often suffer from anxiety, social dysfunction, severe depression, loss of
work time, and may even be forced to relocate, underscoring the need for better recognition and response to this
crime; and
WHEREAS,stalking often intersects with other forms of interpersonal violence, including domestic violence,
sexual assault, human trafficking, and elder abuse; and Contra Costa County provides support for stalking
survivors through community-based organizations such as the Family Justice Center (510-974-7200) for all
forms of stalking, STAND! For Families Free of Violence Crisis Line (1-888-215-5555) for stalking involving
domestic violence, and Community Violence Solutions Crisis Hotline (1-800-670-7273) for stalking involving
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sexual assault and/or human trafficking.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors hereby
proclaims January 2025 as National Stalking Awareness Month in Contra Costa County and urges all residents
to learn more about stalking, support victims, and promote awareness to prevent this crime.
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File #: Version:1RES 2025-12 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Resolution Passed
File created:In control:1/2/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-12 recognizing Soha and Imran Sohail Guller as the recipients of the
2025 Martin Luther King Jr. High School Student Humanitarian Award, as recommended by
Supervisor Andersen.
Attachments:1. Resolution No. 2025-12.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
adoptedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Report Title:Resolution recognizing Soha and Imran Sohail Guller as the recipients of the 2025 Martin
Luther King Jr. High School Student Humanitarian Award
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT
Resolution recognizing Soha and Imran Sohail Guller as the recipients of the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. High
School Student Humanitarian Award
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact
BACKGROUND:
Resolution recognizing Soha and Imran Sohail Guller as the recipients of the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. High
School Student Humanitarian Award
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
No negative actions
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The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
Resolution recognizing
Soha and Imran Sohail Guller
as the recipients of the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr.
High School Student Humanitarian Award
Whereas,from an early age,Soha and Imran have continuously demonstrated their commitment to
humanitarianism,social justice,and community service.They are outstanding candidates for this prestigious
award because of their lifetime dedication to improving the lives of people both domestically and globally; and
Whereas,Soha and Imran have been engaged in community service since they were little children,starting in
elementary school when they joined their older sister in organizing book drives for the Monument Crisis
Center, laying the groundwork for their lifetime commitment to humanitarian causes; and
Whereas, their drive to give back and their compassion goes beyond their immediate community. Soha and
Imran gathered painting supplies through neighborhood drives and fundraisers and gave them to
underprivileged children while on family vacations in Mexico, Costa Rica, and India; and
Whereas,Soha and Imran persisted in their community service throughout middle school by organizing food,
clothing,and book drives,showcasing their tenacity and constancy.Despite the difficulties posed by the
COVID-19 outbreak,Soha and Imran quickly adjusted and used their free time to make and market candles
online.The money they collected was given to help pandemic-affected families,demonstrating both their
entrepreneurial energy and compassion for those in need; and
Whereas,in their hometown of Danville,Soha and Imran are actively involved in volunteer work.They have
been official members of the Danville Youth Council for the last two years,and in that capacity have planned
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volunteer events and community-building initiatives; and
Whereas,Soha and Imran have recently focused their energies on a project they call "Nourish,"which aims to
help those in need by donating food and books.They founded and served as the leaders of the high school
group "Baking the World a Better Place"because they were passionate about giving back.Soha and Imran
have fostered a culture of action and service throughout the entire school through their vision and leadership;
and
Whereas,Soha and Imran exhibit an all-encompassing dedication to community involvement through their
humanitarian projects.They are dedicated to make a difference in people’s lives and know that helping those
they serve will leave a lasting impression.Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideals are genuinely embodied by their
kindness,leadership,and unwavering dedication to bettering their communities and the lives of those they
touch.
Now, therefore be it resolved that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County does hereby honor
Soha and Imran Sohail Guller
For their long-standing dedication and contributions to those they serve
in their commnity and beyond
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File #: Version:1RES 2025-13 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Resolution Passed
File created:In control:12/31/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-13 recognizing Rodney "Alamo" Brown as the 2025 Martin Luther King
Jr. Humanitarian of the Year, as recommended by Supervisor Andersen.
Attachments:1. Resolution No. 2025-13.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
adoptedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Report Title:Resolution recognizing Rodney “alamo” Brown as the 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian of
the year
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution recognizing Rodney “Alamo” Brown as the 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian of
the year
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact
BACKGROUND:
Resolution recognizing Rodney “Alamo” Brown as the 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian of the year
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
No negative action
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The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING RODNEY “ALAMO” BROWN AS THE 2025 MARTIN LUTHER
KING, JR. HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR
Whereas,serving neighbors in need has been Rodney "Alamo"Brown's life's work.As a public
servant and community volunteer,Rodney has been an outstanding supporter,ardent community
activist, and tireless worker for initiatives that foster family unity and self-sufficiency; and
Whereas,Rodney began his professional career in 1987 as a Professional Barber in Richmond,
California where one of his early volunteer experiences began from his work with the disenfranchised
community,seeing the need for outreach,education and community engagement to low-income
African Americans; and
Whereas, Rodney began speaking with neighbors, empowering them to organize and speak with the
local administration as one voice. Additionally, Rodney collaborates with other community
organizations to give locals residents information on jobs, housing, food, and services. Along with his
noteworthy accomplishments as a father, mentor, and award-winning author, Rodney’s many years of
volunteer work has produced amazing outcomes; and
Whereas,Rodney is well-known and respected for being the creator of Richmond's Soulful Softball
Sunday.This yearly event at Nicholl Park is well-known to many people,but according to Rodney,it's
not just about softball;it's also about "atonement and reconciliation"with amazing outcomes to those
who participate; and
Whereas,Rodney,In the last nine years alone,created free events for Richmond residents to
participate.In his professional life,Rodney works as a mental health clinician with underserved youth
and families in Richmond,and as a freelance sportswriter recapping UC Berkeley football games for
247/Sports CBS Sports Digital Media.He is also an Ambassador to the Caribbean country of
Curacao; and
Whereas,as a professional barber,professional baseball scout,community champion,journalist,
award-winning author,and Bay Area hip hop pioneer,Rodney has contributed to the culture and well-
being of Contra Costa County for over forty years; and
Now,therefore be it resolved that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County does hereby
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honor
Rodney “Alamo” Brown
For his long-standing dedication and contributions to those he serves
in his commnity and beyond
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-194 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ACCEPT the 2024 Annual Report from the Public Law Library Board of Trustees, as recommended by
the County Administrator.
Attachments:1. PLL Advisory Body Annual Report -2024
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title:2024 Public Law Library Annual Report
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT the Contra Costa County Public Law Library Board of Trustees’ 2024 Annual Report.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
On January 7, 2020, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2020/1, which requires that
each regular and ongoing board, commission, or committee annually report to the Board of
Supervisors on its activities, accomplishments, membership attendance, required training,
certification programs, and proposed work plan or objectives for the following year.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Public Law Library Board of Trustees would not be in compliance with Resolution No. 2020/1.
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Advisory Body Name:
Advisory Body Meeting Time/Location:
Chair (during the reporting period):
Staff Person (during the reporting period):
Reporting Period:
I. Activities (estimated response length: 1/2 page)
Describe the activities for the past year including areas of study, work, special events,
collaborations, etc.
ADVISORY BODY ANNUAL REPORT
II. Accomplishments (estimated response length: 1/2 page)
Describe the accomplishments for the past year, particularly in reference to your work plan and
objectives.
III.Attendance/Representation (estimated response length: 1/4 page)
Describe your membership in terms of seat vacancies, diversity, level of participation, and
frequency of achieving a quorum at meetings.
Describe the advisory body's workplan, including specific objectives to be achieved in the
V. Proposed Work Plan/Objectives for Next Year
IV. Training/Certification (estimated response length: 1/4 page)
requirement or done on an elective basis by members. NOTE: Please forward copies of any
(estimated response length: 1/2 page)
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File #: Version:125-195 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:12/26/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ACCEPT the resignation of Alan Goldhammer, DECLARE a vacancy in the At-Large Alternate #4 seat
on the Advisory Council on Aging for a term ending on September 30, 2025, APPOINT Alan
Goldhammer to the At-Large Seat #4 on the Advisory Council on Aging for a term ending September
30, 2026, and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy, as recommended by the
Employment and Human Services Director.
Attachments:1. Vacancy Notice.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title:Advisory Council on Aging Vacancy
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT the resignation of Alan Goldhammer, DECLARE a vacancy of the At-Large Alternate #4 seat on the
Advisory Council on Aging for term ending on 9/30/2025. APPOINT Alan Goldhammer to Member At-Large
Seat #4 on the Advisory Council on Aging effective 1/21/2025. DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the
vacancy, as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Alan Goldhammer was appointed by the Board of Supervisors to the At-Large Alternate #4 seat on the ACOA
on December 17, 2024, with a term ending on 9/30/25.
The Advisory Council on Aging (ACOA) provides county-wide planning, cooperation, and coordination for
individuals and groups interested in improving and developing services and opportunities for older residents of
the County. ACOA provides leadership and advocacy on behalf of older persons and serves as a channel of
communication and information on aging.
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CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The seats will not be declared vacant and new appointments to the positions would not be able to be made. This
could cause issues with achieving quorum for the Council and potentially impact their ability to hold meetings.
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File #: Version:125-196 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ACCEPT the resignation of Mackenzie Whipps, DECLARE a vacancy in the Public Agency #4 - East
County seat on the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education for a term
ending April 30, 2027, and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy, as recommended by
the Employment and Human Services Director.
Attachments:1. Vacancy Notice.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title:Click or tap here to enter text.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT the resignation of Mackenzie Whipps, DECLARE a vacancy in the Public Agency #4 - East County
seat on the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education, and DIRECT the Clerk of the
Board to post the vacancy.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
On July 9, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved the appointment of Mackenzie Whipps to the Public
Agency #4 - East County seat on the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education with a
term ending April 30, 2027.
Mackenzie Whipps submitted her resignation from the seat on January 6, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to declare the vacancy and to fill the seat will result in reduced public participation.
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File #: Version:125-197 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/8/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ACCEPT the resignation of Andrei N Obolenskiy, DECLARE a vacancy in the District IV seat on the
Iron Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee for a term ending on January 01,
2027 and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy, as recommended by Supervisor
Carlson.
Attachments:1. Vacancy Notice.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Report Title:ACCEPT the resignation of Andrei N Obolenskiy, DECLARE a vacancy in the District IV seat
on the Iron Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee for a term ending on January 01, 2027
and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy, as recommended by Supervisor Carlson
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT the resignation of Andrei N Obolenskiy, DECLARE a vacancy in the District IV seat on the Iron
Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee for a term ending on January 01, 2027 and
DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy, as recommended by Supervisor Carlson.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
BACKGROUND:
The Iron Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee was authorized by the Board of
Supervisors on July 22, 1997, to assist Contra Costa County in developing a management program for the Iron
Horse Corridor. The advisory committee includes seats for one representative from each jurisdiction or
unincorporated community along the corridor (Alamo, City of Concord, City of San Ramon, Town of Danville,
City of Walnut Creek, and City of Pleasant Hill); a District II seat; a District IV seat, and a seat for East Bay
Regional Park District.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
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File #: Version:125-198 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ACCEPT the resignation of Lishaun Francis, DECLARE a vacancy in the District I Alternate seat on
the Measure X Community Advisory Board with a term ending on March 31, 2025, and DIRECT the
Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy.
Attachments:1. Vacancy Notice.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Report Title:ACCEPT the resignation of Lishaun Francis and DECLARE a vacancy in the District I Alternate
seat on the Measure X Community Advisory Board with a term ending on March 31, 2025 and DIRECT the
Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT the resignation of Lishaun Francis and DECLARE a vacancy in the District I Alternate seat on the
Measure X Community Advisory Board
with a term ending on March 31, 2025 and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy
FISCAL IMPACT:
none
BACKGROUND:
The Measure X Community Advisory Board was established by the Board of Supervisors on February 2, 2021
to advise the Board of Supervisors on the use of Measure X transactions and use tax funds.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The appointment would not be made and the District would not have representation on the council
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File #: Version:1RES 2025-16 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Resolution Passed
File created:In control:12/30/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-16 conditionally providing for the issuance of Multifamily Housing
Revenue Bonds in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000 to finance the acquisition, construction, and
rehabilitation of Lakeside Apartments, a multifamily residential rental housing development located at
187 Oakmead Drive, Concord, and approving related actions, as recommended by the Conservation
and Development Director. (No fiscal impact)
Attachments:1. Signed Resolution No. 2025-16.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
adoptedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1
To: Board of Supervisors
From:John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title:Reimbursement Resolution for Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds -
Lakeside Apartments in Concord
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1)ADOPT a resolution conditionally providing for the authorization of revenue bonds (“Bonds”)in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000 to finance the acquisition,construction and rehabilitation
of 124 units of multifamily residential rental housing currently identified as Lakeside Apartments
located at 1897 Oakmead Drive,Concord,California (the “Development”),and approving related
actions.
2)FIND and DECLARE that the recitals contained in the proposed resolution are true and correct.
3)DETERMINE that the issuance of Bonds to finance the Development,including reimbursement of
expenses incurred by Resources for Community Development (RCD),a California nonprofit
corporation,or an entity to be formed by RCD or an affiliate or assignee (the “Borrower”),is necessary
and providing conditional approval thereof and setting forth conditions for the issuance of Bonds.
4)DECLARE the County’s official intent to use proceeds of the Bonds to reimburse expenditures of the
Borrower incurred for the Development.
5)AUTHORIZE the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development,or designee,to submit
an application to CDLAC for an allocation from the state ceiling of private activity bonds.
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6)APPOINT Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP as bond counsel for the transaction.
7)AUTHORIZE the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development,or designee,to
implement the approvals set forth in the resolution.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. In the event that the Bonds are issued, the Contra Costa
County (the “County”) will be reimbursed for any costs incurred in the issuance process. Annual expenses for
monitoring of Regulatory Agreement provisions ensuring certain units in the Development will be rented to low
-income households are accommodated in the bond issue. The Bonds will be solely secured by and payable
from revenues (e.g., development rents, reserves, etc.) pledged under the bond documents. No County funds
are pledged to secure the Bonds.
BACKGROUND:
The County, through the Department of Conservation and Development, operates a multifamily housing
revenue bond financing program. The purpose of the program is to increase or preserve the supply of
affordable rental housing available to low and very low-income households. The County program may be
undertaken within the unincorporated County and within the cities located in the County that have agreed to let
the County operate the program in their jurisdiction.
Resources for Community Development, a California nonprofit corporation (“RCD”) requested to participate in
the County’s multifamily housing revenue bond financing program. RCD (through a borrower entity to be
formed by RCD or an affiliate or assignee approved by the County, referred to herein as the “Borrower”) will
use the bond proceeds for the acquisition, construction and rehabilitation of the Development. The
Development is an existing, occupied 124-unit apartment development with 8 buildings, which includes 122
low-income and very low-income units between 20-60% area median income (AMI), plus two manager’s units.
The existing structures are approximately 63 years old. The Development meets the eligibility criteria for bond
financing and the County policy for this program. The Development will be managed by John Stewart
Company, a California corporation.
A requirement of federal tax law is that the prospective financing be subject to a conditional statement of intent
to issue bonds to reimburse expenses incurred prior to the date the bonds are issued and a reimbursement
resolution that is adopted by the Board of Supervisors fulfills that requirement. Also, the California Debt Limit
Allocation Committee, the entity that allocates tax-exempt bond authority in California, requires that a
reimbursement resolution be adopted before an application may be submitted for such an allocation. The
adoption of a reimbursement resolution will not obligate the County or the owner without future discretionary
actions but will indicate the intent of the County to issue the bonds if all conditions in the reimbursement
resolution have been satisfied.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without the reimbursement resolution, RCD will not be able to proceed with the process of applying to the
California Debt Limit Allocation Committee for multifamily housing revenue bond authority through the
County, which would severely delay the development of this project.
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
IN THE MATTER OF Resolution No. 2024/XX
RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH THE COUNTY’S OFFICIAL INTENT TO ISSUE REVENUE
BONDS TO FINANCE A MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS
LAKESIDE APARTMENTS
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa (the “County”) has determined that there
is a shortage of safe and sanitary housing within the County, and that it is in the best interest of the residents of
the County and in furtherance of the health, safety and welfare of the public for the County to assist in the
financing of multifamily rental housing developments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, and particularly
Chapter 7 of Part 5 thereof (the “Act”), the County is empowered to issue and sell revenue bonds for the
purpose of making mortgage loans or otherwise providing funds to finance the acquisition, construction and
rehabilitation of multifamily rental housing, including units for lower income households and very low-income
households; and
WHEREAS, Resources for Community Development, a California nonprofit corporation (“RCD”) has
requested that the County consider the issuance and sale of revenue bonds (the “Bonds”) pursuant to the Act, in
one or more series, including Bonds the interest on which is federally tax-exempt, all for the purpose of lending
the proceeds thereof to a County-approved limited partnership entity to be formed by RCD, or an affiliate or
assignee of RCD (the “Borrower”) to finance the acquisition, construction and rehabilitation by the Borrower of
124 units of multifamily rental housing currently identified as Lakeside Apartments to be located at 1897
Oakmead Drive (APN No. 126-164-046-8) in the City of Concord, County of Contra Costa (the
“Development”), to be owned by the Borrower; and
WHEREAS, the County expects that the Borrower has paid or may pay certain expenditures (the
“Reimbursement Expenditures”) in connection with the Development within 60 days prior to the adoption of
this resolution and may incur additional Reimbursement Expenditures prior to the issuance of indebtedness, for
the purpose of financing costs associated with the Development on a long-term basis; and
WHEREAS, Sections 1.103-8(a)(5), 1.142-4, and 1.150-2 of the United States Treasury Regulations require
the County to declare its reasonable official intent to reimburse prior expenditures for the Development with
proceeds of a subsequent tax-exempt borrowing; and
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WHEREAS, the County wishes to declare its intention to authorize the issuance of the Bonds for the purpose
of financing costs of the Development (including reimbursement of the Reimbursement Expenditures, when so
requested by the Borrower upon such terms and conditions as may then be agreed upon by the County, the
Borrower and the purchaser of the Bonds) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000; and
WHEREAS, Section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) limits the amount of
multifamily housing mortgage revenue bonds that may be issued in any calendar year by entities within a state
and authorizes the governor or the legislature of a state to provide the method of allocation within the state; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 11.8 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the California Government Code governs the allocation of
the state ceiling among governmental units in the State of California having the authority to issue private
activity bonds; and
WHEREAS, Section 8869.85 of the California Government Code requires a local agency desiring an
allocation of the state ceiling to file an application with the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee
(CDLAC) for such allocation, and CDLAC has certain policies that are to be satisfied in connection with any
such allocation; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa, as
follows:
Section 1.The Board of Supervisors hereby finds and declares that the foregoing recitals are true and
correct.
Section 2. (a) The Board of Supervisors hereby determines that it is necessary and desirable to provide
financing for the Development (including reimbursement of the Reimbursement Expenditures) pursuant to the
Act by the issuance of the Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000. The issuance of
the Bonds shall be subject to the following conditions: (a) the County, by Resolution of the Board of
Supervisors, shall have first agreed to acceptable terms and conditions for the Bonds (and for the sale and
delivery thereof), and for all agreements with respect to the Bonds to which the County will be a party; (b) all
requisite governmental approvals for the Bonds shall have first been obtained; (c) the Bonds shall be payable
from revenues received with respect to a loan to the Borrower made with the proceeds of the Bonds, and neither
the full faith nor the credit of the County shall be pledged to the payment of the principal of or interest on the
Bonds; and (d) any occupancy and other requirements of the Code are satisfied or otherwise provided for with
respect to Bonds, the interest on which is intended to be excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes.
The expected date of issue of the Bonds is within eighteen (18) months of the later of the date the first
Reimbursement Expenditure was made and the first date the Development is placed in service and in no event
later than three (3) years after the date of the first Reimbursement Expenditure.
(b)Proceeds of the Bonds to be used to reimburse for Development costs are not expected to be used
directly or indirectly to pay debt service with respect to any obligation or to be held as a reasonably required
reserve or replacement fund with respect to an obligation of the County or any entity related in any manner to
the County, or to reimburse any expenditure that was originally paid with the proceeds of any obligation, or to
replace funds that are or will be used in such manner.
(c)As of the date hereof, the County has a reasonable expectation that the Bonds will be issued to
reimburse Development costs. This Resolution is consistent with the budgetary and financial circumstances of
the County, as of the date hereof. The Bonds will be repaid solely from proceeds of the Bonds and amounts
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paid by the Borrower. No other moneys are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-
term basis, or otherwise set aside by the County (or any related party) pursuant to its budget or financial
policies to repay the Bonds.
Section 3.This Resolution is being adopted by the County in part for the purpose of establishing
compliance with the requirements of Sections 1.103-8(a)(5), 1.142-4, and 1.150-2 of the Treasury Regulations.
In such regard, the County hereby declares its official intent to use proceeds of the Bonds to reimburse the
Reimbursement Expenditures. This action is taken expressly for the purpose of inducing the Borrower to
undertake the Development, and nothing contained herein shall be construed to signify that the Development
complies with the planning, zoning, subdivision, environmental and building laws and ordinances applicable
thereto or to suggest that the County, or any officer or agent of the County will grant any such approval,
consent or permit that may be required in connection with the acquisition, construction and equipping of the
Development, or that the County will make any expenditure, incur any indebtedness, or proceed with the
financing of the Development.
Section 4.The Director of the Department of Conservation and Development, the Assistant Deputy
Director of the Department of Conservation and Development, or designee (the “Designated Officer”) is hereby
authorized and directed to apply to CDLAC for an allocation from the state ceiling of private activity bonds to
be issued by the County for the Development in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000 and to take any and all
other actions as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with such application, including but not limited
to the payment of fees, the posting of deposits and the provision of certificates, additional applications to
CDLAC (if necessary), and any such actions heretofore taken by the Designated Officer and their designees are
hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.
Section 5.Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP is hereby appointed to serve as Bond Counsel to the
County in connection with the Development and the issuance and sale of the Bonds.
Section 6.The Director of the Department of Conservation and Development, or designee, are hereby
authorized to execute all necessary documents, in a form approved by County Counsel and/or Bond Counsel,
and to perform such acts as are necessary to implement the approvals provided for in this Resolution.
Section 7.This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:1RES 2025-17 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Resolution Passed
File created:In control:1/6/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-17 conditionally providing for the issuance of Multifamily Housing
Revenue Bonds in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 to finance the acquisition and construction
of 70 units of multifamily residential rental housing, currently identified as El Cerrito Plaza - Parcel A
South, located at 515 Richmond Street, El Cerrito, and approving related actions, as recommended
by the Conservation and Development Director. (No fiscal impact)
Attachments:1. Signed Resolution No. 2025-17.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
adoptedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To: Board of Supervisors
From:John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title:Reimbursement Resolution for Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds -
El Cerrito Plaza - Parcel A South - El Cerrito
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1)ADOPT a resolution conditionally providing for the authorization of revenue bonds (“Bonds”)in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 to finance the acquisition and construction of 70 units of
multifamily residential rental housing currently identified as El Cerrito Plaza -Parcel A South,located
at 515 Richmond Street, El Cerrito, California (the “Development”), and approving related actions.
2)FIND and DECLARE that the recitals contained in the proposed resolution are true and correct.
3)DETERMINE that the issuance of Bonds to finance the Development,including reimbursement of
expenses incurred by ECP Parcel A South Housing Partners,L.P.or a County-approved affiliate or
assignee (the “Borrower”),is necessary and providing conditional approval thereof and setting forth
conditions for the issuance of Bonds.
4)DECLARE the County’s official intent to use proceeds of the Bonds to reimburse expenditures of the
Borrower incurred for the Development.
5)AUTHORIZE certain Designated Officers of the County to submit an application to CDLAC for an
allocation from the state ceiling of private activity bonds.
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6)APPOINT Stradling Yocca & Rauth, LLP as bond counsel for the transaction.
7)AUTHORIZE the Designated Officers to implement the approvals set forth in the resolution.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. In the event that the Bonds are issued, the Contra Costa
County (the “County”) will be reimbursed for any costs incurred in the issuance process. Annual expenses for
monitoring of Regulatory Agreement provisions ensuring certain units in the Development will be rented to low
-income households are accommodated in the bond issue. The Bonds will be solely secured by and payable
from revenues (e.g., development rents, reserves, etc.) pledged under the bond documents. No County funds
are pledged to secure the Bonds.
BACKGROUND:
The County,through the Department of Conservation and Development,operates a multifamily housing
revenue bond financing program.The purpose of the program is to increase or preserve the supply of
affordable rental housing available to low and very low-income households.The County program may be
undertaken within the unincorporated County and within the cities located in the County that have agreed to let
the County operate the program in their jurisdiction.
The Related Companies of California,LLC (the “Developer”)requested to participate in the County’s
multifamily housing revenue bond financing program on behalf of ECP Parcel A South Housing Partners,L.P.
(or a County-approved affiliate or assignee,the “Borrower”).Borrower will use the bond proceeds for the
acquisition and construction of the Development.The Development is proposed to consist of a six-story
building which will include 69 one-,two-,and three-bedroom low-income and very low-income units between
30-60%area median income (AMI),and one manager’s unit.The Development meets the eligibility criteria for
bond financing and complies with the County policy for this program.The Development will be managed by
Related Management Company (or its affiliate or related entity).
A requirement of federal tax law is that the prospective financing be subject to a conditional statement of intent
to issue bonds to reimburse expenses incurred prior to the date the bonds are issued and a reimbursement
resolution that is adopted by the Board of Supervisors fulfills that requirement.Also,the California Debt Limit
Allocation Committee,the entity that allocates tax-exempt bond authority in California,requires that a
reimbursement resolution be adopted before an application may be submitted for such an allocation.The
adoption of a reimbursement resolution will not obligate the County or the owner without future discretionary
actions but will indicate the intent of the County to issue the bonds if all conditions in the reimbursement
resolution have been satisfied.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without the reimbursement resolution, the Developer will not be able to proceed with the process of applying
to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee for multifamily housing revenue bond authority through the
County, which would severely delay the development of this project.
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
IN THE MATTER OF Resolution No. 2025/XX
RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH THE COUNTY’S OFFICIAL INTENT TO ISSUE REVENUE
BONDS TO FINANCE A MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS EL
CERRITO PLAZA - PARCEL A SOUTH
WHEREAS,the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa (the “County”)has determined that
there is a shortage of safe and sanitary housing within the County,and that it is in the best interest of the
residents of the County and in furtherance of the health,safety and welfare of the public for the County to
assist in the financing of multifamily rental housing developments; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California,and particularly
Chapter 7 of Part 5 thereof (the “Act”),the County is empowered to issue and sell revenue bonds for the
purpose of making mortgage loans or otherwise providing funds to finance the acquisition,construction and
rehabilitation of multifamily rental housing,including units for lower income households and very low income
households; and
WHEREAS,The Related Companies of California,LLC,as sponsor on behalf of ECP Parcel A South
Housing Partners,L.P.,a California limited partnership (or a County-approved affiliate or assignee,the
“Borrower”),has requested that the County consider the issuance and sale of revenue bonds (the “Bonds”)
pursuant to the Act,in one or more series,including Bonds the interest on which is federally tax-exempt,all
for the purpose of lending the proceeds thereof to the Borrower to provide financing (including reimbursement
of Borrower’s expenditures)for the acquisition,construction and equipping by the Borrower of 70 units of
multifamily rental housing currently identified as El Cerrito Plaza -Parcel A South to be located at 515
Richmond Street (APN No.504-050-12-5)in the City of El Cerrito,County of Contra Costa (the
“Development”), to be owned by the Borrower; and
WHEREAS,the County expects that the Borrower has paid or may pay certain expenditures (the
“Reimbursement Expenditures”)in connection with the Development within 60 days prior to the adoption of
this resolution and may incur additional Reimbursement Expenditures prior to the issuance of indebtedness,
for the purpose of financing costs associated with the Development on a long-term basis; and
WHEREAS,Sections 1.103-8(a)(5),1.142-4,and 1.150-2 of the United States Treasury Regulations require
the County to declare its reasonable official intent to reimburse prior expenditures for the Development with
proceeds of a subsequent tax-exempt borrowing; and
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WHEREAS,the County wishes to declare its intention to authorize the issuance of the Bonds for the purpose
of financing costs of the Development (including reimbursement of the Reimbursement Expenditures,when so
requested by the Borrower upon such terms and conditions as may then be agreed upon by the County,the
Borrower and the purchaser of the Bonds) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000; and
WHEREAS,Section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,as amended (the “Code”)limits the amount
of multifamily housing mortgage revenue bonds that may be issued in any calendar year by entities within a
state and authorizes the governor or the legislature of a state to provide the method of allocation within the
state; and
WHEREAS,Chapter 11.8 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the California Government Code governs the allocation
of the state ceiling among governmental units in the State of California having the authority to issue private
activity bonds; and
WHEREAS,Section 8869.85 of the California Government Code requires a local agency desiring an
allocation of the state ceiling to file an application with the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee
(CDLAC)for such allocation,and CDLAC has certain policies that are to be satisfied in connection with any
such allocation.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa,as
follows:
Section 1.The Board of Supervisors hereby finds and declares that the foregoing recitals are true
and correct.
Section 2.(a)The Board of Supervisors hereby determines that it is necessary and desirable to
provide financing for the Development (including reimbursement of the Reimbursement Expenditures)
pursuant to the Act by the issuance of Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000.The
issuance of the Bonds shall be subject to the following conditions:(a)the County,by Resolution of the Board
of Supervisors,shall have first agreed to acceptable terms and conditions for the Bonds (and for the sale and
delivery thereof),and for all agreements with respect to the Bonds to which the County will be a party;(b)all
requisite governmental approvals for the Bonds shall have first been obtained;(c)the Bonds shall be payable
from revenues received with respect to a loan to the Borrower made with the proceeds of the Bonds,and neither
the full faith nor the credit of the County shall be pledged to the payment of the principal of or interest on the
Bonds;and (d)any occupancy and other requirements of the Code are satisfied or otherwise provided for with
respect to Bonds,the interest on which is intended to be excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes.
The expected date of issue of the Bonds is within eighteen (18)months of the later of the date the first
Reimbursement Expenditure was made and the first date the Development is placed in service and in no event
later than three (3) years after the date of the first Reimbursement Expenditure.
(b)Proceeds of the Bonds to be used to reimburse for Development costs are not expected to be
used directly or indirectly to pay debt service with respect to any obligation or to be held as a reasonably
required reserve or replacement fund with respect to an obligation of the County or any entity related in any
manner to the County,or to reimburse any expenditure that was originally paid with the proceeds of any
obligation, or to replace funds that are or will be used in such manner.
(c)As of the date hereof,the County has a reasonable expectation that the Bonds will be issued to
reimburse Development costs.This Resolution is consistent with the budgetary and financial circumstances of
the County,as of the date hereof.The Bonds will be repaid solely from proceeds of the Bonds and amounts
paid by the Borrower.No other moneys are,or are reasonably expected to be,reserved,allocated on a long-
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paid by the Borrower.No other moneys are,or are reasonably expected to be,reserved,allocated on a long-
term basis,or otherwise set aside by the County (or any related party)pursuant to its budget or financial
policies to repay the Bonds.
Section 3.This Resolution is being adopted by the County in part for the purpose of establishing
compliance with the requirements of Sections 1.103-8(a)(5),1.142-4,and 1.150-2 of the Treasury Regulations.
In such regard,the County hereby declares its official intent to use proceeds of the Bonds to reimburse the
Reimbursement Expenditures.This action is taken expressly for the purpose of inducing the Borrower to
undertake the Development,and nothing contained herein shall be construed to signify that the Development
complies with the planning,zoning,subdivision,environmental and building laws and ordinances applicable
thereto or to suggest that the County,or any officer or agent of the County will grant any such approval,
consent or permit that may be required in connection with the acquisition,construction and equipping of the
Development,or that the County will make any expenditure,incur any indebtedness,or proceed with the
financing of the Development.
Section 4.Any one of the Chair of the Board of Supervisors,the Vice-Chair of the Board of
Supervisors,the County Administrator,the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development,the
Assistant Deputy Director of the Department of Conservation and Development and the Community
Development Bond Program Manager (collectively,the “Designated Officers”)is hereby authorized and
directed to apply to CDLAC for an allocation from the state ceiling of private activity bonds to be issued by the
County for the Development in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 and to take any and all other actions as
may be necessary or appropriate in connection with such application,including but not limited to the payment
of fees,the posting of deposits and the provision of certificates,additional applications to CDLAC (if
necessary),and any such actions heretofore taken by such Designated Officers and their designees are hereby
ratified, approved and confirmed.
Section 5.Stradling Yocca Carlson &Rauth,LLP is hereby appointed to serve as Bond Counsel to
the County in connection with the Development and the issuance and sale of the Bonds.
Section 6.The Designated Officers,and their designees,are hereby authorized to execute all
necessary documents,in a form approved by County Counsel and/or Bond Counsel,and to perform such acts as
are necessary to implement the approvals provided for in this Resolution.
Section 7.This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-253 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:12/17/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute an
Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority
(RecycleSmart) to increase the County’s payment amount to RecycleSmart by $60,000, with no
change to the agreement term, for RecycleSmart’s continuing performance of County regulatory
obligations pertaining to reduction of organic waste disposal within the unincorporated portion of the
RecycleSmart solid waste collection service area. (100% State grant funds)
Attachments:1. Exhibit A - RecycleSmart-County MOU, 2. Exhibit B - RecycleSmart-County Addendum
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title:Addendum to Memorandum of Understanding with Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute an
Addendum to Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority
(RecycleSmart) to increase the County’s payment amount to RecycleSmart by $60,000, with no change to the
agreement term, for RecycleSmart’s continuing performance of County regulatory obligations pertaining to
reduction of organic waste disposal within the unincorporated portion of the RecycleSmart solid waste
collection service area.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no impact to the General Fund. Under the proposed MOU Addendum (attached as Exhibit B), the
County would pay RecycleSmart $60,000 from the County’s second one-time SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant
(Cycle 2), $459,414, awarded by California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle).
BACKGROUND:
In 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Short-lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Act (“SB 1383”).
SB 1383 required CalRecycle to develop regulations to reduce organics going into landfills as a source of
methane. The regulations developed by CalRecycle under SB 1383 are referred to as the “SB 1383
Regulations”.
The SB 1383 Regulations require counties, cities and other local jurisdictions to adopt enforceable ordinances
or other enforceable mechanisms to mandate that organic waste generators, haulers, and other entities comply
with various requirements aimed at reducing the disposal of organic waste. SB 1383 Regulations applicable to
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jurisdictions generally address requirements applicable to organic waste collection services, inspection of waste
containers for prohibited contaminants, regulation of commercial edible food generators, provision of education
and outreach information to generators, reporting to CalRecycle on compliance with the SB 1383 Regulations,
and maintenance of records of compliance with SB 1383 Regulations.
RecycleSmart is a joint powers authority that represents six member agencies: five cities and the County.
RecycleSmart is currently the solid waste franchising authority within its territory and is already engaged in a
number of activities to comply with some requirements contained in the SB 1383 Regulations on behalf of its
members.
Under the SB 1383 Regulations, the County may designate a public or private entity to fulfill certain of its
responsibilities under the SB 1383 Regulations through an agreement such as a memorandum of understanding.
The original MOU (attached as Exhibit A), approved by RecycleSmart and the Board in 2023, delegated to
RecycleSmart the County’s obligations related to organic waste collection service requirements, inspection of
waste containers for prohibited contaminants, regulation of commercial edible food generators, provision of
education and outreach information to generators, enforcement, assistance with capacity planning, reporting to
CalRecycle on compliance with the SB 1383 Regulations, and maintenance of records of compliance with SB
1383 Regulations.
In return, the County paid $60,000 to RecycleSmart from the first SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant (Cycle 1)
awarded by CalRecycle to fund costs of activities described above. A second SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant
program was rolled out last year. Under this Cycle 2 grant, the County was awarded $459,414, and the
proposal is to use an additional $60,000 to pay RecycleSmart to continue funding costs of compliance with SB
1383 Regulations. The other five members (cities) have also contributed their own Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 grant
funds to RecycleSmart’s SB 1383 Regulations compliance program.
The RecycleSmart Board of Directors approved this MOU Addendum at its December 12, 2024, meeting.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve the MOU Addendum, the County would not be able to pay RecycleSmart for
needed SB 1383 regulatory compliance assistance in the unincorporated portion of its service territory.
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ADDENDUM TO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND
CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF SB 1383 REGULATIONS
This Addendum (the “Addendum”) to the Memorandum of Understanding dated
February 22, 2023 (the “MOU”), by and between Contra Costa County, a political
subdivision of the State of California (“County”) and Central Contra Costa Solid Waste
Authority, a joint powers authority established under the laws of the State of California
(“Authority”), is entered into as of the Effective Date defined below, by and between
County and Authority (collectively the “Parties” and individually a “Party”).
RECITALS
A. On February 22, 2023, the Parties entered in the MOU to memorialize
their agreement regarding Authority’s SB 1383 compliance activities on
behalf of County within the Authority Unincorporated Area, and County’s
retained responsibilities under the SB 1383 Regulations. The MOU also
provided that County would share with Authority a portion of the grant
funds awarded to County under CalRecycle’s SB 1383 Local Assistance
Grant Program – Cycle One, and defined the appropriate expenditures
and administration of the shared grant funds.
B. CalRecycle’s SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program has now awarded
Cycle Two grant funds, including additional grant funds awarded to
County.
C. Section 12 of the MOU provides that the MOU may be amended by a
written instrument signed by all Parties. The Parties desire to supplement
the MOU as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and hereby incorporated
herein.
2. Grant Sharing – Cycle Two. County has received $459,414 from
CalRecycle’s SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program – Cycle Two (“SB 1383 Cycle
Two Grant”) to fund costs of SB 1383 implementation. Documents setting forth terms
and conditions of the SB 1383 Cycle Two Grant are attached hereto as Exhibit C and
incorporated herein by this reference. County will share the SB 1383 Cycle Two Grant
with Authority in accordance with the following:
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a. Payment. County will provide Authority a $60,000 share of the SB 1383
Cycle Two Grant (“Cycle Two Authority Grant”) within thirty (30) days after this
Addendum becomes effective under paragraph 5 of this Addendum.
b. Expenditures.
(1) Grant Activities. The Cycle Two Authority Grant may be used to fund
costs of activities described in paragraph 4 of the MOU, or other implementation and
monitoring activities required to comply with the SB 1383 Regulations, only to the extent
that:
(a) The cost is not an “ineligible cost” as that term is described
on page C-43 through C-44 of Exhibit C;
(b) The cost is not an “indirect cost” as that term is described on
page C-44 of Exhibit C;
(c) The activity to be funded takes place in the Authority
Unincorporated Area, or otherwise pertains to compliance with the SB 1383 Regulations
in the Authority Unincorporated Area;
(d) The activity to be funded is described in the Personnel
category of the approved budget for the SB 1383 Cycle Two Grant, set forth on pages
C-18 through C-19 of Exhibit C; and
(e) The activity to be funded takes place (1) after October 1,
2024, and (2) before the date of termination of the SB 1383 Cycle Two Grant, as
described on page C-39 of Exhibit C.
Activities described in this subparagraph 2.b.(1) will be referred to collectively as “Cycle
Two Authority Grant Activities.”
