To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract # 38-486 (CSB) Richmond Elementary School State Preschool Services
?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 Richmond Elementary School, in an amount not to exceed $1,190,984, to provide state preschool services for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$1,190,983.20: 100% State funded (California Department of Education) of which $651,195.60 is budgeted in FY 24/25, $539,787.60 will be budgeted in FY 25/26.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County receives funds from California Department of Education (CDE) to provide State Preschool services to program eligible County residents. To provide a wider distribution of services to County residents, the County contracts with a number of community-based organizations. This contract with Richmond Elementary School will provide childcare services for forty-eight (48) children enrolled in the childcare program. This vendor was selected per procurement requirements outlined in Administrative Bulletin 600.3.
The last Board approval for this contract was on May 16, 2023 (C.21) for the 23/24 Fiscal Year. The contract contains a clause for the Contractor to indemnify the State. The delay in processing this contract is due a change in the state formula which required the Department to make changes to the payment provisions to align with the Department of Education's contract terms.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, the County will be limited in offering childcare availability through partnership with community-based agencies.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports three (3) of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: (1) "Childre...
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