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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION Q!t, <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEMBER 19, 2019 <br />TITLE: <br />APPOINT SIMON GONZALEZ AND JACK <br />HALEY TO THE WORKFORCE <br />DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR A PARTIAL <br />TERM EXPIRING MAY 31, 2022 <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO 5,1) <br />Is/ Kristine Ridq( <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1s' Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />I9IN:@IN] UTAA.14 <br />Appoint Simon Gonzalez and Jack Haley to the Workforce Development Board representing <br />private sector businesses (replacing McGowan and Piwnica) for a partial term expiring May 31, <br />2022. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On May 17, 2016, the Santa Ana City Council adopted Resolution 2016-031, establishing the <br />Santa Ana Workforce Development Board (WDB), and appointed 25 members. In accordance <br />with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 107(b)(2)(A-D), a local <br />WDB is to be comprised of representatives from specific categories and the number of WDB <br />members in the categories be proportional in different ways to the total membership while <br />maintaining a greater than 50 percent representation from the business sector. WDB members <br />are appointed by the City Council under the categories of membership, prescribed by law, as <br />follows: <br />• Representatives from local businesses 13 members <br />• Representative from labor, labor registered 5 members <br />apprenticeship, and/or community based organization) <br />• Representatives from local education institutions 3 members <br />• Representative from government entities 4 members <br />(Dept. of Rehabilitation, Social Services Agency, <br />Employment Development Department (EDD), and Economic Development) <br />The Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce recently submitted a letter nominating Simon Gonzalez, <br />General Manager at D.F. Stauffers Biscuit Company, Inc., and Jack Haley, Principal at Lee and <br />Associates, to represent private sector businesses on the Workforce Development Board (Exhibit <br />1). The nominees will replace private sector members McGowan and Piwnica who are no longer <br />serving on the board. <br />