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FROM: Dennis M. Barry, AICP County
Development Director
DATE: April 18, 2000
SUBJECT: Carry Forward Unexpended Emergency Shelter Grant Funds.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) &BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director, Redevelopment to carry forward an unexpended balance
($2,490) of Emergency Shelter Grant(ESG) funds for the Contra Costa County Emergency Shelter Project from
program year FY 1998/1999 (Project Agreement ESG 98-04)to ESG program year FY 1999/2000(Project
Agreement ESG 99-01).
FISCAL IMPACT
No General Fund impact. ESG funds are provided to the County annually on a formula allocation basis by the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The Contra Costa County Health Services Department(HSD) was awarded $101,400 in FY 1998/1999 ESG
funds to help support year round operating costs at the two County run emergency homeless shelters. There is
$2,490 in unused ESG funds which, if carry-forward to the FY 1999/2000 budget, may be used for shelter
operating costs in that fiscal year.
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AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Kara Douglas, 335-1253 ATTESTED April 18, 2000
Orig: Community Development PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK
cc: County Administrator OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
County Counsel AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Auditor-Controller J_
WAkdouglasNew\Board Orders\2000\ISD carryover.doc BY �f ' 'A , DEPUTY
File: 225-9909(L)/B.4.1
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order of April 18, 2000,by the following vote:
AYES: SUPERVISORS GIOIA, UILKEMA, DESAULNIER, CANCIAMILLA, AND GERBER
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
RESOLUTION NO. 2000/183
SUBJECT: Approving Plans and Specifications for
Addition and Remodel at 1034 Oak Grove Road,
Concord for Health Services Department
(CP#00-29)
Budget Line Item No. 4419-4142
Authorization No. 0928-WH142B
WHEREAS plans and specifications for Addition and Remodel at 1034 Oak Grove Road,
Concord for Health Services Department, have been filed with the Board this day by the Director
of General Services; and
WHEREAS plans and specifications were prepared by Gutierrez Associates; and
WHEREAS the cost estimate for the initial construction contract is $1,430,500.00; and
WHEREAS the Board has obtained the general prevailing rates of wages, which shall be
the minimum rates paid on this project; and
WHEREAS the Board has previously found on March 21, 2000 that the project is a
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQ►A) Class 1 Categorical Exemption and the Director
of Community Development has filed a Notice of Determination with the County Clerk.
IT IS BY THE BOARD RESOLVED that said plans and specifications are hereby
APPROVED. Bids for this work will be received on May 18, 2000 at 2:00 p.m., and the Clerk
of this Board is directed to publish a Notice to Contractors in accordance with Section 22037 of
the Public Contract Codq, inviting bids for said work, said Notice to be published in
Contra Costa Times . The Director of General Services is
directed to mail notices to the construction trade journals specified in Section 22036 of the
Public Contract Code at least 30 days before the date of opening the bids.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of General Services, or his designee, is
AUTHORIZED to issue bid Addenda, as needed, for clarification of the contract bid
documents, provided the involved changes do not significantly increase the cost estimate for the
initial construction contract.
Orig. Dept.: General Services Dept. -Architectural Division
cc: General Services Department
Architectural Division
G.S. Accounting
File: 225-9909/A.5
Auditor-Controller
Community Development i hereby certify that this is a true and correct
Debi Foley copy of an action taken and entered on the
Health Services Department(Via A.D.) minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the
date shown.
TJ:cm ATTESTED- ___ APRTT. Ilk 2000
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
By Deputy
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RESOLUTION NO. : 2000/183
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TO:BOARD OF SUPERVISORS /Z
FROM:Vlctor J.Westman,County Counsel
By:Dennis C.Graves,Deputy
DATE: April 7,2000
SUBJECT:Resolution authorizing access to SBE records
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
1.RECOMMENDATIONS
Adopt the attached Resolution,requesting that the State Board of Equalization allow a representative of the Assessor and/or Auditor
to examine the SBE records regarding valuation of utilities for the 2000-2001 and subsequent years so as to allow a county group to
monitor the SBE's utilities valuations.
