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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, with the City of Los Angeles, to accept and expend Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds totaling $842,688, to continue operations of the Harbor Gateway WorkSource Center, for the term of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute agreements and amendments with necessary WIOA training provider vendors. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Pacific Gateway operates the San Pedro-based Harbor Gateway 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 job centers by providing training and 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 Development 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 $842,688 in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds for continued baseline services to residents and services for program year 2019-2020.
Allocation Breakdown for July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 Services
· Adults/Business Services $503,468
· Dislocated Workers/Business Services $339,220
TOTAL GRANTS $842,688
One key strategy will be Pacific Gateway’s continued use of the resources to provide vocational and skills development training to residents who are unemployed or under-employed. The training comes in the form of customized and on-the-job training developed and negotiated ...
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