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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />DECEMBER 3, 2012 <br />TITLE: <br />APPOINTMENT TO THE SANTA ANA <br />WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD <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 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Appoint Nathan Nishimoto, Director, Family Self-Sufficiency Division, replacing Maritza Rodriquez <br />Farr, as the Orange County Social Services Agency representative on the Santa Ana Workforce <br />Investment Board. <br />WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD RECOMMENDATION <br />At its regular meeting of November 15, 2012, by a vote of 16:0 (Alegre, Davila, de la Riva, de <br />Leon, Elliott, Everett, Gebre, Korthuis, Nazeri, Knitter, Sanchez, Su absent), the Workforce <br />Investment Board recommended that the City Council appoint Nathan Nishimoto, Director, Family <br />Self-Sufficiency Division, replacing Maritza Rodriquez Farr, as the Orange County Social Services <br />Agency representative on the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On March 6, 2000, the City Council adopted a resolution establishing the Santa Ana Workforce <br />Investment Board (WIB) and appointed 35 members. In accordance with federal legislation, a <br />majority of the Board members and the Board Chair must come from the private sector. The <br />remaining Board members represent education, non-profit organizations, one-stop mandated <br />partners and local labor organizations. <br />Due to retirement, Ms. Maritza Rodriguez Farr submitted a resignation letter earlier this year. She <br />represented the Social Services Agency (SSA) on the WIB. The County SSA Director has <br />submitted a nomination letter requesting the appointment of Mr. Nishimoto to be their <br />representative on the WIB. <br />13A-1