To: Board of Supervisors
From: Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Report Title: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE a one-time allocation of Contra Costa Futures Funds (CCFutures) to La Piana Consulting to conduct a LGBTQIA + Service Survey
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE a one-time CCFutures allocation, in the amount of $50,000 towards a LGBTQIA+ Service Survey conducted by La Piana Consulting for the community benefit of Supervisorial District IV and Contra Costa County
FISCAL IMPACT:
This proposal would allocate a one-time $50,000 grant to La Piana Consulting from the remaining balance of the CCFutures to provide for additional community benefits of LGBTQIA+ Service Survey within Supervisorial District IV and Contra Costa County.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa Future Fund Establishment
On February 4, 2003, the Board of Supervisors created the Contra Costa Future Fund (CCFutures) by dedicating a portion of the Transient Occupancy Taxes revenue collected from the Renaissance Club Sport Hotel located in the unincorporated Walnut Creek (Contra Costa Centre area).
On October 25, 2011, the Board of Supervisors considered a recommendation of the Finance Committee to deposit all TOT funds (including revenues from the Renaissance Club Sport Hotel for CCFutures programs) into the General Fund as general-purpose revenue and that any future allocations for CCFutures be discussed during the annual budget process rather than through an automatic allocation of TOT revenue. Following this direction fiscal year 2012/13 was the first, full fiscal year that all TOT revenues were deposited directly into the General Fund as unrestricted general-purpose revenue. As of the beginning of fiscal year 2024/25, $1,077,605 CCFutures TOT revenues remain available for allocation.
On August 1, 2023, the Board authorized future use of the remaining one-time CCFutures funds to be directed towards Economic Development ...
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