(2) Supporting Documentation. Authority shall periodically and timely
submit to County’s Representative supporting documentation for review by CalRecycle
for any and all expenditures of Cycle Two Authority Grant funds that occurred in the
period of time for which the submission is due. Supporting documentation may include
but is not limited to, invoices, receipts, and records showing staff hours expended on,
and compensation paid for, Cycle Two Authority Grant Activities (“Authority Expenditure
Documentation”). A submission of Authority Expenditure Documentation is required for
each period of time for which County is required under the SB 1383 Cycle Two Grant to
submit an Expenditure Itemization Summary to CalRecycle, and due a minimum of
fourteen (14) days prior to the date that County is required to submit its Expenditure
Itemization summary. County’s submission deadlines, and periods of time for which
submissions are due, are set forth on page C-39 of Exhibit C; however, such dates are
subject to change by CalRecycle. As of the Effective Date of this Addendum, the
periods of time for which submissions of Authority Expenditure Documentation are
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required under this subparagraph 2.b.(2), and the deadlines for each submission, are
set forth in the table below:
Expenditure Period Submission Deadline*
October 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025 March 15, 2025
April 1, 2025, through September 31, 2025 September 16, 2025
October 1, 2025, through March31, 2026 March 16, 2026
* Authority acknowledges that the submission deadlines above precede the end of the
period for which submissions are due, and that these deadlines were established to
allow sufficient time for County’s Representative to assemble and timely submit
County’s Progress Report for each period. It is the sole responsibility of Authority to
schedule its Cycle Two Authority Grant expenditures in a manner that will allow
Authority to submit supporting documentation for each and every expenditure of Cycle
Two Authority Grant funds for the period in question.
If CalRecyle changes the periods or submission deadlines under the SB 1383 Cycle
Two Grant, County will promptly notify Authority in writing of the change(s). Thereafter,
Authority will submit Authority Expenditure Documentation in accordance with the
revised submission schedule.
(3) In the event County is required by CalRecycle to report information
regarding Cycle Two Authority Grant expenditures that is not contained in the Authority
Expenditure Documentation, within thirty (30) days after the date of a written request by
County’s Representative, Authority will provide the requested information in the form
requested.
(4) Stop Work Notice. County will promptly notify Authority in writing if
a written notice to stop work is received from CalRecycle, as described on page C-34 of
Exhibit C. Expenditures incurred by Authority after issuance of a stop work notice by
CalRecycle may not be funded with the Cycle Two Authority Grant unless and until
County specifies otherwise in writing.
c. Acknowledgements. Authority shall acknowledge CalRecycle support
each time Authority publicizes, in any medium, any Cycle Two Authority Grant Activities
funded by the Cycle Two Authority Grant. Authority must acknowledge CalRecycle in
the same way that County is required to acknowledge CalRecycle under the terms of
the SB 1383 Cycle Two Grant, as set forth on pages C-44 and C-45 of Exhibit C.
d. Approved Contractors. Authority may use Cycle Two Authority Grant funds
to pay for Cycle Two Authority Grant Activities performed by Authority, or by a
contractor or subcontractor to Authority (“Authority Contractor”).
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e. Return of Cycle Two Authority Grant Funds. Authority will promptly repay
any or all Cycle Two Authority Grant funds to County if:
(1) Such funds have not been spent by Authority as of the end of the SB
1383 Cycle Two Grant term; or
(2) County provides written notice to Authority that CalRecycle has
determined that such funds must be repaid.
f. Documents and Access.
(1) Commencing on the Effective Date of this Addendum and ending
three (3) years after CalRecycle’s approval of County’s final report regarding the SB
1383 Cycle Two Grant, or three (3) years after the end of the term of the SB 1383 Cycle
Two Grant, whichever is later, Authority shall maintain all records pertaining to Cycle
Two Authority Grant Activities. County will promptly notify Authority in writing of any and
all changes by CalRecycle to the SB 1383 Cycle Two Grant term.
(2) Commencing on the Effective Date of this Addendum and ending
three (3) years after CalRecycle’s approval of County’s final report regarding the SB
1383 Cycle Two Grant, or three (3) years after the end of the term of the SB 1383 Cycle
Two Grant, whichever is later, Authority shall allow CalRecycle and County access to all
records pertaining to Cycle Two Authority Grant Activities and access to Authority staff
for interviews related to Cycle Two Authority Grant Activities, during normal working
hours.
(3) During normal working hours throughout the term of the SB 1383
Cycle Two Grant and for ninety (90) days thereafter, or until all issues related to Cycle
Two Authority Grant Activities have been resolved, whichever is later, Authority shall
provide CalRecycle and County with access to locations where Cycle Two Authority
Grant Activities funded with Cycle Two Authority Grant funds are or have been
performed.
3. Termination. This Addendum may be terminated by mutual written consent
of the Parties. Any Party may terminate this Addendum, for any reason or no reason,
upon giving six (6) months’ prior written notice to the other Party. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the MOU is terminated, this Addendum terminates upon termination of the
MOU. Upon termination of this Addendum, Authority shall have no further obligations to
carry out the Responsibilities of Authority described in paragraph 4 of the MOU.
4. Miscellaneous.
a. Except as expressly set forth in this Addendum, all of the terms and
conditions of the MOU shall remain in full force and effect.
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b. To the extent there is a conflict between the terms and conditions of this
Addendum and the terms and conditions of the MOU, this Addendum shall control.
c. This Addendum may be executed in counterparts and so executed shall
constitute an agreement which shall be binding upon the Parties hereto. A photocopy of
the fully executed Addendum shall have the same force and effect as the original.
5. Effective Date. This Addendum will take effect upon the date it is fully
executed by the Parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Addendum on the
dates indicated below.
COUNTY
By: _________________________
John Kopchik
Conservation and Development
Director
Date:_________________________
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Thomas L. Geiger
County Counsel
By: _______________________
Deputy County Counsel
AUTHORITY
By: ____________________________
David Krueger
Executive Director
Date:_________________________
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By: _______________________
Deborah Miller
Legal Counsel
Attachment: Exhibit C – SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Documentation – Cycle Two
EXHIBIT C
SB 1383 Grant Documents
Cycle 2
Document Pages
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Application
Application Information
Applicant:Contra Costa County
Cycle Name:SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program Application Due Date:11/15/2023
Cycle Code:OWR4 Secondary Due Date:12/20/2023
Grant ID:27992
Grant Funds Requested:$303,968.00 Request Advance Payment:No
Matching Funds:$0.00 (if applicable)
Awarded Funds:$459,414.00
Project Summary:The County plans to utilize SB 1383 local assistance funds to cover various costs associated with implementing,
monitoring and enforcement activities related to SB 1383.
Funding may be used to pay county staff and/or other consultants to assist with SB 1383 related programs, which may
include, but is not limited to reviewing waivers, helping generators comply with organics collection programs,
implementing edible food programs, developing waste characterization studies, procurement of recovered organic waste
products, food waste assessments, technical assistance for Edible Food Recovery Organizations and Services, capacity
studies, as well as designing outreach and education. Funding may also be used for County staff time, Code
Enforcement and Environmental Health staff for training as well as conducting inspections, identifying violations, and
developing/implementing enforcement programs. Lastly, funding may also be applied to staff costs associated with
administering these funds in compliance with the applicable requirements, which includes tracking and reporting
expenditures, as well as providing overall program support.
Applicant/Participant
Name:Contra Costa County Lead:X
Federal Tax ID:94-6000509 Jurisdiction:Contra Costa-Unincorporated
County:Contra Costa
Contacts
Prime Second Auth Cnslt
Justin Sullivan Title: Conservation Planner X
Conservation and Development
30 Muir Road
Martinez, Ca 94553
Phone: 9256552914
Fax:
Email: Justin.Sullivan@dcd.cccounty.us
David Brockbank Title: Conservation Programs Manager X X
30 Muir Rd
Martinez, Ca 94553
Phone: 9256552911
Fax:
Email: David.Brockbank@dcd.cccounty.us
Deidra Dingman Title: Deputy Director X
30 Muir Rd
Martinez, Ca 94553
Phone: 9256552910
Fax:
Email: Deidra.Dingman@dcd.cccounty.us
John Kopchik Title: Director X
Department of Conservation and Developme
30 Muir Rd
Martinez, Ca 94553
Phone: 9256552703
Fax:
Email: John.Kopchik@dcd.cccounty.us
Generated By: David Brockbank
Grants Management System (GMS)
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Exhibit C Page C-1
Budget
Category Name Amount
Capacity Planning/Program Evaluation/Gap Analysis $0.00
Edible Food Recovery $0.00
Edible Food Recovery - Personnel $0.00
Education $30,000.00
Equipment $0.00
Indirect Costs $0.00
Personnel $379,414.00
Procurement $50,000.00
Record Keeping $0.00
Upgrade/Expansion $0.00
No Site Information Provided
Documents Document Title Received Date
Required
Application Certification Application Certification 11/14/2023
Application Certification Application Certification 12/20/2023
Budget Budget 11/14/2023
Budget Budget 11/20/2023
Budget Revised Budget 06132024 6/13/2024
Narrative Proposal Narrative Proposal 11/14/2023
Required By Secondary Due Date
Resolution/Letter of Commitment Resolution 11/14/2023
Resolution/Letter of Commitment Resolution 12/13/2023
Resolution/Letter of Commitment resolution 12/14/2023
Other Supporting Document(s)
Joint Powers Agreement
Letter of Authorization/Resolution
Letter of Designation Letter of Designation 11/14/2023
Letter of Designation Letter of Designation 12/14/2023
Letter of Designation Letter of Designation 12/20/2023
Resolution
Check the following, as applicable. See Application Guidelines and Instructions for more information and examples.
X Applicant acknowledges that a Resolution is uploaded in the application. The Resolution must be approved by its governing body, which authorizes
submittal of the application and designates a signature authority. If applicable, applicant has uploaded a Letter of Designation (LOD) designating an
additional signature authority(ies).
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Exhibit C Page C-2
Program Questions
SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program: If you are a Special District, do you provide solid waste collection services?
X Not Applicable
California Labor Code section 1782 prohibits a charter city from receiving state funding or financial assistance for construction projects if that charter
city does not comply with Labor Code sections 1770-1782. If any applicants or participating jurisdictions are charter cities or joint powers authorities
that include charter cities, the lead applicant must certify that Labor Code section 1782 does not prohibit any included charter city from receiving state
funds for the project described in this application. If it is determined after award that a participating jurisdiction is a charter city prohibited from receiving
state funds for this grant project, the grant will be terminated and any disbursed grant funds shall be returned to CalRecycle. If any applicant or
participating jurisdiction is a charter city or a joint powers authority that contains one or more charter cities, does Labor Code section 1782 prohibit
those charter cities from receiving state funding for the project described in this grant application? Check the following, as applicable.
X Applicant certifies that no charter cities included in this application are prohibited from receiving state funding for the project described in this grant
application OR this application does not include any charter cities.
SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program: Does your jurisdiction have an enforceable ordinance(s), or similarly enforceable mechanism pursuant to
section 18981.2 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations?
(x Yes) ( No)
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Exhibit C Page C-3
Application Certification
Application Information
Applicant: Contra Costa County
Cycle Name: SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program Application Due Date: 11/15/2023
Cycle Code: OWR4 Secondary Due Date: 12/20/2023
Grant ID: 27992
Grant Funds Requested: $303,968.00
Matching Funds:$0.00 (if applicable)
Contacts
Name Title Prime Second Auth Cnslt Prtcpnt.
Auth
Justin Sullivan Conservation Planner X
David Brockbank Conservation Programs Manager X X
Deidra Dingman Deputy Director X
John Kopchik Director X
Budget
Category Name Amount
Capacity Planning/Program Evaluation/Gap
Analysis $0.00
Edible Food Recovery $0.00
Edible Food Recovery - Personnel $0.00
Education $15,000.00
Equipment $0.00
Indirect Costs $0.00
Personnel $238,968.00
Procurement $50,000.00
Record Keeping $0.00
Upgrade/Expansion $0.00
Documents Document Title Received Date
Required
Application Certification Application Certification 11/14/2023
Budget Budget 11/20/2023
Budget Budget 11/14/2023
Narrative Proposal Narrative Proposal 11/14/2023
Required By Secondary Due Date
Resolution/Letter of Commitment resolution 12/14/2023
Resolution/Letter of Commitment Resolution 12/13/2023
Resolution/Letter of Commitment Resolution 11/14/2023
Grants Management System (GMS)
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Date Generated: December 20, 2023 4:08 PM
Exhibit C Page C-4
Application Certification
Other Supporting Document(s)
Joint Powers Agreement
Letter of Authorization/Resolution
Letter of Designation Letter of Designation 12/20/2023
Letter of Designation Letter of Designation 12/14/2023
Letter of Designation Letter of Designation 11/14/2023
Resolution
Check the following, as applicable. See Application Guidelines and Instructions for more information and examples.
X Applicant acknowledges that a Resolution is uploaded in the application. The Resolution must be approved by its governing body,
which authorizes submittal of the application and designates a signature authority. If applicable, applicant has uploaded a Letter of
Designation (LOD) designating an additional signature authority(ies).
Program Questions
SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program: If you are a Special District, do you provide solid waste collection services?
X Not Applicable
California Labor Code section 1782 prohibits a charter city from receiving state funding or financial assistance for construction projects
if that charter city does not comply with Labor Code sections 1770-1782. If any applicants or participating jurisdictions are charter cities
or joint powers authorities that include charter cities, the lead applicant must certify that Labor Code section 1782 does not prohibit any
included charter city from receiving state funds for the project described in this application. If it is determined after award that a
participating jurisdiction is a charter city prohibited from receiving state funds for this grant project, the grant will be terminated and any
disbursed grant funds shall be returned to CalRecycle. If any applicant or participating jurisdiction is a charter city or a joint powers
authority that contains one or more charter cities, does Labor Code section 1782 prohibit those charter cities from receiving state
funding for the project described in this grant application? Check the following, as applicable.
X Applicant certifies that no charter cities included in this application are prohibited from receiving state funding for the project
described in this grant application OR this application does not include any charter cities.
SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program: Does your jurisdiction have an enforceable ordinance(s), or similarly enforceable
mechanism pursuant to section 18981.2 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations?
(x Yes) ( No)
Conditions and Certification
Condition of Application Submittal: Acceptance of Grant Agreement Provisions
In the event the Applicant is awarded a grant, the submittal of this Application constitutes acceptance of all provisions contained in the
Grant Agreement, which may consist of the following:
Executed Grant Agreement Cover Sheet and any approved amendments•
Exhibit A - Terms and Conditions•
Exhibit B - Procedures and Requirements•
Exhibit C - Application with revisions, if any, and any amendments•
Environmental Justice:
In the event Applicant is awarded a grant, submittal of this Application constitutes acceptance of the following; that in the performance
of the Grant Agreement, Applicant/Grantee shall conduct their programs, policies, and activities that substantially affect human health
or the environment in a manner that ensures the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and income levels, including minority
populations and low-income populations of the State. (see Govt. Code §65040.12(e) and Pub. Resources Code §71110(a))
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Exhibit C Page C-5
Application Certification
Certification:
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that funds have been allocated for the project(s)/activities
identified in the grant application and that sufficient funds are available to complete the project(s)/activities identified in the grant
application, that I have read the Application Guidelines and Instructions and that all information submitted for CalRecycle’s
consideration for award of grant funds is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, and that on behalf of the Applicant I accept the
above conditions of submittal.
X
Signature of Signature Authority (as authorized in Resolution or Letter of
Commitment) or Authorized Designee (as authorized in Letter of Designation,
submitted with this Application)
Date
Print Name Print Title
IMPORTANT! Applicant must print out this document, have the Signature Authority sign it, upload signed document to the
application system, and retain the original hard copy document in your cycle file.
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12/20/2023
Conservation Programs ManagerDavid Brockbank
Exhibit C Page C-6
1025 ESCOBAR STREET
MARTINEZ, CA 94553CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:1RES 23-633 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Resolution Passed
File created:In control:11/20/2023 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:12/5/2023 12/5/2023
Title:ADOPT Resolution No. 23-633, authorizing the Conservation and Development Director or designee,
for a period of five years, to submit grant applications to the California Department of Resources
Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) and execute all grant documents necessary to secure grant
funds and implement approved grant projects; RATIFY a November 14, 2023 application submittal by
the Conservation and Development Director to, and APPROVE a grant agreement with, CalRecycle
for a $303,958 Local Assistance Grant to fund activities required for County compliance with
regulations adopted under Senate Bill 1383 (2016) pertaining to organic waste collection and edible
Attachments:1. Resolution No 2016-20, 2. Grant Application Agreement
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
adoptedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS12/5/2023 1 Pass
To: Board of Supervisors
From:John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title:Resolution authorizing submittal of applications to CalRecycle for grant programs and related
authorizations
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. ADOPT this Resolution authorizing the Conservation and Development Director or his designee for a
period of five years to submit grant applications to the California Department of Resources Recycling
and Recovery (CalRecycle) and execute all grant documents necessary to secure grant funds and
implement approved grant projects.
2. DIRECT the Conservation and Development Director or his designee to obtain Board approval and
approval as to form by County Counsel of all grant applications and agreements described in this
Resolution prior to execution.
3. RATIFY a November 14, 2023, application submittal by the Conservation and Development Director to
CalRecycle for a $303,958 Local Assistance Grant to fund activities required for County compliance
with regulations adopted under Senate Bill 1383 (2016) pertaining to organic waste collection and
edible food recovery, and APPROVE the attached grant agreement with CalRecycle.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No impact to the County General Fund. 100% State funding, no County match.
BACKGROUND:
On January 12, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved a resolution authorizing the Conservation and
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Exhibit C Page C-7
File #:RES 23-633,Version:1
Development Director, or his designee, to take the actions necessary to secure annual funding for Payment
Programs from the State (see attached Resolution No. 2016/20). Resolution No. 2016/20 delegated signature
authority for any documents necessary to secure Payment Program funding from the State as well as implement
the associated activities in the name of Contra Costa County. The Department of Conservation and
Development (DCD) has consistently been responsible for securing funding and coordinating the
implementation of various CalRecycle Payment Programs, including, but not limited to the City & County
Payment Program authorized under the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act and
the State’s Used Oil Payment Program.
CalRecycle provided new template Resolutions to all agencies currently applying for grant program funding.
CalRecycle has advised that copies of new approved Resolutions meeting the grant program requirements must
be submitted with funding requests for the 2022-23 funding cycle. For the sake of efficiency, staff used the
template resolution language provided by CalRecycle, avoiding the need to obtain pre-approval from
CalRecycle.
The law governing California's SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program was modified to include
appropriation of funding to provide payments to cities and counties for specific activities. This resulted in the
establishment of the SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program which provides funds to cities, counties, and
special districts to assist with the implementation of regulation requirements associated with SB 1383. Funding
is primarily used to offset costs associated with implementation of SB 1383 regulation requirements. This
includes, but is not limited to Edible Food Generator inspections, procurement of recovered organic waste
products, education, and outreach. This is a non-competitive grant program. Cities and counties only need to
submit annual grant applications. The funding amount available to each jurisdiction is based on its population.
On November 14, 2023, an application was submitted by the Conservation and Development Director to
CalRecycle for a $303,968 Local Assistance Grant from CalRecycle to fund various County activities that are
required for compliance with regulations adopted under Senate Bill 1383 in 2016. These activities include but
are not limited to assisting generators with compliance with organic waste collection programs, implementing
edible food recovery programs, developing enforcement programs and reporting and recordkeeping. If the
grant is awarded by CalRecycle, the submittal of the application constitutes acceptance of all provisions
contained in the attached grant agreement, the term of which would commence on the date of the award
notification and end on April 1, 2026. The grant agreement includes the following indemnity provision:
Grantee's Indemnification and Defense of the State
The grantee agrees to indemnify, defend and save harmless the state and CalRecycle, and their officers,
agents and employees from any and all claims and losses accruing or resulting to any and all
contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, laborers, and any other person, firm or corporation furnishing or
supplying work services, materials, or supplies in connection with the performance of this Agreement,
and from any and all claims and losses accruing or resulting to any person, firm or corporation who may
be injured or damaged by the grantee as a result of the performance of this Agreement.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the County does not submit an approved resolution to CalRecycle, it is expected that CalRecycle will find the
County’s grant application to be incomplete and not award a grant to the County.
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Exhibit C Page C-8
File #:RES 23-633,Version:1
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
IN THE MATTER OF authorizing submittal of applications to CalRecycle for Grant Programs and related
authorizations
WHEREAS, Public Resources Code sections 48000 et seq. authorize the Department of Resources Recycling
and Recovery (CalRecycle) to administer various grant programs (grants) in furtherance of the State of
California’s (state) efforts to reduce, recycle and reuse solid waste generated in the state thereby preserving
landfill capacity and protecting public health and safety and the environment; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of this authority CalRecycle is required to establish procedures governing the
application, awarding, and management of the grants; and
WHEREAS, CalRecycle grant application procedures require, among other things, an applicant’s governing
body to declare by resolution certain authorizations related to the administration of CalRecycle grants.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors authorizes the
submittal of applications to CalRecycle for all grants for which Contra Costa County is eligible; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Conservation and Development Director, or their
designee, is hereby authorized and empowered to execute in the name of Contra Costa County all grant
documents, including but not limited to, applications, agreements, amendments and requests for payment,
necessary to secure grant funds and implement the approved grant project; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these authorizations are effective for five years from the date of adoption.
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Exhibit C Page C-10
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Justin Sullivan
From:Tesser, Jayme@CalRecycle <Jayme.Tesser@calrecycle.ca.gov>
Sent:Monday, February 26, 2024 5:50 PM
To:David Brockbank
Cc:Deidra Dingman; John Kopchik; Justin Sullivan
Subject:SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program (OWR4) – Contra Costa County – Award Notification
Attachments:Exhibit A - Terms and Conditions FY22-23.pdf; Exhibit B - Procedures and Requirements.pdf
Congratulations! The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) approved awards for the SB
1383 Local Assistance Grant Program, FY 2022-23. The Grant Award package consists of the following:
Exhibit A – Terms and Conditions
Exhibit B – Procedures and Requirements
Your specific award amount is $459,414.
The grant award is subject to the conditions as stated in the Request for Approval of Awards for SB 1383 Local
Assistance Grant Program.
1. If the recommended rantee does not pay or brin current all outstandin debts or scheduled payments owed to
CalRecycle within 60 calendar days of the date of this letter, then the proposed grantee will not have met the
required conditions, and the award will be void.
2. The recommended grantee is responsible for submitting all outstanding documents required by CalRecycle
during the application process, as well as those identified in the Application Guidelines and Instructions, prior to
the release of funding.
3. The recommended grantee must have a valid Resolution in place within 60 days of the date of the award email.
Please note that your budget and activities have not yet been approved. I will be reaching out to you in the next few
weeks to revise your budget and discuss eligible and ineligible costs. Please do not incur costs until after a budget
has been approved. If costs are incurred prior to budget approval, they will be considered ineligible.
A formal Grant Agreement will not be sent out. The Application Certification submitted with your application will act
as the agreement for this program.
Please retain all Grant Award package documents, which include Exhibits A and B for your records.
Exhibit C Page C-11
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If you have any questions, please contact me at (916) 341-6047 or Jayme.Tesser@CalRecycle.ca.gov.
I look forward to your participation in this grant program.
Jayme Tesser (she/her/hers)
Grant Manager/Program Advisor, CalRecycle
1001 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814
916.341.6047 I jayme.tesser@calrecycle.ca.gov
Save the Earth, one page at a time. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
Exhibit C Page C-12
From:Biring, Baljot@CalRecycle
To:Justin Sullivan
Cc:David Brockbank
Subject:RE: SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant (OWR4) - Budget Modifications
Date:Thursday, June 13, 2024 12:46:33 AM
Attachments:image001.png
Hi Justin,
I have completed my review of the revised budget.
Budget revision for OWR4 grant is approved and GMS has been updated.
Per our conversation yesterday, you may use expenses from when the award email
was sent.
Thank you.
-Baljot
From: Justin Sullivan <Justin.Sullivan@dcd.cccounty.us>
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 5:23 PM
To: Biring, Baljot@CalRecycle <Baljot.Biring@CalRecycle.ca.gov>
Cc: David Brockbank <David.Brockbank@dcd.cccounty.us>
Subject: RE: SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant (OWR4) - Budget Modifications
Hi Baljot,
I made one minor change. Attached is the most updated version of the budget modification.
Cheers,
Justin Sullivan
Conservation Planner
Department of Conservation & Development
30 Muir Road,
Martinez, Ca 94553
Office: (925) 655-2914
What should Contra Costa County be and look like in 20 years?
Check out EnvisionContraCosta2040.org and let us know!
Exhibit C Page C-13
From: Justin Sullivan
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 4:04 PM
To: Biring, Baljot@CalRecycle <Baljot.Biring@CalRecycle.ca.gov>
Cc: David Brockbank <David.Brockbank@dcd.cccounty.us>
Subject: RE: SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant (OWR4) - Budget Modifications
Hi Baljot,
Thank you for your time earlier today on the phone. Attached is a revised budget based on
our call. Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Cheers,
Justin Sullivan
Conservation Planner
Department of Conservation & Development
30 Muir Road,
Martinez, Ca 94553
Office: (925) 655-2914
What should Contra Costa County be and look like in 20 years?
Check out EnvisionContraCosta2040.org and let us know!
From: Biring, Baljot@CalRecycle <Baljot.Biring@CalRecycle.ca.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 10:14 PM
To: Justin Sullivan <Justin.Sullivan@dcd.cccounty.us>
Cc: David Brockbank <David.Brockbank@dcd.cccounty.us>
Subject: RE: SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant (OWR4) - Budget Modifications
Hi Justin,
Sorry for the earlier email as I needed to add something. I reviewed your budget, and
I will need some clarification.
Under the Education and Outreach category, I will need you to break down the cost of
$30,000. For example, what is the amount allocated to advertising, what is the cost
of print media, etc. Reviewing outreach material should be in Personnel category.
I would also like a breakout in personnel on what is allocated for what position.
Exhibit C Page C-14
For Procurement, I need to know what material it is, for example will it be mulch, etc.
Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to discuss this further.
Baljot Biring
Supervisor
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
Financial Resources Management Branch
916-341-6431
Baljot.Biring@CalRecycle.ca.gov
From: Justin Sullivan <Justin.Sullivan@dcd.cccounty.us>
Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2024 5:50 PM
To: Tesser, Jayme@CalRecycle <Jayme.Tesser@calrecycle.ca.gov>; Biring, Baljot@CalRecycle
<Baljot.Biring@CalRecycle.ca.gov>
Cc: David Brockbank <David.Brockbank@dcd.cccounty.us>
Subject: RE: SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant (OWR4) - Budget Modifications
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Hi Baljot,
I am forwarding this budget modification to you based on your recent email on 5/29/24 that
you are taking over the tasks to manage the SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program.
Attached is Contra Costa’s budget modification. We are seeking approval for the attached
budget modification in response to the award email sent on February 26, 2024. Please let
me know if you have any questions or if the budget modification is approved.
Thank you,
Justin Sullivan
Conservation Planner
Department of Conservation & Development
30 Muir Road,
Martinez, Ca 94553
Office: (925) 655-2914
What should Contra Costa County be and look like in 20 years?
Check out EnvisionContraCosta2040.org and let us know!
Exhibit C Page C-15
From: Tesser, Jayme@CalRecycle <Jayme.Tesser@calrecycle.ca.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 2:48 PM
Subject: SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant (OWR4) - Budget Modifications
Good afternoon,
In order to get your budget and activities approved, please fill out the
attached budget document and send back when able. Please use the
award amount listed in your award email – sent on February 26, 2024.
Important things to note:
1. Please review the Read Me tab before filling out the budget.
2. This is being sent to all Primary, Secondary, and Consultant contacts
listed in your application.
3. I will be reviewing these on a first submitted, first reviewed basis.
4. Costs cannot be incurred until after your budget has been approved.
Please feel free to contact me anytime if you have any questions or
concerns during the Grant Term. Hopefully, I will get a chance to talk
and/or meet with most, if not all, of you at some point over the next few
years.
Thank you for your patience and I am excited to work with you all!
Jayme Tesser (she/her/hers)
Grant Manager/Program Advisor, CalRecycle
916.341.6047 I jayme.tesser@calrecycle.ca.gov
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Exhibit C Page C-16
Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery
(CalRecycle)
Expenditure Detail
(Include specific details about costs) Total Funds
Indirect Costs Subtotal: $ -
Indirect Costs Cap (10% of total grant amount)$45,941.40
Within Cap: Yes
Capacity Planning/Program Evaluation/Gap Analysis Subtotal: $ -
Grantee Name:
Directions: Before completing the Budget Modification Template, please review the Read Me tab of this workbook which
includes examples of costs for each category. Then, complete the Budget Modification Template below by providing
detailed information on costs requested for this modficaiton. Itemize each item type intended for purchase separately and
include pertinent information (year, make, and model for vehicles; relevant specifications for large equipment; capacity
(cubic feet) for refrigeration). Add rows to the table below, as needed, ensuring that formatting carries over to new rows.
Please be sure to budget for all awarded funds.
Capacity Planning/Program Evaluation/Gap Analysis
Indirect Costs
Edible Food Recovery
1
Exhibit C Page C-17
Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery
(CalRecycle)
Edible Food Recovery Subtotal $ -
Edible Food Recovery Subtotal - Personnel Subtotal $ -
Funding will be used for SB 1383 compliant outreach materials for organics diversion
and/or edible food recovery programs. $ 30,000.00
Education and Outreach Subtotal $ 30,000.00
Equipment Subtotal: $ -
Edible Food Recovery - Personnel
Personnel
Equipment (not related to Edible Food Recovery such as PPE, bins, lids, etc.)
Education and Outreach
2
Exhibit C Page C-18
Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery
(CalRecycle)
The County plans to allocate a portion of personnel funding to JPAs as consultants to assist
with various implementation and monitoring activities.
Personnel funding may also be used to pay county staff and/or other consultants to assist with
SB 1383 related programs, which may include, but is not limited to reviewing waivers, helping
generators comply with organics collection programs, implementing edible food programs,
developing waste characterization studies, food waste assessments, technical assistance for
Edible Food Recovery Organizations and Services, capacity studies, as well as designing
outreach and education.
Personnel costs may also include, but are not limited staff time for Code Enforcement and
Environmental Health staff for training as well as conducting inspections, identifying violations,
and developing/implementing enforcement programs, staff time for grant administration,
monitoring compliance with programs, reporting and recordkeeping.
Hourly Rates for key program staff in the Department of Conservation and Development as of
November are listed below, however these rates are expected to change during the grant term
due to negotiated salary increases and other factors.
Planner II - $96.56
Planner III - $111.25
Principal Planner - $152.44
Consultant job titles and hourly rates to be determined. Based on current rate schedules, staff
expects consultant costs to range from $74-$199 per hour. However, these amounts may
change during the course of the grant term.
$ 379,414.00
Personnel Subtotal: $ 379,414.00
3
Exhibit C Page C-19
Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery
(CalRecycle)
Funding will be for recovered organic waste materials. $ 50,000.00
Procurement Subtotal: $ 50,000.00
Record Keeping Subtotal $ -
Upgrade/Expansion Subtotal $ -
Total Project Funds $ 459,414.00
Upgrade/Expansion
Procurement
Record Keeping
4
Exhibit C Page C-20
Exhibit A
Terms and Conditions
SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program
Fiscal Year 2022–23
The following terms used in this Grant Agreement (Agreement) have the meanings
given to them below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
• "CalRecycle" means the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.
• "Director" means the Director of CalRecycle or his or her designee.
• "Grant Agreement" and "Agreement" means all documents comprising the
agreement between CalRecycle and the grantee for this grant.
• "Grant Manager" means CalRecycle staff person responsible for monitoring the
grant.
• "Grantee" means the recipient of funds pursuant to this Agreement.
• "Program" means the SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program.
• "State" means the State of California, including, but not limited to, CalRecycle and/or
its designated officer.
Air or Water Pollution Violation
The grantee shall not be:
(a) In violation of any order or resolution not subject to review promulgated by the State
Air Resources Board or an air pollution control district.
(b) Out of compliance with any final cease and desist order issued pursuant to Water
Code Section 13301 for violation of waste discharge requirements or discharge
prohibitions.
(c) Finally determined to be in violation of provisions of federal law relating to air or
water pollution.
Amendment
No amendment or variation of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in
writing, signed by the parties, and approved as required. No oral understanding or
agreement not incorporated into this Agreement is binding on any of the parties. This
Agreement may be amended, modified or augmented by mutual consent of the parties,
subject to the requirements and restrictions of this paragraph.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The grantee assures the state that it complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (ADA) (42 U.S.C.§ 12101 et seq.), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of
disability, as well as all applicable regulations and guidelines issued pursuant to the
ADA.
Exhibit C Page C-21
Assignment, Successors, and Assigns
(a) This Agreement may not be assigned by the grantee, either in whole or in part,
without CalRecycle’s prior written consent.
(b) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
CalRecycle, the grantee, and their respective successors and assigns.
Audit/Records Access
The grantee agrees that CalRecycle, the Department of Finance, the Bureau of State
Audits, or their designated representative(s) shall have the right to review and to copy
any records and supporting documentation pertaining to the performance of this
Agreement. The grantee agrees to maintain such records for possible audit for a
minimum of three (3) years after final payment date or grant term end date, whichever is
later, unless a longer period of records retention is stipulated, or until completion of any
action and resolution of all issues which may arise as a result of any litigation, dispute,
or audit, whichever is later. The grantee agrees to allow the designated
representative(s) access to such records during normal business hours and to allow
interviews of any employees who might reasonably have information related to such
records. Further, the grantee agrees to include a similar right of the State to audit
records and interview staff in any contract or subcontract related to performance of this
Agreement.
[It may be helpful to share the Terms and Conditions (Exhibit A) and Procedures and
Requirements (Exhibit B) with your finance department, contractors and subcontractors.
Examples of audit documentation include, but are not limited to: expenditure ledger,
payroll register entries and time sheets, personnel expenditure summary form, travel
expense log, paid warrants, contracts, change orders, invoices, and/or cancelled
checks.]
Authorized Representative
The grantee shall continuously maintain a representative vested with signature authority
authorized to work with CalRecycle on all grant-related issues. The grantee shall, at all
times, keep the Grant Manager informed as to the identity and contact information of the
authorized representative.
Availability of Funds
CalRecycle's obligations under this Agreement are contingent upon and subject to the
availability of funds appropriated for this grant.
Bankruptcy/Declaration of Fiscal Emergency Notification
If the grantee files for protection under Chapter 9 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
(11 U.S.C. §901 et seq.) or declares a fiscal emergency at any time during the Grant
Term, the grantee shall notify CalRecycle within 15 days of such filing or declaration,
pursuant to the procedures set forth in the section entitled “Communications” herein.
Exhibit C Page C-22
Charter Cities
If the grantee is a charter city, a joint powers authority that includes one or more charter
cities, or the regional lead for a regional program containing one or more charter cities,
the grantee shall not receive any grant funding if such funding is prohibited by Labor
Code section 1782. If it is determined that Labor Code section 1782 prohibits funding
for the grant project, this Agreement will be terminated and any disbursed grant funds
shall be returned to CalRecycle.
Child Support Compliance Act
For any agreement in excess of $100,000, the grantee acknowledges that:
(a) The grantee recognizes the importance of child and family support obligations and
shall fully comply with all applicable state and federal laws relating to child and
family support enforcement, including, but not limited to, disclosure of information
and compliance with earnings assignment orders, as provided in Family Code
Section 5200 et seq.
(b) The grantee, to the best of its knowledge, is fully complying with the earnings
assignment orders of all employees, and is providing the names of all new
employees to the New Hire Registry maintained by the California Employment
Development Department.
Communications
All communications from the grantee to CalRecycle shall be directed to the Grant
Manager. All notices, including reports and payment requests, required by this
Agreement shall be given in writing by email, letter, or fax to the Grant Manager as
identified in the Procedures and Requirements (Exhibit B). If an original document is
required, prepaid mail or personal delivery to the Grant Manager is required following
the email or fax.
Compliance
The grantee shall comply fully with all applicable federal, state, and local laws,
ordinances, regulations, and permits. The grantee shall provide evidence, upon
request, that all local, state, and/or federal permits, licenses, registrations, and
approvals have been secured for the purposes for which grant funds are to be
expended. The grantee shall maintain compliance with such requirements throughout
the Grant Term. The grantee shall ensure that the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act are met for any approvals or other requirements necessary to
carry out the terms of this Agreement. The grantee shall ensure that all of grantee’s
contractors and subcontractors have all local, state, and/or federal permits, licenses,
registrations, certifications, and approvals required to perform the work for which they
are hired. Any deviation from the requirements of this section shall result in non-
payment of grant funds.
Conflict of Interest
The grantee needs to be aware of the following provisions regarding current or former
state employees. If the grantee has any questions on the status of any person
Exhibit C Page C-23
rendering services or involved with this Agreement, CalRecycle must be contacted
immediately for clarification.
Current State Employees (Pub. Contract Code, § 10410):
(a) No officer or employee shall engage in any employment, activity, or enterprise from
which the officer or employee receives compensation or has a financial interest and
which is sponsored or funded by any state agency, unless the employment, activity,
or enterprise is required as a condition of regular state employment.
(b) No officer or employee shall contract on his or her own behalf as an independent
contractor with any state agency to provide goods or services.
Former State Employees (Pub. Contract Code, § 10411):
(a) For the two-year period from the date he or she left state employment, no former
state officer or employee may enter into a contract in which he or she engaged in
any of the negotiations, transactions, planning, arrangements or any part of the
decision-making process relevant to the contract while employed in any capacity by
any state agency.
(b) For the twelve-month period from the date he or she left state employment, no
former state officer or employee may enter into a contract with any state agency if he
or she was employed by that state agency in a policy-making position in the same
general subject area as the proposed contract within the twelve month period prior to
his or her leaving state service.
If the grantee violates any provisions of above paragraphs, such action by the grantee
shall render this Agreement void. (Pub. Contract Code, § 10420).
Contractors/Subcontractors
The grantee will be entitled to make use of its own staff and such contractors and
subcontractors as are mutually acceptable to the grantee and CalRecycle. Any change
in contractors or subcontractors must be mutually acceptable to the parties.
Immediately upon termination of any such contract or subcontract, the grantee shall
notify the Grant Manager.
Nothing contained in this Agreement or otherwise, shall create any contractual relation
between CalRecycle and any contractors or subcontractors of grantee, and no
agreement with contractors or subcontractors shall relieve the grantee of its
responsibilities and obligations hereunder. The grantee agrees to be as fully
responsible to CalRecycle for the acts and omissions of its contractors and
subcontractors and of persons either directly or indirectly employed by any of them as it
is for the acts and omissions of persons directly employed by the grantee. The
grantee's obligation to pay its contractors and subcontractors is an independent
obligation from CalRecycle’s obligation to make payments to the grantee. As a result,
CalRecycle shall have no obligation to pay or to enforce the payment of any moneys to
any contractor or subcontractor.
Copyrights
Grantee retains title to any copyrights or copyrightable material produced pursuant to
this Agreement. grantee hereby grants to CalRecycle a royalty-free, nonexclusive,
Exhibit C Page C-24
transferable, world-wide license to reproduce, translate, and distribute copies of any and
all copyrightable materials produced pursuant this Agreement, for nonprofit, non-
commercial purposes, and to have or permit others to do so on CalRecycle’s behalf.
Grantee is responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses, permissions, releases or
authorizations to use text, images, or other materials owned, copyrighted, or
trademarked by third parties and for extending such licenses, permissions, releases, or
authorizations to CalRecycle pursuant to this section.
Corporation Qualified to do Business in California
When work under this Agreement is to be performed in California by a corporation, the
corporation shall be in good standing and currently qualified to do business in the State.
"Doing business" is defined in Revenue and Taxation Code Section 23101 as actively
engaging in any transaction for the purpose of financial or pecuniary gain or profit.
Discharge of Grant Obligations
The grantee's obligations under this Agreement shall be deemed discharged only upon
acceptance of the final report by CalRecycle. If the grantee is a non-profit entity, the
grantee’s Board of Directors shall accept and certify as accurate the final report prior to
its submission to CalRecycle.
