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C. 40

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	March 29, 2016

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Costa

County

Subject:

City of Brentwood grant funding

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/29/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

ABSENT:

Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor

Contact:

Elaine Burres, 313-1717

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 29, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the Workforce Development Board, Small Business Development Center, to apply for and accept grant funding in an amount not to exceed $15,000 from the City of Brentwood to provide advisory, training, and outreach services to Brentwood businesses for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

County to receive an amount not to exceed $15,000 from the City of Brentwood.

BACKGROUND:

The Small Business Development Center proposes to perform active outreach to current Brentwood small business owners, in addition to delivering group trainings and individualized advising in Brentwood with the goals of business/job retention, new business start-ups, increased revenues, debt/equity investments, and job creation.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Workforce Development Board, Small Business Development Center will be unable to increase training and outreach services to Brentwood based businesses.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.