DEPARTMENT: Economic Development and Human Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Alejandra Lopez and Melody Woosley
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
COVID-19 Community Recovery and Resiliency Plan Workforce Development Pillar Strategies
SUMMARY:
This item provides a briefing and possible action on the implementation of the workforce development strategies included in the COVID-19 Community Recovery and Resiliency Plan approved by City Council on June 4, 2020. Implementation of these strategies will include the process for a participant to navigate from unemployment to training/education and job placement through the support of partner agencies and childcare assistance.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
City Council approved the COVID 19 Recovery and Resiliency Plan for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on June 4, 2020. The plan was developed around the five Guiding Principles of: 1) Public Health and Safety; 2) Equity; 3) Braided Funding; 4) Community Resilience and 5) Well-being.
The strategies associated with this Plan are categorized into four pillars: Workforce Development, Housing Security, Small Business Support, and Digital Inclusion. Each of the four pillars was assigned to a City Council Committee, which will review the implementation plans for each strategy in their assigned pillar. The Economic and Workforce Development Committee will review the Workforce Development and Small Business Support Pillar strategies. The approved budgets for each Pillar are $75 million and $38.8 million, respectively. The strategies included in Workforce Development Pillar include:
* Workforce training/education and support services with a focus on high demand jobs, and
* Temporary childcare support for working families.
On June 2, 2020, the Economic and Workforce Development Committee received a briefing on the COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Plan to include the outcomes associated with the workforce development strategies, as well as recommended funding...
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