25B - AGMT - CDA WORK CENTER OFFICE SPACE LEASE

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 3, 2017 TITLE: AGREEMENT TO LEASE OFFICE SPACE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY - WORK CENTER (STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 2,4A) CITY MANAGOIR RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1 � Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute a lease agreement with CF Santa Ana, LLC for 19,321 square feet of office space located at 801 W. Civic Center Drive, for sixty (60) months commencing upon completion of tenant improvements on or around April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2023 for a total amount not to exceed $2,708,054.28, subject to any non -substantive modifications authorized by the City Manager and City Attorney. DISCUSSION The City receives federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds to provide employment and vocational training services to low income or unemployed residents as well as assist businesses with employment and skills training needs. One of the requirements of WIOA is for the City to maintain a comprehensive One Stop Center. The Santa Ana WORK Center (WORK Center) fulfills this requirement for the City. The WORK Center is a component of the City's economic development efforts and provides employment and training services and assists Santa Ana based businesses in acquiring skilled employees. In fiscal year 2015-16, the WORK Center served 26,910 people and invested over $774,000 in direct vocational skills training. More than 4,000 clients received one-on-one assistance with their resumes and 68% of the participants were employed within one calendar quarter after completion of the workforce program. In addition, the WORK Center's business services team visited 200 Santa Ana businesses to promote customized training, recruitment services, and rapid response programs. The culmination of the WORK Center staff efforts has contributed to the decline of Santa Ana's unemployment rate to its lowest levels since the great recession, which as of July, 2017 is 4.8 percent. For the past twenty years, the WORK Center has been located at the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) on multiple floors of the building. The current configuration is both inefficient and no longer accommodates the requirements of the City's partner agencies. 2513-1