To: Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s): Board of Supervisors
Staff Name and Phone Number: Jen Mendoza 707-565-2241
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
Supervisorial District(s): Fourth
Title:
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Geyserville Municipal Advisory Council Project Funding
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Recommended Action:
Recommended action
A) Make findings that the use of $570,500 of Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Fund set-aside funds for Geyserville Alexander Valley Municipal Advisory Council recommended items is necessary to meet the social needs of the County pursuant to Government Code § 26227.
B) Authorize the use of $570,500 of Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Fund set-aside funds for Geyserville Alexander Valley Municipal Advisory Council recommended items.
C) Adopt a budget resolution appropriating $570,500 from the Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Fund to the Geyserville Alexander Valley Municipal Advisory Council multiple fiscal agents. (4/5th Vote Required) (Fourth District)
D) Authorize the County Administrator to enter into funding agreements, approved as to form by County Counsel, with fiscal agents to disburse funds.
(4/5th Vote Required) (Fourth District)
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Executive Summary:
In November of 2021 and February of 2022, the Geyserville Alexander Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) approved the following recommendations for funding totaling $570,500:
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1. $14,000 in additional funding for Geyserville Plaza Park engineering and design efforts.
2. $4,500 for MAC administrative expenses in the current fiscal year.
3. $282,000 for additional improvements in Geyserville Union School District to support community preparedness and emergencies.
4. $270,000 for a Fire Station Restorative Project.
This item seeks Board authorization to use $570,500 of Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Funds.
Discussion:
In June of 2016, with the adoption of the FY 2016-2017 budget, the Board approved a set-aside of $1,086,743 into the Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Fund (Tribal Mitigation Fund) to fund outreach efforts, planning, and infrastructure projects in the Geyserville area to mitigate the impacts of the River Rock Casino and general associated changes in the area.
On February 27, 2018, the Board approved the use of $60,000 for the Geyserville Fire Protection District to develop and implement a community preparedness plan.
The Geyserville Municipal Advisory Council (GAV MAC) was established on December 11, 2018 in the Fourth District, to provide policy recommendations on matters of local concern, such as transportation and land use planning. The GAV MAC was initially charged with the task of recommending how the Tribal Mitigation Fund set aside fuds should be expended by the County for the benefit of the residents of Alexander Valley and adopted a formal program to identify and further develop proposals for community improvement projects in 2020.
In October 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved a recommendation to appropriate $100,000 of the Tribal Mitigation Fund to the Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District to fund a Vegetation Management and Fuel Reduction project focused on vegetation management and fuel reduction along County roads in high fire-risk areas in the Alexander Valley, with increased focus on transecting “wildland urban interface” areas. In addition, $5,577 was appropriated to the GAV MAC for outreach, planning, and projects in the Geyserville area.
On March 23, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved a recommendation to appropriate $380,000 of the Tribal Mitigation Fund to fund local resiliency projects in the impacted area.
On November 16, 2021 the Board of Supervisors approved the following projects totaling $165,000 recommended by the GAV MAC on August 25, 2021:
A) $50,000 for engineering services to determine the scope of improvements and permitting of the Alexander Valley Firehouse, essential to disaster preparedness and prevention. (Fiscal Agent: Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District)
B) $50,000 to support construction of the science and technology building, educational infrastructure. (Fiscal Agent: Alexander Valley School District)
C) $35,000, with the Geyserville Oriental Hall Association for upgrades to the kitchen of the Oriental Community Hall, improving functionality for community events and resiliency. (Fiscal Agent: Geyserville Oriental Hall Association)
D) $30,000, with the Sonoma County Department of Transportation and Public Works for the design and permitting of Russian River channel maintenance and flood mitigation work along the roadways frequented by travelers to the casino. (Fiscal Agent: TPW)
In November of 2021 and February of 2022, the Geyserville Alexander Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) approved the following recommendations for funding totaling $570,500:
1. $14,000 in additional funding for Geyserville Plaza Park engineering and design efforts. The original request did not fully anticipate all costs encountered in this effort. Fiscal Agent: Public Infrastructure.
2. $4,500 for MAC administrative expenses in the current fiscal year.
3. $282,000 for additional improvements in Geyserville Union School District to support community preparedness and emergencies.
4. $270,000 for a Fire Station Restorative Project. Fiscal Agent: Geyserville Volunteer Firefighters Association.
This item seeks Board authorization to use $570,500 of Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Funds to fund the MAC recommendations.
If approved, this would leave a Tribal Mitigation Fund set-aside balance of $5,666 and the Roads fund set-aside balance will be $933,869.
Prior Board Actions:
11/16/2021: Board authorized the use of $135,000 of Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Funds and $30,000 from the TPW Roads Casino Mitigation Subsidiary Fund
3/23/2021: Board authorized the use of $380,000 of Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Fund
10/20/2020: Board authorized the use of $105,577 of Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Fund
12/11/2018: Board established the Geyserville Municipal Advisory Council
2/27/2018: Board approved a budget resolution appropriating $60,000 from the Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Fund balance, set-aside for outreach, planning, and projects in the Geyserville area
6/13/17: Board approved set-aside of $1,086,743 to fund outreach efforts, planning, and infrastructure projects in the Geyserville Area to mitigate the impacts of the casino and general associated changes
11/10/09: Board authorized the allocation of $1,200,000 of Dry Creek Tribal Mitigation Funds to TPW in the Roads Casino Impact Subsidiary Fund
Fiscal Summary
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Expenditures |
FY 22-23 Adopted |
FY23-24 Projected |
FY 24-25 Projected |
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Budgeted Expenses |
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Additional Appropriation Requested |
570,500 |
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Total Expenditures |
570,500 |
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Funding Sources |
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General Fund/WA GF |
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State/Federal |
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Fees/Other |
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Use of Fund Balance |
570,500 |
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Contingencies |
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Total Sources |
570,500 |
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Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts:
This item will utilize $570,500 of available fund balance from the Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Fund for the projects described in this item.
Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required):
None
Attachments:
Budget Resolution
Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board:
None