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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01282003 - C26-C30 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORSContra FROM: John Sweeten, County Administrator and =.�� ' Costa Gus S. Kramer, County Assessor � County cA`r : January 28, 20033 SUBJECT. APPROVE STATE PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATION CONTRACT SPEC€fir^REQU'EST(S)OR RECoMPt-ENDATiON(S)&3ACKGROUNNC AND JUSTIF?CAMN RECOMMENDATION: Approve and authorize the Chair of the 'Board of Supervisors to execute a contract between Contra Costa County and the State Department of Finance, This contract provides$2,022,000 in Property Tax Administration Funds to the Assessor's Office in FY 2302-03 for improving operations and to offset funding shortfalls, All interest earned by these funds while in the trust account will be credited to the trust account for enhancing the property tax administration system. FISCAL IMPACT: This action would allow the County to participate in the State-County Property Tax Administration Grant program, which provides $2,022,000 in funding to offset costs associated with enhancing and maintaining property tax administration programs. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDA°TIONISACKGROUND- On November 23, 1995, the Board approved the County's participation in the State-County Property Tax Administration Loan Program. The loan program was initiated under Assembly Bill 318, and made available over 2 million to the County in fiscal years 199596, 1996-97 and 1997-96. Subsequent Assembly Bills extended the program through fiscal year 2001-02. Since fiscal year 199596, the Assessor's Office has received $2,022,000 annually in funding in the fora of a loan, which was repaid through the completion of certain work requirements Contractually agreed upon with the State, Assembly Bill 569; enacted in October of 2031, created the State-County property Tax Administration Grant Program that provides the same level of funding beginning with fiscal year 2002-03 through 2906-07, and requires completion of work requirements to be eligible for funding in future years. The Assessor's Office plans to use the funds received from the Mate to offset staffing,consultant and information technology project costs to enhance the County's property tax administration system. On January 7, 2003, the Board approved the County's participation in the StatgCounty Property Tax.Administration Grant Program. The Assessor's Office has developed a performance and spending plan for 2002-03 that has been approved by the Mate Department of Finance and will result in funding within 30 days after the contract has been signed by all parties. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Denial of this action would prevent the County from participating in the State-County Property Tax Administration Grant Program and from receiving 2 million in funding for the Assessor's 0Tce.r CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YE.�S SIGNATURE: s .,,----tCC#` MENDAT€ON of COUNTY ADM€NWRATOR REC"CAT€ON OF BOARD COMMITTEE ,"AOPROVE 0THER ACTION OF BOA O �. _ ' =-_ "` APPRO fED As RECO€k+MENDED }�_ OTHER >; VOTE OF:SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERT;FY THAT THIS IS A TRINE AND CORRECT C'.3PY OF AN ACT0N TAKEN ^ UNANIMOUS(ABSENT AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES of THE BOARD AYES NOES OF SUPERVISORS O THE DATE SHOWN. ABSENT ABSTAIN 'C'ontact: Lori Koch (925) 313-7503 ATTESTED A CC: Administrator(T.Erma) John Oweefen,CLERK F THE BOARD of Assessor SUPEWSORS AI ;C&JNTf ACED€€NWRA`OR Aud.tor-Con tro€€er County Counsel n. By DEPUTY f +v Exhibit A CONTRA COSTA COUNTY OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM ESTLNIATED GRANT ALLOCATION FY 2002-03 LOAN AMOUNT $2,022,000 FY 2001-02 CARRY FORWARD $5259546 Staffing: Appraisal Staff(I Supervising Appraiser, 2 Appraisers, I Auditor) $3568,352 Tmhnical Staff(6 Technicians) $434,652 Funding to Maintain 94-95 Budgeted Positions $593,400 Appraisal/Support Staff Overtime $20,000 Contract Appraisers and Consultants $110,000 Consultants for Major Assessment Appeals $400,000 Total Staffing $1,926,404 Systems and Processing Modifications and Training: Hardware, Software and Maintenance, Furniture $100,000 Computer Assisted Appraisal System $262,500 Land Information System Upgrades $123,642 GIS-/Pareel Mapping Implementation $100,000 Technical Training $35,000 Total Systems and Processing $621,142 TOTAL ALLOCATION $21547546 Estimates do not include attrition, step increases and overhead. Attrition will be back filled to maintain the contractually agreed to staffing level. The $593,400 funding will help to attain and maintain 94-95 staffing