Title
Financial Community Assistance Services - EXC 22-082 - Amendment (Ordinance S-50524)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendment to Contract 155846 with Partnership for Economic Innovation (PEI) to add additional funds. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $400,000. There is no impact to the General Fund. Funding is available through the City's allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding received from the federal government.
Report
Summary
The contract will provide administrative and customer support services to City programs. The Business and Workforce Development Division of the City's Human Services Department requires funding in the amount of $400,000 to cover additional costs, which include student stipends, administrative costs, and insurance coverage. The additional funding is available within the City Council's allocation of ARPA funds for workforce development.
The objective of the contract remains the same, except that all funding for the Family Assistance Resource program has been exhausted, and the remaining program, Workforce Wraparound, is the only resource left. Upon approval of the additional expenditures, the City shall exercise the first of two optional one-year renewals extending the contract through Feb. 6, 2025.
Contract Term
The contract term remains unchanged, ending on Feb. 6, 2025, with one one-year option to extend.
Financial Impact
Upon approval of $400,000 in additional funds, the revised total value of the contract will not exceed $17,400,000. There is no impact to the General Fund as funding is available through the City's allocation of the ARPA funding received from the federal government.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council previously reviewed this request:
- Financial Community Assistance Services Contract 155846 Ordinance S-48212 on Dec.15, 2021.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.