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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 20, 2007 <br />TITLE: <br />DEMAND OCCUPATION LIST FOR <br />PROGRAM YEARS 2007-2008 AND <br />2009 <br />C <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Approve the Demand Occupation List for Program Years 200"7-2008 and 2009. <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 approve the Demand <br />Occupation List for Program Years 2007-2008 and 2009. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) requires that training <br />services provided under WIA must be linked to occupations that are in <br />demand in the local area. After conferring with the State Employment <br />Development Department, the Labor Market Information Division and using <br />the new 2004-2014 occupational employment predictions, the Employer and <br />Customer Services Committee of the Workforce Investment Board has <br />developed the proposed Demand Occupation List (Exhibit 1). <br />The Demand Occupation list is updated every two years and can be modified <br />at any time to either add or delete an occupation. This list is utilized <br />by the case managers at the City of Santa Ana WORK Center to assist <br />customers in making informed choices when selecting occupations for <br />vocational training. The Workforce Investment Act, 1998 requires <br />Workforce Investment Boards to regularly approve and update a Demand <br />Occupation List for their local areas. <br />19D-1 <br />