Workforce Development Board

Agenda — 33 items

1. 1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL:
2. 2 CHANGES TO AGENDA:
3. 3 PUBLIC COMMENTS:
4. 4 CONSENT CALENDAR:
5. 5 1. Action: Consider approval of minutes from the Special Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB) meeting of April 8, 2025. 25-448
6. 6 2. Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s May 15, 2025, recommendation to approve the appointment of Arpi Tanilian, representing Business, to the MCWDB. 25-473
7. 7 3. Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s May 15, 2025, recommendation to approve the appointment Justin McIntire, representing the State of California’s Department of Rehabilitation (DOR), to the MCWDB. 25-474
8. 8 4. Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 12, 2025, recommendation to reappoint Paula Calvetti, representing Business, to the MCWDB. 25-475
9. 9 5. Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 12, 2025, recommendation to reappoint Salvador Munoz, representing Business, to the MCWDB 25-476
10. 10 6. Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 12, 2025, recommendation to reappoint Michael Gutierrez, representing Education, to the MCWDB. 25-477
11. 11 7. Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 12, 2025, recommendation to reappoint Cesar Lara, representing Labor, to the MCWDB. 25-478
12. 12 8. Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s May 15, 2025, recommendation to consider and approve the following Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) policies: ·#2025-06: On-the-Job Training (OJT) Policy and Procedures ·#2025-07: Auditing and Audit Resolution Policy 25-479
13. 13 9. Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s May 15, 2025, recommendation to ratify its approval to submit a request to the State of California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) to transfer $963,000 of WIOA Dislocated Worker program funding to the WIOA Adult program. 25-480
14. 14 10. Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 12, 2025, recommendation to approve the submittal of the 2025-28 WIOA One-Stop Partner Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to the Board of Supervisors and EDD. 25-481
15. 15 11. Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 12, 2025, recommendation to approve funding from the California Volunteers, Office of the Governor, Youth Service Corps, in the amount of $1,998,840 to fund the MCWDB’s Green Cadre Youth program to serve 90 young adults for an 18-month period. 25-482
16. 16 12. Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 12, 2025, recommendation to approve extending the agreement with Arbor E&T, dba Equus Workforce Solutions, to provide One-Stop Operator Services in the amount of $334,532 for Program Year (PY) 2025-26. 25-483
17. 17 13. Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 12, 2025, recommendation to approve extending the agreement with Arbor E&T, dba Equus Workforce Solutions, to provide WIOA Title 1 Adult and Dislocated Worker case management services in the amount of $1,300,000 for PY 2025-26. 25-484
18. 18 14. Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 12, 2025, recommendation to approve extending the agreement with Arbor E&T, dba Equus Workforce Solutions, to provide WIOA Title 1 Youth case management services in North Monterey County in the amount of $650,000 for PY 2025-26. 25-485
19. 19 15. Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 12, 2025, recommendation to approve extending the agreement with Turning Point of Central California to provide WIOA Title 1 Youth case management services in South Monterey County in the amount of $700,000 for PY 2025-26. 25-486
20. 20 16. Action: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 12, 2025, recommendation to approve extending the agreement with Pat Davis Design Group to provide communications materials in the amount of $45,000 for PY 2025-26. 25-487
21. 21 DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS:
22. 22 17. Action: Consider approval of the proposed, preliminary 2025-26 MCWDB Budget. 25-488
23. 23 18. Update on MCWDB’s FY 2024-25 budget and expenditures through May 31, 2025. 25-489
24. 24 19. Update on the Pajaro Business Relief Program. 25-490
25. 25 20. Update on 2023-24 EDD monitoring and 2024-25 MCWDB subrecipient monitoring. 25-491
26. 26 21. Update on WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs. 25-492
27. 27 22. Discussion on recruitment of new MCWDB members representing Business. 25-493
28. 28 23. Update on Board members’ workforce and business activities. 25-494
29. 29 ANNOUNCEMENTS:
30. 30 ADJOURNMENT
31. 31 SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS: WDB MEETING
32. 32 PAGE BREAK
33. 33 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.