Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Empower Initiative
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): 100%
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval of an agreement with Empower Initiative at a one-time cost of $15,000 to be paid out of the department's existing FY2025 budget.
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Background and Discussion:
Empower Initiative will present to all HCD staff and leadership on the importance of structural belonging in a high functioning, complex, and collaborative public work environment. The Empower Initiative team is experienced in transforming people and teams - specifically how we treat each other and what we believe about one another. This is important for HCD because we are a department, like others, that has undergone constant and significant changes in our programs, staffing, levels and types of funding, and our physical locations. We look forward to resetting together with a proven speaker to kick off this work and lead us through the rebuilding process.
Expected Impact:
HCHCD is leveraging existing general funds from the FY2025 training budget for this contract.
Alternative Options:
There are no alternative options.
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County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
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