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C. 37

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	December 15, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amend Contract with Goodwill Industries for STEP-UP Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/15/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Vickie Kaplan 3-1514

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: December 15, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay, effective November 1, 2015 to increase the payment limit by $189,433 to a new payment limit of $1,917,572 and extend the contract term from October 31, 2015 to December 31, 2015 to provide entry level paid work experience to designated California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) participants.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$1,917,572: $1,238,454 (85% Federal and 15%, State California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Single Allocation. Revenue) and ($679,118: 100% Federal CalWORKs Expanded Subsidized Employment Revenue).

BACKGROUND:

The purpose of this amendment is to increase the payment limit, and to extend the contract term to December 31, 2015, to enable competitive bidding process. The objective of the Subsidized Temporary Experience with Pay for the Under-Employed Program (STEP-UP) is to provide entry level paid work experience to designated California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) participants who are not meeting their Welfare-to-Work (WTW) participation requirement by immediately placing them into paid worksite assignments for a maximum of 30 days.

The goal of STEP-UP, when coupled with their necessary WTW activities and services, is to immediately engage WTW participants by providing an exposure to work and basic job skills ultimately leading to their long-term job placement.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without contract approval, STEP-UP will not continue in Contra Costa County.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The contract supports three of the five community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 3) "Families that are Economically Self Sufficient"; 4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and, 5) "Communities that are Safe, and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families" by providing paid short term entry level work experience to CalWORKS Welfare-to-Work participants.