BURBANK REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER - 275 EAST OLIVE AVENUE
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INVOCATION: Reverend Roby Correa, Magnolia Park United Methodist Church.
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FLAG SALUTE:
ROLL CALL:
CONSENT CALENDAR: (Item 1)
The following item may be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on this item unless a Commissioner so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent calendar and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. A roll call vote is required for the consent calendar.
Approval of minutes for the regular meetings of April 15, April 22 and April 29, 2003.
Recommendation:
Approve as submitted.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
REPORT TO THE AGENCY:
On behalf of the Verdugo Consortium, comprised of the cities of Glendale, Burbank, and La Canada-Flintridge, the City of Glendale will be reimbursing the Burbank Redevelopment Agency (Consultant) the amount of $52,000 for partial salary expenses and services provided to the community at the WorkForce Connection (WFC), between September 20, 2002 (date when the Verdugo Workforce Investment Board approved the contract) and June 30, 2003 (end of the fiscal year).
The Verdugo Consortium was organized by a Joint Powers Agreement, signed on December 14, 1999. This created a Workforce Investment Area comprised of the cities of Burbank, Glendale, and La Canada-Flintridge to comply with the Workforce Investment Act. This agreement retains the City of Glendale in the role of administrator of federal workforce development/employment and training funds on behalf of the three-city consortium. The Verdugo Consortium receives Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funding from the State Department of Health and Human Services to operate the Verdugo Jobs Center (VJC).
The VJC provides workforce development services to job seekers and employers in the Verdugo Consortium region and is required to promote workforce development in the community. As part of the City of Burbank's investment in the Verdugo Consortium partners, the Burbank Redevelopment Agency is rendering workforce development services to the Burbank community at WFC, an annex of the VJC.
As an important component of the City of Burbank�s economic development efforts stated in the Economic Development Strategy (Section 2.B � Continued Collaboration of Educational and Workforce Development Issues), and in partnership with VJC, the City of Burbank�s WFC opened to the public on December 10, 2001. The WFC is a job resource center which provides free services to the community. WFC�s client base has grown rapidly since opening with the number of clients served on a monthly basis increasing from 100 in December 2001 to 778 clients in May 2003. In January of this year, WFC had a record-breaking month and served 1032 clients, with an average of 50 to 60 clients receiving services per day. WFC served its 10,000th client in June, 2003. To provide additional job opportunities to WFC�s clients, staff is also proactive in outreaching to businesses in the area to obtain their job postings for our bulletin board. Staff has outreached to over 400 businesses, with an average of 100 employers sending current job postings, a number that continues to grow on a weekly basis. Partners at WFC include Work Training Programs, Inc, the City of Burbank�s Family Self-Sufficiency program, G.A.I.N. (Greater Avenues for Independence, a program that assists welfare clients transitioning into the workforce) and additional partnering agencies at the VJC.
Although the City of Glendale administers the day to day operation at the VJC, the Verdugo Workforce Investment Board (VWIB) is the governing body with approval powers for budgetary issues. Since the WFC opened to the public in the middle of Fiscal Year (FY) 2001-02, the VWIB was not able to budget specific funds for the WFC expenses in its annual budget. During FY 2001-02, VWIB acknowledged the importance of this effort and approved an allowance of $40,000 to cover partial salary expenses and services provided at WFC for the remainder of FY 2001-02. This reimbursement was done through a Professional Services Agreement due to the time constraints involved in approving an agreement between two cities.
During this fiscal year (FY 2002-03), the VWIB approved the amount of $52,000 to cover partial salary expenses and services provided at WFC. The VWIB determined that the Burbank Redevelopment Agency would perform as a �Contractor� to receive funding for services provided at WFC in order to become a formal part of the WIA funding process. This time a contract was drafted between the City of Glendale and the Burbank Redevelopment Agency. All other partnering agencies that offer similar services on behalf of VJC receive funding as contractors. In order to receive this yearly reimbursement from the City of Glendale as a contractor, WFC submits detailed monthly statistical reports and undergoes yearly fiscal and program audits. The Workforce Investment Act Services Contract included with this staff report for Agency Board approval on this date explains the details of this reimbursement. Once the Agency Board approves this agreement, and FY 2002-03 ends, staff will submit an invoice to the City of Glendale to receive this reimbursement.
Staff will work closely with the City of Glendale as they apply for additional funding opportunities so that WFC can qualify to receive a higher level of funding in the future. Because staff is hopeful that this program will continue annually, staff is seeking administrative authority to execute future agreements to receive reimbursements for the program, but only when those agreements are substantially similar to the present contract.
Staff feels that services offered at WFC along with the proposed city-wide economic development efforts will provide valuable tools for the community, emphasize various important components that will strengthen the City�s economic development and community outreach activities, and provide a vital link to the goals of the City�s Economic Development Strategy and the City�s Ten-Year Strategic Plan.
Recommendation:
Adoption of proposed resolutions entitled:
1. A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF BURBANK APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND THE CITY OF GLENDALE RELATED TO THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT CONTRACT.
2. A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF BURBANK APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND THE CITY OF GLENDALE RELATED TO THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT, TITLE I ADULTS, DISLOCATED WORKER, WORKFORCE CORE AND RAPID RESPONSE SERVICES CONTRACT.
RECESS to conclude the City Council meeting.
ADJOURNMENT.