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HomeMy WebLinkAbout25E - WIA YOUTH PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: ~ ~ REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: OCTOBER 3, 2005 TITLE: APPROVED CONTRACT WITH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT YOUTH PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS o As Recommended o As Amended o Ordinance on 151 Reading o Ordinance on 2nd Reading o Implementing Resolution o Set Public Hearing For ~ 041f~~ ITY MANAGER CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute a contract with the Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center to provide literacy and basic skills through technology and the arts for ten out-of-school youth from October I, 2005, through June 30, 2006, for an amount not to exceed $17,826. 2. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute a contract with the California Hispanic Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse to assist thirty out-of-school youth with substance abuse problems and to find jobs from October I, 2005, through June 30, 2006, for an amount not to exceed $124,679. 3. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute a contract with the Orange County Conservation Corps to provide paid on-the-job training for twenty-three high school dropouts from October I, 2005, through June 30, 2006, for an amount not to exceed $168,771. 4. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute a contract with the Santa Ana Unified School District to provide mentoring and paid work experience for thirty in-school youth from October 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, for an amount not to exceed $120,000. 25E-1 Contract with WIA Youth Program Subcontractors October 3, 2005 Page 2 5. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute a contract with Taller San Jose to provide paid training in the information technology, medical careers and construction fields for twenty out-of-school youth from October 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, for an amount not to exceed $147,830. 6. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute an amendment to extend the current Memorandum of Understanding with Santa Ana W /O/R/K Center (Service Navigator) to coordinate youth service provider network services through June 30, 2006, and to increase the amount by $113,365 for an amount not to exceed $383,370. 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 required WIA services to local qualified youth. On June 24, 2005, the Santa Ana WIB authorized the Youth Council to release a new Request for Proposal seeking providers of youth services for the period of October 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, utilizing Program Year 2005-06 WIA youth funds. The current procurement procedures allow for contracts to be extended for three consecutive years and then require new procurement efforts be implemented in order to ensure all interested local agencies serving youth have an opportuni ty to participate in the process. The process was completed August 19, 2005, and the Santa Ana Youth Council presented its recommendations to the Santa Ana WIB on September 9, 2005. The Santa Ana WIB approved the new youth service provider contracts at its September 9, 2005, meeting utilizing the 2005-06 WIA grant allocation as well as some of the carryover funds from 2004-05. Services provided to the youth include comprehensive education and employment preparation services for both In-School and Out-of-School youth who are Santa Ana residents between the ages of 16 and 21. 25E-2 Contract with WIA Youth Program Subcontractors October 3, 2005 Page 3 FISCAL IMPACT Funds for these amendments are available in the Workforce Investment WIB Youth Council Program account (account no. 123-182-6933, 123-185-6933, 123-155-various and 123-165-various) . APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: patricia C. Executive Director Community Development Agency 6~z';_ (J d/L~ Franci~co G~tierrez fJ Executlve Dlrector Finance & Management Services Agency PCW/FJ/mlr H:\ACTIONS\2005 CC\ContWIAYthProgSubs lO-3-05.doc 25E-3 25E-4