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M01 <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JANUARY 7, 2014 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH NETWORK <br />KINECTION, LLC FOR ON- THE -JOB <br />TRAINING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <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 <br />Network Kinection, LLC in the amount of $127,376 for a one -year period, subject to non - <br />substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In November 2011, the Department of Labor awarded the City of Santa Ana WORK Center <br />(WORK Center) $4,997,479 to fund its Bridges to Engineering program, which included a multi - <br />agency consortium composed of three community colleges, including Santa Ana College; two non- <br />profits; and three universities, including Cal State Fullerton and UCI. The program, intended to <br />serve 290 students, was created with the purpose of providing academic and peer support to pre - <br />engineering students to assist in acquiring an engineering degree. One of the foundational <br />elements to this program includes an On- The -Job Training (OJT) component, which has been <br />found to increase the probability of employment when combined with classroom training. The OJT <br />program will subsidize 50% of the new employee's wages for up to six months to compensate the <br />employer costs associated with training. <br />On October 24, 2013, the WORK Center released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for organizations <br />to develop OJT training opportunities with local businesses for Bridges to Engineering participants <br />as required by the H -1 B Technical Skills Training grant. Eight proposals were distributed and only <br />two responses were reviewed and evaluated. The evaluation panel consisted of one member <br />each from the California Employment Development Division, Rancho Santiago Community College <br />District, and CDC Small Business Finance. Proposals were reviewed and rated based on the <br />following criteria: past experience, comprehensiveness of services, and reasonable cost. Network <br />Kinection, LLC, which is located in Diamond Bar, was selected. <br />Network Kinection, LLC will be responsible for coordinating the placement of 100 program <br />participants in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) related OJT or internship <br />opportunities with private, engineering and other STEM companies. Responsibilities also include <br />structuring training plans, preparing and submitting OJT agreements, internship agreements, and <br />employer reimbursement request documents to the City for review, approval, and processing. <br />251 -1 <br />