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DATE: March 6, 2001
SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee,
to AMEND its diversity training contract with Mr. Byron Kunisawa (#21-612-1), raising the
contract amount by $19,300 to a new amount of$71,300 and extending the contract period
through June 30, 2001.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to AMEND its
diversity training contract with Mr. Byron Kunisawa (#21-612-1), raising the contract amount by $19,300 to
a new amount of$71,300 and extending the contract period through June 30, 2001.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
County cost of this contract is $14,260 (20 percent) with federal and state funds covering the remaining costs
(80 percent). --
BACKGROUND:
This amendment will allow the Department to complete its FY 2000-2001 diversity training for all staff by
offering additional training sessions to EHSD supervisory staff and line staff.
Mr. Kunisawa has already provided training on"Creating Diversity Competence" and "Beyond Inclusion: The
Real Challenge of Diversity"to most of the Department's staff. This amendment will allow the department to
provide training for approximately 35 managers and 330 line staff.
Mr. Kunisawa is an internationally recognized lecturer and consultant in the areas of workforce diversity,
organizational development, multiculturalism and systemic change. He is the founder of the Multicultural
Training Resource Center in San Francisco, one of the first organizations in the country dedicated to addressing
the needs of culturally diverse populations and the organizations that provide service to them.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Y S SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
&-'APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES :
ACTION OF B AR ON /M OA CJ t 'aa Q APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS.
v 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.
ATTESTED /Mn t.all- c9-7. 9 0 0/
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: DON CRUZE 3.4582
cc: EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT(CP)
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY "4e/A�LDEPUTY
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
CONTRACTOR