City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2019-2286

• File #: 2019-2286
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Died due to expiration of legislative council session
• File created: 11/8/2019
• In control: Commission - Human Relations Commission
• On agenda: 1/8/2020
• Final action: 12/31/2019
• Title: Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with Partner4Work for the shared operation and administration of the Workforce Development Fund for a period of two (2) years from the opening of the fund, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) and for the payment of the costs thereof.
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, COOPERATION AGREEMENT/S

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/31/2019	1	City Council	Died due to expiration of legislative term
12/11/2019	1	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
12/4/2019	1	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
11/25/2019	1	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
11/19/2019	1	City Council	Read and referred
11/12/2019	1	City Council	Not introduced

Title
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with Partner4Work for the shared operation and administration of the Workforce Development Fund for a period of two (2) years from the opening of the fund, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) and for the payment of the costs thereof.

Body
Whereas, the Office of the Mayor and community workforce stakeholders researched the barriers to employment in the construction industry at the Construction Industry Task Force.

Whereas, the Task Force found there are qualified workers that are simply not being engaged and others that deserve financial support to help overcome barriers to construction employment.

Whereas the Task Force recommended, the Mayor ordered, and Pittsburgh City Council codified the creation of a Workforce Development Fund as a vehicle to provide financial support for barrier reduction and fund the creation of an access portal.

Whereas the Fund was created to leverage additional dollars from other workforce stakeholders.

Whereas the largest stakeholder is the publicly controlled, regional workforce investment board known as Partner4Work.

Whereas Partner4Work provides funding to and interacts with the work readiness programs, apprenticeship programs, and companies that are necessary partners either in identifying individuals who are disconnected or in need of barrier reduction.

Whereas Partner4Work has proven their ability to administer workforce programs for the City of Pittsburgh through the Learn and Earn summer Youth Employment Partnership.


Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

Section 1. The Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, are hereby authorized to enter into an Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Partner4Work for the shared operation and admi...