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Contra Costa County Grand Jury
• 2023-2024
Civil Grand Jury Final Report 2023 - 2024 Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury Final Report
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Findings 13 findings
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There is no formal procedure for the evaluation and approval of agricultural Disagrees contracts in Contra Costa County by the DCD.
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The current process to review and approve an agricultural contract takes over Disagrees three years.
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An agricultural contract has not been approved since 2018. Agrees Disagrees
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Delays in approving agricultural contracts require applicants to continue to pay higher property tax payments while awaiting approval.
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The DCD ePermit online tool provides an overly broad status on agricultural Disagrees contracts. As of April 2023, the status of all agricultural contract applications is “hearing prep." This could indicate the application is under an environmental quality review or being prepared for the board of supervisors for approval.
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Our interviews found that one planner is trained to work on agricultural Agrees contracts and is often compelled to spend a majority of their time on other tasks such as the general plan.
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Inquiries for status via email and voicemail by agricultural contract applicants to Disagrees the DCD are often not responded to.
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When applicant email inquiries are responded to, they often provide a progress Disagrees status that fails to materialize and/or is overly optimistic. Page A1 of 10 Compliance and Continuity Report Table 2 Report # 2302 CCC Department of Conservation & Development. The Long Wait for Agricultural Contract Approval.
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When local Redevelopment Agencies (RDA’s) were discontinued by the state in 2012, the County and cities did not address the loss of 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 funding for affordable housing.
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Measure X housing funds are not fully dedicated to building AH 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 for very low- and low-income residents.
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Local funding provided by bonds like Measure X Housing Fund is a critical component of a developer’s overall ability to raise funds for 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 an AH development.
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Cities that proactively engage citizens, address zoning obstacles, make reasonable zoning concessions, work collaboratively with developers, provide local funding support, and are united in 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 addressing NIMBY opposition, have been successful in attracting AH projects.
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The latest RHNA targets for cities and unincorporated Contra Costa County show a significant increase in the number of units that 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 are expected to be permitted for very low- and low-income housing. Page A9 of 10 SOB CCC hcoitnA doowtnerB notyalC drocnoC ellivnaD otirreC lE selucreH etteyafaL zenitraM agaroM yelkaO adnirO eloniP grubsttiP lliH tnasaelP dnomhciR olbaP naS nomaR naS keerC tunlaW Compliance and Continuity Report Table 10
Recommendations 14
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R1Page 24The grand jury recommends that the DCD establish a written and publicized process Not Yet for agricultural contracts, similar to what our comparison county has implemented, by Implemented October 1, 2023.
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R2Page 24We recommend that the DCD establish a well-publicized deadline for all agricultural Not contract applications (e.g., October 1), process all agricultural contracts together and Implemented preschedule a standing item on the planning commission’s agenda (if required) and the board of supervisor’s agenda in late November or early December, with contract approval on or before December 31 of the same year, striving to approve agricultural contracts
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R2APage 28For fatal incidents in which a member of a law enforcement agency is involved, the sheriff-coroner Will Not Be should consider completing the coroner’s inquest within four months of the incident but no later than six months. Implemented
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R2BPage 28The sheriff-coroner should consider providing advance notice to the public of all upcoming Implemented coroner’s inquests, including the location, date, and time.
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R2CPage 28The sheriff-coroner should consider posting press releases concerning all upcoming coroner’s Implemented inquests on the sheriff’s website.
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R2DPage 28The sheriff-coroner should consider posting information about prior coroner’s inquests, including Implemented the verdict and how to obtain a copy of the transcript. This information should remain available on the sheriff-coroner’s website and/or other sites known and accessible to the public.
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R3Page 24We recommend that the DCD include an in-person or video teleconference meeting Not Yet with the applicant to clearly define the required paperwork and the deadline for Implemented application submittal.
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R4Page 24We recommend that the DCD agricultural contract process be agreed upon and Not Yet shared with all involved entities, such as county counsel, the planning commission, public Implemented works, adjacent cities, LAFCO, and the assessor's office, to gain agreement on the process by all involved entities. Recommended date of agreement is October 1, 2023.
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R5Page 24We recommend that the DCD update the permit status for agricultural contracts, Not Yet within 48 hours of a status change, as the application progresses through the involved Implemented entities.
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R6Page 24We recommend that the DCD train additional planners to process agricultural Implemented contracts in order to eliminate the current backlog by October 1, 2023 and meet the 90 day agricultural contract approval interval target for future applications.
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R7Page 24We recommend that the DCD review and adhere to their stated goal that calls and Implemented emails from applicants be returned within two business days.
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R8Page 24We recommend that the DCD implement an escalation process for agricultural Implemented contracts so that the applicant can request management intervention if key milestones and deadlines are in jeopardy of being missed.
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R9Page 24The grand jury recommends that DCD management establish procedures to monitor Not Yet the progress of agricultural contract applications to ensure progress deadlines are met Implemented by each involved entity. Page A2 of 10 Compliance and Continuity Report Table 3 Report # 2303 CCC Elections Division Voter Outreach, Voter Guides & Election Security
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R10Page 32Each city and the County should consider 11441244444344412424 prioritizing Measure X funding requests. Page A10 of 10 zenitraM agaroM yelkaO adnirO eloniP grubsttiP lliH tnasaelP dnomhciR olbaP naS nomaR naS keerC tunlaW Report # 2306 Affordable Housing, A Plan Without a Home SOB CCC hcoitnA doowtnerB notyalC drocnoC ellivnaD otirreC lE selucreH etteyafaL 2402