File #: 19-0851R    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 12/2/2019 In control: Planning and Economic Development
On agenda: 12/9/2019 Final action: 12/9/2019
Title: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO ENTER INTO SUB-RECIPIENT FUNDING AGREEMENTS WITH SOAR CAREER SOLUTIONS, ISD 709 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ON BEHALF OF LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES FUNDED THROUGH THE STATE OF MINNESOTA'S PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY GRANT PROGRAM.
Attachments: 1. Attachment A, 2. Attachment B, 3. Attachment C
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO ENTER INTO SUB-RECIPIENT FUNDING AGREEMENTS WITH SOAR CAREER SOLUTIONS, ISD 709 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ON BEHALF OF LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES FUNDED THROUGH THE STATE OF MINNESOTA'S PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY GRANT PROGRAM.

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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are authorized to enter into sub-recipient funding agreements with SOAR Career Solutions ("SOAR"), ISD 709 Adult Basic Education ("ABE"), and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities on behalf of Lake Superior College ("LSC"), substantially in the form as those attached hereto as Attachments A, B and C, for services to be conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions set by the Pathways to Prosperity Program and master agreement between the city and the state of Minnesota department of employment and economic development ("DEED"). During the two-year term of the agreements, SOAR is awarded $64,696, ABE is awarded $45,930, and LSC is awarded $132,900 funds to be paid from fund no. 268-031-6228-5441 (workforce development, grant division, miscellaneous workforce development grants, other services and charges).

Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes city officials to enter into sub-recipient funding agreements with SOAR Career Solutions, ISD 709 Adult Basic Education, and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities on behalf of Lake Superior College for employment and training services designed to prepare individuals with skills needed to enter into employment or further education in the healthcare and construction fields.

The city received a third round of Pathways to Prosperity funding from DEED in the amount of $378,500 to prepare low-income individuals, those with barriers to employment, and individuals of color with ...

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