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69. IGA WITH THE CITY OF MESA FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACCESS POINT Approve the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between City of Mesa and Maricopa County administered by its Human Services Department to establish City of Mesa as an Access Point for purposes of Workforce Development activities. This non-financial IGA is effective upon signature by both parties and will expire December 31, 2011. Access Points are a network of faith-based and community based organizations that provide residents with a location where job seekers can access abbreviated One Stop Career Center services. As an Access Point, City of Mesa will assist youth and adult job seekers to access employment-related services to assist them in obtaining employment. This IGA will create a partnership enabling Maricopa County residents who are unable to travel to a One Stop Career Center the ability to access services through an Access Point that is located in their community. (C-22-10-052-3-00)

Vote: adopted

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27. AMENDMENT TO IGA WITH THE CITY OF MESA ACCESS POINT AGREEMENT Approve Amendment No. 1 to the non-financial Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City of Mesa and Maricopa County administered by its Human Services Department. This amendment extends the Access Point Agreement for an additional two years, through December 31, 2013. All other terms and conditions of the original agreement remain the same and in full force and effect. Access Points are a network of faith-based and community based organizations that provide residents with a location where job seekers can access abbreviated One Stop Career Center services. As an Access Point, the City of Mesa provides assistance to youth and adult job seekers to access employment-related services to assist them in obtaining employment. This Agreement provides a partnership that enables Maricopa County residents that are unable to travel to a One Stop Career Center, the ability to access services through an Access Point that is located in the community. (C-22-10-052-3-01) 28. ACCEPT DONATION FROM COOKING MATTERS FOR PARTICIPATION BY HEAD START FAMILIES IN SHOPPING MATTERS TOURS Accept a $500 monetary donation (grant) from Share Our Strength, a national non-profit organization in return for participation by Head Start Families in Shopping Matters Tours for the program period November 18, 2011 through March 31, 2012. The purpose of the Shopping Matters Tours program is to empower families at risk of hunger to cook and shop for healthy, affordable, and delicious meals as part of the Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign. The donation will be used to purchase gift cards for the Head Start Families in the Maricopa County Head Start Zero-Five Program for participants to purchase healthy foods at the conclusion of each tour. Tours will be conducted by Head Start nutrition staff. Donation funds are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitations, and therefore expenditures of these revenues are not prohibited by the budget law. Approval of this action does not alter the budget constraining the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. The overall budget will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate this donation through a future reconciliation. This donation will not affect the County General Fund. (C-22-12-042-D-00)

Vote: adopted

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27. AMENDMENT TO IGA WITH THE CITY OF MESA ACCESS POINT AGREEMENT Approve Amendment No. 1 to the non-financial Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City of Mesa and Maricopa County administered by its Human Services Department. This amendment extends the Access Point Agreement for an additional two years, through December 31, 2013. All other terms and conditions of the original agreement remain the same and in full force and effect. Access Points are a network of faith-based and community based organizations that provide residents with a location where job seekers can access abbreviated One Stop Career Center services. As an Access Point, the City of Mesa provides assistance to youth and adult job seekers to access employment-related services to assist them in obtaining employment. This Agreement provides a partnership that enables Maricopa County residents that are unable to travel to a One Stop Career Center, the ability to access services through an Access Point that is located in the community. (C-22-10-052-3-01) 28. ACCEPT DONATION FROM COOKING MATTERS FOR PARTICIPATION BY HEAD START FAMILIES IN SHOPPING MATTERS TOURS Accept a $500 monetary donation (grant) from Share Our Strength, a national non-profit organization in return for participation by Head Start Families in Shopping Matters Tours for the program period November 18, 2011 through March 31, 2012. The purpose of the Shopping Matters Tours program is to empower families at risk of hunger to cook and shop for healthy, affordable, and delicious meals as part of the Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign. The donation will be used to purchase gift cards for the Head Start Families in the Maricopa County Head Start Zero-Five Program for participants to purchase healthy foods at the conclusion of each tour. Tours will be conducted by Head Start nutrition staff. Donation funds are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitations, and therefore expenditures of these revenues are not prohibited by the budget law. Approval of this action does not alter the budget constraining the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. The overall budget will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate this donation through a future reconciliation. This donation will not affect the County General Fund. (C-22-12-042-D-00)