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Item # 9
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
May 20, 2025
TOPIC: Approve Submission of Application for Local Area Subsequent Designation and
Local Board Recertification for Program Year 2025-2027 as Regulated by the Federal
WIOA Grant
AGENDA TITLE
Local Area Subsequent Designation and Local Board Recertification Program Year (PY)
2025-2027
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize the submission of the application for Subsequent Local Area Designation and
Local Board Recertification for PY 2025-2027.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On January 16, 2025, the California Employment Development Department released
Directive WSD24-10-14, establishing procedures for the subsequent designation of
Local Workforce Development Areas and recertification of Local Workforce
Development Boards (WDBs) under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(WIOA). This designation and recertification process, conducted every two years,
ensures that local areas remain eligible to receive federal WIOA funds to support
workforce development services.
The City of Santa Ana is a designated Local Workforce Development Area and serves
as the administrative and fiscal agent for WIOA funds. The Santa Ana Workforce
Development Board (WDB) oversees the planning, coordination, and accountability of
workforce services delivered through the Santa Ana WORK Center.
To comply with the state directive and maintain eligibility for continued WIOA funding,
the City must submit a completed Subsequent Designation and Local Board
Recertification Request.
The Workforce Development Board is a federally mandated body required by WIOA
Section 107, which serves as the local oversight and policy-making authority for the
workforce development system. The WDB is composed of representatives from
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business, education, labor, economic development, and community-based
organizations. Its primary functions include:
•Developing and implementing the local WIOA workforce plan
•Overseeing the delivery of employment and training services
•Aligning workforce strategies with regional economic priorities
•Ensuring accountability in the use of WIOA funds
•Forming partnerships with employers and educational institutions to meet labor
market needs
A certified and functioning WDB is essential for the City to continue receiving federal
WIOA funding. Without a recertified board and subsequent designation as a Local
Workforce Development Area, the City would:
•Lose eligibility for WIOA funds, jeopardizing millions in federal dollars allocated
for youth, adult, and dislocated worker programs
•Interrupt workforce service delivery to job seekers, youth, and local employers
•Disqualify the City from leading regional workforce partnerships and initiatives
•Fall out of compliance with state and federal law, resulting in potential
administrative penalties and reallocation of funds to other jurisdictions
The Santa Ana WDB currently meets or exceeds all state requirements for
recertification, including membership composition, performance accountability, and
fiscal integrity (see Exhibit 1).
Approval of this item ensures that the City remains in good standing with the State
Workforce Development Board and can continue to deliver vital workforce programs
that connect residents with employment, training, and economic opportunity.
On March 20, 2025, during its regularly scheduled meeting, the Santa Ana Workforce
Development Board voted 14:0 with members Hubbard, Korthuis, Lopez, Perez, and
Ruiz absent, to recommend that the City Council approve the proposed action.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Subsequent Designation and Local Board Recertification Application PY 2025-
2027
Submitted By: Michael L. Garcia, Executive Director of Community Development
Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager
Local Area Subsequent Designation
and
Local Board Recertification Application
for
Program Year 2025-27
Local Workforce Development Area
Santa Ana
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EXHIBIT 1
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) 2025-27 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.
Contact your Regional Advisor for technical assistance or questions related to completing and
submitting this application.
Completed applications must be submitted to the CWDB at PolicyUnit@cwdb.ca.gov by 5 p.m.
on Monday, April 7, 2025.
Santa Ana
Name of Local Area
801 W. Civic Center Drive, Suite 200
Mailing Address
Santa Ana, CA 92701
City, State, ZIP
April 7, 2025
Date of Submission
Deborah Sanchez
Contact Person
714-565-2621
Contact Person's Phone Number
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EXHIBIT 1
Local Board Membership
The WIOA Section 107(b}(2}(A) through (E) states the requirements for nominating and
selecting Local Board members:
1.Provide the names of the individuals appointed for each membership category listed
below.
2.Attach a roster for the current Local Board.
Category: Business -WIOA Section 107(b}(2}(A) requires that business members constitute a
simple majority of the Local Board, and WIOA Section 107(b}(3) states that the chairperson
shall also be a member under this category. Specifically, a majority of the Local Board's business
members shall constitute the following representatives under this membership category:
•Owners of businesses, chief executives or operating officers of businesses, or other
business executives or employers with optimum policymaking or hiring authority.
