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RESOLUTION RETROACTIVELY AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR�S OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE�S: (1) APPLICATION FOR, RECEIPT, AND EXPENDITURE OF WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT GRANT FUNDING FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL FARMWORKER JOBS PROGRAM, IN THE AMOUNT OF $350,059.00 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024, $415,656.00 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, AND $415,656.00 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 FOR THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND TRAININGS TO FARMWORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT FARMWORKER CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; (2) EXECUTION OF PROJECT AWARD NOTIFICATION FORMS REQUIRED FOR THE RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS; (3) EXECUTION OF AMENDMENTS ONE, TWO, AND THREE TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 PROJECT AWARD NOTIFICATION AND THE RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF $90,160.00 IN ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING; (4) EXECUTION OF AMENDMENTS ONE AND TWO TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 PROJECT AWARD NOTIFICATION AND THE RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF $110,000.00 IN ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING; (5) EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND AMENDMENT #1 THERETO WITH SOUTH FLORIDA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD D/B/A CAREERSOURCE SOUTH FLORIDA; AND (6) EXECUTION OF AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS WITH CERTAIN ENTITIES FOR THE PROVISION OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES; WAIVING RESOLUTION NO. R-130-06; AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO: (1) APPLY FOR, RECEIVE, AND EXPEND ADDITIONAL FUTURE FUNDS FOR UP TO 10 YEARS SHOULD THEY BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED HEREIN; (2) EXECUTE AGREEMENTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDING; AND (3) EXERCISE THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN ALL SUCH AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS

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WHEREAS, this Board desires to accomplish the purposes outlined in the accompanying memorandum, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board:
Section 1. Approves the foregoing recital, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. Retroactively authorizes the County Mayor�s or County Mayor�s designee�s: (a) application for, receipt, and expenditure of: (i) $350,059.00 in Fiscal Year 2023-2024, (ii) $415,656.00 in Fiscal Year 2024-2025, and (iii) $415,656.00 in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grant funding from the Florida Department of Education National Farmworker Jobs Program for the Miami-Dade County Community Services Department�s (�CSD�) Farmworker Career Development Program (�Program�); (b) execution of Project Award Notification�s FDOE Risk Analysis form and Special Conditions for WIOA Section 167 Project Awards Form (collectively, �Project Award Forms�) required for the receipt of said funding for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, Fiscal Year 2024-2025, and Fiscal Year 2025-2026, attached to the accompanying memorandum as Composite Exhibits A, B, and C, respectively; (c) execution of: (i) Amendment One to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Project Award Notification, a no-cost Amendment, which amended the timelines for incurring expenditures and issuing purchase orders, liquidating grant funding, submitting final disbursement reports, and submitting proposed budget and program amendments; (ii) Amendment Two to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Project Award Notification, a no-cost amendment, modifying the fund source from 4054B to 4054C; and (iii) Amendment Three to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Project Award Notification, which authorized an additional $90,160.00 in grant funding, all attached to the accompanying memorandum as Composite Exhibit D; (d) receipt and expenditure of such additional $90,160.00 in grant funding; (e) execution of: (i) Amendment One to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Project Award Notification to reduce programmatic capacity; and (ii) Amendment Two to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Project Award Notification, which authorized an additional $110,000.00 in grant funding, both attached to the accompanying memorandum as Composite Exhibit E; and (f) receipt and expenditure of such additional $110,000.00 in grant funding. CSD used the grant funding to provide career development services and training to farmworkers and their families including, but not limited to, vocational classroom training, on-the-job training, work experience, supportive services and other career development activities.
Section 3. Retroactively authorizes the County Mayor�s or the County Mayor�s designee�s execution of: (a) a Memorandum of Understanding (�MOU�) with the South Florida Workforce Investment Board d/b/a CareerSource South Florida, effective from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022; and (b) Amendment #1 to the MOU, a no-cost amendment which extended the term of the MOU to June 30, 2024, and modified the Scope of Work and Infrastructure Funding Agreements as attached to and incorporated in the accompanying memorandum as Composite Exhibit F.
Section 4. Retroactively authorizes the County Mayor�s or the County Mayor�s designee�s execution of: (a) three affiliation agreements with certain educational and training institutions for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, attached to the accompanying memorandum as Composite Exhibit G; (b) four affiliation agreements with certain educational and training institutions for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, attached to the accompanying memorandum as Composite Exhibit H; and (c) three affiliation agreements with certain educational institutions for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 attached to the accompanying memorandum as Composite Exhibit I. The affiliation agreements address the provision of the following career development services: (i) Class �D� Security Officer training and licensing; (ii) Commercial Tractor/Trailer Operator training and licensing; (iii) Home Health Aide training and certification; (iv) Nursing Assistant training and certification; (v) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, or CPR, training and certification; (vi) Basic Life Support, or BLS, training and certification; (vii) Phlebotomy and Electrocardiogram, or EKG, training and certification; (viii) Class �G� Firearm training and licensing; (ix) Class-A Automatic Transmission Course Training; and (x) Passenger and School Bus Operator Transmission training.
Section 5. Authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to apply for, receive, and expend additional future funds for the purpose described in section 2, for up to 10 years from the effective date of this resolution.
Section 6. Waives the requirements of Resolution No. R-130-06, requiring all non-governmental entities to execute agreements prior to presentation to this Board for approval, and authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to execute agreements and other documents necessary for receipt and expenditure of such funds described in section 5. This Board further authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to exercise the provisions set forth in such agreements and documents, provided that such other agreements, documents and any amendments thereto are consistent with the purposes described in section 2 and following approval for form and legal sufficiency by the County Attorney�s Office.

