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Item 11.b.
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CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT
July 15, 2021
TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FROM: DANEA GEMMELL, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION
MANAGER
REVIEWED BY: JEAN-MARC PETIT, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL
SERVICES
ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER
SUBJECT: RECEIVE AGLANTIS/COCO SAN SUSTAINABLE FARM 2020 ANNUAL
REPORT AND UPDATE
Central San approved the Lease Agreement (Lease)with AgLantis for the CoCo San Sustainable Farm
Project (Farm) on April 17, 2014 with a 10-year term that expires on April 16, 2024. The terms of the
Lease provide for an Annual Report and an updated Business and Strategic Plan to be submitted annually
by April 1 st of each year. AgLantis submitted its 2020 Annual Report on April 1, 2021, and included its
planned activities for the following year.
AgLantis is farming approximately 0.5 acre of the 14.8 acre site. Notable accomplishments for 2020
include donation of 25,000 pounds of produce to non-profits (Contra Costa/Solano Food Bank and White
Pony Express) and sponsoring 7 Mt. Diablo Unified School District's high school internships through
the 2020 Summer Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WI OA) program. AgLantis received
donations of time and service and extended irrigation lines on the farm, extension of the apron for the
recycled asphalt driveway onto the farm, and some improvements to the hoop propagation greenhouse.
Milani Engineering also donated services toward the site improvement plans submitted to the County for
the permanent AgraTech greenhouse. These plans were last commented by the County in September
2020 and have been in process since 2019.
Last year, AgLantis submitted the following 5-Year Plan with performance metrics, which was approved by
the Board. Many of the planned activities were curtailed or delayed by the pandemic.
"AgLantis 5-Year Plan
Food Equity. We are going to change our focus to developing the field crops, because of the
extraordinary increased need for food, with expected national food shortages. Over the next five years we
hope to put about 8-10 acres of crops into production. That requires irrigation to be installed, beds to be
cut, developed, weeded, planted, maintained, harvested and distributed.
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Education. We will continue to educate the community through social media outreach. If possible, we will
have interns this summer and every summer. If possible, we will continue on farm educational events and
presentations in the community. We teach our volunteers and we plan to continue to involve hundreds of
people, if the public health situation allows.
Environment. We will continue to practice regenerative agriculture to demonstrate the value of these
practices. We will continue to teach the community methods that they can protect the environment and
about other environmental protection issues such as recycled water. If possible, we will continue to have
students engaged at the farm and demonstrate Integrated Pest Management and other sound
environmental practices.
Economic Development. We also hope that we will be able to erect the Solar Light greenhouse and
begin to equip and start some operations. Full operation will necessitate connecting to an energy source,
probably a PG&E pole on the North end of the farm. Irrigation to the greenhouse must be installed to
operate.
Fund-raising. We are attending John F. Kennedy University's (JFKU) Fundraising Academy (now online).
We are creating a fund-raising plan. Among other strategies, we want to make a video about the farm and
create a crowd-funding campaign, as well as continue to raise money through grants, special events and
other methods we have used in the past. We will continue to seek in-kind contributions from the
community."
Strategic Plan re-In
GOAL ONE: Customer and Community
Strategy 2—Maintain a positive reputation
GOAL THREE: Fiscal Responsibility
Strategy 2—Ensure integrity and transparency in financial management
ATTACHMENTS:
1. AgLantis 2020 Annual Report submitted on April 1, 2021
2. Presentation
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ATTACHMENT 1
AgLantis: CoCo San Sustainable Farm
ANNUAL REPORT on PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT
Submitted April 1, 2021
REPORTING PERIOD: January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
AgLantis and the CoCo San Sustainable Farm have four major foci:
1) Food Equity and Public Health
2) Environment
3) Education
4) Economic Development and Job Training
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1) Food Equity and Public Health
Urban farming with recycled water which is otherwise wasted, can provide a fresh produce to
feed those suffering from hunger and poor nutrition. One of the primary purposes of the CoCo
San Sustainable Farm is to grow fresh produce and donate or sell it for a low cost to the
Contra Costa/Solano Food Bank, local non-profits who distribute food to poor and/or local
schools and students needing food. We have not charged anything for donations to non-
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AgLantis Annual Report for 2020
profits. A few volunteers have purchased produce. We have not sold to the general
community.
