55A - RESO - JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS

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les: 5/19/11 RESOLUTION NO. 2011- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT SUB-GRANT WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WORKFORCE INVESTMENT DIVISION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 provides funds to Local Workforce Investment Areas (LWIA) to operate job-training programs permissible under the Act for adults, dislocated workers and youth meeting specific criteria set forth in the Act. B. On January 28, 2000, the City of Santa Ana was designated as a LWIA and an administrative entity by the State Workforce Investment Board. The City of Santa Ana has received WIA funds to operate job-training programs since July 1, 2000. C. A new sub-grant is required at the beginning of each fiscal year in order to avoid the commingling of funds from the previous year. Submittal of this sub- grant is the first step in the process enabling the City of Santa Ana to receive WIA funds as they are allocated by the State of California for fiscal year 2011- 2012. D. Submittal of the sub-grant agreement will enable the City to be eligible to receive $1,381,816.00 in WIA Youth Funds for program year 2011-2012. The City will also be eligible to receive funding in the amount of $1,205,859 for the Adult Program and $795,301 for the Dislocated Worker Program through a unilateral modification from the State of California. E. The sub-grant and other related documents from the State of California must be reviewed and executed by the City of Santa Ana in order to receive said funding. 55A-3 Resolution No. 2011-XXX Page 1 of 2