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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10212014 - C.61RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay to add performance criteria to the contract service plan with no change in the payment limit of $879,375.00 and no change in the contract term of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. FISCAL IMPACT: $879,375: 100% California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Single Allocation. BACKGROUND: The purpose of this amendment is to add performance criteria to the contract to hold the Contractor accountable for achieving specific performance goals. The objective of the Subsidized Temporary Experience with Pay for the Under-Employed Program (STEP-UP) is to provide entry level paid work experience to designated California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) participants who are not meeting their Welfare-to-Work (WTW) participation requirement by immediately placing them into paid worksite assignments for a maximum of 30 days. APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 10/21/2014 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: Earl Maciel 3-1648 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: October 21, 2014 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Chris Heck, Deputy cc: C. 61 To:Board of Supervisors From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director Date:October 21, 2014 Contra Costa County Subject:Contract amendment with Goodwill Industries for STEP-UP Program BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) The goal of STEP-UP, when coupled with their necessary WTW activities and services, is to immediately engage WTW participants by providing an exposure to work and basic job skills ultimately leading to their long-term job placement. The program approach has proven extremely successful for re-engaging harder-to-serve clients and for increasing the federally required Work Participation Rate (WPR). CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Without contract approval, STEP-UP will not continue in Contra Costa County. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: The contract supports three of the five community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 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 providing paid short term entry level work experience to CalWORKS Welfare-to-Work participants.