Disclaimer of Warranty
CalRecycle makes no warranties, express or implied, including without limitation, the
implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, regarding the
materials, equipment, services or products purchased, used, obtained and/or produced
with funds awarded under this Agreement, whether such materials, equipment, services
or products are purchased, used, obtained and/or produced alone or in combination
with other materials, equipment, services or products. No CalRecycle employees or
agents have any right or authority to make any other representation, warranty or
promise with respect to any materials, equipment, services or products, purchased,
used, obtained, or produced with grant funds. In no event shall CalRecycle be liable for
special, incidental or consequential damages arising from the use, sale or distribution of
any materials, equipment, services or products purchased or produced with grant funds
awarded under this Agreement.
Discretionary Termination
The Director shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at his or her sole discretion
at any time upon 30 days written notice to the grantee. Within 45 days of receipt of
written notice, grantee is required to:
(a) Submit a final written report describing all work performed by the grantee.
(b) Submit an accounting of all grant funds expended up to and including the date of
termination.
(c) Reimburse CalRecycle for any unspent funds.
Disputes
In the event of a dispute regarding performance under this Agreement or interpretation
of requirements contained therein, the grantee may, in addition to any other remedies
Exhibit C Page C-25
that may be available, provide written notice of the particulars of such dispute to the
Branch Chief of Financial Resources Management Branch, Department of Resources
Recycling and Recovery, PO Box 4025, Sacramento, CA 95812-4025. Such written
notice must contain the grant number.
Unless otherwise instructed by the Grant Manager, the grantee shall continue with its
responsibilities under this Agreement during any dispute.
Drug-Free Workplace Certification
The person signing this Agreement on behalf of the grantee certifies under penalty of
perjury under the laws of California, that the grantee will comply with the requirements
of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1990 (Gov. Code, § 8350 et seq.) and will provide a
drug-free workplace by taking the following actions:
(a) Publish a statement notifying employees that unlawful manufacture, distribution,
dispensation, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited and
specifying actions that will be taken against employees for violations.
(b) Establish a drug-free awareness program to inform employees about all of the
following:
(1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace.
(2) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace.
(3) Any available counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs.
(4) Penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations.
(c) Require that each employee who works on the grant:
(1) Receive a copy of the drug-free policy statement of the grantee.
(2) Agrees to abide by the terms of such statement as a condition of employment on
the grant.
Failure to comply with these requirements may result in suspension of payments under
the Agreement or termination of the Agreement or both and grantee may be ineligible
for award of any future State agreements if CalRecycle determines that the grantee has
made a false certification, or violated the certification by failing to carry out the
requirements as noted above.
Effectiveness of Agreement
This Agreement is of no force or effect until signed by both parties.
Entire Agreement
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, oral or written, made with respect to
the subject hereof and, together with all attachments hereto, contains the entire
agreement of the parties.
Environmental Justice
In the performance of this Agreement, the grantee shall conduct its programs, policies,
and activities that substantially affect human health or the environment in a manner that
ensures the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and income levels, including
minority populations and low-income populations of the state.
Exhibit C Page C-26
Failure to Perform as Required by this Agreement
CalRecycle will benefit from the grantee's full compliance with the terms of this
Agreement only by the grantee's:
(a) Investigation and/or application of technologies, processes, and devices which
support reduction, reuse, and/or recycling of wastes.
(b) Cleanup of the environment.
(c) Enforcement of solid waste statutes and regulations, as applicable.
Therefore, the grantee shall be in compliance with this Agreement only if the work it
performs results in:
(a) Application of information, a process, usable data or a product which can be used to
aid in reduction, reuse, and/or recycling of waste.
(b) The cleanup of the environment.
(c) The enforcement of solid waste statutes and regulations, as applicable.
If the Grant Manager determines that the grantee has not complied with the Grant
Agreement, the grantee may forfeit the right to reimbursement of any grant funds not
already paid by CalRecycle, including, but not limited to, the 10 percent withhold.
In addition to forfeiture of grant funds, failure to perform as required by this Agreement
may impact Grantee’s eligibility for future grants offered by CalRecycle.
Force Majeure
Neither CalRecycle nor the grantee, its contractors, vendors, or subcontractors, if any,
shall be responsible hereunder for any delay, default, or nonperformance of this
Agreement, to the extent that such delay, default, or nonperformance is caused by an
act of God, weather, accident, labor strike, fire, explosion, riot, war, rebellion, sabotage,
flood, or other contingencies unforeseen by CalRecycle or the grantee, its contractors,
vendors, or subcontractors, and beyond the reasonable control of such party.
Forfeit of Grant Funds/Repayment of Funds Improperly
Expended
If grant funds are not expended, or have not been expended, in accordance with this
Agreement, or if real or personal property acquired with grant funds is not being used,
or has not been used, for grant purposes in accordance with this Agreement, the
Director, at his or her sole discretion, may take appropriate action under this
Agreement, at law or in equity, including requiring the grantee to forfeit the unexpended
portion of the grant funds, including, but not limited to, the 10 percent withhold, and/or to
repay to CalRecycle any funds improperly expended.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
The grantee is required to use Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in
documenting all grant expenditures.
Grant Manager
The Grant Manager’s responsibilities include monitoring grant progress, and reviewing
and approving Grant Payment Requests and other documents delivered to CalRecycle
pursuant to this Agreement. The Grant Manager may monitor grantee performance to
Exhibit C Page C-27
ensure that the grantee expends grant funds appropriately and in a manner consistent
with the terms and conditions contained herein. The Grant Manager does not have the
authority to approve any deviation from or revision to the Terms and Conditions
(Exhibit A) or the Procedures and Requirements (Exhibit B), unless such authority is
expressly stated in the Procedures and Requirements (Exhibit B).
Grantee Accountability
The grantee is ultimately responsible and accountable for the manner in which the grant
funds are utilized and accounted for and the way the grant is administered, even if the
grantee has contracted with another organization, public or private, to administer or
operate its grant program. In the event an audit should determine that grant funds are
owed to CalRecycle, the grantee is responsible for repayment of the funds to
CalRecycle.
Grantee's Indemnification and Defense of the State
The grantee agrees to indemnify, defend and save harmless the state and CalRecycle,
and their officers, agents and employees from any and all claims and losses accruing or
resulting to any and all contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, laborers, and any other
person, firm or corporation furnishing or supplying work services, materials, or supplies
in connection with the performance of this Agreement, and from any and all claims and
losses accruing or resulting to any person, firm or corporation who may be injured or
damaged by the grantee as a result of the performance of this Agreement.
Grantee's Name Change
A written amendment is required to change the grantee's name as listed on this
Agreement. Upon receipt of legal documentation of the name change, CalRecycle will
process the amendment. Payment of Payment Requests presented with a new name
cannot be paid prior to approval of the amendment.
In Case of Emergency
In the event of an emergency, or where there is an imminent threat to public health and
safety or the environment, the grantee may choose, at its own risk, to incur grant-
eligible expenses not previously included in the approved Budget, subject to
subsequent approval by the Grant Manager of both the Budget change and the need to
implement the Budget change on an emergency basis. The grantee shall notify the
Grant Manager of the emergency and the Budget change at the earliest possible
opportunity. CalRecycle reserves the right to accept or reject the grantee’s
determination that the circumstances constituted an emergency or a threat to public
health and safety or the environment. If the Grant Manager determines that the
circumstances did not constitute an emergency or a threat to public health or safety, the
Budget change will be disallowed.
Exhibit C Page C-28
Limited Waiver of Sovereign Immunity and Consent to
Jurisdiction
The Grantee expressly and irrevocably waives sovereign immunity (and any defenses
based thereon) in favor of CalRecycle, but not as to any other person or entity, as to
any dispute which specifically arises under this Agreement and not as to any other
action, matters or disputes.
The Grantee does not waive its sovereign immunity with respect to (i) actions by third
parties, except for parties acting on behalf of, under authorization from the Grantee or
CalRecycle, or (ii) disputes between the Grantee and CalRecycle which do not
specifically arise under this Agreement. The Grantee further agrees that exhaustion of
tribal administrative remedies, including before any tribal court, shall not be required
prior to proceeding to filing a complaint in the appropriate court of law; and
The Grantee and CalRecycle agree that any monetary damages awarded or arising
under this Agreement shall be exclusively limited to actual direct damages incurred
based on obligations contained in this Agreement that have been demonstrated with
substantial certainty and which do not, in any event, exceed the total amount of the
award under this Agreement. The Grantee and CalRecycle agree not to assert any
claim for damages, injunctive, or other relief which is not consistent with the provisions
of this Agreement; and
The Grantee and CalRecycle may seek, and the Grantee may seek after it has
exhausted any available remedy through the Government Claims Program and the
Program so approves, judicial review for breach of contract in the State Superior Court
for Sacramento County, including any appellate proceedings. The Grantee and
CalRecycle expressly consent to the jurisdiction of such Court, provided that:
(a) No person or entity other than the Grantee and CalRecycle is a party to the action,
unless failure to join a third party would deprive the court of jurisdiction; provided,
however, that nothing herein shall be construed to constitute a waiver of the
sovereign immunity of the Grantee or CalRecycle in respect to any such third party.
(b) The judgment so entered has the same force and effect as, and is subject to all the
provisions of law relating to, a judgment in a civil action, and may be enforced like
any other judgment of the court in which it is entered.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to constitute a waiver of the sovereign
immunity of the Grantee with respect to intervention by any additional party not deemed
an indispensable party to the proceeding. Unless otherwise agreed by the Grantee and
CalRecycle, any dispute resolution meetings or communications, or mediation, shall be
in the context of a settlement discussion to potential litigation and remain confidential to
the extent not prohibited by applicable law.
Exhibit C Page C-29
No Agency Relationship Created/Independent Capacity
The grantee and the agents and employees of grantee, in the performance of this
Agreement, shall act in an independent capacity and not as officers or employees or
agents of CalRecycle.
No Waiver of Rights
CalRecycle shall not be deemed to have waived any rights under this Agreement unless
such waiver is given in writing and signed by CalRecycle. No delay or omission on the
part of CalRecycle in exercising any rights shall operate as a waiver of such right or any
other right. A waiver by CalRecycle of a provision of this Agreement shall not prejudice
or constitute a waiver of CalRecycle’s right otherwise to demand strict compliance with
that provision or any other provision of this Agreement. No prior waiver by CalRecycle,
nor any course of dealing between CalRecycle and grantee, shall constitute a waiver of
any of CalRecycle’s rights or of any of grantee’s obligations as to any future
transactions. Whenever the consent of CalRecycle is required under this Agreement,
the granting of such consent by CalRecycle in any instance shall not constitute
continuing consent to subsequent instances where such consent is required and in all
cases such consent may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of CalRecycle.
Non-Discrimination Clause
(a) During the performance of this Agreement, grantee and its contractors shall not
unlawfully discriminate, harass, or allow harassment against any employee or
applicant for employment on the bases enumerated in Government Code Section
12900 et seq.
(b) The person signing this Agreement on behalf of the grantee certifies under penalty
of perjury under the laws of California that the grantee has, unless exempted,
complied with the nondiscrimination program requirements (Gov. Code, § 12990,
subd. (a-f) and California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 8103). (Not
applicable to public entities.)
Order of Precedence
The performance of this grant shall be conducted in accordance with the Terms and
Conditions (Exhibit A), Procedures and Requirements (Exhibit B), Project
Summary/Statement of Use, Work Plan, and Budget of this Agreement, or other
combination of Exhibits specified on the Grant Agreement Coversheet attached hereto
(collectively referred to as “Terms”). Grantee’s CalRecycle-approved Application
(Grantee’s Application) is hereby incorporated herein by this reference. In the event of
conflict or inconsistency between the articles, exhibits, attachments, specifications or
provisions that constitute this Agreement, the following order of precedence shall apply:
(a) Grant Agreement Coversheet and any Amendments thereto
(b) Terms and Conditions
(c) Procedures and Requirements
(d) Project Summary/Statement of Use
(e) Budget
(f) Work Plan
(g) Grantee’s Application
(h) All other attachments hereto, including any that are incorporated by reference.
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Ownership of Drawings, Plans and Specifications
The grantee shall, at the request of CalRecycle or as specifically directed in the
Procedures and Requirements (Exhibit B), provide CalRecycle with copies of any data,
drawings, design plans, specifications, photographs, negatives, audio and video
productions, films, recordings, reports, findings, recommendations, and memoranda of
every description or any part thereof, prepared under this Agreement. Grantee hereby
grants to CalRecycle a royalty-free, nonexclusive, transferable, world-wide license to
reproduce, translate, and distribute copies of any and all such materials produced
pursuant to this Agreement, for nonprofit, non-commercial purposes, and to have or
permit others to do so on CalRecycle’s behalf.
Payment
(a) The approved Budget, if applicable, is attached hereto and incorporated herein by
this reference and states the maximum amount of allowable costs for each of the
tasks identified in the Work Plan, if applicable, which is attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference. CalRecycle shall reimburse the grantee for
only the work and tasks specified in the Work Plan or the Grantee’s Application at
only those costs specified in the Budget and incurred in the term of the Agreement.
(b) The grantee shall carry out the work described in the Work Plan or in the Grantee’s
Application in accordance with the approved Budget, and shall obtain the Grant
Manager’s written approval of any changes or modifications to the Work Plan,
approved project as described in the Grantee’s Application or the approved Budget
prior to performing the changed work or incurring the changed cost. If the grantee
fails to obtain such prior written approval, the Director, at his or her sole discretion,
may refuse to provide funds to pay for such work or costs.
(c) The grantee shall request reimbursement in accordance with the procedures
described in the Procedures and Requirements (Exhibit B).
(d) Ten percent will be withheld from each Payment Request and paid at the end of the
grant term, when all reports and conditions stipulated in this Agreement have been
satisfactorily completed. Failure by the grantee to satisfactorily complete all reports
and conditions stipulated in this Agreement may result in forfeiture of any such funds
withheld pursuant to CalRecycle’s 10 percent) retention policy.
(e) Lodgings, Meals and Incidentals: Grantee’s Per Diem eligible costs are limited to the
amounts authorized in the California State Administrative Manual (contact the Grant
Manager for more information).
(f) Payment will be made only to the grantee.
(g) Reimbursable expenses shall not be incurred unless and until the grantee receives a
Notice to Proceed as described in the Procedures and Requirements (Exhibit B).
Personnel Costs
If there are eligible costs pursuant to Exhibit B, Procedures and Requirements, any
personnel expenditures to be reimbursed with grant funds must be computed based on
actual time spent on grant-related activities and on the actual salary or equivalent hourly
wage the employee is paid for his or her regular job duties, including a proportionate
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share of any benefits to which the employee is entitled, unless otherwise specified in the
Procedures and Requirements (Exhibit B).
Real and Personal Property Acquired with Grant Funds
(a) All real and personal property, including equipment and supplies, acquired with grant
funds shall be used by the grantee only for the purposes for which CalRecycle
approved their acquisition for so long as such property is needed for such purposes,
regardless of whether the grantee continues to receive grant funds from CalRecycle
for such purposes. In no event shall the length of time during which such property,
including equipment and supplies, acquired with grant funds, is used for the purpose
for which CalRecycle approved its acquisition be less than five (5) years after the
end of the grant term, during which time the property, including equipment and
supplies, must remain in the State of California.
(b) Subject to the obligations and conditions set forth in this section, title to all real and
personal property acquired with grant funds, including all equipment and supplies,
shall vest upon acquisition in the grantee. The grantee may be required to execute
all documents required to provide CalRecycle with a security interest in any real or
personal property, including equipment and supplies, and it shall be a condition of
receiving this grant that CalRecycle shall be in first priority position with respect to
the security interest on any such property acquired with the grant funds, unless pre-
approved in writing by the Grant Manager that CalRecycle will accept a lower priority
position with respect to the security interest on the property. Grantee shall inform
any lender(s) from whom it is acquiring additional funding to complete the property
purchase of this grant condition.
(c) The grantee may not transfer Title to any real or personal property, including
equipment and supplies, acquired with grant funds to any other entity without the
express authorization of CalRecycle. Grantee’s violation of this provision shall result
in Grantee’s reimbursement to CalRecycle of the amount of grant funds used to
purchase said equipment and supplies.
(d) CalRecycle will not reimburse the grantee for the acquisition of equipment that was
previously purchased with CalRecycle grant funds, unless the acquisition of such
equipment with grant funds is pre-approved in writing by the Grant Manager. In the
event of a question concerning the eligibility of equipment for grant funding, the
burden will be on the grantee to establish the pedigree of the equipment.
Reasonable Costs
A cost is reasonable if, in its nature or amount, it does not exceed that which would be
incurred by a prudent person under the circumstances prevailing at the time the
decision was made to incur the cost. Consideration will be given to:
(a) Whether the cost is of a type generally recognized as ordinary and necessary for the
performance of the grant.
(b) The restraints or requirements imposed by such factors as generally accepted sound
business practices, arms-length bargaining, federal and state laws and regulations,
and the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(c) Whether the individuals concerned acted with prudence in the circumstances,
considering their responsibilities to the organization, its members, employees,
clients, and the public at large.
Exhibit C Page C-32
(d) Significant deviations from the established practices of the organization which may
unjustifiably increase the grant costs.
Recycled-Content Paper
All documents submitted by the grantee must be printed double-sided on recycled-
content paper containing 100 percent post-consumer fiber. Specific pages containing
full color photographs or other ink-intensive graphics may be printed on photographic
paper.
Reduction of Waste
In the performance of this Agreement, grantee shall take all reasonable steps to ensure
that materials purchased or utilized in the course of the project are not wasted. Steps
should include, but not be limited to: the use of used, reusable, or recyclable products;
discretion in the amount of materials used; alternatives to disposal of materials
consumed; and the practice of other waste reduction measures where feasible and
appropriate.
Reduction of Waste Tires
Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, in the performance of this Agreement,
for all purchases made with grant funds, including, but not limited to equipment and tire-
derived feedstock, the grantee shall purchase and/or process only California waste tires
and California waste tire-derived products. As a condition of final payment under this
Agreement, the grantee must provide documentation substantiating the source of the
tire materials used during the performance of this Agreement to the Grant Manager.
Reimbursement Limitations
Under no circumstances shall the grantee seek reimbursement pursuant to this
Agreement for a cost or activity that has been or will be paid for through another funding
source. The grantee shall not seek reimbursement for any costs used to meet cost
sharing or matching requirements of any other CalRecycle funded program.
All costs charged against the Agreement shall be net of all applicable credits. The term
“applicable credits” refers to those receipts or reductions of expenditures that operate to
offset or reduce expense items that are reimbursable under this Agreement. Applicable
credits may include, but are not necessarily limited to, rebates or allowances, discounts,
credits toward subsequent purchases, and refunds. Grantee shall, where possible,
deduct the amount of the credit from the amount billed as reimbursement for the cost, or
shall deduct the amount of the credit from the total billed under a future invoice.
Reliable Contractor Declaration
Prior to authorizing any contractor or subcontractor to commence work under this Grant,
the grantee shall submit to CalRecycle a Reliable Contractor Declaration (CalRecycle
168) from the contractor or subcontractor, signed under penalty of perjury, disclosing
whether of any of the events listed in Section 17050 of Title 14, California Code of
Regulations, Natural Resources (https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/laws/regulations/title14),
Division 7, has occurred with respect to the contractor or subcontractor within the
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preceding three (3) years. If a contractor is placed on CalRecycle’s Unreliable List after
award of this Grant, the grantee may be required to terminate that contract.
Remedies
Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, the rights and remedies hereunder are in
addition to, and not in limitation of, other rights and remedies under this Agreement, at
law or in equity, and exercise of one right or remedy shall not be deemed a waiver of
any other right or remedy.
Self-Dealing and Arm’s Length Transactions
All expenditures for which reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement is sought shall be
the result of arm’s-length transactions and not the result of, or motivated by, self-dealing
on the part of the grantee or any employee or agent of the grantee. For purposes of this
provision, “arm’s-length transactions” are those in which both parties are on equal
footing and fair market forces are at play, such as when multiple vendors are invited to
compete for an entity’s business and the entity chooses the lowest of the resulting bids.
“Self-dealing” is involved where an individual or entity is obligated to act as a trustee or
fiduciary, as when handling public funds, and chooses to act in a manner that will
benefit the individual or entity, directly or indirectly, to the detriment of, and in conflict
with, the public purpose for which all grant monies are to be expended.
Severability
If any provisions of this Agreement are found to be unlawful or unenforceable, such
provisions will be voided and severed from this Agreement without affecting any other
provision of this Agreement. To the full extent, however, that the provisions of such
applicable law may be waived, they are hereby waived to the end that this Agreement
be deemed to be a valid and binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
Site Access
The grantee shall allow the state to access sites at which grant funds are expended and
related work being performed at any time during the performance of the work and for
ninety (90) days after completion of the work, or until all issues related to the grant
project have been resolved.
Stop Work Notice
Immediately upon receipt of a written notice from the Grant Manager to stop work, the
grantee shall cease all work under this Agreement.
Termination for Cause
CalRecycle may terminate this Agreement and be relieved of any payments should the
grantee fail to perform the requirements of this Agreement at the time and in the manner
herein provided. In the event of such termination, CalRecycle may proceed with the
work in any manner deemed proper by CalRecycle. All costs to CalRecycle shall be
deducted from any sum due the grantee under this Agreement. Termination pursuant to
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this section may result in forfeiture by the grantee of any funds retained pursuant to
CalRecycle’s 10 percent retention policy.
Time is of the Essence
Time is of the essence to this Agreement.
Tolling of Statute of Limitations
The statute of limitations for bringing any action, administrative or civil, to enforce the
terms of this Agreement or to recover any amounts determined to be owing to
CalRecycle as the result of any audit of the grant covered by this Agreement shall be
tolled during the period of any audit resolution, including any appeals by the grantee to
the Director.
Union Organizing
By signing this Agreement, the grantee hereby acknowledges the applicability of
Government Code Sections 16645, 16645.2, 16645.8, 16646, 16647, and 16648 to this
Agreement and hereby certifies that:
(a) No grant funds disbursed by this grant will be used to assist, promote, or deter union
organizing by employees performing work under this Agreement.
(B) If the grantee makes expenditures to assist, promote, or deter union organizing, the
grantee will maintain records sufficient to show that no state funds were used for
those expenditures, and that grantee shall provide those records to the Attorney
General upon request.
Venue/Choice of Law
(a) All proceedings concerning the validity and operation of this Agreement and the
performance of the obligations imposed upon the parties hereunder shall be held in
Sacramento County, California. The parties hereby waive any right to any other
venue. The place where the Agreement is entered into and place where the
obligation is incurred is Sacramento County, California.
(b) The laws of the State of California shall govern all proceedings concerning the
validity and operation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations
imposed upon the parties hereunder.
Waiver of Claims and Recourse against the State
The grantee agrees to waive all claims and recourse against the state, its officials,
officers, agents, employees, and servants, including, but not limited to, the right to
contribution for loss or damage to persons or property arising out of, resulting from, or in
any way connected with or incident to this Agreement. This waiver extends to any loss
incurred attributable to any activity undertaken or omitted pursuant to this Agreement or
any product, structure, or condition created pursuant to, or as a result of, this
Agreement.
Exhibit C Page C-35
Work Products
Grantee shall provide CalRecycle with copies of all final products identified in the Work
Plan. Grantee shall also provide CalRecycle with copies of all public education and
advertising material produced pursuant to this Agreement.
Workers’ Compensation/Labor Code
The grantee is aware of Labor Code Section 3700, which requires every employer to be
insured against liability for Workers’ Compensation or to undertake self-insurance in
accordance with the Labor Code, and the grantee agrees to comply with such
provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this Agreement.
Exhibit C Page C-36
September 2023
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Exhibit B
Procedures and Requirements SB 1383
Local Assistance Grant Program
Fiscal Year 2022–23
Copies of these Procedures and Requirements must be shared with
both the Finance Department and the staff responsible for
implementing the grant activities.
Exhibit C Page C-37
Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................... 3
Milestones ...................................................................................................................... 3
Grants Management System (GMS) ............................................................................. 3
Accessing the Grant .................................................................................................... 3
Contact Updates .......................................................................................................... 4
Prior to Commencing Work .......................................................................................... 5
Reliable Contractor Declaration ................................................................................... 5
Grant Term ..................................................................................................................... 6
Eligible Costs ............................................................................................................... 6
Ineligible Costs ............................................................................................................ 7
Modifications ................................................................................................................ 8
Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................... 8
Reporting Requirements .............................................................................................. 9
Electronic and Original Signatures............................................................................. 10
Progress Report......................................................................................................... 10
Final Report ............................................................................................................... 10
Grant Payment Information ........................................................................................ 10
Reporting and Documentation ............................................................................... 11
Audit Considerations .................................................................................................. 13
Exhibit C Page C-38
Introduction
The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers the
SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program. These Procedures and Requirements
describe project and reporting requirements, report due dates, report contents, grant
payment conditions, eligible and ineligible project costs, project completion and closeout
procedures, and records and audit requirements.
In a Regional Grant, the term “grantee” used throughout this document refers to the
Lead Participant (Lead). The Lead is designated to act on behalf of all Non-Lead
Participant(s). The Lead manages the grant, is responsible for the performance of the
grant and all required documentation and administers the grant funds to its Non-Lead
Participants on its behalf.
This document is attached to, and incorporated by reference, into the Grant Agreement.
Milestones
Notice to Proceed Date: Grant Term Begins on the date that CalRecycle sends the
award email.
October 1, 2024: Progress Report 1 Due
April 1, 2025: Progress Report 2 Due
October 1, 2025: Progress Report 3 Due
April 1, 2026: Final Report Due
April 1, 2026: Grant Term End
Grants Management System (GMS)
GMS is CalRecycle’s web-based grant application and Grants Management System.
Access to GMS is secure; grantees must log in using a WebPass. WebPass accounts
are tied to a specific email address. If an email address changes, or if it becomes
inactive, the grantee must create a new WebPass account to continue accessing GMS.
Establish or manage a WebPass at CalRecycle’s WebPass page
(https://secure.calrecycle.ca.gov/WebPass/).
Accessing the Grant
Grantees must log in to GMS (https://secure.calrecycle.ca.gov/Grants) using their web
pass. After logging in, locate the grant in the My Awarded/Open Grants table and
select the Grant Management link. The Grant Management Module includes the
following sections:
• Summary tab: Shows approved budget, paid and remaining amounts. (This
section is available to the grantee in read-only mode.)
• Payment Request tab: Grantee requests reimbursement.
• Reports tab: Grantee uploads required reports.
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• Documents tab: Grantee uploads all other grant documents that are not
supporting documents to a payment request or a report. This section also
provides access to documents that were uploaded within other sections of GMS.
Follow the instructions in GMS to work in the system. The following sections describe
the reports, transactions, and supporting documents CalRecycle requires.
Contact Updates
Access to the grant is limited to those listed in the Contacts tab of the Application
Module with the “Allow Access” check box marked. A contact may be listed but not
granted access by not checking the box. Please note, if a contact is granted access to
a grant they will be able to edit contacts, submit payment requests, upload reports, and
view all documents. Those with access may update contact information for all contact
types except Signature Authority. Email the assigned Grant Manager regarding any
changes to Signature Authority information.
Exhibit C Page C-40
Prior to Commencing Work
Prior to commencing work under this grant, the grantee’s Grant Manager or primary
contact and authorized grant Signature Authority should review the Terms and
Conditions (Exhibit A) and the Procedures and Requirements (Exhibit B) to identify key
grant administrative requirements. Evaluation of the grantee’s compliance with these
requirements is a major focus of grant audits.
Reliable Contractor Declaration
Prior to authorizing a contractor or subcontractor to commence work under this grant,
the grantee shall submit to the Grant Manager a declaration from the contractor or
subcontractor, signed under penalty of perjury, stating that within the preceding three
(3) years, none of the events listed in section 17050 of Title 14
(https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Laws/Regulations/Title14/), California Code of
Regulations, Natural Resources, Division 7, has occurred with respect to the contractor
or subcontractor. The grantee must submit this form for each contractor and
subcontractor working under the grant.
If a contractor or subcontractor is placed on the CalRecycle Unreliable Contractor List
(https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Funding/Unreliability/) after award of this grant, the
grantee may be required to terminate the contract. Obtain the Reliable Contractor
Declaration form (CalRecycle 168) from CalRecycle's Grant Forms web page
(https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Funding/Forms/).
The grantee must upload a scanned copy of each signed Reliable Contractor
Declaration form in GMS. To upload the form:
1. Go to the Reports tab.
2. Click on Reliable Contractor Declaration under Report Type.
3. Click the Add Document button.
4. Select Reliable Contractor Declaration in the Document Type drop down box,
enter a document title, click the Browse button to search and upload the
document, and then Save.
5. Click on the Submit Report button.
For further instructions regarding GMS, including login directions, see the “Grants
Management System” section (above).
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Grant Term
The Grant Term begins on the date CalRecycle sends the award email, which is the
formal notification from CalRecycle authorizing the grantee to begin the grant project
and ends on April 1, 2026. The grantee must make all grant-eligible program
expenditures and incur all grant-eligible costs within this period. Expenditures made or
costs incurred prior to the grant term start date or after the end date are not eligible for
reimbursement.
The Final Report is due on April 1, 2026.
Eligible Costs
Grantees may incur eligible costs only during the Grant Term, which starts on the date
CalRecycle sends the award email and ends on April 1, 2026. (All grant expenditures
must be for activities, products, and costs specifically included in the approved Budget.
Costs must be incurred after the term start date and before the end of the Grant Term
All services must be provided, and goods received during this period in order to be
eligible costs. Invoices for goods and services must be paid by the grantee prior to the
inclusion of those goods or services in the progress report.
Eligible costs are limited to the following:
• Personnel
• Consultants
• Safety Equipment
• Vehicles/Trucks/Trailers
o Vehicles/tractors/trailers, turf tires, forklifts or compost slingers
Note: The Grantee needs to own and control all items if they do not have a
service agreement with a food recovery facility/hub, however the Grantee may
allow a food recovery facility/hub to use the vehicle for grant implementation
purposes.
• Mobile pantries
• Education and Outreach materials
o Print Media
o Television, radio, video, and social media
o Materials offered in other languages
• Door-to-Door Outreach
• Signage
• Conferences and symposiums (requires Grant Manager pre-approval)
• Recordkeeping or tracking software
o Software to match donor with food bank
o Recordkeeping/reporting software
o Procurement tracking software
o Apps for food recovery
o Mobile app development
• Inspections and Enforcement
• Training
o Mileage
o Educational materials
Exhibit C Page C-42
• Tablet/Electronic Devices (seven inches or more measured diagonally) used for
the purposed of organic tracking and Education and Outreach
o Maximum price of $500 (excluding sales tax) and limit to one (exceptions
may be approved on a case-by-case basis)
o Accessories used for security, protection, and charging
• Equipment
o Food dehydrator
o Personal protection equipment
o Food distribution – including refrigeration, coolers, and packing materials.
Note: The Grantee needs to own and control all items if they do not have
a service agreement with a food recovery facility/hub, however the
Grantee may allow a food recovery facility/hub to use the vehicle for grant
implementation purposes.
• Bins and lids
o Includes, but is not limited to, curbside, small household food waste pail,
labeling, and liners
• Procurement of recovered/recycled organic products
• Food safety certification
• Cameras to prevent contamination
• Edible Food Recovery projects
o Grantees are encouraged to use a percentage of grant funds for Edible
Food Recovery projects.
• Food Waste Prevention projects
o Projects that prevent food waste from being generated and becoming
waste that is normally destined for landfills. Examples of food waste
prevention projects include, but are not limited to:
Modernizing production and handling practices to prevent and
reduce food preparation waste.
Identifying and modifying ordering practices that result in
measurable decreases in food waste.
Creating and expanding education and outreach programs that
result in quantifiable reductions in food waste.
Ineligible Costs
Any costs not directly related to SB 1383 implementation are ineligible for
reimbursement. The grantee should contact the Grant Manager if clarification is
needed. Ineligible costs include, but are not limited to:
• Costs incurred prior to the Term Start Date
• Development, purchase, or distribution of strictly promotional give-away items
Stuff We All Get, (SWAG) (https://calrecycle.ca.gov/funding/acronyms/swag/)
• Purchase or lease of land or buildings
• Equipment or services not directly related to grant implementation
• Food liquefiers
• Food recovery facility rent (without service agreement)
• Disposal costs
• Costs currently covered by or incurred under any other CalRecycle loan, grant, or
contract
• Cell phones
Exhibit C Page C-43
o Purchase of data plans and/or mobile service plans/hotspots
• Costs related to website host and web page domain
• Audit expenses
• Sponsorship or licensing fees for events/programs
• Food or beverages (e.g., as part of meetings, workshops, or events)
• Travel costs exceeding the state-approved rates for mileage, per diem, lodging,
etc.
o Refer to the Memorandum for travel policies
(https://www.calhr.ca.gov/employees/Pages/travel-reimbursements.aspx).
o Reimbursement rates are subject to change at any time by the State of
California without prior notification.
• Personnel costs not directly related to grant activities
• Fines or penalties due to violation of federal, state, or local laws, ordinances, or
regulations
• Any costs for construction projects by charter cities prohibited by Labor Code
section 1782.
• Any costs not consistent with local, state, or federal laws, guidelines, and
regulations
• Costs deemed unreasonable or not related to the project by the Grant Manager
• The total amount of indirect costs charged to the grant shall not exceed 10
percent of the grant funds reimbursed. These costs are expenditures not
capable of being assigned or not readily itemized to a particular project or activity
but considered necessary for the operation of the organization and the
performance of the program. The costs of operating and maintaining facilities,
accounting services, and administrative salaries as well as contractor’s indirect
costs in their contracts, are examples of indirect costs. All indirect costs charged
to the grant must be associated with grant activities.
Modifications
The grantee must submit any proposed revision(s) to the Budget in writing to the Grant
Manager. The grantee may not incur costs or make expenditures based on the revision
without first receiving the Grant Manager’s written approval. Proposed revisions must
be clearly marked in the Budget document and must be accompanied by a summary of
proposed changes or modifications, including justification for the proposed changes. If
approved, the Grant Manager will upload the revised Budget to GMS and notify the
grantee. The grantee may submit proposed revisions in conjunction with a Progress
Report, but they cannot be submitted as part of the Progress Report. The grantee
should retain the approval document(s) for audit purposes. See the “Audit
Record/Access” section of the Terms and Conditions (Exhibit A).
Acknowledgements
The grantee shall acknowledge CalRecycle’s support each time a project funded, in
whole or in part, by this Agreement is publicized in any medium, including news media,
brochures, or other types of promotional materials. The acknowledgement of
CalRecycle’s support must incorporate the CalRecycle logo. Initials or abbreviations for
CalRecycle shall not be used. The Grant Manager may approve deviation from this
requirement on a case-by-case basis where such deviation is consistent with
CalRecycle’s Communication Strategy and Outreach Plan. Please contact your Grant
Manager for the CalRecycle logo.
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The following items require acknowledgement of funding from CalRecycle and pre-
approval from the CalRecycle Grant Manager prior to incurring the expense:
• All television, radio and video scripts
• Functional premiums, if the per unit price is greater than $6.00
• Advertisements
• Audio and/or visual material
• Brochures
• Newspaper ads
• Pamphlets
• Other outreach
All publicity and education materials must include the following:
1. “Funded by a grant from CalRecycle.” Exception: The acknowledgement line is
not required on small items where space constraints would not allow for this line
or if it would interfere with the message.
o There are two acceptable Spanish translations: “Financiado por una beca
del CalRecycle” or “Patrocinado por fondos del CalRecycle.” For other
languages, the Grantee must work with a certified translator or person
fluent in reading and writing that language. All exceptions must be pre-
approved in writing by the CalRecycle Grant Manager.
2. CalRecycle logo (https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/gallery/) as reflected on the
CalRecycle website, can be obtained from the Office of Public Affairs at
opa@calrecycle.ca.gov.
3. Press Releases – the only requirement is to place the name of “CalRecycle” as
an acknowledgement in the body of the release.
Reporting Requirements
The Grant Agreement requires three Progress Reports and a Final Report; however, the
Grant Manager may require additional Progress Reports at any time during the Grant
Term. Failure to submit the Final Report with appropriate documentation by the due
date may result in rejection of the report and/or forfeiture by the grantee of claims for
costs incurred that might otherwise have been eligible for grant funding.
The grantee must upload all reports in GMS. For further instructions regarding GMS,
including login directions, see the “Grants Management System” section (above).
To upload a report:
1. Go to the Reports tab.
2. Click on the appropriate Report Type.
3. Click on the Add Document button.
4. Choose the Document Type, enter a document title, click the Browse button to
search and upload the document, and then Save.
• Select the Back button to upload another document and continue the
process until all required documents as listed below are uploaded.
• The maximum allowable file size for each document is 35MB.
• The maximum character limit is 60.
• Do not include special characters in file names.
5. Click the Submit Report button to complete your report submittal. The Submit
Report button will not be enabled until all required reporting documents are
uploaded.
Exhibit C Page C-45
The reports must be current, include all required sections and documents, and must be
approved by the Grant Manager before any Payment Request can be processed.
Failure to comply with the specified reporting requirements may be considered a breach
of the Grant Agreement and may result in the termination of the Grant Agreement,
rejection of the Payment Request, and/or forfeiture by the grantee of claims for costs
incurred that might otherwise have been eligible for grant funding. The grantee must
report any problems or delays immediately to the Grant Manager.
Electronic and Original Signatures
CalRecycle requires certified e-Signature on documents or forms that certify legally
binding information.
Note: E-signatures must include the first and last name of the Signature Authority, be in
the Adobe Digital ID format (or through another certified digital signature program) and
cannot be the “Fill and Sign” function within Adobe. Any documents using the “Fill and
Sign” method is considered incomplete and may be sent back to the grantee.
If you have questions, email grantassistance@calrecycle.ca.gov.
Progress Report
The grantee must submit a Progress Report by the due dates listed in the Milestones
Section of this document. CalRecycle will provide the reporting template at a later date.
These reports should cover grant activities that occurred within the specified reporting
period.
Final Report
The Final Report is due April 1, 2026. The reporting template will be provided at a later
date. This report should cover grant activities from the Term Start Date through
April 1, 2026. The grantee must include the following items in the Final Report:
• The Grant Number, grantee’s name, and Grant Term.
• The following disclaimer statement on the cover page:
“The statements and conclusions of this report are those of the grantee and not
necessarily those of the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
(CalRecycle), its employees, or the State of California. The state makes no
warranty, express or implied, and assumes no liability for the information
contained in the succeeding text.”
Grant Payment Information
• CalRecycle will only make grant payments to the grantee. It is the grantee’s
responsibility to pay all contractors and subcontractors for purchased goods and
services. CalRecycle will make payments to the grantee as promptly as fiscal
procedures permit.
• The grantee must provide a Reliable Contractor Declaration (CalRecycle 168)
(https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Funding/forms/) signed under penalty of perjury
by the grantee’s contractors and subcontractors in accordance with the “Reliable
Contractor Declaration” section of the Terms and Conditions (Exhibit A). The
declaration must be received and approved by the Grant Manager prior to
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commencement of work. See the “Reliable Contractor Declaration” section in
Terms and Conditions (Exhibit A) for more information.
Reporting and Documentation
The grantee must submit all expenditures in GMS. For further instructions regarding
GMS, including login directions, see the “Grants Management System” section (above).
Please refer to the “Milestones” section (above) for required due dates.
To submit Supporting Documentation:
1. Go to the Payment Request tab.
2. Click on the Create a Payment Request button.
a. Choose Advance Reconcile for the Transaction Type and enter the
amount spent in each budget subcategory.
b. When the transaction is complete, click the Save button.
c. After the transaction is saved, the Upload Supporting Documents button
will appear in the lower right corner.
3. Click the Upload Supporting Documents button.
a. Choose the Document Type, enter a document title, click the Browse
button to search and upload the document, and then Save.
b. Select the Back button to upload another document and continue this
process until all required supporting documents as listed below are
uploaded.
c. The maximum allowable file size for each document is 35MB.
d. The maximum character limit is 60.
4. Do not include special characters in file names. Click the Submit Transaction
button, located on the transaction page, to complete your payment request. The
Submit Transaction button will not be enabled until all required supporting
documents are uploaded.
