Local Area Subsequent Designation and
Local Board Recertification Application
For Program Year 2023-25
Local Workforce Development Area
City of Richmond
Application for Local Area Subsequent Designation and Local Board Recertification T
his application will serve as your request for Local Workforce Development Area (Local Area) subsequent designation and Local Workforce Development Board (Local Board) recertification for Program Year (PY) 2023-25 under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
If the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) determines the application is incomplete, it will either be returned or held until the necessary documentation is submitted.
Please contact your Regional Advisor for technical assistance or questions related to completing and submitting this application.
Completed applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday, 26, 2023, to the CWDB at [email protected].
Richmond Workforce Development Board
Name of Local Area
330 25th Street
Mailing Address
Richmond, CA 94804
City, State, ZIP
__ ________________________________________
Date of Submission
Tamara Walker
Contact Person
510-219-8815
Contact Person’s Phone Number
Local Board Membership
T
he WIOA Section 107(b)(2)(A) through (E) states the requirements for nominating and selecting Local Board members:
1. P
rovide the names of the individuals appointed for each membership category listed below.
2. Attach a roster for the current Local Board.
C
ategory: Business – WIOA Section 107(b)(2)(A) requires that business members constitute a simple majority of the Local Board, and WIOA Section 107(b)(3) states that the chairperson shall also be a member under this category. Specifically, a majority of the Local Board’s business members shall constitute the following representatives under this membership category:
• Owne
rs of businesses, chief executives or operating officers of businesses, or other business executives or employers with optimum policymaking or hiring authority. • Representatives of businesses, including small businesses or business organizations. • Individuals appointed by those who have been nominated by local business organizations and business trade associations.
P
lease list the Local Board’s business members and identify the chairperson by typing CHAIR after their name:
LOCAL BOARD BUSINESS MEMBERS
Name Title Entity Appointment
Date
Term End
Date
Xavier Abrams Branch
Mgr/Vice
President
Mechanics Bank 6/16/17 9/22/24
Hakim Johnson Corporate
Affairs
Representative
Chevron 3/17/20 3/01/24
Len Turner President Turner Group
Construction
9/8/20 03/01/24
Miquel Penn Community
Relations
Manager
Swinerton 3/17/20 3/01/24
Sarah Wally Project Director Food Service
Partners
3/17/20 3/01/24
Uche Justin
Uwahemu
President/CEO Cal Bay Consulting
Group, LLC
06/16/20 03/01/20
Karen
Norwood
Community
Relations
Specialist
Kaiser Permanente
School of Allied
Health Science
11/17/20 3/01/24
Carole
Dorham-Kelly
Executive
Director
Rubicon, Inc 03/17/20 03/01/24
Cat
egory: Labor – At least 20 percent of the Local Board members shall be labor representatives from the Local Area’s workforce. Specifically, the Local Board shall have labor representatives under this membership category from the following entities (WIOA 107[b][2][B]):
• Labor organizations (for a Local Area in which employees are represented by labor organizations) and who have been nominated by local labor federations, or (for a Local Area in which no employees are represented by such organizations) other representatives of employees.
• A member of a labor organization or a training director from a joint labor-management apprenticeship program, or if no such joint program exists in the area, such a representative of an apprenticeship program in the area, if such a program exists.
Me
mbers may be representatives from community-based organizations with demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment needs of individuals with barriers to employment, veterans, or individuals with disabilities; and organizations with demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment, training, or education needs of eligible youth and/or out-of-school youth.
Fernado Campos Business Representive LiUNA! Laborers' Union Local 324
04/22/23 9/23/26
California Unemployment Insurance Code (CUIC) Section 14202(b)(1) further requires and specifies that at least 15 percent of Local Board members shall be representatives of labor organizations unless the local labor federation fails to nominate enough members. For a Local Area in which such organizations represent no employees, other representatives of employees shall be appointed to the Local Board, but any Board that appoints representatives of employees not nominated by local labor federations must demonstrate that no employees are represented by such organizations in the Local Area.
