To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Amendments to the Agreements Between County of Humboldt and Shasta County Private Industry Council, dba Smart Business Resource Center.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive and ratify the attached Amended Professional Services Agreements with Smart Business Resource Center as signed by the County Administrative Officer (CAO);
2. Determine that the amendments serve a public purpose to ensure continuity of services; and
3. Authorize the CAO and/or the designee to execute subsequent and future amendments to these agreements.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
1120-287 Economic Development - Workforce
DISCUSSION:
Your Board has approved professional services agreements with Smart Business Resource Center (Smart) to provide workforce development services using funding offered through The United States Department of Labor and State of California Employment Development Department. These contracts include the following Professional Services Agreement with Smart Business Resource Center:
* Phase II of Opioid Crisis National Dislocated Worker Grant Funds approved July 9, 2019
* WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker services approved June 23, 2020
* Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth services approved October 20, 2020
* WIOA COVID-19 Dislocated Worker services approved October 20, 2020
* WIOA for Rapid Response and Layoff Aversion Services approved October 20, 2020
The proposed contract amendments are adjustments to the agreed upon payment schedule to allow for weekly advance payments, with a year-end settlement process. The existing payment schedule agreement has resulted in cash flow issues for Smart due to delays in tendering payments. Smart contracts with other workforce development regions in California, and the changes made to the payment schedule are consistent with the agreements held between Smart...
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