Agenda

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C. 59

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Probation Officer
Date:	October 5, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Construction Trades Workforce Initiative

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/05/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Danielle Fokkema, 925-313-4195

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 5, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Probation Officer, or designee, to execute a contract with the Construction Trades Workforce Initiative, in an amount not to exceed $230,000 to provide pathways to career success of the Briones Youth Academy students in the union construction trades and to establish a comprehensive Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) Pre-Apprenticeship Program for the period of November 15, 2021 through November 14, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant.

BACKGROUND:

Under the orders of Governor Gavin Newsom, California will phase out the California Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) beginning in 2021. Starting in July, the state will cease all transfers of youth to the state’s three remaining youth detention facilities. This will halt the County’s ability to transfer of youth to DJJ and will require youth to remain under the supervision of individual counties. Probation has created a new program called the Briones Youth Academy to serve these youth. While enrolled in the Briones Youth Academy they will have time to complete the Multi-Craft Core Curriculum Pre-Apprenticeship Program while detained and have a basic understanding of union construction trades upon their release and reentry.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

This resource will expand the Probation Department's program options for the youth enrolled in the Briones Youth Academy. Failure to approve this contract will result in less training opportunities for the youth at the Briones Youth Academy.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This action supports four of the five community outcomes set forth in the Children’s Report Card. They are: Children Ready for and Succeeding in School; Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for a Productive Adulthood; Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing; and Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life.