Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute agreements with various America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) Service Providers, in support of strategies that provide training and employment services to residents, for a total amount not to exceed $974,812; and to execute any needed subsequent amendments.  (Citywide)
Motion carries seven zero. Item ten Item ten Report from Human Resources Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute agreements with various Americas Job Center of California in supports in support of strategies that provide training and employment services to residents for a total amount not to exceed 1970 4000 citywide. Is there motion to approve? Give us a motion in a second. Any public comment, Mr. Kerry? Yes. A quick follow up, given my earlier comments, I'm wondering whether or not to some of these funds can be reword this and directed toward those council people that yet do not know how to use a phone or computer or Skype since they will not be flying back to Washington, as I mentioned earlier, and increase your communication skills so you can communicate what your feelings are relative to the issues that will come before Congress. See if you can get some of that training. Thank you. There's a motion on the floor. Councilor Austin, you have a comment? Yes, I just had a couple of questions of a step. I see. There are a number of service providers that are that are called out in this grant to provide services. And the term term, the contract terms and the amount that they get. I'm just curious as to whether or not these these funds go to the companies or the service providers or will they actually go to provide jobs? Is this for staff to provide training for job training or it goes to actual jobs is for the service providers. Nick Shultz, the bureau manager of our. Workforce Investment Board, will handle that. Councilman Austin. Mr. Mayor, or members of council, to answer your question directly. These these funds in this matrix will go to these organizations that are listed in the Matrix. They will not necessarily go in the amounts as they're listed. We're using these amounts to increase our blanket purchase orders. These are these are federal training dollars. They have to be utilized with providers who make it onto a state endorsed employment and training provider list. These providers qualify under this list. They continue to meet performance and placement goals on this list. These funds are based on individual eligibility to select that provider, and we use this training as a capstone piece to employment. So we expect employment retention and increased earnings for the participant after their engagement with the training provider. Well, thank you for that clarification. And at some point, I would love to come over to the Pacific Gateway and learn more about the program. Would love to have you. Thank you. Thank you. We have a motion on the floor. Please cast your vote. Motion carries six zero. Next item.