•Representatives of businesses, including small businesses or business organizations.
•Individuals appointed by those who have been nominated by local business
organizations and business trade associations.
List the Local Board's business members and identify the chairperson by typing CHAIR after their
name:
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EXHIBIT 1
Local Board Business Members
Name Title Entity Appointment Term End
Date Date
Daisy Campos Owner Campos Consulting 6/21/22 5/31/26
CHAIR Corporation
Dave Elliott Founder/CEO Dave Elliott & 5/21/24 5/31/28
Vice-Chair Associates
Marjorie President Moote Group 5/21/24 5/31/28
Knitter
Patrick Owner Sir Speedy Printing 5/21/24 5/31/28
Korthuis
Jack Haley Principal/Sr. VP Lee & Associates 6/21/22 5/31/26
Johanna Rivera HR Resource Polly's Inc. 8/15/23 5/31/27
Diractor
Rhonda Miller Director of Better Business 8/15/23 5/31/26
Business Bureau
Engagement
Mat Garcia Head of OverAir 1/16/24 5/31/26
Business
Operations
Natasha Chief of Human AltaMed 5/21/24 5/31/28
Milatovich Resources
Officer
Cory Sams General MainPlace Mall 5/21/24 5/31/28
Manager
Marco Corona Talent GKN Aerospace 06/03/25 -City
Acquisition Council agenda
Manager for appointment
to WDB.
Michael Market Republic Services 06/03/25 -City
Johnson Manager Council agenda
for appointment
to WDB
Vacant
Category: Workforce -Not less than 20 percent of the Local Board members shall be
representatives from the Local Area's workforce (WIOA 107[b][2][B]) who:
•Shall include representatives of labor organizations (for a Local Area in which employees
are represented by labor organizations) who have been nominated by local labor
federations or (for a Local Area in which no employees are represented by such
organizations) other representatives of employees. California Unemployment Insurance
Code (CUIC) Section 14202(b)(l) further requires and specifies that these
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representatives shall amount to not less than 15 percent of the Local Board membership
and be subject to the following:
a.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 area.
b.Shall include a representative, who shall be a member of a labor organization or
a training director from a joint labor-management apprenticeship program, or if
no such program exists in the area, such a representative of a state-approved
apprenticeship program in the area, if such a program exists.
•May include representatives of community-based organizations that have demonstrated
experience and expertise in addressing the employment needs of individuals with
barriers to employment, including organizations that serve veterans or that provide or
support competitive integrated employment for individuals with disabilities.
•May include representatives of organizations that have demonstrated experience and
expertise in addressing the employment, training, or education needs of eligible youth,
including representatives of organizations that serve out-of-school youth.
List the Local Board's workforce members:
Local Board Labor Members
Name Title Entity Appointment Term End
Date Date
Brent Beasley Business Manager Roofers & Water 6/21/22 5/31/26
Proofers Local 220
Maria Rosa Organizer UFCW Local 324 6/21/22 5/31/26
Lopez
Robert Ruiz Secretary/Treasurer Laborers Local 652 6/21/22 5/31/26
Robert Tucker Ret. Vice Chair CA School 8/15/23 5/31/27
Employees
Association
Category: Education -WIOA Section 107[b][2][C] requires that each Local Board include
members who represent entities that administer education and training activities in the Local
Area. Specifically, the Local Board shall have education representatives under this membership
category from the following entities:
•Eligible Title II adult education and literacy providers
•Institutions of higher education providing workforce investment activities
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Members may be representatives from 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.
List the Local Board's education members:
Local Board Education Members
Name Title Entity Appointment Term End
Date Date
Dr. Vaniethia VP Student Santa Ana College 5/21/24 5/31/27
Hubbard Affairs
Enrique Perez, Vice Chancellor Rancho Santiago 8/15/23 5/31/27
JD Community College
Category: Economic and Community Development -WIOA Sections 107[b][2][D] and [El
require each Local Board to include governmental, economic, and community development
representatives under this membership category from the following entities:
•Economic and community development organizations
•The state's employment service office under the Wagner-Peyser Act
•Programs carried out under Title I of the federal Rehabilitation Act
A Local Board may have representatives from transportation, housing, and/or public assistance
agencies; philanthropic organizations; and/or an individual or representatives of entities
determined to be appropriate by the local Chief Elected Official (CEO).
