To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: WDB - Contract #18-483-2 Friends of the Port dba Working Waterfront Coalition
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Friends of the Port (dba Working Waterfront Coalition), to extend the term through March 31, 2025, with no change in payment limit not to exceed $325,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
The Friends of the Port designed a program to train the next generation of marine industry craftspeople and help them develop key skills and contacts in many facets of the marine industry.
This action is to extend the termination date of December 31, 2024 through March 31, 2025 with no increase in payment limit. On November 1, 2023, the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) entered into a Contract in the amount of $200,000 with Friends of the Port effective November 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024. On April 22, 2024 the Board approved item C.29 to execute a contract amendment to increase the payment limit by $125,000 for a new total not to exceed $325,000 with no change to the term, to support the implementation of a training program by Contractor to hire and manage instructors and provide instructional materials for trainings, and provide hand and power tools for program participant use.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This Contract supports three of the five Contra Costa County’s community outcomes: (1) Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient; (2) Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing; and (3) Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without approval, participants in the training funded by Workforce Accelerator Fund (WAF) 11 will not have access to classroom instruction and job training that led to self-sufficiency, which would adversely impact these participants. Local businesses will have fewer qualified candidates for positions.