Santa Ana City Council
February 18, 2025

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Workforce Development Board
Regular Meeting Minutes
July 18, 2024
CAL
L TO ORDER Chairperson Campos
AT
TENDANCE Board members present:

Cam pos, Elliott, Garcia, Haley, Hernandez, Korthuis,
Lopez, Milatovich, Miller, Perez, Rivera, Sams,
Tso­Lui, Varnum
Board members absent:

Araujo, Beasley, Hubbard, Knitter, Loubet,
Ruiz, Tucker
Sta
ff members present:

Deborah Sanchez, Econ Dev Specialist III
Carlos De La Riva, Econ Dev Specialist III
Sandy Barba, Workforce Specialist IV
Bianca Zurita, Recording Secretary
PUBLI
C COMMENTS ­ None
CONS

ENT CALENDAR

1. Reg
ular meeting minutes of January 18, 2024
Recommended Action: Approve minutes.

2. Ex
cuse the absent Board Member(s)
Recommended Action: Excuse the absent Board Member(s).

3. Em
ployment Development Department – Labor Market Information Recommended Action: Receive and file.

Mo
ved by Board Member Elliott, seconded by Board Member Miller to Approve Consent Calendar items.

YES: 1
4 – David Elliott, Jack Haley, Patrick Korthuis, Maria Rosa Lopez, Enrique Perez, Johanna Rivera, Daisy Campos, Dennis Varnum, Mat Garcia, Veronica Hernandez, Rhonda 2-1
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Miller, Natasha Milatovich, Patty Tso­Lui, Sams
NO
: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 7 – Brent Beasley, Vaniethia Hubbard, Marjorie Knitter, Robert Ruiz, Robert Tucker, Gail Araujo, Pierre Loubet
S
tatus: 14 – 0 – 0 – 7 – Pass
***END OF CONSENT CALENDAR***

BUSINESS CALENDAR

4. Adopt an Apprenticeship and Incentives Policy
Recommended Action:

1. Adopt an Apprenticeship Policy to provide guidance on the development of Registered Apprenticeships and implementation at the local level.

2. A
dopt an Incentives Policy that provides guidance and establishment of procedures for incentive payments to participants enrolled in eligible federal and state workforce grants.

M
oved by Board Member Lopez, seconded by Board Member Rivera to Approve.

Y
ES: 14 – David Elliott, Jack Haley, Patrick Korthuis, Maria Rosa Lopez, Enrique Perez, Johanna Rivera, Daisy Campos, Dennis Varnum, Mat Garcia, Veronica Hernandez, Rhonda Miller, Natasha Milatovich, Patty Tso­Lui, Sams
NO
: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 7 – Brent Beasley, Vaniethia Hubbard, Marjorie Knitter, Robert Ruiz, Robert Tucker, Gail Araujo, Pierre Loubet
S
tatus: 14 – 0 – 0 – 7 – Pass

5. A
greement with the Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center for Youth Workforce Services for Program Year 2024­2025
Recommended Action: Recommend City Council authorize the Acting City Manager to execute an agreement with Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center in the amount not to exceed $300,000 for a one year term beginning August 1, 2024 subject to non­substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.

M
oved by Board Member Elliott, seconded by Board Member Miller to Approve.

Y
ES: 14 – David Elliott, Jack Haley, Patrick Korthuis, Maria Rosa Lopez, Enrique Perez, Johanna Rivera, Daisy Campos, Dennis Varnum, Mat Garcia, Veronica Hernandez, Rhonda Miller, Natasha Milatovich, Patty Tso­Lui, Sams
NO
: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 7 – Brent Beasley, Vaniethia Hubbard, Marjorie Knitter, 2-2
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Robert Ruiz, Robert Tucker, Gail Araujo, Pierre Loubet
S
tatus: 14 – 0 – 0 – 7 – Pass

6. E
lection of Officers for the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board for the 2024­ 2025 Term Recommended Action: Elect a Chair and a Vice Chairperson for the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board from the private sector membership to serve for the PY 2024­2025 term
Mi
nutes: Board Member Campos self-nominated for the Chair position, and Board Member Garcia seconded the nomination.

B
oard Member Elliot nominated Board Member Haley for the Vice-Chair position, and Board Member Lopez seconded the nomination.

M
oved by Board Members Campos and Elliot , seconded by Board Members Garcia and Lopez to Approve.

Y
ES: 14 – David Elliott, Jack Haley, Patrick Korthuis, Maria Rosa Lopez, Enrique Perez, Johanna Rivera, Daisy Campos, Dennis Varnum, Mat Garcia, Veronica Hernandez, Rhonda Miller, Natasha Milatovich, Patty Tso­Lui, Sams
NO
: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 7 – Brent Beasley, Vaniethia Hubbard, Marjorie Knitter, Robert Ruiz, Robert Tucker, Gail Araujo, Pierre Loubet
S
tatus: 14 – 0 – 0 – 7 – Pass
***END OF BUSINESS CALENDAR***
C

OMMITTEE REPORTS

7. Youth Council Committee Update
Mi
nutes: The Youth Council Committed met on June 13.

C

OMMENTS

8. Staff member(s) comments
Mi
nutes: Carlos De La Riva – Thanked the Board for approving the apprenticeship program. They will approach it with full commitment, as it provides valuable opportunities for job seekers to learn while they work. The training policy will enhance opportunities for participants. They had a successful job fair yesterday, where recruiters from the ret ail sector extended some job offers. Over the past five years, they’ve experienced staff turnover with about five members retiring, but they hired replacements. B oth Jeanene 2-3
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Salgado and David Gonzalez started their careers with the WORK Center through the Youth Program.

9. B
oard member(s) comments: None
A

DJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Workforce Development Board ­ Regular Meeting is scheduled for September 19, 2024 at 8:00 AM.
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Recording Secretary
Bianca L.

Zurita
Digitally signed by
Bianca L. Zurita
Date: 2025.01.21
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