To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Allocation of $40,000 from the Livable Communities Trust (District II portion) related to the San Ramon Valley Street Smarts Program
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a memorandum of understanding with the City of San Ramon, to pay the city $20,000 as the County’s share for participating in the San Ramon Valley Street Smarts Program (Program) during the period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, San Ramon area, as recommended by Supervisor Andersen.
2. AUTHORIZE the Director of Conservation and Development, or designee, to allocate $40,000 from District II’s portion of Livable Communities Trust Fund monies, to be transferred and held by the Public Works Department and used to pay the County’s share of the costs to participate in the Program during the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027 ($20,000 in FY 2025/26; and $20,000 in FY2026/27, subject to a future Board approval of a Program memorandum of understanding for FY 2026/27).
FISCAL IMPACT:
No General Fund monies are involved. This action allocates $40,000 from the District II portion of Livable Communities Trust Fund (Fund) monies. The current balance in the District II portion of the Fund is $1,473,888.92 (prior to the allocation).
BACKGROUND:
Livable Communities Trust Fund
The Livable Communities Trust Fund is a Special Revenue Mitigation Fund that was established by the Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2005, following the approval of the Camino Tassajara Combined General Plan Amendment Project, also known as the Alamo Creek and Intervening Property residential projects, and was required as a condition of approval. The Fund was established to implement the County’s Smart Growth Action Plan. The residential developers pay an $8,000 per unit fee (excluding the affordable housing portions of the projects) into the Fund. The Department of Conservation and Development administers the Fund. On December 3, 2013, the Board of Supervisors determined that revenue from the Fund should be spent equally among supervisorial districts. At complete build-out, deposits to the Fund will total $8,448,000. As of September 22, 2025, the account has collected $8,376,000 in revenue fees, and $1,693,310 in accrued interest with $3,475,811 remaining in uncommitted funds. The approved expenditures to date are attached.
San Ramon Valley Street Smarts Program
The County Public Works Department (PWD) is requesting $40,000 of District II Livable Communities Trust funds to continue participation in the San Ramon Valley Street Smarts Program (“Program”). The Program is a collaborative effort among the County, the City of San Ramon, the Town of Danville, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District, and San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District to support traffic, bicyclist, and pedestrian safety for children attending schools within the San Ramon Valley Unified School District.
The Program supports goal/outcome five of the Smart Growth Action Plan to help fund transit and other transportation improvements that foster smart growth principles. The County has participated in the Program since 2004 by funding a share of the costs to implement the Program under a memorandum of understanding with the City of San Ramon, which acts as the lead administrator of the Program. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26, the City of San Ramon will administer the program, and requests that the County contribute a total of $10,000 for program support and $10,000 for administrative support services. This action also allocates $20,000 for the County’s share of Street Smarts Program costs in FY 2026/27. All funds will be allocated from District II’s portion of Livable Communities Trust Fund monies. The use of funds in FY 2026/27 will require the Board to approve a FY 2026/27 MOU in the future. The attached MOU covers Fiscal Year 2025/26 only.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve this item, the County would not participate in the Street Smarts Program in FY 2025/26, and funds would not be allocated to pay the County’s share for participating in the Program in both FY 2025/26 and FY 2026/27.
Attachments:
2025/26 Street Smarts Program MOU
Livable Communities Trust Project List