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Item # 25
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
April 6, 2021
TOPIC: Local Area Designation and Board Recertification
AGENDA TITLE:
Local Area Subsequent Designation and Local Board Recertification for a Two-Year
Period from July 2021 to June 2023
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize the Mayor to sign the Subsequent Local Area Designation and Local Board
Recertification application for a two-year period expiring June 30, 2023.
DISCUSSION
At its regularly scheduled meeting on March 18, 2021, the Workforce Development Board
voted 14:0 (Elliott, Knitter, Korthuis, Perez absent) to forward the recommendation to City
Council to authorize the Mayor to sign the Subsequent and Local Area Designation and
Local Board Recertification application for a two-year period expiring June 30, 2021.
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) released Directive WSD20-
06 on February 22, 2021, establishing procedures regarding subsequent designation of
Local Workforce Development Areas (Local Areas) and recertification of Local Workforce
Development Boards under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The
subsequent designation and local board recertification is effective July 1, 2021, through
June 30, 2023. This recertification ensures the continuation of WIOA funding and
operations in the City of Santa Ana (Exhibit 1).
Acting under the authority of the Governor, the process for subsequent designation and
recertification of Local Boards under WIOA is overseen by the California Workforce
Development Board (State Board). In accordance with WIOA Section 107(c)(2), the State
Board will recommend recertification if a Local Board has met WIOA board membership
requirements, met or exceeded performance accountability measures, and achieved
sustained fiscal integrity.
The completed Subsequent Designation and Local Board Recertification Request must
be signed by the Local Board chairperson and the local Chief Elected Official (CEO), and
Local Area Designation and Board Recertification PY 2021-23.
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submitted to the State Board no later than March 31, 2021. However, the State will accept
unsigned requests so long as a fully signed document is submitted within a reasonable
time.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Local Area Designation and Recertification Application
Submitted By: Steven Mendoza, Assistant City Manager
Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager
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Local Area Subsequent Designation and
Local Board Recertification
Application for Program Year 2021-23
Local Workforce Development Area
SANTA ANA
EXHIBIT 1
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Application for Local Area Subsequent Designation and Local Board Recertification
This application will serve as your request for Local Workforce Development Area (Local Area)
subsequent designation and Local Workforce Development Board (Local Board) recertification
for Program Year (PY) 2021-23 under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
If the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) determines the application is
incomplete, it will either be returned or held until the necessary documentation is submitted.
Please contact your Regional Advisor for technical assistance or questions related to this
application.
Santa Ana_______________________________________
Name of Local Area
801 W. Civic Center Drive, Suite 200__________________
Mailing Address
Santa Ana, CA 92701______________________________
City, State, ZIP
March 31, 2021___________________________________
Date of Submission
Deborah Sanchez__________________________________
Contact Person
714-565-2621_____________________________________
Contact Person’s Phone Number
EXHIBIT 1
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Local Board Membership
The WIOA Section 107(b)(2)(A) through (E) states the requirements for nominating and
selecting members in each membership category. The WIOA Section 107(b)(2)(A) requires that
business members constitute a majority of the Local Board. The chairperson shall be a business
representative, per WIOA Section 107(b)(3).
The local Chief Elected Official (CEO) is required to provide the names of the individuals
appointed for each category listed on the following pages, and attach a roster of the current
Local Board which identifies each member’s respective membership category.
Business – A majority of the members must be representatives of businesses in the Local Area
who (i) are owners of businesses, chief executives or operating officers of businesses, or other
business executives or employers with optimum policy-making or hiring authority; (ii) represent
businesses, including small businesses, or organizations; and (iii) are appointed from among
individuals nominated by local business organizations and business trade association (WIOA
Section 107[b][2][A]).
Please identify the Local Board chairperson by typing CHAIR after their name.
EXHIBIT 1
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Name Title Entity Appointment
Date
Term End
Date
Stacey Sanchez
CHAIR
Exec. Director/
Senior Community
Loan Officer
CDC Small Business
Finance
8/21/18 5/31/22
David Elliott
VICE CHAIR
President & CEO Santa Ana Chamber
of Commerce
9/15/20 5/31/2024
Marjorie Knitter President The Moote Group 9/15/20 5/31/24
Patrick Korthuis Owner Sir Speedy Printing 9/15/20 5/31/24
Simon Gonzalez General Manager Stauffer’s Cookie
Company
11/19/19 5/31/22
Jack Haley Principal/Sr. Vice
President
Lee & Associates 11/19/19 5/31/22
Pierre Loubet Medical Accounts
Business Develop.
