HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07292014 - C.43RECOMMENDATION(S):
SUPPORT the Contra Costa County Economic Partnership and East Bay Economic Development Alliance Slingshot
Grant Proposal to develop a regional economic development strategy to address employment challenges in the East
Bay, and SIGN a Letter of Commitment for Project Slingshot to the Executive Director of the California Workforce
Investment Board and the Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, as
recommended by Supervisor Andersen.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This action supports the grant application and proposal; the County has no financial responsibility.
BACKGROUND:
Despite our state’s overall prosperity, too many Californians are in danger of being left behind, not making ends meet
and unable to create a middle class life for themselves and their families. Many Californians face substantial
challenges in finding good jobs and supporting themselves and their families in an era with volatile, rapidly evolving
labor markets.
SlingShot is a state accelerator grant provided through a partnership between the California Workforce Investment
Board and the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, which seeks to seed collaborative efforts
by regional workforce, economic development, and education stakeholders to identify and then work to solve
employment challenges that slow California’s economic engine.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/29/2014 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: Gayle Israel, (925)
957-8860
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: July 29, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Gayle Israel, Contra Costa County, District 2
C. 43
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Date:July 29, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Letter of Commitment for Project Slingshot: Accelerating Income Mobility through Regional Collaboration
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
> The goals of the SlingShot grant include:
Increase intergenerational income mobility
Move the needle on big employment, education, and jobs issues
Increase prosperity and agility of regions, businesses and workers
A Regional Proposal
Currently the East Bay, comprised of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, does not have a comprehensive
economic development strategy. The grant application will propose the creation of a regional economic
development strategy, which addresses the underlying causes of long-term unemployment, stagnate income
growth, and disaffected youth that identifies innovative solutions and builds on our strengths to increase income
mobility, create sustainable jobs, and helps workers build skills needed by industry in the emerging new economy.
Lead Applicant & Stakeholders
The Contra Costa Economic Partnership and East Bay EDA are co-applicants for the SlingShot grant. In addition
to having strong leadership, it is important for the proposal and a regional economic development strategy to
have the support and commitment of regional stakeholders to help identify regional workforce and economic
development issues and find solutions that will result in implementation-ready strategies. Regional stakeholders
should reflect the workforce and economic development and educational systems in the East Bay including:
• Alameda and Contra Costa County
• East Bay Cities
• Workforce Development Agencies
• Economic Development Agencies
• Educational Institutions
• Industry
As a member of both the Contra Costa Economic Partnership and the East Bay Economic Development Alliance,
it is appropriate for Contra Costa County to support the East Bay’s SlingShot proposal.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None
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