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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12201994 - IO3 To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 1 .0.-3 SL _ Contra INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE - ��►"' Co StaFROM: c._ < County DATE: December 12, 1994 + couN� SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SOILS TRUST FUND - ALLOCATION OF KELLER CANYON LANDFILL OPEN SPACE MITIGATION FUND SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: 1 . ENDORSE the proposed expenditure of Keller Canyon Open Space Mitigation Funds as outlined in the attached report from staff . 2 . REMOVE the subject of the Agricultural Soils Trust Fund as a referral to the 1994 Internal Operations Committee. 3 . DIRECT the Community Development Director to report to the 1995 Internal Operations Committee by March 1, 1995 on the development of an Agricultural Soils Trust Fund and for this purpose REFER this subject to the 1995 Internal Operations Committee. BACKGROUND: On September 20, 1994, the Board of Supervisors approved a report from your Committee which included the following recommendations : 1 . ENDORSE the .revised Work Program for the development of an Agricultural Soils Trust, as outlined in the attached report from the Community Development Director. 2 . DIRECT Community Development Department staff to proceed with this project with the assistance from other appropriate County staff. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION O TY AD IST ATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE _APPROVE O AWL SIGNATURES ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED ye OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) 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. , f ATTESTED -�'�'Yry W C) z 9 yY Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF CC: SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR t BY DEPUTY I.O.-3 3 . INDICATE that, based on current information, the Board of Supervisors believes that, if an Agricultural Soils Trust is created, it should be created as a private, non-profit corporation with a Board of Directors which is appointed by the Board of Supervisors but is otherwise independent from the Board of Supervisors . 4 . DIRECT the Community Development Director to report back to the Internal Operations with an additional status report on this subject on December 12 , 1994 . Staff is not yet ready to report back on the Agricultural Soils Trust Fund. We are, therefore, recommending that this matter be referred to next year's Internal Operations Committee. However, the distribution of all of the Keller Canyon Mitigation Funds is scheduled for action by the Board of Supervisors on - December 20, 1994 . Staff met with our Committee on December 12, 1994 and reviewed the attached proposed distribution of the open space funds, as has been recommended by the East Bay Regional Park District Liaison Committee. We agree with the proposed distribution and are prepared to recommend approval of this allocation of funds on December 20, 1994 . cc: County Administrator Val Alexeeff, Director Growth Management & Economic Development Agency Harvey Bragdon, Community Development Director Roberta Goulart, Planner, CDD 2 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO: Claude Van Marter, Assistant County Administrator FROM: Roberta Goulart, CDD Staff DATE: December 7, 1994 SUBJECT: KELLER OPEN SPACE MITIGATION FUND ALLOCATIONS ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- On December 1, 1994, the Contra Costa County-East Bay Regional Park District Liaison Committee made the following recommendation as to allocation of the Keller open space mitigation fund. I understand from Val Alexeeff that the I .O. Committee has involvement with the Agricultural Soils Trust Fund, so the following is being forwarded to you. There is $466,000 in this account which can be allocated. The following is the recommendation of the Liaison Committee. Soils Bank $10,000 Rodent/Thistle $60,000 Route Planting $100,000 EBRPD Trail Maint. $90,000 Ambrose Open Space $90,000 Wetlands Mitigation $15,000 Delta Env. Center $65,000 Audubon (ABC) $10,000 Biodiversity $20,000 $460,000 The $10,000 allocation to the Agricultural Soils Trust Fund is intended to allow staff time to oversee completion of background work necessary prior to recommendation and Board decision on trust fund specifics .