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Date:

To: Honorable Chairman Anthony Rodriguez
and Members, Board of County Commissioners

From: Daniella Levine Cava
Mayor

Subject: Resolution Retroactively Authorizing the County�s Mayor or County Mayor�s
Designee�s Application for, Receipt, and Expenditure of Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act Grant Funding for the Farmworker Career Development Program

STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Executive Summary
For decades, the Community Services Department (�CSD�), formerly the Community Action and Human Services Department (�CAHSD�), has assisted farmworkers, including youth workers, who are lawful residents, in Miami-Dade County (�County�) to acquire the experience and knowledge necessary for achieving improved levels of economic self-sufficiency and sustainable employment through the Farmworker Career Development Program (�Program�). Since Fiscal Year 2022-2023 through June 2025, CSD supported over 540 farmworkers through the Program. As a result, 174 individuals have secured improved job opportunities since 2022; which include attaining licensing to serve as a security or health care professional, or an operator of commercial trucks or school buses.

This item seeks for the Board of County Commissioners (�Board�) to retroactively authorize the County Mayor�s: (1) application, receipt, and expenditure of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (�WIOA�) grant funding through the Florida Department of Education (�FDOE�) for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, Fiscal Year 2024-2025, and Fiscal Year 2025-2026; and (2) the execution and amendment of the documents required to receive and expend such funding for the Program. Further, this item seeks to waive the requirements of Resolution No. R-130-06 and authorize the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to apply for, receive, and expend additional future funds for the purpose described herein, for up to 10 years from the effective date of the resolution. This item also seeks to authorize the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to execute agreements and other documents necessary for receipt and expenditure of such funds.

Recommendation
It is recommended that the Board:
(1) Retroactively authorize the County Mayor�s or County Mayor�s designee�s:
a. Application for, receipt, and expenditure of WIOA grant funding for the Program in the amount of:
i. $350,059.00 for Fiscal Year 2023-2024;
ii. $415,656.00 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025; and
iii. $415,656.00 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.

b. Execution of the Project Award Notification�s FDOE Risk Analysis form and Special Conditions for WIOA Section 167 Project Awards Forms (collectively, �Project Award Forms�), required for the receipt of said grant funding for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, Fiscal Year 2024-2025, and Fiscal Year 2025-2026.

The Project Award Notification and Project Award Forms for: (i) Fiscal Year 2023-2024 are attached hereto as Composite Exhibit A; (ii) Fiscal Year 2024-2025 are attached hereto as Composite Exhibit B; and (iii) Fiscal Year 2025-2026 are attached hereto as Composite Exhibit C.

c. Execution of the following amendments to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Project Award Notification:
i. Amendment One, which amended the timelines for incurring expenditures and issuing purchase orders, liquidating grant funding, submitting final disbursement reports, and submitting proposed budget and program amendments;
ii. Amendment Two, modifying the fund source from 4054B to 4054C; and
iii. Amendment Three, which authorized an additional $90,160.00 in grant funding.

The amendments referenced above are attached hereto as Composite Exhibit D.

d. Execution of the following amendments to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Project Award Notification:
i. Execution of Amendment One, a no-cost amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Project Award Notification, which reduced the capacity of the program by 19 slots; and
ii. Amendment Two, which authorized an additional $110,000.00 in grant funding.

The amendments referenced above are attached hereto as Composite Exhibit E.

e. Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (�MOU�) with the South Florida Workforce Investment Board d/b/a CareerSource South Florida (�CareerSource�) for a term starting on July 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2022, and Amendment #1 thereto, a no-cost amendment which extended the term of the MOU to end on June 30, 2024, and modified the Scope of Work and Infrastructure Funding Agreements. The MOU and amendment #1 are attached hereto as Composite Exhibit F.

f. Execution of three affiliation agreements with certain educational and training institutions for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, attached hereto as Composite Exhibit G.

g. Execution of four affiliation agreements with certain educational and training institutions for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, attached hereto as Composite Exhibit H.

h. Execution of three affiliation agreements with certain educational and training institutions for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, attached hereto as Composite Exhibit I.

