REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 13, 2019
FROM: BLAKE KONCZAL, Executive Director
Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board
BY: WILMA QUAN, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT:
Title
Approve the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Mandated Partner Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board (FRWDB) and the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council approve the WIOA Mandated Partner MOU renewal between the FRWDB and the EDD.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The United States Congress passed the WIOA (the Act), as an enhancement to the previous Workforce Investment Act. The Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on July 22, 2014, and took effect on July 1, 2015. The Act mandates that certain Federal, State, and local agencies formally partner with local Workforce Development Boards at what is now known as America’s Jobs Centers of California (AJCC), in order to refer clients between the partners for specific services to better serve the community and leverage resources from multiple sources, as appropriate.
The Act requires that partner MOUs be reviewed, updated as needed, and renewed every three years. This is the first renewal. Pursuant to the City Council’s action on September 28, 2017, any partner MOU over $50,000 requires the Council’s review and approval. At $230,485, the EDD MOU is currently the only agreement required to come back for Council review and approval.
BACKGROUND
The initial MOU process was split between Phase I and Phase II, where Phase I established the AJCC system, partnerships and shared services. Phase I agreements were completed in July 2016. Phase II established the Resource Sharing Agreements (RSAs) between the local board and the co-located partners. The purpose of the RSAs is to share equitably in the infrastructure cost of running the One-Stop System. The RSAs also document the total costs of Career Services provided to the community across all of the Partners. The RSAs are required to be reviewed, renegotiated and renewed every year.
This renewal renames the RSA as the Infrastructure Funding Agreement (IFA) and incorporates the IFA into the MOU, as Exhibit A. Each year, the IFA will be reviewed, updated as needed and executed as an addendum to the MOU.
The EDD MOU is based on the MOU template approved by the Council on May 16, 2019, and is required to be fully-executed no later than June 30, 2019. If a Memorandum of Understanding is not executed and in effect with each mandated partner by July 1, 2019, Fresno County will be out of compliance with WIOA requirements and could lose funding for WIOA activities that benefit the residents of Fresno County.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
By the definition provided in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15378 the approval of this agreement does not qualify as a “project,” and is therefore exempt from CEQA requirements.
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Local preference was not considered since this item does not include a bid or award of a construction or services contract.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no increase in Net City Cost associated with the Recommended Action. The Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board is 100% funded by non-City sources. These have their origin primarily with the United States Department of Labor, being supplemented by other federal and State of California grants.
Attachments: AJCC Partner MOU - State of California EDD
Attachment 1: AJCC Partners and Services Provided
Attachment 2: AJCC Partner Service Locations
Attachment 3: AJCC Partner Referral Process
Exhibit A: AJCC Infrastructure Funding Agreement
Attachment A: AJCC One Stop Infrastructure Budget
Attachment B: AJCC One Stop Infrastructure Allocation Methodology and
Allocation Plan
Attachment C: AJCC One Stop Consolidated Career Services Budget