To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: 39-800-30 State of California Department of Community Services and Development, Department of Energy Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and Weatherization Assistance Program State Agreement 22P-7005, Amendment 2.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution No. to approve and authorize the Employment and Human Services Department Director, or designee, to execute a revenue amendment, and any extensions or amendments thereof, with the State of California Department of Community Services and Development to increase funding by $550,010 for a new payment limit not to exceed $3,164,964 and extend the termination date from June 30, 2027, to June 30, 2029, for the Department of Energy Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Weatherization Assistance Program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$550,010: 100% Federal; $100,001 is budgeted in FY 25-26; $150,003 will be budgeted in FY 26-27; $150,003 will be budgeted in FY 27-28 and $150,003 will be budgeted in FY 28-29.
BACKGROUND:
On December 2, 2025, the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) received notice of the Department of Energy (DOE) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (formally known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law [BIL]), Weatherization Assistance Program contract Amendment 2, which increased the funding by $550,010 for a new total payment limit of $3,164,964 and extended the term end date from June 30, 2027, to June 30, 2029.
The approval of this staff report and resolution is to execute the County’s allocation of $3,164,964 for the extended term, which now runs through June 30, 2029.
On March 5, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved item C.23 authorizing the Employment and Human Services Director to modify production rates for the BIL DOE Weatherization Assistance Program, with no change to the payment limit of $2,614,954 or term end date of June 30, 2027.
On December 13, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved item C.33, authorizing the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to affirm participation in the BIL DOE Program. On July 18, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved C.39, allowing the Employment and Human Services Director to execute a revenue agreement totaling $2,614,954 for the period of June 1, 2023, to June 30, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, the County will not be able to provide additional weatherization services to eligible residents in Contra Costa County to meet their energy needs.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This agreement supports one of the community outcomes established in the Children’s Report Card: 4) “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing.”
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
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IN THE MATTER OF the State of California Department of Community Services and Development, Department of Energy Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and Weatherization Assistance Program State Agreement 22P-7005, Amendment 2.
WHEREAS, On November 15, 2021, the President signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which provided $3.5 billion in funding for Weatherization, and
WHEREAS, provisions of the BIL include the application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, Buy American, Historic Preservation and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements, and
WHEREAS, in addition to BIL requirements, CSD issued a “Production Amendment” to
establish the first production period covering the period of November 1, 2023, to January 31, 2026, and
WHEREAS, the Production Amendment facilitates the release of DOE BIL Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) grant funds to Contra Costa County, initiates the performance of direct service activities by the County, and grants Contra Costa County the authority to expend 50 percent of the total contract amount of $2,614,954, estimating 102 units to be served, and
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2022 (C.33), the Board of Supervisors approved the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to affirm participation in the BIL DOE Program, and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2023 (C.39), the Board of Supervisors authorized the
Employment and Human Services Director to execute an agreement with the State of California Department of CSD in the amount of $2,614,954 for the California BIL, DOE WAP for the period June 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027.
WHEREAS, On March 5, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved item C.23 authorizing the Employment and Human Services Director to modify production rates for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program with no change to the payment limit of $2,614,954 or term ending June 30, 2027.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approve and authorize the Employment and Human Services Department Director, or designee, to execute a revenue amendment, and any extensions or amendments thereof, with the State of California Department of Community Services and Development to increase funding by $550,010 for a new payment limit not to exceed $3,164,964 and extend the termination date from June 30, 2027 to June 30, 2029, for the Department of Energy Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Weatherization Assistance Program.
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