1 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
A RESOLUTION:
(1) ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($400,000) FROM ALAMEDA COUNTY WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO SUPPORT THE MARINE TRADES &
WATER TRANSPORTATION CAREER INITIATIVE;
(2) ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($750,000) FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA’S
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD WORKFORCE ACCELERATOR
FUND TO INCREASE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE; AND
(3) AUTHORIZING GRANT AGREEMENTS IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($1,150,000) WITH THE FOLLOWING SERVICE PROVIDERS
COMPETITIVELY SELECTED FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024-2026:
(a) LAO FAMILY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC. IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY
THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE DOLLARS
($730,833);
(b) THE SPANISH SPEAKING UNITY COUNCIL IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000);
AND
(c) THE WEST OAKLAND JOB RESOURCE CENTER IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($200,000)
WHEREAS, the Oakland Workforce Development Board (Board) is mandated to oversee the expenditure of federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) 3358804v1/NC
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, the City is committed to enhancing career opportunities for its residents particularly for those in underserved and underrepresented communities; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Workforce Development Board (ACWDB) has awarded the City Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) to support the Marine Trades & Water Transportation Career Initiative, a program designed to create career pathways and training opportunities in the local marine industry; and
WHEREAS, the State of California’s Workforce Development Board has awarded the City Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) from the Workforce Accelerator Fund to expand the BayTech Career Initiative, aimed at increasing information technology career opportunities for young people and establishing High Road Training Partnerships; and
WHEREAS, these funds will be used to implement these initiatives by entering into grant agreements with service providers who have been competitively selected to manage and deliver these programs effectively; and
WHEREAS, these initiatives will provide significant benefits to the community by improving job quality, job access, and preparing participants for competitive careers in the targeted sectors, thereby supporting the economic development goals of the City; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby accepts and appropriates Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) from the Alameda County Workforce Development Board to support the Marine Trades & Water Transportation Career Initiative; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: Funding for this initiative will be budgeted in Workforce Investment Act Fund (2195), Workforce Development Organization (85311), Project to be determined; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby accepts and appropriates Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) from the State of California’s Workforce Development Board Workforce Accelerator Fund to increase information technology career opportunities for young people through the BayTech Career Initiative; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: Funding for this initiative will be budgeted in Workforce Investment Act Fund (2195), Workforce Development Organization (85311), Project to be determined; and be it
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FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes grant agreements with the following service providers for the implementation of the initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2026 with two 1-year options to extend, in an amount not to exceed the total sum of One Million One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,150,000):
(a) Lao Family Community Development Inc. in an amount not to exceed Seven Hundred Thirty Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars ($730,833);
(b) The Spanish Speaking Unity Council in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000);
(c) The West Oakland Job Resource Center in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council allocates approximately One Hundred Nineteen Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars ($119,167) for administrative costs related to the oversight and management of these programs; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: Funding to support city costs will be budgeted in Workforce Investment Act Fund (2195), Workforce Development Organization (85311), Project to be determined; 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 the City Council hereby authorizes the City Administrator to spend such funds in Fiscal Year 2024-2026 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