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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 05131986 - 2.4 TO: i BOARD?OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Tom Powers , First District Supervisor Contra Costa DATE: May 6 , 1986 County SUBJECT: West County Career Development and Employment Project SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) E: BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION Recommendation: Recommend adoption in concept of the West County Career Development Employment Project and refer the design to the County Administrator and Personnel Director for an implementation program to be presented to the Board in one month. Background: I have attached a copy of a letter from the Neighborhood House of North Richmond dated April 9, 1986 setting out a structure for a West County Career Development Employment Project. Also, a project committee structure and design of a program are included. At the time the North Richmond jail site was endorsed, the Board indicated its willingness to seek to provide jobs in Contra Costa County government for persons in that vicinity as both an economic opportunity program and a method of obtaining a positive relationship with the community. Such a project has been designed and reviewed by our local United Way Employment, Education and Training Committee and by the United Way Opportunity West Executive Committee chaired by Ed Downer. In addition, Harry Cisterman has been reviewing the progress of this program and has indicated conceptual support. Moving forward with an effort to _implement this project through some of our key departments will be a step in a positive direction for economic development and the community. The county will be playing a major leadership role in this regard. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT? YES SIGNATUREi RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) ACTION OF BOARD ON may 13, 1986 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER X REFERRED to County Administrator and Personnel Director. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT III ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AYES) NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. /? CC: County Administrator ATTESTED _ /O-to A3 1986 Personnel Director Phil Batowelor, Clerk of the Board it Neighborhood HouseSupervisors and County Administratpr Supervisor Powers / M3e2/7-e3 BY �/ DEPUTY NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF NORTH RICHMOND 321 ALAMO AVENUE RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA 94801 (415) 235-9780 April 9, 1986 Honorable Thomas Powers Supervisorial District 1 Contra Costa County 100 - 37th Street Richmond, California 94805 Dear Supervisor Powers: On several occasions I have met with you and members of Opportunities West Ehployment, Education, and Training Committee (=) to discuss Mr. Cistennan's positive response to our community's request to the County Board of Supervisors regarding an Employment and Training Pro- ject. As you are aware, the Employment, Education, and Training Camu ttee has established several short and long-te=n goals that are consistent with the goals and objectives we are proposing to address through the expanded program recanmended by Mr. Cistennan. At our meeting held on February 13, 1986, the EETC agreed to support the project under the auspices of Opportunity West. This should strengthen the expanded Task Force concept with the involvement and participation of both City and County officials, Private Industry Councils, department heads, agencies, and organizations. I am enclosing for your review and c=;ments the following: 1. West County Career DevelcLoment and Employment Project draft 2. Project Committee Structure draft 3- opportunity West Employment, Education, and Training Camuittee Purpose & Goals Our Board of Directors are excited about this project and are looking forward to finalization of progrm design,confiznation of resources, and finally project implementation this summer. In closing, it may be appropriate to arrange a meeting with Mr. Ciste=nan and other County staff to formally discuss the final development of this project. Sincerely, � y/ / Lloyd G. Madden Executive Director tuber- United WayLG4.'bj Attachments cc: Harry Cisterman, Director of Personnel, Contra Costa County Euployment, Education, and Training Committee �,� Michael C. Lary, President PROJECT STPUC jRE OPPORTUNITIES t;:ST E FLOP'".EI1T, EDUCA='IOi:$ AND 7"PAIN1142 CC"":`:ITTEE SPEtCIAL t r_rpt 0.,.. ,,T -r*.n. . IOI' AND "'' T •I„” 1 L a_17. T , .../"CAS • , . Z.r li 1.17 TASK FOFCE (STANDING COMMITTEES) WEST COUNTY CAREER. DEVELOPMENT AND 1 EMPLOYMENT PROJECT SPECIAL DESIG1.1 r"ECUTIVE CO'4M_TTTE CURPOSE t The major purpose of the Design/Executive Committee is to gather ideas and information from available resources to serve as a foundation and starting point for the Work of the Task Force. The Design/Executive Cer.;.littee is designed to foster a spirit of collective action among public , private and community organization/groups in an effort to take steps in achieving community-wide consensus on the strategy of • i.proving employment opportunities for Hest County residents . The primary role will be to: 1. Ceo 14nate Task Force activities to foster consistency, cooperation and mutual support. 