RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM APPROVING THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND
OPPORTUNITY ACT SUBGRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF ANAHEIM AND THE STATE OF CALIFOR NIA FOR THE
TERM OF APRIL 1, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025
WHEREAS, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ("WIOA") was signed into law on July 22, 2014 and is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy; and
WHEREAS, the WIOA supersedes the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (the “WIA”) , under which the City of Anaheim ("City") was designated by the Governor of the Stat e of California as a Local Workforce Investment Area and had entered into subgrant agreements over several WIA program years with the State of California ("State") to operate a program under WIA with funds made available by the United States Government to the State, which, in turn, were made available to the City under the subgrant agreements; and
WHEREAS, the City has been designated by the Governor of the State of California as a Local Workforce Development Area under the WIOA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to enter into that certain WIOA Subgrant Agreement for Subgrant No. AA411002 ("Agreement") with the State in the form presented to the City Council , which will operate to allocate the sum of Eight Hundred Five Thousand Five Hundred Ninety Four and 00/100 Dollars ($805,594.00) to the City to enable the City to implement a program for Program Year 2023-24 in accordance with the terms and provisions of the proposed Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the State of California requires the approval of the propo sed Agreement in order for the City to be eligible to receive those funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and determines that approval of the proposed Agreement is exempt from the provisions of the Calif ornia Environmental Quality Act and implementing regulations (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3), 15061(b)(3), and 15378(b)(4).
Specifically, the proposed Agreement constitutes a funding mechanism or fiscal activit y which does not involve any commitment to any specific p roject which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and does not, therefore, constitute a “project” pursuant to CEQA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered all of the terms and conditions of the proposed Agreement and any testimony received at the meeting at which this matter was considered, and believes that the activities described therein are in the best interests of the City and the health, safety, morals and welfare of its residents, and in accord with the public purposes and provisions of applicable State and local law requirements.
2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the terms and provis ions of the Agreement between the City and the State , in the form as submitted by the City Manager , are approved.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City with such modifications, changes or additions thereto, if any, as may be requested by the State , including but not limited to unilateral modifications by the State, and determined by the City Manager (or his duly authorized designee), in consultation with the City Attorney (or his duly authorized designee), to be necessary or advisable.
Section 3. The City Manager (or his duly authorized representative) is hereby authorized and directed to perform any and all duties and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments which, in consultation with the City Attorney (or his duly authorized designee), he may deem necessary or advisable in order to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution and to administer the City's obligations, responsibilities and duties to be performed under the Agreement and in compliance in all respects with the requirements of the WIOA.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this day of 2023, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CITY OF ANAHEIM
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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