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a. Ratify and approve an agreement for $11,239.00 retroactive to August 29, 2016 through December 31, 2016 with Johnson Electronics Systems for cable infrastructure installation; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement for $11,239.00 retroactive to August 29, 2016 through December 31, 2016 with Johnson Electronics Systems to install cable infrastructure installation.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Ratify and approve an agreement for $11,239.00 retroactive to August 29, 2016 through December 31, 2016 with Johnson Electronics Systems for cable infrastructure installation; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement for $11,239.00 retroactive to August 29, 2016 through December 31, 2016 with Johnson Electronics Systems to install cable infrastructure installation.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Department of Social Services, Family and Children Services has opened a Visitation Center at 234 Monterey Street in Salinas. The intent of the Visitation Center is to provide a safe homelike environment (non-institutional) in which a parent/s or interested parties can interact with children to develop positive parenting skills, maintain contact, and facilitate bonding while under the supervision of parent coaches, mentors, therapists, and/or staff.
These interactions are monitored and recorded via audio and video surveillance to ensure the safety of the children during the interactions. In order to do this monitoring, installation of CAT6 data cable infrastructure in the Visitation Center was necessary. The Department signed a lease for the property with James L. Gattis and Calvin J. Barlocker, dba The Central Building. The terms of the lease included some remodel and repair work to the building by the landlord prior to taking possession.
This did not include all necessary work, so DSS partnered with RMA an...
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