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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all documents with the Long Beach Community College District to receive a contract in the amount of $110,000 for the period of November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2011 for the Workforce Investment Network to deliver energy-sector employment services, and to execute any needed subsequent amendments. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Workforce Investment Network (Network) and the Long Beach Community College District (District) collaborated with a consortium of community partners, including the Port of Long Beach, Southern California Edison, and local small business communities to respond to a grant solicitation from the State's Labor and Workforce Development Agency and the California Energy Commission. The District has been awarded two related grants totaling $1,929,246 to implement training programs that prepare individuals for employment in the green building and water/energy efficiency industries.
The programs integrate basic and soft skills training and infuse environmental literacy and technical training into various modules around green building, energy fundamentals, home and building performance analysis, solar electric installation, green landscape design, and others. Through the collaborative partnership, the Network will provide services to address non-academic barriers to success and unmet supportive service and career counseling needs, and will serve as the main source of referrals of trainees.
Additionally, the District will contract with the Network to perform eligibility determination, customer data reporting and tracking, and transmission of reports to the State through its Job Training Automation System. The District will cover the staff costs of performing those functions, in an amount totaling $110,000.
This letter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Gary J. Anderson on December 17, 2009 and by Budget and Performance Management Bureau Manager David Wodynski on December 17, 2009.
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