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CC RESOLUTION 3966RESOLUTION NO. 3966 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, URGING LOCAL GOVERNANCE OF JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS BY THE SOUTH BAY PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL WHEREAS, Private Industry Councils and Service Delivery Areas designated under the Job Training Partnership Act are the national delivery system for employment training services; and WHEREAS, the public/private partnership created by Local Elected Officials and Private Industry Councils, provide local autonomy, flexibility and accountability in developing and operating employment and training programs that address the existing and emerging business and community needs; and WHEREAS, Private Industry Councils always have a membership foundation of private sector representatives to ensure local economic factors are well addressed, and WHEREAS, Private Industry Councils have demonstrated for over twelve years their ability to develop effective employment training policies and collaborative partnerships to implement these policies; and WHEREAS, the Private Industry Council programs have consistently performed well under the most stringent standards set forth for publicly funded services; and WHEREAS, the South Bay Private Industry Council serving El Segundo, Inglewood Hawthorne, Lawndale, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Gardena has exceeded performance standards set forth by the United States Department of Labor+ for the past twelve years; and WHEREAS, the current governance structure utilized through Private Industry Councils and Chief Elected Officials has ensured that all residents of participating communities benefit from employment and training services funded through the Job Training Partnership Act; and WHEREAS, the Private Industry Council /Chief Elected Official partnership has earned national recognition for its leadership, innovative programs and services, and • ability to produce an exemplary return on the invested resources; and WHEREAS, employment and training resources are a critical component of local economic development efforts; NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved, by the City Council of the City of El Segundo as follows: The City of El Segundo supports the development and implementation of a coordinated strategy to improve employment and training services accessibility to employers and job seekers. The City of El Segundo supports those federal and state initiatives that augment the comprehensiveness and autonomy of the locally operated workforce development system. The City of El Segundo supports capitalizing on the experience and success of the existing job training delivery system developed through the Job Training Partnership Act • by designating the Private Industry Councils and Chief Elected Officials as the cooperative entities to be the leading mechanism for the development and delivery of employment and training services to youths and adults. The City of El Segundo supports the current structure and system of governance and administration that exists for the consortium of the cities in the South Bay Service Delivery Area. 5 The City of El Segundo supports increasing the role of Private Industry Councils and Chief elected Officials in addressing workforce transition needs, in particular the development of "one -stop shopping" systems that increase the availability of services to all employers and job seekers, and by providing leadership in forging new partnerships with other members of the employment and training community. The City of El Segundo supports an increase in the service options and strategies available to address local employment and training. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of April 1996. ATTESTED: • 4 Ci dy Mort se , C ty Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: Leland C. Dolley, City Attorney • 1Wa- x".247 • Carl Jacobs , or of the City qfZ Segundo V STATE OF CALIFORNIA ] COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ] SS CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ] I, Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the whole number of members of the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing resolution, being RESOLUTION NO. 3966 was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor or said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the said Council held on the 2nd day of April, 1996, and the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote: 0 AYES: Mayor Jacobson, Mayor ProTem Weston, Councilman Switz, Councilman Robbins, and Councilwoman Friedkin. NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTENTION: None NOT PARTICIPATING: None WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this 5th day of April, 1996. • CINDY R EN, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California (SEAL) 9