REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD MEETING DATE:  December  5, 2017
CATEGORY:  Consent - Health and Human Services-19.

SUBJECT:

Revenue Agreement Between County of Shasta Opportunity Center and City of Redding for the Provision of Providing Janitorial Services

Supervisorial District No. :  All

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:  Melissa Janulewicz, Branch Director, HHSA Regional Services (530) 245-7638

STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY:  Melissa Janulewicz, Branch Director, HHSA Regional Services

RECOMMENDATION

Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a renewal revenue agreement with the City of Redding in the minimum amount of $16,058.48 to $17,519.81 per month for the Opportunity Center to provide janitorial services at various City of Redding locations for the period January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019.

SUMMARY

The Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Regional Services, Opportunity Center (OC) provides a variety of rehabilitation services including supported employment for OC clients.  OC Revenue agreements, such as this with the City of Redding (City), allow for clients to receive job opportunities within the community.

DISCUSSION

The Opportunity Center has been providing janitorial services for the City for many years and the quality of work provided by OC staff has been recognized by members of the City Council. Through this agreement, the OC will continue to provide people with disabilities the opportunity to learn vocational skills required for janitorial services, including carpet cleaning, cleaning and buffing floors, sanitizing fixtures, vacuuming, dusting, and trash removal.  This training has assisted people with disabilities in obtaining competitive employment in community custodial jobs. Twelve individuals with disabilities perform the work at various City locations identified in Exhibit A to the agreement, and are supervised by four Employment Services Instructors.

The agreement also authorizes the HHSA Director, Branch Director, or Department Director to sign minor amendments, including retroactive, including amendments that decrease or increase compensation by up to 20 percent, as long as it does not result in a functional or substantial change to the original intent of the agreement.

ALTERNATIVES

The Board can choose not to approve this agreement, request negotiated changes to the terms and conditions of the agreement, or defer consideration to a future date. 

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT

County Counsel has approved the agreement as to form.  Risk Management has reviewed and approved the agreement.  This recommendation has been reviewed by the County Administrative Office.

FINANCING

There is no General Fund impact with the approval of the recommendation.