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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0608.000 2018-2020 Harry Kim �Niv oc q,� Deanna S. Sako hfapor Director Steven A. Hunt �T ��ow;•��. Deputy Director �t6 OF•Nl� County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2103 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 (808)961-8234 . Fax(808)961-8569 October 31, 2019 Aaron Chung, Council Chair and f Members of the Hawaii County Council Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street M Hilo, Hawaii 96720 -4p Re: Operating Budget Enclosed is a Resolution to enter into an agreement with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations in order to receive their Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Rapid Response 20-21 grant. Also enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating $64,172 into the Office of Housing and Community Development's Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Rapid Response 20-21 program account. This appropriation reflects funding allocations received from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for the Program Year(PY) 2019. No County General Funds are involved. The bill sets up the proper accounts to receive and expend the WIOA funds. The Office of Dousing and Community Development(OHCD) indicates that the funds will be in rapid response and layoff aversion activities in Hawaii Island. The OHCD requests that this resolution and bill be waived from the Finance Committee and be placed on the November 20, 2019 Council agenda, so that the funds will be available for use as soon as possible. If there are any questions,please do not hesitate to call Christine Nguyen of the Office of Housing and Community Development at 961-8379. Deanna S. Sako Director of Finance Enc. c: OHCD Comm. No._�.T � ►w1 � L HawaiiRef. To: % County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider NOV Ref. tate Farm#:8-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Office of Housing & Community Dev. Date: 10/28/2019 STAFF CONTACT: Duane Hcy Ic /Christine Nguyen PHONE: 961-8379 A. REQUEST. Requesting a bill to amend ordinance No. 19-73 to appropriate $64,172 for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIGA) Rapid Response funds to fund the following activities: 065.3399.23 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act $64,172 065,432.5433. W10A Rapid Response 20-21 $ 64,172 Also requesting a resolution to authorize the Mayor of the County of Hawaii to execute and submit all agreements and ether related documents to the State of Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Workforce Development Council for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Program. Request to waive Finance committee. B. BACKGROUND ARID JUSTIFICATIONlrI( E ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDEC3}. This appropriation reflects anticipated receipt of funding allocations from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Workforce Development Council for the Program Year 2919 Rapid Response funds. These funds will be utilized to assist in rapid response and layoff aversion activities in Hawaii County. The OHCD emphasizes that no County General Funds are involved in these transactions. The ordinance sets up the proper accounts to receive and expend the WIOA Rapid Response funds, IGNED. DATE: OCTC2 8 2019 DepAdA,ekt Head GRANT SUMMARY (Supple ent to B-52, Request for Council Action) Type of Grant Appropriation being re uested: (New or an additional appropriation) ❑ New (for this fiscal year period). OR ® Additional appropriation (to an existing grant);. 7s a draft agreement attached? Has the original grant notification been transmitted to ❑ Yes ❑No Council? ® Yes ❑No Name of Grant Program: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act(WIOA) Grantor: State Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) Workforce Development Council (WDC) County Grantee Department or Agency: Office of Housing and Community Development(OHCD) County Grantee Contact Person: Duane HosakalChristine Nguyen Phone Number: 961-8379 Amount of Grant: $64,172.00 Grant Period (Commencement& Completion): PY19 7/112019 -6/3012020 Purpose of Grant: These funds will be utilized to carry out rapid response, layoff aversion activities and coordinate business services and engagement for Hawaii County. Funding Source: ❑Federal ®Federal, passed-through state ❑State *If Federal, passed-through state, provide Federal Agency: Department of Labor County Match required?: ❑ Yes ®No If yes, Matching Amount? Budgeted in account# In-kind? Explain: Explanation: NIA 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: B-52 Grant Summary Form I aJ�KV OF•Nq� AARON S.Y. CHUNG MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID KAREN EOFF Chairperson MATT KANEALI I-KLEINFELDER *' :* ASHLEY L.KIERKIEWICZ I HERBERT M."TIM"RICHARDS,III SUSAN L.K.LEE LOY Vice Chairsr•:� a;�P.� VALERIE T.POINDEXTER arF•C1PHP.t� REBECCA VILLEGAS HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i 3 Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 3 November 1, 2019 Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street 3 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 i RE: Resolution No. 406-19 : A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, FOR A WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT GRANT I Bill No. 118 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 19-73, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020. j I 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 Committee on Finance 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 Committee on Finance for placement on its future agenda. Sincerely, IN Maile David, Chairperson Committee on Finance Aprove DatelWaive to Council: Disapproved/Date/Refer to FC: I i Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council C r Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair Hawaii County Council 1 i Hawaii County Council i Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer