To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Measure X project updates
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RECEIVE reporting and presentations on Measure X funded projects and performance measures in a joint session of the Board of Supervisors and Measure X Community Advisory Board.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There are no direct fiscal impacts related to receiving reporting from county departments on status updates and outcomes for Measure X funded projects.
BACKGROUND:
On November 3, 2020, voters in Contra Costa County approved Measure X, a Countywide, 20-year, half-cent sales tax. The ballot measure language stated the intent of Measure X as “to keep Contra Costa’s regional hospital open and staffed; fund community health centers, emergency response; support crucial safety-net services; invest in early childhood services; protect vulnerable populations; and for other essential county services.”
Today's discussion includes presentations on project updates and performance measures from the departments that have Measure X allocations. More details on the status of funded Measure X projects and related expenditures are provided in the Annual Report (Attachment A), Allocations Summary Table (Attachment B), Performance Measures Summary (Attachment C), and presentations (Attachments D-Q).
To improve Measure X reporting and transparency and better inform the public and key stakeholders, the County Administrator’s Office has launched an improved Measure X website <https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/10295/Measure-X>. The new website features information about Measure X in an easy-to-access format, including an interactive dashboard providing detailed information on allocations and status updates, Reports and Key Meetings, Measure X advisory bodies, and Frequently Asked Questions. The Project Explorer tool allows a website visitor to view information on a specific project, such as program descriptions, status updates, the agency responsible, actual spending, and other information. The interactive tool was created by an in-house team comprised of the County Administrator’s Office, Department of Information Technology (DoIT), and the Office of Communications and Media.
Also new for this year is an improved Measure X Annual Report. The first allocations of Measure X funds occurred in November 2021 and since that time the Board of Supervisors has held an annual meeting in November of each year to receive updates on the Measure X funded projects. For the past two years, the project status updates have been presented in a tabular, matrix format. In response to feedback from the public and other readers, a new report structure has been developed to present key information in a more accessible format. The report includes narrative background and summaries of the allocations and audited financials. Each program profile includes three fiscal years of budget and expenditure information, along with the project description and the progress for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
The County is pleased to present the reporting enhancements and will continue to refine reporting in future cycles.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The public will not be informed about the status and outcomes of Measure X allocations providing services to the residents of Contra Costa County.