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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12191989 - IO.4 1.0. -4} TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra FROM: Costa ni + INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE County az y DATE: December 11, 1989 SUBJECT: DEVELOPMENT OF A CITIZENS AND YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMICENIDATIONS 1. Acknowledge receipt of the attached report from the County Administrator' s Office on the status of plans for a Citizens and Youth Conservation Corps. 2. Request the County Administrator - to continue meeting with representatives from the City of Richmond, Richmond Unified School District, Chevron USA and other appropriate public and private agencies in the development of such a concept. 3 . Request the County Administrator' s Office to determine the most appropriate manner in which the County can respond to at least the following proposed components of a Citizens and Youth Conservation Corps and determine possible funding sources for such a program: A. An Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program. B. Conservation Corps Activity/Youth Job Skills Training. C. Continued interaction with public agencies and private concerns (Richmond Unified School District, Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Black Chamber of Commerce, Chevron USA) which have a presence in the area. D. Enhanced Street Sweeping Schedule and General Community Cleanups. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YeSiES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD C MMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): TOM POWERS SUNNE WRIGHT McPEAK ACTION OF BOARD ON cei�{�G 19_198 9 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT I ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. eO CC: ATTESTEDy"•C�G'!/I'r�_. [�CJ 19. /1000y County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF John Gregory, SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR County Administrator' s Office M382 (10/88) BY od- 4-w-t, � DEPUTY E. Beautification and/or Landscaping Projects. F. Tree Planting and Maintenance Projects. 4. Request the County Administrator to enter into discussions with the East Bay Regional Park District, Richmond Unified School District, City of Richmond and East Bay Conservation Corps regarding the possibility of establishing a tree planting project on the five acre parcel of property owned by the City of Richmond which is adjacent to the Verde School in the unincorporated area of the County to undertake a tree planting project in the Wildcat-San Pablo Creek Flood Control Project area, utilizing Measure AA bond funds to purchase the trees, soliciting grant funds for the ongoing maintenance of the trees. Such a project should be coordinated with the Earth Day programs which are proposing to plant trees along the Interstate 80 corridor. 5. Request the County Administrator to prepare a further report on this subject and present it to the 1990 . Internal Operations Committee by February 15, 1990 and for this purpose refer this item to the 1990 Internal Operations Committee. 6. Remove this item as a referral to our Committee. BACKGROUND: On June 27 , 1989 the Board of Supervisors directed the County Administrator' s Office to develop the framework for a community beautification and youth job skill enhancement project with the option of contracting with the East Bay Conservation Corps for this purpose. On September 25, 1989 staff from the County Administrator' s Office reported to our Committee on meetings which had been held with representatives from the City of Richmond and Chevron USA. From these meetings a consensus was reached on a plan of action which would require a small design team to work together for the purpose of developing project parameters to be presented to the various agencies. This included the concept of having both community beautification enhancement and youth job skills training facets of the program. On December 11, 1989 our Committee reviewed the attached report with Mr. John Gregory from the County Administrator' s Office. Our Committee is extremely pleased with the progress which has been made in developing a program which can help to beautify West County. We particularly want to emphasize the importance of developing a program in conjunction with the Wildcat/San Pablo Creek Flood Control Project, as is outlined above. We believe that with the cooperation of the County, the City of Richmond, the Richmond Unified School District, the East Bay Conservation Corps, the East Bay Regional Park District and the major employers in the area that we can jointly put together a highly successful and innovative program. Y � � OFFICE OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Administration Building Martinez, California To: Internal Operations Committee Date: December 7, 1989 Supervisor Tom Powers Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak Status Report on Citizens and From: John Gregory, Subject: Youth Conservation Corps Management Analyst Background On June 27, 1989, the Board of Supervisors directed the County Administrator's Office to develop the framework for a community beautification and youth job skill enhancement project with the option of contracting with the East Bay Conservation Corps. On September 25, 1989, staff of the County Administrator's Office reported on meetings with representatives from the City of Richmond and Chevron USA. From these meetings a consensus was