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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign amendment #1 to Agreement A-14025 with the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, adding $69,244 increasing the contract total to $677,466, to provide child care services to eligible foster care youth placed in family care settings for an unchanged contract term of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Service to sign up to three (3) additional amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($67,746.60) of the current amended contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign amendment #1 to Agreement A-14025 with the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, adding $69,244 increasing the contract total to $677,466, to provide child care services to eligible foster care youth placed in family care settings for an unchanged contract term of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Service to sign up to three (3) additional amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($67,746.60) of the current amended contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Agreement with The Mexican American Opportunity Foundation provides child care services to eligible foster care youth under the dependency of Monterey County. These services support the Child Care Bridge Program in Monterey County which is funded by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to provide counties with the funding needed to provide child care for foster care children placed in in-home family settings.
In November 2017, CDSS issued notice to counties via All County Letter (ACL) 17-109 of the optional Child Care Bridge Program and bro...
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