level. The Auditor-Controller and Treasurer-Tax Collector will bill the Assessor for reasonable and necessary costs directly related to achieving the performance requirements outlined in Section 5 of the contractual agreement between the County and State, and meeting the requirements of Section 95.35 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. AGREEMENT FOR STATE-COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ADIWqSTRATION PROGRAM This Agreement is entered into this day of , 2003 by and between the County of Contra Costa(County)and the State 6-eparunent of Finance(State). WITNESSETH - WHEREAS, Revenue and Taxation Code Section 95.35 provides that upon recommendation of the Assessor, and by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, the County may elect to participate in the State-County Property Tax Administration Program, administered by the State; and !XREAS, the Assessor has consulted with the County Tax Collector and t:1he County Auditor-Controller to discuss the needs of the Property Tax Administration Program during the term of this agreement; and WHEREAS, in order to participate in the State-County Property Tax Administration Program,the County must enter into an agreement with the State; NOW,TBEREFORE,the parties agree as follows: PERIOD OF AGREEMENT This Agreement shall commence upon the date of execution by both parties and shall expire on June 30,2004. 2. GRANT AMOUNT The State agrees to make available to the County a grant in the amount of$2,022,000 for fiscal year 2002-03. 3. COUNTY ggQgUMENTS `Me County agrees to use the funds received from the State to enhance the property tax administration system. The County agrees not to use the funds to supplant the Assessor's base year level of ffinding. The County understands and agrees that in order for the County to be eligible to participate in this State-County Property Tax Administration Program, it must maintain a base stafftg, including contract staff, and total funding level in the Assessor's Office, independent of the grant proceeds provided pursuant to this Act equal to the levels in the 1994-95 fiscal year exclusive of the amounts provided to the Assessor's Office pursuant to item 9100-102-001 of the Budget Act of 1994. In a county in which the 1994-95 fiscal, year funding level for the assessor's office was higher than the 1993-94 fiscal year level,the 1993- 94 fiscal year staffing and funding levels shall be considered the base year for purposes of this section. The 1994-95 fiscal year base funding and staffing levels, as determined by the Assessor's Office and the Chief Administrative Office of the County, which shall be deemed to satisfy this requirement are as follows: Gross Appropriation $7,503,192 Total Budgeted Positions 118 4. RECEIPT OF FUNDING In fiscal year 2002-03, the County shall receive payment of$2,022,€ 40 thirty (30)days after the approval of this agreement by both parties. To participate in the program in fiscal Years 2003-04 through 2006-07 the County is required to provide written notice to the State. The notice will specify the amount of the grant request and sWl be signed by the County's Project Director and Chief Administrative Officer. 'rhe State shall make payment of the approved grant amount ithin (30) days after receipt of the Auditor-Controller's verified calculations establishing that the County has satisfied its prior year performance requirements as specified in Section 5. 50 SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE The County is deemed to have satisfactorily met its performance requirements where the result of the following computations is equal to or exceeds the grant amount received by the County: (a') Beginning with the fiscal year 2002-03 roll closure and annuaJly -thereafter, the County shall (1) compute, to the extent possible, the total value change in the following categories and (2) add all secured and unsecured personal property and fixture values - Transfers - New Construction ® Supplemental value added (estimated at 50% of the transfer and new construction values) - Mandatory and non-mandatory audits - Proposition 8 Restorations - Assessment Appeals values (the difference between the taxpayers' opinion of value and the Assessment Appeals Boards' determinations of values finalized during that fiscal year) 2 (b) The total of 5(a) shall be multiplied a tax rate of 1% to estimate total opert, k pr y tax revenue impact of these components. (c) This revenue amount shall be factored by the percentage which is derived when dividing the grant amount by the Assessor"s annual total budget. (d) Tins amount is then factored by the percentage of the schools' share of added revenue. Where this final result, the schools' share of added revenue, is equal to or greater than the grant amount to the County, the County's performance under this contract shall be deemed met. 6. RENTGOTIATION OF THE DEFINITION OF SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE At the request of the County, the State agrees to renegotiate in good faith the definition of satisfactory performance as specified in Section 5, if there is any major misfortune or calamity occurring in the County affecting 1%of the assessable panels in the County. 