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2 <br />I <br />the final proposal. Members suggested expending the $20,0001 <br />planning grant for consultation services and designating an <br />entity to write the final proposal. After soliciting <br />proposals from several agencies and individuals, the planning <br />committee recommended the Center For Early Adolescence. Dr. <br />Frank Loda, Director, Center for Early Adolescents serves on' <br />the OFF planning committee and is a major contributor to the' <br />OFF proposal. Dr. Loda and the Center for Early Adolescencei <br />did not pursue a consultation services agreement. The OFF <br />Planning Committee felt the Center's expertise on adolescents <br />was consistent with the major components of the County's <br />planning grant. <br />Total cost of the consultation services would be $20,000, the <br />amount of the planning grant. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve consultation services agreement with the <br />Center for Early Adolescence to assist in developing) <br />Opportunities for Families Fund Proposal. <br />