Workforce Development Board 5 1/16/2025
Workforce Development Board
Regular Meeting Minutes
January 16, 2025
CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Campos
ATTENDANCE Board members present:
Beasley, Campos, Elliott, Garcia, Haley, Hubbard,
Knitter, Korthuis, Rivera, Ruiz, Tso-Lui, Tucker,
Varnum
Board members absent:
Araujo, Hernandez, Lopez, Milatovich, Miller, Perez,
Sams
Staff members present:
Deborah Sanchez, Econ Dev Specialist III
Sandy Barba, Workforce Specialist IV
Bianca Zurita, Recording Secretary
PUBLIC COMMENTS - None
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
1. Excuse the absent Board Member(s)
Recommended Action: Excuse the absent Board Member(s).
2. Regular meeting minutes of July 18, 2024
Recommended Action: Approve minutes.
3. Employment Development Department – Labor Market Information Recommended Action: Receive and file.
4. Certification of the WORK Center as a Comprehensive America’s Job Center of California
Recommended Action: Ratify the action taken at a Special Meeting of the Executive Committee held on November 6, 2024 to authorize the Chair to sign Workforce Development Board 5 1/16/2025
and direct staff to submit the Comprehensive America’s Job Center of California Baseline Certification Matrix and Indicator Assessment to the Employment Development Department.
Moved by Board Member Beasley, seconded by Board Member Ruiz to Approve Consent Calendar items.
YES: 13 – Brent Beasley, David Elliott, Jack Haley, Marjorie Knitter, Patrick Korthuis, Robert Ruiz, Robert Tucker, Johanna Rivera, Daisy Campos, Dennis Varnum, Mat Garcia, Patty Tso-Lui, Vaniethia Hubbard
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 7 – Maria Rosa Lopez, Enrique Perez, Gail Araujo, Veronica Hernandez, Rhonda Miller, Natasha Milatovich, Cory Sams Status: 13 – 0 – 0 – 7 – Pass
***END OF CONSENT CALENDAR***
BUSINESS CALENDAR
5. Revise Workforce Development Board Bylaws
Recommended Action: Approve revisions to the Workforce Development Board Bylaws and forward to City Council with a recommendation to accept as presented.
Moved by Board Member Beasley, seconded by Board Member Haley to Approve.
YES: 13 – Brent Beasley, David Elliott, Jack Haley, Marjorie Knitter, Patrick Korthuis, Robert Ruiz, Robert Tucker, Johanna Rivera, Daisy Campos, Dennis Varnum, Mat Garcia, Patty Tso-Lui, Vaniethia Hubbard
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 7 – Maria Rosa Lopez, Enrique Perez, Gail Araujo, Veronica Hernandez, Rhonda Miller, Natasha Milatovich, Cory Sams Status: 13 – 0 – 0 – 7 – Pass
6. Approve continuation of providing Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services designating the City of Santa Ana as the provider of Career Services Recommended Action:
1. Approve the continuation of providing Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services designating the City of Santa Ana as the provider of Career Services.
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2. Authorize the Chair of the Workforce Development Board to sign the Request for Approval Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services Provider application and direct staff to submit to the California Workforce Development Board.
3. Recommend City Council authorize the M ayor to sign the state application to be an Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services Provider under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Moved by Board Member Elliott, seconded by Board Member Ruiz to Approve.
YES: 13 – Brent Beasley, David Elliott, Jack Haley, Marjorie Knitter, Patrick Korthuis, Robert Ruiz, Robert Tucker, Johanna Rivera, Daisy Campos, Dennis Varnum, Mat Garcia, Patty Tso-Lui, Vaniethia Hubbard
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 7 – Maria Rosa Lopez, Enrique Perez, Gail Araujo, Veronica Hernandez, Rhonda Miller, Natasha Milatovich, Cory Sams
Status: 13 – 0 – 0 – 7 – Pass
7. Meeting Calendar for 2025
Recommended Action: Receive and file.
Moved by Board Member Beasley, seconded by Board Member Varnum to Approve.
YES: 13 – NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – Brent Beasley, David Elliott, Jack Haley, Marjorie Knitter, Patrick Korthuis, Robert Ruiz, Robert Tucker, Johanna Rivera, Daisy Campos, Dennis Varnum, Mat Garcia, Patty Tso-Lui, Vaniethia Hubbard
ABSENT: 7 – Maria Rosa Lopez, Enrique Perez, Gail Araujo, Veronica Hernandez, Rhonda Miller, Natasha Milatovich, Cory Sams
Status: 13 – 0 – 0 – 7 – Pass
***END OF BUSINESS CALENDAR***
COMMITTEE REPORTS
8. Youth Council Committee
Minutes: Bob Tucker – Looking into additional providers for the summer.
Sandy Barba – providers are enrolling for the Youth Program.
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COMMENTS
9. Staff member(s) comments
Minutes: Deborah – Expressed gratitude to everyone for attending. Several deadlines are approaching, and the state has sent a reminder about the upcoming due dates. The Regional Local Plan is due in April and will be released to the public in February. Additionally, we will be receiving new members and are working on their appointments.
10. Board member(s) comments.
Minutes:
Daisy Campos – Welcomed Dr. Hubbard.
Dr. Hubbard – Introduced herself to the Board. Excited to be here and working with everyone.
David Elliot – Shared that the 3rd Annual Power Prayer Breakfast will be on February 11.
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the Workforce Development Board is scheduled for March 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM.