DATE:
September 27, 2022
03
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
PROBATION - AUTHORIZATION TO CONTRACT WITH CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INC. FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES; APPLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDS FOR WORK CREW LITTER ABATEMENT PROGRAM (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
The San Diego County Probation Department (Probation) has worked successfully since 2014 with the not-for-profit Center for Employment Opportunities, Inc. (CEO) and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to provide Probation clients with educational services for job readiness, job placement, and employment opportunities. The CEO program provides comprehensive employment and training services exclusively to individuals who have recently been released from incarceration. Participants learn valuable life skills and employment skills to prepare them for entry into the community and the job market. Participants in CEO's paid transitional employment program serve on litter abatement work crews to gain skills and clean up highways throughout San Diego County. The County pays for this program, and in turn, Caltrans reimburses the County for wages paid to work crew participants.
On January 29, 2013(5), the Board of Supervisors approved an agreement between Probation and Caltrans to implement the Litter Abatement Program, and in 2014, Probation procured employment and litter abatement services with CEO, which was approved by the Board of Supervisors on April 29, 2014(5). Due to the ongoing success of this program, Probation sought to extend the contract with CEO until December 31, 2022. Today's requests are for authorization to renew the contract with CEO for up to three (3) years through December 31, 2025, plus three (3) one-year options through December 31, 2028 and an additional six (6) months if needed, and to authorize Probation to apply for and accept grant funds of up to $8,528,985 from Caltrans for the period of January ...
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