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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 6, 2013 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY OF ORANGE <br />SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY FOR <br />VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND WORK <br />EXPERIENCE PROG <br />C <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1s' Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached agreement with the <br />County of Orange Social Services Agency in the amount of $1,600,000 for a term effective July 1, <br />2013 through June 30, 2015, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager <br />and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The County of Orange Social Services Agency administers a CaIWORKs Welfare to Work (WTW) <br />Program designed to provide case management, job services, job training, and supportive services <br />to assist CalWORKs recipients to overcome barriers and obtain or maintain stable employment. <br />The goal of the program is for the participating individuals to achieve economic self-sufficiency. <br />County Welfare Departments may provide these services directly or may enter into contracts with <br />private or public agencies for the provision of these services. <br />The City of Santa Ana WORK Center has experience providing such services and was awarded a <br />$1,600,000 contract to provide vocational training and work experience activities to CalWORKs <br />WTW participants. Staff will also provide case management, employability skills training, worksite <br />development, and job placement services. The program will serve 109 participants from July 1, <br />2013 through June 30, 2014 and 109 participants from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 in an <br />annual amount not to exceed $800,000 per year. <br />25B-1