Title
Request Authorization to Extend Intergovernmental Agreement with Maricopa County Human Services Department for Strengthening Working Families Grant (Ordinance S-46744)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to extend Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) 143704 with Maricopa County Human Services Department (MCHSD), for one-year from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item for the period of July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. There is no General Fund impact. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
Report
Summary
In July 2016, the DOL awarded the City of Phoenix the Strengthening Working Families Initiative (SWFI) grant. SWFI aims to give more working parents a career pathway to secure higher wage jobs by addressing the significant barriers to participating in and completing training, and in trying to find and acquire affordable, quality childcare while attending skills training programs.
The City has obtained a grant term extension from the DOL through June 30, 2021. City staff requests authorization to extend the IGA with MCHSD to align with the new extension term of the SWFI Grant. Without this extension, workforce preparedness services conducted by MCHSD will cease and the City will no longer provide these services to un/under-employed parents. The lack of these services will have a negative impact on the City’s ability to meet the requirements of the grant, potentially requiring the City to return funding to the DOL.
Contract Term
The term of the contract extension is for one-year from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
Financial Impact
There is no impact to the General Fund. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Deanna Jonovich and the Human Services Department.