HomeMy WebLinkAbout20240908.tiffRESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATION AND WORK PLAN FOR WORKFORCE
INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) PROGRAM FUNDS FOR FOREIGN
LABOR CERTIFICATION (FLC) GRANT, AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR PRO-TEM TO SIGN
ELECTRONICALLY
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with an Expenditure Authorization and Work
Plan for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Program Funds for the Foreign Labor
Certification (FLC) Grant between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the
Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services,
and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, commencing March 1, 2024, and ending
September 30, 2024, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said expenditure
authorization and work plan, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said expenditure
authorization and work plan, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, Colorado, that the Expenditure Authorization and Work Plan for Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Program Funds for the Foreign Labor Certification (FLC)
Grant between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County
Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services, and the
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, be, and hereby is, approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair Pro-Tem be, and hereby is,
authorized to electronically sign said expenditure authorization and work plan.
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2024-0908
HR0096
EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATION AND WORK PLAN FOR WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND
OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) PROGRAM FUNDS FOR FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION
(FLC) GRANT
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The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 17th day of April, A.D., 2024, nunc pro tunc March 1, 2024.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST:
Weld County Clerk to the Board
BY:Ja`rn .Joul w)r�
Deputy Clerk to the Board
AP .VE ORM:
County Attorney
Date of signature: 4`) 7-512'
EXCUSED
Kevin D. Ross, Chair
Perry L. Bupjt Pro-Tem
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2024-0908
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PASS -AROUND REVIEW
PASS -AROUND TITLE: Employment Services of Weld County (ESWC) Submission of a Work Plan and
Expenditure Authorization for the Foreign Labor Certification
DEPARTMENT: Human Services DATE: April 9, 2024
PERSON REQUESTING: Jamie Ulrich, Director, Human Services
Brief description of the problem/issue: The Department is requesting approval for Employment Services of
Weld County's (ESWC) submission of a Work Plan and Expenditure Authorization for the Foreign Labor
Certification (FLC). ESWC will use the Program to assist employers in the agricultural industry to fill temporary
and seasonal positions with foreign workers.
What options exist for the Board?
• Approval of the Foreign Labor Certification Work Plan and Expenditure Authorization.
• Deny approval of the Foreign Labor Certification Work Plan and Expenditure Authorization.
Consequences: Grant funding will not be allocated to improve programs provided by ESWC.
Impacts: Program funds will not be distributed, and services provided by this program will not take
place.
Costs (Current Fiscal Year / Ongoing or Subsequent Fiscal Years): See funding below.
23-014
FY22
Foreign Labor
03/01/2024 through
$6,000.00
Certification
09/30/2024.
• Total Grant Award = $6,000.00.
• Funded through Grants from the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment (CDLE).
Pass -Around Memorandum; April 9, 2024 - CMS ID 7996
2024-0908
LIA-1 -I112-009
Recommendation:
• Approval of this Expenditure Authorization and Work Plan and authorize the Chair to sign electronically.
Support Recommendation Schedule
Place on BOCC Agenda Work Session Other/Comments:
Perry L. Buck, Pro -Tern
Mike Freeman
Scott K. James
Kevin D. Ross, Chair
Lori Seine
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me.
Pass -Around Memorandum; April 9, 2024 - CMS ID 7996
WORK PLAN NFA #WE23-014:
Local Area: Weld County
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Weld County Local Area
Foreign Labor Certification WORK PLAN
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This WORK PLAN is agreed to by the partys' signature below:
For the Local Area
Matthew Hortt
Digitally signed by Matthew Hortt
Date: 2024 04.02 09.03:42 -06'00'
LWDB Chair or Designee
Date:
Digitally signed by Karma Amaya
Karina Amaya Ragland Ragland
Date: 2024.04.02 09:22:00 -06'00'
Workforce Center Director or Designee
Date:
I. WORK PLAN SUMMARY
Perry Buck
Digitally signed by Perry Buck
Date: 2024.04.17 10:58:11 -06'00'
Chair, BOCC or Designee
Date:
For Workforce Development Programs
James A. Newby James A. Newby
2024.04.23 15:06:11 -06'00'
A. THIS WORK PLAN IS FOR (INSERT NFA TABLE BELOW):
Operations Director or Designee
Date: 4/23/2024
Does this WORK PLAN include a request for Transfer of Funds between AD and DW. / /YES / /NO
If YES, complete Section V.
NFA#
WE-
Funding
Year
Program/
Source
Performance
Period
of
Code
Amount
Formul
a
CFDA#
FAIN
#
23-014
FY22
Certification
Foreign
Labor
03/01/2024
09/30/2024
—
1622
$6,000
Y
17.273
FL
-38048-22-55-A-8
B. THIS WORK PLAN MODIFICATION IS FOR : SELECT APPROPRIATE CHECK BOX AND INCLUDE A BRIEF
EXPLANATION HERE: CLICK OR TAP HERE TO ENTER TEXT.
CHANGE TO WORK PLAN COMPONENTS OR PROJECT PLAN
CHANGE TO BUDGET
CHANGE TO PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES
TRANSFER BETWEEN AD & DW OF CHECKED, COMPLETE SECTION V)
OTHER Click or tap here to enter text.
