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C. 60

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	September 12, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Napa Valley College Grant Funding

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/12/2017

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:

Elaine Burres, 925-608-4960

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: September 12, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the Workforce Development Board (WDB) Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to apply for and accept grant funding from Napa Valley College in an amount not to exceed $1,100 for the Youth Entrepreneurship Program for the period July 1, 2017 through December 13, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

County to receive an amount not to exceed $1,100 from the Napa Valley College Grant. (No County match)

BACKGROUND:

The grant funding will support two mentors for the Digital Safari Project Based Learning Project, a component of the Contra Costa County Small Business Development Center's (SBDC) Youth Entrepeneurship Program. The SBDC will provide the two (2) mentors for the Digital Safari Project, a high school academy that includes a business planning competition. Mentoring sessions are designed for either two (2) hours per month in the months of August through November 2017 or 10 hours at $55 per hour, up to the grant amount of $1,100. (No County match)

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without grant funding, the Small Business Development Center could not provide planned mentoring services to youth.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.