FY 2016-17 Chris Bazar, Agency Director AGRICULTURE/WEIGHTS & - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

FY 2016-17

Chris Bazar, Agency Director

AGRICULTURE/WEIGHTS & MEASURES

Budget 2016-17

HIGHLIGHTS

City ty Slick cker r Farms ms Communi unity ty Orcha hard d Planti ting ng Work rkda day: : Staff joined City Slicker Farms’ workers and a large group of volunteers in rainy, stormy weather to plant fruit trees at the new West Oakland Farm Park. As part of the “Ag in the Classroom” program, staff are routinely invited to participate in other school events, such as this Science Expo at Palomares Elementary School in Castro Valley. The Alameda County Canine ne Inspe specti ction

• n Team

continues to intercept a significant number of pests and diseases of concern to local and statewide agriculture at shipping terminal inspection sites throughout the county.

ECONOMIC & CIV IVIC IC DEVELOPMENT

HIGHLIGHTS

Budget 2016-17

The $10M expansion of the San Lorenzo Library doubled the size

• f the library to 19,000 square
• feet. Improvements include

state of the art technology, teen reading room, and enhanced library programming. Ashla land nd Cherryla yland nd FamFest est: This October 10, 2015 event for the Ashland/Cherryland communities hosted by Alameda County, included a 5K run, live entertainment, athletic programming, health screening and other community resources. Ashland nd Place: This 85 unit affordable family housing development, constructed using $16.6 million in former 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

HIGHLIGHTS

Budget 2016-17

Staff attends health fairs throughout the year to inform

• rm

fa families es and health th profess essiona nals s about lead safety ety and the various healthy homes programs and services that are available. The Fixing xing to Stay y initiative was inaugurated in Fremont at the “Connecting Generations: Future Solutions for Health in Housing” event highlighting the growing need for services to assist

• lder adults and the

disabled in maintaining a home in which they can age safely. Before and after photos of a home in Newark whose owner received rehabilitati tion n and mino nor r home repair r servi vices es.

BEF EFOR ORE AFTER TER

HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

HIGHLIGHTS

Budget 2016-17

This woman, age 64, is the first chronically homeless person housed by Building Futures for Women and Children’s permanent housing program, Welcome Home San Leandr dro. Kot

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ting nger er Place: This existing 50-unit affordable senior home will be expanded to 131 units, serving the growing demand in East County for affordable senior housing. Meek West t Terra race Restr trooms ms: This Community Development Block Grant-funded accessible restrooms project sits adjacent to the historic Meek Estate mansion in unincorporated Cherryland.

PLANNING

HIGHLIGHTS

Golde lden Hills ls Repowered d Wind d Proj

• jec

ect: : Since December 2015, has provided 88.4MW

• f power to almost 15,000

homes utilizing nearly 20% of the total approved capacity at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area. Completed the Board-adopted Up Updat ate e of the Ashland land and Cher erryland land Business s Distr tric ict t Spec ecif ific ic Plan (supported in part by grants from the Association of Bay Area Governments and Metropolitan Transportation Commission). 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 project is currently under construction and includes a softball complex, synthetic and natural soccer fields, community green and bandstand, pond, dog park, playgrounds and a constructed wetland to treat stormwater runoff.

Budget 2016-17

UNIVERSITY OF OF CAL ALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXT XTENSION

Budget 2016-17

HIGHLIGHTS

“Improving Your r Soil Quality” workshop at the UC Gill Tract, a community farm in Albany. UCCE's Urban Integrated Pest Management advisor leads an outdoor class for UCCE Master r Gardener eners in Livermore. Kids in the CalFre resh sh Early y Childh dhood d Educa cati tion

• n Progra

ram learning about fruits at the garden at Manzanita Childhood Development Center in Oakland.

TOTAL AGENCY BUDGET

(without Surplus Property Authority)

Budget 2016-17 Appropriation by Department

TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Healthy Homes $6,318,854 9% Economic & Civic Development $15,947,070 24% Neighborhood Preservation & Sustainability $796,232 1% Planning $7,518,642 11% Agency Administration / Bonds & Finance $1,004,471 1% Housing & Community Development $29,084,847 43% Cooperative Extension $326,206 1% Agriculture/Weights & Measures $6,896,471 10%

$67,892,793

TOTAL AGENCY BUDGET

(without Surplus Property Authority

Budget 2016-17 Appropriation by Major Category

Salaries & Employee Benefits $21,462,687 29% Non-Discretionary Services $2,589,330 3% Other Charges $1,892,454 2% Capital Assets $13,309,361 18% Discretionary Services & Supplies $35,909,402 48%

Intra Fund Transfers - $7,270,441

TOTAL AGENCY BUDGET

(without Surplus Property Authority)

Budget 2016-17 Revenue by Source

TOTAL REVENUE

Taxes $1,857,000 4% Licenses, Permits & Franchises $1,270,579 3% Other Revenue $4,374,503 10% Fines, Forfeitures & Penalties $195,000 <1% State Aid $4,076,741 9% Federal Aid $28,271,364 63% Local Aid $500,030 1% Charges for Current Services $3,796,503 8% Other Financing Sources $665,374 2%

