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FROM: Dennis M. Barry, AICP
Community Development Director County
DATE: January 4, 2005 <�
SUBJECT: Legal Services Contract Amendment for CDBG and HOME Programs
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director,Redevelopment or his designee to execute a contract
amendment with Goldfarb&Lipman,effective July 1,2044,to increase the payment limit by$25,000 to
a new payment limit of$65,000 to provide legal services for the CDBG and HOME programs,with no
change in the term through June 30,2005.
FISCAL IMPACT
No General Fund.impact. HOME and CDBG funds are provided to the County on a formula allocation
basis through the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD).The additional$25,000
in funds will come from administrative and project funds currently allocated to the HOME and CDBG
programs.
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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UNANIMOUS (ABSENT_ # } TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
A'C'ES: - NOES,.-' ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Kara Douglas (925) 3351253 ATTESTED J A,� _
Origlcc: Community Development Dept. JOHN SWE. EN,t ERK OF
cc: County Administrator THE BOARD OF SIU RV RS
County Counsel AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Goldfarb and Lipman via CDD
BY F ,_- DEPUTY
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BACKGROUNDIREASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
Centra Costa County receives an annual allocation of approximately$5 million in federal CDBG and
HOME funds for use in developing housing affordable to lower income households in the County.
Typically, the County's funds are provided as part of a structured financing with deeds of trust and
specific affordability and use restrictions incorporated into loan and regulatory agreements.In addition,
approximately $500,000 in CDBG funds is used for economic development projects which involve
structured financings. The law firm of Goldfarb and Lipman provides the County with legal assistance
in negotiating loan terms and preparing the required legal documents.
A significantly higher level of activity than anticipated has occurred this year, which will deplete the
original$40,000 contract amount with Goldfarb and Lipman.The proposed amendment to increase the
maximum payment limit under the contract by $25,000 to a maximum of$65,000 will be adequate to
ensure the provision of legal services required to meet the needs of the CDBG and HOME programs
through the remainder of this fiscal year.
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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: David Coleman, Public Defender
Costa
DATE: December 14, 2004C o u n ty
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SUBJECT: PUBLIC DEFENDER- DEPENDENCY CASE ASSISTANT 0. 5�
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RIGINAL
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Defender to execute a contract with Charles Grant in
an amountnot to exceed $43,500 to continue to provide Dependency Case Assistance for the
period January 2, 2005 through December 31, 2005.
FISCAL IMPACT
Estimate no impact on the General Fund. The cost of dependency case services is reimbursed
100% by the Superior Court under California Rules of Court, rule 810, which identifies the cost
eligible for the Trial Court Funding Program.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
Attorneys assigned to represent minors in dependency cases are obligated by state law to visit
the minor clients in the homes and placement settings at least once every 6 months. Such
"home visits" may also entail consultations with families or other professionals such as social
workers, teachers and psychologists. The home/school visits provide information from and
consultation with the minor child that, in turn, form the basis for advocacy on behalf of the
dependent'children clients in W & 1 300 proceedings.
Dependency Case Assistants (DCA) work with, and under the supervision of, attorneys in the
Public Defender's Office assigned to handle Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300 cases
for minors in Juvenile Court.
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CONTACT: David Coieman(3358079) JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF TI-TIBOARD 9F
SUPERVISOf S AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CC: Superior Court Administration
Office of the Sheriff !
County Administration BY ;- ' % Slj DEPUTY
December 14, 2004
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Utilizing contract DCAs is bath cost-efficient and sensible. (1) attorneys are paid more on an
hourly basis than contract DCAs and such home visits involve travel time and other scheduling
duties which can be carried out by DCAs at a lower hourly cost; and (2) DCAs often have
backgrounds in social work, child development, education, criminal justice, and other allied fields
which gives them an expertise not necessarily possessed by attorneys in the Public Defender's
Office.
The tasks of the DCA often require work on weekends and in the evenings and sometimes at
locations that require lengthy automobile trips. Given the alternative and irregular work
schedules required, as well as other work experience characteristics of the DCAs, recruitment,
retention and payment as contract employees works best for the Department. Hopefully, too, in
the best interests of continuity in their interaction with younger minors, a bond of trust will be
established with these clients.
TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Tom Whittington
CIO, Department of Information Technology •,
DATE: December 14, 2004
SUBJECT: ConsultingServices with Soft Link Inc. <
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Specific Request(s)or Recommendations(s)&Background&Justification
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County's Chief Information Officer or his designee to execute on behalf of
the County an agreement amendment with the Soft Link Solutions, Inc. for assistance with the upgrade of
PeopleSoft extending the period from March 31, 2005 through June 30,2005 and increasing the payment limit
from $813,000 to $1,044,500.
