Community Development Agency
www.santa-ana.org/community-development
Item # 5
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
January 16, 2024
TOPIC: Appointments to the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board
AGENDA TITLE
Appointments to the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Appoint Natasha Milatovich (replacing Bridget Kavanaugh) for a partial four-year term expiring May 31, 2024 and Mat Garcia (replacing Andy Wadhera) for a partial four-year term expiring May 31, 2026 to the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
On May 17, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution 2016-031 establishing the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board (WDB) and appointed 25 members. In accordance with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 107(b)(2)(A- D), a local WDB board will consist of representatives from specific categories, and the number of members in each category will be proportionally determined based on total membership. Additionally, there is a requirement to maintain over 50% representation from the local business sector. WDB members are appointed by City Council under the categories of membership, prescribed by law, as follows:
Type Number of Members
Representatives from local businesses 13 members
Representatives from labor, labor
registered apprenticeship, and/or
community-based organization)
5 members
Representatives from local education
institutions
3 members
Representative from government entities
(Dept. of Rehabilitation, Social Services
Agency, EDD, and Economic
Development)
4 members
Two representatives from local area businesses are recommended for appointment. Ms.
Natasha Milatovich, Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer with
Appointments to the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board January 16, 2024
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AltaMed, to be appointed for a partial term expiring May 31, 2024. She will replace Bridget Kavanaugh who resigned due to change of employment (Exhibit 1). The second is Mr. Mat Garcia, Head of Business Operations with Overair, Inc. Mr. Garcia is recommended to be appointed for a partial term expiring May 31, 2026 to replace Andy Wadhera who resigned due to relocating out of the area (Exhibit 2).
The appointees will represent the category of local area businesses on the WDB as required in the WIOA federal law and regulations.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal Impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Resume – Natasha Milatovich
2. Resume – Mat Garcia
Submitted By: Michael L. Garcia, Executive Director of Community Development Approved By: Tom Hatch, Interim City Manager