Workforce Development Board

America’s Job Center of California, 344 Salinas Street Suites 205 & 206, Salinas, CA 93901

Agenda — 28 items

1. 1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL:
2. 2 CHANGES TO AGENDA:
3. 3 PUBLIC COMMENTS:
4. 4 DIRECTOR’S REPORT: • Update on High RoadSM Construction Careers (HRCC) program. • Update on new workforce legislation: Assembly Bill 1534.
5. 5 CONSENT CALENDAR:
6. 1 Action: Consider approval of minutes from the Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB) meeting of April 23, 2026. 26-617
7. 2 Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 24, 2026, recommendation to approve the appointment of Isaiah Madrigal, representing Business, for a three-year term, and recommend that the MCWDB forwards the appointment to the Board of Supervisors for final approval. 26-618
8. 3 Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 24, 2026, recommendation to approve the reappointment of Alma Diaz, representing the State of California’s Employment Development Department’s Wagner-Peyser program, for a three-year term, and recommend that the MCWDB forwards the appointment to the Board of Supervisors for final approval. 26-619
9. 4 Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 24, 2026, recommendation to approve extending the agreement with Arbor E&T, dba Equus Workforce Solutions, to provide Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult and Dislocated Worker case management services in the amount of $1,300,000 for Program Year (PY) 2026-27. 26-620
10. 5 Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 24, 2026, recommendation to approve extending the agreement with Arbor E&T, dba Equus Workforce Solutions, to provide Youth case management services with WIOA and non-WIOA funding in the amount of $350,000 for the first 6 months of PY 2026-27. 26-621
11. 6 Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 24, 2026, recommendation to approve extending the agreement with Turning Point of Central California to provide Youth case management services with WIOA and non-WIOA funding in the amount of $350,000 for the first 6 months of PY 2026-27. 26-622
12. 7 Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s May 21, 2026, recommendation to approve staff to execute an agreement with the Laborers to provide HRCC training services using HRCC bridge funding in the amount of $19,700 to support an additional 20-participant cycle of the Tri-County Pre-Apprenticeship program. 26-623
13. 8 Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s May 21, 2026, recommendation to approve staff to execute a lease agreement with the Laborers for the use of their facility at 117 Pajaro St. in Salinas for the HRCC Pre-Apprenticeship program. 26-624
14. 14 DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS:
15. 1 Presentation: Regional Jobs First Overview 26-625
16. 2 Action: Consider and approve the appointment of Eric Henry, representing Business, for a three-year term, and recommend that the MCWDB forwards the appointment to the Board of Supervisors for final approval. 26-626
17. 3 Update on the MCWDB’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 3rd Quarter budget and expenditures. 26-627
18. 4 Action: Consider and approve the proposed, preliminary 2026-27 MCWDB budget. 26-628
19. 5 Update on the MCWDB’s 2026-2028 Strategic Plan. 26-629
20. 6 One Stop Operator Update. 26-630
21. 7 Update on WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth program performance. 26-631
22. 8 Update on WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs. 26-632
23. 9 Updates on Board members’ workforce and business activities. 26-633
24. 24 ANNOUNCEMENTS:
25. 25 ADJOURNMENT
26. 26 SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS: Executive: July 16, 2026 WDB MEETING August 27, 2026
27. 27 PAGE BREAK
28. 28 Documents related to agenda items that are distributed to the WDB less than 72 hours before the meeting shall be available for public inspection at 344 Salinas Street, Suite 101, Salinas, CA, or visit our website at www.montereycountywdb.org. Documents distributed to the WDB at the meeting by County staff will be available at the meeting; documents distributed to the WDB by members of the public shall be made available after the meeting. This WIOA Title I financially assisted program or activity is an equal opportunity employer/program and auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. ALTERNATE AGENDA FORMATS: If requested, the agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Individuals with a disability requiring a modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the public meeting may make these requests to the WDB staff at (831) 796-3505. TTY/CRS: Dial 711.