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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONL V: <br /> <br />JUNE 6, 2005 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 15t Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE <br />SANTA ANA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT <br />BOARD <br /> <br />." .c/ <br /> <br />/ j fj~ <br />~~,< /u. U,. <br /> <br />CITY MANAG ER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Appoint Frank Meza and Renee Ward to the Santa Ana Workforce Investment <br />Board. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />On March 6, 2000, the City Council adopted a resolution establishing the <br />Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board and appointed 33 members. In <br />accordance with the federal legislation, a majority of the Board and the <br />Board Chair must come from the private sector. The remaining Board seats <br />represent education, non-profit organizations, one-stop mandated partners <br />and local labor organizations. <br /> <br />Currently there are four vacancies on the Board consisting of two private <br />sector seats, one labor seat, and one economic development seat. After an <br />extensive recruitment campaign and interview process, two new candidates <br />are recommended for appointment to the Board. <br /> <br />The private sector nominees are: Frank Meza, General Manager/Owner, <br />Flexible Manufacturing; and Renee Ward, Owner, The Forward Group. Their <br />resumes and nomination forms are attached (Exhibit 1). Staff will continue <br />to work to fill the remaining three vacancies on the Board. <br /> <br />138-1 <br />