City Council

(26) 24-0643-S1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to modifications to the Program Year 2024-25 Workforce Development Board Annual Plan, carry-in/savings, from Program Year 2023-24, and related actions. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. NOTE and FILE the joint Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) and Workforce Development Board WBD) report dated January 29, 2025, attached to Council file No. (CF) 24-0643-S1, relative to the Program Year (PY) 2024-25 Carry-In Report. 2. APPROVE the proposed modifications to the PY 2024-25 WDB Annual Plan budget as detailed in Attachment 1 of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated February 21, 2025, attached to CF 24-0643-S1. 3. REQUEST the Controller to implement the Controller instructions listed in Attachment 1 to said CAO report. 4. APPROVE the extension of an existing Reserve Fund Loan, in an amount not to exceed $10 million, to avoid cash flow and payment disruption to service providers and participants associated with the Californians for All Youth Workforce (CFAY) Development Grants (Rounds 1 and 2), to be repaid upon receipt of CFAY grants and no later than June 30, 2026. 5. INSTRUCT the General Manager, EWDD, or designee, to submit reimbursement requests to the State of California for CFAY Round 2 on a quarterly or more frequent basis. 6. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, EWDD, or designee, to: a. Reallocate and expend the WDB PY 2023-24 carry-in funds for the City General Fund-funded Angeleno Corps, ARPA Vision Lab, Cash for College, Day Laborer, Gang Injunction Curfew Settlement, Hire LA, Los Angeles Regional Initiative for Social Enterprise (LA RISE) and related expansion programs, LA RISE Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention, Prison to Employment Re-Entry, Summer Youth Employment, YouthSource Center (YSC), and other General Fund programs as appropriate. b. Allocate funding, negotiate, and execute agreements and amendments to agreements with the service providers as detailed in Attachment 1 of the EWDD Transmittal dated January 29, 2025 (CF 24-0643-S1), subject to City Attorney review and approval as to form, legality, procurement requirements, and compliance with City contracting requirements, including Charter Section 1022. c. Negotiate and execute amendments to existing contracts for auditing services with Davis Farr LLP (Contract No. C-145381) and UHY Advisors Mid-Atlantic (Contract No. C-145604) for a total aggregate amount not to exceed $656,850, subject to City Attorney review and approval as to form, legality, procurement requirements, and compliance with City contracting requirements, including Charter Section 1022. d. Prepare technical corrections as necessary to transactions included in the CAO report to implement Mayor and Council intentions, subject to the approval of the CAO. 7. INSTRUCT the EWDD to identify up to $1 million in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding to fund a Wildfire Recovery program in partnership with the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 300. 8. AUTHORIZE the EWDD to allocate up to $250,000 per WorkSource Center (WSC) to fund program services for up to 500 participants. 9. INSTRUCT the EWDD to report to the WBD with WSC allocations and program enrollments on a quarterly basis. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations in the report would decrease reimbursements for related costs to the General Fund from the WIOA Fund in the amount of $277,287 and increase reimbursements for related costs to the General Fund from non- WIOA workforce grants by $870,518, resulting in a total net increase of $593,231 to the General Fund. There is no additional impact to the General Fund. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations in the report are in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies in that funding for the 2024-25 WDB Annual Plan is provided by special funds and the 2024-25 Adopted Budget.