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49. IGA WITH THE CITY OF PEORIA FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACCESS POINT Approve the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between City of Peoria and Maricopa County administered by its Human Services Department to establish City of Peoria as an Access Point. An Access Point is defined as a network of faith-based and community based organizations that provide community residents with a location where job seekers can access abbreviated One Stop Career Center services. The City of Peoria, will ensure a location and staff are available where youth and adult job seekers can access employment-related services to assist them in obtaining employment. This IGA will create a partnership enabling Maricopa County residents that are unable to travel to a One Stop Career Center, the ability to access services through an Access Point that is located in the community. This IGA is a non-financial Agreement and is effective upon signature by both parties and will expire June 30, 2011. In 2002, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) invested in pilot programs to increase universal access to the One-Stop Career Center System, by building partnerships between faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) and Workforce Investment Areas (WIA). The Access Point model emerged from these pilot programs. Access Points consist of faith-based or community organizations where job seekers can go in their own neighborhoods or communities to look for jobs. Maricopa County Human Services Department Workforce Development Division (MWC) has established the SHARE Network Access Point program. MWC will work with FBCOs to establish Access Points throughout Maricopa County. (C-22-10-026-3-00)

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53. AMENDMENT TO IGA WITH THE CITY OF PEORIA ACCESS POINT AGREEMENT Approve Amendment No. 1 to the non-financial Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City of Peoria and Maricopa County administered by its Human Services Department. This amendment extends the Access Point Agreement for an additional two years, through June 30, 2013. All other terms and conditions of the original agreement remain the same and in full force and effect. Access Points are a network of faith-based and community based organizations that provide residents with a location where job seekers can access abbreviated One Stop Career Center services. As an Access Point, the City of Peoria provides assistance to youth and adult job seekers to access employment-related services to assist them in obtaining employment. This Agreement provides a partnership that enables Maricopa County residents that are unable to travel to a One Stop Career Center, the ability to access services through an Access Point that is located in the community. (C-22-10-026-3-01)