County of Monterey - File #: A 20-323

• File #: A 20-323
• Name: Goodwill FY 2020-21 Agreement
• Type: BoS Agreement
• Status: Passed - Department of Social Services
• File created: 8/4/2020
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 8/18/2020
• Final action: 8/18/2020
• Title: a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with Goodwill Central Coast for $1,400,000 to provide Expanded Subsidized Employment training, supervision, intensive case management, and job performance evaluations for CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work customers, retroactively to August 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021; and b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($140,000) of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.

Date	Action By	Action	Result
8/18/2020	Board of Supervisors	approved - department of social services	Pass

Title
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with Goodwill Central Coast for $1,400,000 to provide Expanded Subsidized Employment training, supervision, intensive case management, and job performance evaluations for CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work customers, retroactively to August 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($140,000) of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with Goodwill Central Coast for $1,400,000 to provide Expanded Subsidized Employment training, supervision, intensive case management, and job performance evaluations for CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work customers, retroactively to August 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($140,000) of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Expanded Subsidized Employment Program is one of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) early engagement strategies being implemented as a result of the passage of AB 74 Chapter 21, Statutes of 2013; Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Sections 11322.63 and 11322.64.

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is seeking to continue Expanded Subsidized Employment (ESE) to serve our hardest to employ customers. Monterey County Department of Social Services requested proposals from vendors under RFP #10648. Goodwill Central Coast's proposal was accepted. The project will place approximately 239 CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work cu...