11.FISCAL IMPACT
Implementing the Resolution would have only minor costs. However,if the SBE fails to set proper fair market values for the utitlities it
assesses,the County could experience substantial revenue losses.
III,BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The counties of California were defendants in major litigation in which many utilities challenged the State Board of Equalization (SBE)
central assessments of utility"unitary"property, Although the SBE sets such values,the counties obtain the proceeds of the taxes
and thus have a very direct interest in the process.The litigation culminated in the Master Settlement Agreement(MSA)which set
agreed values for all centrally assessed utilities for several years.
The MSA will terminate at the end of the current fiscal year, 1999-2000. Although the SBE is authorized to set values for centrally
assessed utilities,the counties have attempted to monitor the valuation process,which already has starting for the 2000-2001 fiscal
year. The counties have acted through a State-wide committee of the County Counsel's Association,which negotiated the MSA on
behalf of the counties.
To this point,the SBE has proven very resistant to input from the counties and,indeed,has indicated that it will set values without
correcting what the Committee believes are several methodological errors. Further,the SBE has informed the Committee that it will
no longer allow access to the Information necessary to monitor the value-setting process,except as required under Revenue and
Taxation Code Section 833(c).
Section 833(c)provides:
" ...When requested by resolution of the board of supervisors of any county ... the[SBE]shall permit the auditor or the
assessor of the county ... to examine any and all records of the[SBE]."
The Committee has asked that each county have its board of supervisors pass such a resolution so as to allow a county group to
monitor the SBE's utilities valuations, The Auditor and Assessor join this Office in asking the Board to adopt such a resolution.
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ECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR_RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
LWPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOA �APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED—OTHER.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS:
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
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AYES:_NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact:Dennis Graves(335-1833),Deputy County Counsel :.
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RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
CONTRA COSTA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE STATE
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION (THE "SBE") TO PERMIT THE COUNTY
ASSESSOR AND AUDITOR TO EXAMINE THE SBE'S RECORDS
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7 On April 18, 2000, on motion of Supervisor 1711kGms , duly seconded by
8 Supervisor Gioia , and carried, the following resolution is adopted:
9 WHEREAS, the State Board of Equalization (the "SBE") is responsible for
10 annually assessing public utilities such as telephone, gas and power companies
11 pursuant to California Constitution Article XIII, Section 19; and
12 WHEREAS, a "Master Settlement Agreement" entered into by the counties
13 and state and public utilities to settle lawsuits set a formula for valuation of public
14 utilities by the SBE for fiscal years 1992-93 through 1999-2000; and
15 WHEREAS, the County is concerned that beginning with fiscal year 2000-01
16 the SBE will modify its methodology to reduce utility valuations below fair market
17 value, and thereby reduce the amount of property taxes allocated to counties and
18 other public entities; and
19 WHEREAS, Revenue and Taxation Code section 833 states that when
20 requested by resolution of a county board of supervisors, the SBE shall permit the
21 assessor or auditor of such county to examine any and all records of the SBE; and
22 WHEREAS, examination of SBE records will allow the County to monitor the
23 SBE value-setting process and to examine the valuation indicators for each utility
24 industry and the SBE staff's recommended values for utilities; and
25 WHEREAS, the collection of such data may be useful to the County Assessor
26 in valuing utility property that is transferred to the local roll.
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1 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the County of Contra
2 Costa hereby requests the SBE to permit the assessor and auditor of the County of
3 Contra Costa, or any duly authorized deputy or employee of the assessor and/or
4 auditor, to examine any and all records of the SBE.
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6 PASSEL? AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
7 County, State of California, by the following vote:
8 AYES: Supervisors:Gioia, Uilkema, DeSauln ier, Canciamilla and Gerber
9 NOES: Supervisors: vane
10 ABSENT: Supervisors: None
ABSTAIN: None
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12 COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA )
13 1, Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County,
14 California, hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true and correct copy of the
record of the action as the same appears in the Official Minutes of said Board at its
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