REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contracts for Adult Workforce Development Services in San Mateo County
Report
BACKGROUND
NOVA currently contracts with two organizations in San Mateo County to provide services to adults under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA): JobTrain, a nonprofit organization based in Menlo Park, and Central Labor Council Partnership (CLCP), which currently operates the NOVA Job Center in San Mateo. These providers were originally procured by the County of San Mateo in 2014. When NOVA assumed responsibility as the workforce development board for the County of San Mateo in July 2015, the decision was made to continue adult services through the existing providers and monitor their performance throughout Program Year (PY) 2015-2016. The contracts were approved by Council on June 23, 2015 for services through June 30, 2016, and extensions to the contracts covering services through June 30, 2017 were approved by Council on June 14, 2016.
Pursuant to federal law (29 USCA Section 3122), the City Council is the "chief elected official", and the "local grant recipient" and "fiscal agent" for NOVA and the Local Workforce Development Board. In filling these functions, City Council's past practice for contracts exceeding $100,000 has been to approve the award of the contract and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 5.1.1: Socio-Economic - Goals and Policies: Education and Training Goal 5.1F: Provide job training and employment services, within constraints of operative Federal regulations and available Federal funding, to address the locally-determined employment and training needs of economically disadvantaged residents and others with special needs.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) in that it is a govern...
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