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Change County P.eglonal Plan 2A. REGIONAL PLANNING UNITS (RPU): The VviOA Section 106 includes a requirement that the Governor identify planning regions in the state and enumerates specific elements that must be considered as part of this process. The purpose of identifying regions is to align workforce development activities and resources with larger regional economic development areas and available resources to provide coordinated and efficient services to job seekers and businesses. GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES: Orange County is located in Southern California, with Los Angeles County to the north, San Diego County to the south, Riverside and San Bernardino counties to the east, and the coastline to the west. There are 34 cities within the county along with several unincorporated areas. Orange County represents a large, urbanized region in Southern California. With nearly 3.1 million people, Orange County is the sixth largest county in the United States, Workforce Services Directive WSD15 -17, issued February 24, 2016 by the California Employment Development Department, officially identified California's regional planning units. Local Board placement in regional planning units is based primarily on the location of WIOA client populations and the way these populations fit into the regional economy as defined by economic data including commute patterns, industry composition, labor markets, geographic location, and transportation infrastructure. Orange County has been identified by the state as a single economic sub - reglon and singular regional planning unit. In response, the Orange County Region (OC Region) has amplified its continuing efforts to strengthen the alignment of workforce infrastructure, programs, and policies to respond to regional workforce and economic development needs. Within the Orange County RPU, three local boards serve segments of the county's residents with economic development strategies and workforce development activities that will benefit from regional coordination and alignment through this regional plan: Santa Ana Workforce Development Board (SAWDB) serves the city of Santa Ana. Anaheim Workforce Development Board (AWDB) serves the city of Anaheim. Orange County Development Board (OCDB) serves the remaining 32 cities and unincorporated areas of Orange County. The OCDB has been selected by the County of Orange, Board of Supervisors as the designated coordinator of economic and workforce development for the County as a whole and as such, serves all 34 cities and unincorporated areas in this capacity. RPU PETITIONS: There are no known plans from the Orange County RPU partners to petition for a regional planning partner modification. The planning and development of the OC Regional Plan is reliant on the engagement and collaboration of regional workforce development and economic development services and providers. Following is a list of regional partners who are party to the plan with a description of their role in developing and Implementing the regional plan. The State Plan requires that regional plans be developed as vehicles to implement activities around the three policy objectives and an overarching stretch goal emphasized in the State Plan (cited in this plan in Section 2H). The key partners and stakeholders listed are key regional partnerships critical to these endeavors. This strategic feedback will align regional leadership activity to positively impact the ongoing economic vitality of the OC Region, Page 1 19D -16