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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 11-16-1999 - 8kORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. $. ~_ ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 16, 1999 SUBJECT: One-Stop Career Center Implementation Funds Contract Amendment DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING:. (Y/1~ BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/1~ ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Contract Amendment Albert Kittrell TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - -ext. Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider approving a contract amendment to extend the period of time for expending State Grant Funds Skills Development Center. BACKGROUND: On October 20, 1998 the Board approved aOne-Stop Career Center Implementation Funds Contract Agreement which provided $68,559 of state funds for the Skills Development Center. The contract period was September 30, 1998 to September 30, 1999. The County has approximately $19,383 remaining. in the grant that must be expended. The State has proposed amending the original contract by extending the time for the expenditure of funds through. December 30, 1999. Although the $19,383 remains in the state grant funds account, the County has expended most of the remaining funds to equip-the Skills Development Center Resource Room with books, software, computer equipment, outreach materials for local employers and signage throughout the building. Expenditures for the Skills Development Center were incurred by County funds and then reimbursed by state grant funds. The extended period would allow County staff to ensure all reimbursements are properly coded in accordance with state guidelines. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Skills Development Center 1999-2000 Budget will be increased by $19, 383. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the One-Stop Career Center Implementation Funds Contract Amendment and authorize the Chair to sign. ONE-STOP CAREER CENTER IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS 2 CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER 980JLC02 A~greemaent Number 96PL012 was made and entered into on December 3, 1997, by and between .the State of North Carolina, Governor's Commission on Workforce Preparedness, hereinafter referred to as the "State," and Regional Partnership Workforce Development Board, the Grant. Recipient, hereinafter referred to as the WDB.' PARTI PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT The purpose of this agreement is to establish the terms and conditions between Orange County Government (hereinafter referred to as the Subrecipient) and the Regional Partnership Workforce Development Board regarding One-Stop Career Center activities funded under the authority of .the Wagner-Peyser Act, Grant Agreement Number X-5575-5-00-80-60. Funds provided under this agreement shall total $68,559.00, subject to fund availability. The time of thi;s contract shall be from September 30, 1998 to December 30, 1999 PART II REQUIREMENTS 1. The Subrecipient shall provide adequate space for the housing of the Orange County JobLink Career Center, located 503 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill. Adequate space is defined as that necessary for the provision of core services and programs in the Center as defined in the Request for Proposal and then in the .proposal submitted by the Grant Recipient for implementation funds. 2. The Subrecipient shall maintain the Center and its resources and property.. Maintenance of the Center is defined as structural, janitorial, and on-site general management.. 3. .The Subrecipient. shall use the official JobLink Career Center system name and logo on career center signage, stationery, and marketing/public relations materials. The Center shall be known as the Orange County Skills Development Center/Orange County JobLink Career Center. 4. .The Subrecipient agrees to use automated system resources provided by the State. These resources will include common .intake, and case management systems; labor market .and career development information. 3 5. The Subrecipient shall be governed by the categories of cost principles in OMB Circulars A-87 ,that applies to State and local governments. 6. The Subrecipient shall use a cost allocation system for the JobLink Career Center that is provided by the State. Agency partners providing services in the Center shall enter into a written Resource Sharing Agreement as part of the cost allocation system. 7. Computers purchased for the Center shall meet the minimum specifications established by the State in order for the Center to fully utilize automation resources provided by the State. 8. The Subrecipient agrees to the provision of training opportunities for Center staff that will enhance the delivery of quality services in the'Center. 9. The Subrecipient shall. comply with the inventory of non- expendable property purchased through Implementation Grant funds .and located at the Orange County JobLink Career Center. 10. The Subrecipient shall maintain all records related to the Agreement for the period required by federal regulation but,. in no event, less than three years after the Grant Recipient submits its final expenditure report for the funding period. 11. The Subrecipient shall permit on-site visits and reviews by WDB members or their designee, the State, the U.S. Department of Labor, or their designees. 