(complete all changes in review/track changes/strikethrough mode and highlight new information)
II. PROGRAM CONTACTS
LOCAL
AREA COORDINATOR
WDP
PROGRAM
COORDINATOR
WDP
LIAISON
Name:
Phone
Andrew
or
Email:
Chadwick
970-400-6303
Name:
Phone
kerri.owen@state.co.us
or
Kerri
Owen
Email:
Name:
Phone:
Jesus
720-550-1792
Borrego
III. FUNDING PROVISIONS (CHECK ONE)
No changes to previous provisions.
Xi Funding provisions included or embedded below:
1. FUNDING PURPOSE/USE OF FUNDS
Funding is provided for staffing and FLC activities described in Exhibit A, Administrative and
Program Provisions, Section 8, to the Workforce Development Programs Master Agreement
terminating on June 30, 2026; and in accordance with PGL WP -2011-01, Change 3. The services
WORK PLAN 5.23
WORK PLAN NFA #WE23-014:
Local Area: Weld County
provided assist employers in the agricultural industry to fill temporary and seasonal positions with
foreign workers.
2. USE OF FUNDS
Funds may be used for the following activities:
A. JOB ORDERS:
• Entering position in Connecting Colorado. Maintenance of job orders, follow up with
employer and continue to screen and refer applicants. Enter and notate all referrals in Connecting
Colorado. Reach out to the employer periodically to check if referrals became hires. If so, enter
and notate all hires. All job orders are staff -assisted only.
.
•
.
.
•
.
Job orders may be open for up to 8 months due to 50% requirement.
Printing out full job order for customers.
Translate contract (ETA 790) if needed.
B. HOUSING INSPECTIONS:
Preparation of paperwork for the housing inspection, providing documents to employer.
Follow up and re -inspection, if needed.
Perform physical or virtual inspection on new and existing units, and other inspection
activities.
• Tools and/or supplies needed to perform housing inspections (i.e. tape measure, gloves,
safety glasses, clipboards, etc.).
• Mileage.
C. STAFF TIME:
• Assist CDLE FLC unit with routine field and sanitation checks when needed.
• Preparation of outreach logs specifically to Agricultural employers.
• Assist in processing complaints when applicable.
• Conduct pesticide training if requested.
• Inspection of public housing if possible.
D. TRAININGS:
• Attend Housing Inspection Trainings.
• Trainings related to implement H2A Program.
• Travel and conference attendance.
3. GRANT COORDINATOR
Kerri Owen
C 303.968.6758 I F 303.318.8934
kerri.owen®state.co.us I www.colorado.gov/cdle
IV. WORK PLAN
A. WORK PLAN TYPE (SELECT ONE)
Annual Compliance Plan is the WORK PLAN and incorporated by reference. (skip Section IV. B. below)
Project Plan/Grant proposal is attached as the WORK PLAN. (skip Section IV. B. below)
WORK PLAN follows in Section IV, B below.
WORK PLAN modification follows in Section IV, B below and/or Section VI
X
WORK PLAN 5.23
WORK PLAN NFA #WE23-014:
Local Area: Weld County
B. WORK PLAN COMPONENTS AND OUTLINE (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
Note: Component rows will automatically expand to fit multiple bullet points
Components
Program/Project
--LIST AS
Activities
BULLET POINTS
Estimated
Completion
* "OG"
if ongoing
Date
Anticipated
-LIST AS BULLET
Outcome (s)
POINTS-
❑
Planning
Recruitment
OG
Recruitment
activities.
of
qualified
candidates
through
outreach
X
Outreach
Larimer County
Partnership
OG
Staff
Conducts
conducts
Inspection
routine
of
field
employer
and
sanitation
-provided
checks.
housing.
X
Partnerships
❑
Program
Integration
Employer
-provided
housing inspections
OG
inspections
Ensuring
all
applicable
employer
to
safety
be
-provided
completed.
standards.
or
secured
The
goal
housing
is
for
12
meets
X
Service
Delivery
Work
-Based
❑
Learning
Job
Orders
OG
Staff
employer
Follow
only
enters
when
up
follow-ups.
for
a
and
referral
H
-2A
maintains
job
The
has
orders/employers
been
job
goal
is
orders
for
made
12
to
and
new
that
conducts
is
job
required
job
orders;
order.
X
Business
Services
❑
Sector Strategies
Career Pathways
❑
Evaluation
• Staff
• Trainings
Time
OG
Staff
complaints;
and
Attend
implementing
attendance.
completes
applicants
Housing
and
through
H2A
logs
Inspection
Recruitment
Program;
for
H
outreach
-2A
Training;
and
field
of
qualified
activities.
Travel
checks;
Training
and
candidates
Processes
conference
related
to
X
Other:
specify
WORK PLAN 5.23
WORK PLAN NFA #WE23-014:
Local Area: Weld County
V. TRANSFER REQUEST (BETWEEN AD AND DW) (CHECK ONE)
Tier I (Up To 5O%) Tier 2 (Between 51% and 75%)
A. REASON FOR REQUEST (SEE PGL WIOA 2017-01)
Tier 3 (Between 76% And 1O0%)
FOR CDLE USE ONLY: (SEE PGL WIOA 2017-01)
1. TIER 1(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
Ill Local Area has a documented need to transfer funds in order to respond to market conditions and use resources
effectively that is based on labor market information, Worker Readjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN)
notices, or one -stop center data.
