BACKGROUND:
In order to authorize the use of North Richmond Waste & Recovery Mitigation Fee funding, each proposed Expenditure Plan and/or modification to an existing Expenditure Plan must be approved by both the County Board of Supervisors and Richmond City Council. The purpose of the Waste & Recovery Mitigation Fee is to defray the annual costs associated with collection and disposal of illegally dumped waste and associated impacts in North Richmond. Details related to the specific use of funding can be found in the attached Preliminary 2012/2013 Expenditure Plan.
The most recent Expenditure Plan (Third Amended 2010/2011 Expenditure Plan) was approved on July 26, 2011 by the Board of Supervisors and Richmond City Council, as recommended by the NRMFC. The two year 2010/2011 Expenditure Plan funding cycle concludes at the end of the 2011 calendar year. Therefore, the Preliminary 2012/2013 North Richmond Waste and Recovery Mitigation Fee Expenditure Plan has been developed for the new biennial funding cycle to provide continued implementation of the existing strategies based on anticipated needs for an initial six month period. In the Spring of 2012, staff expects to determine how much revenue would be carried over from the current expenditure plan cycle (2010/2011). Once all revenue and expenses incurred during the 2010/2011 Expenditure Plan cycle has been determined, any remaining revenue not utilized from the previous expenditure plan would be carried over into the 2012/2013 Expenditure Plan cycle. Any unallocated projected 2012/2013 revenue and remaining revenue carried over from the 2010/2011 Expenditure Plan cycle will be incorporated into an Amended 2012/2013 Expenditure Plan to be recommended by the NRMFC and considered by the Richmond City Council and County Board of Supervisors within the first six months of 2012.
Expenditure Plan Changes for New Proposed Preliminary 2012/2013 Expenditure Plan
On October 21, 2011, the NRMFC recommended that the County Board of Supervisors and Richmond City Council approve the proposed Preliminary 2012/2013 Expenditure Plan, which is attached (ATTACHMENT A). Following is a summary of the major changes incorporated in this new recommended Preliminary 2012/2013 Expenditure Plan:
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Renamed the Community Services Assistant to Prevention Services Coordinator (Strategy 3). |
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Revised language to reflect the specific park improvements to be funded under the Parks Rehabilitation Initiative Strategy (Strategy 11). |
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Added alleyway improvements to the list of activities to be funded under the Capital Improvement Projects Strategy (Strategy 12). |
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Added language calling for the Community Services Coordinator to be bilingual (Strategy 13). |
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Included additional language to the Community Based Projects Strategy to acknowledge the timeline for implementation of eight Community Based Projects which are expected to be completed between February – April 2012 (Strategy 14). |
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Revised the Community Based Projects Table so it only includes the amounts for previously approved projects which are not expected to be completed by the end of 2011. The total amount shown ($189,600) includes $14,600 allocated in 2010 ($14,000 for Verde Partnership Garden & $600 for Golden Gate Audubon Society) and $175,000 allocated in 2011; the corresponding contracts will remain in effect until February/April 2012. |
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Added Youth Twilight Basketball Program and updated details about existing programs in the North Richmond Green Community Services Programs Strategy (Strategy 15). |
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Clarified language in the North Richmond Green Outreach Strategy (Strategy 16). |
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Added a new Strategy to fund the removal and disposal of damaged NRMF-funded Street Cans no longer in service (Strategy 18). |
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Revised language related to Staff Costs to clarify that the funding allocated is intended to cover actual costs for time spent by applicable Committee Staff at the City and County. |
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Each recommended Expenditure Plan must receive final approval from the County Board of Supervisors and Richmond City Council. The Expenditure Plan recommended by the NRMFC and scheduled for consideration by the Richmond City Council would not take effect if the Board of Supervisors does not approve this Preliminary 2012/2013 Expenditure Plan. All of the existing ongoing strategies would have to cease after December 31, 2011 in the absence of a 2012/2013 Expenditure Plan that has been approved by both the Board of Supervisors and Richmond City Council.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The recommended Preliminary 2012/13 Expenditure Plan will continue to fund four (4) Community Based Projects that were approved for funding in the previous Expenditure Plan cycle, some of which provide services that directly benefit children in the North Richmond area.