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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2017 TITLE: ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER CAREER SERVICES PROVIDER {STRATEGIC PLAN NO 2,41 RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on Ian Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution E] Set Public Hearing For„_,_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER 1. Approve retention of the Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services internally designating the City of Santa Ana as the administrative entity to be the provider of the services; 2. Authorize the Chair of the Workforce Development Board to sign the Request for Governor Approval; 3. Approve and Authorize the Mayor to sign the Request for Governor Approval to be the Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services Provider as allowed under the Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and Final Regulations. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACTION At its Regular Meeting of January 19, 2017, the Workforce Development Board recommended the approval of the Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services Provider by a vote of 12:0 (Davila, Korthuis, Lewis, McGowan, Nishimoto, Perez, Piwnica, Ruiz, Smith absent). DISCUSSION The City of Santa Ana is the administrative entity that receives direct State federal funds under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) which was signed into law July 2014 and went into effect July 1, 2015. The Workforce Development Board (WDB) is tasked with providing oversight in the implementation of WIOA and policy recommendation as it relates to workforce issues. The State provided direction, indicating that procurement of programs and services are to be completed in order to be in compliance with WIOA regulations. However, on June 30, 2016, the Department of Labor released the Final Regulations that allowed the WDB's to retain career services, which are defined as eligibility and case management to adult and dislocated workers. 21A-1