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FROM: JOAN V. SPARKS, DIRECTOR 1 Costa
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT o :z
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DATE:
APRIL 25/ 1995
SUBJECT: APPROVE SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS TO FOUNDATIONS TO ASSIST IN THE PURCHASE
OF BALBOA SCHOOL
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION
APPROVE submission of applications for funding to foundations for
the acquisition of Balboa Elementary School from the West Contra
Costa Unified School District; AUTHORIZE the Director, Community
Services Department, or her designee, to sign application documents
on behalf of the County.
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT
N/A.
III . CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION
A decision not to approve this application could result in loss of
expanded Head Start services to the low income families and
children in the Richmond/Berkeley area.
IV. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDED ACTION
At this time there is no Head Start Program available for residents
of the area' between Berkeley and Richmond - a region that is
heavily impacted by poverty and unemployment.
The Board of Supervisors on December 6, 1994, authorized the
Director of General Services to execute an agreement with the West
Contra Costa Unified School District to lease purchase the Balboa
School site. The County has agreed to utilize restricted Capitol
Projects bond proceeds to make a $400,000 . 00 initial payment and
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OFBOA0COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON 57.
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
/ I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
_vUNANIMOUS(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.
CONTACT: Joan Sparks, 313-7350
CC: CAO ATTESTED "`�'�"` a`S ' 1�S_
CSO PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382 (10/88)
BY DEPUTY
receive an option to purchase for $450,000 within a two year period
for a total purchase price of $850,000 . 00 . The debt service costs
will be financed through a combination of Federal Department of
Health and Human Services and nonprofit corporation grants and
donations .
Without funding from outside sources we will be unable to complete
this project. The East Bay Community Foundation has agreed to
assist in the project by acquiring and managing donated foundation
funds .
It is our intent to develop the Balboa site into a Neighborhood
Services Mall where family and child based services, health
services, and employment training could be obtained under one roof.