APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED ONE DOLLARS AND
TWENTY-FOUR CENTS ($122,901.24) FROM THE ALAMEDA COUNTY
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD (ACWDB) AND
AUTHORIZING A GRANT AWARD AGREEMENT WITH MANDELA
PARTNERS TO PROVIDE PRISON TO EMPLOYMENT (P2E)
WORKFORCE SERVICES TO JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS
FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000) FOR FISCAL YEARS (FY) 2023-2025
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 (City); and
WHEREAS, the OWDB budget is made up of multiple funding streams that support the workforce development work; and
WHEREAS, the OWDB, through the City, contracts with experienced local nonprofit organizations to provide workforce development services for recently displaced and long-term unemployed adults and low-income youth and young adults between the ages of 16-24; and
WHEREAS, the City was awarded One Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred One Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents ($122,901.24) through the Prison to Employment (P2E) initiative funded by the State of California and administered regionally through the Alameda County Workforce Development Board to serve justice involved individuals for Fiscal Years (FY) FY 2023-25; and
WHEREAS, OWDB has selected Mandela Partners, through a competitive request for proposals process, to provide employment and training services to justice-involved individuals; and
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WHEREAS, the City desires to execute a grant agreement with Mandela Partners in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), to engage fifteen (15) justice-involved individuals in comprehensive training and support services from July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025, with the remaining Twenty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred One Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents ($22,901.24) to support City oversight and management; and WHEREAS, Mandela Partners will provide paid work-based training to 80% of individuals enrolled in P2E 2.0, with 80% of those enrolled successfully completing their training program, and 50% of those completing training being placed into internships or employment, and 100% of clients in P2E 2.0 will receive individualized case management support to address additional barriers to stability and employment, including housing and legal support; and now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby accepts and appropriates One Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred One Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents ($122,901.24) from the Alameda County Workforce Development Board (ACWDB); and FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes the City Administrator to negotiate and execute a grant award agreement with Mandela Partners to provide P2E workforce services to justice involved individuals for a total amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) for Fiscal Years (FY) 2023-2025; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That Twenty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred One Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents ($22,901.24) will be used to support City project management and oversight; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That funds received through the P2E initiative funded by the State of California and administered regionally through the Alameda County Workforce Development Board are hereby appropriated to the State of California Fund (2159), Workforce Development Org (85311), various Expenditure Accounts, in Projects to be determined, and in Workforce Program (SC03); and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That such agreement 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 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or her designee is hereby authorized to spend funds in FY 2023-25 and take other action with respect to the adopted budget and authorized contracts consistent with the Resolution and its basic purposes. 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