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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 06041996 - C92 C. 911 C. 92 & C. 93 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on June 4, 1996 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Bishop, DeSaulnier, Torlakson and Smith NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: Correspondence C.91 LETTER dated May 9, 1996, from Casey Kroon, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Sutter County, 1160 Civic Center Blvd., Yuba City, CA 95993, requesting counties to join in supporting HR 3401 for a 33 -cent commemorative postage stamp for breast cancer research. **"REFERRED TO HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR C.92 LETTER dated May 19, 1996, from Fred Clerici, Chairperson, Crockett Community Foundation, P.O. Box 155, Crockett, CA 94525, transmitting Resolution 96-1 adopted by the Board requesting the immediate allocation of property taxes from the Crockett Cogeneration Plant to three specified uses of benefit to Crockett. ****REFERRED TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR C.93 LETTER dated May 17, 1996, from Mitch Jenkins, DANECO Corporation, P.O. Box 460, Walnut Creek, CA 94597, submitting a proposal on behalf of his client offering to sell to the County five acres of land in the vicinity of the Pine Creek Detention Basin site. ""REFERRED**REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the recommendations as noted (****) are approved. 1 hereby certify that this Is a true and oorrect copy of c.c. Correspondents an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Health Services Director Board of Su on the ah ATTESTED: ,ltn-e— /7 7�o County Administrator PHIL AVNELOR Clark of the Board Public Works Director W111AM godAdministrator ub CROCKETT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ;> RECEIVED P.O.BOX 155 • CROCKETT, CA 94525 TELEPHONE(510)787-9 708 FAX(510)787.2459 SMAY 2 2 1996 CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORSMay 19, 1996 CONTRA COSTA CO. Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors 651 Pine Street Martinez, CA 94553 RE: ALLOCATION OF CROCKETT COGENERATION PLANT PROPERTY TAXES Honorable Supervisors: This letter transmits the attached Resolution No. 96-1 of the Board of Directors of the Crockett Community Foundation. Resolution No. 96-1 requests the immediate allocation of property taxes from the Crockett Cogeneration Plant to three specified uses of benefit to Crockett. Also attached is a letter from the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Department providing evidence in support of allocating tax revenue toward the purchase of a new fire engine, as recommended in Resolution No. 96-1. Sincerely,, Fred Clerici Chairperson of the Board cc: Gerald C. Littleton, Fire Chief P-1 Advisory Committee Skip Epperly, Public Works Department Attachments (2) Members of the Board:Larry Bottero,Harold Burnett,Fred Clerici,Virginia Crum-Ross,Keith Hunter,David Orsi,Kent Peterson RESOLUTION NO. 96-1 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CROCKETT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION RECOMMENDING THE ALLOCATION OF PROPERTY TAXES TO SPECIFIC USES OF BENEFIT TO CROCKETT WHEREAS, the County Service Area P-1 Advisory Committee has demonstrated the need for re-roofing the Crockett Community Center, a County-owned building of great importance to Crockett, for the protection of the structure and its ability to serve the community; and, WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Crockett Community Foundation did on December 7, 1995, approve a grant of $16,000 to County Service Area P-1 for re-roofing the Crockett Community Center, contingent on getting County funds for the balance of the project costs, originally estimated at approximately $16 ,000; and, WHEREAS, the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Department has demonstrated the need to replace a pumping engine in first line service due to its age, lack of power on steep Crockett streets, and its transport of firefighters on the rear step; and, WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Crockett Community Foundation did on May 2, 1996, approve a request from the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Department to recommend to the County Board of Supervisors that $100,000 in Crockett Cogeneration property taxes be allocated to the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Department to finance the purchase of a new fire engine in conjunction with approximately $150,000 to come from the Fire Department; and, WHEREAS, the County Service Area P-1 Advisory Committee has demonstrated the need to augment available funding for operating and maintaining the Crockett Community Center, so as to provide financial stability for the Center and protect its ability to serve the community; and, WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Crockett Community Foundation did on May 16, 1996, approve a request from the P-1 Advisory Committee to recommend to the County Board of Super- visors that $40 ,000 in Crockett Cogeneration property taxes be allocated to County Service Area P-1 annually, effective July 1, 1996, to augment available funding for operating and maintaining the Crockett Community Center; and, WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County did on September 19, 1995, appoint the Crockett Community Foundation as the advisory council to the Board of Supervisors regarding 1 • c expenditures from the Community Benefits Program funded from