Note: Once a transaction is saved, select the transaction number from the
Payment Request tab to access it again. Please do not create multiple
transactions for the same requested funds.
Supporting Documentation
• Expenditure Itemization Summary (EIS)
o All expenditures must be itemized and arranged by the reporting and
expenditure categories as contained in the grantee’s Budget tab.
o Grantees are required to maintain supporting documentation pertaining to
the EIS and may be required to provide them at the request of the Grant
Manager at any time.
Note: CalRecycle will provide a template at a later date.
• Certification Document
o The Signature Authority will need to certify under penalty of perjury that
information provided in the EIS is correct.
Note: CalRecycle will provide a template at a later date.
• Personnel Expenditure Summary (PES) (CalRecycle 165)
o A Personnel Expenditure Summary should be submitted if salaries are
included. Salaries include government taxes and benefits.
Exhibit C Page C-47
o Document personnel expenditures based on actual time spent on grant
activities and actual amounts paid to personnel.
• Travel Expense Log (CalRecycle 246)
o A Travel Expense Log should be submitted if vehicle mileage is included
for reimbursement in the payment request. Only travel expenses directly
related to the implementation of the grant can be claimed. Mileage will be
reimbursed at the State rate.
• Cost and Payment Documentation
o Acceptable cost and payment documentation must include at least one of
each of the following.
Invoices, receipts, or purchase orders must include the vendor’s
name and telephone number, address, description of goods or
services purchased, amount due, and date. The claimed expenses
should be highlighted and identified with applicable task number on
each invoice.
o Proof of payment may include:
copy of cancelled check(s) that shows an endorsement from the
banking institution
invoice(s) showing a zero balance, or stamped “paid” with a check
number, date paid, and initials
accounting system report from local government if it contains the
vendor name, date of invoice, invoice number, check number or
internal ID, and date amount was paid
bank statement(s) along with a copy of the endorsed check or
invoice showing the check number
copy of an electronic funds transfer confirmation
copy of a credit card statement(s)
o The Grant Manager may require additional cost and payment
documentation as necessary to verify eligible costs.
Most forms listed above are available on the CalRecycle Grant Forms web page
(https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Funding/Forms).
Unspent Funds
Funds that are unspent at the end of the grant term must be returned by check to
CalRecycle by April 1, 2026. Checks should be made payable to the Department of
Resources Recycling and Recovery. Checks must contain the Grant Number (i.e.,
OWR4-22-xxxx), specify “SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Unspent Funds,” and be
mailed to:
CalRecycle Accounting
SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Unspent Funds
PO Box 4025
Sacramento, CA 95812-4025
Unspent funds due to CalRecycle but left unpaid may result in ineligibility for future
grant and payment program funding. If there are questions or other issues related to
expenditures, work with your Grant Manager to resolve these issues.
Exhibit C Page C-48
Audit Considerations
The grantee agrees to maintain records and supporting documentation pertaining to the
performance of this grant subject to possible audit for a minimum of three (3) years after
final payment date or Grant Term end date, whichever is later. CalRecycle may
stipulate a longer period of records retention in order to complete any action and/or
resolution of all issues which may arise as a result of any litigation, dispute, or audit,
whichever is later.
Examples of audit documentation include, but are not limited to, competitive bids, grant
amendments if any relating to the Budget or Work Plan, copies of any agreements with
contractors or subcontractors if utilized, expenditure ledger, payroll register entries, time
sheets, personnel expenditure summary form, travel expense log, paid warrants,
contracts and change orders, samples of items and materials developed with grant
funds, invoices, and cancelled checks. Please refer to the Terms and Conditions
(Exhibit A) for more information.
Exhibit C Page C-49
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:225-254 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to apply for
and accept an amount not to exceed $400,000 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Planning and Implementation Grants Program to conduct the
Pleasant Hill BART TOC Station Access and Circulation Planning effort. (No County match)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 2 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title:Metropolitan Transportation Commission Transit-Oriented Communities Planning and
Implementation Grants Program
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to apply for and
accept an amount not to exceed $400,000 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Transit-Oriented
Communities (TOC) Planning and Implementation Grants Program to conduct the Pleasant Hill BART TOC
Station Access and Circulation Planning effort.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None to the General Fund. Staff time for recommended activities is covered under existing budgets (50% Road
Fund and 50% Measure J Fund). The expected duration of the grant period is 18 months from the date of an
award.
BACKGROUND:
In October 2024, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission released final grant guidelines and a call for
projects for a new grant program called the Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Planning and Implementation
Grants Program. The grant program will provide funding for activities that support TOCs, which are locations
within one half mile from transit stops and stations that are designed to enable people to access and use transit
and allow for residents of all abilities, income levels, and racial and ethnic background to live, work, and access
services. One focus of this grant program is to fund activities that enhance multimodal access to and within
TOC station areas. The minimum and maximum grant award for TOC station area access enhancement
activities is $100,000 and $400,000, respectively. No local match is required.
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Department of Conservation and Development staff has identified one candidate project to submit to the TOC
Planning and Implementation Grants Program for funding: TOC Station Access and Circulation enhancements
at the Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre BART Station. The effort will entail:
1.the conduct of an access gap analysis and accompanying capital and/or service improvement program to
improve access to the BART station within a 10-15-minute trip,
2.the planning, design, and implementation of mobility hubs, and
3.other activities related to the planning and implementation of station access improvements.
The total estimated cost to undertake this effort is $400,000.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
County staff will not submit a grant application for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Transit-
Oriented Communities Planning and Implementation Grants Program and forgo potential grant funding.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:225-255 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/8/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director to execute a Memorandum of Understanding
with Alameda County to allocate $359,041 in Tri-Valley Transportation Development Fee Program
funds to the portion of the Norris Canyon Road Safety Improvement Project in Contra Costa County,
as recommended by the Conservation and Development Director. (100% Tri-Valley Transportation
Development Fees)
Attachments:1. Exhibit A - DRAFT MOU between CCC and AC for Norris Canyon Road Safety Improvements
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 2 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title:MOU with Alameda County to divide Tri-Valley Transportation Development Fee Program
funds allocated for the Norris Canyon Road Safety Improvement Project
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with
Alameda County to allocate $359,041 in Tri-Valley Transportation Development Fee Program funds to the
portion of the Norris Canyon Road Safety Improvement Project, in Contra Costa County, as recommended by
the Conservation and Development Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None to the General Fund. The Memorandum of Understanding will determine the portion of Tri-Valley
Transportation Development Fee Program funds allocated to the Norris Canyon Safety Improvement Project
that the County can receive.
BACKGROUND:
In April 2022, the Tri-Valley Transportation Council (TVTC) adopted the 2022 TVTC Strategic Expenditure
Plan (SEP) Update. The SEP Update allocates $538,561 in Tri-Valley Transportation Development Fee
(TVTDF) funds in Fiscal Year 2022/2023 towards the Norris Canyon Road Safety Improvement Project
(“Project”) which spans both Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. This MOU defines how the funds will be
divided between the two counties.
The Project will enhance roadway safety on Norris Canyon Road between Crow Canyon Road in Alameda
County and the San Ramon city limits in Contra Costa County by:
•widening the road to include two eleven-foot-wide lanes,
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•installing a shoulder on each side of the roadway,
•constructing a retaining wall, and
•installing guardrails.
Contra Costa County seeks TVTDF funding from TVTC to construct the Project improvements in the segment
of Norris Canyon Road within Contra Costa County. To determine the amount of TVTDF funding it can request
from TVTC, Contra Costa County staff reached out to Alameda County staff to determine the split of the
TVTDF Program funding allocation for the Project between the two agencies. Staff from Contra Costa County
and Alameda County have agreed to propose allocating the $538,561 allocation as follows:
•Contra Costa County:$359,040.67 (2/3 of total allocation)
•Alameda County:$179,520.33 (1/3 of total allocation)
On direction from TVTC staff, staff from both counties have drafted the attached Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) (Exhibit A) that formalizes the division of the Project’s TVTDF funding allocation
between Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Alameda County approved the MOU at its January 7, 2025
Board of Supervisors meeting.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Memorandum of Understanding is not approved, the County will be unable to determine its portion of the
Tri-Valley Transportation Development Fee Program funds allocated to the Norris Canyon Road Safety
Improvement Project.
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
AND
COUNTY OF ALAMEDA
FOR
TRI-VALLEY TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT FEE PROGRAM FUNDING
FOR THE
NORRIS CANYON ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
This memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) is dated as of January 10, 2025 (the
“Effective Date”), and is between the County of Contra Costa (“Contra Costa County”) and the
County of Alameda (“Alameda County”).
RECITALS
A. The Norris Canyon Road Safety Improvement Project (“Project”) is a project that will
improve roadway safety by installing guardrails, constructing a retaining wall, widening
the roadway shoulders, and implementing other safety countermeasures. The Project
limits are Norris Canyon Road from Crow Canyon Road in Alameda County to the San
Ramon City limits.
B. In 1991, Contra Costa County and Alameda County, along with Dublin, Pleasanton,
Livermore, Danville, and San Ramon, signed a Joint Powers Agreement that established
the Tri-Valley Transportation Council (TVTC), for the purpose of preparing the Tri-
Valley Transportation Plan/Action Plan (“TVTC Action Plan”).
C. TVTC adopted the TVTC Action Plan in 1995. The TVTC Action Plan recommended the
development of a Tri-Valley Transportation Development Fee (TVTDF) to allocate a fair
share of the costs of needed regional infrastructure to new development. TVTC and the
member agencies created and adopted the TVTDF program in 1998.
D. To guide the expenditure of revenue collected in the TVTDF program, including
identifying priorities, funding allocations for eligible projects, and project sponsors,
TVTC adopted a Strategic Expenditure Plan (SEP) in 1999. The SEP was updated in
2004, 2011, 2017, and 2022.
E. The 2022 SEP Update identifies the Project (Project C-2) and allocates $538,561 in
Fiscal Year 2022/2023 to Alameda County and Contra Costa County, the two project
sponsors.
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AGREEMENT
1. Distribution of Funds. Contra Costa County shall request an amount not to exceed
$359,040.67 in TVTDF funds from TVTC for use by Contra Costa County toward Segments
1 and 2 of the Project. Alameda County shall request an amount not to exceed $179,520.33 in
TVTDF funds from TVTC for use by Alameda County towards Segment 3 of the Project.
Each segment is defined in Appendix A of the 2022 SEP Update, as amended January 29,
2024.
2. Use of Funds. Contra Costa County and Alameda County shall use the funds solely for the
Project, as specified in the 2022 SEP Update, as amended January 29, 2024.
3. Term and Termination. This MOU is effective on the Effective Date and remains in effect
until both parties have received their share of the allocation, or 10 years after the Effective
Date, whichever comes first. Either party may terminate this MOU at any time with prior
written notice.
4. Modification. This MOU may be modified only with the written approval of both parties.
5. Hold Harmless. Alameda County shall fully defend, hold harmless, and indemnify Contra
Costa County, its officers, agents and employees against any and all claims, demands,
damages, costs, expenses and liability arising out of this MOU and arising out of the design,
implementation, or construction of the Project, except for liability arising out of the sole
negligence or willful misconduct of Contra Costa County, its officers, agents or employees.
Contra Costa County shall fully defend, hold harmless, and indemnify Alameda County, its
officers, agents and employees against any and all claims, demands, damages, costs,
expenses and liability arising out of this MOU and arising out of the design, implementation,
or construction of the Project, except for liability arising out of the sole negligence or willful
misconduct of Alameda County, its officers, agents or employees. This section shall survive
the termination of this MOU.
6. Notices: All correspondence regarding this MOU, including demands and notices, is to be
directed to the following persons at the following addresses and telephone numbers:
Contra Costa County: Contra Costa County Public Works Department
Attn: Craig Standafer
255 Glacier Drive, Martinez, CA 94553
925-313-2018
Alameda County: Alameda County Public Works Agency
Attn: Maritoni Maravilla
399 Elmhurst Street
Hayward, CA 94544
(510) 670-6550
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7. Counterparts. The parties recognize and agree that separate counterpart signature pages may
be used to execute this MOU, but that all such pages constitute one and the same MOU.
8. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This MOU is intended solely for the benefit of the parties
hereto and no third party will have any right or interest in any provision of this MOU or as a
result of any action or inaction of any party in connection with this MOU.
9. Independent Contractor. Contra Costa County, and any party contracting with it, renders its
activities pursuant to this MOU as an independent contractor. None of Contra Costa County’s
agents, subcontractors or employees shall be construed as agents or employes of Alameda
County. The legal relationship of any person performing services for Contra Costa County
will solely be between that person and Contra Costa County. Alameda County, and any
party contracting with it, renders its activities pursuant to this MOU as an independent
contractor. None of Alameda County’s agents, subcontractors or employees shall be
construed as agents or employes of Contra Costa County. The legal relationship of any
person performing services for Alameda County will solely be between that person and
Alameda County.
10. Integration. This MOU represents the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter described in this MOU, and no representation, warranties, inducements or oral
agreements have been made by any of the parties except as expressly set forth herein.
11. Remedy. The sole remedy for violation of this MOU is specific performance of this MOU.
Both parties waive their respective rights to trial by jury of any claim or cause of action
arising out of this MOU. Both parties shall have no liability for damages to one another or to
any other person or entity resulting from any violation of this MOU.
12. Severability. Should any part of this MOU be declared unlawful, invalid, or beyond the
authority of either party to enter into or carry out, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remainder of this MOU, which shall continue in full force and effect; provided that, the
remainder of this MOU can, absent the invalid portion(s), reasonably be interpreted to give
effect to the intentions of the parties.
13. General Compliance with Laws. The performance of this MOU and the distribution of
TVDF funds from TVTC for use by Contra Costa County toward the Project will be in
accordance with applicable provisions of local and state law.
14. Governing Law. This MOU shall be construed and interpreted and the legal relations created
thereby shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
15. Authorization. Both parties, or the representative(s) signing this MOU on behalf of Contra
Costa and Alameda County, represents and warrants that they have full power and authority
to enter into this MOU and to perform the obligations set forth herein.
16. Entire MOU. This MOU contains the entire understanding of the parties relating to the
subject matter of this MOU. No promise, representation, warranty or covenant not included
in this MOU has been or is relied upon by any party.
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The parties are signing this MOU as of the Effective Date.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ALAMEDA COUNTY
By: By: ____________________________
Warren Lai Daniel Woldesenbet, Ph.D., P.E.
Public Works Director Public Works Director
Deputy County Counsel
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:225-256 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:12/31/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE a substantial amendment to the County's FY 2023/24 Community Development Block
Grant Annual Action Plan to amend and revise the scope of work for the Riverhouse Hotel project
located at 700 Alhambra Avenue in the City of Martinez to redirect funds to tasks associated with
earlier phases of the project, as recommended by the Conservation and Development Director. (100%
Federal funds)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 2 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title:Substantial Amendment to the County’s FY 2023/24 Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Annual Action Plan - Riverhouse Hotel Scope Revisions
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE a Substantial Amendment to the County's FY 2023/24 Community Development Block Grant
Annual Action Plan to amend and revise the scope of work for the Riverhouse Hotel project located at 700
Alhambra Avenue in the City of Martinez to redirect funds to tasks associated with earlier phases of the project.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No General Fund impact. CDBG funds are federal funds provided to the County on a formula allocation basis
through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
CFDA Number: 14.218
BACKGROUND:
On May 9, 2023, the Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) approved the Contra Costa County Annual Action
Plan for FY 2023/24 CDBG funds (the “Action Plan”). Originally, Eden Development, Inc was awarded
$2,000,000, in CDBG funds, under the affordable housing category, for the acquisition and rehabilitation of
Riverhouse Hotel. The CDBG are not the only funding source. The Riverhouse Hotel is located at 700
Alhambra Avenue in the City of Martinez, and as proposed, 75 affordable rental apartment units would be
rehabilitated.
Staff is recommending a change to the project scope to specific items that may be completed on a smaller scale
in 2025. This will help the County to remain consistent with federal expenditure guidelines. The revised scope
of work, as proposed, is parking lot improvements to address accessibility improvements to come into
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, replace the security gate for improved clearance,
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perimeter fencing replacement and landscape improvements, interior painting and flooring in common areas,
brick restoration, cornice reroofing, soft demolition in current first floor commercial spaces, sewer lateral
replacement, interior stairwell painting and flooring, and emergency lighting repair and/or replacement.
Recommendations related to funds for affordable housing projects are typically made to the Affordable
Housing Finance Committee (AHFC) and forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for approval. The AHFC
usually meets once or twice each year, and as needed to review other off-cycle items, including revising any
previous awards or recommending additional funding awards. A meeting was unable to be scheduled in late
December 2024/early January 2025, due to lack of quorum.
As required by the County’s CDBG Citizen Participation Plan and as required by HUD, a Substantial
Amendment to the County’s FY 2023/24 CDBG Annual Action Plan is required to be considered by the Board
of Supervisors for approval.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Not approving the Substantial Amendment will delay and/or prevent the revised scope of work items to get
completed at Riverhouse Hotel.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-263 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/10/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to issue a 60-
day advance written notice to West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority
(RecycleMore) to terminate a contract for the management of solid waste disposal and recycling
services within the unincorporated County area of the Richmond Sanitary Service Franchise area. (No
General Fund impact)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title:Initiate Process to Withdraw from RecycleMore a Joint Powers Authority
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to issue a 60-day
advance written notice to West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority (RecycleMore), to
terminate a contract for the management of solid waste disposal and recycling services within the
unincorporated County area of the Richmond Sanitary Service Franchise area.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no impact to the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
RecycleMore is a Joint Powers Authority charged with overseeing the post-collection processing of solid waste,
recycling and organic materials in the cities of Richmond, El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo, and
unincorporated County areas of the Richmond Sanitary Services (RSS) Franchise Area, which includes the
communities of El Sobrante, North Richmond, Tara Hills, Rollingwood, Montalvin Manor, and East Richmond
Heights.
County staff are currently negotiating the collection contract with Republic Services for the RSS Franchise
Area and want to include post-collection services in the new contract. The County’s current agreement with
Republic Services terminates on March 31, 2025. Per Section 3, Term and Termination, of the County’s
agreement with RecycleMore, the agreement may be terminated by either party by providing 60 days’ written
notice of termination. If authorized by the Board, staff will immediately issue the termination notice to
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RecycleMore with an effective date of March 31, 2025. If more time is needed to negotiate post-collection
services, staff will issue a revised notice to RecycleMore with a new effective date for termination.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve the termination of this contract, Republic will not provide post-collection
alternatives for the County to explore.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-199 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the transfer of property between Contra Costa County and the Judicial
Council of California at 1020 Ward Street and 1111 Ward Street in Martinez, and AUTHORIZE the
Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute property exchange agreements and related documents.
(No fiscal impact)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title:Swap of Property between the County and the Judicial Council of California at 1020 Ward Street
and 1111 Ward Street
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the transfer of property between Contra Costa County and the Judicial Council
of California at 1020 Ward Street and 1111 Ward Street in Martinez, and AUTHORIZE the Chair of the Board
of Supervisors to execute property exchange agreements and related documents.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact as this is a no-cost swap of substantially equal property.
BACKGROUND:
The Trial Court Act of 2002 required the County to transfer responsibility for the operation and funding of all
trial courts within the county to the Judicial Council of California. The County transferred ownership of the
courthouse located at 1020 Ward Street in Martinez, commonly known as the Bray Courthouse, to the Judicial
Council. Concurrently with the transfer of title, the County and the Judicial Council entered into a joint
occupancy agreement dated December 29, 2008, under which the County was granted an equity interest in
approximately 5,732 square feet of the Bray Courthouse to enable the County to fulfill its statutory obligation
to provide for a law library at the county seat. As consideration for the County obtaining an equity interest in
the Bray Courthouse, the Judicial Council was granted an equity interest in approximately 5,223 square feet of
the County-owned building located at 1111 Ward Street, Martinez (File Unit), pursuant to a separate joint
occupancy agreement dated December 29, 2008. The Superior Court uses the File Unit at 1111 Ward Street to
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store court records. The Court system has very strongly indicated their desire to use the space in the Bray
Courthouse for their activities and is willing to relinquish their interest in 1111 Ward in return.
The law library has been moved to the new County administration building at 1026 Escobar Street in Martinez.
The County and the Judicial Council have agreed on a process to swap their respective interests in one
another’s buildings. Once evidence of the relinquishment of equity rights has been recorded, the County will
own 100% of the real property at 1111 Ward Street and the Judicial Council will own 100% of the real property
at 1020 Ward Street. This will allow the County to make a determination regarding the future use, if any, of
1111 Ward Street, which has significant deferred maintenance issues.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the property swap is not approved the County and the Judicial Council will continue to have joint ownership
of two buildings with all the attendant problems of shared maintenance and conflicting uses.
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File #: Version:125-200 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE Conflict of Interest Code for the Oakley Union Elementary School District, as
recommended by County Counsel.
Attachments:1. Exhibit A - Conflict of Interest Code for the Oakley Union Elementary School District
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Thomas L. Geiger, County Counsel
Report Title:Conflict of Interest Code for the Oakley Union Elementary School District
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE Conflict of Interest Code for the Oakley Union Elementary School District (“District”).
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The District has adopted a new Conflict of Interest Code and submitted the new code, attached as Exhibit A, to
the Board for approval pursuant to Government Code sections 87306 and 87306.5.
The District has prepared a comprehensive update of its conflict of interest code, and as part of that update has
repealed its current conflict of interest code and adopted the new code, attached. The adoption of this new
conflict of interest code for the District satisfies the requirements for such a code under state law by
incorporating the provisions of 2 CCR 18730 and any amendments to it adopted by the Fair Political Practices
Commission and by specifying disclosure categories and designated positions that must file statements of
economic interests.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
None.
cc:Monica Nino, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors; Kurtis C. Keller, Deputy County Counsel; Jeffery
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File #: Version:125-201 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE amended Conflict of Interest Code for the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, including
the list of designated positions, as recommended by County Counsel.
Attachments:1. Exhibit A - Conflict of Interest Code for the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, 2. Exhibit B -
Conflict of Interest Code for the Contra Costa Transportation Authority - REDLINE
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Thomas L. Geiger, County Counsel
Report Title:Conflict of Interest Code for the Contra Costa Transportation Authority
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE amended Conflict of Interest Code for the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (“Authority”),
including the list of designated positions.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The Authority has amended its Conflict of Interest Code and submitted the revised code, attached as Exhibit A,
to the Board for approval pursuant to Government Code sections 87306 and 87306.5.
The changes include an updated list of positions designated to file conflict of interest statements, including the
addition and deletion of positions. These changes will ensure that the Conflict of Interest Code accurately
reflects the current positions and organizational structure in use by the Authority. A red-lined version of the
Conflict of Interest Code is attached as Exhibit B.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
None.
cc:Monica Nino, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors; Kurtis C. Keller, Deputy County Counsel; Timothy
Haile, Executive Director, Contra Costa Transportation Authority
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File #: Version:125-202 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:RECEIVE public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period
December 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, as recommended by County Counsel.
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Thomas L. Geiger, County Counsel
Report Title:Public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period December
1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RECEIVE public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period December 1,
2024, through December 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Settlement amounts are listed below.
BACKGROUND:
Two agreements to settle pending litigation, as defined in Government Code section 54956.9, became final
during the period December 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
In re Claim of Marc Jon Caviglia. On November 5, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved a settlement in
this dangerous condition case. The Board approved the settlement for $240,000 in closed session by a vote of 5
-0. The settlement agreement was fully executed on December 2, 2024. The funding source is the Risk
Management Liability Internal Service Fund.
Kizzy Houston Lemard v. Lauren Nicole Brown, et al.; Contra Costa County Superior Court, Case No. C23-
02497. On December 3, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved a settlement in this personal injury case
arising out of a vehicle accident. The Board approved the settlement for $125,000 in closed session by a vote
of 4-0, with Supervisor Burgis absent. The settlement agreement was fully executed on December 5, 2024.
The funding source is the Risk Management Liability Internal Service Fund.
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CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The report would not be accepted.
cc: Monika L. Cooper, Assistant County Counsel; Karen Caoile, Director of Risk Management
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File #: Version:125-264 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/8/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE clarification of Board action of November 5, 2024, (24-3663), which authorized the District
Attorney's Office to execute a contract with General Datatech, L.P., to reflect the correct contract
payment limit of $94,125 instead of $96,079, with no change to the term through January 13, 2026, for
the installation of backup storage to accommodate data growth. (100% General Fund)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Diana Becton, District Attorney
Report Title:General Datatech User Agreement
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE clarification of Board action of November 5, 2024, (24-3663), which authorized the District
Attorney's Office to execute a contract with General Datatech, L.P., to reflect the correct contract payment limit
of $94,125 instead of $96,079, with no change in the term period of November 1, 2024 through January 13,
2026, for the installation of backup storage to accommodate data growth.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this action will result in expenditures of up to $96,079 which is included in the FY2024-2025
Departmental IT Budget. (100% General Fund)
BACKGROUND:
The appliances and services are needed from General Datatech, L.P. (GDT) to install backup storage solution
and to accommodate storage growth of data and voicemail. The GDT User Agreement includes limitation of
liability and indemnification for the County to hold GDT harmless from any claims arising out of the
performance under this agreement.
On November 5, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved the District Attorney to execute a User Agreement
with General Datatech, LP in an amount not to exceed $94,125 for the installation of backup storage to
accommodate data growth for the period November 1, 2024 through January 13, 2026. The purpose of this
Board Order is to reflect the correct payment limit as $96,079 instead of $94,125, which includes tax in the
total price.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
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If the correction is not approved, the District Attorney’s Office will not be able to execute the user agreement to
reflect the correct payment limit.
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File #: Version:125-265 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/8/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the District Attorney, or designee, to execute a contract with Thomson
Reuters in an amount not to exceed $440,680 for the usage of Westlaw legal research software for
the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029. (100% General Fund)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Diana Becton, District Attorney
Report Title:Thomson Reuters General Terms and Conditions Agreement
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the District Attorney, or designee, to execute a General Terms and Conditions
Agreement with Thomson Reuters in an amount not to exceed $440,680 for the usage of Westlaw legal research
software for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this action will result in expenditures of up to $440,680 over the period of five years. The first
year’s expenditure of $83,469 is included in the FY24-25 Departmental Budget. The expenditures for the next
four years will continue to be included in the Department’s annual budget.
BACKGROUND:
Westlaw legal research software provides a comprehensive electronic database of current legal authorities,
serving as an essential resource for the District Attorney’s Office. It is the primary legal research tool used by
attorneys and paralegal staff to access relevant case law, statutory authority, and legal treatises. The software
also enables users to quickly confirm the status of relevant case law and stay informed about ongoing legal
developments efficiently. For over two decades, Westlaw has supported the department in conducting
comprehensive and efficient legal research. Renewing this contract will ensure the continued use of this critical
tool for the next five years.
Opting for a five-year contract instead of an annual or biennial agreement will save the District Attorney’s
Office approximately $21,000 over the contract term.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without executing the Agreement, the District Attorney’s Office cannot continue to utilize the Westlaw
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File #: Version:125-203 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:12/20/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to submit
an Early Head Start budget revision to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, to reprogram unobligated costs in the
amount of $1,500,000 to the contractual object category for the project period ending August 31,
2024. (100% Federal)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title:Early Head Start Budget Revision
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to submit an Early
Head Start budget revision to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children
and Families, Office of Head Start, to reprogram unobligated costs in the amount of $1,500,000 to the
contractual object category for the project period ending August 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
On September 19, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved submission of the Head Start and Early Head Start
grant application through June 30, 2024 (D. 5). On December 8, 2023, the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) issued an award of the Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) grant for the term of
January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024. ACF issued consecutive awards on June 16, 2024 and July 18, 2024,
extending the grant through August 31, 2024. This request is for the approval to request a no-cost budget
amendment to reprogram unobligated funds budged under the EHS grant’s Other object category to the
Contractual category which is necessary to meet program requirements of operating the EHS for the extended
term. The Head Start Policy Council is anticipated to approve the budget revision on January 15, 2025.
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CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County will not be in compliance with Head Start program requirements, which may jeopardize funding
and the success of the program.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The services provided under this contract support all five of Contra Costa County's community outcomes:
(1)"Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for
Productive Adulthood"; (3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable
and Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and
Families".
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File #: Version:125-204 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:12/24/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to accept
funding in an amount not to exceed $4,129,915 from California Department of Education and the
California Department of Social Services for a reimbursement rate supplement and temporary rate
increases to California State Preschool Program contractors caring for children receiving a state
childcare subsidy, and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay six contracted partner
agencies in an amount not to exceed $805,374. (100% Federal)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title:CSB - Contract #39-997-1 California Department of Education
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Department Director, or designee, to
accept funding in an amount not to exceed $4,129,915 from California Department of Education and the
California Department of Social Services for a reimbursement rate supplement and temporary rate increases to
California State Preschool Program contractors caring for children receiving a state childcare subsidy, and
AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay six contracted partner agencies in an amount not to
exceed $805,374.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$4,129,915: 100% Federal funds, of which $318,682 is funded by California Department of Social Services and
$3,811,233 is funded by the California Department of Education, all of which is budgeted in FY-24-25.
BACKGROUND:
This Staff Report seeks to accept a total of $4,129,915 from the California Department of Education (CDE) and
authorize the Auditor-Controller to make one-time payments to licensed childcare centers and the six contracted
childcare partners. The allocation of these funds are as follows: $318,682 is designated to CalWORKs Stage 2
(C2AP) and the California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP); $2,594,920 is allocated for California State
Preschool Program (CSPP) as well as EHSD directly operated centers; and $1,216,313 is also allocated for
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CSPP and EHSD directly operated centers.
On January 3, 2023, the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) received temporary
reimbursement rate supplements from CDSS for licensed childcare centers who accept subsidy vouchers for
C2AP and CAPP, pursuant to California Senate Bill (SB) 115 (Chapters 21, 26 and 240, Statutes of 2021). This
total funding of $318,682 is provided to childcare providers based on their October 2021 enrollment.
On June 29, 2023, EHSD also received reimbursement rate supplements from CDE and CDSS to address
disparities for CSPP providers, pursuant to California Assembly Bill (AB) 131 (Chapter 116, Statutes of 2024)
and AB 185 (Chapter 571, Statutes of 2022). This total funding of $2,594,920 was also based on enrollment
data from October 2021. As a result, Contra Costa County’s reimbursement rate temporarily increased from
$74.97 to $84.52.
Payments are distributed to six Childcare partner agencies based on their October 2021 enrollment as follows,
with any remaining funds going to EHSD directly operated centers:
1.Young Men’s Christian Association of the East Bay not to exceed $366,617;
2.Tiny Toes Preschool and Childcare Center not to exceed $18,748;
3.Richmond Elementary School, Inc., not to exceed $64,006;
4.San Ramon Valley Unified School District not to exceed $48,701;
5.We Care Services for Children not to exceed $38,961; and
6.Little Angels Country School, LLC. not to exceed $25,046.
On October 10, 2023, EHSD received an additional $1,216,313 from CDE to raise reimbursement rates further.
Under AB 110 (Chapter 4, Statutes of 2023), the reimbursement rate temporarily increased from $84.06 to
$87.02. This funding is allocated based on April 2022 enrollment data of childcare partner agencies, and the
remaining funds are allocated to EHSD directly operated centers.
The enrollment for the six partner agencies has been verified by EHSD Program and Fiscal staff for the period
covering April 2022 and partners, as licensed childcare providers, and allocated as follows:
1.Young Men’s Christian Association of the East Bay not to exceed $188,821;
2.Tiny Toes Preschool and Childcare Center not to exceed $8,322;
3.Richmond Elementary School, Inc., not to exceed $16,137;
4.San Ramon Valley Unified School District not to exceed $14,442;
5.We Care Services for Children not to exceed $7,504; and
6.Little Angels Country School, LLC. not to exceed $8,069.
These stipends are intended to provide financial relief to childcare providers facing hardships due to the
COVID-19 pandemic because of increased costs and reduced income.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This staff report supports three of the community outcomes established in the Children’s Report Card: 1)
“Children Ready for and Succeeding in School” 3) “Families that are Economically Self-sufficient”: and 4)
Families that are Safe, Stable, and nurturing” by offering comprehensive services, including high quality early
childhood education, nutrition, and health services to low-income children throughout Contra Costa County.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, CDE funding for childcare providers
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File #: Version:125-205 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/3/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
Employment and Human Services Director, a purchase order with SHI in an amount not to exceed
$94,101 for the purchase of Adobe Enterprise Management Forms, for the period March 1, 2025
through February 28, 2026. (54% Federal, 38% State, 8% County)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title:20-645-0 SHI Purchase Order
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Employment and
Human Services Director, a purchase order with SHI and related agreement with Adobe, for the purchase of
Adobe Enterprise Management (AEM) Forms, in an amount not to exceed $94,101 for the period March 1,
2025 through February 28, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$94,101: 54% Federal, 38% State, 8% County funds; all of which is budgeted in FY24/25.
BACKGROUND:
The Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) is seeking to renew its software agreement for
Adobe Enterprise Management (AEM) Forms platform. Adobe Forms is used to generate forms quickly and
efficiently by various department data sources. AEM Forms is subject to Adobe’s General Terms, which include
an indemnification from the County to Adobe and a limitation of liability. This vendor was selected per
procurement requirements outlined in Administrative Bulletin 600.3
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved, the County will be limited in providing a tool that improves
productivity workflow and ease of use for EHSD clients.
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CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This purchase order supports all five of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: (1)
"Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive
Adulthood";(3)"Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and
Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families,”
by supporting staff working directly with families and children.
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File #: Version:125-248 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:12/4/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, RATIFY the Fire
District’s grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Assistance to
Firefighters Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, for the purchase of self-
contained breathing apparatus equipment. (90% Federal, 10% District General Operating Fund
match)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Directors
From:Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title:FY 24 Assistance to Firefighters Grant - SCBA
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RATIFY the Fire District’s grant application;and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief,or designee,to
apply for the U.S.Department of Homeland Security,Federal Emergency Management Agency,Assistance to
Firefighters Grant Program,in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000,for the purchase of self-contained
breathing apparatus equipment. (90% Federal, 10% District General Operating Fund match)
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total cost for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)grant
project is $1,650,000.The maximum federal award is $1,500,000 with a minimum 10%local agency cost
sharing requirement of $150,000
The cost for the total SCBA project is estimated to be $3,900,000.This grant funded portion would cover less
than half of the total costs of replacing all SCBA equipment.The District would need approximately
$2,250,000 from other funding sources to fund the remaining purchase and replacement over subsequent fiscal
years.
BACKGROUND:
The Fiscal Year (FY)2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)Program objectives are to provide critically
needed resources that equip and train emergency personnel to recognized standards,outfit responders with
compliant personal protective equipment to increase responders’physical protection against hazards during
incident response,provide funding to retrofit or modify facilities to protect personnel from known health
hazards,acquire emergency response vehicles,design and implement health,wellness and resiliency programs
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hazards,acquire emergency response vehicles,design and implement health,wellness and resiliency programs
that prepare responders for incident response,enhance operational efficiencies,foster interoperability,and
support community resilience.The grant application deadline was December 20,2024,which required the
District to submit the application before gaining Board approval.
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)provide an autonomous supply of breathable gas in atmospheres
that are immediately dangerous to life or health,such as those that occur while fighting fires.The SCBA is
comprised of four parts:regulator,cylinder,back plate and harness,and face piece.This equipment must
comply with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)standards.Contra Costa County Fire Protection
District’s SCBA equipment is aging out of NFPA compliance and needs to be replaced.
The purpose of the AFG grant project application is to replace SCBAs,additional air cylinders,and other
supplies on front-line apparatus to maintain operational readiness.The remaining purchase and replacement
over subsequent fiscal years would complete equipment replacement on the front-line apparatus and support the
training division and academy needs,live fire training at the District’s site at MOTCO,along with a 10%
reserve cache for maintenance needs and annual testing would not be covered by this grant funding.Due to
changing conditions in the fire manufacturing space,along with price increases and continued supply chain
concerns,the cost of the project is currently an estimate.If awarded,subsequent approval will be requested of
the Board for purchasing authority with detailed actual costs.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the District will rescind its grant application with FEMA. The District would not
be able to pursue grant funding for this critical safety equipment.
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File #: Version:125-249 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:12/4/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, RATIFY the Fire
District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to accept
grant funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, for the
purchase of a ladder truck. (90% Federal, 10% City of Pinole match)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title:FY 24 Assistance to Firefighters Grant - Ladder Truck
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the governing of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District,RATIFY the District’s grant
application;and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief,or designee,to accept grant funding from the
U.S.Department of Homeland Security,Federal Emergency Management Agency,Assistance to Firefighters
Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, for the purchase of a ladder truck.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total cost for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant project is $1,650,000.The maximum federal award
capable is $1,500,000 with a minimum 10%local agency cost-sharing requirement of $150,000.The District
will use the City of Pinole development impact fees and city general funds for the cost-sharing portion.
BACKGROUND:
The Fiscal Year (FY)2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)Program objectives are to provide critically
needed resources that equip and train emergency personnel to recognized standards,outfit responders with
compliant personal protective equipment to increase responders’physical protection against hazards during
incident response,provide funding to retrofit or modify facilities to protect personnel from known health
hazards,acquire emergency response vehicles,design and implement health,wellness and resiliency programs
that prepare responders for incident response,enhance operational efficiencies,foster interoperability,and
support community resilience.
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The District intends to place a ladder truck in service at Fire Station 73,located in Pinole,due to planned multi-
story residential housing development within the city.Fire Station 73 formerly housed a ladder truck,but it
was removed from service several years ago by the city and has not been replaced.The grant application
deadline was December 20,2024,which required the District to submit the application before gaining Board
approval.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved,the District will rescind its grant application with FEMA.The District would not
be able to pursue grant funding for this firefighting apparatus.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-250 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:11/13/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Fire Chief, a purchase order
amendment with Peterson Power Systems, Inc. to increase the payment limit by $80,000 to a new
payment limit of $350,000 for the acquisition of a Caterpillar C13 PG 400kW Standby Generator,
related equipment, ancillary services, and a related warranty for use at the District’s new emergency
telecommunication center. (100% EMS Transport Fund)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Directors
From:Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title:Peterson CAT Generator - Communications Center Remodel Amendment
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent,or designee to execute on behalf of the Fire Chief,a
purchase order amendment with Peterson Power Systems,Inc.to increase the payment limit by $80,000,from
$270,000 to a new payment limit of $350,000 for the acquisition of a Caterpillar C13 PG 400kW Standby
Generator,related equipment,ancillary services,and a related warranty for use at the District’s new emergency
telecommunication center, subject to Peterson’s Terms and Conditions.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Budgeted: 100% EMS Transport Fund.
BACKGROUND:
On November 5,2024,the Board of Supervisors approved consent item 24-3639,authorizing a purchase order
with Peterson Power Systems in an amount not to exceed $270,000.This amendment increases the previously
approved amount to a new payment limit of $350,000,to include taxes and freight for the acquisition of a
Caterpillar C13 PG 400kW Standby Generator,related equipment,ancillary services,and a related warranty for
use at the District’s new emergency telecommunication center, subject to Peterson’s Terms and Conditions.
The District requires a new 400kw standby generator for use at its new emergency telecommunication center as
the Contra Costa Fire Protection District is embarking on a major project to upgrade the Contra Costa Regional
Fire Communications Center at 2010 Geary Road in Pleasant Hill.This construction project was awarded
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separately, and the construction is in progress.
The communications center is vital in coordinating incoming 911 calls to gather information to appropriately
dispatch fire and emergency medical services.The coordination and communication among first responders are
critical to the safety of staff and the public.The new facility will house advanced technology and equipment
necessary for effective dispatch operations.Additionally,the new facility will provide additional dispatcher
seating positions, increasing our capacity for increasing demand for services.
This amendment includes the Peterson Power Systems’Terms and Conditions that include indemnity provisions
from the District to Peterson,as well as a limitation of liability,capping liability at the lesser of the amount paid
to Peterson over the prior 12 months or $10,000,000.
