To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract # 20-472-2 (Alliance) The Glen Price Group
☒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 with The Glen Price Group in an amount not to exceed $399,890 to provide funding opportunity monitoring, grant writing, and strategic planning services for the Employment and Human Services Department for the period July 23, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$399,890: 100% County; all of which is budgeted in FY 24-25.
BACKGROUND:
On June 13, 2023, the Board approved consent item C.100 authorizing a contract with The Glen Price Group for the term March 22, 2023 to February 29, 2024. On October 3, 2023, the Board approved consent item C.22 to extend the termination date to June 30, 2024 to continue providing strategic planning, fund monitoring, and grant writing services with no change to the original payment limit. This contract renewal will allow for continued support of the Employment and Human Services Department in fund development, grant writing and strategic planning services. This contract has an approved Sole Source Justification.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, the Employment and Human Services Department will not be able to continue to take advantage of strategic planning, fund development, nor grant writing services, available for units to set strategic plans and secure grant funding.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports all of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card, (1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; (3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.”