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Consider recommendations regarding a third amendment to the agreement with the Foundation for California Community Colleges for Career Catalyst Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a third amendment to the agreement for services of independent contractor with the Foundation for California Community Colleges for Career Catalyst Services in the amount not to exceed $2,010,940.00 ($864,910.00 for Career Pathways for Youth Project, and $1,146,030.00 for the Wildfire National Dislocated Worker Grant Project) for the period of February 28, 2017 through June 30, 2019;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0005975 to increase appropriations of $424,445.00 in the Social Services Department in Fund 0058 for wages for participants and case management for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 funded by Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grant funds; and
c) Determine that the approval and execution of this Third Amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that the approval and execution of this Third Amendment is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are not subject to CEQA.