Agenda Item# 5
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
03/08/2016
Agenda Report# 95
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: GLWDA Strategic Programming Grant: ?Go Build Georgia
Pre-Apprenticeship (Manufacturing Sector)?
INITIATED BY: Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Department Job
Training Division
Recommendation: Approval is requested to submit an application and if approved,
accept funds from the Georgia Department of Economic Development Workforce
Division (WFD) for the Georgia Local Workforce Development Area (GLWDA)
Strategic Programming Grant: ?Go Build Georgia Pre-Apprenticeship
(Manufacturing Sector)?, in the amount of $75,000.00, or otherwise awarded, for
the expansion of basic & employability skills; ?in-demand? employment training;
and innovative workforce development programs for participants ? local Muscogee
County School District (MCSD) high school seniors eligible for dual enrollment
and considered ?low-income? and deficient in basic literacy skills and/or lacks
consistent work history, to include capacity building for a period of two
years, with no local match requirement, and to amend the WIOA Department/Job
Training Division Fund (0220) by the amount of the grant awarded.
Background: Representatives from the local/regional manufacturing sector
continuously voice their concerns regarding the availability of talent with the
right skills, both technical and soft, and experience to fill their positions.
Another related concern is the need to change the public?s perception,
especially that of students and teachers, of manufacturing. The public
(including parents and school counselors) perceives manufacturing jobs as
blue-collar, dirty, and on the decline when in fact most manufacturing jobs pay
above average wages, are in clean, high-tech environments, and provide
significant opportunities for advancement. The State of Georgia is well
positioned to further expand the State?s innovative programmatic offering and
workforce system capacity. WFD is making available Governor?s Reserve funds to
allow for program development in strategic categories. The ?Go Build Georgia
Pre-Apprenticeship (Manufacturing Sector)? provides an opportunity for local
areas to expand their services to local MCSD high school seniors eligible for
dual-enrollment at Columbus Tech and considered ?low-income? and deficient in
basic literacy skills and/or lacks consistent work history. Awarded funding
will be expended over a two year period.
Analysis: The funding from the grant will allow the WIOA Department / Job
Training Division to partner with State and local agencies; and various private
sector employers including Pratt & Whitney, Oneda Corporation, Swift Spinning,
Kodak, Columbus Water Works, and others to coordinate a collaborative effort
focused on high school students who may not otherwise qualify and/or have
access to tremendous career paths while building the pool of local talent that
business and industry partners desperately need to promote local business and
industry growth for the City of Columbus and Muscogee County.
Financial Considerations: The grant amount requested is $75,000.00, or
otherwise awarded, 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
application for the grant, accept the award on behalf of the City and authorize
the City Manager to execute contract(s)/documentation to implement the
proposed programming.
Recommendation: Authorize a resolution to approve the City to submit an
application for, and if awarded, accept a grant from the Georgia Department of
Economic Development Workforce Division for the GLWDA Strategic Programming
Grant: ?Go Build Georgia Pre-Apprenticeship (Manufacturing Sector) ? for the
expansion of basic & employability skills; ?in-demand? employment training;
and innovative workforce development programs for participants ? local Muscogee
County School District (MCSD) high school seniors eligible for dual enrollment
and considered ?low-income? and deficient in basic literacy skills and/or lacks
consistent work history, to include capacity building for a period of two
years, with no local 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 COUMBUS CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT OF COLUMBUS,
GEORGIA, TO SUBMIT APPLICATION FOR, AND, IF APPROVED, ACCEPT A GRANT IN THE
AMOUNT OF $75,000.00, OR OTHERWISE AWARDED, FROM THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKFORCE DIVISION AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO
APPROVE ANY CONTRACT(S)/DOCUMENTENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY; AUTHORIZE
CAPACITY BUILDING PURCHASES FOR EDUCATIONAL/INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, SHOULD THE
APPLICATION RECEIVE APPROVAL, WITH NO LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT AND TO AMEND THE
WIOA DEPARTMENT/JOB TRAINING DIVISION FUND (0220) BY THE APPLICABLE AMOUNT.
WHEREAS, the Georgia Local Workforce Development Area (GLWDA) Strategic
Programming Grant: ?Go Build Georgia Pre-Apprenticeship (Manufacturing Sector)?
is funded by the Governor?s Reserve funds from the US Department of Labor made
available through the Georgia Department of Economic Development Workforce
Division (WFD) with the purpose of serving in-school youth through
Pre-Apprenticeship programming in one or more industries ?construction,
transportation, energy, telecommunications, and manufacturing; funding basic
skills and employability training; innovative workforce development programs,
and capacity building for a two year period ending June 30, 2018; and,
WHEREAS, the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Department/Job
Training Division and Workforce Development Board (WDB) Chair requests
permission to apply for the Georgia Department of Economic Development WFD ?
GLWDA Strategic Programming Grant: ?Go Build Georgia Pre-Apprenticeship
(Manufacturing Sector)?; and,
WHEREAS, the purpose of this funding is to serve forty (40) participants ?
local Muscogee County School District (MCSD) high school seniors eligible for
dual-enrollment in the CMS program at Columbus Tech, and considered ?low-
income? and deficient in basic literacy skills and/or lacks consistent work
history; and,
WHEREAS, the WIOA Department/Job Training Division, and WDB Board, are
committed to coordinating a collaborative effort focused on high school
students who may not otherwise qualify and/or have access to tremendous career
paths while building the pool of local talent that business and industry
partners desperately need to promote local business and industry growth for the
City of Columbus and Muscogee County at no cost to the Columbus Consolidated
Government.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
That the WIOA Department/Job Training Division and WDB Chair are hereby
authorized to submit an application and if approved, accept a grant from the
Georgia Department of Economic Development WFD for $75,000.00, or otherwise
awarded and authorize the City Manager to approve any Contract(s)/Documentation
on behalf of the City; and authorize Capacity Building purchases for
educational/industrial training, with no local match requirement 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 _____________ 2016, and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of _____________ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Baker voting __________.
Councilor Barnes voting __________.
Councilor Buck voting __________.
Councilor Davis voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Thomas voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Teresa Pike
Tomlinson, Mayor
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