Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Community Development Director
Subject: Agreement with the City and County of San Francisco
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with the City and County of San Francisco for partial funding of the Airport/Community Roundtable for the term of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2024 in the amount of $1,100,000.
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BACKGROUND:
The San Francisco Airport/Community Roundtable, which is funded by its member agencies, addresses noise impacts from aircraft operations at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Member agencies include the City and County of San Francisco (the “City”), the County of San Mateo, 18 of the 20 cities in San Mateo County, and the C/CAG Airport Land Use Committee. The County of San Mateo acts as coordinator for the Roundtable and has used its resources to provide staff and advisory and technical services to the Roundtable. The funds are managed by the County of San Mateo through a trust fund used for these purposes.
Since 1993, the City has provided a minimum of $100,000 per year to the County to help support the activities and operations of the Roundtable. This funding covers a portion of the costs of operating the Roundtable, including contracts with consultants when needed. The remainder of the Roundtable annual funding comes from the County of San Mateo, 18 of the 20 cities in the County, and C/CAG on behalf of the C/CAG Airport Land Use Committee (ALUC). Utilizing the funding contributed by all of the members, the County provides an array of services that advance the Roundtable’s objectives.
DISCUSSION:
The ongoing cost-sharing agreement between the Roundtable member agencies will continue during fiscal years 2019 through 2024. The City and County of San Francisco has approved its annual Roundtable funding in the amount of $220,000 for the next five years for a total amount of $1,100,000.
A prior version of this Agreement was approved by the Board on May 14, 2019. However, the City requested that a non-binding provision regarding the use of tropical hardwood be removed from the Agreement. The resulting Revised Agreement must now be approved by the Board.
County Counsel has reviewed and approved the resolution and agreement as to form.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The agreement allows the City and County of San Francisco to contribute to the Airport/Community Roundtable Trust Fund, for Airport/Community Roundtable related expenses in the amount of $220,000 each year for five years, for a total of $1,100,000. There is no net County cost impact.