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C. 31

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	March 10, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Accept Funding from Contra Costa County Office of Education

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/10/2015

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

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Stephen Baiter, 2-6820

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: March 10, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa, to execute a contract with Contra Costa County Office of Education, to pay County an amount not to exceed $200,000 from the Diablo Gateways to Innovation California Career Pathways Trust Grant to provide Employer Engagement and Work-Based learning strategies to the Diablo Gateways to Innovation Consortium for the period December 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015.

FISCAL IMPACT:

County to receive up to $200,000 funding from the Contra Costa County Office of Education - Diablo Gateways to Innovation California Career Pathways Trust Grant. No county match

BACKGROUND:

The Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County (WDBCCC) requests Board Approval to enter into a Contract with Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE). CCCOE received a California Career Pathways Trust grant from the California Department of Education and will fund WDBCCC to implement Employer Engagement & Work-Based learning strategies for the Diablo Gateways to Innovation (DGI) consortium. The Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County will work in partnership with the Contra Costa Economic Partnership to 1. Identify existing assets in the Diablo Gateways to Innovation region and sub-region; 2. Obtain industry input on Employer Engagement including Work-based learning and sustainable strategies; 3. Identify gaps, define partner functions & community resources; develop appropriate measures of success; 4. Pilot summer “Earn & Learn” tools and strategies and, 5. Make recommendation on year 2 of Employer Engagement/Work-based learning efforts for the DGI executive committee approval.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Employment and Human Services Department will be unable to accept Contra Costa County Office of Education funding.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

None