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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 Innovation and Investment Act (WIOA) funds totaling $1,075,000 to continue operations of the Harbor Gateway WorkSource Center for the term of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, with an option for annual renewal for three additional years; and authorize City Manager, or his 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 L.A. Harbor under a contract with the City of Los Angeles. That Center functions similarly to other Pacific Gateway job 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 $1,075,000 in Workforce Innovation and Investment Act (WIOA) funds for continued baseline services to residents and services for the next Program Year.
Allocation Breakdown for July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016 Services
§ Adults/Business Services $606,541
§ Dislocated Workers/Business Services $468,459
TOTAL GRANTS $1,075,000
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. That training comes in the form of customized and on-the-job training developed and negotiated between the local business and Pacific Gateway, ...
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