Rules & Legislation Committee
June 15, 2023

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ________________________ CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROGRAM AGREEMENT WITH YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIP, INC. (YEP), A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, TO PROVIDE JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT TO YOUNG ADULTS AS A TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE COMMUNITIES (TCC) TRAINING PARTNER IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE THOUSAND AND TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($281,025) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022-2024 FOR A TERM BEGINNING FEBRUARY 1, 2023, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024 WHEREAS, the Oakland Workforce Development Board (OWDB) is mandated to oversee the expenditure of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) funding in partnership with the Mayor as local chief elected official in a designated workforce development area such as the City of Oakland, and the Mayor has designated the City Administrator to act on the Mayor’s behalf on all WIOA administrative matters; and WHEREAS, the OWDB budget is made up of multiple funding streams that support workforce development efforts, including Federal, State, City of Oakland, and miscellaneous grants from private businesses and philanthropic support; and WHEREAS, on November 10, 2022, the Oakland City Council accepted and appropriated Twenty-Eight Million, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($28,200,000) to implement the Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Program, administered by the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) and Department of Conservation, for projects within or contiguous to the Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors Initiative project area to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include multiple, coordinated GHG emission reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantages communities, such as East Oakland neighborhoods, pursuant to Resolution No. 87993 C.M.S.; and WHEREAS, implementation of the Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors Workforce Development Program relies on the City and several project partners, including the Oakland-based nonprofit organizations Black Cultural Zone (BCZ), Cypress Mandela Training Center (CMTC), and West Oakland Job Resources Center (WOJRC) to conduct outreach, training, job placement and retention for residents in the zip codes of 94603 and 94621 TCC project area; and 2 WHEREAS, the City executed a WIOA grant agreement with YEP in an amount not to exceed One Million, Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Dollars ($1,011,360) for a one year term from July 1, 2022 until June 30, 2023, to provide comprehensive employment services to unemployed and underemployed Oakland residents within the Oakland workforce development system pursuant to Board Resolution No. 22-0616 adopted on June 16, 2022; City Council Resolution No. 89238 C.M.S. adopted on June 7, 2022; and City Council Resolution No. 89309 C.M.S. adopted on July 5, 2022; and WHEREAS, YEP currently serves a number of residents from the zip codes 94621 and 94603 and partners with Cypress Mandela Training Center (CMTC) and West Oakland Job Resources Center (WOJRC) on other grants; and WHEREAS, given the challenges faced by the Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors Workforce Development Program in serving residents from the zip codes 94621 and 94603 due to various economic circumstances and COVID-19 related impacts, this resolution would authorize YEP to serve as an additional workforce partner in the Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors Workforce Development Program; and WHEREAS, on May 4, 2023, the Oakland Workforce Development Board authorized an amendment to the agreement with YEP to provide job training and job placement to young adults as part of the Transformative Climate Communities Program’s Better Neighborhood, Same Neighbors Workforce Development Program in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Eighty-One Thousand and Twenty-Five Dollars ($281,025) for Fiscal Years 2022-2024; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes an amendment to the agreement with Youth Employment Partnership, Inc. to provide job training and job placement to young adults as part of the Transformative Climate Communities Program’s Better Neighborhood, Same Neighbors Workforce Development Program in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Eighty-One Thousand and Twenty-Five Dollars ($281,025) for a term beginning February 1, 2023 Through December 31, 2024. FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council accepts and appropriates such authorized funds from the California Department of Conservation Fund (2139), CAO Administration (02111), Project (TBD), State Grant Miscellaneous (46229) to support YEP. FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes any FY 2022-23 contracted funds not fully spent by service providers by June 30, 2023, to be carried over into FY 2023-24; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That each contract for workforce development activities shall have specific performance benchmarks consistent with program regulations, and that the City shall terminate the contract of a service provider that materially fails to meet contract performance, with funds reallocated to existing service providers or an on-call pool; and be it 3 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City is hereby authorized to spend such funds in FY 2022-2024 and take other action with respect to the authorized contracts consistent with the Resolution and its basic purposes, subject to review and approval by the Office of the City Attorney. IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS NOES – ABSENT – ABSTENTION – ATTEST: ASHA REED City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the City of Oakland, California