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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06262012 - C.129RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Interim Director, or designee, on behalf of the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County, to execute a contract with Chabot - Las Positas Community College District in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to provide training and technical assistance to staff and assessment proctoring services to job seekers, for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. FISCAL IMPACT: $250,000; 100% Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Funds. BACKGROUND: Contra Costa County is contracting with Chabot – Las Positas Community College District to provide assessment proctoring services to job seekers, and training and technical assistance to both the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County staff and EASTBAY Works One-Stop Career Centers (One-Stop) staff to support the use of KeyTrain®, WorkKeys®, and related career assessments tools at the County One Stops. The funding for this contract renewal breaks down as follows: $125,000 WIA Adult, $125,000 WIA Dislocated Worker (#18-252-2) APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 06/26/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Stephen Baiter, 2-6820 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 26, 2012 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy cc: C.129 To:Board of Supervisors From:Theresa Speiker, Interim Employment & Human Services Director Date:June 26, 2012 Contra Costa County Subject:Contract with Chabot - Las Positas Community College CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Job seekers will have virtually no access to essential assessment services critical to competing for jobs in the current labor market. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: This Contract will support two of the five community outcomes established in the Children’s Report Card, 3) “Families that are Economically Self Sufficient” and 4) “Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing” by upgrading job skills and providing opportunity for employment to move toward self sufficiency.