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Home My WebLink About13B - SA WIB APPOINTMENT REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION ~ ~p CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: JANUARY 4, 2010 TITLE: APPROVED ? As Recommended APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO THE ? As Amended SANTA ANA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ? Ordinance on 1ST Reading ? Ordinance on 2"d Reading BOARD ? Implementing Resolution ? Set Public Hearing For i , CONTINUED TO r ~ ~ FILE NUMBER CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION ~ Appoint Marjorie A. Knitter, President, The Moote Group as a private sector member on the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board. WORKFORCE INVESMENT BOARD RECOMMENDATION At its regular meeting of November 20, 2009, by a vote of 20:0, (de Leon, Fischer, Hood, Korthuis, Lin, Martinez, Metzler, Pina, and Syed absent), the Workforce Investment Board recommended that the City Council appoint Marjorie A. Knitter, President, The Moote Group as a private sector member on the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board. DISCUSSION On March 6, 2000, the Santa Ana City Council adopted a resolution establishing the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board and appointed 35 members. In accordance with the federal legislation, a majority of the Board members and the Board Chair must come from the private sector. The remaining Board members represent education, non-profit organizations, one-stop mandated partners and local labor organizations. There are four mandated private sector positions on the Board that are currently vacant. After an extensive recruitment campaign and interview process, staff is recommending the appointment of Ms. Marjorie A. Knitter as a private sector member. Her resume is attached (Exhibit 1). 13B-1 Appointment of members to Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board January 4, 2010 Page 2 FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. Cynthia J. Nels n Deputy City Manager for Development Services Community Development Agency CJN/LA/fj RFCA WIB Title I appt. 1-10 13B-2 ATE ~R~V~ ,hand Maraa~er~er~t ~pecralisfs MarJorie A. Knitter is the inspirational president of Paul A. Monte & Associates, Inc., dba The Monte Group, a full-service construction management firm providing / ~ laud development solutions to developers, builders, ` municipalities and lenders in all aspects of land development and infiash•ucture programs front entitlement tlu•ough finished lots. She is well known in ' the Southern California conshuction industry, with more _ than 25 years of experience in laud management and active leadership roles in numerous related associations. Marjorie oversees all aspect of business planning, development and management for the Santa Ana, Calif.- based firm of 22 employees that specializes in engineering feasibility, land development cost estimates and all phases of constnuction marragerrteirt. She has personally been the bid/contract administrator for both public and private developments representing more than $500 million in construction specifications and contract documents as well as manages their core business of due diligence support providing finished lot cost estimates. Since assuming leadership of The Monte Group during the economic recession in 1990, Knitter has grown the family business from seven employees to 22 and expanded the fttm's expertise from civil estimating and construction management to include bid solicitation, negotiations, contract preparation and administration, utility consulting and coordination, expert wihiess and litigation support, risk assessment, land use permitting and entitlement, and Consri•uction Reimbursement Support for bath public and private projects throughout California, Arizona and Nevada. Diversification helped The Monte Group not only to survive, but to thrive, even in the cyclical real estate and construction industry. Knitter has industry connections that nut deep, developed over years of Leadership and active participation in numerous construction associations, and is the current chair of the Development Trends and Strategies Conference for the Orange County Building Industry Association. She is a regular speaker at universities and industry conferences on the topic of construction and development management. She also volunteers her time and expertise to Hotne Aide, Habitat for Humanity and the United Way Women's Philanthropy Fund. 1516 Brookhollow Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Office: 