Title
Request Authorization to Amend Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth Development Services Contracts (Ordinance S-46216)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to amend contracts with Chicanos Por La Causa, CPLC (Contract 145115), Jewish Family & Children’s Services, JFCS (Contract 145116), and Valley of the Sun, YMCA (Contract 145117) to add additional funding due to the termination of the contract with Arizona Center for Youth Resources, ACYR (Contract 145114). Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept funds and the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. There is no General Fund impact; funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Report
Summary
Under the provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), vendors will be responsible for providing innovative youth workforce development programs to assist disconnected, opportunity and at-risk youth in completing secondary and postsecondary education and succeeding in employment. The vendors are part of a network of integrated youth services working with community partners and educational organizations to support the development of positive youth employment services. In October, ACYR requested immediate termination of Contract 145114 as the board made a decision to no longer participate in cost reimbursement contracts.
For FY 2019-20, a total of 954 participants will be served through the WIOA Youth Program. Of the 954, 318 participants were contracted to ACYR and will be re-allocated among the other contracted vendors.
The initial participant service level distribution and contract amounts were as follows:
- ACYR: 318 participants, $939,766.46
- CPLC: 163 participants, $476,661
- JFCS: 76 participants, $221,648
- YMCA: 397 participants, $1,169,986
As a result of the termination of the ACYR contract, the service level distribution and contract amounts for the remainder of each contract will be as follows:
- CPLC: 310 participants, $906,533
- JFCS: 101 participants, $294,559
- YMCA: 543 participants, $1,600,258
The revised participant service level allocation is based on vendors' original contract goals and and a portion of ACYR contract goals.
Contract Term
The term of the contracts is from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, with one option to extend, which may be exercised by the City Manager or his designee.
Financial Impact
No General Funds are required. 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.