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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />APRIL 16, 2007 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH ORANGEWOOD <br />CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION FOR THE <br />EMANCIPATED YOUTH GRANT <br /> <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2'" Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />ct <br /> <br />(2 <br />, /LjiJ{Z. <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and <br />the Clerk of the Council to execute an amendment to the agreement with <br />Orangewood Children's Foundation to extend its contract through June 30, <br />2007, and to increase the amount of the agreement by $1,400 to an amount <br />not to exceed $62,050. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />Under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) , the State of California is <br />required to provide additional assistance to local areas that have high <br />concentrations of WIA eligible youth. On October 7, 2005, the State <br />released Directive number WIAD05-7 indicating that WIA 15 percent funding <br />would be available upon approval of proposals submitted by Local <br />Workforce Investment Boards. The City of Santa Ana submitted a proposal <br />to fund the Foster Youth Liaison Project, administered by the Orangewood <br />Children's Foundation. On November 9, 2005, the State awarded $62,500 <br />dollars to the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board to assist in <br />increasing the number of foster/emancipated youth receiving WIA services. <br />The Foster Youth Liaison proj ect provides universal services for up to <br />100 youth at the Orangewood Children's Foundation Resource Center located <br />in Santa Ana. The project will also enroll 12 WIA eligible <br />foster /emancipated youth into the WIA system. The services provided to <br />the youth include both comprehensive education and employment preparation <br />services for In-School and Out-of-School youth who are Santa Ana <br />residents and are between the ages of 16 and 21. <br /> <br />On January 17, 2006, the City Council approved a contract with Orangewood <br />Children's Foundation in the amount of $60,650 for the period from <br />January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006. The balance of $1,850 was <br />retained by the City to cover administrative costs. It has since been <br /> <br />25G-1 <br />