Li
st the Local Board’s labor members:
LOCAL BOARD LABOR MEMBERS
Name Title Entity Appointment
Date
Term End
Date
Giovanni
Flores
Apprentice
Coordinator
Northern California
Laborers Training
Center
03/17/20 03/01/24
Jason Lindsey Business Agent Ironworker’s Local
378
06/15/21 03/01/25
Chuck Leonard Business
Representative
Plumber &
Steamfitters Local
341
06/15/21 03/01/25
Cat
egory: Education – WIOA Section 107[b][2][C] requires that each Local Board include members who represent entities that administer education and training activities in the Local Area. Specifically, the Local Board shall have education representatives under this membership category from the following entities:
• Eligible Title II adult education and literacy providers; and • Institutions of higher education providing workforce investment activities.
Me
mbers may be representatives from local educational agencies and community-based organizations with demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the education or training needs of individuals with barriers to employment.
List the Local Board’s education members:
LOCAL BOARD EDUCATION MEMBERS
Name Title Entity Appointment
Date
Term End
Date
Dr. Paul
Mansingh
Principal WCCUSD Adult
School
Pending
Evan Decker Education
Manager
Contra Costa
Community College
4/21/20 03/01/24
C
ategory: Economic and Community Development – WIOA Sections 107[b][2][D] and [E] require each Local Board to include governmental, economic, and community development representatives under this membership category from the following entities:
• Economic and community development organizations.
• The state’s employment service office under the Wagner-Peyser Act. • Programs carried out under Title I of the federal Rehabilitation Act.
A L
ocal Board may have representatives from transportation, housing, and/or public assistance agencies; philanthropic organizations; and/or an individual or representatives of entities determined to be appropriate by the local CEO.
L
ist the Local Board’s economic and community development members:
LOCAL BOARD ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMBERS
Name Title Entity Appointment
Date
Term End
Date
Nannette
Beacham
Economic
Development
Director
Arts & Culture/Business
Development/Real
Estate/Housing
Authority/Environmental
and Health Initiatives
Pending
Della
Randolph
Operations
Manager,
GEBD
Department of
Rehabilitation
05/07/19 03/01/23
Richard
Johnson
Employment
Program
Manager
Employment
Development
Department
06/16/20 3/1/2024
Performed Successfully
The Local Area hereby certifies that it has performed successfully, defined as having an Individual Indicator Score of 50% or higher in PY 20-21 OR PY 21-22, as described in Workforce Services Directive Calculating Local Area Performance and Nonperformance (WSD20-02) dated September 18, 2020, for the following primary indicators of performance:
• Employment Rate 2nd Quarter After Exit
• Median Earnings
PY 20-21 Individual Indicator Scores
Indicators of Performance Adults Dislocated Workers
Employment Rate 2nd Quarter
After Exit
74.58%
84.85%
Median Earnings 2nd
Quarter After Exit
$6,698.10
$11,141.85
PY 20-21 Individual Indicator Scores
Indicators of Performance Youth
Employment or Education Rate
2nd Quarter after Exit
82.76%
Median Earnings BASELINE
PY 21-22 Individual Indicator Scores
Indicators of Performance Adults Dislocated Workers
Employment Rate 2nd Quarter
After Exit
77.36%
80%
Median Earnings 2nd
Quarter After Exit
$8,788
$12,628.76
PY 21-22 Individual Indicator Scores
Indicators of Performance Youth
LOCAL BOARD ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMBERS
Name Title Entity Appointment
Date
Term End
Date
Employment or Education Rate
2nd Quarter after Exit
73.91%
Median Earnings BASELINE
Sustained Fiscal Integrity
The Local Area hereby certifies that it has not been found in violation of one or more of the following during PY 20-21 or PY 21-22:
• Final determination of significant finding(s) from audits, evaluations, or other reviews conducted by state or local governmental agencies or the Department of Labor identifying issues of fiscal integrity or improperly expended funds due to the willful disregard or failure to comply with any WIOA requirement.
• Gross negligence – defined as a conscious and voluntary disregard of the need to use reasonable care, which is likely to cause foreseeable grave injury or harm to persons, property, or both.
• Failure to observe accepted standards of administration – Local Areas must have adhered to the applicable uniform administrative requirements set forth in Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200.
