GREAT WESTERN RECLAMATION, INC. TECHNICAL PROPOSAL PART 2

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SANTA ANA PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL WHAT IS THE SANTA ANA PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL? The Santa Ana Private Industry Council is a 19 member Council representing a partnership between the Private Sector and Public Service organizations to provide policy guidance in the development, implementation and effective operation of employment and training programs for needy Santa Ana residents. The Santa Ana Private Industry Council works with the Santa Ana City Council in making decisions about the use of employment and training funds to provide activities which ensure a trained labor force for the City's many and diverse businesses. WHY IS THERE A PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL? In 1982, Congress enacted the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and the State of California enacted the Family Economic Security Act (FESA) . These two acts provide a mechanism for the City to receive funding to address the job training needs of Santa Ana' s residents. To ensure that participants are trained in appropriate occupations and that business has a voice in identifying and directing the ways the programs are operated, both JTPA and FESA mandated a private - public partnership realized at the local level through the establishment of Private Industry Councils. The Santa Ana Private Industry Council is one-half of the partnership, with the City Council representing the public side of the partnership. Years of experience in employment and training programs shows that the most effective programs have involvement from business and representative government. WHO ARE THE SANTA ANA PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL MEMBERS? The Chairman and at least one-half (a total of ten [10] ) of the members represent both large and small businesses in the private sector. The business members are owners, chief operating officers and employees with significant policy and management responsibilities. The remaining nine (9) members include representatives from the following: Education Agencies (1 member) Organized Labor (1 member) Rehabilitation Agencies (1 member) Community Based Organizations (2 members) Economic Development Organizations (1 member) Employment Development Department (1 member) Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (1 member) A Client currently in or recently completed training (1 member). HOW ARE MEMBERS SELECTED? The Santa Ana City Council appoints members to the Private Industry Council making selections from among individuals nominated by general purpose and interested organizations related to the membership category to be filled.