7, PROPOSED USE OF GRANT The County agrees to use the funds received from the State to fund appraisal, clerical and support positions, overtime as needed, and to enhance its property tax administration system, as specified in Exhibit A. It is understood and agreed that :ftmds received by the County, including accrued interest, pursuant to this program shall be deposited into the Property Tax Administration Program trust fund to be used as required by Revenue and Taxation Code See-don 95.35. Any funds remaining in the account at the end of each annual term may be rolled over to the next fiscal year for authorized uses consistent with the provisions of Section 95.35. It is also understood that upon satisfaction of the terms set forth in Section 5 for each annual grant, the State will have no further claim on these funds provided the County continues to meet the requirements stipulated in Section 3. However, in the event that the County has not expended all of the grant proceeds, the County may,at its option,return to the State all or a portion of any unspent grant proceeds. 3 FAILUW TO MEET SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS The State is not obligated to make the grant in fiscal years 2003-04 though 2006-07 if the County has not satisfied its performance requirements as established in Section 5, or renegotiated the definition of satisfactory performance. The State may make a grant in any year of this program in a lesser amount than that requested by the County if the State determines that the County would be unable to fully meet its perfbrmance requirements as established in Section 5. 9. REPORTING CRMRIA The County will also provide to the State, by September 30th of the following fiscal year, a report showing the schools' share of added revenue as calculated in Section 5. 10. PROJECT RESPONSIBILITY-COLNITY County will provide a Project Director who will be responsible for ensuring the objectives under this agreement are met. The Project Director will monitor County performance. County's Project Director will serve as liaison with the State's Project Director on an as needed basis. County's Project Director shall provide direction to the State in the areas relating to County policy,and information and procedural requirements. County's Project Director for this agreement shall be: Lori Koch,Assistant Assessor Office of the Assessor 2530 Arnold Drive,Suite 400 Marfine7,CA 94553 (925)313-7503 County shall notify the State i The State's Project Director for this agreement will be: Connie Squires,Program Budget Manager State of California Department of Finance-Local Government Unit 915 L. Street Sacramento,CA 95814 (916)322-2263 The State's Project Director will serve as liaison with County's Project Director on art as needed basis. `The State shall notify the County in writing of any changes in the name or address of the State's Project Director. 12. EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT This agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of understanding between the parties which supersedes all previous agreements, vaitten or oral, and all other communications between the parties relating to the subject matter of this agreement. 11 CHANGES AND AAENQI�1�'1 S The County and the State reserve the right to change any portion of the work required under this agreement or to amend such other items and conditions as it may become necessary. Any such revisions shall be accomplished only with the wiitten approval of the Assessor, the County and the State. 