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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 01062004 - C66-C70 TO: Board of Supervisors , Contra Costa FROM: Linda Dippel, Director County DATE: December 18, 2003 ,/j0 44F SUBJECT: Amendment to Service Contract, Theodore M, Spyrow $ „ SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOi&ENDATIONS&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Child Support Services Director, or designee,to execute a contract amendment with Theodore M. Spyrow to increase the payment limit by $25,000 to a new limit of$65,000 and to extend the term from April 13, 2004 to June 30, 2004 to continue to provide services to Child Support's collection/locate/personnel support functions. (Health Incentive Funds) (All Districts)' FINANCIAL IMPACT: The cast of this Contract is budgeted within the State's allocation to Child Support Services. There will be no impact on the General Fund, REASONS FOR:RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND: Mr. Spyrow provides a variety of services in support of our collection/locate/personnel support functions including but not limited to, internal auditing of systems and processes; interface with service of actions; special locate case process functions; and establishing protocol and processes relative to DMV checks, Department of Justice regulations, background checks, and emergency operations coordination. The original contract hours were limited at Mr. Spyrow's request, but he is now able to increase his availability to the department to continue providing his services at least through the end of this fiscal year. This order will extend the term of the contract and provide the additional funding to accommodate the increased hours. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Failure to approve this request would restrict the Department of Child Support Service's ability to provide the level of thoroughness required when performing critical functions such as County emergency operations and establishing protocols for mandatory compliance regulations. t, CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: ; f A— RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMNOTTES APPROVE —OTHER SIGNATURE(S): -41 ACTION OF BOARD ON a 'i i "t ` ' ✓ APPROVED AS RECOIvQAETvDEI7 OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS { 1 s T HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS ISA TRUE UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ! AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES; AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ,THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTEI? Conted: Linda Dippel,Dhww,DCSS(3-4453) JOHN SWEETEN.CI.ERWOF OF cc: Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DOSS,Atm:David Kincaid CAO-Justice,Attn:Goorp Roemer BY '^'w'��' ra;. ti 't r DEPUTY TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM* Jahn Sweeten, County Administrator Contra a G �. DATE: January 6, 2004 Cost. SUBJECT: Renewal of Contracts for Legal Defense Services , z? '. u n y SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(5)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTFICATION RECOMMENDA ON: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE County Risk Manager to execute contracts with selected legal firrns for defense of the County in workers'compensation, medical malpractice and civil rights claims for a period of one,two and three years effective January 1, 2004. FINANCIAL IMP_ ACT: Legal costs are funded through the Workers'Compensation, Liability and Medical Malpractice Trust Funds. BACKGR UNDIREASCINS FOR RE!Q0MMENDATI0N: Legal firms were selected for their experience and expertise in particular areas of legal defense. Risk Management assigns cases to the various firms. The following legal firms selected for defense of claims agreed to three-year contracts from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2006, Dwight B. Bishop McNamara, Houston, Dodge, McClure&Ney Craddick Candiand&Conti Mullen &Filippi Edrington, Shirmer&Murphy Thomas, Cartier, Lyding&Gaus Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer&Jensen Vaca, Vaca &Ritter John F. Martin The following legal firm agreed to a two-year contract from January 1, 2004—January 31, 2005: Gordon, DeFraga, Watrous&Pezzaglia, Inc. The following legal firms agreed to a one-year contract from January 1, 2004--December 31, 2004: Laughlin, Falbo, Levy&Moresi Lepper&Harrington CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: 4 F .......... "--RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOAR COMMITTEE --'APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF Bo ON t APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD UNANIMOUS (ABSENT '"�✓ OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED V C:\Documents and SeftgMJgrit \My Docum®nts\Board JOHN SWEETE ,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Orders\BO2003\BO-L"al$voa2W6.doe SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact: Ron Harvey(335-1443) Cc: Risk Management Auditor-ConUsed Law F BY DEPUTY TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Tom Whittington CIO,Department of Information Technology DATE. January 6, 2004 z �, SUBJECT. Telecommunications Services with Advanced Voice and Data Specific Request(s)or Recommendations(s)&Background&Justification I. RECOMWNDED ACTION: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Information Officer or his designee to execute an agreement with AVT) (Advanced Voice and.Data)for the period of January 1,2004 to December 31,2404 in the amount of$75,000. IL FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funds will not be encumbered by the agreement and no additional General Fund monies are requested. Services will be charged out to requesting departments. III. REASON FOR_RECOMMNTIATION AND BACKGROUND: County telecommunication service requests continue to increase due to the rapid technological changes in voice and data.systems. To meet our customer's service requests,we need to augment our permanent staff with contract staff from AVT). IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE AC'T'ION: If this contract is not approved,then telecommunications work for departments will be delayed,as the county does not have adequate staff to meet the current volume of service requests generated by departments. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:—YES SIGNATURE: r _„_ Recommendation of County Administrator Recommendation of Board Committee -.... -� Approve Other Si natures: ._ ,.,! ✓ fr Action of Approved as Recommended Other VOTE OF SUPERVISORS: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN Unanimous(Absent ��. "�,_ ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE Ayes: ,,_,_ Noes: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN. Absent:— Abstain:____ Attested '- CC: (2) Department of Information Technology John Sweeten, Clerk oft ' Board'of (1)Auditor Controller of Supervisors and County Administrator DEPUTY M382(10/68) AGENDA DATE fp ITEM NO. BACKGROUND NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME AGENDA PACKET COMPILED INFORMATION FOR THIS ITEM PREVIOUSLY FURNISHED ORAL REPORT TO BE GIVEN AT BOARD MEETING .'MOR IN NUMBERING AGENDA ITEM DELETED DOCUMENTS ON FILE WITH CLERK. CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS PREVIOUSLY REMOVED e, . + ern 1� rev 1 Contra Costa TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS County FROM: Dennis M. Barry, AICD Community Development Director DATE: JANUARY 6, 2004 SUBJECT: CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE CDBG MICRO-ENTERPRISE AND SMALL BUSINESS REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director-Redevelopment, or designee,to execute a contract amendment with Urban Financial Services Group, effective August 1, 2003, to increase the payment limit by $34,452 to a new payment limit of $128,952 to provide consulting services for managing and administering the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Micro-enterprise and Small Business Revolving Loan program through June 30, 2004. FISCAL IMPACT None, 100% U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _X_,YES SIGNATURE: COMMENDATIONr_OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR' , � RECOM ENDATION OF OARD COMMITTEE --APPROVE � OTHER � SIGNATURE(S)- ACTION OF BOAR N '_, APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED . OTHER VOTE OF SUPER�ISORS I HEREBY" CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: _ MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Source: Bob Calkins, CDBG Program Manager (925) 335-1260 ATTESTED> Orig. Dept. Community Development (CDBG) JOHN S ETEN CLER F cc: County Administrator Auditor-Controller THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BYE.,. J > _ ....j DEPUTY BACKGROUND /REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS The consultant, Urban Financial Service Group(UFSG), has managed the CDBG Micro- enterprise and Small Business Revolving Loan program for the County since July 2000. The Programs are directed primarily to very low-and low-income micro-enterprises anchor small businesses for the purposes of job creation, retention, and/or attraction. In the next six months, it is anticipated that an additional 5-10 loans will be approved. Services provided by USFG include: program marketing, technical assistance to prospective applicants, loan processing, loan servicing and compliance monitoring.