RESOLUTION NO. _____________

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

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RESOLUTION A) WAIVING THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) PROCESS; B) AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH PENINSULA LIBRARY SYSTEM TO OPERATE THE COMMUNITY INFORMATION PROGRAM (CIP), FOR THE TERM OF JULY 1, 2011 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2014, IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000; $90,000 IS NET COUNTY COST; AND C) AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF THE HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY (HSA) OR THE DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WHICH MODIFY THE COUNTY’S MAXIMUM FISCAL OBLIGATION BY NO MORE THAN $25,000 (IN AGGREGATE), AND/OR MODIFY THE CONTRACT TERM AND/OR SERVICES SO LONG AS THE MODIFIED TERM OR SERVICES IS/ARE WITHIN THE CURRENT OR REVISED FISCAL PROVISIONS

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

WHEREAS, in order to provide information and referrals to community members and to improve the quality of life in San Mateo County, it is essential to maintain an information and referral clearinghouse; and

WHEREAS, this Board has been presented for its consideration and acceptance of an Agreement with Peninsula Library System to operate the Community Information Program (CIP) to develop, maintain and make available information about all health and human resources, through publications and a web-site, to County leaders, providers, educators and the general public for the tem of July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2014, for a total obligation of $300,000; and

WHEREAS, it is in the County’s best interests to waive the RFP process because CIP is the only readily available resource to provide information and referral assistance to human service providers, County departments, and non-profit agencies; and

WHEREAS, it is requested that the Board of Supervisors authorize the Director of the Human Services Agency or the Director’s Designee to execute contract amendments which modify the County’s maximum fiscal obligation by no more than $25,000 (in aggregate), and/or modify the contract term and/or services so long as the modified term or services is/are within the current or revised fiscal provision; and

WHEREAS, this Board has been presented with a form of such Agreement and has examined and approved same as to both form and content and desires to enter into the same.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that:

A) The Request for Proposal (RFP) Process is waived;

B) The President of this Board of Supervisors be, and 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

C) The Director of the Human Services Agency or the Director’s Designee is hereby authorized to execute contract amendments which modify the County’s maximum fiscal obligation by no more than $25,000 (in aggregate), and/or modify the contract term and/or services so long as the modified term or services is/are within the current or revised fiscal provisions.

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