Senga Engineering 3/16/21 5/31/22
Johanna Rivera Human Resources
Director
Polly’s Inc. 3/16/21 5/31/23
Daisy Campos Sole Proprietor Consultant 3/16/21 5/31/22
Bridget Kavanaugh Marketing/Public
Relations
People’s Inc. 3/16/21 5/31/24
Labor – Not less than 20 percent of the members must be representatives of workforce within
the Local Area who must include (i) representatives of labor organizations who have been
nominated by state labor federations; (ii) a member of a labor organization or a training
director from a joint labor-management apprenticeship program, or if no such joint program
exists in the area, such a representative of an apprenticeship program in the area; and may
include (iii) representatives of community-based organizations with demonstrated experience
and expertise in addressing the employment needs of individuals with barriers to employment,
veterans, or individuals with disabilities; and (iv) representatives of organizations with
demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment, training, or education
needs of eligible youth and/or out-of-school youth (WIOA Section 107[b][2][B]).
California Unemployment Insurance Code (CUIC) Section 14202(b)(1) further requires and
specifies that at least 15 percent of Local Board members shall be representatives of labor
organizations unless the local labor federation fails to nominate enough members. For a local
area in which no employees are represented by such organizations, other representatives of
employees shall be appointed to the board, but any local board that appoints representatives
of employees that are not nominated by local labor federations shall demonstrate that no
employees are represented by such organizations in the local area.
EXHIBIT 1
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Name Title Entity Appointment
Date
Term
End Date
1. Brent Beasley Business Manager Roofers & Water
Proofers
8/21/18 5/31/22
2. Robert Ruiz Secretary/Treasurer Laborers Local 652 8/21/18 5/31/22
3. Bob Tucker Labor Relations
Representative (Ret)
Calif. School
Employees
Association
5/21/19 5/31/23
4. Maria Rosa Ibarra-
Lopez
Organizer UFCW 324 9/15/20 5/31/24
Education – Each Local Board shall include representatives of entities administering education
and training activities in the Local Area who must include (i) a representative of eligible
providers administering WIOA Title II adult education and literacy activities; (ii) a representative
of institutions of higher education providing workforce investment activities; and may include
(iii) representatives of local educational agencies, and community-based organizations with
demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the education or training needs of
individuals with barriers to employment (WIOA Section 107[b][2][C]).
Name Title Entity Appointment
Date
Term End
Date
1. Enrique Perez, JD Vice Chancellor
of Education
Services
Rancho Santiago
Community College
District
8/20/2019 05/31/2023
2. Vacant President Santa Ana College
3.
4.
Economic and Community Development – Each Local Board shall include representatives of
governmental, economic, and community development entities serving the Local Area who
must include (i) a representative of economic and community development entities; (ii) a
representative from the state employment service office under the Wagner-Peyser Act; (iii) a
representative of the Vocational Rehabilitation program; and may include (iv) representatives
of agencies or entities administering programs serving the Local Area relating to transportation,
housing, and public assistance; (v) Representatives of philanthropic organizations serving the
Local Area; and (E) individuals or representatives of entities as the local CEO in the Local Area
Name Title Entity Appointment
Date
Term
End Date
1. Ignacio Alegre Manager Dept. of
Rehabilitation
5/21/19 5/31/23
EXHIBIT 1
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may determine to be appropriate (WIOA Section 107[b][2][D] and [E]).
Performed Successfully
The Local Area hereby certifies that it has performed successfully, defined as having met 80
percent of their negotiated performance goals in PY 2018-19 or PY 2019-20 for the following
indicators:
• Employment Rate 2nd Quarter After Exit
• Median Earnings
2. Christine Snapper FSS Director Orange County -
Social Services
Agency
5/21/19 5/31/23
3. Dennis Varnum Cluster Manager Employment
Development Dept.
5/21/19 5/31/23
4. David Elliott President/CEO Santa Ana Chamber
of Commerce
9/15/20 5/31/24
5.
6.
7.
8.
PY 2018 Performance Goals
Adults Dislocated
Workers Youth
Employment Rate 2nd Quarter After Exit 61.5% 71.9% 91.2%
Employment or
Education Rate 2nd
Quarter After Exit
Median Earnings 2nd Quarter After Exit $6,834 $9,331 BASELINE Median Earnings
EXHIBIT 1
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Sustained Fiscal Integrity
The Local Area hereby certifies that it has not been found in violation of one or more of the
following during PY 18-19 or PY 19-20:
• Final determination of significant finding(s) from audits, evaluations, or other reviews
conducted by state or local governmental agencies or the Department of Labor
identifying issues of fiscal integrity or miss-expended funds due to the willful disregard
or failure to comply with any WIOA requirement.
• Gross negligence – defined as a conscious and voluntary disregard of the need to use
reasonable care, which is likely to cause foreseeable grave injury or harm to persons,
property, or both.
• Failure to observe accepted standards of administration – Local Areas must have
adhered to the applicable uniform administrative requirements set forth in Title 2 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200.
