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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FINAL APPROVAL NEEDED BY:
APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTED
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COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
ACCOUNT CODING BUDGET UNIT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
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AUDITOR-CONTIROLLER
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By: � Date / TO APPROPRIATE SPECIAL DISTRICT AUGMENTATION FUNDS
TO SUPPORT THE DELTA FERRY AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD
COUNTY ADMINISTR TOR ON JUNE 6, 1989. (SEE ATTACHED BOARD ORDER) .
By: Date �6
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Supervisors Powers,Fanden,
YES: Schroder,McPeak,Torlakson
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Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator _
JUN 27 1989 is Works Director 6/12/89
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
ESTIMATED REVENUE ADJUSTMENT
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ACCOUNT CODING BUDGET UNIT:
Pliglir WORKS DEPARTMENT
ORGANIZATION REVENUE
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7470 9015 SPECIAL DISTRICT AUGMENTATION PROPERTY TAX 15,000100
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APP OVED EXPLANATION OF REQUEST
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COUNTY ADMINISTRAT R TO SUPPORT THE DELTA FERRY AS AUTHORIZED BY THE
BOARD ON JUNE 6, 1989. (SEE ATTACHED BOARD ORDER) .
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
YES: Supervisors Powors,Fanden,
SChrOder,Weak, Torlakson
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Phil Bat0hei0:, Clerl., of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator cR RE Ub1 IC TITLE
I LES Director 6/12/89
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JUN 27 1989 `
By Date REVENUE ADJ. RAOO 53-13
JOURNAL NO.
IM 8134 Rev. 2/86)
No .415 372 4098 Jun 09 89 15 : 13 P .02
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To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
FROM: K. Costa
Finance Committee
County
DATE:
June 6, 1989
SUBJECT:
DELTA FERRY SUBSIDY
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATIONS)A BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Allocate $10,000 from the Special District Augmentation Fund for
a one-time contribution to the County Service Area M-1 for fiscal
year 1988-89 for the provision of ferry services.
2. Due to split vote of the Committee, recommend the Board decide on
future funding for Delta Ferry. i
3. Authorize Public Works director to arrange for transfer of funds
from CSA M-1 to the Delta Ferry Authority on a semi-continuous )1 '
basis as available. Authorize the transferred funds to be spent f{
for Delta Ferry operations as determined by Public Works Director
and Auditor Controller. . ]
4. Refer Regional Measure I funding, advantages and disadvantages of
selling the Delta Ferry, and other unresolved issues to the
Public Works Department and County Administrator' s Office for
future study and report findings to the Board of Supervisors in
November 1989.
5. Remove this referral from the Finance Committee. (t►,
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FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Implementation of this recommendation requires an allocation of
$10,000 from the Special District Augmentation Fund (SDAF) to County
Service Area M-1 for fiscal year 1988-89. This allocation will have
no effect on present or future anticipated SDAF funded projects. They
recommendation does not expend General Fund revenue.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR -RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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APPROVE -OTHER
,I 11MATUREIgh NANCY FABDEN ROBERT SCH-RODEA
►CTION OF BOARD ON - June F). 1989 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED �.._ OTHER
j~ Board members discussed the recommendations of the Finance Committee in some detail .
,On motion of Supervisor Powers, seconded by Supervisor Torlakson, IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED
that $15-00 is. allocated from the Special District Augmentation Fund to County Service Area
M-1 for Delta Ferry Service, and the Board announced its intent -to -continue that in the -next
and subsequent fiscal years,
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)TE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HERESY CERTIFY THAT THIS 18 A TRUE
-UNANIMOUS(ABSENT �._., .; AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN �.
AYES:_1+ Iy & V NOES; 11 & III AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN. OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator ATTESTED June S. 1989 i
County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Public Works Director SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR )
County Auditor-Controller j
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IT•RA CPSTA C A d No .415 372 4098 Jun 09 ,89 15 : 14 P .03
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BACKGROUND:
On April 4, 1989 the Board of Supervisors agreed to continue current
policy of no General Fund or Road Fund allocations for Delta Ferry
operations. The Board also voted to continue using County Service I. J
Area M-1 (CSA M-1) revenue for Delta Ferry services and authorized a
$17,000 loan in late January for this purpose. The question of
additional funding was referred back to the Finance Committee. j
Bradford and Webb Tract property. owners and Reclamation Districts 2026
and 2059, who make up 90% of ferry users, would like the County' s
total contribution to equal $50,000. Ideally, CSA M-1 would provide
$17 ,000 and the difference of $33,000 would come from some other
County source. Actual property tax revenue from the islands in fiscal
. year 1988-89 is less than the requested amount. Bradford and Webb
Tract property owners will pay approximately $28,087 to the County
General Fund and $15,522 to County Service Area M-1 in fiscal year
1988-89. This general fund contribution must cover the cost of County
services required in the region.