12. The Subrecipient, through its signatory, hereby agrees to the General Contract Terms and Conditions. PART III INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS AND DEFINITIONS All definitions included in Grant Agreement Number X-557-5-00-80- 60, in other applicable federal statutes, regulations, circulars and directives, and in applicable sections of the North Carolina General Statutes and Administrative Code are incorporated herein by reference defined at the time of this Agreement or at any time during the period of this Agreement. When required,. the State may define words or phrases through written directives, and such definitions shall be incorporated herein by reference. RCS, Subrecipient Orange County Government, and the State are governed by changes in federal and state law that occur subsequent to this Agreement, .and except for permissible retroactive provisions, these changes are incorporated into this Agreement only as of their effective dates... Agreementl~Tumber 980JLC02 Page 2 of 4 The contract administrator for this contract is the executive director of RCS and staff to the Regional Partnership Workforce Development Board. PART IV GENERAL CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS Subrecipients: .Orange County Government, as the subrecipient, shall comply with state and federal laws on procurement, contracting and contract administration as applicable. The subrecipient is liable to the Workforce Development Board for any costs deemed unallowable. Allocations and Budgets: Expenditures shall be in accordance with the budget submitted to and accepted by the Workforce Development Board and the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Modifications must be requested in writing and will be subject to the approval of the WDB or its designee. Financial reports shall be prepared for submission to the WDB. Record Keeping and Reporting: The subrecipient .shall use accounting and record keeping procedures that assure proper accounting of funds,, permit accessibility and verification in monitoring, program evaluation and audit. The Grant Recipient shall notify the State of all allegations or suspicions of criminal misconduct, fraud, or willful misconduct in connection with the operation of the Orange County JobLink Career Center. Monitoring and Oversight: The Grant Recipient shall ensure that activities funded under the. Act are audited. The State may impose conditions on audit activity. Sanctions and Financial Liability: .The Subrecipient accepts liability for all funds .received under this Agreement. Disallowable costs shall be repaid by the Subrecipient to the Grant Recipient. from non-federal funds. Amendments and Terminations:` The parties may amend this .Agreement at any time, including after the .services period, by written amendment executed by both parties. Modifications may be made in order to comply with the requirements of any legislation, regulations, orders, or directives that are binding on the State and WDB/Grant Recipient and that are effective prior to the termination of the Agreement. The Grant Recipient and the Subrecipient may terminate this Agreement in whole or in part if both parties agree by giving 30- days written notice to all termination provisions. The State may terminate or modify this Agreement or Notice of Fund Availability if necessitated by unavailability of or reduction in funding or the non-performance of the Grant Recipient or its Subrecipient. 4 ,~, Agreement Number 980JLC02 Page 3 of 4 All contract obligations shall prevail for at least 180 days after the effective date of the contract.. After that period, for the protection of all parties, this contract may be canceled in whole or in part by either party by giving 30-days prior notice in writing to the other party. Notice of cancellation shall be transmitted VIA US MAIL, Certified, Return-Receipt Requested. The 30-days notice for cancellation shall begin on the day the return receipt is signed and dated. Goveraiac Lams: This contract is made under and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina. PART V IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Regional Partnership Workforce Development Board, and Orange County Government, the Subrecipient, hereto have amended this Agreement this. First day of October 1999. Alice Gordon, Chairperson Orange County Board of Commissioners 56-6000327 Federa l TD #, Tax TD # Execute Director Regional Consolidated Services 5 AgreementrTumber 980JL,C02 Page 4 of 4 Regional Partnership Workforce Development Board ONE-STOP CAREER CENTER IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER 980JLC02 Agreement Number 96PI,012 was made and entered into on December 3, 1997, by and between the State of North Carolina, Governor's Commission on Workforce Preparedness, hereinafter referred to as the "State," and Regional Partnership Workforce Development Board, the Grant Recipient, hereinafter referred to as the WDB. PART I PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT The purpose of this agreement is to establish the terms and conditions between Orange County Government (hereinafter referred to as the subrecipient) and the Regional Partnership Workforce Development Board regarding One-Stop Career Center activities funded under the authority of the Wagner-Peyser Act, Grant Agreement Number X-5575-5-00-80-60. Funds provided under this agreement shall total $68,559.00, subject to fund availability. The time of this contract shall be from _ September 30, 1998 to December 30, 1999 PART II REQUIREMENTS 1. The Subrecipient shall provide adequate space for the housing of the Orange County JobLink Career Center, located 503 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill. Adequate space is defined as that necessary for the provision of core services and programs in the Center as defined in the P.equest for Proposal and then in the proposal submitted by the Grant Recipient for implementation funds. 2. The Subrecipient shall maintain the Center and its resources and property. Maintenance of the Center is defined as structural, janitorial, and on-site general management. 3. The Subrecipient shall use the official JobLink Career Center system name and logo on career center signa5~, stationery, and marketing/public relations materials. The Center shall be known as the Orange County Skills Development Center/Orange County JobLink Career Center. 