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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />C!~~ <br /> <br />CIT MANAGER <br /> <br />D As Recommended <br />D As Amended <br />D Ordinance on 15t Reading <br />D Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />D Implementing Resolution <br />D Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT - <br />DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FAITH- <br />BASED ORGANIZATION GRANT - <br />SANTA ANA <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />1. Approve an Appropriation Adjustment to accept funding on behalf of <br />the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board in the amount of $500,000 <br />into revenue account (account no. 132-01-5350) and appropriate the <br />same to various expenditure accounts (account nos. 132-702 various) <br />to facilitate working partnerships wi th local grassroots Fai th- <br />Based Organizations and the Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center. <br /> <br />2. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager <br />and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with the <br />Department of Labor to accept funding on behalf of the Santa Ana <br />Workforce Investment Board in the amount of $500,000 to facilitate <br />working partnerships with local grassroots Faith-Based <br />Organizations and the Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />On June 27, 2005, the Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training <br />Administration awarded to the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board a <br />$500,000 grant for 18 months to develop working partnerships with local <br />grassroots Faith-Based Organizations (FBO). The goal was to assist <br />small FBOs to fill unmet community needs related to hard-to-serve <br />populations such as ex-offenders, drop-outs, limi ted English speakers, <br />and welfare clients who wish to get into the job market. <br /> <br />The program will target 200 individuals within a designated census <br />area(s) that has high poverty rates and a hard-to-serve population. <br />Relationships will be established between the W/O/R/K Center, the FBO, <br />and local identi fied employers to provide employment opportunities to <br /> <br />20E-1 <br />