Resolution 12143CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO..j,2143
AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR
A CONSORTIUM FORM OF GOVERNANCE BETWEEN
ALAMEDA COUNTY CITIES TO SERVE AS A SERVICE
DELIVERY AREA FOR THE FEDERAL JOB TRAINING
PARTNERSHIP ACT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982
was enacted by Congress to establish a new employment and training
program to replace the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
(CETA); and
WHEREAS, the JTPA legislation provides that local
political jurisdictions desiring to administer job training and
employment programs must form local service delivery areas (SDAs);
and
WHEREAS, the JTPA legislation provides an opportunity for
redesignation of SDAs on a calendar of every two years; and
WHEREAS, the JTPA program is administered by the various
states, and the Governor of California has identified the State of
California Employment Development Department (EDD) to administer
California's JTPA program; and
WHEREAS, California has determined that designated SDAs
shall automatically also serve as designated substate area grantees
for purposes of administering the JTPA plan closure and layoff
assistance programs; and C)
WHEREAS, the California EDD is currently soliciting
applications from local political jurisdictions interested in a
redesignation of their SDA and in serving as part of a new SDA
governance structure; and
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda has previously participated
as an active, involved member of a city /county SDA consortium for
this area, known as the Alameda County Training and employment
Board (ACTEB); and
WHEREAS, the State of California has determined it
necessary to revoke ACTEB's status as the SDA for the balance of
Alameda County (aside from the City of Oakland) and to redesignate
the SDA to the County of Alameda Board of Supervisors, effective
December 1, 1990; and
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda is committed to
administering and operating the highest quality of educational,
training, and employment services for eligible area rsidents and
believes strongly in maintaining a public /private partnership with
local businesses and employers; and
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda is desirous of
reestablishing a partnership with like-minded local city
jurisdictions in order once more to administer and operate a JTPA
consortium SDA; and
WHEREAS, a number of contiguous cities in Alameda County
are expressing the intention to form an SDA, and such a
configuration shall represent over 575,000 residents, and a major
portion of the labor market area, thereby easily surpassing the
requirement for a population of 200,000 plus; and
WHEREAS, the proposed SDA consortium will be self-
supporting with available federal entitlement and discretionary
funds for administration and operations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the
City of Alameda hereby authorizes the filing of an application for
Service Delivery Area designation with other contiguous Alameda
County cities holding the common interest in serving as a new SDA.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Alameda commits
itself to negotiating and entering into an acceptable joint powers
agreement with the other consortium members and completing all
necessary start-up activities, should the SDA redesignation be.
approved.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by
the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting
assembled on the sixth day of August, 1991,
by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Arnerich, Camicia, Lucas,
Roth, and President Withrow - 5
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the official seal of said City this seventh
day of August, 1991.
Depiity City Clerk of the City of Alameda