DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Rene Dominguez
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-Wide
SUBJECT:
Reprogramming of previously allocated funds into a Chapter 380 Economic Development Program Grant Agreement with the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation (SAEDF) for hiring Director of SA Works.
SUMMARY:
Staff is recommending City Council re-program previously allocated funds for partial funding to hire an SA Works Director through the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation (SAEDF) which will act as fiscal agent. The total value of the agreement of up to $244,000 will provide for the partial funding for the Director of SA Works for up to two years.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On January 27, 2015, Mayor Taylor and County Judge Wolff announced a community-wide effort to work to align the workforce delivery system in San Antonio. The result of this commitment was the establishment of San Antonio-Talent for Economic Competitiveness (SA-TEC). Over the last year, the City of San Antonio, Bexar County and the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Alamo Colleges and other partners have worked to develop the SA-TEC initiative, which led to a natural integration with SA Works on March 22, 2016.
To provide support to the SA Works Board and the implementation, the position of Director has been established and funded through Ordinance 2015-05-14-0414 which approved a Chapter 380 Economic Development Program Grant with Alamo Colleges and allocated $100,000 from the Economic Development Incentive Fund (EDIF). City Council also approved Ordinance 2015-10-15-0875 which allocated an additional $144,000 in an adjustment to the Economic Development Department budget.
This action effectively reprograms the previous adopted agreement and consolidates both funds into a single Chapter 380 Economic Development Program Grant with the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation which will act as the fiscal agen...
Click here for full text