HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.07.20 Email from Shari McCracken - FW_ CACE Update_ April 6, 2020
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Subject:FW: CACE Update: April 6, 2020
Date:Tuesday, April 7, 2020 7:55:25 AM
FYI – see below for the latest update from the CAO/CEO Association.
Shari
Shari McCracken
Chief Administrative Officer
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
T: 530.552.3305 M: 530.990.5029
***Please note this is a new phone number and update your records accordingly***
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Subject: CACE Update: April 6, 2020
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Good Evening. Below is the CACE update for April 6, 2020 provided by HBE:
CACE Call Friday, April 10 @ 8:30 a.m.
Please remember that CACE will be hosting an all-CEO call on Friday, April 10 at
8:30 a.m. Please email Elizabeth Espinosa before 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 9 with
any specific topics you would like discussed. Call-in details will follow under separate
cover.
Assembly Budget Letter Sets Forth New Budget Process
Assembly Member Phil Ting, Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, just released
aletter that provides additional specificity regarding the Assembly’s plans with
respect to the 2020-21 budget process. Recognizing the reality that once the
Legislature returns from its prolonged recess, there will be fewer resources and less
time to take action on a state budget, Chair Ting outlines the following expected
process changes:
June 15 Baseline Budget – The Governor’s May Revision is expected to be a
“workload” budget, reflecting current (2019-20) service levels. When the
Legislature resumes its work, it will not consider new spending priorities or
stakeholder ideas, with the exception of COVID-19 related costs, wildfire
prevention, and homelessness funding. In fact, it may be necessary to revisit
reductions to existing state programs depending on the state’s fiscal condition.
Assembly budget subcommittees will be directed to agendize only items
necessary to build a baseline budget or those associated with the recovery and
response efforts (i.e., COVID-19, wildfire, and homelessness). Finally,
Assembly Member Ting indicates all deliberations on special fund programs –
such as those that receive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds – will be deferred
until after June 15.
“August” Revision – Given the three-month delay in the deadline for personal
income taxes, Chair Ting points out that the state will not have a complete
picture of available revenues until August. Accordingly, he expects that a
second round of budget deliberations in August will be necessary. Again, the
need to revisit potential programmatic reductions is a possibility.
Deferring the Promises of 2020 – Finally, his memo reiterates that the
January budget reflected a small ongoing surplus that would have permitted
commitment of resources to new services, but any new spending proposals will
not be considered. Despite today’s starkly different reality, Chair Ting points out
that the state is in far better shape to weather an economic downturn given the
responsible decision making and planning that have taken place in the last eight
or so years.
CTC Considers Alternative Schedule for FY 2020-21 SB 1 Local Streets and
Roads Funding
The California Transportation Commission (Commission) is holding two workshops on
Thursday, April 9 to gather input from impacted counties, cities, and other
stakeholders regarding the SB 1 Local Streets and Roads Program schedule for FY
2020-21. In order to be eligible for funding from the Road Maintenance and
Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) each fiscal year, cities and counties must first submit
to the Commission a planned project list approved by their governing body.
Specifically, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many local governments have
postponed public meetings or otherwise reallocated resources and staff to COVID-19
related purposes, thereby delaying the process for adopting the required annual list of
potential SB 1 funded projects and associated resolution by the May 1 deadline.
Local government associations have specifically requested the deadline be extended
to at least July 1, 2020. There is an approximately two-month delay between
collection and disbursement of RMRA revenues. (For example, the first allocation of
fiscal year 2019-20 RMRA revenues was made to local governments on September
st
20, 2019.) Therefore, a July 1 deadline extension would provide local governments
with needed flexibility, allow the Commission and State Controller’s office sufficient
time to confirm eligibility, and not delay the first allocation of Fiscal Year 2020-21
revenues in September.
The first workshop on April 9 from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. is at maximum capacity (500
participants!). The Commission will now host a second workshop from 3:00 – 4:30
p.m. You can register for the second workshop using this link.
Newsom Issues Executive Order on Child Care
Over the weekend, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order N-45-20 to facilitate
child care for children of essential critical infrastructure workers by waiving
programmatic and administrative requirements. Provisions in the executive order do
all of the following:
Allow the Department of Education (CDE) to suspend provisions of state law for 60
days to allow essential critical infrastructure workers to access child care.
Allow CDE to waive eligibility requirements for child care programs for critical
infrastructure workers administered by CDE.
Require CDE and the Department of Social Services (DSS) by April 7, 2020 to issue
guidance to prioritize enrollment for children of critical infrastructure workers.
