City Council

(28)\n25-1402\nECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT\nrelative to modifications to the Program Year 2025-26 Workforce\nDevelopment Board Annual Plan, Carry-in/Savings from Program Year\n2024-25; and related matters.\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. NOTE and FILE the Program Year (PY) 2025-26 Joint\nEconomic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD)\nand Workforce Development Board (WDB) Carry-In report\ndated November 25, 2025 attached to the Council file.\n2. APPROVE the proposed modifications to the PY 2025-26 WDB\nAnnual Plan budget as detailed in Attachment 1 of the City\nAdministrative Officer (CAO) report dated February 2, 2025,\nattached to the Council file.\n3. REQUEST the Controller to implement the Controller\ninstructions listed in Attachment 1 to said CAO report.\n4. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, EWDD, or designee to:\na. Reallocate and expend the WDB PY 2024-25 carry-in\nfunds for the City General Fund portions of the Vision Lab,\nCash for College, Day Laborer, Gang Injunction Curfew\nSettlement, Hire LA, Los Angeles Regional Initiative for\nSocial Enterprise and related expansion programs,\nSummer Youth Employment, YouthSource Center (YSC),\nand other General Fund programs as appropriate.\nb. Allocate funding, negotiate, and execute agreements and\namendments to agreements with the service providers as\ndetailed in Attachment 2 of the Joint EWDD and WBD\nReport dated November 25, 2025, attached to Council file,\nsubject to City Attorney review and approval as to form,\nlegality, procurement requirements, and compliance with\nCity contracting requirements, including Charter Section\n1022.\nc. Prepare technical corrections as necessary to\ntransactions included in this report to implement Mayor\nand Council intent, subject to the approval of the CAO.\nFiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the approval of the\nrecommendations in the report would increase reimbursements for\nrelated costs to the General Fund from the Workforce Innovation and\nOpportunity Act (WIOA) Fund in the amount of $797,597 and increase\nreimbursements for related costs to the General Fund from non-WIOA\nworkforce grants by $431,564. This results in a total net increase of\n$1,229,161 in reimbursements to the General Fund from the 2025-26\nAdopted Budget. There is no additional impact to the General Fund.\nFinancial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the\nrecommendations in the report are in compliance with the City’s\nFinancial Policies in that funding for the 2025-26 Workforce\nDevelopment Board Annual Plan is provided by special funds and the\n2025-26 Adopted Budget.