RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE WAIVER FOR THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS AND THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH OPPORTUNIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTER WEST

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

 

WHEREAS, the County was awarded WIA National Emergency Grant (NEG) funds in August 2004 in the amount of $320,000 and is anticipating additional WIA NEG grant funds in excess of $310,000 by the end of FY 2004-2005; and

 

WHEREAS, as a condition of receiving WIA NEG funds in August 2004, the County was required to immediately commence the provision of training and employment services for dislocated individuals in the airline and travel-related industries; and

 

WHEREAS, due to the urgency of the grant requirements, the County selected Opportunities Industrialization Center West to provide such services from September 1, 2004 to December 31, 2005, based on OICW’s past provision of successful employment and training programs to the County, and its availability, experience, and ability to provide the required services as of September 1, 2004 and therefore it is requested that the Board of Supervisors waive the Request for Proposal Process; and

 

WHEREAS, the Agreement with OICW will be for the term of September 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005 in the amount of $560,000, of which $250,000 shall be for the period from September 1, 2004 through March 1, 2005 and $310,000 shall be for the period of April 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005 continent upon the receipt of additional WIA NEG funds which are anticipated to be received by the end of FY 2004-2005; and

 

WHEREAS, this Board has been presented with a form of such Agreement and said Board has examined and approved same as to both form and content and desires to enter into the same and determines it is in the best interest of the County to waive the Request for Proposal Process.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the President of this Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Agreement for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the Clerk of this Board shall attest the President's signature thereto and the Request for Proposal process is waived with respect to said Agreement.

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