A reliable backup power source is essential for maintaining the continuous operation of the communications
center during power outages-whether caused by severe weather,equipment failure,or other unforeseen events.
An emergency generator is also required for the District’s certification as an accredited dispatch center.
Understanding that this type of equipment has long lead times,the Fire District attempted to get ahead by
conducting a request for proposal process in early 2024.Unfortunately,the RFP process was not successful.
Now that the building is under construction,it is critical for the District to procure this equipment in a timely
manner.The District has been able to identify this generator from suppliers with acceptable delivery times
under this cooperative purchasing agreement and is requesting to move forward with the purchase.
This purchase is governed by terms of the agreement between the District and Peterson Power Systems,Inc.,
and terms of a Sourcewell cooperative purchase contract awarded to Caterpillar,Inc.(Sourcewell Contract No.
0992222-CAT).Under Peterson's agreement,Peterson does not provide any warranty for the equipment
because it is a third-party reseller.It also requires the District to indemnify Peterson for any liabilities related to
the equipment or the use of the equipment.Any warranties or liabilities for the equipment itself are the
responsibility of Caterpillar.The Sourcewell cooperative purchase contract with Caterpillar is incorporated by
reference in the Peterson agreement and requires Caterpillar to warrant the equipment.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved,the Communications Center's construction schedule will be negatively impacted.
If this equipment does not arrive on time,the District could be subject to delay claims from the contractor and
be responsible for extended general conditions.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-251 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:9/20/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Recon Performance
Physical Therapy., increasing the payment limit by $600,000 to a new payment limit of $1,850,000 and
extending the term through December 31, 2027, to maintain and expand physical therapy, wellness
program management, and strength training programs for Fire District personnel. (100% CA OES
Health and Wellness Grant)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Directors
From:Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title:Amendment to Recon Performance Physical Therapy Contract
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief,or designee,to execute a contract amendment with Recon
Performance Physical Therapy,increasing the payment limit by $600,000 to a new payment limit of $1,850,000
and extending the term end date from December 31,2026 to December 31,2027.The amendment will expand
the roles of physical therapy and strength training programs for Fire District personnel and introduce new
health and wellness coordinator services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Budgeted. 100% funded by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Health and
Wellness Grant.
BACKGROUND:
The Fire District seeks to amend the current agreement to expand the scope of work to include strategic
planning,development,and execution of the District’s expanded and comprehensive Health and Wellness
Program, with a focus on adding a Health and Wellness Coordinator role.
The Department of Defense’s Human Performance Optimization (HPO)framework “provides a holistic
approach for enhancing the performance,health and well-being of U.S.soldiers and their families.The time has
come to discuss the use of similar concepts that are best suited for members of public safety.”(A New Model
for Optimizing Firefighter Human Performance,NSCA vol.III,numb 4,2021)Physical Therapy (PT)falls into
the performance piece of HPO and has already improved injury recovery and return to work times.Statistics
garnered from the Fire District’s current PT program have shown injuries sustained by its personnel are chronic
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garnered from the Fire District’s current PT program have shown injuries sustained by its personnel are chronic
in nature.When these cases were subjected to the PT program,improvements were recorded.On average,3.8
visits resulted in an enhancement of 3.3 points on a 10-point recovery scale.Additionally,in a study conducted
by Denver Fire,analyzing the efficacy of internal versus external PT programs,the internal program results
showed personnel reaching Max Medical Improvement (MMI)30 days faster,six fewer lost work days,and
nine fewer restricted days.
On January 16,2024,this Board approved and authorized the Fire Chief,or designee,to execute a contract with
this vendor in an amount not to exceed $1,250,000 for the development of PT and strength training programs
for District personnel for the period January 1,2024 through December 31,2026,including the potential of two
one-year extensions.
The District has determined that adding the Health and Wellness Coordinator will further enhance the existing
efforts, ensuring a holistic approach to the health and wellness of all District personnel.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the agreement is not approved, the Fire District cannot expand the use of qualified physical therapists or
implement the new Health and Wellness Coordinator services to support District personnel in recovering from
work-related injuries and improving overall wellness.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-260 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract with Golden State Fire Apparatus, Inc.,
for the manufacture and sale of two Type 3 Wildland Firefighting Engines, in an amount not to exceed
$1,250,000. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title:Purchase of Two Type 3 Wildland Firefighting Engines
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract with Golden State Fire Apparatus, Inc., for the
manufacture and sale of two Type 3 wildland firefighting engines, in an amount not to exceed $1,250,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Budgeted from the CCCFPD General Operating Fund.
The apparatus will be acquired using the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC)cooperative purchasing
program.The vehicles are priced at $549,742 each,for a total purchase price of $1,099,484,including sales tax.
Once the annexation of the Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District is complete,one Type 3 engine will be
assigned to the Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District’s response area.Following the anticipated July 1,2025
annexation,savings from reduced costs of operating Fire Station 75 &76 in FY25-26 will provide funds to be
transferred to the District’s fund balance to recover the cost of the purchase of one engine.Should the
annexation not occur,the engine will be utilized within the current CCCFPD fleet and funds from the District’s
General Operating Fund Balance will be used to cover the cost of acquiring the apparatus.
The second engine will be purchased using the District’s General Operating Fund Balance.A budget
amendment is included as a separate item for the Board’s consideration and approval.The total purchasing
authority of $1,250,000 consists of an additional $150,516 for contingencies, above the net purchase price.
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BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District)fights wildfires as part of its primary fire protection
mission.The apparatus used for fighting wildland fires is specialized and requires a configuration and
specifications not standard to the typical municipal fire department pumper.The apparatus requires four-wheel
drive,the ability to carry a supply of specialized wildland firefighting equipment,and interior seating capacity
for up to four firefighters.
The District’s annexation of East Contra Costa Fire Protection District and the contract for service with the City
of Pinole have expanded its area of service.The pending annexation of the Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection
District will continue that expansion.Staff recommends purchasing two units as part of the HGAC Cooperative
Purchasing program.This system allows local government agencies to procure goods and services already
competitively bid and awarded.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)recommends a maximum of 15 years of frontline service for
these types of apparatus.The Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District has two Type 3 engines built in 2006 and
2008 and they are overdue for replacement.
Acquiring two Type 3 engines will positively impact District operations and public safety.Investing in the
District’s wildland fleet will allow the District to have modern,more reliable equipment to replace aging
apparatus and supplement our current fleet.This will enable the district to serve its expanded service area
better.
The purchase contract contains an indemnification provision from the District to Golden State Fire Apparatus.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without approval,the District must identify alternate means to acquire the new apparatus.The current age and
condition of the fleet will continue to deteriorate and negatively impact the District’s ability to provide safe,
reliable,and effective emergency response.Delaying this purchase will lead to future cost increases and a
potential loss of critical coverage if the apparatus is taken out of service due to maintenance and repair.
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File #: Version:125-261 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a purchase contract with Golden State Fire
Apparatus, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $6,581,000 for the manufacture and purchase of five
Type 1 fire engines, to execute a new lease schedule under the Master Lease Agreement with PNC
Bank, National Association for an amount not to exceed $7,771,000 for the lease-purchase of the
Pierce fire engines; and to execute a four-party agreement among Golden State Fire Apparatus; PNC
Bank, National Association; Pierce Manufacturing, Inc; and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection
District. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title:Fire Apparatus (Type 1 Engines) Acquisition and Lease-Purchase Program
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District:
1.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief,or designee,to execute a purchase contract with Golden
State Fire Apparatus,Inc.,for the manufacture and sale of five (5)Type 1 fire engines,in an amount not to
exceed $6,581,000 including indemnity by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
2.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief,or designee,to execute a new lease schedule under the
Master Lease Agreement with PNC Bank,National Association for an amount not to exceed $7,771,000
including finance charges,with annual payments not to exceed $777,100 and a term not to exceed ten years
for the lease-purchase of the Pierce fire engines.
3.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief,or designee,to execute a four-party agreement among
Golden State Fire Apparatus;PNC Bank,National Association;Pierce Manufacturing,Inc.;and the Contra
Costa County Fire Protection District regarding the manufacture,delivery of the fire engines and initiation
of the lease.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The apparatus will be acquired using the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC)cooperative purchasing
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The apparatus will be acquired using the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC)cooperative purchasing
program.The fire engines are priced at $1,196,097 each,for a total purchase price of $5,980,485,including
sales tax. The purchasing authority includes an additional $600,000 to allow for contingencies.
The total cost of financing,at an annual interest rate of 5.52%,will not exceed $1,790,515.This rate is lower
than the most recent lease-purchase schedule but higher than previous lease-purchases due to current market
conditions and the federal elimination of tax-exempt municipal financing.PNC Bank,National Association
under the MLA,will pay the purchase price for the apparatus.The annual payment amount will be
approximately $777,100.The first payment in the ten-year lease schedule will be due in August 2025.All costs
will be fully funded by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Operating Fund and included in the
District’s FY 2025-26 budget.
The District recently made its final $1,000,000 annual payment on a previous 10-year lease purchase agreement
executed in 2014.The new debt service payment of $777,100 will be made using the same funds that were
previously being expended for that prior lease purchase program.
BACKGROUND:
On December 12,2023,the Board approved and authorized the Fire Chief to enter into a Master Lease
Agreement with PNC Equipment Finance,LLC ("PNC").On December 15,2023,the Contra Costa County
Fire Protection District ("District") entered into the Master Lease Agreement (the "MLA") with PNC.
The District now desires to finance the purchase of additional apparatus from Pierce by executing a new lease
schedule under the MLA.While the District has made significant capital purchases of fire apparatus in recent
years,the need exists to continue replacing front-line engines and trucks.As the District has re-opened closed
stations and projects to reopen additional stations,the demand for an expanded Type 1 engine fleet has
increased.
The District has a fleet of 45 Type 1 engines.Those engines are distributed as 31 frontline engines for primary
response,one cross-staffed engine at fire stations staffed with aerial apparatus,and reserve and training
engines.The District spends a tremendous amount of time and dollars maintaining older,high mileage
apparatus.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)Standard 1901 (Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus)and
1911 (Standard for the Inspection,Maintenance,Testing,and Retirement of In-Service Automotive Fire
Apparatus)both recommend front-line apparatus be retired into a reserve status after 15 years of service.This is
primarily for safety reasons.Older apparatus does not afford firefighters the same level of safety as modern
apparatus due to cab designs and inherent safety features incorporated into modern fire apparatus designs,such
as airbags,modern braking systems,and other considerations.The standards further recommend that all reserve
apparatus be removed from service after no more than 25 years of total service.The standards comment on high
use,mileage,and other factors as additional determinants to retiring front-line apparatus sooner than 15 years.
In our District, our front-line apparatus's high use and mileage suggest retirement sooner than 15 years.
The acquisition of the apparatus in this order will accomplish several objectives.The new apparatus will
directly and immediately impact the District's ability to provide increased reliability for emergency response,
compared to the existing fleet,with reduced out-of-service time for maintenance and repairs.The new
apparatus will also have a direct and immediate impact on reducing maintenance costs now and into the future
as a result of not only the age of the apparatus but also the quality of the apparatus being acquired.The new
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as a result of not only the age of the apparatus but also the quality of the apparatus being acquired.The new
apparatus will enable the District to comply with NFPA 1901 and 1911 recommendations,increasing firefighter
safety and fleet reliability.
This additional capital investment,on an annual basis,over the next ten years will enable the District to take
another significant step forward in meeting one of the recommendations of the Fitch study,which identified the
need to invest at least 4%of our budget into facilities and equipment each year.The need for safe,reliable,and
modern fire apparatus is paramount to fulfilling the district's mission.
If approved,the new fire apparatus will arrive in 55 months and be in service shortly after delivery.Older
apparatus will rotate to reserve status,and the oldest apparatus in the fleet will be removed from service and
declared surplus.
Under the four-party agreement,if Pierce does not deliver an engine to Golden State Fire Apparatus (GSFA)
within the time outlined in the purchase contract between GSFA and the Fire District,Pierce will make certain
payments under the lease.
The purchase contract contains an indemnification provision from the District to Golden State Fire Apparatus.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without approval,the District will not be able to acquire the new apparatus.The current age and condition of
the fleet will continue to deteriorate and negatively impact the District’s ability to provide safe,reliable,and
effective emergency response.Additionally,increased maintenance costs would adversely impact the
operational budget, and mechanical breakdowns would increase out-of-service time for fire crews.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-262 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract with UKG Kronos Systems, LLC in an
amount not to exceed $295,000, for personnel scheduling software and automated payroll functions,
and cloud storage options, for the period August 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. (100% CCCFPD
General Operating Fund)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title:UKG Kronos System, LLC Workforce Telestaff
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District,APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief,or designee,to execute a contract with UKG Kronos Systems,LLC,in an amount
not to exceed $295,000,for personnel scheduling software and automated payroll functions,and cloud storage
options for the period of August 1,2024 to August 31,2027 with continued monthly service fees until
terminated.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Budgeted. 100% Fire District General Operating Fund. This contract amount is not to exceed $295,000 for the
3 year period.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District currently uses UKG Kronos Systems,LLC Workforce
Telestaff to manage staffing,build schedules and rosters,automate scheduling communication,and mobilize
scheduling and FEMA reporting for the emergency activation of personnel during a major disaster or unusual
occurrence.The Fire District’s Payroll Unit uses Kronos Workforce Telestaff to incorporate payroll integration
and automation to track and manage staff time and attendance.
As Kronos maintains employee data on its systems,Kronos requests that the County indemnify Kronos if any
employee data in the hosted database violates any person’s right to privacy.Under the agreement,Kronos is not
obligated to defend the County if any employee data is disclosed due to a breach of the Kronos system.
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phases of the Telestaff project,which will include project management,program consultation,training,
technical account management, and assistance.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board disapproves,the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District would have to identify alternate
means to track assignments, manage day-to-day scheduling, or deploy personnel for emergency events.
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File #: Version:125-266 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/8/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract with Golden State Fire Apparatus, Inc.,
in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000 for the manufacture and sale of one (1) Heavy Duty Rescue
vehicle. (80% Federal Grant, 20% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title:Golden State Fire Apparatus Purchase Contract for One Heavy Rescue Apparatus
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a purchase contract with Golden State Fire Apparatus,
Inc., for the manufacture and sale of one (1) Heavy Duty Rescue vehicle, in an amount not to exceed
$1,800,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
80% Federal Grant Funds 20% Fire District General Operating Fund
This expenditure is grant-funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),U.S.Department of
Homeland Security,Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)Program.The Federal share of this grant is
$1,454,545,and the District match is approximately $145,454.This purchasing authority includes an additional
$200,000 to allow for contingencies.The District will purchase this vehicle using the District’s Operating Fund
Balance and will receive reimbursement from the grant.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District)is an all-hazards response agency,which includes
technical rescue and disaster response.According to the USGS,the San Francisco Bay Area has a one in three
chance of producing an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 or greater in the next decade.An earthquake of this
magnitude could have substantial impacts on Contra Costa County and would likely result in the collapse of
buildings and have infrastructure impacts.
Technical rescue apparatus is specialized and classified by the California Office of Emergency Services based
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Technical rescue apparatus is specialized and classified by the California Office of Emergency Services based
on the type of equipment carried and the types of calls to which it can respond.The District currently has two
apparatus that are considered Type 2 Medium Duty Rescues.These rescues are mobile and carry a large
complement of equipment that can mitigate a number of rescue calls but do not carry the tools necessary for
heavy breaching and breaking of concrete floors and rubble that would likely result from a significant
earthquake.
The proposed grant-funded Type 1 Heavy Rescue will augment the current two Type 2 Medium Duty Rescues
owned by the District.The new vehicle will have additional equipment and the capacity to respond to large-
scale,extended rescue operations,structural collapse incidents involving failure of heavy floor,pre-cast
concrete,and steel frame construction,high angle rope rescue,confined space rescue,mass transportation
rescue and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
The Type 1 Heavy Rescue acquisition will positively impact District operations and public safety.Investing in
the District’s rescue fleet will allow the District to have modern,reliable equipment and increased response
capacity during large-scale events.
The purchase contract contains an indemnification provision from the District to Golden State Fire Apparatus.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without approval,the District would have to identify alternate means to acquire the new apparatus.This will
negatively impact the District's ability to provide large-scale rescue operations and disaster response.Delaying
this purchase will lead to future cost increases and the loss of grant funding.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-206 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay an amount not to exceed
$3,616 to Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., for the provision of outpatient Medi-Cal mental health
services to Contra Costa County residents for the period June 29, 2024 through June 30, 2024, as
recommended by the Health Services Director. (100% Mental Health Realignment)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Payment for Services Provided by Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller,or designee,to pay $3,616.00 to Crestwood Behavioral
Health,Inc.,a corporation,for the provision of outpatient Medi-Cal mental health services to Contra Costa
County residents that exceeded the contract payment limit and was provided in good faith for the period June
29, 2024 through June 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this payment will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $3,616.00 and will be funded 100%by
Mental Health Realignment revenue.
BACKGROUND:
The Behavioral Health Services Department has been contracting with Crestwood Behavioral Health,Inc.,
since January 2007 to provide transitional residential treatment,rehabilitative services,medication support,and
mental health services to Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI)adult clients.This contract meets the
social needs of the County’s population by providing transitional residential treatment,rehabilitative services,
medication support,and mental health services to SPMI adult clients at its Crestwood Healing Center.This
contractor was selected as the sole source provider as they are the only licensed facility in Contra Costa County.
On October 17,2023,the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-286-24 with Crestwood Behavioral
Health,Inc.,in an amount not to exceed $1,319,840,for the provision of residential treatment and mental health
services to SPMI adults for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
Due to an administrative oversight in the calculation of the correct number of days in the contract due to leap
year shortening the contract by one day.As a result,there are insufficient funds to cover the additional services
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year shortening the contract by one day.As a result,there are insufficient funds to cover the additional services
provided by the Contractor in the amount of $3,616.00.
Therefore,the County has determined that Crestwood Behavioral Health,Inc.is entitled to payment for the
reasonable value of their services under the equitable relief theory of quantum meruit.That theory provides that
where a person has been asked to provide services without a valid contract,and the provider does so to the
benefit of the recipient,the provider is entitled to recover the reasonable value of those services.The Contractor
has provided services at the request of the county after the original contract payment limit had been reached.
The Department cannot pay Contractor for services rendered that exceed the contract limits.As such,the
Department recommends that the Board authorize the Auditor-Controller to issue a one-time payment not to
exceed $3,616 to Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this request is not approved,Contractor will not be paid for services provided to Contra Costa County
residents outside of the contract payment limit rendered in good faith.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-207 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:12/5/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to purchase on behalf of the Health
Services Director, up to 800 UberWAV and Clipper cards plus processing fees of up to $1,200 totaling
an amount not to exceed $20,000, to support community members with intellectual and
developmental disabilities for the period of January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. (100% Keller
Canyon Mitigation Fund)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Transportation Cards for Community Members with Disabilities
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to purchase on behalf of the Health Services
Director, up to 400 UberWAV cards each with a $25 value totaling $10,000 and 400 Clipper cards each with a
$22 to $25 value, plus processing fees of up to $1,200 totaling $10,000 for a total amount not to exceed
$20,000, to support community members with intellectual and developmental disabilities for the period of
January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This $20,000 expenditure will be funded by the Keller Canyon Mitigation Fund. There is no impact to the
County General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Many individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in East Contra Costa County face
significant transportation challenges. Using the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC’s) IDD prevalence rate of
1.5%, we estimate there are 1,650 individuals with IDD in Antioch, 1,080 in Pittsburg, and 360 in Bay Point.
Despite available ADA paratransit services many IDD individuals face barriers such as stringent eligibility
criteria and service limitations. These transportation challenges limit access to healthcare, community activities,
employment, and education, reducing the quality of life for IDD individuals. The IDD Transit Access Program
aims to provide transit cards for both public transportation and ride-sharing services, addressing these critical
needs and enhancing the independence and well-being of this vulnerable population.
Providing a mix of UberWAV and Clipper cards will offer flexible, reliable transportation options tailored to
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diverse needs. This initiative addresses the gap in accessible and convenient transportation services for those
who do not qualify for existing para-transit services or find them unreliable. This program will support the IDD
community by distributing transit cards through the existing Specialty Health Ambassador Program during a
variety of community engagement events.
The Health Services Department Ambassador program received a $20,000 grant from the Keller Canyon
Mitigation Fund to provide up to 800 transit cards to community members with IDD who live in the Keller
Canyon Mitigation Area. There are no fees or additional costs for UberWAV cards. Clipper cards have a $3 fee
per card, but the program may be eligible for a waiver of this fee. Transit cards will be purchased in bulk and
distributed through June 30, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the department will not be able to utilize funding specifically allocated for
transportation options addressing the needs and existing disparities of IDD clients. The inability to provide this
support may negatively impact the effectiveness of the Specialty Health Ambassador Program to connect with
community members, raise awareness of IDD-related challenges, and support client access to healthcare,
education, employment, and social inclusion.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-208 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:12/17/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay an amount not to exceed
$159,610 to Agiliti Health, Inc. for rental equipment and other medical supplies provided at Contra
Costa Regional Medical Center during the period January 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024.
(100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Payment for Products and Services provided by Agiliti Health, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay an amount not to exceed $159,610 to
Agiliti Health, Inc. for rental equipment and other medical supplies provided at Contra Costa Regional Medical
Center (CCRMC) during the period of January 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this action will result in a one-time expenditure of up to $159,610 and will be funded by the
Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.
BACKGROUND:
Agiliti Health, Inc. is a nationwide company that specializes in the management, maintenance, and rental of
medical equipment. They partner with healthcare providers to deliver a range of services aimed at improving
the efficiency, availability, and performance of medical equipment, ultimately enhancing patient care and
operational efficiency.
Since 2007, the County has contracted with Agiliti Healthcare, Inc. for the rental of medical equipment and
devices, such as specialty hospital beds, infusion pumps, and other medical equipment and devices.
On September 10, 2024 the Board of Supervisors approved agenda item C.123 to execute an amendment to
purchase order #26455 with Agiliti Health, Inc. to increase the payment limit by $500,000 to a new payment
limit of $2,500,000 with no change to the original term of October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2024.
Subsequently it was discovered that additional invoices dating back to January 2024 had not been received by
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CCRMC Accounts Payable. CCRMC has since advised the vendor of the proper procedure for invoice
submission to ensure this does not occur in the future. Due to this administrative oversight, staff have
determined that the vendor is entitled to payment for the reasonable value of the products and services under
the equitable relief theory of quantum meruit. The theory provides that where a vendor has been asked to
provide products or services without a valid contract, and the vendor does so to the benefit of the County, the
vendor is entitled to recover the reasonable value of the products and services.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, Agiliti Health, Inc. will not be paid for products and services rendered in good
faith and CCRMC will not have access to this vendor’s rental medical equipment and devices, which are
necessary to carry out CCRMC medical operations.
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File #: Version:125-209 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/6/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Health
Services Director, a purchase order with Almar Marina Management Holdco, Inc. in an amount not to
exceed $9,000, and related agreement to lease a storage unit for the Room to Overcome, Achieve
and Recover Program at 1160 Brickyard Cove in Richmond for the period July 1, 2024 through June
30, 2027. (100% Mental Health Services Act Innovation Grant)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Purchase Order with Almar Marina Management Holdco, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Health Services
Director, a purchase order with Almar Marina Management Holdco, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $9,000,
and related agreement to lease a storage unit for the ROAR (Room to Overcome, Achieve and Recover)
Program at 1160 Brickyard Cove in Richmond for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this action will result in expenditures of up to $9,000 over a three-year period and will be funded
by Mental Health Services Act Innovation Grant funds.
BACKGROUND:
Room to Overcome, Achieve, and Recover (ROAR) is an outpatient specialty youth mental health and
substance use treatment program. The program is a pilot project funded by the Mental Health Services Act
(MHSA) Innovation Grant and serves youth ages 13-18 years old who receive Medi-Cal benefits or who are
uninsured. The multi-disciplinary team consists of a program manager, program supervisor, therapist, substance
use counselor, peer specialist, and accredited teacher. The three main components of the program are education,
mental health, and substance use. The storage unit is used to store program assets including outdoor gear,
camping supplies, bicycles, and other equipment.
The vendor went through a change in ownership as we initiated the renewal process causing significant delays
with legal review and gathering all the necessary documentation for this request. Contra Costa County
Behavioral Health is committed to starting every agreement 4-6 months in advance and will do our best to
avoid retroactive requests in the future.
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In order to store program supplies at the Vendor’s facilities, the county must agree to the general terms included
in the Vendor’s Boat Mooring Agreement. The agreement requires the County to indemnify and hold Marina
harmless from any claim for damage to county’s property, including loss or damages arising from Marina’s
negligence. This includes a liability waiver for Marina and its agents and employees for any claims of injury or
death, including claims arising from Marina’s negligence. The county also agrees to indemnify Marina for
illegal dumping. The agreement expressly limits the Marina’s liability to $1,000 or one month’s fees, whichever
is greater.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the storage unit is not available, Behavioral Health Services will not be meeting the requirements of the
funding source. Additionally, the program will not be able to meet a primary goal of the ROAR model.
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File #: Version:125-210 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/3/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Recover Medical Group P.C., in an amount not to exceed $300,000 to provide telehealth behavioral
health therapy services to Contra Costa Health Plan members and County recipients for the period
February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2028. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Contract #77-523-1 with Recover Medical Group P.C.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director,or designee,to execute on behalf of the County
Contract #77-523-1 with Recover Medical Group P.C.,a corporation,in an amount not to exceed $300,000,to
provide telehealth behavioral health therapy services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP)members and
County recipients for the period February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $300,000 over a three-year
period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized behavioral health services utilizing telehealth delivery
for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the
County.Services for behavioral telehealth include electronic video and communication technologies to
facilitate outpatient therapy services including diagnosis,consultation,treatment,education,and care
management services for CCHP members.This Contractor has been a member in the CCHP Provider Network
providing telehealth behavioral health services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations
mission, values, and long-term objective since February 2023.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities:California Government Code
§§26227 and 31000;and Health and Safety Code §1451.Health Services Personnel approved this contract to
ensure there is no conflict with labor relations.Contractor cooperates with and participates in CCHP’s Quality
Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care and
services and member experience.Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement
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services and member experience.Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement
data and participation in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs.These
contracted services were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3 solicitation requirements
by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division.
In February 2023,the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract
#77-523 with Recover Medical Group P.C.,in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for the provision of telehealth
behavioral health therapy services for CCHP members and County recipients for the period February 1,2023
through January 31, 2025.
Approval of Contract #77-523-1 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide telehealth behavioral health
therapy services to CCHP members and County recipients through January 31, 2028.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved,certain specialized telehealth behavioral health treatment services for CCHP
members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County will
not be provided and services may be delayed.
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File #: Version:125-211 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/3/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Wanyi He, LAC (dba Bay Oriental Medical Clinic), in an amount not to exceed $300,000 to provide
acupuncture services to Contra Costa Health Plan members and County recipients for the period
February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2028. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Contract #27-898-7 with Wanyi He, LAC (dba Bay Oriental Medical Clinic)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director,or designee,to execute,on behalf of the County
Contract #27-898-7 with Wanyi He,LAC (dba Bay Oriental Medical Clinic),a sole proprietor,in an amount
not to exceed $300,000,to provide acupuncture services to Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP)members and
County recipients for the period February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $300,000 over a 3-year period
and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized acupuncture health care services for its members under
the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County.This Contractor has
been a part of the CCHP Provider Network providing acupuncture services and fostering a deep understanding
of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since February 2013.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities:California Government Code
§§26227 and 31000;and Health and Safety Code §1451.Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to
ensure there is no conflict with labor relations.Contractor shall cooperate with and participate in CCHP’s
Quality Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care
and services and member experience.Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance
measurement data and participation in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality Improvement
Programs.These contracted services were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3
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solicitation requirements by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division.
On January 18,2022,the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-898-6 with Wanyi He,LAC (dba Bay
Oriental Medical Clinic),in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for the provision of acupuncture services to
CCHP members and County recipients for the period February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2025.
Approval of Contract #27-898-7 will allow the Contractor to continue providing acupuncture services through
January 31, 2028.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved,certain specialized acupuncture health care services for CCHP members under
the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership Contract with the County will not be provided.
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File #: Version:125-212 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/3/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Emergency Care Research Institute, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $24,033 for
an annual membership with access to benchmarking information, spend data, and recall alerts for
items procured at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center for the period October 1, 2024 through
September 30, 2025. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Master Membership Agreement #76-891with Emergency Care Research Institute
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County
Master Membership Agreement #76-891 with Emergency Care Research Institute, a non-profit corporation, in
an amount not to exceed $24,033 for an annual membership to provide access to benchmarking information,
spend data, and recall alerts for items procured at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) for the
period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. Memberships automatically renew for subsequent one-
year terms subject to payment limit changes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Master Membership Agreement will result in annual contractual service expenditures of up to
$24,033 and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
Contractor will provide CCRMC access to benchmarking information, spend data, and recall alerts for items
procured by County’s Materials Management. This information is vital for supply chain management and will
assist the department in procuring products and finding substitutions. It is recommended that the contract is
established for one-year with a payment limit of $24,033 effective October 1, 2024.
Health Services Personnel approved this Agreement t to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. CCRMC’s
Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure
monitoring and performance measures in the Agreement are upheld. This Master Membership Agreement is
under $25,000 and therefore exempt from solicitation requirements.
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This Agreement includes County agreeing to be responsible for all collection costs, including Contractor’s
reasonable attorneys’ fees, if County fails to pay any amount due under this Agreement. County also agrees to
defend, indemnify, and hold Contractor harmless for any damages, claims, losses, or fees that arise out of or
relate to County disclosing Protected Health Information to Contractor. This Agreement includes limitations on
liability that limit each party’s entire liability for damages arising out of or in connection with this Agreement.
Except for claims involving fraud, intellectual property infringement, data supplied to Contractor, or third-party
claims, each party’s total liability will not exceed the amount payable in the prior twelve (12) months for the
membership that is the subject of the claim for damages. Contractor is also not liable for any penalties, interest,
taxes or other amounts imposed by any governmental or regulatory authority. Neither party is liable to the other
for indirect, incidental, punitive, special or consequential damages, for loss of data, or loss of profits (in either
case, whether direct or indirect) even if the damages or losses could have been foreseen or prevented.
Approval of Agreement #76-891 will allow Contractor to provide access to benchmarking information, spend
data, and recall alerts for items procured by County’s Materials Management through September 30, 2025.
This Agreement was delayed due to ongoing language negotiations between the Division and Contractor.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Master Membership Agreement is not approved, CCRMC will not have access to products supplied by
Contractor, which may delay services to patients.
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File #: Version:125-213 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/6/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Applied Health Erdmann Chiropractic Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 to provide
chiropractic and acupuncture services for Contra Costa Health Plan members for the period February
1, 2025 through January 31, 2028. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Contract #27-728-10 with Applied Health Erdmann Chiropractic Corporation
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director,or designee,to execute on behalf of the County
Contract #27-728-10 with Applied Health Erdmann Chiropractic Corporation,a corporation,(formerly known
as Applied Health Corp.)in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000,to provide chiropractic and acupuncture
services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP)members for the period February 1,2025 through January 31,
2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $1,200,000 over a three-year
period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized health care services for its members under the terms of
their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the county.This Contractor has been a part
of the CCHP Provider Network providing chiropractic and acupuncture services and fostering a deep
understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since January 1, 2008.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities:California Government Code
§§26227 and 31000;and Health and Safety Code §1451.Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to
ensure there is no conflict with labor relations.Contractor shall cooperate with and participate in CCHP’s
Quality Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care
and services and member experience.Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance
measurement data and participation in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality Improvement
Programs.These contracted services were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3
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Programs.These contracted services were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3
solicitation requirements by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division.
On February 7,2023,the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-728-9 with Applied Health Corp.,in an
amount not to exceed $300,000,for the provision of chiropractic and acupuncture services for the period of
February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2025.
Approval of Contract #27-728-10 will allow the Contractor to continue providing chiropractic and acupuncture
services to CCHP members under new business name through January 31, 2028.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved,certain specialized chiropractic and acupuncture health care services for CCHP
members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County will
not be provided and may delay services to CCHP members.
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File #: Version:125-214 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:12/2/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Brookdale Healthcare & Wellness Centre, LP (dba Bay Marina Post Acute), in an amount not to
exceed $800,000 to provide skilled nursing facility services for Contra Costa Health Plan members
and County recipients for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026. (100% Contra
Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Contract #77-738 with Brookdale Healthcare & Wellness Centre, LP (dba Bay Marina Post
Acute)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County
Contract #77-738 with Brookdale Healthcare & Wellness Centre, LP (dba Bay Marina Post Acute), a limited
partnership, in an amount not to exceed $800,000, to provide skilled nursing facility (SNF) services for Contra
Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients for the period January 1, 2025 through December
31, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $800,000 over a two-year
period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized SNF health care services for its members under the terms
of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. Members are released from
the hospital to recover at an SNF until they are well enough to be sent home. These services include but are not
limited to: twenty-four (24) hour medical care, social service and case management coordination, wound care,
respiratory therapy, nasogastric and gastric tube feeding, physical and speech therapy services. Contractor’s
proven track record and established reputation within the medical community mitigates potential risks
associated with CCHP’s success and patient well-being. This new Contractor will join the CCHP Provider
Network to provide SNF services and foster a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values,
and long-term objectives starting January 1, 2025.
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This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code
§§ 26227 and 31000; Health and Safety Code § 1451. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to
ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Contractor will cooperate with and participate in CCHP’s Quality
Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care and
services and member experience. Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement
data and participation in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs. The
nature of the SNF services needed is complex and requires seamless coordination, integration and collaboration
with existing programs and systems. These contracted services were determined to be exempt from
Administrative Bulletin 600.3 solicitation requirements by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division.
Under new Contract #77-738 Contractor will provide SNF services to CCHP members and County recipients
for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved certain specialized SNF health care services for CCHP members under the
terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County will not be provided
and may cause a delay in services to CCHP members.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-215 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/6/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $140,000 to provide emergency
residential care and mental health services for adults with mental illness for the period January 1,
2025 through December 31, 2025. (100% Mental Health Realignment)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Contract #24-086-145(23) with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County
Contract #24-086-145(23) with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed
$140,000, to provide emergency residential care and mental health services for adults with mental illness for
the period from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $140,000 and will be funded
100% by Mental Health Realignment funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Health Services Department has been contracting with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., since September
2006 to provide residential care and mental health services to adults. This Contract meets the social needs of the
County’s population by providing a multi-disciplinary treatment program to adults who need active psychiatric
treatment, including medication support and individual and group therapy services, as an alternative to
hospitalization at a State Hospital. This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal
authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227; California Code of Regulations, Title 9, Section 523 et
seq.; California Welfare and Institutions Code Section (5600 et. seq., known as The Bronzan-McCorquodale
Act). This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor
relations. These contracted services were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3
solicitation requirements by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division.
On January 9, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-086-145(22) with Crestwood Behavioral
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Health, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $140,000, to provide adult residential care and mental health services
for the period from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
Approval of Contract #24-086-145(23) will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through
December 31, 2025. This Contract includes mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims
arising out of the performance of this Contract.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, the County’s adult mental health clients will not receive the emergency
residential care and mental health services needed and may require hospitalization at a State Hospital.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-216 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/6/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
East Bay Integrated Care, Inc. (dba Hospice of the East Bay), in an amount not to exceed $9,000,000
to provide hospice and palliative care services for Contra Costa Health Plan members and County
recipients for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027. (100% Contra Costa Health
Plan Enterprise Fund II)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Contract #77-412-1 with East Bay Integrated Care, Inc. (dba Hospice of the East Bay)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County
Contract #77-412-1 with East Bay Integrated Care, Inc. (dba Hospice of the East Bay), a non-profit corporation,
in an amount not to exceed $9,000,000, to provide hospice and palliative care services for Contra Costa Health
Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients, for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $9,000,000 over a three-year
period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain hospice and palliative care services for its members under the terms
of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. This Contractor has been a
part of the CCHP Provider Network providing these services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP
organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since December 1, 2022. This Contract is entered into
under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000; Health
and Safety Code § 1451. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor
relations. Contractor currently cooperates with and participates in CCHP’s Quality Management Program
which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care and services and member
experience. Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement data and participation
in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs. These contracted services
were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3 solicitation requirements by the Public
Works Department’s Purchasing Division.
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On February 22, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-412 with East Bay Integrated Care,
Inc. (dba Hospice of the East Bay), in an amount not to exceed $1,950,000, for the provision of hospice and
palliative care services for CCHP members and County recipients, for the period January 1, 2022 through
December 31, 2024.
Approval of Contract #77-412-1 will allow the Contractor to continue providing hospice and palliative care
services for CCHP members and County recipients through December 31, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, certain hospice and palliative care services for CCHP members under the terms
of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County will not be provided and may
cause a delay in services to CCHP members.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-217 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with BASS Medical Group, to increase the payment limit by $600,000 to an amount not to
exceed $21,600,000 to provide additional primary care physician, medical specialist provider and non-
physician provider services with no change in the term ending June 30, 2027. (100% Contra Costa
Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Amendment Agreement #27-530-12 with BASS Medical Group
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director,or designee,to execute on behalf of the County
Contract Amendment Agreement #27-530-12 with BASS Medical Group,a corporation,effective January 1,
2025,to amend Contract #27-530-11,to increase the payment limit by $600,000 from $21,000,000 to a new
payment limit of $21,600,000,to provide additional primary care physician (PCP),medical specialist provider
and non-physician provider services services with no change in the original term through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment will result in additional annual expenditures of up to $600,000 and will be funded
100% by Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) Enterprise Fund II revenues. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain PCP,Medical Specialist Provider and Non-Physician Provider
services including but not limited to;urgent care,pulmonary care,neurology,gastric bypass,gastroenterology,
podiatry,diagnostic imaging,laboratory,and other surgical services for its members under the terms of their
Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the county.This Contract is entered into under
and subject to the following legal authorities:California Government Code §§26227 and 31000;Health and
Safety Code §1451.Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor
relations.Contractor currently cooperates and participates in CCHP’s Quality Management Program which
consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care,services and member experience.
Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement data and participation in the
organization’s clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs.This Contractor has been a part of
the CCHP Provider Network providing services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations
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mission, values, and long-term objectives since May 2002.
On July 23,2024,the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-530-11 with BASS Medical Group,in an
amount not to exceed $21,000,000,for the provision of PCP,medical specialist provider and non-physician
provider services including urgent care,surgery,specialty medical,pulmonary,neurology,gastroenterology,
podiatry,therapy,laboratory and diagnostic imaging services for CCHP members and County recipients,for the
period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #27-530-12 will allow the Contractor to provide additional
services for CCHP members and County recipients through June 30,2027.This value-based payment was
added for Pay for Performance incentives based on the provider group's performance on a set of Healthcare
Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)and other quality measures outlined in the annual Pay for
Performance Incentive Program Guide located on the CCHP website.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Amendment is not approved,CCHP members will not have access to contractor’s additional services
under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan memberships.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-218 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, to
provide pediatric cardiology services including remote interpretations of pediatric cardiology diagnostic
tests for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers for the period December 1, 2024
through November 30, 2025, with an automatic renewal through November 30, 2026. (100% Hospital
Enterprise Fund I)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Contract #76-553-5 with The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director,or designee,to execute on behalf of the County
Contract #76-553-5 with The Regents of the University of California,San Francisco,a California
Constitutional Corporation,in an amount not to exceed $100,000,to provide pediatric cardiology services
including remote interpretations of pediatric cardiology diagnostic tests for Contra Costa Regional Medical
Center (CCRMC)and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period December 1,2024 through November 30,
2025, with an automatic renewal through November 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $100,000 over a 2-year period
and will be funded 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.
