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Community Development Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/community-development <br />Item # 8 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />May 21, 2024 <br />TOPIC: Reappoint members to the Workforce Development Board <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Reappoint Members to the Workforce Development Board for a Four-Year Term <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Reappoint Dave Elliott, Marjorie Knitter, Patrick Korthuis, Maria Rosa Lopez, and <br />Natasha Milatovich, to the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board for a four-year <br />term expiring May 31, 2028. <br />2. Appoint Cory Sams (replacing Lee McMurtray) for a full four-year term expiring May <br />31, 2028. <br />3. Appoint Dr. Vaniethia Hubbard (replacing Dr. Annebelle Nery) for a partial four-year <br />term expiring May 31, 2027. <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />No <br />DISCUSSION <br />On May 17, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution 2016-031, establishing the <br />Santa Ana Workforce Development Board (WDB), and appointed 25 members. In <br />accordance with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section <br />107(b)(2)(A-D), a local WDB board is to be composed of representatives from specific <br />categories and that the number of WDB members in the categories be proportional in <br />different ways to the total membership while maintaining a greater than 50% <br />representation from the business sector. WDB Board members are appointed by the <br />City Council under the categories of membership prescribed by law, as follows: <br />•Representatives from local businesses: 13 members <br />•Representative from labor, labor registered apprenticeship, and/or community <br />based organizations: 5 members <br />•Representatives from local education institutions: 3 members <br />•Representatives from government entities (Dept. of Rehabilitation, Social Services <br />Agency, EDD, and Economic Development): 4 members <br /> <br />Five members whose terms have expired are recommended for reappointment. <br />Representing the local business community are the following individuals: Dave Elliott, <br />CEO for the Santa Ana Chamber and Dave Elliott & Associates; Marjorie Knitter,