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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0227.000 2008-2010 MtY or y~' William P. Kenoi Nancy E. Crawford ,lag Mayor Director Deanna S. Sako •~r.-per Depuq Director ~ Os M~ County of Hawaii 0 Finance Department 0 C° 25 Aupuni Street, Room 118 • Hilo. Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-8234 Fax (808) 961-8248 r_ r-) March 23, 2009 J Yoshimoto, Council Chair and Tr- Members of the Hawai'i County Council 7n `.%i Hawai'i County Council C` 25 Aupuni Street G Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Re: Operating Budget The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a community service and work based training program for older workers, funded under Title V of the Older Americans Act Amendments. The federal funds are channeled to the State of Hawai'i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations' Workforce Development Division which annually awards a grant to the Hawai'i County Office of Aging. The Office of Aging contracts out this part-time training program to the Department of Parks and Recreation Elderly Activities Division's Senior Training & Employment Program (STEP). The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), signed by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009, included a supplemental $120 million appropriation nationwide for the SCSEP. The SCSEP- ARRA funds are to be used to support additional training and employment opportunities for unemployed low-income seniors and are meant to supplement, not supplant, on-going SCSEP operations. With the County's share of the ARRA funding, an additional nine (9) seniors around Hawai'i Island can be placed into "on the job" (OTJ) training positions. Enclosed is a resolution to authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the State of Hawai'i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for the ARRA funding. Also enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating the $76,844 into two separate base accounts, Salaries & Wages and OCE, for the County's STEP. Since the contract with the State needs to be executed by April 17, 2009, the Office of Aging is requesting to waive the Finance Committee and to have this resolution and bill heard at the next Council meeting scheduled for April 8, 2009. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call the Office of Aging. Nancy E. Crawford Director of Finance Comm. No. 27i7 Enc. cc: Aging Ref. To: ~ 1U.r1-'r O~e3 , 193-09 J Veil l Sq 7 Ref, Date MAR 2 7 21009 Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Form #:B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Office of Aging DATE: 03/13/09 STAFF CONTACT: Vicki R. Belluomini PHONE: 961-8600 A. REQUEST: 1. Requesting a resolution to authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) to receive federal grant funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Public Law 111-05) for the Senior Communtiy Service Employment Program (SCSEP) in Hawaii County dba the Senior Training and Employment Program (STEP). 2. Requesting a bill for an ordinance: Appropriation: $76,844.00 for Senior Trianing and Employment Program Revenue: $76,844.00 B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED) The Hawaii County Office of Aging is awarded grant funds every year from the DLIR for SCSEP, which is then contracted out to STEP. Accountability and transparency are key components of the ARRA and therefore the funds must be tracked separately from regular SCSEP grant funds. The ARRA funds will enable STEP to put nine (9) additional seniors around Hawaii Island into on the job (OTJ) training positions. SIGNED: DATE: 03/13/09 Department Head GRANT SUMMARY (Su lement to B-52, Re uest for Council Action Type of Grant Appropriation being re uested: ew or an additional a ro riation) ® New (for this fiscal year period). OR ? Additional appropriation (to an existing grant); Is a draft agreement attached? Has the original grant notification been transmitted to ? Yes ® No Council? ? Yes ? No Name of Grant Program: Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Grantor: State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Workforce Development Division County Grantee Department or Agency: Hawaii County Office of Aging County Grantee Contact Person: Vicki R. Belluomini Phone Number: 961-8600 Amount of Grant: $76,844.00 Grant Period (Commencement & Completion): April 19, 2009 - June 30, 2010 Purpose of Grant: To stimulate the economy by providing nine (9) additional on the job (OTJ) positions for low income seniors 55 years of age and older. County Match required?: ® Yes ? No If yes, Matching Amount? $9,084.00 Budgeted in account# In-kind? Explain: Explanation: County's personnel requirements: Amount of new position(s)? Qty:- Permanent: ? Temporary: Duration: Full-time: ? Part-time: Time Element: Qty:_ Contractual: ? Explain: Explanation: Additional Comments about Grant: Hawaii County Office of Aging (HCOA) is the grantee for SCSEP funds, however, the entire amount of this grant will go directly to the Hawaii County Senior Training and Employment Program (STEP). STEP is HCOA's contractor to deliver the services. B-52 Grant Summary Forth J YOSHIMOTO yq"'•""•'q GUY ENRIQUES Chair & Presiding Officer U~t%tiy BRENDA FORD KELLY GREENWELL PETE HOFFMANN DONALD IKEDA Vice Chair EMILY 1. NAEOLE DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI DOMINIC YAGONG HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County ofHawai `i Hawai'i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 March 24, 2009 J Yoshimoto, Chair Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 RE: RESOLUTION NO. 83-09 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, FOR FUNDING FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII SENIOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM BILL NO. gg : AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 08-78, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2009. Pursuant to Section 2(g) of Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council of the County of Hawaii, this written request is submitted with my approval that the above-referenced matter be waived from the Finance Committee to the full Council for immediate action. In reviewing this matter, timely approval is crucial. It is therefore advantageous that approval is granted and the matter be placed onto the next Council agenda for review. However, in the event this request is denied, for whatever reason, I understand the matter shall be referred to the Finance Committee for placement on its future agenda. Sine ly, Domimc Yagong, Chair Finance Committee Approved/Date/Waive to Council: Disapproved/Date/Refer to FC: 5~~S7 J Yoshimoto, Chair J Yoshimoto, Chair Hawaii County Council Hawaii County Council Hawaii County Is An Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer