State Water Resources Control Board

Workshop Session – Division of Administrative Services

January 10, 2001

ITEM: 14

SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AND AMEND THE FOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES STUDENT ASSISTANT CONTRACT.

DISCUSSION: The State Water Resources Control Board enters into an annual contract with the California Community Colleges to provide students for State and Regional Board programs. This contract provides student help at a more cost effective rate than conventional civil service hiring, substantial assistance in recruitment of the students and detailed accounting reports. The contract is utilized by every State and Regional Board organization. The current student assistant contract with the Foundation for California Community Colleges (FCCC) will expire on June 30, 2001. The State Board must provide additional funds for the current contract with the FCCC in order to continue employing students. The amended contract would not exceed the total of $4,600,000.

POLICY Should the State Water Resources Control Board adopt a

ISSUE: proposed resolution authorizing the Executive Director to negotiate and amend the proposed Foundation for Community Colleges Student Assistant Contract?

FISCAL The resolution will authorize an additional $600,000 for

IMPACT: the current contract, bringing the total authorization for the period of April 1, 2000 to June 30, 2001 to $4,600,000.

REGIONAL All State and Regional Board organizations are expected

IMPACT: to participate in the proposed contract.

STAFF The Division of Administrative Services recommends

RECOMMEN- adoption of a resolution authorizing the Executive

DATION: Director to negotiate and amend as necessary, the proposed student assistant contract with the Foundation for California Community Colleges.

December 28, 2000 DRAFT

STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

RESOLUTION NO. 2001 - ___

AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO

NEGOTIATE, EXECUTE, AND AMEND, AS NECESSARY, THE

FOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES STUDENT

ASSISTANT CONTRACT.

WHEREAS:

1. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) enters into an annual contract with the California Community Colleges to provide student support for the State and the Regional Water Quality Control Boards programs.

2. The contract is utilized by every State and Regional Board organization as an efficient and cost effective means of obtaining temporary student services.

3. Additional contract funding is needed for the second half of FY 2000/2001 (January 1, 2001 through June 30, 2001), not to exceed $600,000.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The SWRCB authorize the Executive Director to negotiate, execute, and amend, as necessary, the Foundation for California Community Colleges Student Assistant Contract, not to exceed a total of $4,600,000 for the period of April 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001.

CERTIFICATION

The undersigned, Administrative Assistant to the Board, does hereby certify that the foregoing is full, true and correct copy of a resolution duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board held on January 25, 2001.

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Maureen Marché

Administrative Assistant to the Board