14. NIO110ES All notices or demands required or permitted to be given or made hereunder shall be in writing and shall bedeemed to have been given if made by hand delivery with signed receipt, or as shown on the receipt when mailed by first-class, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the County and State at their respective addresses designated below or at such other address as County or State shall have fiu-nished in writing to the other. The designated addresses of respective parties for the purpose of notice are as follows, C 0 Tj-'.NTTY: STATE: Contra Costa County State of California Office of the Assessor Department of Finance—Local Government Unit 2530 Arnold Drive, State 400 915 L. Street Martine7,CA 94553 Sacramento,CA 95814 Attn: Lori Koch Attn: Connie Squires Assistant Assessor Program Budget Manager Contra Costa County Office of County Administrator 651 Pine Street, I I'Floor Martinez,CA 94553 Attn- John Sweeten County Admirustrator INt WITNMSS VaEREOF: The County of Contra Costa Board of Supervisors has caused this agreement to be subscribed by the Chairperson and the seal of said Board to be hereto affixed and attested by the Executive Officer and Clerk hereof, and the State has caused this agreement to be signed by its duly authorized afficer this of 2003. COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA y Chair, Board of Supervisors ATTEST: John Sweeter Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator r State., State Department of Finance By B APPROVED AS TO FOR BY COUNT Y CO NYS L: Sly vanes Marchesi County Corel By Contra TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS � ' Costa FROM: John Cullen, Director Employment and Human Services 131p4 y ���' County R� t DATE: December 13, 2002 ;7 SUBJECT; APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment& Human Services Depart rent Director, or designee, to RECEIVE fids tram the Contra Costa County Dousing Authority for a.Housing Assistance Pilot Project in the amount up to $24,000 for the period October 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003. (#29-135-0) SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)ORRECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND.#E.STIFICATiON APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment & Hunan Services Department Director, or designee, to RECEIVE funds from the Contra Costa County housing Authority for a Mousing Assistance Pilot Project in the amount up to $24,000 for the period October 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003. (#29-135-0) No County Costs. $24,000; Revenue in order to provide services to Housing Authority clients. The programs generated from the grant funding would support the fifth Contra Costa County community outcome ("Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality for Children and Families") by providing housing counseling and expanded access to housing opportunities. This revenue agreement will allow the Department to expand its existing Mousing assistance Programs to Housing Authority clients, many who interface with EHSD. The first of the two services offered, Tenant Housing Counseling service, provides comprehensive workshops s ire murrey managerneut, establishing and repairing credit, housing maintenance and upkeep, and tenant occupancy rights and responsibilities. The second service, Mousing Information .and deferral, provides clients access to a regularly updated database of unsubsidized., affordable housing. �y n; 0.Y r CONTINUED ON ATTACH HENT:_ - -V s €GNATI REI t RECOMMENDAT*N OF COUNT`' ADMINISTRATOR —RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE _,ef:LAPPROV OTHER SIGNATURElf ACTION OF I N APPROVED AS RECOMME14DED d» .. OTHER _ VOTE OF SUPERVISORS r= a HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS I A TRUE —UNANIMOUS(ABSENT � 'i ` � '.� a AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYE& NOES: _ AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ASSENT.� - -- ABSTAIN; - - OF SUPERVISORS ON THE CAT E SHOWN, ATTESTED CL, K FTH BOARD OF SO#RVISORS AND C JbTY ADMINISTRATOR TRATO <J WENDY cc: EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT-TIM BY DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AUDITOR-CONTROLLER : BOARD OF SUPERVISORS / FROM. William Wa ker. .f3.,Health Services Director � j f - Contra By: Gingerarieiro. Contracts Administrator Costa r uaryr 15, 2013 ounty SUBJECT. Approval of Contract#29-524 with Seneca Residential and Day Treatment Center,Inc. SPEC€E1C REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUST FIC—€ON Approve and authorize the Health Seivices Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute on behalf of the County, Contract 29-524 with. Seneca Residential and Day €real ent Center, inc,, a non-profit corporation, to pay the County an ami ount not to exceed $234,000, for d,e provision of mental health intervention and day treatment services for certain Severely Emotionaliy Iv9istur'tbed ;SED) Children at County's Oak Grove Corr�*nunity Treatment Faci ity, for the period from September 24, 2002 through Jure 30,2003. FISCA.4E.r.IMPACT: Approval of this Agreement will result in a total payment to the County in an am.aunt riot to exceed$234,000 duxing the term of this Agreement. No County match is required. BACKGR l3 � t �ili�fEl� 1 County's Oak Grove Community Treatm. ent Facility is a secure facility for children and youth requiring high-level