HA Item 04 -Memorandum of Understanding with the Workforce Innocation and Opportunity Act

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MOU with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Partners July 15, 2025 Page 2 5 1 9 2 Center of California (AJCC) or One Stop System. Since the implementation of WIOA, the City has maintained active partnerships with a range of workforce development agencies and service providers 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. SAHA has staff that co-locate at the Santa Ana WORK Center to administer the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) program. The FSS program assists families that receive Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rental assistance (such as Section 8 vouchers) to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency. The City, SAWDB, and SAHA are parties to the attached MOU (Exhibit 1), and approval of this MOU will strengthen service integration, reinforce mutual responsibilities, and ensure compliance with WIOA regulations while promoting efficient service delivery. 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. The MOU is designed to enhance cooperation and ensure regulatory compliance without imposing additional costs on the City. The proposed MOU, effective from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, was approved by the SAWDB at their regular meeting held on May 15, 2025 by a vote of 13:1 (Hubbard abstained; Beasley, Campos, Elliott, and Ruiz absent). FISCAL IMPACT Funding of $57,152 is budgeted and available for FY 25-26 in the SAHA Rent account (no. 14018760-62500 Rent Payments) and various SAHA accounts (no. 14018760- 63001 Miscellaneous Operating Expense and 14018760-62300 Contract Services- Professional) for shared expenses such as copier, security, and parking. Funds for subsequent years will be included in proposed budgets for City Council consideration. The table below provides an estimate; however, funds per fiscal year may vary based upon actual costs incurred from shared expenses.