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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05041999 - D5 s Contra Costa TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS County FROM: DENNIS M. BARRY, AICD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR DATE: May #, 1999 SUBJECT: REPORT ON THE SCHEDULE AND COOPERATIVE PROCESS DEVELOPED BY THE COUNTY AND CITY OF RICHMOND TO CONDUCT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ORDINANCE SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION REQ 0 MMENDATIONS ACCEPT the report from the Community Development Director describing the schedule and cooperative process developed by the County and the City of Richmond, to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the Industrial Safety Ordinance. FISCAL IMPACT There will be no fiscal impacts from accepting this report. There may be substantial costs for the Community Development Department to complete the environmental analysis of the Industrial Safety Ordinance; however, it is quite early in the review process and the magnitude of the costs is currently unknown. Both the Community Development Department and the Health Services Department will be tracking their casts as an unfunded mandate. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS On April 6,1999, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to develop a schedule for completing analysis of the environmental impacts of the Industrial Safety Ordinance, #98- 48. It also instructed staff to work cooperatively with the City of Richmond in conducting this analysis. County staff met with representatives of the City of Richmond on Wednesday, May 21, 1999, and concurred on a tentative schedule and cooperative process. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: / YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURES : ACTION OF BOARD ON f`. 12& --- APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER— s VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE . UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ';j!� r _) 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. Contact: Debbie Sanderson (925/335-1208) ATTESTED cc: Community Development Department (CDD) PHIL BAf&HEkZR, ClfERK OF County Counsel, Diana Silver THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Health Services Department, Jo Haegart ANQ COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR City of Richmond, Nancy Kiaufman BY C ��d ; DEPUTY The Board directed staff to develop recommendations for the use of the unallocated funds in the following categories, affordable housing, economic development, public facility and infrastructure improvement. No additional funds may be allocated to public service programs due to the 15% statutory cap. Staff was directed to return to the Heard on May 4, 1999 in order to meet required submission deadlines for the FY 1999/00 Action Flan. Allocation Process Consideration for the annual allocation of CDBG funds is generally based on a competitive application process . However, the Hoard at its discretion may allocate funds for a specific purpose based on emergency or urgent need. For example the Board allocated funds in FY 1998/99 for AC Transit Route 376 . This was based on a staff identified urgent need for transportation services in the Community of North Richmond. If funds are set aside for a particular use, such as job training and placement for youth, staff would .issue a Request for Proposals . Applications would be submitted and evaluated consistent with the planning and evaluation process in place for the annual allocation cycle. The funds could also be ,allocated to the Housing Development Assistance Fund (HDAF) or the Economic Development Assistance Fund (EDRF) . These programs are already in place to provide resources for eligible housing and economic development projects as they arise during the program year. Staff Recommendations The fallowing staff recommendations are consistent with goals and objective identified in the FY 1995-1.999 Consolidated Plan. The recommendations are listed in priority order and are each recommended at for the full amount available. 1 . Project: New Construction or renovation of building(s) to be used for Transitional dousing for families in East and west County. Funds would be limited to the purchase and installation of kitchen and bathroom fixtures, cabinets, lighting, or HVAC Systems . Amount; $123,308 Rational : on January 29, 1999 the Board of Supervisors approved a proposal to address the problem of Homeless Families and Children in Contra Costa County. The proposal included the following findings: ♦ The Homeless Continuum of Care has identified finding shelter for homeless children and their families as one of the most pressing homeless issues in the County. Reports from the Family and Human Service Committee have noted that community-based organizations have identified that the needs of homeless children and their families as a most urgent issue which is a key component in addressing homelessness in the County. Meeting the needs of homeless children must be one of the highest priorities of the Board of Supervisors in allocating its very limited resources . In addition the Board approved the following actions : + Develop a plan of financing for the development of a housing facility for homeless children and their families + Direct the County Administrator to identify all sources of funding that could be used for this facility and that could be used for matching funds for donations and immediately begin the process of applying for grants to assist in the funding this facility. 2 . Project: Job Access for CalWORKS Clients . Funds would be set aside to serve as matching funds for other grants related to CalWORKS projects that improve access to transportation and increase the availability of child care in communities with high percentages of CalWORKS clients such as North Richmond, San Pablo, Tara Hills and Bay Point. Funds would be limited to infrastructure improvements and public facility (child care)new construction or renovation. Amount: $123, 308 Rational: bast year, Contra Costa County established a collaborative planning process through a forum known as the Centra Costa Transportation Alliance to develop a mobility support system for CalWORKS recipients moving from welfare to work. The Alliance has recently submitted to the Board of Supervisors for approval the Contra Costa County Transportation Action Plan. Included in the Alliance's recommendations for overcoming Lack of transportation and access to transportation included a recommendations to ensure safe access to transit via sidewalks, crosswalks, and RR crossings . The Alliance also identified as a priority reduction in travel time for bins trips, especially those combining child care drop-offs . In the January 1999 - ntra Costa Couaty United WayZHogjpital data indicated that there is a shortage of affordable child care slots in the County. The Assessment also stated that currently an estimated 3, 141 children are on wait lists for subsidized child care, the majority of which are in East and West County. 3 . Project - Economic Development Assistance Fund Amount: $123,348 Rational : The Economic Development Assistance (EDRF) fund is used as' a tool for business attraction and related job creation. Funds are provided in terms of a loran to qualified businesses. Businesses must demonstrate that 51% of the jobs created must be held by and available to low--income residents without specialized training. This is an ongoing project and there is no startup time involved. Efforts are current underway to more widely market the program.