(2) Authorize the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to apply for, receive, and expend additional future funds for up to 10 years from the effective date of this resolution, and execute agreements and other documents necessary for receipt and expenditure of such funds, subject to approval by the County Attorney�s Office for form and legal sufficiency, and to exercise all provisions contained therein including amendment and termination provisions, provided that such amendments do not change the purpose of the agreement or extend the term of any agreement beyond 10 years from the effective date of the resolution.

(3) Waives the requirements of Resolution No. R-130-06, requiring all non-governmental entities to execute agreements prior to presentation to this Board for approval.

Scope
The scope of this item is countywide.

Delegation of Authority
If this item is approved, the County Mayor or the County Mayor�s designee will have the authority to, in addition to the specific grants of authority set forth in the recommendation section above, execute all amendments, agreements, applications and documents identified in the recommendation section above, subject to approval by the County Attorney�s Office for form and legal sufficiency, and to exercise all provisions contained therein including amendment and termination provisions, provided that such amendments do not change the purpose of the agreement or extend the term of any agreement beyond 10 years from the effective date of the resolution.

Fiscal Impact/Funding Source
This resolution presents no negative fiscal impact to the County�s General Fund.

Track Record/Monitor
Cathy Burgos, LCSW, CSD Director, or other designated supervisory personnel, will monitor all resulting work and services authorized pursuant to the resolution.

Background
The Program utilizes a client-centered case management approach to provide participants career development opportunities and related wraparound services, and linkages to other local providers that can provide educational attainment assistance, career development, and job skills training.

Career development opportunities currently available to Program participants include:
(1) Class �D� Security Officer training and licensing;
(2) Class �G� Firearm training and licensing;
(3) Class-A Automatic Transmission Course Training;
(4) Passenger and School Bus Operator Transmission training; and
(5) Commercial Tractor/Trailer Operator training and licensing, this includes the 50-hour Certified Driver�s License training course required for full certification.

CSD procured the services from the aforementioned providers in accordance with Implementing Order 3-38; these entities are accredited, private, and for-profit but have demonstrated the best fit and value for the Program notably due to their low cost per participant, flexible scheduling options that allow weekend programming, and their proximity to public transportation.

Wraparound services provided to Program participants free of charge include: (1) tuition, registration and textbook payments for educational or vocational certification attainment; (2) student allowances; (3) transportation services; (4) Program materials and supplies; and (5) emergency assistance referrals.

In addition to linking individuals to the aforementioned resources, CSD maintains relationships with Miami-Dade County Public Schools to ensure that Program participants can complete their high school or postsecondary education and receive the wraparound support needed to do so successfully. This work is achieved through the Miami-Dade County Public School System�s South Dade Technical College, Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College, and Migrant Education Program, all of which have reaffirmed their support to the Program as part of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 grant application. CSD intends to continue and build upon these relationships.

A requirement for receiving WIOA funding for the Program is to provide proof of collaboration with CareerSource; this requirement was satisfied for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and resulting services were included in CareerSource�s 2020-2024 Local Workforce Service Delivery Plan. Further, collaboration between CareerSource Florida�s Perrine Office and the Program was affirmed as part of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 grant application.

The following are key performance indicators for Program Year 2022-2023:
- 85 residents were assisted from District 8
- 85 residents were assisted from District 9
- 2 residents were assisted from District 10
- 59 Program participants received training towards one of the above-mentioned career development pathways.
- 45 Program participants obtained employment.

The following are key performance indicators for Program Year 2023-2024:
- 153 individuals were assisted from District 8
- 82 individuals were assisted from District 9
- 73 Program participants received training towards one of the above-mentioned career development pathways.
- 65 Program participants obtained employment.

The following are key performance indicators for Program Year 2024-2025:
- 63 residents were assisted from District 8
- 75 residents were assisted from District 9
- 51 Program participants have received training towards one of the above-mentioned career development pathways.
- 64 Program participants have obtained employment.

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Arnold Palmer
Chief of Public Safety

Exhibits:
Composite Exhibit A - Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Project Award Notification and Project Award Forms
Composite Exhibit B - Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Project Award Notification and Project Award Forms
Composite Exhibit C - Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Project Award Notification and Project Award Forms
Composite Exhibit D - Amendments One, Two, and Three to Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Project Award Notification
Composite Exhibit E - Amendment One and Two to Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Project Award Notification
Composite Exhibit F - MOU with the South Florida Workforce Investment Board and Amendment #1
Composite Exhibit G - Affiliation Agreements for Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Composite Exhibit H - Affiliation Agreements for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
Composite Exhibit I - Affiliation Agreements for Fiscal Year 2025-2026