2 . Review Task Force work and provide input to the development of Task Force short and long-term reports . � . Ensure timely preJarat'_cn of needed reports and completion of work pian task. 4 . Prepare Task Force agendas . MPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND TRAI*:_TMG TASi: FORC. POLES AND FUIJCTIONS The Task Force is the major "governing" body for the project(s ) , made uV of public , private, and community leaders , representing .a wide var2 ety of perspectives . It will guide major areas of study, review activities and be responsible for recommendation and action. The major responsibilities of the Task Force are to : 1. Provide overall policy direction and guidance. 2 . Review progress of project(s) . 3 . Create, convene Sub Committees to develop analyses of needs and solutions . 4 . Ensure continuing involvement of community in all phases of the project. 5 . Ratify and adopt Project reconumendations. . E . Encourage members to build understanding and support for recom- mendations and activities among their peers and constituency groups . The Task Force w?11 meet every two (2 ) months. In between meetings of the Task Force , project implementation will be guided by the Design/ Executive Committee. OPPORTUNITY WEST EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND EDUCATION I• E.zs2lilEm - The Task Force on Employment , Training and Educa- tion was concerned about educational standards , access to vocational training and the overall educational attainment of west Contra Costa residents . Educational attainment examines certain age groups ( 16-29 and 25+) with relation to success in completing a level of education commonly associated with that age group , is , high school for 16-19 year olds and college for those 25 or older. A third factor of ethnicity may be added to highlight at-risk populations related to educational attainment. Of all persons 16-19 years of age, the West County area contains the larger percentage of individuals who are n" enrolled in high school . 25Z of all enrolled students in Contra Costa County go to schools in West County . High school drop-outs , ie , individuals 16-19 who have not completed high school and are not presently enrolled have an employment pattern which typically reflects low pay and discrimination. West County con- tains over one-third of all 16-19 year Old persons 'in ' the County who are untm2;meE and- nat in rba lab-Qt fQZa$A. The total for West County accounts for only 1 , 652 of all unenrolled 16-19 year olds . The other 2 ,011 either graduated or spend their time in other ' educational milieu. It is apparent that West County has the highest percentage of all persons 25 or older not graduated from high school . The next set of figures indicates West County having the javr." percentage .of persons in this age bracket completing four years of college. - Both of these percentage values for West County are not favorable in terms of educational attainment , ie , . a high percentage of people who are nD4 high school graduates and a Jot percentage of people completing college. An ethnic breakdown of persons 25 or over not completing high school is indicates that West County has lower percentages for each ethnic group except for Blacks and Indians . Of significance is the Black popu- lation; 25 .62 of Blacks over 25 have not graduated from high school versus 13 and 1I .5 percent for the County and Bay Area respectively . �r DRAFT D ...,..., y.✓ �I J`.n.w...w lar. CAr.rr.'. ✓r rrC .r.._ ... .. ...r_._ yy ryT Sconscred Ey: tleighborhood :'louse of North P,ichmond Contra Costa County C,Fpertunity West Employment Trai.ninS and Education Task; F'crce ti PROJECT INFOR:3ATION SHEET TO: CONTACT PERSON: Lloyd G. Madden Executive Director PHONE NUMBER: (415 ) 235-9780 I. AGZ'4CY NAIIE: Neighbornood House of North Ric'.:,ond AGENCY ADDRESS : 32-' . Alamo Avenue Richmond , California 94801 PROJECT NA2L: West Count*: Career Develoament and Emp'_o_ment Project II . PROJECT DESCRIPT.O:J This is an employment training project, where we will train and place 10 - 15 indivic T1s in Count- ;obs . PR0P0 SED FU:�DI17G: Core Funding $27 , 200 ,00 Matc::ing Funds 510.6 , 100 .00 Completed Bv: Llovd G. Madden Title: Executive Director Date: Marc : 13 , 1986 9 ' TARGET AREA BACKGROUND RROBLEM The North Richmond community is characterized by a wide variety of conditions which limits its ability' to sustain itself economically. Thirty two (32) percent of the house- holds receive public assistance, and there is a corresponding low level of labor force participation. This labor force level constitutes the