HomeMy WebLinkAbout19E - WORKFORCE PLAN UPDATEREQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
AUGUST 20, 2019
TITLE:
APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR
TO SIGN THE BIENNIAL UPDATE TO THE
REGIONAL AND LOCAL WORKFORCE
PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2017-2021
(STRATEGIC PLAN NO 2,4)
CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
APPROVED
❑ As Recommended
❑ As Amended
❑ Ordinance on 1°t Reading
❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading
❑ Implementing Resolution
❑ Set Public Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
Approve the biennial update to the Regional and Local Workforce Plan for Program Years 2017
through 2021 and authorize the Mayor, City Manager and Clerk of the Council to sign all
documents necessary for submission to the California Workforce Development Board and State
of California Employment Development Department.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACTION
At its Regular Meeting of January 17, 2019, by a vote of 14:0 (Elliott, Rose, Ruiz, absent), the
Workforce Development Board recommended approval.
DISCUSSION
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 106 requires local boards and
chief elected officials within each designated region to prepare and submit a single Regional Plan
that includes a description of the activities that incorporates a Local Plan.
Under WIOA, a biennial update of regional and local plans is required in order to ensure plans
remain current and account for `changes in labor market and economic conditions or in other
factors affecting the implementation of the local plan" (29 U.S. Code § 3123). The California
Workforce Development Board (State Board) has also made changes to the State Plan which
required that Local Boards update their plans to keep them consistent with the policy direction of
the State Plan. Pursuant to the State Plan, modifications submitted to the U.S. Department of
Labor in the spring of 2018 and approved on June 11, 2018, the State Board issued Directive
WDB 18-01 which provided guidance to Local Boards on the requirements associated with local
and regional planning modifications.
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Biennial Modification to Regional and
Unified Local Workforce Plan for PY 2017-2021
August 20, 2019
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The State Plan modifications required the local Workforce Development Board to update its local
plan in the following areas:
• Workforce Corrections Partnership with local probation, parole and inmates
• CalFresh and Human Services Agencies
• California Department of Child Support Services
• Department of Rehabilitation - Competitive Integrated Employment
• Services to English Language Learners, Foreign Born and Refugees
• Multi Craft Core Curriculum Pre -Apprenticeship Partnerships
The modifications to the OC Regional and Local Plan has been developed with collaborative
input of key regional partners and stakeholders (Exhibit 1). The engagement of partners has
been a priority in an effort to align workforce, education and businesses to foster comprehensive
public systems that are responsive to demand -driven needs in the region.
The primary purpose of the Local Plan and partnerships are to facilitate access to workforce
services at the local level. As mandated by the California Workforce Development Board, the
Local Plan goals are in alignment with both the California State Plan and the OC Regional Plan.
In accordance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Sections 107 and 108, Orange
County Development Board published a public notice and posted the plans for a 30-day public
comment period which concluded in February 2019. No substantial negative written comments
were received on the Regional or Local Plan.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Approval assists the City in meeting Goal #2, Objective #4 (Partner with groups and organization
to promote education, senior services, job training and development for all Santa Ana residents).
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Steven A. Mendoza
Executive Director
Community Development Agency
Exhibit: 1. Biennial Modification Regional and Unified Local Plan PY 2017-2021
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Exhibit 1
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