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Report regarding a resolution approving a sixth amendment to the agreement with JobTrain, Inc. for workforce development support services in an amount not to exceed $75,835 and a sixth amendment to the agreement with Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center for entrepreneurship development services in an amount not to exceed $184,165. (Michael Guss, Economic Development Specialist)
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RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving a sixth amendment to the agreement with JobTrain, Inc., not to exceed $75,835 until funds are exhausted or December 31, 2025, whichever occurs sooner, and a sixth amendment to the agreement with Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, not to exceed $184,165 until funds are exhausted or December 31, 2025, whichever occurs sooner.
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BACKGROUND
The City established the Economic Advancement Center (EAC) with a $2 million General Fund appropriation in 2021. The EAC was designed as a Covid-19 recovery program. The main goal of the EAC was to assist South San Francisco residents during the Covid-19 pandemic who were displaced from employment or had their small businesses impacted generate income quickly as Covid relief funds waned.
A central reason for creating the EAC was that North San Mateo County was a resource desert prior to, during, and immediately after, the Covid-19 pandemic. Many individuals who could have benefited from Covid-19 relief programs were not able to apply because the locations that served South San Francisco were based in Redwood City, San Francisco, and Sunnyvale.
The City conducted a Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) process to select a workforce development service provider and a small business/entrepreneurship counseling and development provider. As a result of the twin RFQs, JobTrain, Inc. was selected as the workforce development provider and Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center was selected as the small business development provider.
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