DATE: June 23, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: State Center Community College Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Make a finding that it is in the best interest of the County to waive the competitive bidding process under Administrative Policy 34 (contract with a federal, state or local governmental agency) for educational counseling and training services for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Welfare-to- Work clients.
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with the State Center Community College District for educational counseling and training services, effective July 1, 2020, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a one-year base contract and four optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $2,000,000.
REPORT
There is no increase to Net County Cost. Approval of the recommended actions will allow the Department to contract with the State Center Community College District (SCCCD) to provide educational counseling services at Fresno City College (FCC), Reedley College (RC), and Clovis Community College Center (CCCC) campuses to provide support to California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Welfare to Work (WTW) clients, leading to better educational outcomes and ultimate self-sufficiency. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board could choose not to fund this agreement. If your Board should choose not to approve the recommended actions, the Department will not be able to provide enhanced on-campus educational counseling to CalWORKs WTW participants. Additionally, the funding would need to be redirected to other WTW program services provided by the Department.
SUSPENSION OF COMPETITION/SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT:
The Department is requesting your Board waive the competitive bidding process, consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 as SCCCD is a governmental agency. The ISD...
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