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Subject: Workforce Investment Grant Disbursement
From: Community And Economic Development Agency
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate $600,000 In Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Federal Grant From The U.S. Department Of Labor Employment Training Agency For The East Bay Green Jobs
Project; And Enter Into Contracts With Cypress Mandela Training Center In The Amount Of $120,000, Laney Community College In The Amount Of $78,000, Solar Richmond In The Amount Of $200,000, Rising Sun Energy Center In The Amount Of $66,500, And RichmondBUILD In The Amount Of $45,500 To Collaboratively Provide Employment Training And Job Placement Services For A Minimum Of 80 Low-Income Adults For The Term Beginning July 19, 2011 And Ending March 2013; To Procure A Contract Not To Exceed $26,500 For Program Performance Evaluation Without Returning To Council; And To Allocate $64,200 For City Administration Of The Grant.