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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04292014 - C.63RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County, to execute a contract amendment with Green Visions: Center for Renewable Energy to increase the payment limit by $15,000 for a total payment limit of $159,000, to provide project management and workforce development services with no change to the contract term of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. FISCAL IMPACT: $159,000, 100% Federal; Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge (AMJIAC) Grant. BACKGROUND: Contra Costa County is contracting with Green Visions: Center for Renewable Energy to continue providing project management services to implement the strategies and activities designed to support, strengthen, and expand existing cluster-based partnerships, to foster advanced manufacturing-related growth, and accelerate high-quality job creation. This contract was awarded in December of 2012 through the competitive bid process, Request For Interest #497. The contract is currently meeting and/or exceeding all of the expectations set forth in the current contract. The Workforce Development Board (WDB) is increasing the total contract payment limit by $15,000 and seeks to use this contractor to develop an additional resource that will assist the WDB. APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 04/29/2014 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: April 29, 2014 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Chris Heck, Deputy cc: C. 63 To:Board of Supervisors From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director Date:April 29, 2014 Contra Costa County Subject:Contract amendment with Green Visions: Center for Renewable Energy BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Job seekers will have less opportunities for employment in the medical device and bioscience manufacturing industry. 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.