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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute the first amendment to contract number 28908 with the California State University Long Beach Foundation to add $20,000 for a contract total of
$326,686 through June 30, 2005. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Workforce Development Bureau (WDB) administers the federal Workforce Investment Act funds received annually by the City. These funds pay for career development and business services delivered by the Career Transition Center (CTC), the Youth Opportunity Center, and selected community-based organizations throughout the city.
Services for adults and workers dislocated by business closures or mass layoffs are primarily provided at the CTC, where customers receive job search assistance, skills
remediation, vocational testing, training, personal and vocational counseling, case management, access to resource centers and equipment, and supportive services. Planned service levels at the CTC for the current year include general and self-access services to more than 20,000 persons, and intensive or one-on-one services to more than 500 persons. To maximize services to residents and businesses of Long Beach,
the WDB contracts with local community based organizations to assist with professional project services. On August 3, 2004, the City Council authorized new contracts with current service providers. The California State University Long Beach Foundation (CSULBF) was one of the service providers who received a new contract. As a result of recent grant awards, it
has become evident that the need exists to accommodate additional employment services for adult programs. The additional $20,000 will increase available case management, job development, and related services for adults.
This letter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Everett L. Glenn on October 26, 2004, and Budget Management Officer David Wodynski on March 7,2005.
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