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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04012008 - C.58 TOf" BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contr FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director Cost Employment and Human Services j� T'9 COiTri' Bob Lanter, Executive Director ���.J// County Workforce Development Board DATE: April 1, 2008 SUBJECT: Interagency Agreement with the Contra Costa Community College District, Los Medanos College for provision of a "Bridge" and "Pre-Bridge" Career Pathways Project Program. 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, Los Medanos College, for provision of a "Bridge"and "Pre-Bridge" Career Pathways Project Program for disadvantaged, foster care, and out-of-school youth, in an amount not to exceed $90,000 for the period September 1, 2007 through December 31, 2008. FISCAL IMPACT: $90,000.00 No County Funds. State Workforce Investment Act(WIA)Youth Formula. District 5. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: Services provided through this Interagency Agreement support two of the Children's Report Card community outcomes: 1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; and, 2)"Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood". BACKGROUND: The services to be provided through this Interagency Agreement wi Listsixtydisadvantaged, foster care and CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:_ X YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BO ON APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE 4 UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 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: tATTESTED kDA-4 eovo ibHo CULLEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact: BOB LANTER 6-5382 r n EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT(KS) COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR / AUDITOR-CONTROLLER BY. U` (0' :g=:�4 DEPUTY CONTRACTOR Page 2: Interagency Agreement with the Contra Costa Community College District, Los Medanos College for provision of a "Bridge" and "Pre-Bridge" Career Pathways Project Program. BACKGROUND: (Continued) out-of school youth to develop the"soft skills" necessary to succeed in college and the workplace. Los Medanos College (LMC) developed these Career Pathways Project(CPP) programs ("Bridge Program"and "Pre-Bridge Program")to recruit and refer out-of-school and foster youth to the Bridge Programs at Los Medanos College Campus in Pittsburg. This program will enable these students to satisfy pre-requisites for math and English for subsequent enrollment in college and the CPP. Enrollment in the CPP program will constitute full-time student status, enabling students to meet the threshold eligibility requirement for state and federal financial aid. The Bridge Programs are designed to increase the math and language skills of these youth to help them gain employment in after school programs throughout the county and/or guide them to pursue higher education in targeted career pathways in growth industries such as healthcare, bioscience, construction, manufacturing and refining. (1&161-0)