HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03102015 - C.31RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the
Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa, to execute a contract with Contra Costa County Office of Education,
to pay County an amount not to exceed $200,000 from the Diablo Gateways to Innovation California Career
Pathways Trust Grant to provide Employer Engagement and Work-Based learning strategies to the Diablo Gateways
to Innovation Consortium for the period December 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
County to receive up to $200,000 funding from the Contra Costa County Office of Education - Diablo Gateways to
Innovation California Career Pathways Trust Grant. No county match
BACKGROUND:
The Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County (WDBCCC) requests Board Approval to enter into a
Contract with Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE). CCCOE received a California Career Pathways
Trust grant from the California Department of Education and will fund WDBCCC to implement Employer
Engagement & Work-Based learning strategies for the Diablo
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/10/2015 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
ABSENT: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: March 10, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 31
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:March 10, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Accept Funding from Contra Costa County Office of Education
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Gateways to Innovation (DGI) consortium. The Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County will work in
partnership with the Contra Costa Economic Partnership to 1. Identify existing assets in the Diablo Gateways to
Innovation region and sub-region; 2. Obtain industry input on Employer Engagement including Work-based learning
and sustainable strategies; 3. Identify gaps, define partner functions & community resources; develop appropriate
measures of success; 4. Pilot summer “Earn & Learn” tools and strategies and, 5. Make recommendation on year 2 of
Employer Engagement/Work-based learning efforts for the DGI executive committee approval.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Employment and Human Services Department will be unable to accept Contra Costa County Office of Education
funding.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None