File #: RS2025-1008   
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 1/22/2025 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 2/4/2025 Final action: 2/4/2025
Title: A resolution approving amendments three and four to a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant from the Tennessee Department of Labor in conjunction with the Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Action Commission, to establish programs and services in an integrated workforce system as the Career Services Provider through the American Job Center.
Sponsors: Delishia Porterfield, Erin Evans, Jordan Huffman, Ginny Welsch, Tasha Ellis, Zulfat Suara, Jacob Kupin, Quin Evans-Segall
Attachments: 1. Grant Amendments Three and Four

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A resolution approving amendments three and four to a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant from the Tennessee Department of Labor in conjunction with the Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Action Commission, to establish programs and services in an integrated workforce system as the Career Services Provider through the American Job Center.

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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Action Commission, previously entered into a grant agreement with the Tennessee Department of Labor in conjunction with the Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board to establish programs and services in an integrated workforce system as the Career Services Provider through the American Job Center approved by RS2020-673 and RS2022-1834 (amendments one and two); and,

WHEREAS, amendment three increases the amount of the grant by $506,666.50 for a new grant total of $1,839,999.50 and extends the end date to June 30, 2024, and amendment four increases the amount of the grant by $563,333.50 for a new grant total of $2,403,333.00 and extends the end date to June 30, 2025, copies of which amendments three and four are attached hereto; and,

WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that amendments three and four be approved.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1.                      That amendments three and four to the grant by and between the Tennessee Department of Labor in conjunction with the Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Action Commission, to establish programs and services in an integrated workforce system as the Career Services Provider through the American Job Center a copy of which amendments three and four are attached hereto and incorporated herein, are hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.

Section 2                     That this resolution shall take effect from and after its passage, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it. 

Agenda Analysis

Analysis

 

This resolution approves amendments three and four to a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (“WIOA”) grant, previously approved by Resolution No. RS2020-673, from the Tennessee Department of Labor, in conjunction with the Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board, to the Metropolitan Action Commission. This grant is used to establish programs and services in an integrated workforce system as the Career Services Provider through the American Job Center.

 

The grant was previously amended by Resolution No. RS2022-1834, which approved amendments one and two to the grant. Amendment one increased the amount of the grant by $266,667 for a new grant total of $1,066,667 and extended the end date of the grant from June 30, 2022, to December 31, 2022. Amendment two increased the grant by an additional $266,666 for a new grant total of $1,333,333 and extended the end date of the grant by six months to June 30, 2023.

 

The resolution under consideration approves amendments three and four. Amendment three increases the amount of the grant by $506,666.50 for a new grant total of $1,839,999.50 and extends the end date to June 30, 2024. Amendment four increases the amount of the grant by $563,333.50 for a new grant total of $2,403,333.00 and extends the end date to June 30, 2025.