BACKGROUND:
The Regents of the University of California,San Francisco,provides pediatric cardiology services,including,
remote interpretations of fetal echocardiograms and electrocardiograms for the Pediatrics Unit at CCRMC and
Contra Costa Health Centers.This Contractor has been proving services to the County and fostering a deep
understanding of the CCRMC organizations mission,values,and long-term objectives since December 2016.
Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations.Per Administrative
Bulletin 600.3 government agencies are exempt from solicitation requirements.
On February 28,2023,the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-553-4 with The Regents of the
University of California,San Francisco,in an amount not to exceed $100,000,for the provision of remote
pediatric cardiology services for CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period December 1,2022
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pediatric cardiology services for CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period December 1,2022
through November 30,2024.This Contract included mutual indemnification,and the County’s agreement to
indemnify Contractor for compensation and billing claims arising from the agreement.
Approval of Contract #76-553-5 will allow Contractor to continue to provide pediatric cardiology services
including remote interpretations of pediatric cardiology diagnostic tests through November 30,2026.This
Contract includes mutual indemnification,and the County’s agreement to indemnify Contractor for
compensation and billing claims arising from the agreement.Contract delay was due to ongoing negotiations
between Division and Contractor.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved,Contractor will not provide remote pediatric cardiology services for CCRMC
or Contra Costa Health Centers which may result in patient not receiving the care they need.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-219 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with AXIS Community Health, Inc., to provide additional primary care physician services
and specialty medical services with no change in the payment limit of $600,000 or term ending June
30, 2026. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Amendment Agreement #27-939-7 with AXIS Community Health, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director,or designee,to execute on behalf of the County
Contract Amendment Agreement #27-939-7 with AXIS Community Health,Inc.,a non-profit corporation,
effective January 1,2025,to amend Contract #27-939-6,to provide additional primary care physician (PCP)
and specialty medical services with no change in the payment limit of $600,000 or the original term of July 1,
2022 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment will not result in additional expenditures.Contract is funded 100%by Contra
Costa Health Plan (CCHP) Enterprise Fund II revenues. (No additional rates)
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain Primary Care Physician (PCP)services including but not limited to:
specialty medical services,acupuncture,chiropractic,psychological and neuropsychological testing and
behavioral health services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan
membership contracts with the county.This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal
authorities:California Government Code §§26227 and 31000;Health and Safety Code §1451.Health Services
Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations.Contractor currently cooperates
and participates in CCHP’s Quality Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to
improve the quality of care,services and member experience.Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of
performance measurement data and participation in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality
Improvement Programs.This Contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network providing PCP
services as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)facility and fostering a deep understanding of the
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CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since July 2014.
On June 21,2022,the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-939-6 with AXIS Community Health,Inc.,
in an amount not to exceed $600,000,for the provision of PCP and specialty medical services for CCHP
members and County recipients, for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #27-939-7 will allow the Contractor to provide additional PCP
and specialty medical services for CCHP members and County recipients through June 30,2025.This value-
based payment was added for Pay for Performance incentives based on the provider group's performance on a
set of Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)and other quality measures outlined in the
annual Pay for Performance Incentive Program Guide located on the CCHP website.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Amendment is not approved,CCHP members will not have access to contractor’s additional services
under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan memberships.
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File #: Version:125-220 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Brighter Beginnings, to provide additional primary care physician services with no
change in the payment limit or term ending September 30, 2026. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan
Enterprise Fund II)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Amendment Agreement #27-950-7 with Brighter Beginnings
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director,or designee,to execute on behalf of the County
Contract Amendment Agreement #27-950-7 with Brighter Beginnings,a non-profit corporation,effective
January 1,2025,to amend Contract #27-950-5 (as amended by #27-950-6),to provide additional Primary Care
Physicians (PCP)services with no change in the payment limit of $1,300,000 or the original term of October 1,
2023 through September 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this amendment will not result in additional expenditures.Contract is funded 100%by Contra
Costa Health Plan (CCHP) Enterprise Fund II revenues. (No additional rates)
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain Primary Care Physician (PCP)services including but not limited to;
family medicine for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership
contracts with the county.This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities:
California Government Code §§26227 and 31000;Health and Safety Code §1451.Health Services Personnel
approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations.Contractor currently cooperates and
participates in CCHP’s Quality Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to
improve the quality of care,services and member experience.Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of
performance measurement data and participation in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality
Improvement Programs.This Contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network providing PCP
services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission,values,and long-term
objectives since October 1, 2014.
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On September 19,2023,the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-950-5 with Brighter Beginnings,in
an amount not to exceed $1,200,000,for the provision of PCP services for CCHP members and County
recipients, for the period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026.
On December 5,2023,the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment Agreement #27-950-6 with
Brighter Beginnings,effective December 1,2023,to increase the payment limit by $100,000 to a new total
payment limit of $1,300,000,for additional CalAIM outreach services and with no change in the original
Contract term.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #27-950-7 will allow the Contractor to provide additional PCP
services for CCHP members and County recipients through September 30,2026.This value-based payment was
added for Pay for Performance incentives based on the provider group's performance on a set of Healthcare
Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)and other quality measures outlined in the annual Pay for
Performance Incentive Program Guide located on the CCHP website.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Amendment is not approved,CCHP members will not have access to contractor’s additional services
under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan memberships.
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File #: Version:125-221 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute an amendment
with PerformRx, LLC, to increase the payment limit by $20,000,000 to a new payment limit of
$70,000,000 and extend the term through December 1, 2026 for additional pharmacy program
administrative services and to modify additional Contract provisions to conform to Department of
Managed Health Care requirements. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Amendment #27-633-28 with PerformRx, LLC
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director,or designee,to execute on behalf of the County
Contract Amendment/Extension #27-633-28 with PerformRx,LLC,a limited liability corporation,effective
January 1,2025,to amend Contract #27-633-24 (as amended by Amendment Agreements #27-633-26 and #27-
633-27),to increase the payment limit by $20,000,000,from $50,000,000 to a new payment limit of
$70,000,000 and to extend the termination date from December 31,2025 to December 31,2026 for additional
pharmacy program administration services and to modify additional Contract provisions to conform to
Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) requirements.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment will result in additional expenditures of up to $20,000,000 and remains funded
100% by Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) Enterprise Fund II revenues. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
Both the State Department of Health Care Services and the Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS)require a Pharmacy Benefits Manager that can develop,maintain,and manage a large
pharmacy network and monitor the correct dispensing of drug benefits,co-pays under multiple group product
lines adhering to the required Health Plan Formulary and Health Plan Prior authorization protocol.This
contractor has been providing these services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations
mission, values, and long-term objectives since May 1, 2006.
This contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities:California Government Code
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ensure no conflicts with labor relations.Contractor was selected to provide pharmacy program administration
services to CCHP’s Pharmacy and Utilization units to help establish and maintain a utilization management
program that promotes appropriate utilization for CCHP’s pharmacy benefits program,and continually reviews
updated utilization management procedures to control costs for members.The nature of the pharmacy program
administration services needed is complex and requires seamless coordination,integration and collaboration
with existing programs and systems.
On January 16,2024,the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-633-24 with PerformRx,LLC,in an
amount not to exceed $50,000,000,to provide pharmacy program administration services for CCHP,for the
period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025.
On June 25,2024,the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #27-633-26 with PerformRx,
LLC,effective May 1,2024,to modify contract provisions to conform to Department of Managed Health Care
(DMHC)requirements with no change in the contract payment limit of $50,000,000 or term of January 1,2024
through December 31, 2025.
On November 12,2024,the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #27-633-27 with
PerformRx,LLC,effective January 1,2025,to modify additional contract provisions to conform to Department
of Managed Health Care (DMHC)requirements with no change in the contract payment limit of $50,000,000 or
term of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025.
Approval of Contract Amendment/Extension Agreement #27-633-28 will allow the Contractor to provide
additional pharmacy program administration services and modify additional contract provisions to conform
with the DMHC requirements through December 31, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Amendment is not approved,County will not be compliant with DMHC requirements and may cause a
delay in services provided to the County.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-222 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/8/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Pleasanton Physical Therapy Services, Inc. (dba Back On Track Physical Therapy), in an amount not
to exceed $9,000,000 to provide physical therapy services for Contra Costa Health Plan members
and County recipients for the period February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2028. (100% Contra Costa
Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Contract #27-830-7 with Pleasanton Physical Therapy Services, Inc. (dba Back on Track
Physical Therapy)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County
Contract #27-830-7 with Pleasanton Physical Therapy Services, Inc. (dba Back on Track Physical Therapy), a
corporation, in an amount not to exceed $9,000,000, to provide physical therapy services for Contra Costa
Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients, for the period February 1, 2025 through January 31,
2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $9,000,000 over a 3-year
period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain physical therapy services for its members under the terms of their
Individual and Group Health Plan membership Contracts with the County. This Contractor has been a part of
the CCHP Provider Network providing these services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP
organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since February 1, 2011. This Contract is entered into
under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000; Health
and Safety Code § 1451. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor
relations. Contractor currently cooperates with and participates in CCHP’s Quality Management Program
which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care and services and member
experience. Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement data and participation
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in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs. These contracted services
were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3 by the Public Works Department’s
Purchasing Division.
On January 10, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-830-6 with Pleasanton Physical Therapy
Services, Inc. (dba Back On Track Physical Therapy), in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000, for the provision
of physical therapy services for CCHP members and County recipients, for the period February 1, 2023 through
January 31, 2025.
Approval of Contract #27-830-7 will allow the Contractor to continue providing physical therapy services for
CCHP members and County recipients through January 31, 2028.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, certain physical therapy services for CCHP members under the terms of their
Individual and Group Health Plan membership Contracts with the County will not be provided and may cause a
delay in services to CCHP members.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-223 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/8/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with SJBH, LLC (dba San Jose Behavioral Health), to amend the name with no change in
payment limit or term through June 30, 2025, and no change in the automatic extension payment limit
through December 31, 2025 for inpatient psychiatric hospital services to children, adolescents and
adult clients referred and authorized by County. (100% Mental Health Realignment)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Amendment #24-794-15(13) with SJBH, LLC (dba San Jose Behavioral Health)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director,or designee,to execute on behalf of the County
Contract Amendment Agreement #24-794-15(13)with SJBH,LLC (dba San Jose Behavioral Health),a limited
liability company,effective January 1,2025,to amend the dba name with no change in payment limit of
$300,000 or term through June 30,2025,and no change in automatic extension payment limit of $150,000
through December 31,2025 for inpatient psychiatric hospital services to children,adolescent,and adult Clients
referred and authorized by County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment will not result in additional expenditures and is funded as budgeted by the
Division in FY 2024-2025, 100% by Mental Health Realignment Funds. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
The Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD)has been contracting with SJBH,LLC (DBA San Jose
Behavioral Health)since October 2018,to provide inpatient psychiatric hospital services to County-referred
Clients.These services include but are not limited to routine and hospital-based ancillary services directly
related to the psychiatric diagnosis for which they are admitted,bed and board,pharmaceutical,dietary,
medical social services,therapeutic services,medical and non-medical supplies,appliances,equipment,and
physician services.This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities:42 U.S.C.
1395,et seq.;42 U.S.C.300e;Welfare and Institutions Code §§14000,et seq.;Health and Safety Code,§§
1340-1399.904; California Government Code §§ 25209.6, 26227, and 31000.
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(dba San Jose Behavioral Health Hospital)in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for the provision of inpatient
psychiatric hospital services to County referred Clients for the period July 1,2024 through June 30,2025,
which included a six month automatic extension through December 31,2025 in an amount not to exceed
$150,000.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-794-15(13)will change the dba name and allow the
Contractor to continue providing inpatient psychiatric hospital services to children,adolescent,and adult
Clients through June 30, 2025 including a six month automatic extension through December 31, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Amendment is not approved, County referred Clients will not have access to Contractor’s inpatient
psychiatric hospital services and may go untreated.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-224 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Jiva Health, Inc, in an amount not to exceed $9,000,000 to provide primary care physician, medical
specialist and non-physician services for Contra Costa Health Plan members and County recipients
for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan
Enterprise Fund II)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Contract #77-430-3 with Jiva Health, Inc
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County
Contract #77-430-3 with Jiva Health, Inc, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $9,000,000, to provide
primary care physician (PCP), medical specialist services including endocrinology, diabetes, allergy, sleep,
podiatry and non-physician services including durable medical equipment (DME) services for Contra Costa
Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients, for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31,
2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $9,000,000 over a 3-year
period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain PCP services, medical specialist services including endocrinology,
diabetes, allergy, sleep, podiatry and non physician services including DME services for its members under the
terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership Contracts with the County. This Contractor has
been a part of the CCHP Provider Network providing these services and fostering a deep understanding of the
CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since January 1, 2022. This Contract is entered
into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000;
Health and Safety Code § 1451. Health Services Personnel approved this contract to ensure no conflicts with
labor relations. Contractor currently cooperates with and participates in CCHP’s Quality Management Program
which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care and services and member
experience. Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement data and participation
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in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs. Per Administrative Bulletin
600.3 CCHP Physician services are exempt from solicitation requirements.
On November 29, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-430-2 with Jiva Health, Inc, in an
amount not to exceed $2,000,000, for the provision of medical specialist services including endocrine, diabetes,
allergy and sleep medicine services for CCHP members and County recipients, for the period January 1, 2023
through December 31, 2024.
Approval of Contract #77-430-3 will allow the Contractor to continue providing medical specialist services
with the addition of PCP and non-physician services for CCHP members and County recipients through
December 31, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, certain PCP, medical specialist and non-physician services for CCHP members
under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County will not be
provided and may cause a delay in services to CCHP members.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-225 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Strawberry Creek Medical Group of California, P.C. (dba Side Health), in an amount not to exceed
$500,000 to provide primary care physician and medical specialist services for Contra Costa Health
Plan members and County recipients for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
(100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Contract #77-513-2 with Strawberry Creek Medical Group of California, P.C. (dba Side Health)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County
Contract #77-513-2 with Strawberry Creek Medical Group of California, P.C. (dba Side Health), a corporation,
in an amount not to exceed $500,000, to provide primary care physician (PCP), and medical specialist services
including otolaryngology, sleep medicine, allergy and nephrology services for Contra Costa Health Plan
(CCHP) members and County recipients, for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual contractual service expenditures of up to $500,000 and will be
funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain PCP and Medical Specialist Services including otolaryngology, sleep
medicine, allergy and nephrology services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health
Plan membership contracts with the County. This Contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network
providing these services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and
long-term objectives since January 1, 2023. This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following
legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000; Health and Safety Code § 1451. Health
Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Contractor currently
cooperates with and participates in CCHP’s Quality Management Program which consists of quality
improvement activities to improve the quality of care and services and member experience. Cooperation
includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement data and participation in the organization’s
clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs. Per administrative Bulletin 600.3 CCHP
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Physician services are exempt from solicitation requirements.
In April 2023, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #77
-513 with Strawberry Creek Medical Group of California, P.C. (dba Side Health), formerly known as Kanwar
Kelley, MD, A Medical Corporation (dba Side Health), in an amount not to exceed $200,000, for the provision
of otolaryngology services for CCHP Members and County recipients for the period January 1, 2023 through
December 31, 2024.
On July 11, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment Agreement #77-513-1 with
Strawberry Creek Medical Group of California, P.C. (dba Side Health) formerly known as Kanwar Kelley, MD,
A Medical Corporation (dba Side Health), effective July 1, 2023 to change the name of the Contractor to read
Strawberry Creek Medical Group of California (dba Side Health) and to increase the payment limit by
$600,000 from $200,000 to a new payment limit of $800,000 for the addition of PCP, sleep medicine, allergy
and nephrology services with no change in the term of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024.
Approval of Contract #77-513-2 will allow the Contractor to continue providing PCP and medical specialist
services including otolaryngology, sleep medicine, allergy and nephrology services for CCHP members and
County recipients through December 31, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, certain PCP and medical specialist services for CCHP members under the
terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership Contracts with the County will not be provided
and may cause a delay in services to CCHP members.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-226 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with GE
Precision Healthcare, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $4,227,333 to provide maintenance and repair
services for medical imaging equipment and systems located at Contra Costa Regional Medical
Center and Health Centers for the period January 29, 2025 through January 31, 2030. (100% Hospital
Enterprise Fund I)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Contract #76-681-7 with GE Precision Healthcare, LLC
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County
Contract #76-681-7 with GE Precision Healthcare, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to
exceed $4,227,333, to provide maintenance and repair services for medical imaging equipment and systems
located at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period
January 29, 2025 through January 31, 2030.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures over a five-year period of up to
$4,227,333 and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
CCRMC has been contracting with GE Precision Healthcare, LLC, since January 2020 to provide maintenance
and repair services to various medical imaging equipment and systems located at CCRMC, West County Health
Center, Pittsburg Health Center and Antioch Health Center. Medical imaging equipment/systems are technology
driven and it's important to have them serviced by service engineers who are specialized and meet high
standards for servicing these units. Contractor’s service engineers are highly qualified and trained on the
imaging equipment/systems manufactured by General Electric Healthcare. Ninety (90) percent of the imaging
equipment/systems are manufactured by General Electric Healthcare. Contractor has a large workforce which
enable them to provide timely and efficient service support.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code
§§ 26227 and 31000. CCRMC’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff
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meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Contract are upheld. Health
Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. This Contractor was
approved by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Agent on October 15, 2024.
On December 10, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-681 with GE Precision Healthcare,
LLC in an amount not to exceed $3,938,350 for the provision of maintenance and repair services to various
medical imaging equipment and systems located at CCRMC, West County Health Center, Pittsburg Health
Center and Antioch Health Center for the period January 29, 2020 through January 28, 2025.
On May 26, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #76-681-1, to increase the
payment limit by $135,710 to a new payment limit of $4,074,060 to provide additional maintenance and repair
services for medical imaging equipment and systems with no change in the term.
On July 27, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #76-681-2 to increase the
payment limit by $514,261 to a new payment limit of $4,588,321 to provide additional maintenance and repair
services for medical imaging equipment and systems with no change in the term.
On November 29, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #76-681-3 to increase the
payment limit by $223,704 to a new payment limit of $4,812,025 to provide additional maintenance and repair
services for medical imaging equipment and systems with no change in the term.
On November 12, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #76-681-6 to increase the
payment limit by $1,274 to a new payment limit of $$4,813,299 to provide additional maintenance and repair
services for medical imaging equipment and systems with no change in the term.
Approval of Contract #76-681-7 will allow Contractor to continue to provide maintenance and repair services
to various medical imaging equipment and systems located at CCRMC and Contra costa Health Centers
through January 31, 2030.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, County will not have access to Contractor’s services for maintenance and
repair services of medical imaging equipment and systems.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-227 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
DCS Management, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 to provide transportation and courier
services of laboratory specimens, pharmaceutical products, and medical supplies for Contra Costa
Regional Medical Center and Health Centers for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31,
2025. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Contract #76-903 with DCS Management, LLC
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County
Contract #76-903 with DCS Management, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed
$1,200,000 to provide transportation and courier services of laboratory specimens, pharmaceutical products,
and medical supplies for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers
for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual contractual service expenditures of up to $1,200,000 and will be
funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
Contractor provides routed courier services and on demand courier services twenty-four (24) hours per day
seven (7) days per week to CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers. Contractor provides qualified vehicles
and California-licensed drivers to pick up, transport, and deliver laboratory specimens, transmittals, pharmacy
medications, and other items. Contractor provides vehicles, equipment, and facilities that meet the construction,
safety, sanitary, and other standards prescribed by the statutes and administrative regulations of the State of
California, and by the applicable ordinances and regulations of local governmental agencies and entities.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code
§§ 26227 and 31000. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor
relations. CCRMC’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a
regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Contract are upheld. This Contractor was
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Under new Contract #76-903, Contractor will provide transportation and courier services for CCRMC and
Contra Costa Health Centers through December 31, 2025. This Contract includes limitations of liability.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, County facilities will not have access to Contractor’s pick-up and delivery
services of laboratory specimens and pharmacy medications for CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers.
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File #: Version:125-228 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Medline Industries, LP, to include additional rebate terms for end-to-end distribution
services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Center locations and to extend the term
through January 31, 2029 with no change in the payment limit. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Amendment #76-809-2 with Medline Industries, LP
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County
Contract Amendment Agreement #76-809-2 with Medline Industries, LP, an Illinois limited partnership,
effective January 1, 2025, to amend Contract #76-809 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #76-809-1) to
include additional rebate terms for end-to-end distribution services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
(CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers and to extend the termination date from June 30, 2025 to January
31, 2029 with no change in the payment limit of $2,116,950.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment will not impact the payment limit of $2,116,950 funded 100% by Hospital
Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
Medline Industries, LP is the primary distribution for medical and non-medical supplies and products for
CCRMC and Health Centers. They have been awarded a Vizient Group Purchasing (GPO) Agreement for the
distribution of contracted and non-contracted supplies. As a Vizient member, CCRMC and Contra Costa
Health Centers receive enhanced value form their participation in the Medline/Vizient GPO.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code
§§ 26227 and 31000. CCRMC’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff
meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Contract are upheld. Health
Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Contractor is a member of
the Vizient GPO and per Administrative Bulletin 600.3, GPO members are exempt from solicitation
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requirements.
On December 13, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-809 with Medline Industries, LP, to
commit to purchase 90% of medical supplies, surgical supplies, laboratory supplies, diagnostic imaging
supplies, cleaning supplies, disaster supplies and miscellaneous minor equipment for CCRMC and Contra
Costa Health Center for the period December 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. This distribution agreement
allows the department to receive discounted prices and rebates.
On February 27, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment Agreement #76-809-1 with
Medline Industries, LP, effective February 1, 2024, to increase the payment limit to $2,116,950 for end-to-end
distribution services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Center locations to with no change in the term.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #76-809-2 will allow Contractor and County to include
additional rebate terms for end-to-end distribution services, through January 31, 2029.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Amendment is not approved, rebates terms in the Contract will not accurately reflect the agreed upon
terms and intent of both parties.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-229 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Locumtenens.com, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $3,250,000 to provide temporary physician
coverage at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, Health Centers, and Detention Centers for the
period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Contract #26-395-35 with Locumtenens.com, LLC
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County
Contract #26-395-35 with Locumtenens.com, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed
$3,250,000, to provide temporary physician services during peak loads, temporary absences, vacations and
emergency situations where additional physician staffing is required for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
(CCRMC), Contra Costa Health Centers, and Detention Centers for the period January 1, 2025 through
December 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in annual contractual service expenditures of up to $3,250,000 and will be
funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
CCRMC has an obligation to provide medical staffing services to patients at CCRMC, Contra Costa Health
Centers, and Detention Centers. Therefore, the County contracts with temporary help firms to ensure patient
care is provided during peak loads, temporary absences, vacations and emergency situations where additional
staffing is required. The County has been using the contractor’s temporary staffing services since January 1,
2001.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code
§§ 26227 and 31000. CCRMC’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff
meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Contract are upheld. This
Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. Per
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On February 27, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-395-33 with Locumtenens.com, LLC,
in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000, for the provision of locum tenens physicians to cover during vacation,
sick leave, and extended leave relief for County-employed physicians at CCRMC for the period from January
1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
On October 1, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment #26-395-34 with Locumtenens.com, LLC,
to increase the payment limit by $750,000 to a new payment limit not to exceed 2,750,000 for additional
temporary physician services with no change in the term.
Approval of Contract #26-395-35 will allow Contractor to continue providing temporary locum tenens
physician services, through December 31, 2025. This Contract includes services provided by represented
classifications and the county has met its obligations with the respective labor partner(s).
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, Contractor will not provide temporary physician coverage during peak loads,
temporary absences, vacations and emergency situations when additional physician staffing is required.
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File #: Version:125-230 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Agiliti Surgical, Inc., to provide additional medical lasers, equipment and certified
technicians to operate lasers in the Surgical Unit at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health
Centers with no change in the payment limit or term ending August 31, 2026. (100% Hospital
Enterprise Fund I)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Amendment #26-232-9 with Agiliti Surgical, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director,or designee,to execute on behalf of County
Contract Amendment Agreement #26-232-9 with Agiliti Surgical,Inc.,a corporation,effective January 1,2025,
to amend Contract #26-232-8,to provide additional medical lasers,equipment and certified technicians to
operate lasers in the Surgical Unit at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC)and Contra Costa
Health Centers,with no change in the original payment limit of $300,000,and no change in the original term of
September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment will result in no change to the original budgeted expenditures of up to $300,000
over a 3-year period and is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
CCRMC has been contracting with Agiliti Surgical,Inc.,since September 2015 to provide medical lasers,
equipment and certified technicians to operate lasers in the Surgical Unit at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health
Centers,including providing safety and other appropriate technical training and service to county in connection
with the use of equipment. Contractor’s technicians are specially trained, experienced, competent and certified.
On October 17,2023,the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-232-8 with Agiliti Surgical,Inc.,in an
amount not to exceed $300,000,to provide medical lasers,equipment and certified technicians to operate lasers
in the Surgical Unit at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period September 1,2023 through
August 31, 2026.
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Approval of Amendment #26-232-9 will allow the Contractor to provide additional medical lasers,equipment
and certified technician services through August 31, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Amendment is not approved,patients requiring medical lasers,equipment and certified technician
services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers will not be available or will create increased wait times.
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File #: Version:125-231 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute an amendment
with J. Cole Recovery Homes, Inc., to increase the payment limit by $342,069 to an amount not to
exceed $1,526,645 to provide additional residential substance abuse use disorder treatment services
for male offenders in East Contra Costa County with no change in the term ending June 30, 2025.
(50% Federal Drug Medi-Cal; 50% State General Fund)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Amendment #74-222-19 with J. Cole Recovery Homes, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County
Contract Amendment #74-222-19 with J. Cole Recovery Homes, Inc., a corporation, effective December 1,
2024, to amend Contract #74-222-18, to increase the payment limit by $342,069, from $1,184,576 to a new
payment limit of $1,526,645, with no change in the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment will result in additional contractual service expenditures of up to $342,069 for
additional services and will be funded by 50% Federal Drug Medi-Cal and 50% State General Fund revenues.
(No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
The County has been contracting with J. Cole Recovery Homes, Inc., since January 2004 to meet the social
needs of County’s population by providing residential SUD treatment services for male offenders in East
Contra Costa County and are provided an opportunity to achieve sobriety and recover from the effects of
alcohol and other drug use, become self-sufficient, and return to their families as productive individuals.
On July 9, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-222-18 with J. Cole Recovery Homes, Inc.,
in the amount of $1,184,576, to provide residential substance abuse use disorder treatment services for male
offenders in East Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Amendment #74-222-19 will allow the Contractor to provide additional residential substance
abuse use disorder treatment services through June 30, 2025. The delay of Contract was due to ongoing
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negotiations between the Contractor and Department.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Amendment is not approved, individuals will not receive the additional alcohol and drug prevention and
treatment services they need to maintain sobriety and reduce risk factors.
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File #: Version:125-232 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Virtual Radiologic Professionals of California, P.A., to include additional credentialing
requirements for physicians providing teleradiology services for Contra Costa Regional Medical
Center and Health Centers with no change in the payment limit or term ending January 16, 2027.
(100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Amendment #26-515-24 with Virtual Radiologic Professionals of California, P.A.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County
Amendment Agreement #26-515-24 with Virtual Radiologic Professionals of California, P.A., a corporation, to
amend Contract #26-515-23, effective January 1, 2025, to include additional credentialing requirements for
physicians providing teleradiology services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra
Costa Health Centers with no change in the payment limit of $2,025,000 or term January 17, 2024 through
January 16, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None, there is no change in the Contract Payment Limit of $2,025,000 funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise
Fund I. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
Due to the limited number of specialty providers available within the community, CCRMC relies on contracts
to provide necessary specialty health services for their patients. CCRMC has been contracting with Virtual
Radiologic Professionals of California, P.A. since March 2005. Contractor provides afterhours diagnostic
imaging interpretation services for CCRMC and Emergency Departments. This Contract is entered into under
and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000; Health and
Safety Code § 1451. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor
relations.
Contractor meets all qualifications and capabilities required to read diagnostic imaging sources through
contractor’s teleradiology equipment to provide both preliminary and final reading results afterhours for
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CCRMC and Emergency Departments. Contractor continually provides quality results which makes them a
reliable choice for continuing safe and high-quality radiology services for acute care patients. Contractor has
developed proprietary medical technologies that are critical to the success of quality of care outcomes for
patients. Contractor has invested in integration, technology, and operational workflows that have developed a
successful and sustainable care model during the continued long-term relationship with the county. This
Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§
26227 and 31000. This contractor has been approved by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division on
August 22, 2023.
On January 16, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-515-23 with Virtual Radiologic
Professionals of California, P.A., in an amount not to exceed $2,025,000 for the provision of afterhours
teleradiology services for CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period from January 17, 2024
through January 16, 2027.
Approval of Amendment Agreement #26-515-24 will include additional credentialing requirements for
physicians providing teleradiology services through January 16, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Amendment is not approved, Contractor will not be obligated to ensure required documentation,
qualifications, and licensure are reviewed and submitted in accordance with CCRMC’s credentialing
requirements.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-233 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:12/3/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 2025-03, amending the County’s mobile vendor regulations related to
authorized hours and locations of operation, vending near certain specified uses, and vending within
the public right-of-way to ensure public safety and prevent traffic hazards; WAIVE reading; and FIX
February 4, 2025, for adoption. (100% Environmental Health Fees)
Attachments:1. Ordinance No. 2025-03 - Mobile Vendor Regulations
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title:Ordinance No. 2025-03 to Amend Mobile Vendor Regulations
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 2025-03, amending the County’s mobile vendor regulations related to authorized
hours and locations of operation, vending near certain specified uses, and vending within the public right-of-
way to ensure public safety and prevent traffic hazards; WAIVE reading; and FIX February 4, 2025, for
adoption.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no impact to the General Fund as a result of this ordinance. The Contra Costa Health Services
Department, Environmental Health Division (EHD) is fully fee supported and verified enforcement actions
would follow cost recovery procedures adopted by the Board in Resolution No. 2019/521.
BACKGROUND:
Due to feedback from the community and mobile vendors, staff recommends the following changes to Contra
Costa County Ordinance Code Article 413-3.16 - Mobile Vendor Regulations:
1.Site defined as the footprint occupied by the mobile unit and the area within 100 feet of the occupied
footprint; and
2.Max duration for vending at a single site revised to 3 hours per day per site; and
3.Restricted hours of operations to no vending during 10:00 pm and 6:30 am; and
4.Restricted distance for mobile vendors from community events, certified farmers’ market, or swap meet
set to 100 feet.
Defining a site as 100 feet of the occupied food print will remove the ambiguity from the existing County
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Ordinance standard of maximum duration per day, per site for mobile vendors providing more clarity regarding
their daily operations. Additionally, it will provide staff improved clarity for potential enforcement actions
when necessary in unincorporated areas of the county.
To ensure food safety and sanitation standards are adequately met, staff recommends extending the maximum
daily hour duration for mobile units at each site. This additional time will allow for thorough food and contact
surface preparation, proper temperature control, and effective cleanup and trash disposal, thereby enhancing
both food safety and overall environmental sanitation. The maximum duration per day, per site in the current
ordinance is different for motorized and non-motorized mobile units which has caused confusion and is overly
restrictive based on feedback staff has received from mobile vendors when evaluating the proposed
modifications. The EHD recommends the maximum duration per day, per site apply to all mobile units
regardless of motor status and be increased to three hours per day, per site to afford the mobile vendors a more
reasonable time to vend in addition to making the ordinance easier for all types of mobile vendors to
understand.
Staff surveyed other environmental health jurisdictions statewide and found no consistency with operational
hours or health code requirements. Therefore, staff recommends modifying the hours of operation from the
current restriction of no vending during 8:00 pm through 6:30 am to a revised restriction of no vending during
10:00 pm through 6:30 am, the following day. This recommendation is based on feedback from mobile vendors,
who have indicated the current hours are too restrictive. The proposed adjustment would provide vendors with
additional operational time, thereby enhancing their ability to conduct business.
The EHD has received complaints from community members and event operators over time regarding mobile
vendors not affiliated with a designated community event, certified farmers’ market, or swap meet encroaching
on the space occupied by the event. This presents a potential food safety hazard since the vendors participating
in the designated events are permitted and inspected by the EHD whereas that may not be necessarily the case
for mobile vendors encroaching on an event. There is not a current statewide standard for the distance an
unaffiliated mobile vendor has to be from a designated event. Staff have consulted with the Bay Area Mobile
Food Facility Roundtable composed of representatives from environmental health agencies throughout the San
Francisco Bay Area and determined that there is not an overwhelming consensus amongst jurisdictions in the
Bay Area either. Therefore, staff recommends the distance between unaffiliated mobile vendors and a
designated community event, certified farmers’ market, or swap meet to be 100 feet to align with local
municipal code, such as the City of Richmond’s recently adopted sidewalk vending ordinance. This provides
consistency between city municipal code and County ordinance code, where applicable, for vendors traveling
between incorporated and unincorporated areas.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Ordinance No. 2025-03 will not be formally introduced to the Board of Supervisors and cannot be adopted as
scheduled on February 4, 2025.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2025-03
MOBILE VENDOR REGULATIONS
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors ordains as follows (omitting the parenthetical
footnotes from the official text of the enacted or amended provisions of the County Ordinance
Code):
SECTION I. SUMMARY. This ordinance amends Article 413-3.16 of the County Ordinance
Code (Mobile Vendor Regulations) to revise the standards for mobile unit vending operations,
including mobile food trucks, related to authorized hours and locations of operation, vending
near certain specified uses, and vending within the public right-of-way to ensure public safety
and prevent traffic hazards.
SECTION II. Section 413-3.1610 of the County Ordinance Code is amended to read:
413-3.1610 Article definitions. For purposes of this division and this article:
(a) “Certified farmers’ market” has the same meaning as in Section 113742 of the Health and
Safety Code.
(b) “Community event” has the same meaning as in Section 113755 of the Health and Safety
Code.
(c) “Mobile unit” means any apparatus (e.g., truck, trailer, cart, wagon) or structure that is
not permanently fixed to a permanent foundation and may be moved under its own
power, pushed or pulled by hand, towed by a motor vehicle, or carried upon or in a motor
vehicle or trailer. A mobile unit does not include news racks or vending machines but
includes mobile food preparation units and vehicles as defined in the Health and Safety
Code.
(d) “Motorized mobile units” means a mobile unit which may be moved under its own
power.
(e) “Nonmotorized mobile units” means a mobile unit which may not be moved under its
own power. An example would be push carts and stands.
(f) “Right-of-way” means all land or interest in land that by deed, conveyance, agreement,
easement, dedication, usage, or process of law is reserved for or dedicated to the use of
the general public for road or highway purposes.
(g) “Site” means the footprint occupied by a mobile unit and the area within 100 feet of the
occupied footprint.
(h) “Swap meet” has the same meaning as in Section 113917 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Ords. 2025-03 § 2, 95-36 § 2).
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SECTION III. Section 413-3.1612 of the County Ordinance Code is amended to read:
413-3.1612 Standards. Except as otherwise permitted by a community event permit issued by
the health officer, all mobile unit vending operations shall comply with the following
requirements:
(a) Vending shall not be conducted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. the
following day.
(b) A mobile unit may vend for a maximum of three hours per day, per site. This regulation
does not preclude mobile units from vending at multiple sites per day.
(c) Mobile unit vendors shall at all times be in compliance with all regulations of the
California Retail Food Code, all applicable regulations of the Contra Costa County health
department, and all other applicable requirements of this code and law.
(d) Vending of any alcoholic beverages or controlled substances is prohibited.
(e) Each mobile unit shall possess and at all times display in conspicuous view certified
copies of its current county environmental health permit as well as any county food
handling permit, as applicable.
(f) To the extent allowed by law, mobile units shall be subject to reasonable inspections by
county personnel for the purpose of ensuring compliance with applicable requirements.
(g) Motorized mobile units lawfully permitted to vend within a right-of-way shall comply
with all state and local parking and traffic regulations.
(h) Motorized mobile units lawfully permitted to vend within a right-of-way shall not vend
to, attempt to vend to, or otherwise solicit pedestrians or vehicles in the path of street
vehicular travel or in any manner that could block vehicular travel.
(i) A mobile unit may not vend within 100 feet of a community event, certified farmers’
market, or swap meet during the operating hours of that community event, certified
farmers’ market, or swap meet.
(j) Environmental health permits are not transferable. (Ords. 2025-03 § 3, 95-36 § 2).
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SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance becomes effective 30 days after passage,
and within 15 days after passage shall be published once with the names of supervisors voting
for or against it in the East Bay Times, a newspaper published in this County.
PASSED on ___________________________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: MONICA NINO, _____________________________
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Board Chair
and County Administrator
By: ______________________ [SEAL]
Deputy
KCK:
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File #: Version:125-234 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/8/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the County Librarian, a
purchase order with Hoot Reading, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $9,800 for the renewal of the
Hoot Reading Tutoring subscription, effective upon execution and for 10 weeks thereafter. (100%
Library Fund)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Alison McKee, County Librarian
Report Title:Purchase Order with Hoot Reading, Inc. for Hoot Reading Services Ten Weeks After
Execution of the Master Services Agreement.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the County Librarian, a purchase
order with Hoot Reading, Inc., subject to the terms of their Master Services Agreement, in an amount not to
exceed $9,800.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Library Fund
BACKGROUND:
The Library offers patrons Hoot Reading services. This product provides one-on-one online evidence-based
literacy instruction with qualified teachers. Third grade students who have been identified by teachers as
struggling readers will be able to get thirty high dose tutoring sessions.
Hoot Reading, Inc.’s Master Services Agreement’s Terms of Service include a limitation of liability provision
that caps liability at the lesser of fees paid in the 12 months preceding the claim or $1,000, as well as
indemnification from the County to Hoot Reading, Inc.
The Order Agreement, for which the Purchase Order is for herein will form part of the Master Services
Agreement, becomes effective upon execution and is for a 10-week tutoring program for up to 10 targeted
students.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
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If the Purchase Order is not approved, the Contra Costa County Library will not be able to provide patrons with
one-on-one online literacy instruction.
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File #: Version:125-270 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute on behalf of the Probation Department,
a purchase order with Clear Impact, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for the purchase of
Performance Reporting Software for the Public Safety Realignment Community Programs for the
period September 6, 2024 through September 6, 2025. (100% State)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Probation Officer
Report Title:Purchase Order with Clear Impact, Inc. for Performance Reporting Software for the AB109
Community Programs
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute on behalf of the Probation Department, a
purchase order with Clear Impact, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for the purchase of Performance
Reporting Software for the AB109 Community Programs for the period from September 6, 2024 through
September 6, 2025
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract is fully funded by State AB109 Public Safety Realignment Local Community Corrections
allocations.
BACKGROUND:
The Probation Department has moved towards a data driven decision making approach where evidence-based
programming and monitoring is conducted by both the Office of Reentry and Justice’s program staff, and
Probation’s program managers. The AB109 Community Providers report on the measures outlined in the
program logic model, included in the performance contracts. The data entry component of the Clear Impact
software is customizable to specific program metrics and performance indicators that are to be monitored and
evaluated. This software will efficiently allow for multiple users to access the data related to a unique program
and to quickly assess outcomes over time. The system surveys the programs and summarizes the responses.
This work was previously done by both community program and Probation ORJ staff entering information into
Excel spreadsheets, and having this software support will streamline and improve the process.
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The Subscription Agreement contains an indemnification provision from the County to Clear Impact. The
Subscription Agreement also contains a clause regarding limitation of liability.
The Department is seeking approval for this retroactive purchase order due to administrative delays involving a
transition among staffing, as well as multiple revisions identified during the review process.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If unapproved, the Probation Department and AB109 Community Partners would not have an automated, user-
friendly, system that allows the monitoring and reporting of contract performance measures.
