To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
From: Social Services
Meeting Date: July 7, 2026
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Department Contact: |
DeNeese Parker |
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707-463-7761 |
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Department Contact: |
Waldi Helma |
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707-467-5815 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: N/A |
Agenda Title:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Chabot-Las Positas Community College District in the Amount of $6,000,000, to Provide Trainings for Individuals Serving Title IV-E Federally Eligible Foster Children Including Resource Parents, Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program Staff, County Staff, Tribes, and Community-Based Agencies, Effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Approve retroactive Agreement with Chabot-Las Positas Community College District in the amount of $6,000,000, to provide trainings for individuals serving Title IV-E federally eligible foster children including Resource Parents, Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program staff, County staff, tribes, and community-based agencies, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029; authorize the Social Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
Ongoing Agreement since 2008. Most recent Action on June 24, 2025, Item 3bs), Approval of Agreement No. BOS-25-106.
Summary of Request:
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District (District) provides trainings to local child welfare providers and local tribes through an Agreement with the Department of Social Services (DSS), Family and Children's Services (FCS). These trainings specifically benefit providers who serve Federal Title IV-E eligible children (who are in, or at significant risk of entering foster care) and their families. The State provides funding for the Agreement with matching amounts from Chabot and Title IV-E Federal child welfare training funds.
Through the proposed Agreement, District will work directly with FCS, local tribes, and other local community-based organizations, such as FIRST 5 Mendocino, Redwood Community Services, and Tapestry Family Services, to offer trainings that support building comprehensive and consistent skills in providers throughout the county. These skills support families and caregivers and increase the safety, permanency, and wellbeing of Mendocino County's foster children and youth.
Trainings offered through the Agreement with the District are collaborative in nature; therefore, trainings are far reaching and engage numerous participants countywide. Participation numbers for Mendocino County from Fiscal Year 2024-2025 serve as illustration of this point. In Fiscal Year 2023-24, District provided a total of 3,129 hours of training and development, attended by 5,856 participants from over 130 agencies, covering approximately 120 different training topics in Arts and Activities, Behavioral Strategies, Child Development, Child/Youth Care, Cultural Awareness and Responsiveness, Family Engagement, Health and Safety, Trauma, Working with Youth in the Community, Substance Use and Abuse, and Training for Caregivers/Resource Families. Fiscal Year 2025-2026 numbers are not yet available, but the District will submit them in a year-end review, due in September 2026. The District also contracts with eight other counties including Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa Humboldt, Lake, Solano, and Tuolumne, which expands the ability for Mendocino County eligible training participants to attend trainings offered by other District contracted counties on topics related to serving foster youth.
This is Agreement is retroactive. During planning discussions for FY 2026-2027 with community-based organizations and DSS, DSS identified the need to include tribal partners to ensure access to Title IV-E training funds. The District consequently increased the contract amount. Updating the exhibits required additional time and resulted in the Agreement missing the earlier District Board meeting. The District Board approved the revised Agreement on 6/16/2026. Based on the timing of the approval and County’s Board of Supervisor’s meeting calendar, the Agreement is submitted retroactively.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Return to staff for alternative handling.
Strategic Plan Priority Designation: A Safe and Healthy County
Supervisorial District: All
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supplemental Information Available Online At: Attached
Fiscal Details:
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source of funding: Federal Title IV-E and State |
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current f/y cost: $2,000,000 |
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budget clarification: N/A |
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annual recurring cost: $2,000,000 |
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budgeted in current f/y (if no, please describe): Yes |
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revenue agreement: No |
AGREEMENT/RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE APPROVED BY COUNTY COUNSEL: Yes
CEO Liaison: Executive Office
CEO Review: Yes
CEO Comments:
FOR COB USE ONLY
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Executed By: Deputy Clerk |
Final Status: Item Status |
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Date: Date Executed |
Executed Item Type: item |
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