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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-156-2046_-_Workforce_Ready_Advancement___Placement_Program_-_Adopted.docxRESOLUTION NO. 2023-156-2046 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO NEGOTIATE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WORKFORCE READINESS ADVANCEMENT & PLACEMENT, INC. FOR A JOB AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAM; UTILIZING FUNDING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSDAND DOLLARS ($130,000) FROM THE FORMULA ONE COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR SAID PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Workforce Ready Advancement & Placement (WRAP©) is an intensive job and career readiness program, which is designed to prepare youth, ages 16-25, for their successful entry into the workforce, and WHEREAS, WRAP© is a deliberate effort to ending the cycle of poverty within the youth population in economically deprived communities, and WHEREAS, in order to break the cycle of poverty, which is a known factor of youth violence this program aims to provide training on economic self-sufficiency amongst the youth population, and WHEREAS, WRAP© services provide a bridge between high school and the workforce, and WHEREAS, WRAP© specializes in teaching 21st century workforce skills which are essential to ensuring an effortless transition into the workplace, and WHEREAS, WRAP© is committed to placing The City of Miami Gardens participants in the best-fit job sites based on their career interests, while creating a WIN- WIN for both employers and program participants, and WHEREAS, throughout the intensive 6-month workforce readiness program participants will be prepared for workforce success by receiving instruction in topics and practices such as Communication and Collaboration • Research and Information Fluency • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving • Digital Citizenship • Digital Literacy • Data Literacy • Technology Operations and Concepts • Financial Literacy • Career Exploration • Direct on Careers in Public vs Private Domains • In-Demand Careers • Time Management & Organizational Skills • Leadership in the Workplace • Resumé Development, and WHERAS, Councilwoman Linda Julien is requesting the City Council directs the City Manager and City Attorney to negotiate an agreement utilizing funding from the DocuSign Envelope ID: 5F2FF97B-5701-47E8-B8F9-A1FAF862FA7D Page 2 of 3 Resolution No. 2023-156-2046 Formula One Community Benefits Program in an amount not to exceed one hundred and thirty dollars with Workforce Ready Advancement & Placement Inc. (WRAP©) for the establishment of a job and career readiness program designed for youth within the ages 16-25. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution. Section 2: DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens hereby directs the City Manager and City Attorney to negotiate an agreement utilizing funding from the Formula One Community Benefits Program in an amount not to exceed one hundred and thirty dollars with Workforce Ready Advancement & Placement Inc. (WRAP©) for the establishment of a job and career readiness program designed for youth within the ages 16-25. Section 3: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its final passage. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2023. ________________________________ RODNEY HARRIS, MAYOR ATTEST: ________________________________ MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, CITY CLERK PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN LINDA JULIEN Moved by: Councilman Leon Seconded by: Councilwoman Julien VOTE: 7-0 DocuSign Envelope ID: 5F2FF97B-5701-47E8-B8F9-A1FAF862FA7D Page 3 of 3 Resolution No. 2023-156-2046 Mayor Harris Yes Vice Mayor Wilson Yes Councilwoman Campbell Yes Councilwoman Ighodaro Yes Councilwoman Julien Yes Councilman Leon Yes Councilwoman Stephens, III Yes DocuSign Envelope ID: 5F2FF97B-5701-47E8-B8F9-A1FAF862FA7D