REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 22, 2021
FROM
MARLENA SESSIONS, Director, Workforce Development Department
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Subsidized Employment Program Contracts for Program Year 2021 through 2022
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to the following contracts, to increase the total aggregate contract amount by $589,780, from $3,443,908 to $4,033,688 to provide subsidized employment services under the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Subsidized Employment Program, and extend the contract period by one year for a contract term from January 4, 2021, through June 30, 2022:
1. California Association of Health & Education Linked Professions (Contract No. 20-1219)
2. Career Institute (Contract No. 20-1220)
3. Colton Redlands Yucaipa ROP (Contract No. 20-1221)
4. First Institute Training and Management, Inc. (Contract No. 20-1222)
5. Hawkeye Properties, Inc. (Contract No. 20-1223)
(Presenter: Marlena Sessions, Director, 387-9862)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The combined expenditures of these contracts will not exceed $4,033,688 and will be fully funded through the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Subsidized Employment Program (CSEP). CalWORKs received additional funds from the State of California to continue providing subsidized employment services. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Workforce Development Department’s (WDD) 2020-21 budget (571-2260) and will be included in subsequent years’ departmental budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The County of San Bernardino’s (County) Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) administers CSEP. CSEP is California’s job readiness and work-experience training program for participants above the age of twenty-five, in the CalWORKs program.
On July 1, 2018, TAD entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with WDD to facilitate the provision of CSEP services in the County, under which WDD would provide services to no less than 186 participants. During the 2019-20 CSEP program year, WDD placed 277 participants in subsidized employment under this MOU. In addition, on July 1, 2020, the TAD and WDD amended the MOU to increase the number of CSEP participants to a minimum of 400 participants.
On December 15, 2020 (Item No. 71), the Board of Supervisors approved contracts in an aggregate not-to-exceed amount of $3,443,908 with California Association Health & Education Linked Professions, Career Institute, Colton Redlands Yucaipa ROP, First Institute Training and Management, Inc., and Hawkeye Properties, Inc. to provide CSEP services for the period of January 4, 2021 through June 30, 2021, with the option to extend these contracts for a maximum of two consecutive one-year periods.
Each of the contractors provides CSEP participants with work readiness training and placement into subsidized employment training opportunities for up to 485 hours or six months, whichever comes first. The majority of the funding will be used to pay the salaries of the CSEP participants.
On May 13, 2021, TAD and WDD amended the MOU increasing the total aggregate amount not to exceed $4,033,688 and extended the MOU term for an additional program year to serve a minimum of 400 CSEP participants. The amendment will allow WDD to continue to provide subsidized employment opportunities that include workforce investment activities, job development, work-readiness training, and subsidized employment placement to the CSEP participants.
Consistent with the amended MOU between TAD and WDD, Amendment No. 1 will increase the total aggregate contract amount with the below contractors by $589,780, from $3,443,908 to $4,033,688 and extend the contract period by one year from January 4, 2021 through June 30, 2022 to provide CSEP services.
The CSEP contracts serve the following geographical areas.
|
Contractor |
San Bernardino County Geographical Area |
|
California Association Health & Education Linked Professions |
High Desert |
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Career Institute |
West Valley, High Desert, & Mountains |
|
Colton Redlands Yucaipa ROP |
East Valley |
|
First Institute Training and Management, Inc. |
Central Valley, East Valley, High Desert, & Morongo Basin |
|
Hawkeye Properties, Inc. |
Central Valley, East Valley, & West Valley |
The proposed amendments to the CSEP contracts support the County and Chief Executive Officer’s goals to create, maintain and grow jobs and economic value in the County by working to strengthen the partnerships between workforce boards, businesses, and education by developing a skilled labor force that fulfills business-staffing needs.
The County may immediately terminate the contract due to an uncured breach or default. Either party may terminate the contract for convenience upon 30 days written notice to the other party.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Sophie A. Akins, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on May 18, 2021; Purchasing (Bruce Cole, Supervising Buyer, 387-2148) on May 18, 2021; Finance (Kathleen Gonzalez, Administrative Analyst, 387-5412) on May 25, 2021; and County Finance and Administration (Robert Saldana, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on June 8, 2021.