11. FISCAL IMPACT:
None. Funding for this project is provided by the PeopleSoft project
III. REASONS FOR RECON MFNDATION AND BACKGROUND:
In March 1996 the Board of Supervisors approved the acquisition of PeopleSoft as the replacement for the County's
Human Resources,Payroll and Employee Benefits systems.The contract with Soft link will provide the resources to
assist the County with the upgrade of PeopleSoft to the latest release. This upgrade is necessary to provide the
County with current information necessary to properly process employee personnel, tax and benefit information.
Currently the County is running on an unsupported release of the product. Soft Link was selected though the
competitive bid process.
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION.
If this contract is not approved the County will be delayed in completing the upgrade.
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3�- Recommendation of County Administrator
Recommendation of Board Committee
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cc: (4) Department of Information Technology Jahn Sweeten, Clerk othe B6*d of
of Supervisors and County Administrator
DEPUTY
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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
Costa
FROM: CARLOS BALTODANO, DIRECTOR
BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT County
DATE: January 11, 2005
SUBJECT: CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR LEAD DETECTION SERVICES
FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WEATHERIEATION PROGRAM
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE the Director of Building Inspection or
Designee to execute a contract amendment with Environmental Lead
Detection, Inc. , to extend the term from December 31, 2004 through
December 31, 2005 and to increase the payment limit by $10, 000.00 to
a new payment limit of $32, 000 . 00 .
FISCAL IMPACT:
None. All costs will be reimbursed by the State of California
Weatherization Program.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Department' s goal is to utilize all the grant funds that have
been made available to the County. Grant funds are provided by the
State' s Energy program. Maximizing the utilization of available
funds would help improve the quality of dwellings in Contra Costa
County. These funds are targeted to low-income residents, in order
to help lower their energy expenses . Specifically, the funds are
used to install energy efficient hot water heaters, heaters,
refrigerators, microwaves, florescent light bulbs, weather--
stripping, attic insulation, switch and plug gaskets, water heater
blankets, and perform post weatherization lead testing.
In order to increase the production level and maximize utilization
of these available funds, the Department decided to increase its use
of outside contractors. This necessitates increased and continued
use of the services provided by Environmental Lead Detection, Inc.
Environmental Lead Detection is one of the few companies doing
contract work for the State Weatherization Program.
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RECCt-M DATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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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
ABSENT: ABSTAIN. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED
cc: Building Inspection Department
JOHN SWEETEN, CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY `/ �^� `�� �.. , DEPUTY
Contra
r Costa
County
TO: BOARD 01= SUPERVISORS
FROM: Dennis M. Barry, AICP, Director of Community Development
DATE: January 4, 2405
SUBJECT: Agreement with Contra Costa Centre Association for 2004-2005 Child Care Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE,the Deputy Director—Redevelopment to sign agreement with the
Contra Costa Centre Association to manage a childcare program in the Pleasant Hill SART
Station Area for the twelve-month period beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005 in
an amount not to exceed $87,000.
FISCAL IMPACT
None to County General Funds. The Contra Costa Centre Association's Child Care Subsidy
Program is funded by developer contributions. Contributions have been made by most of the
property owners in the Pleasant Hill BART Station Area. Contributions are held by the County
in a designated trust fund.
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r.,, RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMITENDATION BOARD
COMMITTEE - 'PROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE{S}
ACTION OF 13C��Rb ON r ;' APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
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AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Source: Jim Kennedy
335-1255 ATTESTED
JOHN SWEETEN, CLOW OWTHE
cc: County Administrator's Office BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
County Counsel COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Community Development
Auditor-Controller
Redevelopment Agency ,.
Via Redevelopment
Contra Costa Centre Association BY � �' - ' , DEPUTY
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BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
Can August 13, 1991, the Board of Supervisors approved Child Care Mitigation Agreements
with various property owners in the Pleasant Hill BART Station Area, approved a Child Care
Program Administration Agreement with the Contra Costa Centre Association. The
combination of these two agreements provided for a monetary contribution on the part of the
property owners for childcare mitigation, and for the Contra Costa Centre Association to
undertake a Child Care Subsidy Program with the interest earnings on said funds. Funds
could also be used for capital contributions to childcare projects that would increase the
amount of available childcare space that serves the Pleasant Hill BART Station Area.
Contra Costa Centre Association has prepared a Child Care Subsidy Program. The program
provides for a subsidy payment to the qualified employees to offset a portion of their childcare
costs. The Contra Costa Centre Association anticipates subsidizing onlythose families whose
incomes fall below$54,000 annually. Childcare costs would be reimbursed on a sliding scale.
Thirty-one families currently participate in the program. The program budget allows
approximately 35 participant families. On average, the families pay $150.00 per week for
childcare expenses. The Child Care Subsidy Program reimburses an average of$75.00 per
month.
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