Workforce Development Board

Agenda — 29 items

1. 2 PUBLIC COMMENTS:
2. 3 DIRECTOR’S REPORT:
3. 4 CONSENT CALENDAR:
4. 5 1. Consider approval of minutes from the Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB) Executive Committee meeting on May 15, 2025. 25-431
5. 6 DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS:
6. 7 1. Consider and approve the reappointment of Paula Calvetti, representing Business, for a term anticipated to expire on June 17, 2028, and that the MCWDB forward the reappointment to the Board of Supervisors for final approval. 25-432
7. 8 2. Action: Consider and approve the reappointment of Salvador Munoz, representing Business, for a term anticipated to expire on June 17, 2028, and that the MCWDB forward the reappointment to the Board of Supervisors for final approval. 25-411
8. 9 3. Action: Consider and approve the reappointment of Michael Gutierrez, representing Education, for a term anticipated to expire on June 17, 2028, and that the MCWDB forward the reappointment to the Board of Supervisors for final approval. 25-413
9. 10 4. Action: Consider and approve Cesar Lara, representing Labor, for a term anticipated to expire on June 17, 2028, and that the MCWDB forward the reappointment to the Board of Supervisors for final approval. 25-414
10. 11 5. Action: Consider and approve the proposed, preliminary 2025-26 MCWDB Budget. 25-415
11. 12 6. Action: Consider and approve extending the agreement with Arbor E&T, dba Equus Workforce Solutions, to provide Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) One-Stop Operator Services in the amount of $334,532 for Program Year (PY) 2025-26, and forward the recommendation to the full board for consideration at its meeting of June 18, 2025. 25-416
12. 13 7. Action: Consider and approve extending the agreement with Arbor E&T, dba Equus Workforce Solutions, to provide WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Services in the amount of $1,300,000 for PY 2025-26, and forward the recommendation to the full board for consideration at its meeting of June 18, 2025. 25-417
13. 14 8. Action: Consider and approve extending the existing agreement with Arbor E&T, dba Equus Workforce Solutions, to provide WIOA Title I Youth Services in the amount of $650,000 in North Monterey County for PY 2025-26, and forward the recommendation to the full board for consideration at its meeting of June 18, 2025. 25-418
14. 15 9. Action: Consider and approve extending the existing agreement with Turning Point of Central California to provide WIOA Title I Youth Services in the amount of $700,000 in South Monterey County for PY 2025-26, and forward the recommendation to the full board for consideration at its meeting of June 18, 2025 25-419
15. 16 10. Action: Consider and approve extending the existing agreement for communication materials with Pat Davis Design Group in the total amount of $45,000 for PY 2025-26, and forward the recommendation to the full board for consideration at its meeting of June 18, 2025. 25-420
16. 17 11. Action: Consider and approve the 2025-2028 WIOA One-Stop Partner Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). 25-421
17. 18 12. Action: Consider approval of funding from the California Volunteers, Office of the Governor, Youth Service Corps in the amount of $1,998,840 to the MCWDB to fund the Green Cadre Youth program. 25-422
18. 19 13. Update on MCWDB’s FY 2024-25 budget and expenditures through April 30, 2025. 25-423
19. 20 14. Update on the Pajaro Small Business Assistance program. 25-425
20. 21 15. Update on WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth, and Business Services performance. 25-426
21. 22 16. Update on 2023-24 State of California Employment Development Department (EDD) monitoring and 2024-25 MCWDB subrecipient monitoring. 25-427
22. 23 17. Update on WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs. 25-428
23. 24 18. Recruitment of new MCWDB members representing Business. 25-429
24. 25 19. Update on committee members’ workforce and business activities. 25-430
25. 26 ANNOUNCEMENTS:
26. 27 ADJOURNMENT
27. 28 SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS: WDB MEETING
28. 29 PAGE BREAK
29. 30 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.