DEPARTMENT: Employment and Economic Assistance
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Ratification Of Grant Application For Minnesota Youth Program And Unified Local Youth Plan, And Authorization To Accept Minnesota Youth Program Funds, Execute Grant Agreement, And Execute Related Contract
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 requires local areas to provide services to low-income, at-risk youth, to promote educational and employment success; and
WHEREAS, this requirement is fulfilled by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) through grants to local governments for the WIOA Youth Program and Minnesota Youth Program (MYP); and
WHEREAS, the MYP grant is Dakota County specific and funding is based on a DEED formula; and
WHEREAS, a Request for Proposal was issued on November 30, 2020, with one respondent; and
WHEREAS, a committee comprised of Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board (WDB) Youth Committee members and County staff reviewed the proposal and recommended the current provider under contract with Dakota County, Tree Trust, continue to provide services; and
WHEREAS, a new solicitation for this service will be issued in 2025; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 23-304 (July 18, 2023), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of a contract with Tree Trust to provide MYP services for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $297,540.00; and
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2023, Dakota County Workforce Services received official notice of funding levels for the MYP state fiscal year 2025; and
WHEREAS, the funding amount for MYP services will remain at $352,822; and
WHEREAS, of the full amount allocated, Dakota County will retain $20,000 for potential projects and ten percent for administrative expenses; and
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2024, the WDB approved the Unified Local Youth Plan and recommended acceptance of funding and execution of a contract with Tree Trust in the amount of $297,540 for the period of July 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby ratifies the grant application submitted to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development for the Unified Local Youth Plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to accept the grant funds in an amount not to exceed $352,822 for the period of July 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, and execute the grant agreement with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Assistance, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Community Services Director is hereby authorized to execute a contract with Tree Trust to provide Minnesota Youth Program services for the period of July 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, in the amount not to exceed $297,540; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Community Services Director is hereby authorized to amend said contract, consistent with the amount budgeted, to alter the contract amount and the contract term up to one year after initial expiration date, consistent with County contracting policies, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the contract shall contain a provision that allows the County to immediately terminate the contract in the event sufficient funds from county, state, or federal sources are not appropriated at a level sufficient to allow payment of the amount(s) due.
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