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C.134

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	December 8, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Substantial Amendment to the County's FY 2018/19 CDBG Action Plan - Transfer of Funds to Reclamation District 799 Pump Station Improvements Project

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/08/2020

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Daniel Davis, (925) 674-7886

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 8, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE Substantial Amendment to the County's FY 2018/19 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Action Plan, to transfer funds from a canceled project of Reclamation District 799 (RD799) to an ongoing project of RD799 that will improve a pump station located within the Hotchkiss Tract in Oakley.

FISCAL IMPACT:

CDBG funds are provided to the County on a formula allocation basis by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - CFDA #14.218. The funds that will be used for this transfer will be recaptured from a canceled project. There is no fiscal impact to the County's General Fund.

BACKGROUND:

On June 26, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved the Contra Costa County CDBG Action Plan for FY 2018/19. As part of this plan, Reclamation District 799 (RD799) was awarded $140,250 in CDBG funds for two Infrastructure/Public Facilities (IPF) projects for flood control improvements at pump stations within the Hotchkiss Tract, located in Oakley, CA. More specifically, $56,250 was to be used for electrical service upgrades at Pump Station 1, and for the installation of manual transfer switches at both Pump Station 1 and Pump Station 2. Concurrently, $84,000 was to be used for the replacement of an inefficient pump and a dilapidated trash screen at Pump Station 3. The pumps housed at each station protect the land and 1,250 residents, residing within the Hotchkiss Tract, from becoming inundated by flood waters during times of heavy rainfall and elevated water stages; thereby preventing property damage, increasing public safety, and providing vector control.

The project for Pump Station 1 and 2 has stalled due to non-related, impending construction at the project site. Consequently, RD799 has requested, and CDBG staff recommends, canceling this project and transferring the funds to the project at Pump Station 3. This Substantial Amendment solely reallocates funds awarded to RD799, at their request, and does not change their original cumulative award of $140,250 of CDBG funds. The project has already commenced, and the new funds will minimize the financial strain that RD799 has experienced due to a construction contract price that is higher than original estimates.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Not approving the Substantial Amendment will place a greater financial burden on RD799 to complete the project. Furthermore, it will bind funds to a project that has currently been postponed.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The Hotchkiss Tract pump stations further the Children's Report Card outcome of helping families to be safe, stable, and nurturing.