Special Notice / Hearing: None
Vote Required: 4/5ths
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive Officer
Justin W. Mates, Deputy County Executive
Emma Gonzalez, Manager, Office of Community Affairs
Subject: Agreements with JobTrain and Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center to Support Job Seekers and Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs in North Fair Oaks
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution:
A) Authorizing and directing the President of the Board to execute an agreement with Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center (REN) to provide services to small businesses and entrepreneurs through the North Fair Oaks Economic Advancement Center, for a term of April 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $120,000; and
B) Authorizing and directing the President of the Board to execute an agreement with JobTrain to provide technical assistance and support to individuals and households through the North Fair Oaks Economic Advancement Center, for a term of April 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $220,000; and
C) Approving an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) in the amount of $340,000 from Measure K Reserves to Non-Departmental Services to fund the agreements with REN and JobTrain to provide technical support and other services to individuals, households, and small businesses at the North Fair Oaks Economic Advancement Center.
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BACKGROUND:
As part of the County's pandemic economic recovery efforts, the Board made several investments benefiting job seekers and small businesses/entrepreneurs in the form of support for the creation of three economic advancement (or opportunity) centers.
In March 2021, the Board approved $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, which along with investment from the City of South San Francisco, led to the development of the South San Francisco Economic Advancement Center (SSF EAC), a one-stop shop that provides a range ...
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