Agenda

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C. 86

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	February 2, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Blackhawk Homeowners Association Contribution

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/02/2021

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:	Heike Anderson, 925 655-0023
cc:	Heike Anderson Alycia Rubio Paul Reyes

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: February 2, 2021
,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner or designee, to accept an annual donation from the Blackhawk Homeowners Association in an initial amount of $100,000, to be used for supplementing the costs associated with adding an additional Deputy Sheriff - 40 hour position for County Service Area P-2A (Blackhawk area).

FISCAL IMPACT:

$100,000 in Donation from Blackhawk Homeowners Association. Zero Net County Cost.

BACKGROUND:

In 1985, the Board of Supervisors passed a County Ordinance allowing a parcel tax for the property in County Services Area P-2, Zone A – Blackhawk. The Ordinance specified that “[T]he Revenues raised by this tax are to be used solely for the purposes of obtaining, furnishing, operating and maintaining police protection personnel, and for such other police protection service expenses as are deemed necessary.” With the formation of County Services Area P-2A in 1985, the Office of the Sheriff began supplementing basic law enforcement services in the area, which includes Blackhawk and some adjacent communities, with a dedicated Lieutenant and three Deputy Sheriff positions. This supplemental coverage was funded by a parcel tax and a portion of the ad valorem property tax collected from the new district. Since the beginning of the recession in 2008, to reduce costs the level of this supplemental coverage had been reduced by one deputy. The Blackhawk Police Advisory Committee wished to return to 3 deputies, effective January 1, 2018. To support the reinstatement of the third deputy, the Blackhawk Homeowners Association made annual monetary contributions (donations) of $100,000 to the CSA P-2A (Blackhawk) District. The acceptance of this annual donation, along with existing parcel and ad valorem property tax revenue, enabled the District to maintain staffing of a lieutenant and three deputies initially through 2020. The Blackhawk Homeowners Association requested to extend the duration of the ongoing annual contributions thru 2023.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The County will not receive $100,000 in donated revenue from the Blackhawk Homeowners Association.