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Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with the Foundation for California Community Colleges to provide Career Catalyst Services for the Transitional Jobs Program, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Department of Social Services, on behalf of the Workforce Development Board, to utilize the California Workforce Association competitive procurement process for the purpose of awarding a new contract to provide Career Catalyst services as part of the Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board’s Transitional Jobs Program;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the Foundation for California Community Colleges, to provide payroll services, for the period of January 9, 2018 through December 31, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $453,511.63;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0006086 to increase appropriations in the amount of $453,511.63 in the Social Services Department in Fund 0058. The Workforce Development Board will use surplus of program year 2018-2019 funding of $453,511.63 from United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult and Youth Formula funds; and
d) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that the above recommended actions are 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.