Agenda Item # 1
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
August 8, 2017
Agenda Report # 19
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Georgia?s New Statewide Unified Brand Grant Proposal
INITIATED BY: Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Department Job
Training Division
Recommendation: Approval is requested to accept grant funds set aside for
Lower Chattahoochee Workforce Development Area Fourteen (LCWDA-14) in the
amount of $13,320.00 with no match requirement, awarded through Georgia
Department of Economic Development Workforce Division to implement the new
statewide unified brand and to authorize the City Manager to approve any
contract(s)/documentation on behalf of the City; authorize purchases for the
mobile unit wrapping; Pull-up Banner and Stand; Table Cover(s); and the
printing of Brochures, Letterhead, Business Cards, and Envelopes; and the PMS
Ink for the CCG Print Shop to print these items and to amend the WIOA
Department / Job Training Division fund (0220) by the applicable amount.
Background: On August 1, 2016 the Georgia Department of Economic Development,
Workforce Division (WFD) launched WorkSource Georgia, a new state wide unified
brand created to align the resources of Georgia?s workforce system, in order to
more effectively connect job seekers with careers in the state?s leading
industries. WorkSource Georgia, the first unified brand ever associated with
Georgia?s workforce system, targets job seekers, workforce development
practitioners, education leaders, and citizens at large. The brand?s tagline
?Connecting Talent with Opportunity? promotes the state?s workforce development
efforts. The statewide brand also features unique brands to represent each of
the state?s nineteen Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDAs). WFD currently
has applications pending seeking trademark protection for ?WorkSource Georgia?,
the ?WorkSource Georgia? logo, and the tag line ?Connecting Talent with
Opportunity? (collectively, ?WorkSource Georgia Brand?). WFD expects approval
of the pending applications in 2017.
Analysis: The funding from the grant will allow the (Lower Chattahoochee
Workforce Area) WIOA Department / Job Training Division to implement the new
statewide unified brand as required to promote the State?s workforce
development efforts.
Financial Considerations: The grant amount awarded to LCWDA-14 is $13,320, with
no match requirement, for the WIOA Department Job Training Division as acting
administrator. There is no financial obligation for the City.
Legal Considerations: A resolution from the City Council authorizing
acceptance for the grant award on behalf of the City and authorize the City
Manager to execute contract(s)/documentation to implement the proposed new
statewide unified brand.
Recommendation: Authorize a resolution to approve the City to accept grant
funds set aside for the Lower Chattahoochee Workforce Development Area Fourteen
(LCWDA-14) from the US Department of Labor through the Georgia Department of
Economic Development Workforce Division for the implementation of the new
statewide unified brand created to align the resources of Georgia?s workforce
system and authorize the City Manager to approve any contracts(s)/documentation
on behalf of the City; authorize purchases for the mobile unit wrapping;
Pull-up Banner and Stand; Table Cover(s); and the printing of Brochures,
Letterhead, Business Cards, and Envelopes; and the PMS Ink for the CCG Print
Shop to print these items with no match requirement and to amend the WIOA
Department / Job Training Division fund (0220) by the amount of the grant
awarded.
A RESOLUTION
NO. ______
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT OF COLUMBUS,
GEORGIA, TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR THE NEW STATEWIDE UNIFIED BRAND
CREATED TO ALIGN THE RESOURCES OF GEORGIA?S WORKSOURCE SYSTEM FOR THE STATE?S
NINETEEN LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREAS WITH LOWER CHATTAHOOCHEE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AREA FOURTEEN (LCWDA-14) BEING AWARDED THE AMOUNT OF $13,320.00
(WITH NO MATCH REQUIREMENT) THROUGH GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
WORKFORCE DIVISION AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE ANY
CONTRACT(S)/DOCUMENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY; AUTHORIZE PURCHASES TO HAVE
THE MOBILE UNIT WRAPPED; PULLUP BANNER AND STAND; TABLE COVERS, BROCHURES,
LETTERHEAD; BUSINESS CARDS, ENVELOPES AND PMS INK COST (FOR CCG PRINT SHOP) AND
TO AMEND THE WIOA DEPARTMENT/JOB TRAINING DIVISION FUND (0220) BY THE
APPLICABLE AMOUNT.
WHEREAS, the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Workforce Division
(WFD) launched WorkSource Georgia, a new statewide unified brand created to
align the resources of Georgia?s workforce system, in order to more effectively
connect job seekers with careers in the state?s leading industries. The
Georgia Department of Economic Development Workforce Division (WFD) has set
aside funds from the US Department of Labor for the Lower Chattahoochee
Workforce Development Board to implement the new ?WorkSource Georgia? Brand and
the brand?s tagline ?Connecting Talent with Opportunity? as required for all
local Workforce Development Areas in the state of Georgia; and,
WHEREAS, the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Department and
Workforce Development Board (WDB) Chair requests permission to submit proposal
for said funds for LCWDA-14 for implementation of the new statewide unified
brand and tagline; and,
WHEREAS, the purpose of this funding is to establish the new branding for the
mobile unit (wrapping); pull-up banner and stand; table cover(s); the printing
of brochures, Letterhead, Business Cards and Envelops; and purchase of the PMS
Ink for the CCG Print Shop to be able to print the items as required by the
State; and,
WHEREAS, the WIOA Department and WDB are committed to promote the State?s
workforce development efforts by implementing the use of the new statewide
unified brand created to align the resources of Georgia?s workforce system, in
order to more effectively connect job seekers with careers in the state?s
leading industries.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
That the WIOA Department and WDB Chair are hereby authorized to submit proposal
to accept the grant from the Georgia Department of Economic Development WFD
for $13,320 with no match requirement and authorize the City Manager to
approve any Contract(s)/Documentation on behalf of the City; authorize
purchases to have the mobile unit wrapped; pull-up banner and stand; table
cover(s), brochures, letterhead, business cards, envelopes and the PMS ink
required to print these items at the CCG Print Shop; and to amend the WIOA
Department/Job Training Division fund (0220) by the amount of the grant
awarded.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held the
_________ day of _____________ 2017, and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of _____________ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Baker voting __________.
Councilor Barnes voting __________.
Councilor Davis voting __________.
Councilor Garrett voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor Thomas voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Teresa Pike Tomlinson, Mayor
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