Community Development Agency
www.santa-ana.org/cd
Item # 7
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
July 15, 2025
TOPIC: Memorandums of Understanding with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Partners
AGENDA TITLE
Memorandums of Understanding with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Partners
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Approve Memorandums of Understanding with the Santa Ana WORK Center, Rancho Santiago Community College District, Employment Development Department, Department of Rehabilitation, SER Jobs for Progress, United American Indian Involvement, Inc., Long Beach Job Corps, Community Action Partnership of Orange County, and City of Santa Ana Housing Authority (Family Self-Sufficiency Program) setting the terms for the sharing of resources and expenses associated with the operations of a comprehensive One-Stop center, for a three-year term expiring June 30, 2028, and authorize the City Manager to execute amendments during the term that adjust shared operational expenses and make non-substantive changes to comply with changes in federal or state law; provided all other terms and conditions of the MOU remain the same and approved by the City Attorney (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX).
2. Approve a second amendment to Sub-Lease Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Orange, Social Services Agency to extend the term through June 30, 2028 and authorize the City Manager to execute amendments during the term that adjust shared operational expenses and make non-substantive changes to comply with changes in federal or state law; provided all other terms and conditions of the MOU remain the same and approved by the City Attorney (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX).
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes
DISCUSSION
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 is the primary federal legislation governing the public workforce development system. The Act mandates that Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) establish Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with all required One-Stop partners to define the cooperative relationships and shared responsibilities in providing seamless services to job seekers
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and employers.
Since the implementation of WIOA, the City has maintained active partnerships with a range of workforce development agencies and service providers, both co-located and non co-located, through MOUs. These partnerships have enabled a coordinated, client- centered approach to delivering employment and training services across the local workforce area. Existing MOUs have fostered collaboration, streamlined referrals, and aligned resources to better serve job seekers and employers.
To continue supporting these partnerships, the City will renew and update MOUs in accordance with current WIOA guidelines and partner agency roles. For co-located partners, this includes reviewing and revising Infrastructure Funding Agreements (IFAs) to ensure equitable cost-sharing for the operational expenses of the comprehensive America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) (Exhibit 1a, Exhibit 2, and Exhibit 3). For non co-located partners, the City will reaffirm shared commitments to service coordination, referral protocols, and performance accountability, while maintaining the non-fiscal nature of the agreement (Exhibit 1b). These actions aim to strengthen service integration, reinforce mutual responsibilities, and ensure compliance with WIOA regulations while promoting efficient service delivery throughout the workforce system.
The City Council approved the master lease agreement for the office space at 801 W.
Civic Center Drive on June 6, 2023.
The Community Development Agency’s Economic Development Division administers and coordinates the workforce and economic development programs and activities for the City through partnership with the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board (SAWDB). The MOU governs the operation of the Santa Ana WORK Center, which is the City’s designated Comprehensive One-Stop System under WIOA.
The MOU outlines the services to be delivered through the One-Stop System which include, but are not limited to, partner responsibilities, referral process, access for people with disabilities, shared technology, confidentiality, grievance procedures, procedures for amendment, and other administrative and operational provisions that are consistent with the WIOA. In addition, the MOU addresses strategies for sustaining the unified system through resource sharing and joint infrastructure cost allocation. The Infrastructure Funding Agreement is based on services currently provided in the Santa Ana WORK Center located at 801 W. Civic Center, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA.
Below is a list of programs and provider organizations that the SAWDB is required to have an MOU with:
Program Organization Co-Located or Not
WIOA Title I – Adult, Dislocated
Worker and Youth
City of Santa Ana
WORK Center Co-Located Partner
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WIOA Title II – Adult Education and
Literacy
Santa Ana College/Rancho
Santiago Community College
District
Non Co-Located
Partner
WIOA Wagner-Peyser, Veterans,
Trade Adjustment Assistance Act
California Employment
Development Department Co-Located Partner
WIOA Title IV Vocational
Rehabilitation
California Department of
Rehabilitation Co-Located Partner
Carl Perkins Career Technical
Education
Santa Ana College/Rancho
Santiago Community College
District
Non Co-Located
Partner
Title V Older Americans Act SER – Jobs for Progress Co-Located Partner Job Corps Long Beach Job Corps Non Co-Located
Partner
Native American Programs –
Section 166
United American Indian
Involvement, Inc.
Non Co-Located
Partner
Community Services Block Grant Community Action
Partnership of OC
Non Co-Located
Partner
Housing and Urban Development
City of Santa Ana
Housing Authority (Family Self-
Sufficiency Program)
Co-Located Partner
Unemployment Compensation (UI) California Employment
Development Department Co-Located Partner
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families/CalWORKS
Orange County
Social Services Agency Co-Located Partner
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for the WORK Center’s share of the operation costs for FY 2025-26 are budgeted and available.
The table below reflects the estimated amounts to be received from the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD), County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA), SER Jobs for Progress, Inc., State of California Department of Rehabilitation, and Santa Ana Housing Authority’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program, for the duration of the MOU. The partner organizations will be invoiced monthly for their share of the AJCC operations and the funds will be deposited upon receipt into the following accounts:
Account No. Account Description PY 2025-26 Total
12318002-57960 WIOA Revenues: Rental of Property $349,705 $349,705 12318751-various One Stop Program: Various $85,186 $85,186 TOTAL $434,891 $434,891
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EXHIBIT(S)
1a. Memorandum of Understanding – Co-Located Partners
1b. Memorandum of Understanding Boilerplate – Non-Co-located Partners
2. Sub-Lease and Memorandum of Understanding – County of Orange Social Services Agency
3. Memorandum of Understanding – City of Santa Ana, Workforce Development Board and Santa Ana Housing Authority
Submitted By: Michael L. Garcia, Executive Director, Community Development Agency Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager