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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 20, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />PRIVATE SECTOR APPOINTMENT TO THE <br />SANTA ANA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT <br />BOARD <br /> <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 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Appoint Beatriz Gonzalez, Manager for Home Depot, as a private sector member to the Santa Ana <br />Workforce Investment Board. <br />WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD RECOMMENDATION <br />At its regular meeting of June 3, 2011, the Workforce Investment Board, by a vote of 17:0 <br />(Beasley, Claudio, Conway, de Leon, Elliott, Figueroa, Gebre, Jimenez-Hami, Korthuis, Ray, Ruiz, <br />and Su absent), recommended that the City Council appoint Beatriz Gonzalez, Manager for Home <br />Depot, as a private sector member to 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 (WIB) and appointed 35 members. In accordance with the federal <br />legislation, a majority of the Board members and the Board Chair must represent 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 two mandated private sector positions on the Board that are currently vacant. After an <br />extensive recruitment campaign and interview process, the Workforce Investment Board <br />recommends the appointment of Ms. Beatriz Gonzalez (replacing Lacroix) as a private sector <br />member. Her resume is attached as Exhibit 1. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. <br />13C-1