containrnent. The facility setwes youth, ages 12-18, who have been rejected y or discharged from other Level 1.4 facilities due to the seventy of their behavioral problems. Community Treatment Facility Services are required to address the specific needs of the most seriously disturbed adolescents, including intensive day treatment, medication support., and rental health services, and to reduce the need.for Mate hospitalization of these children. Seneca. Residential' and.Day Treatment Center, Inc, has reserved one program bed designated for their use, and will provide Contra Costa County an armount not to exceed $2314,000 to cover this utilization;, Approval. of Contract#29-524 will allow Seneca residential and.Day Treatment Center's clients to receive services at County's Oak Grove Corny-unity Treatment Facility through June 30, 2€ 03 QNq # C)N AT-ACH� NT REC-,,M ENI A s-}Cae CE CG \TY AD,,V?iNISTRATCR - '-`RECCylMEANDA ION CF BOARD C oMMITTEE ' APPROVE —_OTHER SACTION F 0, RDIGNATL (:'ROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE of SUPERVISORS #HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE L#olAtii if"",ss (ABSENT m AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THEIVINUT ES CE THE BOARD ASSENT": ABSTAIN:_ - OF SUPERV#SOBS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED 11 A 2 h JOHN'84WEETEN,C°L`tik CET a BOARD CF. SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ACM'NISTRATOR ont ct perso ; %'}.oriraWigand 957-5111 CC: HeaJtra Services(Contracts) Seneca Residential Treatment Center,Inc. BY DEPUTY sTY {.. WILLIAM B. WALKER, M.D. health Services Director >4CONTRA COSTA DONNA M. WICAND, L.C,S. n LIE NTAL HE ALT Mental Health Director CONTRA COSTA ADMINISTRATION w 200 HEALTH SERVICES Martinez,Callfomla 94553-4639 €h 925/3'3-641 i Fax 925/313-6449 November 7, 2002 E TO: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Attn: Clinger Marieiro, Contracts &Grants Administrator `RO1\4: Donna M. Wigand, LCSW,Mental Health Director�� SIJ-BJEC T: �{�lES `FOR RETROACTIVE PROVA ,FOR I.NLCOMINTG FUNDS CONTRACT,Seneca Center/Oak Grove S CI31 �'lC I l CC Seneca Center's Oak Grove Community Treatment Facility is a high-level residential program providing intensive day treatment, rental health services, and medication support to the most seriously disturbed youths in a locked and closely supervised setting. O y four(4) such facilities exist in California. Contra Costa,County has made available for purchase six (6)of the eighteen(18) program beds. Solaro County purchases four(4) of those beds and Seneca Center dishes to purchase 'two (2). The Seneca Center bed gill be for€rse by youth for whom Seneca Center has accepted responsibility for mental health treatment under a capitate .contract with Alameda County. The first Seneca Center client was placed in a bed that became unexpectedly empty in late September. Final negotiation of fhe rate and tens is complete and retroactive approval of this request for a neva contract is required to allow the County to collect the$450 per client per day for services provided to clients Seneca places in the facility. BEN, TZFIT OF, CO'�TR COSTA COUNTY. Approval of this retroactive contract amendment will allow the County to provide intensive residential rental health treatment to seriously emotionally disturbed youth placed.by Seneca Center who have not been.successful in Esther progr•axns, and to prevent the hospitalization or incarceration of these children and.youth. AI.T RIZTI NN OF SERVICES- These services were requested/authorized by the Children's Program Chief who is granted this authxority by the Mental Health Director,pursuant to the California Welfare and Institutions Cede, under the Broron- cCorquodale Act, W&I Section.5608. TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS M: William Walker, M.D. , I'lealth Services Director FRO BY: Ginger Mar ieiro, Contracts Administrator Contra Costa DATE: January i5, 2003 County SUBJECT: Approval of Arnendment Agreement #28-678-1 with The Regents of th.e University o-.L' California (U.C. San Francisco) SPECIFIC REQ ESTI OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION R.7ECOMME-NDED ACTION: Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D. ) t*o execute on behalf of the County, Amendment Agreement #28- 678-1 with The Regents of the University of California, effective September 1, 2002, to amend agreement to increase funding for Fiscal Years 20b2-2003 and 2003-2004 . PT-NANCIAL 1MPACT; This Amendment Agreement increases funding for this Protect by $12 , 143 for Fisca-1 Years 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 result-.ng in a two year project total in an amount- not to exceed $224, 286 during the term of the Agreement . No County funds are required. OUM: This protect will focus or. the North Richmond Center for Health (N CH) clip-1c to reduce the high incidence of hospitalizations and school absences from asthma among child-ren living in the target area. Those involved in this project will be working in homes and in neighboring schop's to ass- s- wit'in the chi ld I s asthma managernnent and to improve com-pl-Jance, communication and cooperation with the '.