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1 .g ADDENDUM ITEM MEMORANDUM March, 0 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Valerie Barone, Interim City Manager Authorize City Manager to Work with State and County in attracting the California Health Care Exchange Board s Call Center to Concord Contra Costa County staff recently initiated a process whereby the California Health Care Exchange Board would locate a Call Center to Contra Costa County. The Call Center would employ more than 00 people to serve the public in providing enrollment and eligibility services to consumers as part of the nation s health care reform. As part of the County s efforts, they began a site location search to place the Call Center within Contra Costa County resulting in two preferred locations: one in Concord (00 Bates Avenue) and the other in Richmond. At the February, 0 Board of Supervisors meeting, Mayor Helix offered the City s support in assisting the County to locate the Call Center to 00 Bates Avenue in Concord. Unfortunately, the County s efforts to attract the Call Center have stalled and may not move forward. In the event the County does not pursue the Call Center, the City of Concord (if authorized by the City Council), could directly work with the State, the County and the owners of 00 Bates Avenue to attract the Call Center and its more than 00 jobs to Concord. Staff believes the 00 Bates Avenue site is the preferred location and would be very attractive to the State and to the residents of Contra Costa for a number of reasons including: The Concord site is the lowest cost location at $,, which includes Full Service Rent covering all building operating expenses. This is the cost for three years of rent. It is centrally located and is accessible by a multitude of public transportation options such as County Connect Bus Service, BART and Highway. The Concord site, due to its central location, is the easiest location to serve residents of Antioch, Richmond, Pittsburg, Pinole and other Contra Costa communities suffering from unemployment. G CM _RPT CALL CENTER MEMORANDUM.DOCX

2 Authorize City Manager to Work Directly with State, County in attracting the California Health Care Exchange Board s Call Center to Concord March, 0 Page The facility is move in ready with cubicles, wiring and ample parking as the building was a specifically retrofitted as a state of the art Call Center by Comcast and would serve the State s Call Center needs. Staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No. - authorizing the Interim City Manager to initiate discussions with the State, County and property owner to attract the California Health Care Exchange Board Call Center to Concord. Attachment No. : Resolution No. - G CM _RPT CALL CENTER MEMORANDUM.DOCX

3 Attachment No. 0 BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CONCORD COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INITIATE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE BOARD, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, AND THE PROPERTY OWNER TO LOCATE A STATE CALL CENTER IN CONCORD Resolution No. - / WHEREAS, The City is geographically centrally located in the Contra Costa County and is served by a number of transportation options thereby making facilities located in Concord accessible for all people living in West, East and Central County; and WHEREAS, the City of Concord has offered its support to the County for centrally locating the California Health Care Exchange Board s Call Center that is to provide enrollment and eligibility services to consumers as part of the nation s health care reform; and WHEREAS, if the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors elects not to pursue attracting the Call Center to Contra Costa; and WHEREAS, the City of Concord will continue to cooperatively work with the County to attract the Call Center to Concord; and Contra Costa County; and WHEREAS, the Call Center is to employ more than 00 people from throughout WHEREAS, the State will only reimburse for reasonable start-up and operational costs (subject to audit); and WHEREAS, the proposed lease term is: Only a three year lease with a three year option; Provides for a 0-day termination clause; and could expose taxpayers the risk of absorbing any tenant improvement, start-up, and furniture costs; and WHEREAS, the 00 Bates Avenue property is a fully move in ready, turn-key, state of the art Call Center facility that provides the most fiscally responsible & cost effective use of taxpayer dollars; and Res. No. -

4 Attachment No. 0 WHEREAS, the 00 Bates Avenue property is centrally located and easily accessed site with numerous public transportation options to service all County residents experiencing unemployment; and WHEREAS, the 00 Bates Avenue property contains state of the art equipment and amenities designed specifically to serve call center operations that can be taken advantage of at no additional cost or risk to the taxpayer; and WHEREAS, the 00 Bates Avenue property proposes the lowest (-year) move in cost to the State at only $,,.00 which includes Full Service Rent covering all building operating expenses. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CONCORD DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section. If the County elects not to proceed with the Call Center, authorizes the City Manager, to initiate direct discussion with California Health Care Exchange Board staff to locate the Call Center and its more than 00 jobs to Concord. Section. Authorizes the City Manager to work cooperatively with the County, 00 Bates Avenue property owners and other partners as needed to secure the location of the Call Center in Concord. Section. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Concord on March, 0, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers - NOES: Councilmembers - ABSTAIN: Councilmembers - ABSENT: Councilmembers Res. No. -

5 Attachment No. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. - was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Concord on March, 0. 0 APPROVED AS TO FORM: Mark S. Coon City Attorney Mary Rae Lehman, CMC City Clerk Res. No. -