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medium. Finally, in fall 2018 after
drought years, we just irrigated, planted and prayed that the recycled water would break
down the materials we had added as amendments.
Our first year of production (2018-2019) provided overwhelming proof of concept. We
donated over 12,000 pounds of produce from '/4 acre. Our second year in production (2019-
2020), we doubled the land cultivated and more than doubled our production. We donated
over 25,000 pounds of fresh produce to the Contra Costa/Solano Food Bank (501c3) and
White Pony Express (501 c3) another charity distributor. Several hundred pounds of "ugly
vegetables" were given to volunteers or purchased by volunteers. We used regenerative
agriculture methods (organic, no-till, IPM, etc.).
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AgLantis Annual Report for 2020
Our years of building soil fertility paid off with productivity many times greater than normal for
an urban farm. We grew a wide variety of crops including: zucchini, winter squash, tomatoes,
potatoes, kale, lettuce, pumpkins, chard, peppers, eggplant, melons, cabbage, broccoli,
romanesco, cauliflower, leeks, green onions, parsley, sage, thyme, dill, basil, rosemary and
other herbs. We were excited to see that our crops flourished in our amended soil and grew
abundantly in recycled water. The quality of the produce was very good.
Alameda Master Gardener Sylvia Ramos spent her 3 week vacation working on the farm (pictured
above).
This success happened despite losing much of our early 2020 winter crops. In mid November
an adjacent tenant on the property repeatedly sprayed recycled asphalt grindings into the air
without watering as they were doing the grinding. Dr. Rob Bennaton the University of
California Cooperative Extension Bay Area Urban Agriculture Advisor for Contra Costa and
Alameda counties was standing on the farm one of the days that this happened. He
instructed us that we must throw away all of our current crops, as there was no way to know if
this fossil fuel based spray could be entirely washed off the harvest. We also were unable to
plant crops in Fall 2020 due to cancellations by volunteers due to unhealthy air from fires.
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Extrapolating to growing field crops on about 10 acres (5 acres for buildings and roads and
other infrastructure), we could eventually grow and donate hundreds of thousands of pounds
of produce, assuming we had the resources needed. We had about 300,000 hungry or
nutritionally challenged people in Contra Costa County before the pandemic. This has nearly
doubled in the last year of the pandemic.
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AgLantis Annual Report for 2020
There are 5000 acres of buffer lands around Contra Costa sanitary/sanitation districts. Others
could now replicate our model, no matter how poor their current soil. Our sanitary/sanitation
districts have the capacity to make a huge impact on hunger and nutritional poverty in the
county, assuming we can get people to eat the nutritious food (which is someone else's job!).
We believe this is one reason that the 2019 Water Reuse Conference in San Diego honored
this project.
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Farm Infrastructure 2020:
Irrigation System: County Quarry dug a trench to extend the irrigation line to the hoop
greenhouse, which we completed and a quick connect is installed in the greenhouse.
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County Quarry also dug hundreds of feet of irrigation trenches for irrigation main and header.
Ed Fields, a retired Electrical Engineer from the University of California, Berkeley is teaching
volunteers and installing the irrigation system.
Hoop Greenhouse:
Volunteers painted several coats of paint on our hoop propagation greenhouse to preserve
the wood end walls. Some of the paint was from the Central San Household Hazardous
Waste facility. We installed a floor of sheets of cardboard and mulch in the greenhouse,
demonstrating that concrete, which is environmentally damaging, is unnecessary.
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We completed the irrigation system to the greenhouse and now have installed the plastic roof
(in 2021). The plastic is expected to last about 3 years, so we waited to install that until after
the irrigation was installed and we were ready to use the greenhouse for propagation (2021).
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Driveway Entrance Apron:
Hamilton Tree Company extended the apron of the recycled asphalt driveway onto the farm
because we were having difficulty accessing the farm in heavy rains due to heavy mud at the
entrance. This is a temporary extension until we install the final asphalt driveways at this
entrance which will be firetruck ready.
