COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

County Manager’s Office

DATE:

April 19, 2010

BOARD MEETING DATE:

April 27, 2010

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

David S. Boesch, County Manager

SUBJECT:

County Manager’s Report #4

A.

March 2010 Update on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funding to San Mateo County

RECOMMENDATION:

Accept this monthly report on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

BACKGROUND:

The federal economic stimulus, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), commits a total of $787 billion to stimulate the national economy.

DISCUSSION:

This is the eighth monthly update.

Recovery funds received in March include:

• $365,715 awarded to the Human Services Agency in additional WIA Dislocated Worker funding. To-date, the Workforce Investment Board has placed over 121 clients in stimulus-funded jobs.

• $98,600 awarded to the Sheriff’s Office in Sheriff’s Activity League Mentoring Grants. These grants will be used to support community based youth mentoring programs that strengthen and expand mentoring and dropout prevention services to at-risk/high-risk populations throughout the County.

• $30,745 awarded to Department of Agriculture/Weights and Measures by the U.S. Forest Service through the California Department of Food and Agriculture to fund two weed management area projects in the County. In a contract with the Midpeninsula Open Space District, the first project will fund work to eradicate the slender false brome in Woodside. The second contract with the Acterra Stewardship Program will fund work to protect the endangered fountain thistle habitat from invasive weeds.

• $22,771 awarded to the Health System in stimulus funding for local beach water quality monitoring.

Recovery funds applied for include:

• $470,238 by the Sheriff’s Office to the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) for Anti-Drug Abuse (ADA) Enforcement Program funding. This funding will be used to pay for the salary, benefits and overtime time of officers in the Narcotics Task Force, which targets drug-trafficking organizations in the County.

• $50,510 by the Sheriff’s Office to Cal EMA for California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Training (Cal-MMET) funding to be used for the purchase of 20 desk top computers and two lap top computers for the Narcotics Task Force.

Competitive recovery grants not awarded to the County include:

• $8.9 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Program funding by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Housing Department.

• $6.76 million in Communities Putting Prevention to Work program funding by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Grants were awarded to Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Clara counties.

San Mateo County ARRA Funds

(Dollars in millions)

Program Areas

Funding Applied For

Funds Awarded

Outstanding

Funding

Number of Jobs Created

Clients

Served

Energy

$4.11

$2.95

$1.16

0

0

Environment

$.030

$.030

0

0

0

Health

$35.03

$2.60

$25.68

2.4

12,785

Housing

$10.82

$1.92

0

0

0

Human Services

$10.66

$12.56

$6.40

99

3,000

Public Safety

$2.62

$1.95

$.67

1.75

608

Labor &

Employment

$6.35

$5.70

$0

2

628

Transportation

$1.70

0

$1.70

25

0

Totals

$71.34

$27.71

$35.61

130

17,021

Approval of this report contributes to the Shared Vision of 2025 of a Collaborative Community by providing County residents with information on the receipt and use of federal stimulus dollars by the County.

Performance Measure(s):

Measure

FY 2008-09
Actual

FY 2009-10
Projected

Federal/State Measures analyzed and acted on

25

35

FISCAL IMPACT:

In the month of March, the County has received an additional $517,831 in federal stimulus funding, applied for over $520,748 in new recovery act grants, and was not awarded $15.6 million in competitive stimulus grant funding. The County has received a total of $27.71 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to-date. A total of 130 jobs have been saved or created with ARRA funding and over 17,021 County residents have been served with stimulus dollars.

B.

Senate Bill 1205 (Corbett) The Bay Area Post-Recovery Authority Act

RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a resolution in support of Senate Bill 1205 (Corbett) The Bay Area Post-Recovery Authority Act.

BACKGROUND:

Existing law authorizes two or more public agencies, by agreement, to jointly exercise common powers and also establishes the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority to raise and allocate resources for the restoration, enhancement, protection, and enjoyment of wetlands and wildlife habitats in the San Francisco Bay Area.

DISCUSSION:

Senate Bill 1205 (Corbett) would designate the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) as the Bay Area’s disaster recovery authority for the purpose of developing a comprehensive long-term recovery plan in conjunction with cities, counties, special districts, school districts, emergency operators, hospitals, private businesses, and regional nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area’s nine counties.

The proposed legislation would require that the Authority be governed by a board consisting of all members of the ABAG Regional Planning Committee and a mix of appointed representatives from lifeline infrastructure districts (e.g. water, wastewater, energy, telecommunications, and transit) schools, nonprofit service delivery agencies, the Bay Area Super-Urban Area Security Initiative, and private sector businesses and planning organizations. The bill requires the Authority to comply with the Brown Act, the Public Records Act, and the Political Reform Act.

The measure authorizes the Authority to raise funds and award grants to public and private entities, including owners and operators of public and private property within the Bay Area, to support projects that maintain and enhance the region’s resiliency following a disaster. It also specifies that the Authority must be funded through gifts, donations, grants, state or local bonds, assessments, other appropriate funding sources, and other types of financial assistance from public and private sources. The provisions of the proposed legislation would terminate on January 1, 2030.

Approval of this resolution contributes to the Shared Vision of 2025 of a Collaborative Community by creating a centralized Bay Area Disaster recovery Authority to strengthen cooperation and coordination among local governments for the development of long-term disaster recovery plans. The Resolution has been reviewed and approved as to form by County Counsel.

Performance Measure(s):

Measure

FY 2008-09
Actual

FY 2009-10
Projected

Federal/State Measures analyzed and acted on

25

35

FISCAL IMPACT:

Unknown as the legislation imposes new duties on the ABAG.

C.

Extension of the Temporary Tax on the Vehicle License Fee (VLF) to fund the Local Safety Protection Act

RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a resolution in support of an extension of the temporary tax on the Vehicle License Fee to fund the Local Safety Protection Act.

BACKGROUND:

The State Budget package signed in February 2009, included increases to the Vehicle License Fee (VLF) from .65 percent to 1.15 percent and dedicated .15 percent of the value of the vehicle to the Local Safety Protection Account (LSPA). This increase was enacted to offset the elimination of General Fund funding for public safety programs as part of the 2009 State Budget Act. The VLF increase is effective until June 30, 2011.

DISCUSSION:

The dedicated funding provided through the LSPA funds the following state programs: Citizens’ Option for Public Safety (COPS), Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) Grants, Booking Fees (Local Detention Facility Revenue), Small and Rural County Sheriffs Grants, Juvenile Probation Funding, Juvenile Camps and Ranches Funding (JPCF), and various local assistance programs administered through the California Emergency Management Agency. In San Mateo County, annual funding through the LSPA funds the following early intervention programs: JJPCA ($1.6 million), JPCF ($2.2 million), and JPCF Camp and Ranches ($365,000).

Approval of this resolution contributes to the Shared Vision of 2025 of a Collaborative Community by allowing San Mateo County join the Sheriff’s Association, the California State Association of Counties and the Urban Counties Caucus in their efforts to secure an extension of this critical funding for public safety programs as part of the state budget process in fiscal year 2010-11. The Resolution has been reviewed and approved as to form by County Counsel.

Performance Measure(s):

Measure

FY 2008-09
Actual

FY 2009-10
Projected

Federal/State Measures analyzed and acted on

25

35

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approximately $4.1 million in current LSPA funding to the Probation Department for early intervention programs.