3. Approve the new board structure that meets the requirements of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and includes the following seat categories:
Category – Representatives of Business (WIOA Section 107(b)(2)(A))
• Up to thirteen (13) representatives (required level – greater than 50%)
Category – Representatives of Workforce (WIOA Section 107(b)(2)(A))
• Up to five (5) representatives (required level – 20%)
Category – Representatives of Education and Training (WIOA Section 107(b)(2)(C))
• One (1) Adult Education/Literacy Representative (WIOA Title II)
• One (1) Higher Education Representative
• One (1) Economic and Community Development Representative
• One (1) Wagner Peyser Representative
• One (1) Vocational Rehabilitation Representative
Two (2) additional seats from the above categories, including constituencies referenced in Attachment III of Training Employment & Guidance Letter (TEGL) 27-14.
4. Approve local board recertification under WIOA (Attachment III).
5. Appoint the following candidates to the new WIOA-compliant Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County with term dates through June 30, 2020:
Business 1- Michael McGill Chairperson / Engineer MMS Design Associates
Business 2- (Small Business) Pamela Kan Small Business/President Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation
Business 3- (Small Business) Claudia Wentworth Small Business / Founder & Chief Executive Officer Quick Mount PV
Business 4- Maggie Carrillo Human Resources Manager Ramar Foods International (MFG)
Business 5- Bhuphen B. Amin Chief Operating Officer & Counsel Lotus Hotels & Investments
Business 6- Jose Carrascal Production Leader The Dow Chemical Company
Business 7- Jason Cox Manager, Rolling Div. Maintenance USS-POSCO Industries
Business 8- Ashley Georgian Director, Government Affairs John Muir Health
Business 9- Teresa Lucido Division Manager Business Banking Wells Fargo Bank
Business 10- Robert Rivera Vice President of Sales The Staffing Solutions
Business 11- Justin Steele Human Resource Manager Chevron Richmond Refinery
Business 12- Paul Adler Manager, Public Affairs Phillips 66
Workforce 1- (Labor Organization) Scott Stephan Labor Organization / Asst. Business Manager IBEW Local 302 (Joint Labor Management Apprenticeship)
Workforce 2- (Labor Organization) Robert Williams, III Labor Organization / Business Rep. IUPAT 741 (Joint Labor Management Apprenticeship)
Workforce 3- Steve Older Registered Apprenticeship / Area Director International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, District 190
Workforce 4- Margaret Hanlon-Gradie Executive Director Contra-Costa AFL-CIO Labor Council
Workforce 5- James Araby Executive Director UFCW Western States Council
Education & Training 1- (Adult Educ. and Literacy) Kathy Farwell Director Martinez Unified School District/ Martinez Adult Education
Education & Training 2 (Higher Education)- Randal Tillery Senior Dean of Workforce & Economic Development Contra Costa Community College District
Education & Training (Govt. and Econ. and Community Development)- Kristin Connelly President & CEO East Bay Leadership Council
Education & Training (EDD) - Richard Johnson Employment Program Manager II California Employment Development Department
Education & Training (Rehabilitation Act of 1973)- Carol Asch District Administrator California Department of Rehabilitation
Additional Seat 1- Yolanda Vega Facilitator/Mediator Partnering Services Bay Area Rapid Transit
There is no fiscal impact.
On September 14, 2015, the Family and Human Services Committee (FHS) received a report from the Employment and Human Services Department Workforce Development Board on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Included in this report was an estimated timeline of actions the Department of Labor and State would take in order to implement WIOA. It was expected that by February 2016, final guidance would be issued on the initial local area designation and local board recertification. FHS requested that the department return with a report after such guidance was issued and the department did so on March 14, 2016.
The California Workforce Investment Board and the Employment Development Department has established policies and procedures to fully comply with the new WIOA requirements for subsequent local area designation and local board recertification. In response, the Employment and Human Services Department Workforce Development Board has prepared recommendations that comply with these requirements and FHS has approved the recommendations for full board approval.
The appointment of Michael Dias for the Business 13 seat was approved by FHS. However, this seat recommendation will be brought to the full board at a later meeting date.
The Contra Costa County Workforce Development Board will not be in compliance with the policies and procedures established by the California Workforce Investment Board and the Employment Development Department to fully comply with the new WIOA requirements for local area designation and local board recertification.