reached on a plan of action which would require a small design team to work together for the purpose of developing project parameters to be presented to the various agencies and concerns involved. This included the concept of having both community beautification enhancement and youth job skills training facets. During these discussions, it has come to County staff's attention that the City of Richmond had established a City Operational Management.Expert Team (COMET) aimed at addressing issues similar to the County's including neighborhood.beautification and enrichment, service provision and skills training. On November 29, 1989 COMET members met with representatives of the County led by the County Administrator's Office to discuss preliminary areas of cooperation between the City and County in North Richmond. From that meeting, it was agreed that it was desirable and possible to have a coordinated joint agency effort within North Richmond. Components of that effort would include the following. Project Components ♦ Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program. ♦ Conservation Corps Activity/Youth Job Skills Training. ♦ Continued interaction with public agencies and private concerns (Richmond School District, Chamber of Commerce, Chevron USA) having a presence in the area. ♦ Enhanced Street Sweeping Schedule and General Community Cleanups. ♦ Beautiful and/or Landscaping Projects. ♦ Tree Planting and Maintenance Projects. ♦ Policing access roads to the landfill site. ♦ Development of recycling programs in area schools. ♦ Outreach programs to homeowners' associations, neighborhood coalitions, and community action groups. ♦ Housing rehabilitation program for increased property values with emphasis on tenant and landlord responsibilities. ♦ Long-term strategic planning for zoning and specific area plans for general areas of North Richmond as well as the redevelopment project area. Timelines It was further agreed that the departments to be involved in each of these areas would -develop a preliminary plan for the implementation of each one of these components. Responses are expected by December 15 from the various City agencies. Those proposals should include budget and staff time estimates based on this fiscal year. The descriptions submitted will be circulated among City staff for their review. At the next City/County meeting, the proposals will be fine-tuned and coordinated as a team proposal. It is anticipated that a joint meeting of the City and County staff assigned to work on this effort will occur in early January 1990. A projected timeline for the implementation of the initial phase of the North Richmond effort will be set. Further discussion will need to occur regarding a proposed community meeting to be held in early 1990. Identification of the County staff who will work on these issues will occur in a meeting to be held December 13. The project start date is tentatively set to coincide with the first day of Spring 1990. Therefore, given the short timeframes, the County needs to define and assign the County staff responsibilities for this project. County Tasks As part of the assignment responsibility in the meeting of representatives from various County departments, project concepts will require discussion along with staff interaction will to include the following possible assignment of .tasks. This will be used to develop a response to the City and is critical if efforts are to remain streamlined, focused and ultimately productive. Department Tasks (Staff person to be identified) Community Development 1. Beautification/Landscaping Projects 2. Tree Planting 3. Housing Rehabilitation 4. Recycling 5. Zoning Issues 6. Outreach Programs Sheriff-Coroner 1. Policing Access Roads to the Dump 2. Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program Public Works 1. Enhanced Street Sweeping 2. Tree Planting 3. Cleanups Building Inspection 1. Housing Rehabilitation Health Services 1. Cleanups 2. Outreach Programs County Administrator 1. Overall Coordinator for Project 2. Interaction With Other Agencies 3. Outreach Program Development East Bay Conservation Corps In addition to the meeting with the City of Richmond, the East Bay Conservation Corps has been contacted about the possibility of establishing a North Richmond branch. The East Bay Conservation Corps is very receptive to the idea and willing to work with the County and/or City to develop a formal proposal. It has been discussed and agreed that the County and East Bay Conservation Corps in conjunction with the City will prepare a list of specific work tasks and/or program opportunities including program participants' profiles, timeframes and budget details for implementation of a East Bay Conservation Corps branch in North Richmond. Therefore, to continue County efforts on this project, it is recommended to the Committee the following. Recommendations 1. Accept this report on efforts regarding Citizens and Youth Conservation Corps and the suggested cooperative effort with the City of Richmond. 2. Direct the County Administrator to continue interaction efforts with the City of Richmond and to engage Richmond Unified School District, Chevron USA and other public and private concerns on this matter. 3. Direct the County Administrator's Office to determine appropriate County response to project needs and identify potential funding sources. 4. Request that the County Administrator's Office make a further status report to the Internal Operations Committee on this subject February 12, 1990.