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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all documents and any needed subsequent amendments with the City of Los Angeles, to accept Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds totaling $407,902 to continue operations of the Harbor WorkSource Center for the term of July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013; and authorize City Manager or his designee to execute agreements and amendments with necessary WIA training provider vendors. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Pacific Gateway operates the San Pedro-based Harbor WorkSource Center (Center) on behalf of the communities surrounding the Los Angeles Harbor under a contract with the City of Los Angeles. That Center functions similarly to other Pacific Gateway one-stop centers by providing employment assistance to adults and dislocated workers, and by partnering with businesses to meet their workforce needs.
The contractual relationship with the City of Los Angeles and its Workforce Investment Board continues to bridge strategies, allowing the neighboring Long Beach and Los Angeles communities to better work together in tapping into regional employment opportunities, including those of the Harbor area and its twin ports.
The City of Los Angeles notified Pacific Gateway that it would receive $407,902 in Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds for continued baseline services to residents for the period July 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013. A Request for Proposal (RFP) is being scheduled by the City of Los Angeles and the re-procured WorkSource Centers under its Workforce Development System are expected to be in place beginning January 1, 2014.
Allocation Breakdown for July 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013 Services
§ Adults/Business Services $229,331
§ Dislocated Workers/Business Services $175,571
§ Veterans $ 3,000
TOTAL GRANTS $407,902
One key strategy will be Pacific Gateway’s use of the resources to provide vocational and skills development training to residents who are unemployed or under-employed. That training come...
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