new property tax increment of the Crockett Cogeneration Plant; and, WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County did on December 12, 1995, commit 100% of new property tax increment of the Crockett Cogeneration Plant to Crockett programs, with 57% (estimated at $250,000 annually) for new police services in Crockett and the balance (estimated at $191,800 annually) for unspecified community benefits; and, WHEREAS, the County Administrator's Office has suggested that the Crockett Cogeneration property tax revenue, when collected, be apportioned into a designated trust fund for the Community Benefits Program and that the County Auditor be asked to send a monthly fund report to the Crockett Community Foundation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Crockett Community Foundation: 1. Recommends, as its first priority, that Crockett Cogenera- tion property taxes be immediately allocated to the extent needed to accomplish the re-roofing of the Crockett Community Center, in conjunction with $16,000 in private funds to be granted toward this project by the Crockett Community Foundation, and with the request that the historic appearance of the Crockett Community Center not be altered by the choice of materials or colors used in the re-roofing project without general public consent. 2. Recommends, as its second priority, that $40,000 inCrockett Cogeneration property taxes be allocated to County Service Area P-1 for one year, effective July 1, 1996, to augment available funding_.for operating and maintaining the Crockett Community Center. 3. Recommends, as its third priority, that $100,000 in Crockett Cogeneration property taxes be immediately allocated, in advance of tax collection, to the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Department to finance the purchase of a new fire engine in conjunction with approximately $150,000 to come from the Fire Department. 4 . Requests that Crockett Cogeneration property tax revenue, upon collection, be apportioned into a designated trust fund for the Community Benefits Program and that the County Auditor routinely send a monthly fund report to the Crockett Community Foundation. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Secretary of the Crockett Community Foundation be directed to transmit this Resolution No. 96-1 to the Board of .Supervisors of Contra Costa County immediately. 2 THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was passed and adopted at the Special Meeting of the Crockett Community Foundation held on May 16, 1996 by the following vote: AYES: BURNETT, CLERICI, CRUM-ROSS, HUNTER, ORSI, PETERSON NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: BOTTERO F ed Clerici Chairperson of the Board ATTEST: Kent G. Peterson Secretary 3 Crockett-Carquinez Fire District 746 Loring Avenue CROCKETT, CALIFORNIA 94525 Business Phone: 787-2717 April 19, 1996 Crockett Community Foundation P. 0. Box 155 Crockett, California 171 Attention: Kent Peterson ,,�"'" � �.IT Nr Dear Board Membets``, 4 rsa This letter is to,sub'm-ii request for power plant`Return.To Soure"�f'urids from Contra f- � f r r 1 ! ,11 fit , , . Costa County. These funds:Will be,used to parttially(finatice a replacement-pumping engine for the Crockett-Carquinez Fire'Departm�ent� , 77_777 FXX7171��:. The Cr�ckett-Carquinez Fire}fDepartment has,eiewen pieces oft`re'suppression equipment with an average age of over 20ryears `One;vf these units Ya thirty;yeai-old engine'will be replaced in the next year with'xfunds,fiom'a�legal?settlement between the Contra Costa ti , }.. , County DistrietAttorney s Office and UNOCAL,Te�average age o °thedepartment s equipment will thetl be approximately eighteen and one hal'fyears old. The average age of the departments structural"apparatus is twenty`three years o(d;/hc The National Fire Protectio Association(VFPA) and the Insurvice Organization C (ISO)both recommendatiori'tfiat fire apparatus Wreplaced=in"first line service at fifteen years, and retired from active se vip" thiriy, The department's three first line units"are now thirty=ore years, seventeen years and sixteen years old. The two second line units are thirty and thirty-one years old. The thirty - plus year apparatus exceed the Contra Costa County requirements for fire apparatus replacement. Crockett-Carquinez is the only fire agency in Contra Costa County still regularly transporting firefighters on the rear step of apparatus , this practice is contrary to NFPA standard 1500 which requires that all personnel transported on apparatus be in a seat with proper restraints, and inside a closed compartment. As the department has replaced apparatus over the last thirteen years this standard has been met. However all older apparatus does not meet this standard. Crockett-Carquinez Fire District 746 Loring Avenue CROCKETT, CALIFORNIA 94525 Business Phone: 787-2717 The department will have accumulated approximately $120,000 towards the purchase of a second engine by the beginning of the next budget year that begins in July 1996. We will still need in the area of$130,000 to complete the financing for this unit. With economies in next years budget we hope to add $30,000 to our funds . We are requesting an allocation fof$1'OO OO)UTY7om the-power plant"Return To Source" tax money that Contra CosteVCounty has,set aside:for.useiri the,Crockett area. The district would app ciate wp6srtive recomi'nendatioif vfi—the foundation to the Contra Costa Ccouniy.Board of Supervisors for this requested,allocation Sincerely Gerald r6-.-,)Littleton °{ Fire Chief M 4