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Council Meeting 4/14/92
APR 1 4 1992
Santa Monica, California
TO:
Mayor and city council
FROM:
city staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Approve Resolution Supporting
Increased Job Training Partnership Act Funding
for Santa Monica
INTRODUCTION
This report requests that the City Council approve the attached
resolution supporting an increase ln Federal Job Training
Partnership Act funding to the Santa Monica area.
BACKGROUND
As identified in both the City's Ten-Year Youth Action Plan and
the recent Homeless Task Force Report, there is an ongoing and
critical need in Santa Monica for more comprehensive job
development and employment services for youth,
low-income
residents, and homeless persons.
Both reports identified the
need for expanded and comprehensive employment programs for these
target groups as major priorities -- emphasizing the need for a
partnership with the private sector and other governmental
entities to meet that end. A critical component of any effort
should be the utilization of any available Federal Job Training
Partnership Act (JTPA) funds which, in the case of Santa Monica,
now is allocated to the County of Los Angeles for award to
providers in each Supervisorial district in the
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DISCUSSION
The City recently received the County's Request for Proposals for
JTPA funding for the next four-year period, beginning July 1,
1992. While the City does not provide direct job training and
placement services for the target groups prioritized under JTPA,
City staff began efforts to assess what organizations were going
to apply and how the city could advocate for increased funding,
especially for programs that would include services to homeless
persons and youth. At this time, proposals which will serve
low-income and homeless adults will be submitted by united
Housing and Community Development Corporation (UCRDC) for
on-the-job training and by the Venice Skills Center (of the Los
Angeles Unified School District) for classroom training and job
placement. Both proposals will include allocation requests for
Santa Monica. Discussions are also being held with Santa
Monica/Malibu Unified School District to assess the feasibility
of funding for the District's planned adult education program.
An application for youth employment funding will be submitted by
the Catholic Youth Organization (Archdiosese of Los Angeles) .
In order to support the proposals of applicant agencies and to
show the City's interest in expanded services, staff has
developed the attached resolution which will be transmitted to
the Board of Supervisors as well as included in applicant agency
proposals. In addition, staff has alerted supervisor Edelman's
Office of the City's interest in working with the County to
expand allocations to this area.
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FISCAL/BUDGETARY IMPACT
There is no fiscal or budgetary impact of this Council action.
Any funding made available would go directly to applicant
non-profit agencies.
RECOMMENDATION
City staff recommends that the City Council approve the attached
resolution and authorize city staff to work with applicant
agencies and the County to ensure increased JTPA funding to the
area.
Prepared by: Barbara stinchfield, Acting community Development
Director
Community Development Department
Attachment: Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. 8385 CCS
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING
INCREASED JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT FUNDING
FOR SANTA MONICA
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles has issued a Request for
Proposals to operate Programs Under the Federal Job Training
partnership Act (JTPA) for a four-year period beginning July 1,
1992; and
WHEREAS, the city of Santa Monica does not receive JTPA
funds directly and therefore must rely on County allocations to
local non-profit organizations to ensure services to Santa Monica
residents; and
WHEREAS, JTPA funds are intended to provide jOb-related
training and employment to economically disadvantaged youth and
adults; and
WHEREAS, a number of documents previously approved by the
City Council of the City of Santa Monica (inclUding the Ten-Year
Youth Action Plan and the Task Force on Homelessness A Call To
Action) prioritize increased funding for employment efforts to
these groups~
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council authorizes City staff to work
in partnership with local service providers, the private sector
and the County of Los Angeles to create expanded job training and
placement services in santa Monica.
SECTION 2. The City council urges the County Board of
supervisors and the County Private Industry Council to expand
JTPA funding and services to Santa Monica through awards to local
non-profit organizations applying for such funds.
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ROBERT M. MYERS
city Attorney
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Attachment
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Adopted and approved this 14th day of April, 1992.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 8385(CCS)
was duly adopted by the City council of the City of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on April 14, 1992 by the fallowing
Council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo, Genser, Holbrook, Katz,
Olsen, Vazquez, Zane
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
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