We have been incredibly fortunate that our corporate donors Grant Hamilton of Hamilton Tree
and Ecomulch and Chris Gray of County Quarry have donated so much tractor and heavy
machine work to the farm. We may need to purchase a multipurpose UTV like a Bobcat
Toolcat or a small tractor to bring the farm into full production. Currently, local businesses
have donated tractor work, including County Quarry and EcoMulch/Hamilton Tree Company.
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Solar Light Greenhouse: The donation of the Solar Light Greenhouse by AgraTech has
been a Public Works processing nightmare because of the slow turnaround time for each
submission. There is great potential for the greenhouse to add value to the farm and
economic development for the county and region by demonstrating low water use,
hydroponics growing. However, the county seems unable to process the application in
anything less than 6 or 7 months for each set of comments.. Hence, we are no longer hopeful
about this project. We are focused on feeding those in need with our the field crops.
Land Use Permit: The Land Use Permit application was submitted in February 21, 2019.
It has been revised per request several times since AgLantis took the lead on the processing.
Our updates responded to Public Works' comments and requests. After each resubmission,
Public Works made additional new comments and requests. Each time it takes Public Works
averages about 6 months to respond. Our engineer, Mike Milani, P.E., submitted responses
to the last set of comments about 7 months ago around 9-24-20.
Fire and Water Tanks: In 2019, the Fire Marshall approved our fire plans, including
plumbing plans and road design and other improvements. And the new fire chief approved
our use of recycled water in our five 5,000 gallon storage tanks which have been delivered.
However, they said that we were the only site in Contra Costa County that could do this. We
got our foot in the door, at least. The water tanks are empty and plumbing is awaiting
approval from Public Works.
Road: County Quarry has donated recycled asphalt and promised to build the farm roads
with recycled asphalt if Public Works ever approves the project. Then, they will need to be
topped with regular asphalt per fire standards.
Structural Engineering Upgrades for California Building Code: A structural engineering
firm was hired in 2019 to provide the list of necessary parts to upgrade the greenhouse to
current California Building Code. They will send a letter to update the date on their specs and
plans to be submitted if Public Works ever approves the project
Building Permit. After all of the other departments have approved, we will obtain our
Building Permit for the AgraTech Solar Light Greenhouse.
2) ENVIRONMENT: Protection and Enhancement
Ecological Restoration, Fertility and Hydrology: The years we spent many years building
soil fertility and restoring the hydrology of the barren dirt that was imported from all over the
county prior to our taking possession of the property have paid off. The soil is rich in organic
matter and very fertile and productive.
The mulch and manure have also begun to restore the hydrologic cycle on this land by
increasing water content of the soil even in dry months. Heavy rains are now absorbed by the
farm without visible runoff. The soil is now acting like a giant sponge, holding the rains and
retaining moisture even in the dry season. Everything Professor Bethallyn Black, M.A. (long-
appointed Contra Costa County Resource Conservation District Board Member; Master
Gardener, organic farmer for life) predicted has been demonstrated.
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Cover Crops: The perennial mustard crop self-seeded and extended vigorously with 2020
winter rains. Field radishes which break up compaction also self-seeded and flourished.
Carbon Sequestration in Soil. AgLantis demonstrates and teaches sustainable methods
that decrease GHG emissions and sequester carbon. We use principles of agroecology and
regenerative agriculture. Much of our public education outreach is about how to increase
carbon sequestration in soil and increase water retention. Cover crops sequester carbon, as
does any plant life. This year we covered about 1/3 of the farm with mulch donated by
EcoMulch. This mulch protects the soil microbes, providing carbohydrates and shade and
increasing the hydrologic cycle. During drought mulch is a good substitute for a cover crop.
Water Reuse, NPK and Micronutrients. The farm demonstrates that recycled water is
fantastic for growing fresh produce. We used no additional fertilizers because Central San's
recycled water has
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and Potassium and
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sustain plant health. Our
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utilized an otherwise
wasted precious
resource. Our farm was
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volunteer harvested and
donated over 900
pounds of produce in
one morning.
