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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 2, 2010 <br />TITLE: <br />APPOINTMENT TO THE SANTA ANA <br />WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD <br />{/'`.�'"t --- <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 2 "d Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Appoint Ms. Niko Everett, President of Career College of California, as a private sector member on <br />the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board. <br />WORKFORCE INVESMENT BOARD RECOMMENDATION <br />At its regular meeting of July 15, 2010, by a vote of 18:0 (Didion, De Leon, Figueroa, Jimenez - <br />Hami, Lewis, Lin, Medrano, Nazeri, Saldivar, Solkamans, Pina absent), the Workforce Investment <br />Board recommended that the City Council appoint Ms. Niko Everett, President of Career College <br />of California, as a private sector member on the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On March 6, 2000, the Santa Ana City Council adopted a resolution establishing the Santa Ana <br />Workforce Investment Board and appointed 35 members. In accordance with the federal <br />legislation, a majority of the Board members and the Board Chair must come from the private <br />sector. The remaining Board members represent education, non - profit organizations, one -stop <br />mandated partners and local labor organizations. <br />There are three mandated private sector positions on the Board that are currently vacant. After an <br />extensive recruitment campaign and interview process, staff is recommending the appointment of <br />Ms. Niko Everett as a private sector member on the Workforce Investment Board. <br />13A -1 <br />