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FINANCE COMMITTEE

RECORD OF ACTION FOR
September 13, 2021

Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Chair
Supervisor John Gioia, Vice Chair

Present:	Karen Mitchoff, Chair
	John Gioia, Vice Chair
Staff Present:	Monica Nino, County Administrator; Lisa Driscoll, Finance Director; Timothy Ewell, Chief Assistant County Administrator; Laura Strobel, Senior Deputy County Administrator; Sonia Bustamante, BOS District I; John Kopchik, Director, Department of Conservation and Development; Amalia Cunningham, Assistant Deputy Director, Department of Conservation and Development; Samuel Driggers, Department of Conservation and Development; Ramesh Kanzaria, Capital Projects Division Manager, Public Works; Chris Wikler, BOS District IV
Attendees:	Joshua Ewen, City of Brentwood; Joseph Dieguez, Kosmont Companies


1.				Introductions
				No introductions were necessary.

2.				Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
				No public comments.

3.				Staff recommends approval of the Record of Action for the June 7, 2021 meeting.
				Approved as presented.
				Attachments:
				Record of Action Finance Committee meeting of 6-7-21


4.				ACCEPT semi-annual Capital Projects update.
				Ramesh Kanzaria presented the semi-annual capital projects report. Public comment was accepted. The summary page was discussed including how to make it a more readable document. The Committee directed Mr. Kanzaria to include the Supervisorial District in a column next to the address for each project. County Administrator Monica Nino had suggested changes that she will forward for inclusion in the next report. The report was accepted as presented.
				Attachments:
				Capital Projects Update


5.				REVIEW draft County Policy on evaluation of joint Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts with cities within the County; PROVIDE feedback to staff and markups to proposed policy; and DETERMINE whether to forward to the full Board of Supervisors for review and adoption.
				Timothy Ewell presented staff’s recommended policy on the evaluation of Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFDs). The Committee discussed the draft policy, recognized the lack of depth in the few existing EIFD policies, and complimented staff on the policy’s thoroughness. The Committee gave direction to add to the policy favoring certain types of jobs that would benefit residents and help address the County’s unfavorable jobs/housing balance. Staff was directed to announce the new draft to the Public Managers Association and to distribute it to City Managers allowing for comments prior to returning to the Finance Committee on November 1, 2021, and the full Board of Supervisors on November 9, 2021.
				Attachments:
				DRAFT Policy - County Participation in Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFDs)


6.				The next meeting is currently scheduled for October 4, 2021.
				The October 4, 2021 meeting has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting is November 1, 2021.

7.				Adjourn
				The meeting was adjourned at approximately 10:20 AM.

For Additional Information Contact:

Lisa Driscoll, County Finance Director
Phone (925) 335-1023, Fax (925) 646-1353
lisa.driscoll@cao.cccounty.us