714-751-5557 Fax:714-751-4552 www.moote.com e - _ M111eMhIMMY~itlf Path A. Mooto 8 Associates, inc. Exhibit 1 13B-3 Summery of Qualifications and Skills • Marketing and public relations • Bid /contract administrator for both public and private developments + Written slid administrated over $500,000,000 public constnuction specifications and contract documents • Field management, cost estimating, quantity takeoffs, project representation • Extensive project and construction management experience • Budget negotiation and compliance adl?erence • Pro-Forma Building and Due Diligence Services • Staffing recruitment for project-specific personnel • Strong knowledge of iudllstry specifics, global and local developments + Developed computer designs, proprietary spreadsheets and computer support tearnS • Review pre-bid activities, reporting formats, presentations and the contract award activities • Direct co?npany operations and ?nanagernent • Provide company-wide ?•eport analysis CONSTR UCTIONASSOCI.4TION MBMBBRSHIPS + Home Builders Council of the Orange County Building Industry Association - 1999 Volunteer of the Year, 2000 President -Member since 1989 • Building Lidustry Association / OC - 2006 -2009 Chairperson • National Association of Home Builders -Member since 1989 • Environmental Management Association -Licensed Member since 1992 • Association of Constnrction Inspectors -Licensed Member since 1993 • American Association of Cost Engineering --Certified Member since 1996 • National Association of Women in Construction - Member Organization • Urban Land Institute, Orange County -Member • California Receivers Foru?n -Member • National Association California Bankruptcy Tnrstees -Member EDUCATION cf•. PROFFSSIONf1L AI'FILI,4TIDNS • Instn?ctor: Constn?ction Management, Cost Estimating & Bid Administration- Orange Coast College, Uh1Ve1'Slty Of Calif0r7]IA, Irvine • Regular Guest Speaker for the Light Conshrlction and Development Management Program - University of California, Irvine • HBC Design Build Competition (1988 to 1999) -Chairman for a cornpetition of high school, R,O.P. and junior colleges construction technology shrdents. Shrdents design and build an 8' x 10' structure to code over a rivo-day period, judged by city building officials, architects and home builders. • BIS Building Industry -Program Committee, Program Speaker • PCBC Pacific Coast Building Cor?ference -Program Committee, Program Speaker • Crittenden Real Estate Canfcrenec, Program Speaker ~ ~ PE laid A!anapamenl 3Fcclafitfs Path A. Moots & Assocfates, Inc. 13B-4 COMMUNITY SERVICE INVOLVEMENT • American Business Women's Association (ABWA provides education scholarships to women who wish to enhance their careers through education) - 1990 Woman of the Year, 1991 President • United Way, Women's Philanthropy Fund- Active member since 2005 • Orange County Business Journal - 1996 Woman in Business Candidate • Home Aide Project Playhouse -Committee, Sponsor • Habitat for Hutnanity -Active participant for In-kind Sponsorship CURRENT PROJECTS • Schleisman Joint Develo went A reement. Representing a consortium of builders, (Shea P g Homes, D.R. Horton, Lcnnar Homes}. As an independent third party, Marjorie has provided the initial budget of shared improvements, established the fair share analysis between the consortium, and is managing the conshziction fiutding, cash-flow scheduling, bid administration and construction contracts. 2007 to present. Construction value $9.700,000. • Attdie Mttrpiry Ranch. 2,200 residential lots, 580 acres. Partially completed master planned community. Cost to complete estimate for Bank of America during pre-foreclosure event. May 2009. Cost-to-complete value $130,000,000. • Etiwanda Residential Ttact. 130 Finished Lots. Provided the cost to complete for the lender and assisted in the negotiations of the purchase price with the buyer. August 2009. ~.7iKV V tad F~anagtmtnl SF~eclatisls Paul A. Maote ~ Associates, htc. I i 13B-5 ~i 3 ~ ~ ~ z ~ x ~ ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ a ~ o ° ~ ~ tea,' ~ rot ~ ~ ° ~ M N ~ ~ ~ O' a. < ~ ~ ~ U cue. ~ cu ~ x ~o' ~ O ~ ~ ~ ~ o ~ 'b co ~ ~ ~ coo ~ ° o " o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ coo ~ - " w_, ~ ~ b' ~ ~ ~ w Cd ~ ~ rr ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 ~ b ~ ~ ~ t~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o ~ o ~ ~ b ~ ~ o ~ ro ~ ~ b n '7 ~ o ~ A ~ 0 Q ~ y. ~ ~ M• ~ b ~ o J z ON N C~D N N N N ~ • O CAD O O ~ O v, rn to v, v+ v, a, ~ N .may (~D y' N ~ .-r X O A Q O W J N 13B-6