Certify No Violation
Engaged in Regional Planning
Engaged in regional planning is defined as participating in and contributing to regional
planning, regional plan implementation, and regional performance negotiations. The Local Area
herby certifies that it has participated in and contributed to regional planning and negotiating
regional performance measures in the following ways:
1. Joint completion of the Orange Regional plan including collaboration on the
development of a Unified Local Plan for Santa Ana, Anaheim and Orange County.
PY 2019 Performance Goals
Adults Dislocated
Workers Youth
Employment Rate 2nd Quarter After
Exit 69.0% 69.6% 75.4%
Employment or
Education Rate 2nd
Quarter After Exit
Median Earnings 2nd Quarter After
Exit $6,094 $10,215 BASELINE Median Earnings
EXHIBIT 1
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2. Participation in regular regional leadership meetings (bi-monthly)
3. Among the three (3) Local Workforce Areas, consolidated ETPL management and
training provider monitoring through a single contract with I-Train
4. Regionally shared availability of virtual job fair/recruitment platform
5. Among the three (3) Local Workforce Areas coordinated RR activities and services with
the OC Labor Federation and their membership
6. Regularly discussed operations/servicing at the three Local Workforce Area’s AJCC’s.
Adjusted training vouchers to eliminate client “shopping” for services, and shared
policies and best practices.
7. Coordinated preparation of proposal and implementation of the region’s Prison to
Employment Grant
EXHIBIT 1
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Local Area Assurances
Through PY 21-23, the Local Area assures:
A. It will comply with the applicable uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and
audit requirements (WIOA Section 184[a][2] and [3]).
Highlights of this assurance include the following:
• The Local Area’s procurement procedures will avoid acquisition of unnecessary or
duplicative items, software, and subscriptions (in alignment with Title 2 CFR Section
200.318).
• The Local Area will maintain and provide accounting and program records, including
supporting source documentation, to auditors at all levels, as permitted by law (Title 2
CFR Section 200.508).
Note that failure to comply with the audit requirements specified in Title 2 CFR Part 200
Subpart F will subject the Local Area to potential cash hold (Title 2 CFR Section 200.338).
B. All financial reporting will be done in compliance with federal and State regulations and
guidance.
Highlights of this assurance include the following:
• Reporting will be done in compliance with Workforce Services Directive WSD19-05,
Monthly and Quarterly Financial Reporting Requirements, (December 4, 2019).
• All closeout reports will comply with the policies and procedures listed in WSD16-05,
WIOA Closeout Requirement, (July 29, 2016).
Note that failure to comply with financial reporting requirements will subject the Local Area
to potential cash hold. (Title 2 CFR Section 200.338)
C. Funds will be spent in accordance with federal and state laws, regulations, and guidance.
Highlights of this assurance include:
• The Local Area will meet the requirements of the California Unemployment Insurance
Code Section 14211, to spend a minimum of 30 percent of combined total of WIOA Title
I adult and dislocated worker formula fund allocations on training services.
• The Local Area will not use funds to assist, promote, or deter union organizing (WIOA
Section 181[b][7]).
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D. The Local Board will select the America’s Job Center of CaliforniaSM operator(s), with the
agreement of the local CEO, through a competitive process such as a Request for Proposal,
unless granted a waiver by the state (WIOA Section 121[d][2][A] and 107[g][2]).
E. The Local Board will collect, enter, and maintain data related to participant enrollment,
activities, and performance necessary to meet all CalJOBSSM reporting requirements and
deadlines.
F. The Local Board will comply with the nondiscrimination provisions of WIOA Section 188,
including the collection of necessary data.
G. The Local Area will engage in and contribute to, regional planning and regional plan
implementation (for example, Local Area has participated in regional planning meetings and
regional plan implementation efforts, and the Local Board and local CEO have reviewed and
approved the regional plan and modifications).
H. The Local Area will participate in regional performance negotiations.
I. It will comply with CWDB policies and guidelines, legislative mandates and/or other special
provisions as may be required under federal law or policy, including the WIOA or state
legislation.
J. Priority shall be given to veterans, recipients of public assistance, other low-income
individuals, and individuals who are basic skills deficient for receipt of career and training
services funded by WIOA Adult funding (WIOA Section 134[c][3][E] and Training and
Employment Guidance Letter [TEGL] 10-09, and TEGL 19-16).
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Application Signature Page
Instructions – The local CEO and Local Board chair must sign and date this form. Electronic
signatures are permitted for the PY 21-23 application.
By signing the application below, the local CEO and Local Board chair request subsequent
designation of the Local Area and recertification of the Local Board. Additionally, they agree to
abide by the Local Area assurances included in this application.
Local Workforce Development Board Chair Local Chief Elected Official
Signature Signature
Stacey Sanchez Vincent Sarmiento
Name Name
Chair, Santa Ana Workforce Mayor
Title Title
Date Date
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