APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS:
1. ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BUDGET; AND
2. ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING WORKFORCE
INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY (WIOA) TITLE I FORMULA
FUNDS FOR ADULT, DISLOCATED WORKER, YOUTH AND RAPID
RESPONSE SERVICES IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THREE
MILLION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED
FIFTY-ONE DOLLARS ($3,669,951); AND
3. ACCPETING AND APPROPRIATING TWO MILLION THREE
HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY
DOLLARS ($2,327,430) FROM CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS TO
INCREASE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND
DEVELOP PATHWAYS INTO CAREERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE; AND
4. APPROPRIATING ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-
FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX DOLLARS
($1,984,286) FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND OTHER FUNDS FOR
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; AND
5. AUTHORIZING THE CARRYOVER OF UNSPENT FISCAL
YEAR 2023-2024 WIOA AND OTHER FUNDS IN THE ESTIMATED
AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($533,475) IN FISCAL YEAR
2024-2025; AND
6. AUTHORIZING GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH SERVICE
PROVIDERS COMPETITIVELY SELECTED TO PROVIDE
COMPREHENSIVE, SPECIALIZED, BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT AND
YOUTH SERVICES FROM WIOA TITLE I FORMULA FUNDS AND
OTHER FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025
2 WHEREAS, the Oakland Workforce Development Board (OWDB or Board) is mandated to oversee the expenditure of federal 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 the Mayor has designated the City Administrator to act on the Mayor’s behalf on all WIOA administrative matters; and
WHEREAS, the Board’s budget is made up of multiple funding streams that support the City’s workforce development efforts; and
WHEREAS, federal law requires that the Board adopt its own budget, while the Oakland City Charter stipulates that this budget must also be approved by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, both the City Council and Board must adopt a budget on or before June 30 of each calendar year; and
WHEREAS, the Board is charged with approving the use of WIOA funds that are allocated annually to through the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD), as well as other workforce development funds under the City’s purview. The Board must develop a budget that is subject to approval by the Mayor who serves as the Chief Elected Official of an area receiving WIOA funds; and
WHEREAS, the City operates on a two-year budget cycle; the budget cycle is based upon a fiscal year calendar that runs from July 1 through June 30 of the following year; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland has not yet received notice from State EDD of its estimated allotment of WIOA Title I formula funds for Fiscal Year 2024-25 for the adult, dislocated worker, rapid response and youth funding, but the allotment is estimated to be Three Million Six Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-One Dollars ($3,669,951); and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland was awarded from the State of California Office of the Governor’s California Volunteers in the amount of Two Million Three Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Dollars ($2,327,430) for youth and young adult employment programs to be allocated for the period of May 1, 2024, through December 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, an estimated total of Five Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($533,475) in unspent WIOA Title I formula funds from the FY 2023-24 budget has been identified to carry forward to the FY 2024-25 budget as allowed under WIOA funding provisions; and
WHEREAS, the Board’s FY 2024-25 budget is expected to include a General Fund appropriation of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) for workforce development and sector initiatives and Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($220,000) for the Day Laborer program to be allocated by the Board; and
WHEREAS, Army Base billboard revenue in the amount of Three Hundred Forty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Fifteen Dollars ($346,615) is allocated annually to support the ongoing operations of the West Oakland Job Resource Center (WOJRC); and 3 WHEREAS, Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) Section 2.04.040.B requires a Request for Proposals/Qualifications process for all professional services contracts of more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000); and
WHEREAS, the OWDB has selected, through a competitive request for proposals process, the service providers specified below to provide employment and training services to adults, dislocated workers, youth with WIOA Title I formula funds and other funds received by the OWDB and the City; and
WHEREAS, under Senate Bill 734 (2011), 30 percent of the combined adult and dislocated worker funding must be used on eligible training services to assist job seekers with training and employment goals within the first fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, WIOA Section 129(a)(4) states the minimum out-of-school youth expenditure rate, minus administrative costs, for the youth WIOA Title I formula-funded program is 75 percent of funds; and
WHEREAS, WIOA Section 129(c)(4) prioritizes work experience with the requirement that the local workforce development area must spend a minimum of 20 percent of non- administrative youth formula funds on work experience activities; and
WHEREAS, funds awarded to contracted service providers must be expended within the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, a total of Two Million Sixty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-One Dollars ($2,063,551) is budgeted to support City operations; and
WHEREAS, from time to time the City through the Board will have the opportunity to apply for and receive grant funds and contributions above and beyond the WIOA Title I formula funds to help build capacity and diversify funding for the workforce system; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby adopts the following Fiscal Year 2024-25 Workforce Development budget and is authorized to enter into agreements pertaining to acceptance of such funds outlined in the budget below:
;and be it
