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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 10191993 - 1.71 1.70 through 1.73 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on October 19, 1993, by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Powers, Smith*, Bishop, McPeak and Torlakson NOES: None ABSENT: Supervisor Smith* on Item 1.70 ABSTAIN: None ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ SUBJECT: Item No. 1.70 LETTER dated October 1, 1993, from Ronald Leone, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mt. Diablo Medical Center Board of Directors, P.O. Box 4110, Concord 94520, requesting that the Board not proceed with the construction of the replacement County Hospital during their 60-day period of negotiation regarding Mt. Diablo Hospital District contracting for inpatient and emergency room services. (See above for vote) Z**REFERRED TO HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR 1.71. LETTER dated October 1, 1993, from Walter Foskett, Chairman, Citizens. Advisory Committee, County Services Area R-7, P.O. Box 1062, Alamo 94507, requesting the Board initiate a study to update the boundaries of CSA R7-A regarding paying park taxes. ***REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR i LETTER dated October 5, 1993 from D. Imman, Homeless Person, Concord 94520, commenting on the County's homeless shelter and requesting the Board to adopt a resolution to expedite the transition to Section 8 or alternative low cost housing. ***REFERRED TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 1.73 LETTER dated October 4, 1993, from Governor Pete Wilson, Governor of California, State Capitol, Sacramento. 95814 , asking the Board to contact Labor Secretary Reich and request that the U.S. Department of Labor replace its current Fair Labor Standards Act overtime pay regulations with an alternative approach which would more appropriately address the circumstances of public sector employment. ***REFERRED TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the actions as referenced (***) are APPROVED. cc: Correspondents County Administrator Health Services Director Housing Authority Executive Director Public Works Director 1 hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy 7t an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supso on the date shown. ervi /y ATTESTED: PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the'Board �of Supervisors and County Administrator BY — -,Deputy ALAMO PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE County Service Area R7-A P. O. Box 1062 Alamo, CA 94507 October 1,1993 RECEIVE® OCT 61983 The Honorable Tom Torlakson, Chair Members of the Board of Supervisors CLFRKBOARD OFSUPERVISORS c/o Clerk of the Board CONTRA COSTA CO. County Administration Building 651 Pine Street, Room 106 Martinez, CA 94553-1293 Dear Supervisor Torlakson, The purpose of this letter is to recommend to the Board of Super- visors that a study be initiated to update the boundaries of CSA R7-A, Alamo Parks and Recreation. The citizens advisory committee for that service area has been concerned for some time that all of the residents within Alamo are not paying park taxes. Our investigation reveals that the largest group not paying park taxes is the Roundhill neighborhood. When I obtained tax distri- bution documents from the Auditor Controller's office, I found that their percentage of the 1% of assessed valuation property tax that should be allocated to parks is indeed going into a Police District. Upon further investigation of those forms, I found that in almost every category (i.e. general fund, schools, etc. ) the homeowners of the Roundhill neighborhood pay less than neighboring homeowners with comparably assessed properties. The amount that has been skimmed off of a particular service usually ends up in the special police district account. That account now has a balance of approximately $640,000. Much of that money involves a special assessment for the tax payers of Roundhill. It is not our intention to touch those tax revenues. We are only concerned with the portion of the 1% of assessed value tax that goes into the police district instead of the park district. I call this the great Roundhill skimming caper and it would be funny if citizens in West Pittsburg, North Richmond and other high crime neighborhoods were not being murdered, raped and robbed while the most affluent community in Contra Costa County, that has one of 1 the lowest crime rates, if not the lowest crime rate in the county, is assigned extra police resources. It is noteworthy that parks are not the only victim of this process. Libraries, fire protection, flood control and all of the other government functions are also victimized. Would you kindly forward this letter to the proper department heads and ask them to give us monthly progress reports in rectifying this situation. We both know how powerful the moneyed interests are in this country. Equal protection under the law, however, is one of the basic guarantees of our constitutions. If a community's leaders allow a situation such as the above described problem to exist, the character of that community must come under serious question. Sincerely, ,l �- YJX �v Walter Foskett Chairman, CSA R7-A 2 ALAMO PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE County Service Area R7-A P. O. Box 1062 Alamo, CA 94507 October 1 ,1993 The Honorable Tom Torlakson, Chair Members of the Board of Supervisors c/o Clerk of the Board County Administration Building 651 Pine Street, Room 106 Martinez, CA 94553-1293 Dear Supervisor Torlakson, The purpose of this letter is to report two problems that the citizens advisory committee for CSA R7-A are having with the financial information compiled and forwarded to us by your staff. The most recent financial printout is dated July 1 - August 11, 1993 . It provides a good example of the first problem. In the list of expenses there are the following examples: Pre. Acq. McGee $ 179 .07 Alamo Admin 890.04 Rents and Leases of Equipment 800.00 Magee Ranch 1,645.19 These are just a few of the charges that have appeared in the last year that we have no idea of why they exist. I have asked your staff to provide us with an expenditure explanation report that will put into simple language the reasons for expenses similar to those mentioned above. That report can be as simple as a blank piece of paper with brief explanations and should take no more than fifteen minutes a month to complete and forward. The second problem involves the lack of a set of books for the Hap Magee Park. We will spend over a million dollars of taxpayers money on this park before it is 1 finished, and your staff and the staff of the City of Danville cannot supply us with a set of books that document how that money is being spent. We are worried. that the lack of a comprehensive set of books for the park will result in costly errors and confuse the allocation of costs between the two governmental entities. Without a quality explanation of expenses from your staff, your citizen advisory group cannot reach its highest level of value as a planning and control mechanism. Will you kindly assist us in solving this problem. Sincerely, At-- aAolsk4ett, Chair CSA R7-A Alamo Parks and Recreation Committee 2