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Winter Squash Curing in the Warehouse donated to White Pony Express
Low Electricity Use. Pumping water uses about 10% of the electricity used in the state of
California. Growing food adjacent to a water reclamation facility greatly reduces the GHGs
due to electricity generation for water pumping. Our farm demonstrates the value of placing
urban farms next to water reclamation/recycling facilities, especially on public buffer land.
This dramatically reduces the total amount of electricity required to irrigate crops because
water pressure from being close to the source substitutes for pumps. We also do not use
electricity for our irrigation system. All of our irrigation controllers are battery operated with 9
volt batteries, which last about one year.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM), No-pesticides and No Fossil Fuel Based Fertilizers.
We use organic IPM to grow our crops and intercropping strategies (putting crops next to
each other that attract insects that eat the other crops predators or repel the other crops
predators) and the produce flourished. Pesticides are not only toxic to humans, but they also
kill the micro-organisms that work with plants to sink CO2 into the soil and increase soil
organic matter. We now have many bee hives on the farm and we need to provide safe food
sources year round.
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Food by Reducing Transportation. By growing right in
the middle of an urban area, we dramatically reducing the GHGs due to transportation miles
from farm-to-fork. We delivered our harvests to the Contra Costa/Solano Food Bank and
White Pony Express (501 c-3) which are both within a few miles of the farm.
3) EDUCATION:
2020 Summer Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Internship: Mt. Diablo
Unified School District's (MDUSD) WIOA assigned us 7 paid High School student internships
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in summer 2020 (https://www.doleta.gov/wioa/) of which 5 completed the internship (2 found
jobs). One of these interns had interned with us in 2019.
Due to Covid 19, students were not allowed to come to the farm. Instead, we did a ZOOM
internship and met four days per week for about an hour. We decided to focus on marketing
the farm for fund-raising. We all learned about crowd funding together and the students were
brilliant and we had a lot of fun.
The intern from 2019 and 2020 was struggling to complete high school and was years behind
in school when he started with us. With our guidance and assistance he took classes at
Diablo Valley College where he received both high school and college credits. He has now
completed high school (February 2021) and is going to attend college. (He is working to
obtain another WIOA internship with us in 2021)
Public Education via Press Coverage:
We received considerable press coverage this year, reaching tens of thousands of readers.
This press coverage provide much public education about the value of recycled water.
https://edibleeastbay.com/2020/07/19/coco-san-sustainable-farm-2/
https://civileats.com/2020/12/17/is-farming-with-reclaimed-water-the-solution-to-a-drier-future/
https://www.salon.com/2020/12/31/is-farming-with-reclaimed-water-the-solution-to-a-drier-
future partner/
https://watereuse.org/educate/water-reuse-101/agricultural-reuse/
Community Education of Volunteers
Despite Covid 19, hundreds of volunteers came to the farm. It was a great opportunity for families to
spend time together and get some exercise and learn. We always included an educational
component. We focus on regenerative agriculture methods and healthy soils impact on soil organic
matter and impact for maintaining moisture in soil. We describe the impact of unhealthy and health
soil on climate change. In particular, we explained how we regenerated barren soil, the climate
benefits of our no-till methods, and how cover crops sequester carbon in soil. We also talk about the
benefits of using recycled water for agriculture, explaining what recycled water is and why it is safe
and how to use safely. Ed Fields, E.E. taught volunteers the basics of irrigation.
Social Media Educational Outreach: AgLantis has a social media public education reach
on Facebook and Instagram and reaches the public with information about recycled water
and water reuse, regenerative agriculture, increasing soil organic matter, carbon
sequestration in soil, climate change, restoring hydrologic cycle, carbon cycle, ecosystem
restoration and other environmental topics. We also promote Central San's Household
Hazardous Waste facility. Tens of thousands of people are reached through social media.
https://www.facebook.com/agIantis
https://www.facebook.com/groups/383856271668096
https://www.instagram.com/cocosansustainablefarm/
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Volunteer Websites: AgLantis has signed up with several volunteer websites. Each of these
provide public education to those volunteers who read about the opportunity, whether or not
they sign up. For instance, https://www.meetup.com/CoCo-Urban-Farm-Meetup-Group/
We also have information posted on statewide websites and Silicone Valley websites.
https://www.volunteermatch.org/search/oPP3298155.msp
https://causes.benevitV.org/causesapp/dashboard/840-464634430
4) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and JOB TRAINING:
Our WIOA Internship taught our
students job skills, particularly
ZOOM etiquette such as how close
to sit to the screen, no eating or
walking around while screen is on,
how to dress and other such basics.
