The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff has requested the replacement of a backup generator located at the Field Operations building at 1980 Muir Road in Martinez. The capital project is requesting to have the old generator removed and new backup generator installed. The backup generator at 1980 Muir Road is over 40 years old and has reached the end of its operational life span. This building provides critical services to the citizens of Contra Costa County that include our patrol division, Investigations Unit, SWAT team, Homicide and the Crime Suppression Unit. Installing a new backup generator will ensure the safe, reliable, and energy-efficient backup power for decades to come.
The Sheriff's Office has received approximately $972,000 in special allocation funding from two separate grants from the California Office of Emergency Services for the Power Resilience Allocation Program. Application and acceptance of these grants were approved by the Board of Supervisors in 2019 and 2020. The grant awards were received and budget adjusted accordingly. Due to delays in getting the generator, the Sheriff's Office has received extensions on the funding spenddown. Approximately $162,000 of the grant award has been passed through to Contra Costa Adult Education, leaving $810,000 available for this project.
Appropriations will not be properly allocated and the old generator can't be replaced.