Require CDE and DSS by April 7, 2020 to issue guidance on group size, physical
distancing, food safety, and other healthy practices in child care settings.
Suspend CDE’s fee authority for preschool and child care for 60 days.
Allow limited data sharing between CDE and DSS to identify students who may be
eligible for the Pandemic SNAP benefit.
Allow DSS to waive licensing, contractual and payment requirements related to
CalWORKs Stage One Child Care, Emergency Child Care Bridge for Foster
Children, and Child Care Provider Registry.
Extend the period to fill a vacancy on the Delta Stewardship Council by 60 days.
Governor’s Press Conference Today
Governor Newsom focused his noon press conference, held at the Sleep Train Arena
in Sacramento, on discussing health care delivery system expansion to prepare for
the COVID-19 surge. He talked about existing hospital systems preparing to expand
by 30,000 beds and detailed state efforts to secure an additional 20,000 beds. The
state has secured over 4,000 beds and is currently negotiating for an additional 5,000
beds. The following chart details state secured alternative care sites and hospitals.
TypeFacilityBeds
Alternative Care SiteEight federal medical250 beds each
stations
Alternative Care SiteFormer Sleep Train ArenaUp to 400 beds
Alternative Care SiteFairview DevelopmentalUp to 520 beds
Center
Alternative Care SitePorterville DevelopmentalUp to 246 beds
Center
Alternative Care SiteSan Carlos HotelUp to 150 beds
Alternative Care SiteCPMC – Pacific CampusUp to 291 beds
HospitalSeton Medical CenterUp to 220 beds
HospitalSt. Vincent Medical CenterUp to 266 beds
HospitalUSNS MercyUp to 550 beds (up to
1,000 capacity with bunk
beds)
TOTALUp to 4,643
The alternate care sites will be staffed by a number of sources, including the
California Health Corps. The Governor also noted that 81,879 have enrolled in the
California Health Corps program via the state website.
California also announced today that they are loaning 500 ventilators to New York, via
the National Stockpile. The loan is conditioned on changing health care needs in
California (the ventilators will be returned if conditions in California change and
necessitate their return).
Governor’s Saturday Statement on Property Tax Deadline
After growing focus by various interest groups on the April 10 deadline for the second
installment in property tax payments, CSAC and the association of the county
treasurers and tax collectors put out a statement on Saturday affirming that counties
remain committed to using all existing authority to cancel penalties and other charges
for homeowners, small businesses, and other property owners unable to pay their
property taxes due to circumstances caused by COVID-19. The Governor
subsequently issued a statementlauding counties for assuring economic relief to
those in need.
Judicial Council Adopts Additional Temporary Emergency Actions
The Judicial Council held another emergency meeting this afternoon – see the
associatedagenda,discussion item, and circulating orders– according additional
authority and flexibility to the appellate and trial courts during the ongoing public
health emergency. Actions approved today include the adoption of temporary rules of
court to: suspend the entry of defaults in unlawful detainer actions; suspend judicial
foreclosures; provide for remote appearance via technology; adopt a statewide
emergency bail schedule that sets bail at $0 for most misdemeanor and lower-level
felony 2 offenses; provide for personal appearance through counsel for defendants in
pretrial criminal proceedings; prioritize for juvenile dependency and juvenile
delinquency proceedings various hearing and orders and set a structure for remote
hearings and continuances; extend the timeframes for specified temporary restraining
orders; and adopt miscellaneous civil proposals, including suspending the statutes of
limitations governing civil actions. An audio recording and post-meeting recap are
now available here.
BSCC Meets April 9
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) will meet remotelyThursday,
April 9 at 10 a.m. An agenda with links to staff reports can be reviewed here. Board
members will receive updates on COVID-19 impacts, including resulting adjustments
in adult and juvenile facility operations and associated BSCC guidance provided to
the field. Additionally, the Board will be asked to consider a number of actions,
including extension of grant deadlines and adoption of other operational flexibility
necessitated by the pandemic.
LAO Issues Two New Reports
The Legislative Analyst’s Office released two reports today. This post discusses the
three primary factors associated with the pandemic – higher costs associated with
responding to the public health emergency, higher indirect costs resulting from
changes in the economy, and decreased revenue levels – that will drive budget
problems and then assesses how recent federal legislation could help mitigate these
factors. The second update assesses the status of the state and school district
reserves.
Thank you.
Catherine Smith
CACE Administrative Director