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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20E - APPROP ADJ/AGMT RAPID RESPONSE STUDY CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION NOVEMBER 20, 2006 TITLE: APPROVED o As Recommended o As Amended o Ordinance on 151 Reading o Ordinance on 2nd Reading o Implementing Resolution o Set Public Hearing For APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT - AGREEMENT WITH O'REILLY & ASSOCIATES FOR A RAPID RESPONSE RETENTION STUDY ~~~~ L .{,t ". .- CIT . ANAGER CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Approve an Appropriation Adjustment recognizing additional revenues of $172,088 in Workforce Investment Act Rapid Response funds from the State of California for Rapid Response activities. 2. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with O'Reilly & Associates in an amount not to exceed $50,000 to complete the second phase of the Rapid Response Retention Study for the Santa Ana WORK Center. DISCUSSION The State of California has recently announced the funding for the Rapid Response program for Fiscal Year 2006-07. The total amount to be awarded is $272,088. A planning figure of $100,000 was approved by the City Council in the City's 2006-07 budget for Rapid Response. This appropriation adjustment will increase the budget for Rapid Response to the actual approved amount of $272,088. On November 7, 2005, the Santa Ana WORK Center issued a Request for Proposals to procure a rapid response retention study funded by the Rapid Response Grant program. The role of Rapid Response is to assist workers to quickly return to productive positions in the workforce and assist employers to explore al ternati ves to staffing reductions through human resource solutions. On June 30, 2006, O'Reilly & Associates completed the development of an early warning system to identify companies who would benefit the most from the program. O'Reilly & strategies Associates identified will during assist the the first WORK phase Center of the in implementing study including 20E-1 AA - Agreement with O'Reilly & Associates for a Rapid Response Retention Study November 20, 2006 Page 2 facilitating meetings and technical assistance to support the building of an agency resource team. The resource team will include both economic and workforce development specialists. This team will jointly outreach to businesses and implement the early warning system. FISCAL IMPACT Upon approval of the appropriation adjustment, funds will be available in the Workforce Investment Rapid Response account (account no. 123-176- various) . APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: st~1: Jfi'ing Deputy City Manager for Development Services Community Development Agency . l~~a~AALh-/ 1., ~~rancisco Gutierrez cU Executive Director Finance & Management Services Agen~ C) SGH/CdlR/LM/mlr H:\ACTIONS\2006 CC\AgreeO'Reilly&AssoforRapidResponseStudy 11-20-06.doc 20E-2