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 $200,000 from the Livable Communities Trust (District V portion) to provide expanded education and job training services to benefit the communities in District V, as recommended by Supervisor Glover.
2. AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute contracts, subject to approval by the County Administrator and approval as to form by the County Counsel, with identified public and private nonprofit organizations to carry out the services and benefit activities, as specified in Attachment B, for the period January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026
FISCAL IMPACT:
No General Fund impact. The $200,000 will be allocated from the District V portion of the deposits into the Livable Community Trust (Fund). The current available balance in the District V portion of the fund is $294,398.65.
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 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 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 ...
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