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File #: Version:125-271 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/10/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute on behalf of the Probation Department,
a contract with Guardian Alliance Technologies, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $9,938 for the
purchase of background investigations software for the term January 1, 2025 through December 31,
2025. (100% General Fund)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Probation Officer
Report Title:Contract with Guardian Alliance Technologies Inc. for background investigations software
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute on behalf of the Probation Department, a
contract with Guardian Alliance Technologies, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $9,938 for the purchase of
background investigations software for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract will be 100% funded by the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The Probation Department is making the move to bring Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
background investigations for prospective sworn employees in-house, creating a unit dedicated to completing
these background investigations. The purpose of this is twofold: 1) to expedite the hiring process by not
relying on outside contracting agencies to complete these background investigations and 2) for compliance with
the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), as codified in 15 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq.,and the California
Investigative Consumers Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA), as codified in California Civil Code Sections
1786.10-1786.40. Using contracted services of an “investigative consumer reporting agency” (ICRA) to
conduct investigations and prepare an “investigative consumer report” (which includes a background
investigation report prepared for employment purposes on a law enforcement applicant) as opposed to
conducting such investigations and preparing reports in-house without using an ICRA may result in compliance
with FCRA and ICRAA to provide a copy of the report to the applicant.
In moving such investigations in-house, the Department researched two background investigation software
solutions which assist in expediting background investigations, including reference checks, social media
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checks, and credit report checks, which are inclusive within the software. Guardian Alliance was selected due
to the ease of use of the software as well as a lower pricing model for the same features as a competitor.
Guardian Alliance includes a “pre-screening” section wherein an applicant can submit a personal history
statement and preliminary decisions regarding background screening can be made at no cost to the
Department/County. Incorporating elements of pre-screening process as well as automated checks will increase
the efficiency of background investigations, minimizing time and monies spent and increasing the hiring speed
for qualified applicants.
This contract includes limitation of liability.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If unapproved, the Probation Department will be unable to effectively complete background checks in a timely
manner, thereby impacting recruitment and operations.
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File #: Version:1RES 2025-14 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Resolution Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-14 accepting as complete, the contracted work performed by Matrix HG,
Inc., for the Elevator Modernization Project, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Pittsburg
area. (No fiscal impact)
Attachments:1. Recordable Resolution 2025, 2. Signed Resolution No. 2025-14.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
adoptedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To: Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title:Resolution of Acceptant and Notice of Completion for Elevator Modernization at Pittsburg
Health Center, located at 2311 Loveridge Road, Pittsburg (WH514A) here to enter text.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution accepting as complete the contracted work performed by Matrix HG Inc.(Matrix),a
California Corporation, for the Elevator Modernization Project, 2311 Loveridge Road, Pittsburg.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact associated with accepting completion of contracted work.
BACKGROUND:
On July 9,2019,the Board awarded a contract in the amount of $1,867,975 to Matrix to modernize three
traction elevators and one hydraulic elevator at the Pittsburg Health Clinic in Pittsburg.
After further site investigations and scoping discussions,it was determined that the approved construction
budget in the amount of $1,867,975 would be insufficient to facilitate the work to modernize the traction
elevators and one hydraulic elevator.Additional work performed by Matrix included the performance of
electrical systems surveys and load tests,miscellaneous electrical changes and upgrades,and installation of an
alternate smoke detection system in each elevator shaft.Per site operations requirements weekend crane work
was performed to lift the new elevator gear up to the existing roof penthouse.As such,change orders of
$416,140.25 were required over the course of the project raising the final construction cost to $2,284,115.25 to
complete the project.
All required permit inspections have been completed and approved.Furthermore,the Public Works Department
has reviewed the work and found it to be complete.Therefore,Contra Costa County Public Works Department
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recommends that the Board adopt the attached Resolution accepting the contract work as complete.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Accepting the contract as complete is standard procedure and allows for proper closeout of the contract.If the
contract is not accepted as complete,the period for filing stop payment notices and bond claims may be
extended and then Contra Costa County will incur expenses for additional contract administration.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-235 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:12/31/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to submit a FY 2024-25 grant
application to the United States Department of Transportation Rebuilding American Infrastructure with
Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program for the San Pablo Dam Road Complete Streets
Project, El Sobrante area. (80% RAISE Grant Funds and 20% Local Road Funds)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title:Grant application for the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity
(RAISE) grant program for fiscal year 2024/2025, El Sobrante area.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director,or designee,to submit one grant application to the
United States Department of Transportation (DOT)for the fiscal year 2024/2025 cycle of the Rebuilding
American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)grant program,for the San Pablo Dam Road
Complete Streets Project, El Sobrante area. (District I)
FISCAL IMPACT:
80% Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity Funds and 20% Local Road Funds.
BACKGROUND:
On November 1,2024,the DOT issued the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)for the RAISE grant
program under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also referred to as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law”or “BIL”).In the notice,the DOT solicits applications for surface transportation projects that will have a
significant local or regional impact that advance safety,equity,climate and sustainability,workforce
development, job quality, and wealth creation. Applications must be submitted by January 30, 2025.
The DOT has authorized and appropriated $1.5 billion to be awarded annually as part of the RAISE program.
The grant program categorizes applications as either:(a)planning grants for pre-construction activities;or (b)
capital grants for projects that include construction activities.The County intends to apply for one capital grant
for this cycle of the RAISE program for the San Pablo Dam Road Complete Streets project.
The San Pablo Dam Road Complete Streets project intends to implement a road diet,converting the existing
four-lane road into a three-lane roadway with one lane in each direction plus a center left turn lane,from
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four-lane road into a three-lane roadway with one lane in each direction plus a center left turn lane,from
Appian Way to St John Lane.The reduction from four to three travel lanes will allow reallocation of right-of-
way to new continuous buffered bike lanes and bike boxes that will prioritize bicyclists,and sidewalk and
crossing improvements to accommodate pedestrians.
The DOT will evaluate applications based on eight merit criteria:(1)safety;(2)environmental sustainability;
(3)quality of life;(4)mobility and community connectivity;(5)economic competitiveness and opportunity;(6)
state of good repair; (7) partnership and collaboration; and (8) innovation.
On February 12,2024,and May 13,2024,the Transportation,Water &Infrastructure Committee (TWIC)
reviewed the San Pablo Dam Road Complete Streets project as a candidate project for two other grant programs
and recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve the project for submission.The project has not
substantially changed since the TWIC’s last review.
If authorized to proceed, staff will finalize and submit the grant application by January 30, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Public Works Department is not authorized to submit the application,grant funding will not be available,
which will delay the design and construction of this project.
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LEASE
Contra Costa County Public Law Library
1026 Escobar Street, Suite 2C
Martinez, California
This lease is dated as of July 1, 2024 (the “Commencement Date”), and is between the
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, a political subdivision of the State of California (“County”) and the
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LAW LIBRARY, existing by the virtue of the
provisions of Chapter 5 of the Business and Professions Code, Sections 6300-6365, of the laws
of the State of California (“Lessee”).
Recitals
A. The County is the owner of the property located at 1026 Escobar Street, Martinez,
California (the “Building”).
B. Lessee desires to lease the suite known as Suite 2C, which consists of approximately
6,834 square feet of office space (the “Premises”), for use in the operation of Contra
Costa County’s Public Law Library.
The parties therefore agree as follows:
Agreement
1. Lease of Premises. Subject to the terms of this agreement, the County hereby leases to
Lessee and Lessee hereby leases from the County, the Premises, subject to all easements
and encumbrances of record.
2. Term. The “Term” of this lease begins on the Commencement Date and continues until
it is terminated as provided in this agreement.
3. Termination. From and after the Commencement Date, each party has the right to
terminate this lease, with or without cause, at any time by giving 60 days’ prior written
notice of the termination to the other party.
4. Consideration. As consideration for this lease, Lessee will operate Contra Costa
County’s Public Law Library and provide public access to it.
5. Use. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Premises may only be used for the
operation of Contra Costa County’s Public Law Library. Lessee may not use the Premises
for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the County.
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6. Utility and Janitorial Obligations. County shall pay for all utilities used or consumed on
the Premises by Lessee, including, but not limited to gas, water, electricity, garbage
disposal, storm and sanitary sewer services, and janitorial services.
7. Condition of Premises. Lessee is letting the Premises in an “as is” physical condition
with no warranty, express or implied, on the part of the County as to the condition of the
Building, the condition of the soil, or the geology of the soil.
8. Maintenance and Repairs.
a. Interior of Premises. Lessee shall keep and maintain the interior of the Premises in
good order and condition.
b. Building; Building Systems. County shall repair and maintain the structural integrity
of the Building and will keep the electrical, lighting, water and plumbing systems in
good order, condition, and repair, including the heating, ventilating, and air-
conditioning (HVAC) systems.
c. Fire Extinguishers. The County shall provide and maintain fire extinguishers for the
Premises in accordance with the direction received from the fire marshal.
d. Code Violations. The County is responsible for correcting any building code
violations that may exist in the Building, provided the County is not responsible for
correcting building code violations that arise out of a change in Lessee’s use or
occupancy of the Premises.
9. Covenant against Liens. Lessee may not permit any mechanic’s, material man’s, or other
lien against the Premises, or the property of which the Premises forms a part, in
connection with any labor, materials, or services furnished or claimed to have been
furnished. If any such lien is filed against the Premises, or the Building, the party
charged with causing the lien will cause the same to be discharged, provided however,
that either party may contest any such lien, so long as the enforcement thereof is stayed.
10. Taxes. Lessee agrees to pay before delinquency all taxes (including, but not limited to,
possessory interest tax), assessments, license fees, and other charges that are levied and
assessed upon Lessee’s interest in the Building, or upon Lessee’s personal property
installed or located in or on the Premises, by Contra Costa County or other legally
authorized government authority. Lessee may pay any taxes and assessments under
protest, without liability, cost or expense to the County, to contest the amount in good
faith.
Payment of taxes, assessments, license fees, or other charges levied and assessed upon
Lessee’s interest is the liability of Lessee.
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11. Quiet Enjoyment. Provided Lessee complies with the terms of this lease, the County
covenants that Lessee will peaceably and quietly have, hold, and enjoy the Premises
during the Term.
12. Assignment and Sublease. Lessee may not assign this lease or sublease the Premises or
any part thereof at any time during the Term.
13. Alterations and Additions. Lessee may not make any alterations or make any
improvements to the Premises without the prior written consent of the Director of Public
Works or his or her designee. If Lessee makes alterations that violate the conditions of
this lease (an “Unauthorized Addition”), at the County’s sole discretion, Lessee shall
remove the Unauthorized Addition at Lessee’s sole cost and expense. If Lessee is
required to remove an Unauthorized Addition, Lessee shall, at its sole cost and expense,
restore the Premises to the conditions existing immediately prior to the existence of the
Unauthorized Addition, or such other condition designated by the County in its election.
If Lessee is not required to remove an Unauthorized Addition, the Unauthorized Addition
will remain be surrendered with the Premises on termination of this lease.
If Lessee wishes to make any alterations to the Premises as provided in this Section,
Lessee may not commence construction until Lessee has the prior written consent of the
County. In addition, a Notice of Lessor Non-Responsibility must be posted and recorded
by Lessee during construction in accordance with Civil Code Section 3094. Lessee shall
mail a copy of such Notice of Lessor Non-Responsibility to the County upon filing it
with the County Recorder.
14. Insurance.
a. Liability Insurance. Throughout the Term, Lessee shall maintain in full force and
effect, at its sole expense, a comprehensive general liability or commercial general
liability insurance program covering bodily injury (including death), personal injury,
and property damage. The limits must be not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence
and $2,000,000 aggregate. The policy must name the County, its officers, agents and
employees, individually and collectively, as additional insureds. The liability
insurance maintained by Lessee must be primary.
b. Property Insurance. The County will maintain property insurance coverage on its real
property. Lessee has no interest in the proceeds of insurance on the County’s real
property, improvements, equipment, or fixtures. Lessee shall sign all documents
necessary or proper in connection with the settlement of any claim or loss by the
County.
c. Worker’s Compensation and Employer’s Liability Insurance. Lessee shall maintain
in full force and effect, at its sole expense, (i) statutory California Workers’
Compensation coverage including a broad form all-states endorsement, and (ii)
employer’s liability coverage for not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence for all
employees engaged in services or operations at the Premises.
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d. Evidence of Insurance. Within 30 days after execution of this lease, Lessee shall
provide to the County, on a form approved by the County, an original copy of a
Certificate of Insurance. The Certificate of Insurance must certify that the coverage
required by this lease has been obtained and remains in force for the period required
by this lease.
e. Notice of Cancellation or Reduction of Coverage. Lessee shall cause all policies it is
required to obtain under the terms of this lease to contain a provision that the County
is to receive written notification of any cancellation or reduction in coverage at least
thirty days prior to the effective date of such cancellation or reduction. Any such
notification is to be sent to the County in accordance with Section 23 - Notices.
15. Surrender of Premises.
On the last day of the Term, Lessee shall peaceably and quietly leave and surrender to the
County the Premises, along with their appurtenances and fixtures, all in good condition,
ordinary wear and tear, damage by casualty, acts of God and circumstances over which
Lessee has no control excepted.
16. Abandonment. Lessee may not vacate or abandon the Premises at any time during the
Term. If Lessee abandons, vacates, or surrenders the Premises, or is dispossessed by
process of law, or otherwise, the County may deem any personal property belonging to
Lessee that remains on the Premises to be abandoned.
17. Waste, Nuisance. Lessee may not commit, or suffer to be committed, any waste upon the
Premises, or any nuisance or other act or thing that may disturb the quiet enjoyment of
any other occupant of the Building.
18. Inspection. The County may enter the Premises at any time in an emergency and with
24-hours’ notice in a non-emergency to determine that (i) the Premises is being
reasonably cared for, (ii) no waste is being made and that all actions affecting the
Premises are done in the manner best calculated to preserve the Premises, and (iii) Lessee
is in compliance with the terms and conditions of this lease.
19. Destruction. If damage occurs that causes a partial destruction of the Premises during the
Term from any cause, the County may, at its option, make repairs within a reasonable
time. If the County does not elect to make repairs, this lease may be terminated by either
party, without cost, obligation or liability to the other party, except as described herein.
This lease will terminate in the event of a total destruction of the Premises.
20. Indemnification. Lessee shall indemnify, defend and hold County, its officers, agents
and employees harmless from any and all claims, costs and liability, for any damage,
injury or death, including without limitation, all consequential damages from any cause
whatsoever, to any person or the property of any person arising directly or indirectly from
or connected with this lease, Lessee’s operations, or Lessee’s use or possession of the
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Premises, save and except claims or litigation arising through the sole negligence or sole
willful misconduct of County, its officers or employees, and shall make good to and
reimburse County for any expenditures, including reasonable attorney’s fees, County may
make by reason of such matters.
21. Default.
The occurrence of any of the following events is a default under this lease:
a. Lessee. Lessee’s failure to comply with any material term or provision of this lease if
such failure is not remedied within 30 days after receipt of a written notice from the
County to Lessee specifying the nature of the breach in reasonably sufficient detail (a
“Notice of Default”). If the required cure of the noticed failure cannot be completed
within 30 days, the failure to cure will not be deemed to be a default of this lease if
Lessee has attempted to cure the failure within the 30-day period and has diligently
and continuously attempted to complete the cure as soon as reasonably possible. In
no event will the cure period extend beyond a 60-day period after Lessee’s receipt of
the Notice of Default.
b. The County. The County’s failure to fulfil any obligation under this lease if the
failure is not remedied within 30 days after receipt of a written notice from Lessee to
the County specifying the nature of the breach in reasonably sufficient detail. If the
required cure of the noticed failure cannot reasonably be completed within 30 days, a
default will not be deemed to occur if the County has attempted to cure the failure
within the 30-day period and has diligently and continuously attempted to complete
the cure as soon as reasonably possible.
22. Remedies.
a. County. Upon the occurrence of a default by Lessee, the County may reenter and
repossess the Premises and remove all persons and property from the Premises, after
giving Lessee a written Notice of Default and in accordance with due process of law.
b. Lessee. Upon the occurrence of a default by the County, Lessee may terminate this
lease by giving written notice to the County and quit the Premises without further cost
or obligation to the County.
23. Notices. Any notice required or permitted under this lease shall be in writing and sent by
overnight delivery service or registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and directed as
follows:
To Lessee: Contra Costa County Public Law Library
Attention: Director
1026 Escobar Street, Suite 2C
Martinez, CA 94553
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To County: Contra Costa County
Public Works Department
Attn: Principal Real Property Agent
255 Glacier Drive
Martinez, CA 94553
Either party may at any time designate in writing a substitute address for that set forth
above and thereafter notices are to be directed to the substituted address. If sent in
accordance with this Section, all notices will be deemed effective (i) the next business
day, if sent by overnight courier, or (ii) three days after being deposited in the United
States Postal system.
24. Successors and Assigns. This lease binds and inures to the benefit of the heirs,
successors, and assigns of the County and Lessee.
25. Time is of the Essence. In fulfilling all terms and conditions of this lease, time is of the
essence.
26. Governing Law. The laws of the State of California govern all matters arising out of this
lease.
27. Severability. In the event that any provision in this lease is held to be invalid or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions
of this lease will not in any way be affected or impaired.
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28. Entire Agreement; Construction; Modification. Neither party has relied on any promise
or representation not contained in this lease. All previous conversations, negotiations,
and understandings are of no further force or effect. This lease is not to be construed as if
it had been prepared by one of the parties, but rather as if both parties prepared it. This
lease may be modified only by a writing signed by both parties.
The parties are executing this lease on the date set forth in the introductory paragraph.
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, a BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE
political subdivision of the State of CONTRA COSTA COUNTY PUBLIC
California LAW LIBRARY
By: _______________________ By: _______________________
Warren Lai Terri Mockler
Director of Public Works President
By: _______________________
Virginia George
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: Vice President
By: _______________________
Jessica L. Dillingham
Principal Real Property Agent
By: _______________________
Margaret J. Eychner
Senior Real Property Agent
APPROVED AS TO FORM
THOMAS L. GEIGER, COUNTY COUNSEL
By: _______________________
Kathleen M. Andrus
Deputy County Counsel
ME:
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-237 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/2/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the Public
Works Director, a blanket purchase order with Acme Fill Corporation, in an amount not to exceed
$2,000,000, for waste disposal services at their landfill facility, for the period of January 1, 2025,
through December 31, 2027, Countywide. (40% Local Road, 40% Flood Control, & 20% General
Funds )
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute a blanket purchase order with
Acme Fill Corp., for waste disposal services.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent,or designee,to execute,on behalf of the Public Works
Director,a blanket purchase order with Acme Fill Corporation (Acme Fill Corp.),in an amount not to exceed
$2,000,000,for waste disposal services at their landfill facility,for the period of January 1,2025,through
December 31, 2027, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funded by Local Road (40%), Flood Control (40%), and General Funds (20%).
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County (County)Public Works Department maintains over 660 miles of roads,79 miles of
creeks and channels,29 detention basins and dams,and over 150 County buildings throughout the County.
Disposal of waste materials is required for ongoing routine and emergency road,flood control,and building
maintenance.
Acme Fill Corp.is a regulated and licensed solid waste landfill facility located in the Martinez area of the
County.There are a limited number of landfill facilities within the County,and Acme Fill Corp.is one of two in
Central County.It is important for the Public Works Department to have access to Acme Fill Corp.because it
allows the department to dispose of debris when working in Central County.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve the blanket purchase order will prevent the Public Works Department from completing
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Failure to approve the blanket purchase order will prevent the Public Works Department from completing
routine and emergency road, flood control, and building maintenance in a timely manner.
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File #: Version:125-238 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/2/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the Public
Works Director, a blanket purchase order with Allied Waste Systems, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$2,000,000, for waste disposal services at their landfill facility, for the period of January 1, 2025,
through December 31, 2027, Countywide. (40% Local Road, 40% Flood Control, & 20% General
Funds)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute a blanket purchase order with
Allied Waste Systems, Inc. dba Contra Costa Transfer Station for waste disposal services.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent,or designee,to execute,on behalf of the Public Works
Director,a blanket purchase order with Allied Waste Systems,Inc.dba Contra Costa Transfer Station (CC
Transfer Station)in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000,for waste disposal services at their landfill facility,for
the period of January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funded by Local Road (40%), Flood Control (40%), and General Funds (20%).
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County (County)Public Works Department maintains over 660 miles of roads,79 miles of
creeks and channels,29 detention basins and dams,and over 150 County buildings throughout the County.
Disposal of waste materials is required for ongoing routine and emergency road,flood control,and building
maintenance.
CC Transfer Station is a regulated and licensed solid waste landfill facility located in the Martinez area of the
County.There are a limited number of landfill facilities within the County,and CC Transfer Station is one of
two in Central County.It is important for the Public Works Department to have access to CC Transfer Station
because it allows the department to dispose of debris when working in Central County.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve the blanket purchase order will prevent the Public Works Department from completing
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File #: Version:125-239 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/8/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a Service Contract
with Weigh of Life (WOL), a nonprofit corporation, for the management of the County-owned property
located at 968 23rd Street in Richmond (the Property), for the period of October 15, 2024 through
September 30, 2025, with a payment not to exceed $2,500 per month; and to execute a License
Agreement with WOL for the nonexclusive use of the Property at no charge for the purpose of
providing activities related to health, wellness, education, and social support to residents of West
Contra Costa County. (100% General Fund)
Attachments:1. Contract - Weigh of Life, 2. License Agreement - Richmond Veterans Building
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title:County-Owned Property at 968 23rd Street in Richmond
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director,or designee,to execute a Service Contract with
Weigh of Life (WOL),a nonprofit corporation,for the management of the County-owned property located at
968 23rd Street in Richmond (the Property),beginning October 15,2024,and continuing through September 30,
2025,with a payment not to exceed $2,500 per month;APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works
Director,or designee,to execute a License Agreement with WOL for the nonexclusive use of the Property at no
charge for the purpose of providing activities related to health,wellness,education and social support to
residents of West Contra Costa County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The subject Property is the site of Richmond Veterans Hall.The 14,920 square foot building at the site was
constructed in 1955 and was operated as a grocery store for many years.The County acquired the property in
1973.Over the years,various Veterans organizations have used the building for meeting space and rented out
the facility for community events.Pursuant to a separate action being considered by the Board today,the
County is entering into a License Agreement with a Veterans organization that allows the group to use a
conference room in the building to hold meetings.The new agreement with the Veterans,however,does not
require the group to maintain the building,which is suffering from deferred maintenance,or to be responsible
for managing the use of the building by members of the community.
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WOL is a nonprofit corporation that has been providing exercise classes,nutrition education,and social support
services in West County since 2006.Under the proposed Service Contract between the County and WOL,WOL
will oversee the day-to-day operation of the building for scheduled events and ensure that any building
maintenance or operational issues are reported to County staff.The County will pay WOL $2,500 per month for
this service.The term of the Service Contract is through June 30,2025.The County intends to solicit bids from
other potential property managers to determine who will manage the property beginning October 1, 2025.
Under the proposed License Agreement with WOL,WOL will have nonexclusive use of the building,at no
cost, to conduct exercise and nutrition classes and social support services.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve the Service Contract will result in County staff having to manage the day-to-day operation of
the building,potentially at a higher cost to the County than the amount to be paid to WOL under the service
contract,until another property manager can be found.Failure to approve the License Agreement with WOL for
use of the building could limit WOL’s ability to make exercise and nutrition classes available to residents of
West County.
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Contra Costa County STANDARD CONTRACT Number:
Standard Form L-1 (Purchase of Services – Long Form) Fund/Org:
Revised 2014 Account:
Other:
1. Contract Identification.
Department: Public Works
Subject: Building and Property Management Services for 968 23rd Street, Richmond, CA 94804
2. Parties. The County of Contra Costa, California (County), for its Department named above, and the following named
Contractor mutually agree and promise as follows:
Contractor: Weigh of Life
Capacity: California nonprofit corporation
Address: 968 23rd Street, Richmond, CA 94804
3. Term. The effective date of this Contract is October 15, 2024 . It terminates on September 30, 2025 unless sooner
terminated as provided herein.
4. Payment Limit. County’s total payments to Contractor under this Contract shall not exceed
$ 28,750.00.
5. County’s Obligations. County shall make to the Contractor those payments described in the Payment Provisions
attached hereto which are incorporated herein by reference, subject to all the terms and conditions contained or
incorporated herein.
6. Contractor’s Obligations. Contractor shall provide those services and carry out that work described in the Service
Plan attached hereto which is incorporated herein by reference, subject to all the terms and conditions contained or
incorporated herein.
7. General and Special Conditions. This Contract is subject to the General Conditions and Special Conditions (if any)
attached hereto, which are incorporated herein by reference.
8. Project. This Contract implements in whole or in part the following described Project, the application and approval
documents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Form L-1 (Page 2 of 2)
Contra Costa County STANDARD CONTRACT Number:
Standard Form L-1 (Purchase of Services – Long Form) Fund/Org:
Revised 2014 Account:
Other:
9. Legal Authority. This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities:
10. Signatures. These signatures attest the parties’ agreement hereto:
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
By: ___________________________________________
Chair/Designee
By: ___________________________________________
Deputy
CONTRACTOR
Signature A
Name of business entity: Weigh of Life
By: ___________________________________________
(Signature of individual or officer)
___________________________________________
(Print name and title A, if applicable)
Name of business entity: Weigh of Life
By: ___________________________________________
(Signature of individual or officer)
___________________________________________
(Print name and title B, if applicable.
Note to Contractor: For corporations (profit or nonprofit) and limited liability companies, the contract must be signed by two officers. Signature A must be that of
the chairman of the board, president, or vice-president; and Signature B must be that of the secretary, any assistant secretary, chief financial officer or any assistant
treasurer (Civil Code Section 1190 and Corporations Code Section 313). All signatures must be acknowledged as set forth on Form L-2.
Initials:
Contractor County Dept.
Form P-1 (Page 1 of 1)
Contra Costa County Number
Standard Form P-1
Revised 2008
1. Subject to the Payment Limit of this Contract and subject to the following Payment
Provisions, County will pay Contractor the following fee as full compensation for all services, work, expenses
or costs provided or incurred by Contractor:
[Check one alternative only.]
a. $ monthly, or
b. $ per unit, as defined in the Service Plan, or
c. $ after completion of all obligations and conditions herein.
d. Other: As set forth in Section III. (Payment Provisions) of the Service Plan.
2. Contractor shall submit written demands for payment on County Demand Form D-15
in the manner and form prescribed by County. Contractor shall submit said demands for payment no later
than 30 days from the end of the month in which the contract services upon which such demand is based
were actually rendered. Upon approval of payment demands by the head of the County Department for
which this Contract is made, or his designee, County will make payments as specified in Paragraph 1.
(Payment Amounts) above.
3. If County is unable to obtain reimbursement from the State of California as a
result of Contractor’s failure to submit to County a timely demand for payment as specified in Paragraph 2.
(Payment Demands) above, County shall not pay Contractor for such services to the extent County's
recovery of funding is prejudiced by the delay even though such services were fully provided.
4. . County has the right to withhold payment to Contractor when, in the opinion of County
expressed in writing to Contractor, (a) Contractor's performance, in whole or in part, either has not been
carried out or is insufficiently documented, (b) Contractor has neglected, failed or refused to furnish
information or to cooperate with any inspection, review or audit of its program, work or records, or (c)
Contractor has failed to sufficiently itemize or document its demand(s) for payment.
5. Contractor agrees to accept responsibility for receiving, replying to, and/or complying
with any audit exceptions by appropriate county, state or federal audit agencies resulting from its
performance of this Contract. Within 30 days of demand, Contractor shall pay County the full amount of
County's obligation, if any, to the state and/or federal government resulting from any audit exceptions, to the
extent such are attributable to Contractor's failure to perform properly any of its obligations under this
Contract.
Page 1 of 2
Initials: __________ ___________
Contractor County Dept.
Contra Costa County SERVICE PLAN OUTLINE Number:
Standard Form L-3 (Purchase of Services - Long Form)
Revised 2008
SERVICE PLAN
I. CONTRACTOR OBLIGATIONS: Contractor shall do the following:
a. Coordinate and communicate with tenants, users, contractors and County staff to
ensure that the County-owned building located at 968 23rd Steet in Richmond (the
“Building”) operates efficiently, and any issues related to Building maintenance
or operation are promptly addressed.
b. Establish, with input from the County, rules for the use of the Building that
include the limitations on the use of the Building set forth in Section II below.
c. Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Building, including booking events,
providing access to the Building for scheduled events, maintaining a periodic
presence onsite during scheduled events to ensure Building users adhere to all
Building rules, opening the Building prior to every scheduled event, and securing
the Building after every scheduled event.
d. Process rental applications in a timely manner. Collect evidence of insurance
required of renters. Collect and process payment from renters.
i. Contractor has the option of collecting (i) one check from the renter,
which would be made payable to Contra Costa County in the amount of
the rental fee plus the cleaning and security deposit, or (ii) two checks
from the renter, one of which would be made payable to Contra Costa
County for the rental fee and the other made payable to Weigh of Life in
the amount of the cleaning and security deposit. If Contractor receives
one check from the renter, Contractor may deduct the cost of
janitorial/cleaning services provided in connection with a scheduled event
from the rental payment received for the event.
ii. All rental funds collected from Building occupancy and rental agreements
are to be mailed to the County’s Principal Real Property Agent within one
week of receipt. Checks are to be mailed to: Contra Costa Public Works
Department, 40 Muir Road, Martinez, CA 94553, Attn: Principal Real
Property Agent. If payments are made by renters in cash, Contractor shall
deposit the cash in Contractor’s own account and transmit the amount due
to the County by check.
Page 2 of 2
Initials: __________ ___________
Contractor County Dept.
e. Ensure the Building interior is maintained in a clean, sanitary and tidy condition,
including the restrooms. Engage a janitorial/cleaning service for this purpose as
necessary.
f. Maintain records and prepare reports on Building use and expenses: The
Contractor shall maintain a spreadsheet of the rentals that includes renter
information, amounts paid, expenses deducted and date of remittance to the
County. Contract shall cause any repairs or maintenance issues to be included in
the report. Contractor shall send the spreadsheet to the County within two weeks
after the close of the month.
g. Perform regular inspections of the Building to identify repair and maintenance
needs and report findings to the County’s Principal Real Property Agent or her
designee and Ronnie Mills, a staff member in Supervisor John Gioia’s office.
II. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF THE BUILDING
a. The second floor of the Building is not to be used under any circumstances.
b. Use of the kitchen is limited to using the counter space and sinks. Use of kitchen
appliances is prohibited, including use of the stove.
c. All parties reserving space in the Building for an event must provide proof of
insurance prior to the event.
d. No alcohol may be served on the Property unless evidence of a valid liquor license
is provided prior to the event.
III. PAYMENT PROVISIONS
The County shall pay Contractor $2,500.00 per month for the work performed under
Contractor Obligations. Payments will be sent to Contract monthly in arrears.
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LICENSE AGREEMENT
This license agreement is dated as of January 1 , 2025, and is between CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of California (the “County”) and WEIGH OF LIFE, a
California nonprofit public benefit corporation ("Licensee").
RECITALS
A. The County is the owner of the real property located at 968 23rd Street, Richmond,
California, (the "Property"). The Property has been improved with a building known as
the Veterans Memorial Hall (the “Building”) and adjacent on-site parking. A floorplan of
the Building is attached as Exhibit A.
B. The Building serves as a community resource center. In recent years, the Building has
been used primarily by local veterans groups and by Licensee. Licensee operates fitness
and nutrition classes and social support services at the Building (these and related
activities, the “Community Activities”). The Community Activities are performed in
that portion of the Building shown on Exhibit A (the “Designated Area”).
C. Under a service contract having the same date as this agreement, the County is engaging
Licensee to provide certain services related to managing the Building and the Property
(such contract, as it may be amended from time to time, the “Service Contract”).
D. The County and Licensee are entering into this agreement to allow Licensee to (i)
conduct the Community Activities, and (ii) perform its obligations under the Service
Contract.
The parties therefore agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Grant of License; Use. Subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement, the
County hereby grants to Licensee a nonexclusive revocable license to enter the Building
to do the following:
a. Perform Community Activities in the Designated Area; provided, however, the
County may relocate the Designated Area at its sole discretion in connection with
improvements, renovations or repairs being made to the Building by the County.
b. Perform activities related to Lessee’s obligations under the Service Contract.
No other activities are permitted without the County’s prior written consent.
2. Term. The initial term of this agreement is six months, beginning January 1, 2025, and
ending June 30, 2025. Following the initial term, this agreement will be month-to-
month; provided, however, throughout the initial term and any subsequent term, the
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County and Licensee each have the right to terminate this agreement at any time, for any
reason, or for no reason, with 30 days’ advance written notice, and provided further that
the County may terminate this agreement on ten days’ advance written notice if Licensee
violates any term or condition of this agreement. Furthermore, if the Service Contract
terminates for any reason, this agreement terminates on the same day the Service
Contract.
3. License Fee. As consideration for this agreement, Licensee agrees to perform its
obligations under the Service Contract.
4. Improvements to the Premises.
a. Licensee may not construct any improvements on the Building without prior written
consent from the County. For the purposes of this agreement, any equipment Licensee
is permitted to install on the Building is not considered to be an improvement to the
Property or the Building and must be removed by Licensee, at its sole cost, upon the
termination of this agreement.
b. Any improvements to the Building by Licensee (with or without the consent of the
County) must be removed by Licensee, at its sole cost, except those improvements
that the County and Licensee agree are not required to be removed upon the
termination of this Agreement. Licensee shall repair, at its sole cost, any damage
caused by the removal of its improvements or equipment.
c. If Licensee fails to remove any improvements or equipment it is required to remove,
the County may remove them at Licensee’s expense, and Licensee shall immediately
reimburse the County upon Licensee’s receipt of an invoice from the County.
5. Permits and Approvals. Licensee is responsible for obtaining any permits or approvals
from any agency having jurisdiction over Licensee’s activities. This agreement does not
constitute governmental approval by Contra Costa County of this use.
6. Nonexclusive Right of Use. This agreement is nonexclusive. The County reserves the
right to issue licenses, easements and permits to others that could affect the Property or
the Building.
7. Existing Facilities. It is understood and agreed that the County has leases, licenses,
and/or easements with others for all or a portion of the Property. The holders of the
leases, licenses, and/or easements granted by the County have the right to enter on the
Property and maintain their facilities. Licensee will not be compensated for damage
resulting from such maintenance.
8. Hold Harmless. Licensee shall defend, indemnify, save, and keep harmless the County
and its agents against all liabilities, judgments, costs, and expenses that may in any way
accrue against the County or its agents as a result of Licensee’s use of the Property or the
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Building, save and except claims or litigation arising from the sole negligence or sole
willful misconduct of the County.
9. Insurance. Licensee agrees, at no cost to the County, to obtain and maintain during term
of this agreement, commercial general liability insurance with a minimum limit coverage
of $1,000,000 for each occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate for all claims or loses due to
bodily injury, including death, or damage to property, including loss of use, and to name
Contra Costa County, its officers, agents, and employees as additional insured
thereunder. The coverage must provide for a 30-day written notice to the County of
cancellation or lapse. Licensee shall provide evidence of the coverage to the County
prior to execution of this agreement.
10. Assignment. Licensee may not assign its rights under this agreement.
11. County’s Title. Licensee hereby acknowledges County’s fee title in and to the Property
and agrees never to assail or to resist the County’s title. Licensee agrees that it has not,
and never will, acquire any rights or interest in the Property as a result of this agreement,
and that Licensee has not, and will not, obtain any right or claim to the use of the
Property beyond that specifically granted in this agreement. Construction of any
improvements by Licensee on or about the Property does not give rise to an agreement
coupled with an interest. The foregoing does not preclude Licensee from purchasing the
Property under a separate agreement with the County.
12. Notices. Notices under this agreement must be in writing and will be effective either
when delivered in person or deposited as certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, or sent by a recognized overnight courier service, and directed to the other
party at its address as stated below, or to such other address as the party may designate by
written notice.
LICENSEE: Weigh of Life
968 23rd Street
Richmond, CA 94804
COUNTY: Contra Costa County
Public Works Department
Attn: Real Estate Division
40 Muir Road
Martinez, CA 94553
13. Governing Law. This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California.
14. Entire Agreement. This agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties
relating to the subject matter of this agreement. No alteration or variation of this
agreement is valid or binding unless made in writing and signed by both parties.
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
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The parties are signing this agreement as of the date set forth in the introductory
paragraph.
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, a Weight of Life, a California
political subdivision of the State of nonprofit public benefit corporation
California
By: _______________________ By: _______________________
Warren Lai Ruth Vasquez Jones
Director of Public Works Executive Director
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:
By: _______________________
Jessica L. Dillingham
Principal Real Property Agent
By: _______________________
Stacey Sinclair
Senior Real Property Agent
APPROVED AS TO FORM
THOMAS L. GEIGER, COUNTY COUNSEL
By: _______________________
Kathleen M. Andrus
Deputy County Counsel
G:\realprop\FORMS\AG.29 License Agreement (County-Flood Control).doc
Approved by County Counsel 3/2021
Rev. 3/2021
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EXHIBIT A
Floorplan of Building
DESIGNATED AREA
Form L-1 (Page 1 of 2)
Contra Costa County STANDARD CONTRACT Number:
Standard Form L-1 (Purchase of Services – Long Form) Fund/Org:
Revised 2014 Account:
Other:
1. Contract Identification.
Department: Public Works
Subject: Building and Property Management Services for 968 23rd Street, Richmond, CA 94804
2. Parties. The County of Contra Costa, California (County), for its Department named above, and the following named
Contractor mutually agree and promise as follows:
Contractor: Weigh of Life
Capacity: California nonprofit corporation
Address: 968 23rd Street, Richmond, CA 94804
3. Term. The effective date of this Contract is October 15, 2024 . It terminates on September 30, 2025 unless sooner
terminated as provided herein.
4. Payment Limit. County’s total payments to Contractor under this Contract shall not exceed
$ 28,750.00.
5. County’s Obligations. County shall make to the Contractor those payments described in the Payment Provisions
attached hereto which are incorporated herein by reference, subject to all the terms and conditions contained or
incorporated herein.
6. Contractor’s Obligations. Contractor shall provide those services and carry out that work described in the Service
Plan attached hereto which is incorporated herein by reference, subject to all the terms and conditions contained or
incorporated herein.
7. General and Special Conditions. This Contract is subject to the General Conditions and Special Conditions (if any)
attached hereto, which are incorporated herein by reference.
8. Project. This Contract implements in whole or in part the following described Project, the application and approval
documents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Form L-1 (Page 2 of 2)
Contra Costa County STANDARD CONTRACT Number:
Standard Form L-1 (Purchase of Services – Long Form) Fund/Org:
Revised 2014 Account:
Other:
9. Legal Authority. This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities:
10. Signatures. These signatures attest the parties’ agreement hereto:
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
By: ___________________________________________
Chair/Designee
By: ___________________________________________
Deputy
CONTRACTOR
Signature A
Name of business entity: Weigh of Life
By: ___________________________________________
(Signature of individual or officer)
___________________________________________
(Print name and title A, if applicable)
Name of business entity: Weigh of Life
By: ___________________________________________
(Signature of individual or officer)
___________________________________________
(Print name and title B, if applicable.
Note to Contractor: For corporations (profit or nonprofit) and limited liability companies, the contract must be signed by two officers. Signature A must be that of
the chairman of the board, president, or vice-president; and Signature B must be that of the secretary, any assistant secretary, chief financial officer or any assistant
treasurer (Civil Code Section 1190 and Corporations Code Section 313). All signatures must be acknowledged as set forth on Form L-2.
Initials:
Contractor County Dept.
Form P-1 (Page 1 of 1)
Contra Costa County Number
Standard Form P-1
Revised 2008
1. Subject to the Payment Limit of this Contract and subject to the following Payment
Provisions, County will pay Contractor the following fee as full compensation for all services, work, expenses
or costs provided or incurred by Contractor:
[Check one alternative only.]
a. $ monthly, or
b. $ per unit, as defined in the Service Plan, or
c. $ after completion of all obligations and conditions herein.
d. Other: As set forth in Section III. (Payment Provisions) of the Service Plan.