%TRCH clinic, throughthe use of classroom i_nstru,ction, home visit assessment and intervention and support groups and other community forums . an 0-Ictober 16, 2001, the Board of Supervisors approved agreement #28-678 with the Regents of the Universi ter of Cali-Iffornia (U.C. San Fran-cisco) , for the period from Septembber !, 2002 through August 31, 2004, for the California Asthma Among the School Aged Project (C SA') Three sealled and certified cc-ales of th-- s Board order should be -returned to ,the Contracts and Grants 4Jnit- for submission to University of San Francisco. QQNTINUED ON ATTACH!,".4ENT: YE56 %QNATUR -a OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMK4ffK11DATiON OF BOARD COMM!TTEE APPROVE OTHER ACTION OF SOARq,,60 -77775 A APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERV;SORS ' T THIS 6 A TRUE RUE I HEREBY CERTIFY TH A UNANiMOUS (ABSENT j AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION T AKEEN AYES; NOES: AND ENTERED ONTHE MINUTES OF THiz_BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERV?SORS ON THE DATE SHOWN, AT TESTED JC HN "A E R1B6ARD OF N,CLEF TrHE AND GOt�,��TY ADMINISTRATCR C,z)nta-_t Person;: Wendel Brunner, M.D. (313-6712) CC: Health Services (Contracts) Uo G. San Francisco BYDEPUTY TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra Costa FROM: CARLOS BALTODANO, DIRECTOR BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT County DATE, January 28, 2003 SUBJECT. Weatherization Service Contracts SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Direct-or of Building Inspection, or designee, to execute Contract amendments with Der eich Augustine, Christopher Chase, Carl Goodman, Michael Goss, Andrew Mackey, Kemp Vaughn, Tim Hardin, Brett Crowe, and Daniel Wood, effective January 1, 2003, each to increase the payment limit by $10,000 to a new paymentlimit of$35,000 and to extend the term through December 31, 2003 to continue to provide Weatherization services. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT� ,---RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE .,'---APPROVE OTHER SiGNATU APPR ED AS RECOMMENDED ACTION OF BOAKDjf'bN OTHER VOTE OF SURERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS(ASSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES. NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE ASSENT. ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact:Ar,111'Corne:'o(925)339,111-5 ATTESTED. cc: Building Inspection achy-Sweeten;Oleekof the BoardbrSupemsom PUTY Weatherization Service Contracts January 28, 2003 Page Tvfo FISCAL IMPACT None. All costs reimbursed by State and Federal energy funds through the Community Services Department. BACKGROUNDIREASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS The Weatherization service providers visit the homes of low-income residents in the county and provide a variety of weatherization related services. For example, they install eater heaters; heaters, weather-stripping, replace windows and doors, and perform hone we theriz tion assessments. Since funding for weatherization programs is received from local utilities as well as state and federalsources, the programs have strict guidelines. The progra rn receives approximately 1 mi€ligan in non-county funds to staff and provide various energy related services and products. In addition to funding the labor associated with the we therization tasks, the non-county funds are also used to purchase various energy efficient appliances. It is anticipated that these funding will continue to be available to the County despite the State's budget shortfall. This is because the funds are partly derived from surcharges to energy bills and grants from the Federal government. The peal of candidates that qualify and possess the ability to perform these tasks is small. In addition to advertisemenfs, i€`9 the Jabs Wanted section of local newspapers, the Department receives referrals from individuals in the industry and existing employees. The current compensation structure for these classes makes It difficult to recruit and retain qualified, stable and productive employees. The Department is attempting to remedy this situation by working with the Human Resources Department to increase the compensation scares for employees 'in the Weatherization series.