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Youth Program Operator Agreements PY 12 -13 June 4, 2012 Page 2 NAPSAC to provide paid work experience with local businesses, workforce preparation, case management, and supportive services to twelve In- School and three Out -of- School in the amount of $120,000. 2. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached Memorandum of Understanding term extension with the Santa Ana WORK Center for the Youth Service Provider Navigator to June 30, 2013 and allocate funding from program year 2012 -2013 funds in the amount of $321,356. WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD /EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTION At its regular meeting on May 17, 2012, by a vote of 14:0 (Beasley, Elliott, Everett, Figueroa, Fischer, Gonzalez, Jimenez -Hami, Wadhera absent; Ray, Claudio, Didion, de la Riva abstained) the Workforce Investment Board: Recommended that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute agreements for Workforce Investment Act Formula Youth funds for the following Youth Program Operators for Program Year 2012 -2013 in the amount of $991,795, subject to non - substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney: A. Orange County Therapeutic Arts Center $175,000 B. Santa Ana Public Library $160,000 C. Taller San Jose $126,795 D. Orange County Conservation Corps $250,000 E. Santa Ana WORK Center — STEM Project $160,000 F. NAPSAC $120,000 2. Recommended that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to extend the term of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Santa Ana WORK Center for Youth Service Provider Navigator services to June 30, 2013 and allocate funding in the amount of $321,355. DISCUSSION Under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and its Youth Council are required to procure and make funding recommendations in order to provide WIA services to local qualified at -risk youth. On February 6, 2012, the RFP was released with ten agencies submitting proposals for consideration. On March 19, 2012, the RFP Review Committee, comprised of three Youth Council members, reviewed the proposals and finalized recommendations to fund six youth service providers. The requests are reflected in the funding recommendation chart (Exhibit 1). These funding recommendations take into account the WIA requirement to ensure at least thirty percent of the youth funds are spent on Out -of- School Youth and the Youth Council's commitment to serve 25K -2