FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE   5.          
Meeting Date: 03/14/2016  
Subject: Workforce Development Board & Workforce Innovations and Opportunity Act Update
Submitted For: FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE,
Department: County Administrator
Referral No.: #109  
Referral Name: #109 – Workforce Innovations and Opportunity Act
Presenter: Stephen Baiter, Executive Director, Workforce Development Board Contact: Enid Mendoza, (925) 335-1039
Referral History:
On January 6, 2015 the Board of Supervisors referred oversight and receipt of updates on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to the Family and Human Services Committee.
Referral Update:
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 2015, 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 was prepared to provide an update on these areas.

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 has provided the attached report.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
ACCEPT the report from the Employment and Human Services Department Workforce Development Board on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and forward it to the Board of Supervisors.

RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the following actions:

1.  Decertify the current Workforce Investment Act (WIA) local board and vacate all members from that board.

2.  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.
 
3.  Approve local board recertification under WIOA (Attachment III).

4.  Appoint the following candidates to the new WIOA-compliant Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County:

 
Category Name Title Entity Appointment Date Term End Date
 Business 1 Michael McGill  Chairperson / Engineer  MMS Design Associates  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Business 2 (Small Business)  Pamela Kan  Small Business/President  Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Business 3 (Small Business)  Claudia Wentworth  Small Business / Founder & Chief Executive Officer  Quick Mount PV  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Business 4  Maggie Carrillo  Human Resources Manager  Ramar Foods International (MFG)  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Business 5  Bhuphen B. Amin  Chief Operating Officer & Counsel  Lotus Hotels & Investments  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Business 6  Jose Carrascal  Production Leader  The Dow Chemical Company  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Business 7  Jason Cox  Manager, Rolling Div. Maintenance  USS-POSCO Industries  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Business 8  Ashley Georgian  Director, Government Affairs  John Muir Health  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Business 9  Teresa Lucido  Division Manager Business Banking  Wells Fargo Bank  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Business 10  Robert Rivera  Vice President of Sales  The Staffing Solutions  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Business 11  Justin Steele  Human Resource Manager  Chevron Richmond Refinery  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Business 12  Paul Adler  Manager, Public Affairs  Phillips 66  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Business 13  Michael Dias  President  Contra Costa Electric  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Workforce 1 (Labor Organization)  Scott Stephan  Labor Organization / Asst. Business Manager  IBEW Local 302 (Joint Labor Management Apprenticeship)  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Workforce 2 (Labor Organization) Robert Williams, III   Labor Organization / Business Rep.  IUPAT 741 (Joint Labor Management Apprenticeship)  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Workforce 3  Steve Older  Registered Apprenticeship / Area Director  International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, District 190  03/29/16  06/30/2020
  Workforce 4  Margaret Hanlon-Gradie  Executive Director  Contra-Costa AFL-CIO Labor Council  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Workforce 5  James Araby  Executive Director  UFCW Western States Council  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Education & Training 1 (Adult Educ. and Literacy)  Kathy Farwell  Director  Martinez Unified School District/ Martinez Adult Education  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Education & Training 2 (Higher Education)  Randal Tillery  Senior Dean of Workforce & Economic Development  Contra Costa Community College District  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Education & Training (Govt. and Econ. and Community Development)  Kristin Connelly  President & CEO  East Bay Leadership Council  03/29/16  06/30/2020
  Education & Training (EDD)  Richard Johnson  Employment Program Manager II  California Employment Development Department  03/29/16  06/30/2020
  Education & Training (Rehabilitation Act of 1973)  Carol Asch  District Administrator  California Department of Rehabilitation  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Additional 1  Yolanda Vega  Facilitator/Mediator Partnering Services  Bay Area Rapid Transit  03/29/16  06/30/2020
 Additional 2  Vacant  TBD  TBD  03/29/16  06/30/2020

  *Please note that applications with the exception of Michael Dias, Scott Stephan, Steve Older, and Margaret Hanlon-Gradie are included.  If FHS approves these recommendations, all applications will be included with the board order that goes to the Board of Supervisor.  Recommendations for Scott Stephan, Steve Older, and Margaret Hanlon-Gradie are included in the attached letter from the Central Labor Council of Contra Costa County.
 
Fiscal Impact (if any):
There is no fiscal impact.
Attachments-Y
WDB Report
Attachment III Local Board Membership Requirements
WDB Local Board Recertification Request
WDB Applications and Supporting Docs
Central Labor Council of CCC Letter