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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 20, 2007 <br />TITLE: <br />APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE <br />SANTA ANA WORKFORCE IN~7ESTMENT <br />BOARD <br />a ~~", /_ <br />s" lift <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 15' Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"' Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Appoint Mr. Oscar Novelo, Chief Development Officer, Hispanic American <br />Holdings, Inc. and Ms. Stacey Sanchez, Executive Director, Southern <br />California Reinvestment Community Development Financial Institution, as <br />private sector members to the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board. <br />WORKFORCE INVESMENT BOARD ACTION <br />At its Regular Meeting of July 13, 2007, by a vote 19:0 (Chapman, Chen- <br />Lee, de Leon, Lin, Martinez, Quarles, Wadhera, Ward absent) the Workforce <br />Investment Board recommended that the City Council appoint Oscar Novelo, <br />Chief Development Officer, Hispanic American Holdings, Inc. and Ms. <br />Stacey Sanchez, Executive Director, Southern California Reinvestment <br />Community Development Financial Institution as private sector members to <br />the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On March 6, 2000, the Santa Ana City Council adopted a resolution <br />establishing the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board and appointed 35 <br />members. In accordance with the federal legislation, a majority of the <br />Board members and the Board Chair must come from the private sector. The <br />remaining Board members represent education, non-profit organizations, <br />one-stop mandated partners and local labor organizations. <br />Currently there are five mandated private sector vacancies on the Board <br />and two public sector mandated vacancies consisting of one migrant and <br />seasonal farm worker seat and one local labor seat. After an extensive <br />recruitment campaign and interview process, the Marketing Committee is <br />recommending Mr. Oscar Novelo and Ms. Stacey Sanchez as private sector <br />13C-1 <br />