DATE: December 4, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Amendment III to Agreement with Reading and Beyond for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Pilot Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment III to Agreement No. 15-603 with Reading and Beyond to authorize payment for three months of administrative costs relating to client data collection services, effective upon execution, with no change to the compensation amount or term of April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2021 ($11,747,968).
REPORT
The recommended amendment will enable the Department of Social Services to reimburse Reading and Beyond for administrative expenses relating to required client data collection activities that will occur between January 1, 2019 and March 31, 2019. Payment for services will utilize unspent Pilot funds. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions as the data collection activities are a mandatory component of participating in the Pilot.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The maximum compensation for the Agreement remains $11,747,968 and will continue to be offset with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Pilot project funds ($11,372,968) and the CalWORKs Single Allocation ($375,000). Sufficient appropriations and revenues are included in the FY 2018-19 Adopted Budget for the Department of Social Services, Organization 56107006.
DISCUSSION:
On November 17, 2015, your Board approved Agreement No. 15-603 with Reading and Beyond to provide E&T services as part of a Federal Pilot Project to test innovative E&T strategies designed to help SNAP (known in California as CalFresh) recipients enter the workforce, increase their earnings, and ultimately reduce their participation in SNAP. The Agreement...
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