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.