REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
November 9, 2017
FROM: WILMA QUAN-SCHECTER, City Manager
City Manager’s Office
SUBJECT
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Approve the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Mandated Partner Phase II Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board and the State of California Employment Development Department
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Mandated partner Phase II Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board and the State of California Employment Development Department.
BACKGROUND
The United States Congress passed the WIOA, as an enhancement to the previous Workforce Investment Act. The WIOA was signed into law by President Barack Obama on July 22, 2014, and the law took effect on July 1, 2015. The WIOA 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.
These mandated partners are to represent the following areas of need:
• State of California Employment Development Department
• Representatives of Community Services Block Grant Act
• Representatives for Older Americans
• Department of Rehabilitation
• Fresno County Department of Social Services
• Representatives of Adult Education/Community Colleges
• Representatives for Native Americans
• Representatives for Migrant Seasonal Farmworkers
• Job Corps
The MOU process was split between Phase I and Phase II, where Phase I established the AJCC system, partnerships and shared services. Phase I MOUs are reviewed and renewed every three (3) years. The Phase I agreements were completed in July 2016.
Phase II establishes 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. These RSAs also document the total costs of Career Services provided to the community across all of the Partners. These RSAs are required to be reviewed, renegotiated and renewed every year.
By approving this item, the FRWDB will be in compliance with the WIOA and will prevent the State of California Workforce Development Board and State of California Employment Development Department from sanctioning the Local Workforce Development Area and a possible loss of critical funding to support the local community.
As required by the City Council’s action at its meeting on September 28, 2017, any Partner MOU over $50,000 is required to be submitted for the Council’s review and approval. This MOU with the State of California Employment Development Department exceeds that threshold.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
This MOU is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act.
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Local preference was not implemented because this item does not include an award of a construction or services contract.
FISCAL IMPACT
The recommended action allows FRWDB to be in compliance with the State and Federal WIOA requirements; therefore there is no fiscal impact to the City associated with the recommended action.
Attached is the Report to Council submitted by Blake Konczal, Executive Director of the Workforce Development Board.
Attachments:
MOU
Attachment A
Attachment B
Attachment C