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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director J/ o ,;,, =z Costa
Employment and Human Services
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Bob Lan�xecutive Director County
Workforce Development Board
DATE: April 1, 2008
SUBJECT: Interagency Agreement with the Contra Costa County Community College District, Contra
Costa College, San Pablo for the provision of Bioscience training to Contra Costa County
residents.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment & Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the
Workforce Development Board (WDB), to execute an Interagency Agreement with the Contra Costa Community
College District, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, for the provision of Bioscience training to Contra Costa County
residents utilizing Alameda County Workforce Investment Board (WIB) Life Sciences Expansion Project (Project)
Grant funds, in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for the period October 1, 2007 through June 30,2008.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$100,000.00 No County Funds. Alameda County WIB Life Sciences Expansion Project Grant funds
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports two of the five community outcomes: 1)"Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient";
2)"Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing", by upgrading job skills and providing opportunity for employment
advancement to move toward self sufficiency.
BACKGROUND:
The Life Sciences Expansion Project Grant will expand highly succe ul bioscience training to Contra Costa
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BO ON APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT vr� ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED
JOHNUCULLEN,CLER OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: BOB LANTER 6-5382
EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT(KS)
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER BY. ( DEPUTY
CONTRACTOR
..'Page 2: Interagency Agreement with the Contra Costa County Community College District, Contra Costa College,
San Pablo for the provision of Bioscience training to Contra Costa County residents.
BACKGROUND: (Continued)
County residents and increase their capacity for ongoing bioscience training at community colleges. The program
will build on work started 5 years ago in San Mateo County in partnerships with Genentech and Skyline College
which later expanded to Ohlone College and additional biotech firms. The grant will fund the referral and targeted
recruitment of a minimum of 40 individuals who are interested in pursuing jobs as process technicians in the
biotechnology industry. Specifically, it will fund training slots for dislocated workers to attend training at the
community college level. All course work will be fast tracked and will be approximately 13 weeks in duration and
will include visits to biotech firms. Targeted individuals will include, but not be limited to those presently laid off
dislocated workers from the mortgage industry who express an interest and aptitude for retraining in the
bioscience field. (18-167-0)