To: Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s): County Administrator’s Office
Staff Name and Phone Number: Christina Rivera, Nikolas Klein, 707-565-5312
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
Supervisorial District(s): Countywide
Title:
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Re-budget Funds for Climate and Strategic Plan Projects
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Recommended Action:
Recommended action
Adopt a Resolution adjusting the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Adopted Budget by $6,717,724 to re-budget appropriations for authority to spend and internal operating transfers associated with multi-year Strategic Plan and Climate Projects approved in prior fiscal years. (4/5th Vote Required)
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Executive Summary:
The Board of Supervisors has previously approved 59 projects supporting Strategic Plan and climate resilience initiatives, many of which are multi-year in nature. Funding for these projects was not included in the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Adopted Budget, because the amount of work that will be completed in a given fiscal year is not known at the time of budget development. At the close of FY 2024-25, staff completed an analysis of actual spending to determine the amount of funds needed to continue work in FY 2025-26.
Staff recommend re-budgeting prior year unspent funds in FY 2025-26 to allow work on these projects to continue. Attachment 1 – Project Roll Forward report includes specific project details. The total amount of project funding being rolled forward into FY 2025-26 is $3,358,862, which includes both Climate Resilience Comprehensive Action Plan and Strategic Plan projects. Budget adjustments also include internal transfers required to move funds from the Non-Departmental budget to departments’ operating budgets, resulting in a total appropriations increase of $6,717,724.
Discussion:
This recommended re-budget of unspent funds includes five climate resilience projects, which were initially funded with a $10 million allocation from the 2017 PG&E Settlement Fund authorized by the Board on May 11, 2021, and subsequently included in the County’s Climate Resilience Comprehensive Action Plan. The Board approved specific projects to fund from this $10 million allocation on February 1, 2022, and October 25, 2022. A total of $947,979 is being rolled forward for these five climate projects. A listing of roll forward balances for each project is available in Attachment 1. The County Administrator’s Office presented a status update for climate projects to the Board on February 11, 2025, (Item #2025-0028) and the next update is planned for October 28, 2025.
Prior year unspent funds also need to be rolled forward and re-budgeted for 16 multi-year Strategic Plan projects. These projects were funded withy allocations authorized by the Board using discretionary funds in FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23 ($5 million each year, for a total of $10 million). The Board approved specific projects on February 1, 2022, and February 7, 2023. A total of $2,410,883 is being rolled forward for these projects. A listing of remaining balances for each project is available in Attachment 1. The County Administrator’s Office presented a status update for Strategic Plan projects to the Board on February 11, 2025, (Item #2025-0028) and the next update is planned for February 2026. Please visit the online dashboard (https://socostrategicplan.org/) to see completion status for each of the Strategic Plan pillars, goals, and objectives.
A combined total of $3,358,862 is requested to be re-budgeted for climate and Strategic Plan projects. Budget appropriations adjustments total $6,717,724, which accounts for both re-budgeted funds and internal operating transfers.
Strategic Plan:
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Racial Equity:
Was this item identified as an opportunity to apply the Racial Equity Toolkit?
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Prior Board Actions:
February 11, 2025: Strategic Plan and Climate Resilience Fund Project Status Update
October 15, 2024: Approved re-budget of Climate and Strategic Plan projects for FY 2024-25
August 13, 2024: Approved Climate Resilience Comprehensive Action Plan
September 12, 2023: Approved re-budget of Climate and Strategic Plan projects for FY 2023-24
February 7, 2023: Approved Round 2 Strategic Plan Projects
October 25, 2022: Approved Round 2 Climate Projects
September 13, 2022: Approve re-budget of Climate and Strategic Plan projects for FY 2022-23
February 1, 2022: Approved Round 1 Strategic Plan and Climate Projects
May 21, 2021: Approved Use of 2017 PG&E Settlement funds for Climate Projects
Fiscal Summary
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FY25-26 Adopted |
FY26-27 Projected |
FY27-28 Projected |
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Budgeted Expenses |
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Additional Appropriation Requested |
$6,717,724 |
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Total Expenditures |
$6,717,724 |
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Fees/Other |
$3,358,862 |
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Use of Fund Balance |
$3,358,862 |
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Total Sources |
$6,717,724 |
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Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts:
The re-budgeted amount of $3,358,862 that will be spent on these projects exists as fund balance in the Reserved Purposes Fund and PG&E 2017 Fire Settlement Fund, both housed in the Non-Departmental Budget. Total budget adjustments equal $6,717,724 and include both internal transfers and expenditure appropriations within departments’ budgets.
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Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required):
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Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Project Roll Forward Details
Attachment 2 - Budget Resolution with Exhibit A
Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board:
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