HomeMy Public PortalAbout88-182 (10-18-88)RESOLUTION NO. 88-182
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LYNWOOD FINDING THE NECESSITY OF A
POLICY OF ENCOURAGING THE EMPIAYMENT OF
LOCAL YOUTH AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEI~NT A PROGRAM TO
ENCOURAGE THE EtiPIAYMENT OF LOCAL YOUTH.
WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood enters into ccntracts in
amounts in excess of $5,000,000.00 in its public works programs
alone; and
WHEREAS, the number of unemployed inner-City youth
continues to increase; and
WHEREAS, existing youth employment program resources are
insufficient to reduce unemployment rates for youths and
WHEREAS, structural unemployment problems based on lack of
skills, job opportunities and education deficiencies must be
addressed through innovative programs; and
WHEREAS, many young people face a life of inadequate
income, failure, and loss of respect because of the inability
of the economy to absorb them into the work force; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood faces an enormous loss in
human potential and productive capacity as well as
accelerating social costs related to crime, poverty and the
attendant problems resulting from unemployment; and
WHEREAS, the City o! Lynwood believes it to be in the
public interest to encourage the employment of local youth
through City efforts; and
WHEREAS, the City finds and declares that many ,persons,
including youths, are unable to take their plate in the
mainstream of our economy because they lack the preparation,
training and oppoztunity necessary to obtain and retain
productive private sector jobs. In order for youth to obtain
and retain private sector employment, it is essential that
government and the private sector enlist in a cooperative
partnership to provide youth with appropriate job opportunities
to the extent that there are a reasonable number of jobs
available in the community; and
WHEREAS, the City further recognizes that existing state
and federal programs addressing the employment needs of youth
must be supported by local programs. A successful program for
the City of Lynwood will require a comprehensive, uhffied set
of services designed and administered at the local level and
organized to address local conditions. It will also require
that such a program be an integral part of the City's overall
business and economic development and employability improvement
strategies.
' NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
1. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the City of
Lynwood to establish a policy of encouraging the employment of
local youth.
2. To be successful, such training must be designed and
administered in close cooperation with local private sector
employers, labor unions, vocational educators, recipient
organizations, legal service organizations for the poor, and
other otficials, and in accordance with the economic
conditions and employment needs of the City of Lynwood.
3. The City Manager is hereby directed to develop and
implement a program to encourage the employment of local youth.
4. The City Manager may delegate the responsibility
placed upon him by this Resolution to such subordinate officers
and employees as he in his discretion deems appropriate.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day Of C1~nhar ,
1988.
AYES: COUNCILEMBERS HEINE, HENNING, MORRIS, W$LLS, RICHARDS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
P UL H. RICHARDS, ---
Mayor of the City o!
Lynwood, California
ATTEST:
ANDREA HOOPER,
City Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
ss.
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood,
do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at a regular
meeting held on the 18th day of October
,1988.
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER HEINE, HENNING, MORRIS, WELLS, RICHARDS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
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City Clerk, City of Lynwo d
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
ss.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood,
and Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy
of Resolution No. 88-182 on file in my office and that said
resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated.
Dated this 20th day of October , 1988.
City Clerk