List the Local Board's economic and community development members:
Local Board Economic and Community Development Members
Name Title Entity Appointment Term End
Date Date
Dennis Varnum SA Cluster EDD 8/15/23 5/31/27
Manager
Patty Tsu-Lui District Dept. of 5/07/24 5/31/27
Administrator Rehabilitation
Gail Araujo Family Self Social Services 8/15/23 5/31/27
Sufficiency Agency
Director
David Elliott President, SA Economic 5/21/24 5/31/28
Chamber of Development
Commerce
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06/21/22
Performed Successfully
The Local Area hereby certifies that it has performed successfully, defined as having an
Individual Indicator Score of 50 percent or higher in PY 22-23 or PY 23-24, as described in
Workforce Services Directive WSD20-02, Calculating Local Area Performance and
Nonperformance (September 18, 2020).
Note-Report your "performance score" rather than the "adjusted level of performance."
PY 22-23 Scores
Indicator
Employment Rate 2 nd
Quarter After Exit
Employment Rate 4th Quarter
After Exit
Median Earnings
Credential Attainment
PY 23-24 Scores
Indicator
Employment Rate 2 nd
Quarter After Exit
Employment Rate 4th Quarter
After Exit
Median Earnings
Adults Dislocated
Workers
71.4% 62.1%
75.0% 73.8%
S81601 s111921
64.3% 52.8%
Adults Dislocated
Workers
% %----
% %----
% % ----
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Youth
68.9%
62.3%
S3!849
59.3%
Youth Overall
Indicator
Score
--% ___ %
--% __ %
% ----
, ...
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Indicator Adults Dislocated Youth Overall
Workers Indicator
Score
Credential Attainment
--% --% --% __ %
Measurable Skills Gain
% % % %--------
Overall Program Score
__ % % __ % -----
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 22-23 or PY 23-24:
•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 misexpended 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 (Uniform Guidance).
Certify No Violation: IZI
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
hereby 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 Unified
Local Plan for Santa Ana, Anaheim and County of Orange.
2.Participation in regular regional leadership meetings (bi-monthly).
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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 for
businesses with multiple locations in the region.
6.Regularly discussed operations/services 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 second Prison
to Employment Grant.
8.Collaborated with the region's community colleges in preparation of and
implementation of the RERP grant.
9.Working with our Regional Organizer and region WDB's to plan an annual Workforce
event highlighting the four primary industry sectors.
Local Area Assurances
Through PY 25-27, 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 the acquisition of
unnecessary or duplicative items, software, and subscriptions (in alignment with
Uniform Guidance 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 (Uniform Guidance Section 200.508).
Note that failure to comply with the audit requirements specified in Uniform Guidance
Subpart F will subject the Local Area to a potential cash hold (Uniform Guidance Section
200.339).
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 WSD 19-05, Monthly and Quarterly
Financial Reporting Requirements (December 4, 2019).
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•All close-out reports will comply with the policies and procedures listed in
WSD16-05, WIOA Closeout Requirements (July 29, 2016}.
Note that failure to comply with financial reporting requirements will subject the Local
Area to a potential cash hold. (Uniform Guidance Section 200.339)
C.Funds will be spent in accordance with federal and state laws, regulations, and
guidance.
Highlights of this assurance include the following:
•The Local Area will meet the requirements of the CUJC Section 14211 to spend a
minimum of 30 percent of the 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]).
D.The Local Area will select America's Job Center of California5M operator(s) through a
competitive procurement process, such as a Request for Proposals, unless designated or
certified as an operator with the agreement of the local CEO and the Governor (WIOA
Section 121[d][2][A] and 107[g][2]).
E.The Local Area will collect, enter, and maintain data related to participant enrollment,
activities, and performance necessary to meet all CalJOBS5M reporting requirements and
deadlines.
F.The Local Area will comply with the nondiscrimination provisions of WIOA Section 188
and Title 29 CFR Part 38, including the collection of necessary data.
G.The Local Area will engage in and contribute to regional planning and regional plan
implementation (for example, the 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 two-year modifications).
H.The Local Area will participate in regional performance negotiations.
I.The Local Area 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 25-27 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 Board Chair
Daisy Campos
Name
Chair, Santa Ana Workforce Development
Board
Title
March 20, 2025
Date
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Local CEO
Signature
Valerie Amezcua
Name
Mayor, City of Santa Ana
Title
Date
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