To: Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s): County Administrator’s Office
Staff Name and Phone Number: James Gore 565-2241
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
Supervisorial District(s): Fourth District
Title:
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Geyserville Municipal Advisory Council Project Funding
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Recommended Action:
Recommended action
A) Authorize the use of $380,000 of Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Fund set aside for Geyserville Alexander Valley Municipal Advisory Council approved items.
B) Adopt a budget resolution appropriating $380,000 to Geyserville Alexander Valley Municipal Advisory Council multiple fiscal agents.
C) Authorize the County Administrator to enter into a funding agreements, approved as to form by County Counsel, with various fiscal agents to disburse funds.
(Fourth District)(4/5th Vote Required)
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Executive Summary:
In November of 2020, the Geyserville Alexander Valley Municipal Advisory Council approved a list of six recommended projects for funding. The recommendations were developed in coordination with volunteers, community based organization and local agencies. The six recommended projects total $380,000.
This items seeks Board authorization to use $380,000 of the Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Fund set aside to fund Geyserville Alexander Valley Municipal Advisory Council Funding recommendation is consistent with California Government code 26227, “The board of supervisors of any county may appropriate and expend money from the general fund of the county to establish county programs or to fund other programs deemed by the board of supervisors to be necessary to meet the social needs of the population of the county, including but not limited to, the areas of health, law enforcement, public safety, rehabilitation, welfare, education, and legal services, and the needs of physically, mentally and financially handicapped persons and aged persons.”
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 also appropriated to the GAV MAC for outreach, planning, and projects in the Geyserville area.
The current Tribal Mitigation Fund set-aside balance is $921,166.
The GAV MAC is recommending the following six projects totaling $380,000 for funding as approved at its November 2020 meeting:
1) Architectural-engineering review and cost estimates for needed improvements to the Alexander Valley Fire Station ($12,000) (Fiscal Agent: North County Fire Protection District)
2) Improvements to the Emergency and Resiliency Center as part of the larger bond funded improvements to the Alexander Valley School ($168,000) (Fiscal Agent: Alexander Valley Union School District)
3) Convening and conducting an Alexander Valley Flood Control and River Restoration Plan scoping “Summit” workshop ($30,000) (Fiscal Agent: TPW)
4) An engineering study of the Alexander Valley Bridge and emergency repairs ($100,000) (Fiscal Agent: TPW)
5) A park facilities and landscape design study for the Geyserville Community Plaza project ($30,000) (Fiscal Agent: TPW)
6) A Streetscape Improvement Plan and related engineering cost estimates for central Geyserville encompassing sidewalks and paths, parking, lighting, landscaping, and “way finding” signage, and landscaping ($40,000) (Fiscal Agent: TPW)
This item recommends Board authorization for the use of $380,000 of the Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Fund set-aside for the above GAV MAC approved items. In addition, this item recommends Board adoption of a budget resolution appropriating $380,000 to Geyserville Alexander Valley Municipal Advisory Council recommended projects from the Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Fund Balance, set-aside for outreach, planning, and projects in the Geyserville area. Finally, authority is recommended for the County Administrator to enter into funding agreements, approved as to form by County Counsel, Geyserville Alexander Valley Municipal Advisory Council fiscal agents listed above to dispurse funds for the approved projects.
Prior Board Actions:
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.
Fiscal Summary
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Expenditures |
FY 20-21 Adopted |
FY21-22 Projected |
FY 22-23 Projected |
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Budgeted Expenses |
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Additional Appropriation Requested |
380,000 |
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Total Expenditures |
380,000 |
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Use of Fund Balance |
380,000 |
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Total Sources |
380,000 |
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Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts:
Source of funds is from the Tribal Development Impact Mitigation Fund Balance specifically associated with the Board approved 6/13/17 set-aside for the benefit of the Geyserville area.
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Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required):
None
Attachments:
Budget Resolution
Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board:
None