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Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with Arbor Education and Training, LLC dba ResCare Workforce Services for America’s Job Center of California Operator, and Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services Provider in Santa Barbara County, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Arbor Education and Training, LLC dba ResCare Workforce Services (not a local vendor), to provide America’s Job Center of California Operator, and Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services Provider in Santa Barbara County (North County) for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,168,108.00 which includes $131,282.00 contingency (for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 the contract amount shall not exceed $684,446.00; for FY 2020-2021 the contract amount shall not exceed $676,190.00; and for FY 2021-2022 the contract amount shall not exceed $676,190.00);
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Arbor Education and Training, LLC dba ResCare Workforce Services (not a local vendor), to provide America’s Job Center of California Operator, and Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services Provider in Santa Barbara County (South County), for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,600,895.00 which includes $86,263.00 contingency (for FY 2019-2020 the contract amount shall not exceed $512,394.00; for FY 2020-2021 the contract amount shall not exceed $501,119.00; and for FY 2021-2022 the contract amount shall not exceed $501,119.00);
c) Authorize the Director of Social Services or designee to adjust the Line Item Budget of the Arbor Education and Training, LLC dba ResCare Workforce Services for America’s Job Center of California Operator, and Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services Provider in Santa Barbara North and South County Agreements, without exceeding the total contract amount;
d) Authorize the Director of Social Services or designee subject to appropriations and budget approval to amend the Agreement by increasing the maximum contract amount in an amount not to exceed amount of unused funds from previous FY to the next FY; and
e) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.