Recommendation: That, on the
recommendation of the Director of Corporate Investments and Partnerships, the
following actions be taken with respect to the proposed Employment Program
Support proposal:
a) the
proposed by-law appended to the staff report dated May 21, 2013, BE
INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on June 11, 2013 to:
(i)
approve
the Grant Agreement with WIL Counselling and Training for Employment, for the
Employment Program Support;
(ii)
authorize
the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the Agreement; and,
(iii) approve
the amount of the Grant;
b) the
Employment Program Support BE APPROVED, on a pilot basis for one year, with the
Employment Sector Council London Middlesex and the London Middlesex Immigrant
Employment Council, with an option to extend the pilot for one (1) additional
year, based on the year-end update report and subject to a source of
financing;
c) the
Corporate Investments and Partnerships staff BE DIRECTED to report back at
the end of one year of the Grant Agreement, on the results of the program,
providing job matching statistics associated with the two organizations and an
evaluation of the results for the potential of a second year of funding;
d) the
Civic Administration BE AUTHORIZED to undertake all administrative acts which
are necessary in connection with this award; and,
e) the
financing for this project in the amount of $101,980 BE APPROVED as set out
in the Sources of Financing Report included as Appendix 3 to the associated
staff report, dated May 21, 2013;
it being noted that the Investment and
Economic Prosperity Committee heard a verbal update from A. Langille, WIL
Counselling and Training for Employment, with respect to this matter.
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