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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all documents and any subsequent amendments with the City of Los Angeles to receive funds totaling $831,982 to continue operations of the Harbor WorkSource Center for the term of July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012; and authorize City Manager, or his designee, to execute agreements and amendments with necessary Workforce Investment Act training provider vendors. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Pacific Gateway operates the San Pedro-based Harbor WorkSource Center (Center) on behalf of the communities surrounding the L.A. Harbor. 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 partnership 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 $831,982 in Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds for continued baseline services to residents as follows:
Adults/Business Services $497,389
Dislocated Workers/Business Services $331,593
Incentive (for exceeding PY 10-11 Measures) $ 3.000
TOTAL GRANTS: $831,982
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 comes in the form of customized and on-the-job training developed and negotiated between the local business and Pacific Gateway, or can occur through more traditional classroom-based training. For the latter, the State maintains a master database of approved training institutions and programs through the California Eligible Training Provider L...
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