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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MARCH 6, 2006 TITLE: CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH TEMPLO CALVARIO CDC FOR PRE - EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AND NETWORKING CIT MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION VA -4 tion jsr CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 151 Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute a contract amendment with Templo Calvario CDC to increase the amount of the current agreement by $122,500 not to exceed $350,000. DISCUSSION In June 2005, the City of Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center received a $500,000 grant from the Department of Labor Faith -based initiative to work with Faith -Based Organizations for the provision of employment and training services to Santa Ana residents. This grant requires that at least seventy percent of the grant or $350,000 will be sub -contracted to Faith -Based Organizations in the community. As a result, the W/O/R/K Center issued Phase I of the Request for Proposals (RFP) in August of 2005, and subsequently, recommended awarding a contract to Templo Calvario. On October 17, 2005, the Santa Ana City Council approved the initial contract of $227,500 to Templo Calvario to serve 130 individuals within a designated census area(s) that has high poverty rates and a hard -to - serve population. As directed by the Department of Labor, Phase II of the RFP was issued to broaden the Faith -Based Organizations' participation in the implementation of this grant. However, no responses were received to the Phase II RFP. In an effort to fully utilize the balance of the required subcontracting amount, the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board 25F-1