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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12192000 - C118 Contra TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Costa FROM: John Cullen, Directort Employment and Human -Sdv c�Department `arc v DATE: December 5, 2000 SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director, Employment cit human Services Department, or his designee, to PAY on behalf of the Workforce Investment Board, payment to the Shirley Ware Education Center (#15-035-0)in the amount of$73,323 in advance to cover expenses incurred to date under the H-lB Skills Training Grant for the period August 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000. DIRECT the Auditor-Controller's Office to make payment to the Shirley Ware Education Center the amount cited above. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director, Employment & Human Services Department, or his designee, to PAY on behalf of the Workforce Investment Board, payment to the Shirley Ware Education Center (#15-0135-0) in the amount of $73,323 in advance to cover expenses incurred to date under the H-lB Skills Training Grant for the period August 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000. DIRECT the Auditor-Controller's Office to make payment to the Shirley Ware Education Center the amount cited above. FINAINC;IAL IMPACT: No County Costs. 100% of activity costs are covered by Federal funds. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: This action will directly support the third outcome, 66Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient". Activities paid for through this grant provide allied health training and entry-level,fob placement. BACKGROUND: Kaiser Permanente of Northern California and SEIU Local 253 asked the Workforce Investment Board of Contra Costa County to act as the fiscal agent of the grant and to provide job candidate referrals to Kaiser Permanente facilities through the County One-Stop Career Center system. Allied health training and skills upgrades offered through the SEAT Local 250 affiliated Shirley Ware Education Center (SWEC) and Kaiser Permanente Career Training Partnership will provide possible avenues for their employees to move to Registered Nurse and other allied professions. In turn, entry-level positions in Kaiser facilities will be made available to the County One-Stop Career Center system for client referral. The Shirley mare Education Center (SWEC) in Oakland will serve as the principal training facility for skills upgrades to the Certified Nursing Assistant and other allied health positions but not including the Registered Nurse Training, SWEC conducts fiscal operations on a calendar year. This Board Order is requested in order to allow SWEC to close their books at year-end. Contracts with Kaiser Permanente, the SEIU Local 2509 and the SWEC are currently in negotiation; however, SWEC has incurred costs. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: �� SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON December 19 2000 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X - - . OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS(ABSENT '� ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. (District V seat: is vacant) ATTESTED December E9. 2000 PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact: RONALD A,WETTER, -5382 cc: JOHN CULLEN—EHSD EHSD(CONTRACTS UNIT)-TIRE �a COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY 12 t�. ,DEPUTY