FY 2016-17 Chris Bazar, Agency Director
AGRICULTURE/WEIGHTS & MEASURES Budget 2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS As part of the “Ag in the Classroom” The Alameda County City ty Slick cker r Farms ms Communi unity ty program, staff are routinely invited to Canine ne Inspe specti ction on Team Orcha hard d Planti ting ng Work rkda day: : Staff participate in other school events, such continues to intercept a joined City Slicker Farms’ workers as this Science Expo at Palomares significant number of and a large group of volunteers in Elementary School in Castro Valley. pests and diseases of rainy, stormy weather to plant concern to local and fruit trees at the new West statewide agriculture at Oakland Farm Park. shipping terminal inspection sites throughout the county.
ECONOMIC & CIV IVIC IC DEVELOPMENT Budget 2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS The $10M expansion of the San Ashla land nd Cherryla yland nd FamFest est: This October 10, 2015 event Lorenzo Library doubled the size for the Ashland/Cherryland of the library to 19,000 square communities hosted by feet. Improvements include state of the art technology, teen Alameda County, included a 5K Ashland nd Place: This 85 unit reading room, and enhanced run, live entertainment, athletic affordable family housing library programming. programming, health screening development, constructed using and other community $16.6 million in former resources. Redevelopment funds, includes 15 units for transition-aged youth, a prime corner retail space, and is adjacent to the REACH Ashland Youth Center in Ashland.
HEALTHY HOMES Budget 2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS BEF EFOR ORE AFTER TER Staff attends health fairs The Fixing xing to Stay y initiative throughout the year to inform orm was inaugurated in fa families es and health th profess essiona nals s Fremont at the about lead safety ety and the various Before and after photos of a home in “Connecting Generations: healthy homes programs and Newark whose owner received Future Solutions for Health rehabilitati tion n and mino nor r home repair r services that are available. in Housing” event servi vices es. highlighting the growing need for services to assist older adults and the disabled in maintaining a home in which they can age safely.
HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Budget 2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS Meek West t Terra race Restr trooms ms: This Community Development Block Grant-funded accessible restrooms Kot otti ting nger er Place: This existing 50-unit project sits adjacent to the historic affordable senior home will be Meek Estate mansion in expanded to 131 units, serving the unincorporated Cherryland. growing demand in East County for This woman, age 64, is the affordable senior housing. first chronically homeless person housed by Building Futures for Women and Children’s permanent housing program, Welcome Home San Leandr dro.
PLANNING Budget 2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS The Planning Department worked with the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District in 2015 to improve the San Lorenzo Comm mmunit ity Park , originally built in the 1960’s . The Golde lden Hills ls Repowered d Wind d project is currently under construction and Completed the Board-adopted Proj ojec ect: : Since December includes a softball complex, synthetic and Up Updat ate e of the Ashland land and 2015, has provided 88.4MW natural soccer fields, community green and Cher erryland land Business s Distr tric ict t of power to almost 15,000 bandstand, pond, dog park, playgrounds and a Spec ecif ific ic Plan (supported in part by homes utilizing nearly 20% of constructed wetland to treat stormwater the total approved capacity at grants from the Association of Bay runoff. Area Governments and the Altamont Pass Wind Metropolitan Transportation Resource Area. Commission).
UNIVERSITY OF OF CAL ALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXT XTENSION Budget 2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS Kids in the CalFre resh sh Early y Childh dhood d Educa cati tion on Progra ram learning about “Improving Your r Soil Quality” fruits at the garden at Manzanita workshop at the UC Gill Tract, Childhood Development Center in a community farm in Albany. UCCE's Urban Oakland. Integrated Pest Management advisor leads an outdoor class for UCCE Master r Gardener eners in Livermore.