Certify No Violation: ☒
Engaged in Regional Planning
Engaged in regional planning is defined as participating in and contributing to regional planning, regional plan implementation, and regional performance negotiations. The Local Area herby certifies that it has participated in and contributed to regional planning and negotiating regional performance measures in the following ways:
Richmond WDB staff regularly participate in conference calls and zoom meetings with the EastBay Works region consortium of Workforce Development Boards (Alameda County Contra Costa County, Oakland) to strategize on the historical data set to base each of the local performance goals to be negotiated, thus ensuring consistency in methodology. This year each board representative from the East Bay Works region collaborated and agreed to use the weighted average from the prior 2 program years to derive each of the performance measure rates.
In addition, Richmond WDB staff participated in the EastBay Works regional pre-planning meeting and zoom calls for the regional plan modification.
Lastly, Richmond WDB staff participated in the EastBay Works regional planning and implementation of the WAF 10.0 grant, East Bay Youth Technology Apprenticeship Program.
Local Area Assurances
Through PY 23-25, the Local Area assures the following:
A. It will comply with the applicable uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements (WIOA Section 184[a][2] and [3]).
Highlights of this assurance include the following:
• The Local Area’s procurement procedures will avoid acquisition of unnecessary or duplicative items, software, and subscriptions (in alignment with Title 2 CFR Section 200.318).
• The Local Area will maintain and provide accounting and program records, including supporting source documentation, to auditors at all levels, as permitted by law (Title 2 CFR Section 200.508).
Note that failure to comply with the audit requirements specified in Title 2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F will subject the Local Area to potential cash hold (Title 2 CFR Section 200.338).
B. All financial reporting will be done in compliance with federal and state regulations and guidance.
Highlights of this assurance include the following:
• Reporting will be done in compliance with Workforce Services Directive Monthly and Quarterly Financial Reporting Requirements (WSD19-05), dated December 4, 2019. • All close out reports will comply with the policies and procedures listed in WIOA Closeout Requirements (WSD16-05), dated July 29, 2016.
Note that failure to comply with financial reporting requirements will subject the Local Area to potential cash hold (Title 2 CFR Section 200.338).
C. Funds will be spent in accordance with federal and state laws, regulations, and guidance.
Highlights of this assurance include the following:
• The Local Area will meet the requirements of the CUIC Section 14211, to spend a minimum of 30 percent of combined total of WIOA Title I adult and dislocated worker formula fund allocations on training services.
• The Local Area will not use funds to assist, promote, or deter union organizing (WIOA Section 181[b][7]).
D. The Local Area will select the America’s Job Center of California SM operator(s) through a
competitive procurement process, such as a Request for Proposals, unless designated or
certified as an operator with the agreement of the local CEO and the Governor (WIOA Section 121[d][2][A] and 107[g][2]).
E. The Local Area will collect, enter, and maintain data related to participant enrollment, activities, and performance necessary to meet all CalJOBSSM reporting requirements and deadlines.
F. The Local Area will comply with the nondiscrimination provisions of WIOA Section 188 and 29 CFR Part 38, including the collection of necessary data.
G. The Local Area will engage in and contribute to, regional planning and regional plan implementation (for example, the Local Area has participated in regional planning meetings and regional plan implementation efforts, and the Local Board and local CEO have reviewed and approved the regional plan and two-year modifications).
H. The Local Area will participate in regional performance negotiations.
I. The Local Area will comply with CWDB policies and guidelines, legislative mandates and/or other special provisions as may be required under federal law or policy, including the WIOA or state legislation.
J. Priority shall be given to veterans, recipients of public assistance, other low-income individuals, and individuals who are basic skills deficient for receipt of career and training services funded by WIOA Adult funding (WIOA Section 134[c][3][E] and Training and Employment Guidance Letter [TEGL] 10-09, and TEGL 19-16).
Application Signature Page
Instructions - The local CEO and Local Board Chair must sign and date this form. Electronic signatures are permitted for the PY 23-25 application.
By signing the application below, the local CEO and Local Board Chair request subsequent designation of the Local Area and recertification of the Local Board. Additionally, they agree to abide by the Local Area assurances included in this application.
Local Workforce Development Board Chair Local Chief Elected Official
Signature
Xavier Abrams Eduardo Martinez
Name Name
Chair, Richmond Workforce Development
Board
Mayor, City of Richmond
Title Title
5/23/23 5/23/23
Date Date