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N12 Fund 2159Fund 1010Fund 1030Fund 5671Fund 79993AdultDislocated WorkerRapid Response Youth WIOA Subtotal CA Volunteers General Fund Measure HH BillboardMisc DonationsOther Revenue Subtotal GRAND TOTAL4ESTIMATED REVENUES 5 Estimated Carryover Revenue 184,961 156,354 192,160533,475 0 533,475 6 Estimated FY 2024-2025 Revenue (Baseline) 1,224,338 1,030,362 245,751 1,169,5003,669,951 2,327,430 794,721 577,162 537,403 75,0004,311,716 7,981,667 7TOTAL REVENUE 1,409,299 1,186,716 245,751 1,361,660 4,203,426 2,327,430 794,721 577,162 537,403 75,000 4,311,7168,515,142 8EXPENDITURES 9SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACTS10 Workforce Development Services (TBD) 0 100,000 100,000100,000 12 Black Cutural Zone Comm Dev Corp 71,420 71,420 071,420 13 Causa Justa::Just Cause 0 220,000 220,000220,000 14 Civicorps 0 246,344 246,344246,344 15 Genesys Works 178,550 178,550 0178,550 16 Lao Family Community Development, Inc. 153,741 147,941 249,970 551,652 250,000 125,000 375,000926,652 17 Mandela Partners 135,000 135,000 0135,000 20 Oakland Private Industry Council, Inc. 579,586 564,391 1,143,977 01,143,977 21 Oakland Public Works 0 284,000 284,000284,000 22 Rising Sun Center for Opportunity 0 34,940 34,94034,940 23 Safe Passages 0 223,539 223,539223,539 24 Swords to Plowshares: Veterans Rights Org 114,410 110,157 224,567 0224,567 25 Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda Co, Inc. 153,741 147,941 249,970 551,652 250,000 250,000801,652 26 Trybe Inc. 12,572 12,57212,572 27 The Youth Employment Partnership Inc. 249,970 249,970 250,000 125,000 375,000624,970 28 Youth Uprising 249,970 249,970 0249,970 29West Oakland Job Resource Center0 345,615 345,615345,615 30EASTBAY Works (OPIC)7,830 7,827 7,823 23,480 023,480 31 Professional Service Agreements 0 50,000 50,00050,000 32Service Provider Subtotal 1,144,308 978,257 0 1,257,6733,380,238 1,588,822320,000 262,572345,615 0 2,517,009 5,897,247 33CITY OPERATIONS34 EWD Admin/Finance 20,046 35,974 24,668 80,688 080,688 35 Internal Service Fees 0 153,482 153,482153,482 36 Program Staff 244,945 172,485 245,751 79,319 742,500 275,272 321,239 248,582 191,788 1,036,8811,779,381 37 O&M 0 50,000 50,00050,000 38City Operations Subtotal 264,991 208,459 245,751 103,987823,188 325,272474,721 248,582 191,788 0 1,240,363 2,063,551 39TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1,409,299 1,186,716 245,751 1,361,660 4,203,426 1,914,094 794,721 511,154 537,403 0 3,757,3727,960,798 40Available Balance 0 0 0 00413,336 0 66,008 0 75,000554,344554,344 WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA)Fund 2195
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5 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby accepts and appropriates the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 WIOA Title I formula funding for Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth and Rapid Response services in the estimated amount of Three Million Six Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-One Dollars ($3,669,951), and is authorized to enter into agreements pertaining to the acceptance of such funds; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That given possible variances in WIOA allocations from the U.S Department of Labor and the State EDD, the City Council is authorized to accept additional WIOA funding allocations for Fiscal Year 2024-25 above Three Million Six Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-One Dollars ($3,669,951); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes an estimated total of Five Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($533,475) in unspent or unobligated WIOA Title I formula funds from FY 2023-24, to be carried over and reallocated into Fiscal Year 2024-25; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the WIOA funds will be budgeted in the Workforce Investment Act Fund (2195), Workforce Development Organization (85311), in a Project to be determined (TBD); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby accepts and appropriates the State of California Office of the Governor’s California Volunteers in the amount of Two Million Three Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Dollars ($2,327,430) for youth and young adult employment programs to be allocated for the period of May 1, 2024, through December 31, 2025, and is authorized to enter into agreements pertaining to the acceptance of such funds; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the State of California Office of the Governor’s California Volunteers funds will be budgeted in the State of California Fund (2159), Workforce Development Organization (85311), in a Project to be determined (TBD); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby accepts and appropriates an additional One Million Nine Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars ($1,984,286) in General Funds and other funds and is authorized to enter into agreements pertaining to the acceptance of such funds; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) of General Funds will be budgeted in General Purpose Fund (1010), Workforce Development Organization (85311), Workforce Development Services Project (1006028) to be allocated by the OWDB; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($220,000) has been allocated to the City's Day Laborer program for FY 2024-25 and has been budgeted in General Purpose Fund (1010), Workforce Development Organization (85311), Day Laborers Project (1000167); and be it
6 FURTHER RESOLVED: That Three Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Fifteen Dollars ($345,615) from the Army Base billboard revenue will support the WOJRC and that such funds will be budgeted in OBRA Leasing & Utility Fund (5671), Workforce Development Organization (85311), West Oakland Resource Center Project (1000036); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council approves the allocation of Two Million Sixty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-One Dollars ($2,063,551) across various funding streams to support Workforce Development Division Operations O&M, Internal Service Fees, Program and Administrative Staff positions from the FY 2024-25 OWDB budget; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby authorizes the City Administrator to negotiate and enter into contracts or contract amendments for FY 24-25 workforce development funds through June 30, 2025, with an option to renew for an additional twelve (12) months through June 30, 2026, consistent with the adopted budget; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes any FY 2023-24 contracted funds not fully spent by service providers by June 30, 2024, to be carried over into FY 2024- 2025; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That each contract for workforce development activities funded with WIOA Title I formula funds and other funds shall have specific performance benchmarks consistent with WIOA and 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 Council authorizes the City Administrator to apply for and accept grants, funds, and contributions on behalf of the City and the Oakland Workforce Development Board to build capacity and diversity funding for the workforce system up to an additional Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) with the approval of the Oakland Workforce Development Board and without returning to City Council; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes the reallocation of expenditure budget of workforce development funds to be moved between projects within the fund in a manner consistent with the Resolution and its basic purposes; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That any additional non-WIOA funds received are hereby appropriated to a fund to be determined, Workforce Development Org (85311), various Expenditure accounts, in Projects to be determined, and in Workforce Program (SC03); and be it
7 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby authorizes the City Administrator to spend such funds in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 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 City Attorney’s Office. 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