2. Contractor shall submit written demands for payment on County Demand Form D-15
in the manner and form prescribed by County. Contractor shall submit said demands for payment no later
than 30 days from the end of the month in which the contract services upon which such demand is based
were actually rendered. Upon approval of payment demands by the head of the County Department for
which this Contract is made, or his designee, County will make payments as specified in Paragraph 1.
(Payment Amounts) above.
3. If County is unable to obtain reimbursement from the State of California as a
result of Contractor’s failure to submit to County a timely demand for payment as specified in Paragraph 2.
(Payment Demands) above, County shall not pay Contractor for such services to the extent County's
recovery of funding is prejudiced by the delay even though such services were fully provided.
4. . County has the right to withhold payment to Contractor when, in the opinion of County
expressed in writing to Contractor, (a) Contractor's performance, in whole or in part, either has not been
carried out or is insufficiently documented, (b) Contractor has neglected, failed or refused to furnish
information or to cooperate with any inspection, review or audit of its program, work or records, or (c)
Contractor has failed to sufficiently itemize or document its demand(s) for payment.
5. Contractor agrees to accept responsibility for receiving, replying to, and/or complying
with any audit exceptions by appropriate county, state or federal audit agencies resulting from its
performance of this Contract. Within 30 days of demand, Contractor shall pay County the full amount of
County's obligation, if any, to the state and/or federal government resulting from any audit exceptions, to the
extent such are attributable to Contractor's failure to perform properly any of its obligations under this
Contract.
Page 1 of 2
Initials: __________ ___________
Contractor County Dept.
Contra Costa County SERVICE PLAN OUTLINE Number:
Standard Form L-3 (Purchase of Services - Long Form)
Revised 2008
SERVICE PLAN
I. CONTRACTOR OBLIGATIONS: Contractor shall do the following:
a. Coordinate and communicate with tenants, users, contractors and County staff to
ensure that the County-owned building located at 968 23rd Steet in Richmond (the
“Building”) operates efficiently, and any issues related to Building maintenance
or operation are promptly addressed.
b. Establish, with input from the County, rules for the use of the Building that
include the limitations on the use of the Building set forth in Section II below.
c. Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Building, including booking events,
providing access to the Building for scheduled events, maintaining a periodic
presence onsite during scheduled events to ensure Building users adhere to all
Building rules, opening the Building prior to every scheduled event, and securing
the Building after every scheduled event.
d. Process rental applications in a timely manner. Collect evidence of insurance
required of renters. Collect and process payment from renters.
i. Contractor has the option of collecting (i) one check from the renter,
which would be made payable to Contra Costa County in the amount of
the rental fee plus the cleaning and security deposit, or (ii) two checks
from the renter, one of which would be made payable to Contra Costa
County for the rental fee and the other made payable to Weigh of Life in
the amount of the cleaning and security deposit. If Contractor receives
one check from the renter, Contractor may deduct the cost of
janitorial/cleaning services provided in connection with a scheduled event
from the rental payment received for the event.
ii. All rental funds collected from Building occupancy and rental agreements
are to be mailed to the County’s Principal Real Property Agent within one
week of receipt. Checks are to be mailed to: Contra Costa Public Works
Department, 40 Muir Road, Martinez, CA 94553, Attn: Principal Real
Property Agent. If payments are made by renters in cash, Contractor shall
deposit the cash in Contractor’s own account and transmit the amount due
to the County by check.
Page 2 of 2
Initials: __________ ___________
Contractor County Dept.
e. Ensure the Building interior is maintained in a clean, sanitary and tidy condition,
including the restrooms. Engage a janitorial/cleaning service for this purpose as
necessary.
f. Maintain records and prepare reports on Building use and expenses: The
Contractor shall maintain a spreadsheet of the rentals that includes renter
information, amounts paid, expenses deducted and date of remittance to the
County. Contract shall cause any repairs or maintenance issues to be included in
the report. Contractor shall send the spreadsheet to the County within two weeks
after the close of the month.
g. Perform regular inspections of the Building to identify repair and maintenance
needs and report findings to the County’s Principal Real Property Agent or her
designee and Ronnie Mills, a staff member in Supervisor John Gioia’s office.
II. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF THE BUILDING
a. The second floor of the Building is not to be used under any circumstances.
b. Use of the kitchen is limited to using the counter space and sinks. Use of kitchen
appliances is prohibited, including use of the stove.
c. All parties reserving space in the Building for an event must provide proof of
insurance prior to the event.
d. No alcohol may be served on the Property unless evidence of a valid liquor license
is provided prior to the event.
III. PAYMENT PROVISIONS
The County shall pay Contractor $2,500.00 per month for the work performed under
Contractor Obligations. Payments will be sent to Contract monthly in arrears.
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LICENSE AGREEMENT
This license agreement is dated as of January 1 , 2025, and is between CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of California (the “County”) and WEIGH OF LIFE, a
California nonprofit public benefit corporation ("Licensee").
RECITALS
A. The County is the owner of the real property located at 968 23rd Street, Richmond,
California, (the "Property"). The Property has been improved with a building known as
the Veterans Memorial Hall (the “Building”) and adjacent on-site parking. A floorplan of
the Building is attached as Exhibit A.
B. The Building serves as a community resource center. In recent years, the Building has
been used primarily by local veterans groups and by Licensee. Licensee operates fitness
and nutrition classes and social support services at the Building (these and related
activities, the “Community Activities”). The Community Activities are performed in
that portion of the Building shown on Exhibit A (the “Designated Area”).
C. Under a service contract having the same date as this agreement, the County is engaging
Licensee to provide certain services related to managing the Building and the Property
(such contract, as it may be amended from time to time, the “Service Contract”).
D. The County and Licensee are entering into this agreement to allow Licensee to (i)
conduct the Community Activities, and (ii) perform its obligations under the Service
Contract.
The parties therefore agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Grant of License; Use. Subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement, the
County hereby grants to Licensee a nonexclusive revocable license to enter the Building
to do the following:
a. Perform Community Activities in the Designated Area; provided, however, the
County may relocate the Designated Area at its sole discretion in connection with
improvements, renovations or repairs being made to the Building by the County.
b. Perform activities related to Lessee’s obligations under the Service Contract.
No other activities are permitted without the County’s prior written consent.
2. Term. The initial term of this agreement is six months, beginning January 1, 2025, and
ending June 30, 2025. Following the initial term, this agreement will be month-to-
month; provided, however, throughout the initial term and any subsequent term, the
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County and Licensee each have the right to terminate this agreement at any time, for any
reason, or for no reason, with 30 days’ advance written notice, and provided further that
the County may terminate this agreement on ten days’ advance written notice if Licensee
violates any term or condition of this agreement. Furthermore, if the Service Contract
terminates for any reason, this agreement terminates on the same day the Service
Contract.
3. License Fee. As consideration for this agreement, Licensee agrees to perform its
obligations under the Service Contract.
4. Improvements to the Premises.
a. Licensee may not construct any improvements on the Building without prior written
consent from the County. For the purposes of this agreement, any equipment Licensee
is permitted to install on the Building is not considered to be an improvement to the
Property or the Building and must be removed by Licensee, at its sole cost, upon the
termination of this agreement.
b. Any improvements to the Building by Licensee (with or without the consent of the
County) must be removed by Licensee, at its sole cost, except those improvements
that the County and Licensee agree are not required to be removed upon the
termination of this Agreement. Licensee shall repair, at its sole cost, any damage
caused by the removal of its improvements or equipment.
c. If Licensee fails to remove any improvements or equipment it is required to remove,
the County may remove them at Licensee’s expense, and Licensee shall immediately
reimburse the County upon Licensee’s receipt of an invoice from the County.
5. Permits and Approvals. Licensee is responsible for obtaining any permits or approvals
from any agency having jurisdiction over Licensee’s activities. This agreement does not
constitute governmental approval by Contra Costa County of this use.
6. Nonexclusive Right of Use. This agreement is nonexclusive. The County reserves the
right to issue licenses, easements and permits to others that could affect the Property or
the Building.
7. Existing Facilities. It is understood and agreed that the County has leases, licenses,
and/or easements with others for all or a portion of the Property. The holders of the
leases, licenses, and/or easements granted by the County have the right to enter on the
Property and maintain their facilities. Licensee will not be compensated for damage
resulting from such maintenance.
8. Hold Harmless. Licensee shall defend, indemnify, save, and keep harmless the County
and its agents against all liabilities, judgments, costs, and expenses that may in any way
accrue against the County or its agents as a result of Licensee’s use of the Property or the
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Building, save and except claims or litigation arising from the sole negligence or sole
willful misconduct of the County.
9. Insurance. Licensee agrees, at no cost to the County, to obtain and maintain during term
of this agreement, commercial general liability insurance with a minimum limit coverage
of $1,000,000 for each occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate for all claims or loses due to
bodily injury, including death, or damage to property, including loss of use, and to name
Contra Costa County, its officers, agents, and employees as additional insured
thereunder. The coverage must provide for a 30-day written notice to the County of
cancellation or lapse. Licensee shall provide evidence of the coverage to the County
prior to execution of this agreement.
10. Assignment. Licensee may not assign its rights under this agreement.
11. County’s Title. Licensee hereby acknowledges County’s fee title in and to the Property
and agrees never to assail or to resist the County’s title. Licensee agrees that it has not,
and never will, acquire any rights or interest in the Property as a result of this agreement,
and that Licensee has not, and will not, obtain any right or claim to the use of the
Property beyond that specifically granted in this agreement. Construction of any
improvements by Licensee on or about the Property does not give rise to an agreement
coupled with an interest. The foregoing does not preclude Licensee from purchasing the
Property under a separate agreement with the County.
12. Notices. Notices under this agreement must be in writing and will be effective either
when delivered in person or deposited as certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, or sent by a recognized overnight courier service, and directed to the other
party at its address as stated below, or to such other address as the party may designate by
written notice.
LICENSEE: Weigh of Life
968 23rd Street
Richmond, CA 94804
COUNTY: Contra Costa County
Public Works Department
Attn: Real Estate Division
40 Muir Road
Martinez, CA 94553
13. Governing Law. This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California.
14. Entire Agreement. This agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties
relating to the subject matter of this agreement. No alteration or variation of this
agreement is valid or binding unless made in writing and signed by both parties.
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The parties are signing this agreement as of the date set forth in the introductory
paragraph.
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, a Weight of Life, a California
political subdivision of the State of nonprofit public benefit corporation
California
By: _______________________ By: _______________________
Warren Lai Ruth Vasquez Jones
Director of Public Works Executive Director
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:
By: _______________________
Jessica L. Dillingham
Principal Real Property Agent
By: _______________________
Stacey Sinclair
Senior Real Property Agent
APPROVED AS TO FORM
THOMAS L. GEIGER, COUNTY COUNSEL
By: _______________________
Kathleen M. Andrus
Deputy County Counsel
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EXHIBIT A
Floorplan of Building
DESIGNATED AREA
1025 ESCOBAR STREET
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-240 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a License Agreement
authorizing the Veterans Memorial Association of Richmond to use the meeting space at the County-
owned property located at 968 23rd Street, Richmond, for veterans’ meetings and related activities.
(No fiscal impact)
Attachments:1. License Agreement - Richmond Veterans Building
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title:License Agreement with Veterans Memorial Association of Richmond
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director,or designee,to execute a License Agreement
authorizing the Veterans Memorial Association of Richmond (VMA),in accordance with Military and Veterans
Code section 1266,to use the meeting space at the County-owned property located at 968 23rd Street,
Richmond for veterans’meetings and related activities,subject to approval by the County Administrator and
approval as to form by County Counsel.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.No rent is due for the use of the meeting space that is the subject of the license.VMA may
incur charges for the use of other portions of the building.
BACKGROUND:
The subject Property is the site of Richmond Veterans Hall.The property is improved with a 14,920 square
foot building that was constructed in 1955.The building was operated as a grocery store for many years.The
County acquired the Property in 1973.In 1994,the building was leased to VMA pursuant to a lease dated
January 15,1994.Under the terms of the Lease,VMA was obligated to maintain all interior electrical,water,
and plumbing systems in the building,with the exception of major repairs.In addition,VMA was to manage
the building in accordance with written bylaws developed by a 12-member Governing Board overseeing
VMA’s activities.
Over the past 30 years,the condition of the building has deteriorated as the result of deferred maintenance.For
this reason,the County is taking back responsibility for maintaining and managing the building.This License
Agreement fulfills the County’s obligation to provide substitute facilities to VMA in accordance with Military
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and Veterans Code section 1266.
Concurrently with this action and pursuant to a separate Staff Report,this Board is considering entering into a
Service Contract with Weigh of Life,a nonprofit corporation,under which Weigh of Life will oversee the day-
to-day operation of the building.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the License Agreement is not approved,the County will be required to find alternative substitute facilities for
VMA.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-241 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/3/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program, a
contract amendment with EOA, Inc., effective June 30, 2025, to adjust the rates paid under the
contract and extend the term through June 30, 2027, with no change to the payment limit, to continue
providing services in order to maintain compliance with federal and state stormwater permit
requirements issued under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, Countywide.
(No fiscal impact)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title:APPROVE a Contract Amendment with EOA, Inc. for Water Quality Monitoring Services
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer,Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation
District,or designee,to execute,on behalf of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program,a contract amendment
with EOA,Inc.,effective June 30,2025,to adjust the rates paid under the contract and extend the contract
termination date from June 30,2025 to June 30,2027,with no change to the payment limit,to provide technical
water quality monitoring and management services,water quality modeling and analysis,New Development,
Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Low Impact Development planning to maintain compliance with federal
and state stormwater permit requirements issued under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Permit (NPDES), Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact with this action as there is no increase to the payment limit.Costs associated with this
contract are funded by stormwater utility fee assessments collected by the Cities/Towns and County,
proportional to their respective populations.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa Clean Water Program (the "CCCWP")consists of Contra Costa County,its 19 incorporated
cities/towns and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (hereinafter referred
to collectively as "Permittees").The CCCWP was established in 1991 through a Program Agreement in
response to the 1987 amendments to the federal Clean Water Act (the "CWA"),which established a framework
for regulating municipal stormwater discharges under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
("NPDES")Permit Program.The United States Environmental Protection Agency (the "USEPA")published
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("NPDES")Permit Program.The United States Environmental Protection Agency (the "USEPA")published
final rules implementing the 1987 CWA amendments in November 1990.The rules mandate that Permittees
obtain and implement stormwater permits designed to reduce and eliminate the discharge of pollutants into and
from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (the "MS4s")they own and operate.Through the CCCWP,
Permittees conduct many of the mandated activities collectively (referred to as "Group Activities"),such as
water quality monitoring,special studies,and public education.The roles and responsibilities of the CCCWP
and Permittees are outlined in the Contra Costa Clean Water Program Agreement,which was last updated and
adopted by all Permittees in June 2010.The current San Francisco Bay Region Municipal Regional Stormwater
NPDES Permit No. CAS612008, Order R2-2015-0049 ("Permit"), was issued in November of 2015.
The CCCWP's stormwater program implements activities that cover a variety of areas including water quality
management,water quality modeling and analysis,New Development,Green Stormwater Infrastructure,Low
Impact Development planning and other implementation tasks of the NPDES Permit.The technical expertise
required in this Contract is designed to assist with identifying pollutant sources and treatment to prevent
pollutants from reaching local creeks and streams,and eventually the San Francisco Bay and the Delta.All
these activities meet the requirements of the NPDES Permits.
CCCWP staff,on behalf of the Permittees,respectfully requests approval of this Contract Amendment with
EOA, Inc., for the period of June 30, 2025 through June 30, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without the approval of the Board of Supervisors,the CCCWP,19 Cities and Towns,Contra Costa County,and
the Flood Control District will be unable to meet the NPDES Permit requirements set forth by the San
Francisco Bay Region Municipal Regional Stormwater. NPDES Permit No. CAS612008, Order R2-2015-0049.
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-242 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/6/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program, a
contract amendment with S. Groner Associates, Inc., effective June 30, 2025, to adjust the rates paid
under the contract and extend the term through June 30, 2027, with no change to the payment limit, to
continue providing services in order to maintain compliance with federal and state stormwater permit
requirements issued under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, Countywide.
(No fiscal impact)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title:APPROVE a Contract Amendment with S. Groner Associates, Inc. for Public Information and
Strategic Outreach
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer,Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation
District,or designee,to execute,on behalf of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program,a contract amendment
with S.Groner Associates,Inc.,effective June 30,2025,to adjust the rates paid under the contract and extend
the contract termination date from June 30,2025 to June 30,2027,with no change to the payment limit,to
provide public information and strategic outreach services in order to maintain compliance with the federal and
state stormwater permit requirements issued under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
(NPDES), Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact with this action as there is no increase to the payment limit.Costs associated with this
contract are funded by stormwater utility fee assessments collected by the Cities/Towns and County,
proportional to their respective populations.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa Clean Water Program (the "CCCWP")consists of Contra Costa County,its 19 incorporated
cities/towns and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (hereinafter referred
to collectively as "Permittees").The CCCWP was established in 1991 through a Program Agreement in
response to the 1987 amendments to the federal Clean Water Act (the "CWA"),which established a framework
for regulating municipal stormwater discharges under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
("NPDES")Permit Program.The United States Environmental Protection Agency (the "USEPA")published
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("NPDES")Permit Program.The United States Environmental Protection Agency (the "USEPA")published
final rules implementing the 1987 CWA amendments in November 1990.The rules mandate that Permittees
obtain and implement stormwater permits designed to reduce and eliminate the discharge of pollutants into and
from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (the "MS4s")they own and operate.Through the CCCWP,
Permittees conduct many of the mandated activities collectively (referred to as "Group Activities"),such as
water quality monitoring,special studies,and public education.The roles and responsibilities of the CCCWP
and Permittees are outlined in the Contra Costa Clean Water Program Agreement,which was last updated and
adopted by all Permittees in June 2010.The current San Francisco Bay Region Municipal Regional Stormwater
NPDES Permit No. CAS612008, Order R2-2015-0049 ("Permit"), was issued in November of 2015.
The CCCWP's stormwater program implements various activities,including public information and outreach
strategies to promote stormwater pollution awareness and education.The expertise required in this Contract is
designed to develop,implement and track the effectiveness of outreach campaigns with specific stormwater
pollution prevention messaging using various electronic, digital and print medias.
CCCWP staff,on behalf of the Permittees,respectfully requests approval of this Contract Amendment with S.
Groner Associates, Inc., for the period of June 30, 2025 through June 30, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without the approval of the Board of Supervisors,the CCCWP,19 Cities and Towns,Contra Costa County,and
the Flood Control District will be unable to meet the NPDES Permit requirements set forth by the San
Francisco Bay Region Municipal Regional Stormwater. NPDES Permit No. CAS612008, Order R2-2015-0049.
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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
Notice of Exemption
To:
P.O. Box 3044, Room 113
Sacramento, CA 95812-3044
:Contra Costa County
Department of Conservation and
Development
30 Muir Road
Martinez, CA 94553
Costa
Project Title: 2025 Countywide Surface Treatment, Project #: WO2032, CP#: 24-27
Contra Costa County Public Works Dept., 255 Glacier Drive, Martinez CA
Main: (925) 313-2000, Contact: Alex Nattkemper, (925) 313-2364
Project Location: Various roads, unincorporated areas Countywide
Lead Agency: Department of Conservation and Development, 30 Muir Road, Martinez, CA 94553
Main: (925) 655-2705, Contact: Syd Sotoodeh (925) 655-2877
Project Description: The purpose of the project is
rehabilitation of roads throughout the County using routine pavement surface treatments.
various roads including but not limited to
Sobrante from Jana Vista Road to the East Bay Regional Park District gate.
treatments, pavement preparation, consisting of weed spraying, crack sealing,
leveling, patching, and/or edge grinding may be necessary. Work will include
survey monuments and replacing existing thermoplastic stripes and pavement markings. B
facilities may be striped along Arlington Avenue in Kensington and Rudgear Road
Creek. Replacement of existing curb ramps and/or curb work in compliance with the
Disabilities Act may be performed in Kensington and South Walnut Creek.
to start in May 2025 and last for approximately five months. The p
(BMPs) will be implemented to protect storm drain inlets. Temporary traffic control will
R
and to provide suffici
street closures and if night and weekend work may be needed
Tree and vegetation trimming and removal may be necessary.
Exempt Status:
Ministerial Project (Sec. 21080[b][1]; 15268) Categorical Exemption (Sec. 15301[c])
Declared Emergency (Sec. 21080[b][3];
15269[a])
General Rule of Applicability (Sec. 15061[b][3])
Emergency Project (Sec. 21080[b][4];
15269[b][c])
Other Statutory Exemption (Sec. )
The project is exempt pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the CEQA
Guidelines regarding "existing facilities", which exempts existing highways and streets, sidewalks,
curbs and gutters, and alterations including the addition of bicycle facilities. The project
maintenance of existing streets (e.g., pavement surface treatments), the
within existing streets (striping/painting), and replacement of existing curbs as needed.
If filed by applicant:
1. Attach certified document of exemption finding.
2. Has a Notice of Exemption been filed by the public agency approving the
project?
Yes No
Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development
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I declare that on I received and posted this notice as required
by California Public Resources Code Section 21152(c). Said notice will remain posted for
Applicant Department of Fish and Wildlife Fees Due
Environmental Services Division
Total Due: $75 Receipt #:
1025 ESCOBAR STREET
MARTINEZ, CA 94553CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-243 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/7/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE the 2025 Countywide Surface Treatment Project and AUTHORIZE the Public Works
Director, or designee, to advertise the Project, Countywide. (100% Local Road Funds)
Attachments:1. Notice of Exemption
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title:APPROVE the 2025 Countywide Surface Treatment Project and take related actions under
CEQA
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE the 2025 Countywide Surface Treatment Project (Project)and AUTHORIZE the Public Works
Director,or designee,to advertise the Project,Countywide.[County Project Nos.0672-6U2121,0672-6U2032,
0672-6U2119, 0672-6U2112, DCD-CP#24-27] (Districts I-V).
DETERMINE the Project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),Categorical Exemption,pursuant
to Article 19, Section 15301(c) of the CEQA Statute and Guidelines, and
DIRECT the Director of Department of Conservation and Development (DCD),or designee,to file a Notice of
Exemption (NOE) with the County Clerk, and
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director,or designee,to arrange for payment of a $25 fee to DCD for
processing, and a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the NOE.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated Project cost: $10,000,000. 100% Local Road Funds.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of the Project is to maintain and rehabilitate various roads in unincorporated areas of the County
including but not limited to East Richmond Heights,Kensington,Contra Costa Center,and South Walnut Creek
areas.The Project includes surface seals,overlays,and reconstruction.The Project is anticipated to start in the
summer of 2025 and take approximately 8-12 weeks at each location depending on the type of treatment.Some
surface seal and overlay activities may require one-lane traffic closures and half-day street closures;
reconstruction activities may require full day closures.Weekend and/or evening work may be necessary at
certain locations.Residents will be notified in advance of construction.No right-of-way acquisitions are
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certain locations.Residents will be notified in advance of construction.No right-of-way acquisitions are
anticipated as all work will occur within the County Road right-of-way.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Designated County roads would not receive a surface seal, overlay, or reconstruction in 2025.
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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
Notice of Exemption
To:
P.O. Box 3044, Room 113
Sacramento, CA 95812-3044
:Contra Costa County
Department of Conservation and
Development
30 Muir Road
Martinez, CA 94553
Costa
Project Title: 2025 Countywide Surface Treatment, Project #: WO2032, CP#: 24-27
Contra Costa County Public Works Dept., 255 Glacier Drive, Martinez CA
Main: (925) 313-2000, Contact: Alex Nattkemper, (925) 313-2364
Project Location: Various roads, unincorporated areas Countywide
Lead Agency: Department of Conservation and Development, 30 Muir Road, Martinez, CA 94553
Main: (925) 655-2705, Contact: Syd Sotoodeh (925) 655-2877
Project Description: The purpose of the project is
rehabilitation of roads throughout the County using routine pavement surface treatments.
various roads including but not limited to
Sobrante from Jana Vista Road to the East Bay Regional Park District gate.
treatments, pavement preparation, consisting of weed spraying, crack sealing,
leveling, patching, and/or edge grinding may be necessary. Work will include
survey monuments and replacing existing thermoplastic stripes and pavement markings. B
facilities may be striped along Arlington Avenue in Kensington and Rudgear Road
Creek. Replacement of existing curb ramps and/or curb work in compliance with the
Disabilities Act may be performed in Kensington and South Walnut Creek.
to start in May 2025 and last for approximately five months. The p
(BMPs) will be implemented to protect storm drain inlets. Temporary traffic control will
R
and to provide suffici
street closures and if night and weekend work may be needed
Tree and vegetation trimming and removal may be necessary.
Exempt Status:
Ministerial Project (Sec. 21080[b][1]; 15268) Categorical Exemption (Sec. 15301[c])
Declared Emergency (Sec. 21080[b][3];
15269[a])
General Rule of Applicability (Sec. 15061[b][3])
Emergency Project (Sec. 21080[b][4];
15269[b][c])
Other Statutory Exemption (Sec. )
The project is exempt pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the CEQA
Guidelines regarding "existing facilities", which exempts existing highways and streets, sidewalks,
curbs and gutters, and alterations including the addition of bicycle facilities. The project
maintenance of existing streets (e.g., pavement surface treatments), the
within existing streets (striping/painting), and replacement of existing curbs as needed.
If filed by applicant:
1. Attach certified document of exemption finding.
2. Has a Notice of Exemption been filed by the public agency approving the
project?
Yes No
Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development
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I declare that on I received and posted this notice as required
by California Public Resources Code Section 21152(c). Said notice will remain posted for
Applicant Department of Fish and Wildlife Fees Due
Environmental Services Division
Total Due: $75 Receipt #:
1025 ESCOBAR STREET
MARTINEZ, CA 94553CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-244 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/2/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the 2025 On-Call Trucking Services
Contracts for Aggregate Stockpiling and Transportation, for on-call trucking services to support chip
seal pavement surface treatment work, Countywide. (100% Local Road Funds)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title:Advertise the 2025 On-Call Trucking Services Contracts for Aggregate Stockpiling and
Transportation, Countywide.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director,or designee,to advertise the 2025 On-Call Trucking Services
Contracts for Aggregate Stockpiling and Transportation,for on-call trucking services to support chip seal
pavement surface treatment work, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Local Road Funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County (County)Public Works Department maintains over 660 miles of roads,79 miles of
creeks and channels, and 29 detention basins and dams throughout the County.
The Public Works Department will use the 2025 On-Call Trucking Services Contracts for Aggregate
Stockpiling and Transportation to provide trucking services to transport chip seal aggregate from the quarry to
various stockpile locations throughout the County,and to transport the aggregate from the stockpile locations to
various County roads.The aggregate will be used by the Public Works Department for routine chip seal
pavement surface treatment operations.
The Public Works Department intends to award at least two $900,000 contracts to the responsible bidder(s).
Each contract will have a term of one year with the option of two,one-year extensions.The contract(s)will be
used, as needed, without a minimum amount required to be spent.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not advertised,the Public Works Department may be unable to complete chip seal pavement
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File #: Version:125-245 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/4/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:DECLARE as surplus and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to dispose of fully
depreciated vehicles and equipment no longer needed for public use, as recommended by the Public
Works Director, Countywide. (No fiscal impact)
Attachments:1. Surplus Vehicles and Equipment
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title:Disposal of Surplus Vehicles and Equipment
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
DECLARE as surplus and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent,or designee,to dispose of fully depreciated
vehicles and equipment no longer needed for public use,as recommended by the Public Works Director,
Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Section 1108-2.212 of the County Ordinance Code authorizes the Purchasing Agent to dispose of any personal property
belonging to Contra Costa County and found by the Board of Supervisors not to be required for public use.The property
for disposal is either obsolete, worn out, beyond economical repair, or damaged beyond repair.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Public Works would not be able to dispose of surplus vehicles and equipment.
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FLEET DEPARTMENT DEADLINE VEHICLES
JANUARY 21, 2025 BOS MEETING
Item Department Description/Unit/Make/Model Serial No. Condition
2004 Honda Civic Sold As Is
2. Health
Services 2008 Toyota Prius Sold As Is
2001 Ford Taurus Sold As Is
Services 2013 Toyota Prius Sold As Is
Services 2016 Nissan Leaf EV Sold As Is
Services 2016 Nissan Leaf EV Sold As Is
Management 2013 Ford Taurus Sold As Is
Services 2014 Ford Taurus Sold As Is
Management 2012 Toyota Camry Sold As Is
Sheriff
2015 Toyota Camry Sold As Is
FLEET DEPARTMENT DEADLINE VEHICLES
JANUARY 21, 2025 BOS MEETING
Item Department Description/Unit/Make/Model Serial No. Condition
Sheriff
2018 Ford Interceptor Sold As Is
Housing &
Homeless 2016 Ford Escape Sold As Is
2000 Ford E-350 Sold As Is
1998 Ford F-250 Sold As Is
2008 GMC W 5500 Sold As Is
2008 Ford Fusion Sold As Is
eriff
Golf Cart Sold As Is
Sheriff
Golf Cart Sold As Is
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:125-246 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:DENY claims filed by Bruce Adair; Farmers Insurance, a subrogee of Ashley Vallis; Daniel Ferguson;
State Farm Mutual Insurance Company, a subrogee of Stephen Cockman; and Amillayana A. Walker.
DENY amended claim filed by CSAA Insurance, a subrogee of Jamil Jack.
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass 4:0
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title:Claims
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
DENY claims filed by Bruce Adair; Farmers Insurance, a subrogee of Ashley Vallis; Daniel Ferguson; State
Farm Mutual Insurance Company, a subrogee of Stephen Cockman; and Amillayana A. Walker. DENY
amended claim filed by CSAA Insurance, a subrogee of Jamil Jack.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Bruce Adair: Property claim for damage to vehicle in the amount of $1,880.82.
Farmers Insurance a/s/o Ashley Vallis: Property claim for damage to vehicle in the amount of $1,866.88.
Daniel Ferguson: Property claim for damage to vehicle in the amount of $9,337.62.
State Farm Mutual Insurance Company a/s/o Stephen Cockman: Property claim for damage to vehicle in the
amount of $6,658.82
Amillayana A. Walker: Civil rights claim related to excessive force by police in an amount to be determined.
CSAA Insurance a/s/o Jamil Jack: Amended property claim for damage to vehicle in the amount of $4,920.87.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Not acting on the claims could extend the claimants’ time limits to file actions against the County.
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File #: Version:125-267 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with StarChase
for three new Guardian VX GPS Launcher Systems and an annual subscription renewal for the
Guardian VX Total GPS Solution Package, in an amount not to exceed $47,241, for the period
December 31, 2024 through December 30, 2025. (100% General Fund)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title:Starchase contract
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with StarChase for three
new Guardian VX GPS Launcher Systems and an annual subscription renewal for the Guardian VX Total
Solution Package, in an amount not to exceed $47,241, for the period December 31, 2024 through December
30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in up to $47,241 in contractual service expenditures and will be funded
100% by the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
StarChase provides multiple GPS technology solutions to public safety and government agencies. Their
technology leverages GPS technology to manage high-risk events, surveillance, and real-time situational
awareness. By launching a GPS device onto a suspect’s vehicle, StarChase allows for tracking suspects instead
of the need for Code-3 pursuits. In addition, the GPS devices can be tracked via mapping software in Dispatch
and Patrol.
The Office of the Sheriff has been utilizing Starchase since 2018. The Department currently has eight vehicles
outfitted with the Starchase launcher systems in its fleet. This contract will include the annual subscription
renewal for the Guardian VX Total Solution Package for the current systems. This contract will also include the
purchase of three new Guardian VX Launcher Systems, which includes installation, a three-year warranty and a
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Total Solutions software subscription.
The Terms and Conditions include limitations of liability and indemnification from the County to the
contractor.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve, the existing mapping software will not be supported or operational and will
cease to update. The GPS tracking projectiles will no longer be supplied. The Office of the Sheriff will also not
be able to outfit additional vehicles with the Starchase GPS technology. This could result in StarChase no
longer being a viable solution for decreasing Code-3 pursuits, real-time mapping and multi-agency shared
locations in the event of a major incident. It could result in greater risk to public and officer safety during
pursuits.
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File #: Version:125-268 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff, or designee, to execute a contract with the Alameda-Contra
Costa Transit District (AC Transit) to provide law enforcement services to AC Transit in an amount not
to exceed to $11,161,272 for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027. (100% AC
Transit)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title:AC Transit Law Enforcement Services
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff, or designee, to execute a contract with the Alameda-Contra Costa
Transit District (AC Transit) to provide law enforcement services to AC Transit in an amount not to exceed to
$11,161,272 for the period from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact. This agreement will be 100% funded by the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District.
BACKGROUND:
The Office of the Sheriff provides law enforcement services for the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC
Transit) for the protection of the facilities, bus stops, equipment, employees, and patrons. The Office of the
Sheriff responds to incidents occurring onboard AC Transit buses, at bus stops, and other AC Transit properties
within Contra Costa County as set forth in the contract.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve, the Office of the Sheriff will not be authorized to execute the contract for law
enforcement services to AC Transit.
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File #: Version:125-269 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Passed
File created:In control:1/9/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Sheriff-
Coroner, a purchase order with Biotage, LLC in an amount of $108,804 for the purchase of the
Extrahera, an automated liquid handling system, for the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services
Division, for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. (100% State)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title:Biotage, LLC
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a
purchase order with Biotage, LLC for the purchase of the Extrahera, an automated liquid handling system, for
the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division, in the amount of $108,804, for the period January 1, 2025
through December 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in a one-time expenditure of $108,804 and will be funded 100% by the
California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program, which covers fiscal years 2024 through 2026.
BACKGROUND:
Biotage, LLC offers reliable and efficient scientific equipment that is necessary for processing forensic blood
and urine samples in the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division. Biotage, LLC manufactures the
Extrahera, an automated liquid handling system, which is used in the analysis of blood and urine samples.
The Terms and Conditions include indemnification and limitation of liability provisions.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve, then the laboratory will be unable to use the automated equipment in the analysis
of samples which will increase the amount of time to provide Toxicology results.
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File #: Version:1RES 2025-15 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Resolution Passed
File created:In control:1/8/2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/21/2025 1/21/2025
Title:ADOPT Resolution No. 2025-15 approving the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for the
Contra Costa County Successor Agency for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, as
recommended by the Conservation and Development Director. (100% Redevelopment Property Tax
Trust Fund)
Attachments:1. Attachment A- ROPS 25-26, 2. Resolution No. 2025-15.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
adoptedBOARD OF SUPERVISORS1/21/2025 1 Pass
To: Successor to the Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency
From:John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title:ROPS 2025-26
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a resolution approving the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (“ROPS 25-26”) for the period
of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No impact to the General Fund. Since the Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency dissolved (the
“Dissolved RDA”), the tax allotment is now deposited in the Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund
(“RPTTF”), which is administered by the County Auditor-Controller. Distributions are made semi-annually
from the RPTTF to the Successor Agency by the County Auditor-Controller to fund the Successor Agency's
administrative budget and Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule. These funds are distinct and separate
from other funds used by the Department of Conservation and Development. According to State law, any
obligation of the Successor Agency that cannot be funded by the RPTTF would not be an obligation of the
County.
BACKGROUND:
This resolution adopts ROPS 25-26, which is included as Exhibit A to this report. After adoption by the
Successor Agency, ROPS 25-26 will be submitted to the Countywide Oversight Board for approval. The
Oversight Board is scheduled to meet on January 27, 2025. As required under Health and Safety Code Section
34179.6, ROPS 25-26 will be submitted to the State Controller's Office, Department of Finance (DOF) and the
County Auditor-Controller and will be posted on the Successor Agency's website. The DOF must receive ROPS
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25-26 no later than February 1, 2025.
ROPS 25-26 authorizes all payments to be made by the Successor Agency for enforceable obligations for the
twelve-month time period between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026. The payments noted on the ROPS are
estimates. In most cases, assumptions made for ROPS 25-26 were based on actual expenditures in the prior
ROPS and expected expenditures in the upcoming period.
The title page of ROPS 25-26 shows that enforceable obligations require $8,967,187 from the Redevelopment
Property Tax Trust Fund (the “RPTTF”), and $250,000 for Administrative RPTTF. This amount assumes the
RPTTF has already set aside pass-through payments to taxing entities and administrative costs for the County
Auditor-Controller.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without approving the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule, the County Auditor-Controller would not be
able to allocate funds to the Successor Agency for staffing services and payment of recognized obligations
during this twelve-month period, and the Successor Agency would risk defaulting on enforceable obligations.
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
IN THE MATTER OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR THE FORMER CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING THE RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 2025 THROUGH JUNE 2026 FOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SUCCESSOR
AGENCY.
WHEREAS, the California state legislature enacted Assembly Bill x1 26 (the “Dissolution Act") to dissolve
redevelopment agencies formed under the Community Redevelopment Law (Health and Safety Code Section
33000 et seq .); and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2012, and pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34173, the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa (the "Board of Supervisors") declared that the County of Contra
Costa, a political subdivision of the State of California (the "County"), would act as successor agency (the
"Successor Agency") for the dissolved Redevelopment Agency of the County of Contra Costa (the "Dissolved
RDA") effective February 1, 2012; and
WHEREAS, on February 1, 2012, the RDA was dissolved pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34172;
and WHEREAS, the Dissolution Act provides for the appointment of an oversight board (the "Oversight
Board") with specific duties to approve certain Successor Agency actions pursuant to Health and Safety Code
Section 34180 and to direct the Successor Agency in certain other actions pursuant to Health and Safety Code
Section 34181; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1484 enacted June 27, 2012, to amend various provisions of the
Dissolution Act, the Successor Agency is now declared to be a separate legal entity from the County of Contra
Costa; and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2013, the Department of Finance issued the Successor Agency a "finding of
completion" pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34179.7 and as a result of the issuance of the finding
of completion, pursuant to 34191.4 the Successor Agency is authorized to: (1) place loan agreements between
the Dissolved RDA and the County on the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (“ROPS “) and (2) utilize
proceeds derived from bonds issued prior to January 1, 2011, in a manner consistent with the original bond
covenants; and
WHEREAS, the ROPS 25-26 must be submitted by the Successor Agency to the Countywide Oversight Board
for their approval in accordance with the Dissolution Act; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Health and Safety Section 34179.6, the ROPS 25-26 will be submitted by the
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Successor Agency to the Countywide Oversight Board, Contra Costa County Administrative Officer, the Contra
Costa County Auditor-Controller, and the State Department of Finance; and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency is charged with paying for and completing the enforceable obligations of
the Dissolved RDA (each as further defined in Health and Safety Code Section 34171(d)), disposing of the
properties and other assets of the Dissolved RDA, and unwinding the affairs of the Dissolved RDA; and
WHEREAS, the accompanying staff report provides supporting information upon which the actions set forth in
this Resolution are based.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Successor Agency to the Contra Costa County Redevelopment
Agency does hereby finds, resolves, approves, and determines that the foregoing recitals are true and correct,
and together with information provided by the Successor Agency staff and the public, form the basis for the
approvals, findings, resolutions and determinations set forth below.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that under Health and Safety Code Section 34180(g), the Oversight Board
must approve establishment of a ROPS for the Successor Agency.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, in accordance with the Dissolution Act, the Successor Agency to the Contra
Costa County Redevelopment Agency hereby approves ROPS 26-26, including the agreements and obligations
described on the ROPS 25-26, and hereby determines that such agreements and obligations constitute
"enforceable obligations" and "recognized obligations" for all purposes of the Dissolution Act.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, in accordance with the Dissolution Act, the Successor Agency to the Contra
Costa County Redevelopment Agency directs staff to forward ROPS 25-26, to the Countywide Oversight Board
for consideration on January 27, 2025, with submittal to the Department of Finance by February 1, 2025.
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