County policy since September 1987 has been to not fund ferry
operations. The Administrator's Office continues to support this
policy, but is recommending a one-time Contribution of $10, 000 from j
Special District Augmentation Fund for calendar year 1989 . This li
exception to policy is recommended with the understanding that local
users will continue to look for other funding sources, and in support i
of the role played by the Delta Ferry in the preservation of water
quality in the Delta through the maintenance of island levees. County
Service Area M-1 meets the legal qualifications for Special District
Augmentation Fund revenues,
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The Reclamation Districts and County Service Area M-1 did not j +
contribute revenue for fiscal. year 1988-89 to the Special District
Augmentation Fund (SDAF) and have not done so historically.
Contributions from County Service Area M-1, the Reclamation Districts,
and local property taxes to County funds are summarized in Table I .
The desired amount, about $33 ,000, is larger than the average
allocation given to small, non-contributing special districts. The
proposed allocation has been limited to $10,000 because the CouRt-y
Service Area M-1 has never contributed to SDAF. Also, funding sources j
other than the County are viable and can be pursued.
TABLE I
Local Delta Ferry Users Contribution
Fiscal Year 1988-89
Contributions to
Local Entity General Fund SDAF
Reclamation District 2026 N/A 0
Reclamation District 2059 N/A 0
Webb Tract & Bradford '
General Property $28,087* N/A
County Service Area M-1 N/A 0
* Auditor-Controller's Office, May 1989. ►, .
Update on Local Funding Sources -
Representatives from Webb Tract and Reclamation District 2026 continue
to stand by their offer to pay $50,000 for Delta Ferry operations . i!,
Reclamation District 2059 trustees and the majority of Bradford '
property owners agree with the plan, but do not have the money yet.
The District' s trustees want to meet Bradford' s $50, 000 obligation ?
through the District' s operation and maintenance budget. If legal
questions regarding the appropriateness of funding the ferry with
District revenues can be resolved, Reclamation District 2059 trustees
will increase assessments to cover Delta Ferry costs.
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Both reclamation districts believe the County should pay the balance,
$50,0000 of ferry service costs. Bradford property owners stress the
economic hardships of raising their portion of the cost. Webb Tract
representatives believe the ferry is not a private interest, that it
is necessary for water quality, and therefore the County should
contribute $50,000 also. The reclamation districts maintain the
levees on the islands and thereby prevent runoff from floods and salt
water intrusion. The ferry preserves water quality both directly by
providing access to the islands to maintain and assess condition of
levees and indirectly by increasing the economic viability of the
islands which increases revenue available to the reclamation
districts. Higher island property values would benefit other general
property tax recipients such as the County.
Regional Funding Sources -
The Delta Ferry does not qualify for Regional Measure 1 funds, but may
in the future. Regional Measure 1, an initiative passed in 1988,
raised bridge tolls in the San Francisco Bay Area and designated the
increased revenue to bridge maintenance and transportation
alternatives to bridges. Ferries were one of the alternatives the
initiative and accompanying state legislation meant to encourage in
order to relieve bridge congestion. However, the Delta Ferry's
eligibility for Measure 1 funding could possibly be affected by the
bond covenants for the Antioch and other river bridges which do not
allow revenue from these bridges to be used for competing ;,'
transportation purposes within a ten mile radius. The Delta Ferry is
within ten miles from the Antioch Bridge and thus it may not be
eligible for bridge revenues. The Metropolitan Transportation
Commission and other designers of Regional Measure 1 did not
anticipate this problem and are working to overcome this potential
barrier.
Tri-Delta Transit Authority continues to be a viable regional funding
source, but only as a supplement after other funding sources are
secured.
CONCLUSION: {, h
Ferry service is the responsibility of the Reclamation Districts and
local residents, not the County. The importance of the Delta Ferry to
water quality, agricultural interests, and other local residents in
the Delta is recognized. Unfortunately, the County' s resources are
limited and must be distributed among a number of programs that are
mandated by law and/or have a higher priority than the Delta Ferry.
For this reason, staff recommends continuing the policy of ending
County involvement in the Delta Ferry. Staff will research the
benefits and costs of selling the ferry and continue to assist local
residents in the search for alternative funding sources, specifically
Regional Measure 1 revenue. If action by the administrators of the
Measure make the revenue available for Delta Ferry-type operations,
the Board of Supervisors will be notified. At that time a letter from
the Board requesting funds for the ferry would be appropriate.
The Finance Committee approved the allocation and authorization of
Special District Augmentation Fund revenue for Delta Ferry service for
FY 88-89. Supervisor Schroder recommends the Board of Supervisors
should make a decision regarding County funding for the ferry in
future years. He opposed further use of. any revenues on the Ferry and
was concerned that the funding issue would come repeatedly before the
Board. Supervisor Fanden would like the Board to consider funding the
ferry through an SDAF allocation to CSA M-1 on an annual basis when
SDAF revenue is allocated.
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