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Plan the workforce, and catalog of resources and services in the region. Efforts in this phase included collaboration and coordination with all partners and stakeholders to yield: • Regional economic and labor market analysis • Collection and analysis of regional labor market information and economic data /trends • Identification of resources and services from OC Regional Leadership Council and key partners /stakeholders • Analysis of gaps and opportunities for regional alignment Phase 3 -- Development of Regional Goals and strategies To reduce duplication of effort, regional organizing and planning efforts undertaken under WIOA are expected to be informed by, aligned with, and built upon other relevant regional planning efforts undertaken by planning partners. As such, a thorough evaluation, analysis, and discussion with key partner and stakeholders contributed to the development process of identifying OC Region's regional goals and strategies. A crosswalk Incorporating partner and stakeholder individual regional goals and strategies resulted In the establishment and refinement of regional goals designed to align regionally across systems. Efforts in this phase resulted In: • Evaluation of partner /stakeholder regional goals and strategies • Analysis of the gaps, strengths, and weaknesses of regional workforce development activities • Candid discussions around regional service strategies, sector initiatives, transportation and supportive services, available resources, and braiding of resources /funding • Establishment of regional goals and strategies to coordinate and align with partners /stakeholders and state policies /goals in a comprehensive OC Regional Plan Phase 4 — Public Comment and Final Plan Approval Important to the process of establishing a viable and sustainable regional plan Is the vetting of the public that would be the beneficiaries of these regional goals and strategies. As such, the OC Regional Plan shall incorporate a public comment period, as required by the state, and include and feedback as appropriate in the final edition of the plan. Efforts in this phase included: • Solicitation of public comment as required by each of the local boards in the region and directed by the state • Public comments incorporated into the regional plan, as applicable, or listed as an addendum, as required • Final review and approval of each local board, and corresponding chief elected officials in the region as applicable Phase 5 — Strategic Implementation The final approval of the OC Regional Plan is not the end of the road. The journey begins with the strategic implementation of the regional plan. The OC Region is confident that this regional planning process has resulted in a strategic regional plan that will meet the needs of business and workers and drive regional system solutions with partner /stakeholder commitment, communication, and innovation. Efforts in this phase will include activities around overarching regional goals for the OC Region that align with key overarching state goals and policy objectives, details defined in later narrative: • Workforce Development— Increasing efficiencies /innovations to align, coordinate, and integrate programs /services • Education and Training — Increasing the number of Red Zone focused projects to foster demand - driven skills attainment in the neediest parts of the OC Region • Economic Development — Leveraging and building on the region's competitive advantages to enable upward mobility for all Californians in the interest of long -term economic self - sufficiency and economic security of individuals and the region • High Value Sectors — Impacting high value sector stability and growth through targeted investment in industry sectors with a significant presence in the OC Region, is in demand by businesses, and pays or leads to high wages for jobseekers. Page v 19D -13