DEPARTMENT: Employment and Economic Assistance
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Contract With Avivo For Minnesota Family Investment Program Employment Services
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of a contract with Avivo for Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) employment services.
SUMMARY
The County is required to administer the MFIP program for eligible Dakota County residents. MFIP is funded through Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) funds and provides public financial assistance, supportive services, and employment and training services with the goal of helping clients achieve sustainable self-sufficiency. The Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board (WDB) provides a recommendation to the County Board on the MFIP program to better coordinate all training and employment services, including Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and TANF programs.
A Request for Proposal (RFP) of MFIP employment services was issued on September 22, 2023. Two proposals were received. Upon careful review of the proposals, the WDB Evaluation Committee members selected the proposal for Avivo, and the WDB approved the committee’s recommendation at its November 17, 2023, meeting (Attachment: Solicitation Summary).
By Resolution No. 23-571 (December 19, 2023), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of a contract with Avivo for MFIP services in an amount not to exceed $1,043,244 for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
The WDB Executive Committee has recommended and approved execution of a contract with Avivo on November 15, 2024, for MFIP services, in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
OUTCOMES
1,343 clients received employment services from January 1, 2024 through October 15, 2024, with 553 people exiting. The average wage at exit for those with employment was $19.99 per hour.
• 243 clients had “successful exits”: 233 clients had unsubsidized employment, 10 clients were on Social Security Insurance or Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
• Other reasons for exits include: 29 not extended/60 months; 5 no longer in household; 12 no eligible child; 10 moved from state; 111 moved from county; 51 failure to file (Household Report Form or recertification); 7 sanction/closed; 72 administrative separation; 18 voluntary separation; and 27 other
See Attachment: Outcomes, for additional outcomes data.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends executing a contract with Avivo for MFIP employment services in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
The total budget amount of $1,200,000 for this contract will be included in the 2025 County Manager’s Recommended Budget. Of the total contract amount budgeted, 100 percent is federal funds. This contract will contain a provision that allows the County to immediately terminate the contract in the event sufficient funds from county, state or federal sources are not appropriated at a level sufficient to allow payment of the amount due.
☐ None ☒ Current budget ☐ Other
☐ Amendment Requested ☐ New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the County is required to administer the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) program for eligible Dakota County residents; and
WHEREAS, MFIP is funded through Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) funds and provides public financial assistance, supportive services, and employment and training services with the goal of helping clients achieve sustainable self-sufficiency; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board (WDB) provides a recommendation to the County Board on the MFIP program to better coordinate all training and employment services, including Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and TANF programs; and
WHEREAS, a Request for Proposal (RFP) of MFIP employment services was issued on September 22, 2023, and two proposals were received; and
WHEREAS, upon careful review of the proposals, the WDB Evaluation Committee members selected the proposal for Avivo, and the WDB approved the committee’s recommendation at its November 17, 2023, meeting; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 23-571 (December 19, 2023), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of a contract with Avivo for MFIP services in an amount not to exceed $1,043,244 for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to execute a contract with Avivo for Minnesota Family Investment Program employment services in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Community Services Director is hereby authorized to amend said contract, consistent with the amount budgeted, to alter the contract amount and the contract term up to one year after initial expiration date, consistent with County contracting policies, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the contract shall contain a provision that allows the County to immediately terminate the contract in the event sufficient funds from county, state, or federal sources are not appropriated at a level sufficient to allow payment of the amount due.
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PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION
23-571; 12/19/23
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment: Solicitation Summary
Attachment: Outcomes
BOARD GOALS
☐ A Great Place to Live ☐ A Healthy Environment
☒ A Successful Place for Business and Jobs ☐ Excellence in Public Service
CONTACTS
Department Head: Nadir Abdi
Author: Jill Pittelkow