We all learned how to interact
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The primary focus of the internship
was "Learning to Learn" about
something that you know nothing
about. They learned how to break a
problem down into components, resources for learning about each component, how to put
the whole package back together after learning about the components. Knowing how to learn
new material is critical on any job, as many jobs require workers to learn about something
where they have no prior knowledge that seems relevant. They need to be able to approach
a new topic with confidence.
We also briefly had two interns from the county WIOA program. Those internships required
us to be at the farm 5 days a week and that was a considerable burden, so we may not do
this again.
5) SCALABLE
Water reclamation facilities in Contra Costa County discharge approximately 100 million
gallons of water per dry day into the Bay waterways. They also have over 5000 acres of
buffer land. Other sanitary/sanitation districts have expressed interest in replicating our farm.
Now that we have proof of concept with a high level of product from our land, we can pursue
other districts and encourage them to start farms. The local food bank and non-profits have
experienced great demand since the Covid-19 shutdowns of businesses and our farm is
more important than ever. Food shortages have approximately doubled from 300,000 people
needing food assistance in our county to approximately 550,000 according to news reports.
We need to foster replications at other sanitary/sanitation districts.
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AgLantis Annual Report for 2020
6) PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS FOR 2021
Capital and other improvements planned for 2021 include the following, but are once again
dependent upon Public Works approval for the first three items:
1. Install more recycled water mainline and headers and dripline to new planting beds;
2. Cover greenhouse with plastic;
3. Grow seedlings in greenhouse;
4. Increase produce donations as much as 100%;
5. Engage and teach students;
6. Continue public education, especially about recycled water and other environmental
protection methods;
7. Work with interns from local high school to facilitate job skills;
8. Plant small citrus trees and small perennial shrubs;
9. Provide more beneficial plants for bees, butterflies, etc.;
10.Continue practices that enhance carbon sequestration and other environmental
protection;
11.Continue to engage with engineer and county if possible to move forward on
improvements first submitted to Public Works over two years ago in February 2019.
7) NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS
Hundreds people have volunteered in some capacity and some have volunteered many
times. Volunteer activities include, but are not limited to: hoop greenhouse construction; civil
engineering; surveying, trenching, cutting new rows with tractor, spreading mulch and
manure with tractor and other big equipment, Integrated Pest Management consulting;
installing irrigation, distributing food to Food Bank and other non-profits, teaching, organic
farming consulting, building planting beds, planting seeds, weeding, harvesting, donating
materials, donating trucking; videography, organizing, cooking, serving and otherwise helping
with the events; in addition to all the tasks and jobs completed by the AgLantis Board
members and those who help them directly and indirectly.
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AgLantis Annual Report for 2020
8) ALUC (Airport Land Use Commission) Term Sheet and BIRD and WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
Birds were managed by covering much of the property with crops, cover crops and thick
mulch which prevented birds from reaching worms and weed seeds. Only an occasional bird
was been seen on the farm. We had a southwest area of the farm under crop production.
Some of our crops were covered with cloth during early growth phase. We heavily watered
the seeds or planted just before rain, which deters birds from eating the seeds. We rarely see
birds on our planting beds, whether covered or uncovered. We did not see Canadian geese
this winter, despite being on the farm frequently. The noise of the surrounding heavy industry
on the property may have scared them away. We saw a few mammals on the farm this year,
including coyotes, a few ground squirrels which were coyote food and large jack rabbits
(some being chased by coyotes). All of our crops and activities complied with the ALUC Term
sheet.
9. ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
2020 Operating Expenses (rounded): Rent ($1); Utilities ($200); Insurance ($3,227); Seed
and Equipment ($2,844); Transportation ($378); Office and Administration ($465);
Contractors ($312); Entertainment ($189); Fees PayPal ($35) _ $7,651
Indirect Contributions: Donations of mulch, compost, spreading compost and manure,
plants, trenching, plowing and irrigation equipment, engineering, surveying, trucking,
transportation costs, legal and financial, teaching time, cooking, planting, weeding,
harvesting, organizing, fund-raising, etc. include thousands of hours of time donated and
many hundreds of professional services, labor, materials and gas and equipment. The
community has generously donated to make this urban farm a reality.
