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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08022011 - C.47RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the Workforce Development Board to submit the Workforce Investment Act Strategic Local Plan Modification for Program Year 2011-2012 to the California Employment Development Department and AUTHORIZE the Chair, Contra Costa Board of Supervisors, to sign the Local Plan Modification. FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable BACKGROUND: The Workforce Investment Act was implemented in California in the year 2000. At that time, per the Act, the State instructed each service area to submit a five-year Strategic Plan. Each following year the State has directed local areas to update the initial plan through submission of a Modification. The Modification is to go to the local Workforce Development Board (WDB) and then be made available for a period of 30 days for public review and comment. Public comments are to be attached to the final Modification document. Once approved by the local elected officials APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 08/02/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Elaine Burres, 313-1717 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: August 2, 2011 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: June McHuen, Deputy cc: C.47 To:Board of Supervisors From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director Date:August 2, 2011 Contra Costa County Subject:Workforce Investment Act Local Plan Modification, Program Year 2011-12 BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) the Modification is to be sent to the State. Receipt of the Modification by the State then ensures the award of formula Allocation funding from the state to the local area. This year the information requested by the State in the Modification is to include responses to questions specific to delivery of services and responsiveness of the local WDB, its delivery system to economic and demographic trends, and questions regarding the use of approved waivers, if any. In addition, forms that include projected participants to be served are completed and reflect the same information requested by the State in each previous year. On June 8, 2011, the WDB Executive Committee authorized distribution of the Local Modification for public review and authorized staff, if no public comment or input was made, to forward the Modification to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors for approval and signature. No public comment was received. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: The State informed local Workforce Investment Act (WIA) areas that WIA formula allocation funding would be withheld without receipt of a finalized Workforce Investment Act Local Plan Modification for Program Year 2011-2012. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: Not applicable ATTACHMENTS WIA Local Plan Modification, Program Year 2011-12