4. The Subrecipient agrees to use automated system resources provided by the State. These resources will include common intake, and case management systems; labor market and career development information. 5. The Subrecipient shall be governed by the categories of cost principles in OMB Circulars A-87 that applies to State and local governments. 6. The Subrecipient shall use a cost allocation system for the JobLink Career Center that is provided by the State. Agency partners providing services in the Center shall enter into a written Resource Sharing Agreement as part of the cost allocation system. 7. Computers purchased for the Center shall meet the minimum specifications established by the State in order for the Center to fully utilize automation resources provided by the State. 8. The Subrecipient agrees to the provision- of training opportunities for Center staff that will enhance the delivery of quality services in the Center. 9. The Subrecipient shall comply with the inventory of non- expendable property purchased through Implementation Grant funds and located at the Orange County JobLink Career Center. 10. The Subrecipient shall maintain all records related to the Agreement for the period required by federal regulation but, in no event, less than three years after the Grant Recipient submits its final expenditure report for the funding period. 11. The Subrecipient shall permit on-site visits and reviews by WDB members or their designee, the State, the U.S. Department of Labor, or their designees. 12. The Subrecipient, through its signatory, hereby agrees to the General Contract Terms and Conditions. PART III INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS AND DEFINITIONS All definitions included in Grant Agreement Number X-557-5-00-80- 60, in other applicable federal statutes, regulations, circulars and directives, and in applicable sections of the North Carolina General Statutes and Administrative Code are incorporated herein by reference defined at the time of this Agreement or at any time during the period of this Agreement. When required, the State may define words or phrases through written directives, and such definitions shall be incorporated herein by reference. RCS, Subrecipient Orange County Government, and the State are governed by changes in federal and state law that occur subsequent to this Agreement, and except for permissible retroactive provisions, these changes are incorporated into this Agreement only as of their effective dates. Agreement Number 980JLC02 Pale 2 of 4 The contract administrator for this contract is the executive director of RCS and staff to the Regional Partnership Workforce Development Board. PART IV GENERAL CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS Subrecipients: Orange County Government, as the subrecipient, shall comply with state and federal laws on procurement, contracting and contract administration as applicable. The subrecipient is liable to the Workforce Development Board for any costs deemed unallowable. Allocations and Budgets: Expenditures shall be in accordance with the budget submitted to and accepted by the Workforce Development Board and the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Modifications must be requested in writing and will be subject to the approval of the WDB or its designee. Financial reports shall be prepared for submission to the WDB. Record Keeping and Reporting: The subrecipient shall use accounting and record keeping procedures that assure proper accounting of funds, permit accessibility and verification in monitoring, program evaluation and audit. The Grant Recipient shall notify the State of all allegations or suspicions of criminal misconduct, fraud, or willful misconduct in connection with the operation of the Orange County JobLink Career Center. Monitoring and Oversight: The Grant Recipient shall ensure that activities funded under the Act are audited. The State may impose conditions on audit activity. Sanctions and Financial Liability: The subrecipient accepts liability for all funds received under this Agreement. Disallowable costs shall be repaid by the Subrecipient to the Grant Recipient from non-federal funds. Amendments and Terminations: The parties may amend this Agreement at any time, including after the services period, by written amendment executed by both parties. Modifications may be made in order to comply with the requirements of any legislation, regulations, orders, or directives that are binding on the State and WDB/Grant Recipient and that are effective prior to the termination of the Agreement. The Grant Recipient and the Subrecipient may terminate this Agreement in whole or in part if both parties agree by giving 30- days written notice to all termination provisions. The State may terminate or modify this Agreement or Notice of Fund Availability if necessitated by unavailability of or reduction in funding or the non-performance of the Grant Recipient or its Subrecipient. Agreement_Number 980JLC02 Page 3 of 4 All contract obligations shall prevail for at least 180 days after the effective date of the contract. After that period, for the protection of all parties, this contract may be canceled in whole or in part by either party by giving 30-days prior notice in writing to the other party. Notice of cancellation shall be transmitted VIA US MAIL, Certified, Return-Receipt Requested. The 30-days notice for cancellation shall begin on the day the return receipt is signed and dated. Governing Laws: This contract is made under and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina. PART V IN WITNESS WSEREOF, the Regional Partnership Workforce Development Board, and Orange County Government, the Subrecipient, hereto have amended this Agreement this First day of October 1999. malice voraon, chairperson Orange County Board of Commissioners 56-6000327 Federal ID #, Tax ID # Janice 5. cc~rborougn Executiv Director Regional Consolidated Services Agreement Number 980JLC02 Wage 4 of 4 Regional Partnership Workforce Development Board