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Consider recommendations regarding California Workforce Development Board/Employment Development Department - 2017 California Wildfires National Dislocated Worker Grant, a First Amendment to KRA Corporation Agreement for One Stop Operator and Adult and Dislocated Worker Program Operator Services in Santa Barbara South County, and Second Amendment to Foundation for California Community Colleges Agreement for Career Catalyst Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Department of Social Services Director, or designee, to accept the State of California, Employment Development Department 2017 California Wildfires National Dislocated Worker Subgrant No. K8106657 in the amount of $1,500,000.00 from the State of California, Employment Development Department for the period of January 24, 2018 through December 31, 2018;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0005574 Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018 and Budget Revision Request No. 0005578 FY 2018-2019 to increase appropriations by a combined total of $1,500,000.00 in the Department Social Services, Fund 0058; these budget Journal Entries include increases of $1,209,323.00 for wages and supportive services to participants, $150,691.00 for case management provided by our Contractor, and $139,986.00 for salary and benefits to oversee the program and are funded by the Employment Development Department 2017 California Wildfires National Dislocated Worker Subgrant No. K8106657;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement with KRA Corporation (not a local vendor) to provide One Stop Operator and Adult and Dislocated Worker Program Operator Services in Santa Barbara South County to increase the contract amount by $22,604.00 for a contract amount not to exceed $527,482.00 from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 and to increase the contract amount by $190,512.00, for a contract amount not to exceed $695,390.00 from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019;
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Foundation for California Community Colleges for Career Catalyst Services to increase the contract amount by $1,146,898.00 for a contract amount not to exceed $1,988,336.00 for the period of February 28, 2017 through June 30, 2019; and
e) Determine that the approval and execution of the Budget Revision Request and Amendments are not the approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4), finding that the project is a creation of a governmental funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.