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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	02/10/2020
Subject: 2020 State Legislative Platform Amendment: Seeking Budget Appropriation for Contra Costa CARES
Submitted For:	LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	2020-02
Referral Name:	Contra Costa Cares Budget Appropriation
Presenter:	Dr. William Walker	Contact:	L. DeLaney, 925-335-1097

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Referral History:

The Legislation Committee is the body that first receives and reviews the County's Legislative Platforms and amendments to the Platforms. Dr. William Walker, legislative consultant to the Department of Health Services, requested that the matter of a special state budget appropriation for Contra Costa Cares be placed on the February agenda of the Legislation Committee.

Referral Update:

The 2020 State Legislative Platform was adopted by the Board of Supervisors at their January 14, 2020 meeting. (See the following link: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/2859/Legislation.)

The Platform contains the County's legislative engagement and advocacy program for the year. Subsequent to the Platform adoption by the Board of Supervisors, staff to the Committee was notified about a request to amend the adopted Platform to include an additional County-sponsored state budget appropriation request for the funding of Contra Costa CARES. Dr. William Walker, legislative consultant to the Health Services Department, will be present at the Committee meeting to discuss the proposal. (Attachment A)

The adopted 2020 State Platform contains 3 County-sponsored bill proposals and 1 County-sponsored state budget appropriation request (related to state trust lands). An amendment to the adopted 2020 State Platform to add a second state budget appropriation request would require additional advocacy resources.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECEIVE the report on the Contra Costa CARES program and funding proposal. CONSIDER recommending that the Board of Supervisors support the proposal at its February 25, 2020 meeting and AMEND the adopted 2020 State Legislative Platform to include the state budget appropriation request as an additional component of the advocacy work program for 2020.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

The Legislation Committee may wish to consider whether additional legislative advocacy resources are required for this request.

Attachments
Attachment A