To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Allocation of Livable Communities Trust Fund District V
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. APPROVE an allocation of $1,150,000 from the Livable Communities Trust (District V portion) to provide expanded education, recreation, childcare, and food security services and benefits to communities in District V, as recommended by Supervisor Glover.
2. AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute contracts with identified public and private nonprofit organizations to carry out the services and benefit activities, as specified in Attachment B, for the period November 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026
FISCAL IMPACT:
No General Fund impact. The $1,150,000 required for the contracts will come from the District V allocation of the deposits into the Livable Community Trust (Fund). The current available balance in the District V portion of the fund is $1,444,398.65.
BACKGROUND:
The Livable Communities Trust Fund is a Special 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 knows 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 the supervisorial districts. At complete build-out, deposits to the Fund will total $8,448,000. As of October 30, 2024, the account has collected $8,376,000 in revenue fees, and $1,420,993.24 accrued interest with $4,608,494.50 remaining in uncommitted funds. The approved expenditures to date, with the proposed allocations, are attached (Attachment A).
The programs and project that have been selected to receive funding are necessary components to a vibrant and healthy community with resources that lead to economic development and community engagement. These programs and projects usually encourage accessibility through public transportation, which foster smart growth principles. The use of the fund for support of each of these programs and projects supports Smart Growth Action Plan number 4: To promote economic revitalization in urban infill communities.
As recommended by Supervisor Glover, Attachment B includes the recommended Livable Communities Trust funding allocations with a short description of each project/program.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Not approving the recommended allocations will result in delays in implementing important projects/programs that directly benefit the residents of the District V.