To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Report Title: Additional Fiscal Year 2026 Community Project Funding Request for West Contra Costa Veterans Building Capital Improvements
☐Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
AUTHORIZE an additional proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Community Project Funding request for capital improvements at West County Veteran’s Buildings, in the amount of $2,000,000, and include the approved project in the County's adopted FY 2025-26 Federal Legislative Platform.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This action has no direct fiscal impact. However, if the proposed Community Project Funding requests are included in the adopted FY 2026 federal budget, the County will receive additional federal funding to support local needs.
BACKGROUND:
Between January and March of each year, the Board typically adopts a list of potential project requests in order to ensure timely responses by the County once deadlines are set by our congressional delegation. To develop this list, the County Administrator’s Office worked with County departments to solicit Community Project Funding (CPF) requests. These proposals were reviewed in consultation with our Federal lobbyists, and a list was advanced for consideration by the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the 2025-26 State and Federal Legislative Platforms at their January 21, 2025 meeting, and later, on February 25, 2025 adopted a list of Community Project Funding (CPF) requests. At the February 25 meeting, the Board also affirmed support to continue to advocate for all FY 2025 CPF requests that were included in the FY 2025 federal appropriations bills.
Since the February 25, 2025 meeting, an additional project need has been identified, to fund capital improvements for Veterans Buildings in West Contra Costa County. Within West Contra Costa County, there are two Veterans Buildings with significant capital needs, located in Richmond and El Cerrito. The Board is asked to add this proposed project to its list of potential Community Project Funding requests, to enable the County to advocate for up to $2,000,000 in federal funding for necessary improvements for these important community facilities.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If a list of potential Community Project Funding requests is not approved by the Board, the County will not be able to advocate for them.