Profit (Loss) and Cash Flow: Financial Income and Expenses
Income:
Direct Public Support: $53,488
Interest: $3
TOTAL INCOME: $53,491
Expenses: $
TOTAL EXPENSES: $7,651
Cash Assets at the Beginning of the Year: $2,214
Cash Assets at the End of the Year: $ 48,089
Cash Deposits with Agencies: $5,500 (not used) + Public Works Deposit of 2/21/2019 @
$6,937 (amount used is unknown)
Non-Monetary Contributions:
In-Kind Donations Valuation: $2,000
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AgLantis Annual Report for 2020
Volunteer Hours: 4000 @ California's average is $29.95 per hour = $119,800
Misc. Pro Bono Services Including Heavy Equipment and Work: = $20,000.00
Professional Engineering: $5,000.00
Donated Mileage: 3000 miles @.14 charitable mileage rate: $420
Total Estimated Non-Monetary Contributions: $147,220
Balance Sheet: Statement of Financial Position: See Exhibit 1 Attached
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AgLantis Annual Report for 2020
Exhibit 1: 2021 Operating Budget
Due to Covid-19 Budget is Highly Speculative
AgLantis
Breakeven
Analysis
For Year Ending
12/31/2021
Projected Donations,
Grants & Contracts 40,000
Fixed Costs:
Contractors 1,000
Rent 26
Payroll taxes 0
Travel & Ent 1,000
Prof. &Acctg 1,000
Equipment 15,000
Insurance 4,000
Interest 300
Rep & Maint. 1,000
Util. & Phone 500
Office &
Administration 2,000
Other Taxes 30
Other Expense (if start to build
Solar Light Greenhouse) 10,000
Total Fixed Costs 35,856
Cost of Goods Sold Percentage 0%
Breakeven 35,856
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ATTACHMENT 2
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PURPOSE OF LEASE
❖ Directly support the District's mission to foster sustainable and
renewable practices, including recycled water;
❖ Teach sustainable living practices, recycled water science, Delta
awareness, sustainable watershed practices, integrated pest
management, pollution prevention, soils science and other science
related to the District's educational programs;
❖ Promote District's environmental messages, including collecting and
diverting household hazardous waste for proper reuse or disposal;
❖ Showcase green technologies, including fostering green building
practices and green jobs; and
❖ Demonstrate how to reduce the carbon and environmental footprint of
food production and distribution.
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LEASE BACKGROUND
• Staff discusses possibility of a farm proposal with Dr.Carolyn Phinney
on Kiewit site based on availability of recycled water
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• Board agrees to pursue lease agreement with CoCo San Sustainable
Farm on Kiewit property
• Board approves lease with AgLantis(non-profit) for CoCo San
Sustainable Farm subject to submittal and approval of Business Plan
• Board approves CoCo San Sustainable Farm Business Plan (Lease
effective date is July 3,2014)
• Ten-Year Lease term will expire; Lease allows tenant to request new
lease within two years of expiration (April 2022)
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LEASE TERMS
• Ten Year Lease for$1 • Donation of produce to
per year and includes Food Bank/Schools
recycled water Educational Component
• An Annual Report to be for the Public focused on
submitted by April 1 st Recycled Water and
of each year District goals
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Farmed a Produced and 2020 Summer Public Works
variety of crops donated over Workforce Submittal:
from%acre: 25,000 pounds Internship: Required for
zucchini,winter squash, of fresh Mt. Diablo Land Use Permit
tomatoes,potatoes, produce to: Unified School prior to
kale,lettuce,pumpkins,
chard,peppers, Contra District's constructing
eggplant,melons, Costa/Solano assigned 7 aid Ara Tech
cabbage,broccoli, g p g
romanesco,cauliflower, Food Bank High School Greenhouse
leeks,green onions, student
parsley,sage,thyme, White Pony
dill,basil,rosemary and Express internships
other herbs C
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