Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 21-146, authorizing the Executive to accept a Grant Award from the Economic Development Administration to Support the Development of a Workforce Strategic Plan for Snohomish County.
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DEPARTMENT: Executive
ORIGINATOR: James Henderson
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approve
PURPOSE: To accept an award of an Economic Development Administration grant to support the development of a workforce strategy for Snohomish County.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the use of grant funds from the Economic Development Administration is to develop a strategic workforce development action plan for Snohomish County that supports long-term, resilient, and broad-based economic growth; provides educational, training and career pathways to residents and workers; and develops and establishes an agile workforce development system that can respond to short-term and adapt to long-term change. Snohomish County is facing two overlapping economic shocks-the Covid-19 pandemic and the pandemic's effect on tourism and the announcement on July 28 that Boeing may consolidate production of the 787 wide-body commercial jet to the Charleston, South Carolina, facility. These two issues have magnified the already existing workforce needs in the County. The Economic Development Administration grant will fund the development of a workforce strategic plan that will support strategy implementation over five years and will establish outcome and output metrics to determine if the strategies are meeting their intended goals.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU
CURRENT YR
2ND YR
1ST 6 YRS
TOTAL
REVENUE: FUND, AGY, ORG, REV, SOURCE
CURRENT YR
2ND YR
1ST 6 YRS
Economic Development Administration
$96,000.00
TOTAL
$96,000.00
DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES: Human Services Department will provide $24,000 in non-federal funds to meet the matching share required under this grant.
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