$45,007,094

TOTAL AGENCY BUDGET

(without Surplus Property Authority)

Budget 2016-17 Summary

Amount % Appropriations 69,306,458 67,892,793

• 1,413,665
• 2.0%

Revenue 42,991,313 45,007,094

2,015,781

4.7% Net 26,315,145 22,885,699

• 3,429,446
• 13.0%

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%

CDA Summary 2015 - 2016 Budget 2016 - 2017 Submitted MOE Change from 2015 - 2016 Budget

AGRICULTURE/WEIGHTS & MEASURES

Budget 2016-17

HUMAN IMPACT

Fundin ing g Reducti uctions ns

• State funding for FY 2016-2017 for the

Agriculture/Weights and Measures Department is expected to remain stable at FY 2015-2016 levels.

• The level of State funding is approximately

20% less than it was in 2012-2013 and has affected County pest prevention programs such as High Risk Pest Exclusion, Light Brown Apple Moth, and Glassy Winged Sharpshooter.

Human n Impacts mpacts

• Increased costs may be incurred by agricultural

producers and public/private property owners as their individual efforts will need to replace the department’s resources to combat and hinder the spread of invasive exotic organisms on their properties.

• Property damage and costs to private residents may be

incurred if high-priority invasive species become established on their properties and abatement is

• rdered as required by law.
• Reduced inspections that exclude high-risk insect pests

known to cause environmental damage may cause home

• wners to increase pesticide use and reduce their quality
• f home gardening.

ECONOMIC & CIV IVIC IC DEVELOPMENT

HUMAN IMPACT

Budget 2016-17

Fundin ing g Reducti uctions ns

• Dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency:

The Alameda County Redevelopment Agency was created to eliminate blight, revitalize commercial corridors and neighborhoods, and provide affordable housing in the urban unincorporated communities of Ashland, Cherryland, Castro Valley and San Lorenzo. All redevelopment agencies were eliminated

• n February 1, 2012 through state

legislation (ABx 1 26).

Human n Impa mpacts cts

• In response to the dissolution of Redevelopment Agencies,

in June 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved a budget policy to utilize former redevelopment funds for “Tier One” projects.

• Human impacts related to the ongoing lack of

Redevelopment funding include:

• Commercial corridors will continue to be challenged by
• utmoded streetscapes that do not enhance their viability
• r walkability.
• Residents will be unable to get community center services

in their neighborhood.

• Ashland, Cherryland, San Lorenzo and Castro Valley

residents will continue to seek shopping opportunities

• utside their community, as they continue to encounter

vacant storefronts and blighted commercial corridors, without incentives for new retail shops.

HEALTHY HOMES

HUMAN IMPACT

Budget 2016-17

Fundin ing g Reducti uctions ns

• Funding for Healthy Homes interventions,

currently funded in part by the Kresge Foundation, will come to an end in June 2016.

• Reductions in the U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development budget for healthy housing have resulted in cuts in the funding for competitive grants to provide healthy housing assessments and interventions.

• Funding from the County’s CalHome contract

will expire in June 2016. The State has not indicated whether a new round of funding will become available in the upcoming year.

Human n Impa mpacts cts

• Funding cuts in the U.S. Department of Housing and

Urban Development would decrease the number of low- income housing units receiving a healthy homes assessment and intervention.

• Inadequate funding for healthy homes interventions will

result in a decrease of approximately 100 low-income families receiving the service.

• A reduction of housing rehabilitation services and

technical assistance for 15 Alameda County households due to the reduction of the County’s CalHome funds.

HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

HUMAN IMPACT

Budget 2016-17

Fundin ing g Reducti uctions ns

• The federal Community Development Block

Grant (CDBG) Program provides essential services and community infrastructure which assists low-income people and communities. Countywide, CDBG funding levels have been reduced by over $2.4 million since FY2012. Current funding is essentially level and does not restore the previous reductions.

• Federal HOME Program funding has been

reduced by almost $1.9 million (over 48%) between FY2011-2012 and FY2012-2013 for the HOME Consortium. Countywide, HOME funds have been reduced by more than $4.3 million since FY2011-2012. Current funding is essentially level and does not restore the previous reductions.

Human n Impa mpacts cts

• Reductions in CDBG funds mean fewer improvements to

infrastructure in low-income communities and fewer direct services, such as meals, job training, shelter nights to low-income individuals and families, and the loss of funding for housing rehabilitation, senior services, and accessibility improvements.

• Decreases in funding for the building of affordable rental

housing, first-time homebuyer assistance, and rental assistance benefitting low-income households will reduce the number of households served annually.

• Reductions in federal HOME Program funding means

fewer affordable housing units will be developed in future years. Because these units typically have an affordability term of 59 years, that loss will impact affordable housing availability.

FY 2016-17

Chris Bazar, Agency Director

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