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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06222010 - C.60RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Lao Family Community Development, Inc. to increase the payment limit by $63,500 to a new payment limit of $190,500 for work experience services, and extend the term from June 30, 2010 to December 31, 2010. FISCAL IMPACT: $190,500: 100% State Funding BACKGROUND: Work experience activities are an integral part of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Welfare-to-Work (WtW) program and are designed to help participants who have limited work experience, a sporadic employment history and limited marketable skills, to provide and upgrade their job skills in a non-paid work position under close supervision, thereby enhancing their employability for unsubsidized employment. Work experience plays an important role in meeting required participation rates APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 06/22/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor ABSENT:Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor Contact: Earl Maciel 313-1648 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: June 22, 2010 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy cc: Earl Maciel C. 60 To:Board of Supervisors From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director Date:June 22, 2010 Contra Costa County Subject:Amend Contract with Lao Family Community Development BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) as CalWORKs participants, not exempt from work requirements, must be working and/or participating in services that will assist them in increasing their employability. This amendment extends the contract term from June 30, 2010 to December 31, 2010 to provide for the Request for Proposal (RFP) process. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: This contract supports five of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School;" 2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood;" 3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient;" 4) "Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing;" and 5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families," by assisting parents in obtaining and maintaining unsubsidized employment thereby reducing stress on the family unit.