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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 7, 2015 <br />TITLE: <br />SUBMISSION OF LOCAL AREA <br />APPLICATION FOR INITIAL <br />DESIGNATION AND LOCAL BOARD <br />CERTIFICATION <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 2,4) <br />/ ItITY MANAG <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Approve submittal of an application for Initial Local Area Designation and Initial Local Board <br />Certification for Program Year 2015 -2017 under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act and <br />authorize the Mayor to sign as the Chief Local Elected Official. <br />WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD RECOMMENDATION <br />At its regular meeting on March 19, 2015, by a vote of 15:0 (Didion, Elliot, Everett, Fischer, <br />Gonzalez, Jimenez -Hamy, Knitter, Korthuis, Martinez, Rutledge, and Wadhera absent absent), <br />the Workforce Investment Board recommended to: <br />Approve the application for Initial Local Area Designation and Initial Local Board <br />Certification for Program Year 2015 -2017 and authorize the Chair to sign. <br />Forward the Initial Local Area Designation and Initial Local Board Certification for Program <br />Year 2015 -2017 to City Council for approval and authorize signature of the Mayor. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On July 22, 2014, the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA), the first legislative reform of <br />the public workforce system in 15 years, was enacted. This landmark legislation was designed to <br />strengthen and improve the nations' public workforce system by helping workers acquire the <br />skills employers need and to provide businesses a skilled workforce necessary to compete in a <br />global economy. <br />For the next two complete program years following enactment, WIOA legislation directs the State <br />of California Governor to approve requests for initial designation of any area that was designated <br />under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) as long as the local area has performed successfully <br />and has maintained fiscal integrity. After the initial two year designation period, continued <br />21A-1 <br />