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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-063 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA APPROVING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT <br />FUNDS FROM THE IRVINE FOUNDATION TO IMPROVE <br />COORDINATION, SERVICE DELIVERY, AND SUPPORT <br />TO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN SANTA ANA <br />WHEREAS, the City submitted a proposal to The James Irvine Foundation <br />("Grantor") in support of the Better Career's Public Sector Practice Change Grant making <br />portfolio. The proposal, representing ongoing initiatives at the WORK Center, aims to <br />develop a cross -agency learning plan designed to foster shared goals, enhance service <br />coordination, and optimize resource alignment between Santa Ana Workforce <br />Development Board (WDB) and regional State of California Employment Development <br />Department (EDD) staff. The collaboration seeks to improve workforce service delivery <br />to vulnerable areas across the City of Santa Ana ("Project"). <br />WHEREAS, Grantor is a private, nonprofit organization based in California, with a <br />focus on creating opportunities for low-income Californians to achieve economic mobility. <br />WHEREAS, in October 2024, Grantor announced its intent to award the City <br />$300,000 to support the WDB's efforts to enhance coordination of workforce services and <br />resources between key agencies within the City's local workforce ecosystem ("Grant"). <br />This funding will enable the City's WDB to retain a consultant skilled in facilitating <br />conversations and assist in development of a comprehensive learning plan, implement <br />improvements, and evaluate outcomes aimed at streamlining workforce services and <br />jobseekers through collaboration between the City and the EDD. <br />WHEREAS, the City will enter into a contract with the Grantor ("Exhibit A") to <br />accept the Grant funds and to implement the goals and objectives detailed in the Project, <br />which was submitted to and accepted by the Grantor, Grant Number 24-21619. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby: <br />A. Approves the acceptance of grant funds of up to a maximum amount of Three <br />Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) for the Grant Project; and <br />B. Certifies that the City has or will have available, prior to commencement of <br />Project work utilizing specified Grant funds, sufficient funds, including those <br />provided by this Grant, to complete the Project; and <br />Resolution No. 2024-063 <br />Page 1 of 16 <br />