DATE: September 15, 2015
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: John Navarrette, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Prioritize Potential County Projects
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Receive presentation and provide direction on the prioritization and funding of potential County projects.
REPORT
Your Board has directed staff to return with a workshop on available funding and the potential projects identified by the County Administrative Officer with input from the Directors of Public Works and Planning and Internal Services Departments. Once a list is established, the future prioritization of County projects will be an ongoing process. Should your Board provide specific direction beyond prioritization, staff will return with recommended actions for final approval of project appropriations.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may elect not to prioritize some of the presented County projects.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is the potential for additional net County cost associated with funding projects as a portion of the available funding presented is not restricted, and is currently not included in the estimated revenues in the FY 2015-16 Adopted Budget. All funds presented are one-time in nature: some restricted to eligible capital expenditures, some to public safety expenditures, others are unrestricted and can be spent on capital or operational needs.
DISCUSSION:
The County has recently received two sources of one-time revenues totaling $12,865,071. The first one-time source is the State repayment of pre-2004 Senate Bill 90 (SB 90) mandates totaling $11,000,000, these funds are not restricted. They may be used for capital, maintenance or operational expenditures.
The second source of one-time revenue is the growth funds derived from Proposition 172, Local Public Safety Protection one-half percent sales and use tax totaling $1,865,071; these funds are designated exclusively to help fund public safety needs. Your Board directe...
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