TOTAL AGENCY BUDGET Budget 2016-17 (without Surplus Property Authority) Appropriation by Department TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $67,892,793 Economic & Civic Development Healthy Homes $15,947,070 $6,318,854 24% 9% Neighborhood Preservation & Agriculture/Weights & Sustainability Measures $796,232 $6,896,471 1% 10% Planning Cooperative Extension $7,518,642 $326,206 11% 1% Agency Administration / Bonds & Finance Housing & Community $1,004,471 Development 1% $29,084,847 43%
TOTAL AGENCY BUDGET Budget 2016-17 (without Surplus Property Authority Appropriation by Major Category Salaries & Employee Discretionary Services & Benefits Supplies $21,462,687 $35,909,402 29% 48% Non-Discretionary Services $2,589,330 3% Other Charges $1,892,454 2% Capital Assets $13,309,361 18% Intra Fund Transfers - $7,270,441
TOTAL AGENCY BUDGET Budget 2016-17 (without Surplus Property Authority) Revenue by Source TOTAL REVENUE $45,007,094 Charges for Current Local Aid Services $500,030 $3,796,503 1% 8% Other Financing Sources $665,374 2% Taxes $1,857,000 4% Licenses, Permits & Franchises $1,270,579 3% Other Revenue Federal Aid $4,374,503 $28,271,364 10% 63% Fines, Forfeitures & Penalties $195,000 State Aid <1% $4,076,741 9%
TOTAL AGENCY BUDGET Budget 2016-17 (without Surplus Property Authority) Summary Change from 2015 - 2016 Budget 2015 - 2016 2016 - 2017 CDA Summary Budget Submitted MOE Amount % Appropriations 69,306,458 67,892,793 -2.0% -1,413,665 Revenue 42,991,313 45,007,094 4.7% 2,015,781 Net 26,315,145 22,885,699 -13.0% -3,429,446 FTE - Mgmt 63.17 59.17 -4.00 -6.3% FTE - Non Mgmt 92.39 91.39 -1.00 -1.1% Total FTE 155.56 150.56 -5.00 -3.2%
AGRICULTURE/WEIGHTS & MEASURES Budget 2016-17 HUMAN IMPACT Fundin ing g Reducti uctions ns Human n Impacts mpacts • State funding for FY 2016-2017 for the • Increased costs may be incurred by agricultural Agriculture/Weights and Measures producers and public/private property owners as their Department is expected to remain stable at individual efforts will need to replace the department’s FY 2015-2016 levels. resources to combat and hinder the spread of invasive exotic organisms on their properties. • The level of State funding is approximately 20% less than it was in 2012-2013 and has • Property damage and costs to private residents may be affected County pest prevention programs incurred if high-priority invasive species become such as High Risk Pest Exclusion, Light established on their properties and abatement is Brown Apple Moth, and Glassy Winged ordered as required by law. Sharpshooter. • Reduced inspections that exclude high-risk insect pests known to cause environmental damage may cause home owners to increase pesticide use and reduce their quality of home gardening.
ECONOMIC & CIV IVIC IC DEVELOPMENT Budget 2016-17 HUMAN IMPACT Human n Impa mpacts cts Fundin ing g Reducti uctions ns • In response to the dissolution of Redevelopment Agencies, • Dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency: in June 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved a budget The Alameda County Redevelopment policy to utilize former redevelopment funds for “Tier One” Agency was created to eliminate blight, projects. revitalize commercial corridors and neighborhoods, and provide affordable • Human impacts related to the ongoing lack of housing in the urban unincorporated Redevelopment funding include: communities of Ashland, Cherryland, • Commercial corridors will continue to be challenged by Castro Valley and San Lorenzo. All outmoded streetscapes that do not enhance their viability redevelopment agencies were eliminated or walkability. on February 1, 2012 through state • Residents will be unable to get community center services legislation (ABx 1 26). in their neighborhood. • Ashland, Cherryland, San Lorenzo and Castro Valley residents will continue to seek shopping opportunities outside their community, as they continue to encounter vacant storefronts and blighted commercial corridors, without incentives for new retail shops.
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