lowest rate in the county, with only 46 percent of the men and 45 percent of the women being actively represented in the labor force. More than. 39 percent of the families are headed by women and 49 percent of the children live in female headed households. Nearly 33. percent of the population lives on , less than 200 percent of poverty level income, while 25 percent have incomes below the poverty level. In. contrast with other parts of the courty, . mean household income is $14, 348 or 54 percent of the county mean. A significant factor relative to all of these considerations is that this population is extremely youthful. Almost 36 percent of the population is age 18 or younger, while 12 percent are between the ages of 19 and 24. This bleak soci-economic picture is compounded by the tendency of high dropout rates among the junior high and high school student populations. Available data indicates that over 42 percent of the population does not finish high school. Those students who are in school in the Richmond Unified School District tend (due to a variety of complex factors) to score far lower in.. basic subjects such as reading,' writing and math skills when compared to other school districts in the county. IMPL=CATIOP:S There are two significant tendencies that are associated with and follow from these structured social and economic conditions. First, there is an increasing number of people in the North Richmond community that find themselves without food during the course of the month. Their limited resources compel them to seek food and other forms of assistance through Neighborhood House and other charitable organizations. Secondly, the continuing trend of a large proportion of the youth dropping out of school results in their lacking the minimally necessary skills for employment, thus dooming them to a life of dependency on others for their economic support. Both of these trends tend to result in and sustain the recognition and acceptance of welfarism as an orientation to life that perpetuates itself in cyclical fashion from one generation to the next. This will continue to be the case if no alternative means of training and skills development is provided. PR CIO DESCRIPTION: The program is designed to train and place 10 - 15 North Richmond individuals in County jobs , in a period of six months . The program will provide basic skills training (literacy improvement and G.E.D. preparation) in addition to specific job training, and career develop- ment counseling. The project will also provide follow up after three months of employ- ment, and emphasis on continuing education and possible college readiness recruitment as a function of career development goals . PROJECT OBJECTIFIES : 1. Provide employment training to 10 - 15 North Richmond individuals. 2 . Provide basic education and skills building as a portion of the job training. 3. Provide career development infor-ation. 4 . Pro^ote continuing education and recruitmen into ecl'_ege readiness programs . The entire projected cost for tris pro=ec_ is 513.1 ,.300 .00 , althouch Neig',borhood house will require 527, 000 .00 to perform its furct-on. We will achieve two coals. They are (a) placing 10 - ' 15 clients into County jobs ; (b) these placements will be considered as successful. Successful will be defined as the supervisor and client rating the - emplovment experience as a positive one after the first three months on the job. EVALUATION OF M-EASURABLE OBJECTIVES : The clients and program itself will be evaluated in a number of ways , at different stages . 1. Screening - Each client will receive a rating from the interviewer as to basic skills level and motivation. 2. Pre-Trainina - Each client will be rated on how successful he/she is in accuiring improved basic skills (literacy improvement S G.E.D. preparation) . This will be accomplished through the use of objective tests. 3. Job Trainina - Each client will receive specific job-related training. He/sne will be evaluated on achievement of specific skills. 4 . Job Placement Evaluation - After the first three months on the job, eacr. client and supervisor will complete an evaluation form rating row well the client is performing and how positive an employment experience it is for the client. PROPOSED BUDGET WEST COUNTY CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT PROJECT UWBA Other Cash Category Request Resources Totals I. Payroll Cost (including Fringes) $12, 000 $ 521500* $ 65, 000 II . Printing, Supplies, Phone, Postage 1, 700 -0- 1, 700 III . Occupancy Cost 41000 4, 800 81800 IV. Equipment -0- -0- -0- V. Other Cost: Training .Materials 1,000 -0- 1,000 Facility Preparation 80000 -0- 8, 000 Training Instructors -0- 10 ,000 10 , 000 Participant Stipends -0- 38, 800 38 , 000 TOTAL: $27, 200 $106 , 100 $133 , 300 *This includes $50, 000 from the County for permanent employment positions, and $2,500 from Neighborhood House. 03/86 bj � 11 Vol ON ' iiiOw Unit lot if It tt R ` I ` � till. 04J tR7 Cry A