BACKGROUND:
Oakland Private Industry Council (OPIC) will contract with Employment and Human Services (EHSD), Workforce Development Board (WDB), to provide goods and services related to County's Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). WIOA requires states to identify economic regions within their state, and local areas to coordinate planning and service delivery on a regional basis. The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) has designated the following local board jurisdictions: Contra Costa County, Alameda County, and the cities of Oakland and Richmond, the East Bay Regional Planning Unit (RPU). To meet the requirements of the new WIOA legislation in an effort to benefit from economies of scale and to leverage resources, the four WDBs work cooperatively in grant acquisition, service design, contracting, and purchasing, and jointly use the services of Contractor to carry out responsibilities on behalf of the East Bay RPU under the EASTBAY Works (EBW) umbrella.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) Workforce Development Board (WDB) will not meet requirements of the new WIOA legislation in an effort to benefit from economies of scale and to leverage resources to carry out responsibilities on behalf of the East Bay Regional Planning Unit under the East Bay Works umbrella.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports all five of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; 2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; 3) "Families that are Economically Self Sufficient"; 4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and 5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families" by training and providing employment opportunities for job seekers customers.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
RELISTED to a future date uncertain.