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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JANUARY 17, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT - <br />WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND <br />OPPORTUNITY ACT RAPID RESPONSE <br />FUNDS FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2016 -2017 <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 2,4) <br />CITY MAN] <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ <br />As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 1®' Reading <br />17 <br />Ordinance on 2 °tl Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For® <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing additional Workforce Innovation and <br />Opportunity Act Rapid Response grant funds in the amount of $240,869 in revenue account (no. <br />12318002 - 52001) and appropriating same to Rapid Response expenditure account (no. <br />12318756- 62300). <br />DISCUSSION <br />The federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was signed into law on July 22, <br />2014. WIOA is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and <br />support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers <br />they need to compete in the global economy. WIOA supersedes the Workforce Investment Act of <br />1998 and is the first legislative reform of the public workforce system in 15 years. The Act went <br />into effect on July 1, 2015 with the Department of Labor responsible for its implementation. <br />California is a direct recipient of WIOA funding and contracts with designated Local Workforce <br />Development Areas (LWDA) to address workforce needs of employers and the community. <br />The California Workforce Investment Board recommended approval that Santa Ana be <br />designated as a local workforce development area under WIOA. The Governor and Secretary of <br />the Labor and Workforce Development Agency concurred with the recommendation. The <br />designation is from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2017 and will be reviewed and evaluated every two <br />years against federal performance and compliance outcomes. <br />On August 18, 2015, City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee <br />to execute all necessary documents with the Workforce Services Division of the State <br />Employment Development Department (EDD) related to the WIOA program through June 30, <br />2018. <br />20A -1 <br />