Item 12 - Appoint a Member to the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board

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Community Development Agency www.santa-ana.org/community-development Item # 12 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report May 7, 2024 TOPIC: Appointment to the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board AGENDA TITLE Appoint a Member to the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board RECOMMENDED ACTION Appoint Patty Tso-Lui (replacing Ignacio Alegre) for a partial four-year term expiring May 31, 2027, to represent the Department of Rehabilitation on the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board. GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No DISCUSSION On May 17, 2016, the Santa Ana 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 greater than 50% representation from the local business sector. WDB board members are appointed by City Council under the categories of membership, prescribed by law, as follows: •Representatives from local businesses 13 members •Representative from labor, labor registered 5 members apprenticeship, and/or community based organization •Representatives from local education institutions 3 members •Representative from government entities 4 members (Dept. of Rehabilitation, Social Services Agency, EDD, and Economic Development) The Regional Director from the Department of Rehabilitation recently submitted a letter nominating Patty Tso-Lui, District Administrator for the Orange/San Gabriel District, to represent the organization on the WDB (Exhibit 1). If appointed, Ms. Tso-Lui will fulfill a