To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract with Contra Costa Economic Partnership, Inc.
☒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 Contra Costa Economic Partnership, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $585,000 to provide program implementation of the Healthcare Initiative with the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County for the period December 1, 2023, through March 31, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$585,000: Funded 100% by California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) High Road Training Partnership (HRTP): Resilient Workforce Program, which is budgeted in FY 2023-24 for $244,000, will be budgeted in FY 2024-25 for $261,229, and the remaining $79,771 will be budgeted for FY 2025-26. No County match required.
BACKGROUND:
Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County (WDBCCC) was awarded the high road training partnership grant to scale the implementation of the Healthcare Initiative on August 9, 2023. In June of 2023, in alignment with County policy and WIOA guidelines, the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) WDBCCC issued a Request for Interest (RFI) 763 to procure proposals from community-based organizations to expand healthcare pathways. This process included a competitive procurement where Contra Costa Economic Partnership, Inc. (CCEP) was selected and approved by the WDB Executive Committee on August 22nd, 2023.
CCEP shall provide leadership, program management and program implementation of Healthcare Initiative Management Services for the regional sector strategy for WDBCCC. CCEP shall advance the Healthcare Initiative by working with relevant stakeholders including educational institutions, healthcare industry employers, labor unions, and community-based organizations across the County, to increase training opportunities, expand paid work-based learning opportunities and to enhance the Contra Costa workforce development systems strategies in healthcare. Funding for the WDB’s Healthcare Initiative may come from braided funding such as High Road Training Partnership (HRTP); Workforce Accelerator Fund (WAF); and Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS).
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The services provided under this contract support three of the five of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes: (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” by providing career support services for families of adult and dislocated workers.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If WDBCCC does not contract this out to a CBO, WDBCCC will not be able to fulfill its obligations of the HRTP grant partnership. The grant award could be rescinded, putting the services under the HRTP partnership, WIOA performance and grant requirements in jeopardy.