❑Local Area has met the 70% expenditure requirement for funding available during the prior program year for Adults
and Dislocated Workers; and
❑ Local Area is on track to meet participant measurements for the Adult and Dislocated Worker programs.
2. TIER 2(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
All Tier 1 items and:
C Local area is on track to meet priority of service requirements for the Adult program;
❑Local area is enrolling participants in Work -based Training (On the Job Training, Apprenticeships, Internships, Work
Experiences, etc.) as part of the plan; and
❑Local area is conducting outreach activities to Dislocated Workers, such as participation in Rapid Response or
Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA), across all eligibility categories applicable to the local area
and to those with barriers to employment.
TIER 3 (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
All Tier 1 and 2 items and:
❑Local area has a documented, significant need to transfer funds;
❑ Local area has collaboration with Partner Agencies demonstrated by co -enrollments and leveraging of multiple
funding streams and program referrals; and
Local Area has met or is on track to meet its goals for discretionary grants that serve adults and dislocated workers.
WORK PLAN 5.23
WORK PLAN NFA #WE23-014:
Local Area: Weld County
VI. CHARTS (BUDGET & PERFORMANCE)
Attach all applicable workbook charts. The Workbook is a separate document from the Workplan. Charts must be
maintained on the workbook and attached here to provide annual and historical data.
,PROJECTED
EXPENDITURES
Chart
- Cumulative
l LOCAL AR
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Grant:
Foreign Labor
Certification
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of performance
quarter.-...
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Funding Year:
FY22
NFA#:
23-014
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Allocation S
$6,000
1st Quarter
Date Range
2nd Quarter
Date Range
3rd Quarter
Date Range
4th Quarter
Date Range
Mn Quarter
Date Range
Program Code(s'c
Date Range:
01/01/2024
03/31?2024
04/01/2024
06/30/2024
07/01/2024
09/_3012024
Admin
Program
_ _
SO
56,000
SO
Total
$0
50
50
$6,000
i $0
Expended
0%
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•
0%
ROJECTED
PERFORMANCE
Chart
-cumulative
-
Carry -in Participants
0
1st Quarter
Date Range
2nd Quarter
Date Range
3rd Quarter
Date Range
4th Quarter
Date Range
5th Quarter
Date Range
Date Range:
01/01/2024
03/31/2024
04/01/2024
06/30/2024
07/01/2024
09/30/202-
Total Participants
(Cumulative)
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0
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New Participants (Cumulative)
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WORK PLAN 5.23
ontract F
Entity Information
Entity Name
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
Entity ID*
@00010497
Q New Entity?
Contract Name" Contract ID
CDLE/FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION WORK PLAN 7996
AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATION WE23-014
Contract Status
CTB REVIEW
Contract Lead *
WLUNA
Contract Lead Email
wluna@weldgov.com;cob
bxxlk@weldgov.com
Parent Contract ID
Requires Board Approval
YES
Department Project #
Contract Description *
CDLE/FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION WORK PLAN AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATION WE23-014. PERIOD OF
PERFORMANCE: 03/01 /2024 THROUGH 09/30/2024.
Contract Description 2
PA ROUTING WITH THIS CMS/ONBASE ENTRY.
Contract Type* Department
GRANT HUMAN SERVICES
Amount*
$6,000.00
Renewable
NO
Automatic Renewal
Grant
IGA
Department Email
CM-
HumanServices@weldgov.
com
Department Head Email
CM-HumanServices-
DeptHead@weldgov.com
County Attorney
GENERAL COUNTY
ATTORNEY EMAIL
County Attorney Email
CM-
COUNTYATTORNEY@WEL
DGOV.COM
Requested BOCC Agenda
Date *
04/17/2024
Due Date
04/13/2024
Will a work session with BOCC be required?*
NO
Does Contract require Purchasing Dept. to be
included?
If this is a renewal enter previous Contract ID
If this is part of a MSA enter MSA Contract ID
Note: the Previous Contract Number and Master Services Agreement Number should be left blank if those contracts
are not in OnBase
Contract Dates
Effective Date
Termination Notice Period
Contact Information
Review Date*
07/30/2024
Committed Delivery Date
Renewal Date
Expiration Date*
09/30/2024
Contact Info
Contact Name Contact Type Contact Email Contact Phone 1 Contact Phone 2
Purchasing
Purchasing Approver Purchasing Approved Date
Approval Process
Department Head Finance Approver Legal Counsel
JAMIE ULRICH CHERYL PATTELLI BYRON HOWELL
DH Approved Date Finance Approved Date Legal Counsel Approved Date
04/10/2024 04/11/2024 04/11/2024
Final Approval
BOCC Approved Tyler Ref #
AG 041 724
BOCC Signed Date Originator
WLUNA
BOCC Agenda Date
04/17/2024
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