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C. 68

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	November 7, 2017

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Marvell C. Allen DBA Millennium Career Advantage

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/07/2017

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:

V. Kaplan, 608-4963

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: November 7, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Marvell C. Allen, DBA Millennium Career Advantage, in an amount not to exceed $169,250, to provide leadership development services for the period of January 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract, in an amount not to exceed $169,250, is funded by the Employment and Human Services Department's Administrative Overhead using 10% County, 48% State, and 42% Federal funding.

BACKGROUND:

Marvell C. Allen, DBA Millennium Career Advantage (Millenium), provides organizational learning, coaching, and leadership development programs in the public and private sector. These programs develop leadership and management professional skills to diverse audiences and in different geographies. Additionally, Millennium has executive and senior level coaching experience.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

In August 2015, the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) awarded a contract under Request for Information (RFI) #570 to Millennium to provide consulting, facilitation and training services with the final product being the creation of a Leadership Academy or Leadership Development Program that will raise the caliber of leadership skills of EHSD employees. Millennium successfully completed the Leadership Academy 1 and 2 projects. This board order is requesting the Board of Supervisors to approve additional training services of the Leadership Academy 3 project that will include four phases; 1) Road Map, 2) Design, 3) Development, and 4) Delivery for Managers, Supervisors and EHSD Leaders. This phase of the project includes a best practice approach for leadership techniques and skill building. It incorporates real time learning with multiple data and checkpoints to promote participants learning to their full potential.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

EHSD Management staff will not receive comprehensive leadership training and development provided by this contractor.