HomeMy Public PortalAboutWORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD - Local Area Modification Application Merge with Greater Long Beach Workforce AreaNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY
The Carson/Lomita/Torrance Workforce Investment Area has applied to the State to
merge with the Greater Long Beach Workforce Development Area and is soliciting
public comment on the proposed Local Area Modification, for a thirty (30) -day period.
The application was published by the State on February 20, 2007 and is available for
review by the general public at the Carson WorkSource Center, 1 Civic Plaza, Ste. #
500, Carson, CA 90745, Monday — Thursday, between the hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm,
Additional locations and the application are posted on the www.careerzone.torrnet.com
website. Interested parties may provide feedback via mail — Mr. Gilbert von Studnitz,
Regional Advisor, Workforce Services Branch, PO Box 826880, MIC 50, Sacramento,
CA 94820-001, fax (916) 654-7921, or email (GvonStud@edd.ca.gov) through March
22, 2007 .
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Copies of the Local Area Modification Application have been
made available for review by the general public at the
following locations:
Carson WorkSource Center
1 Civic Plaza, Ste # 500
Carson, CA 90745
Mon.- Thurs. 8am-5pm
Torrance WorkSource Center
1220 Engracia Ave.
Torrance, CA 90501
Mon. -Fri. 8am-5pm
Harbor WorkSource Center
1851 N. Gaffey Street, Ste.F
San Pedro, CA 90731
Mon. -Fri. 8am-5pm
Torrance City Hall, Office of City Clerk
3031 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90503
Mon.- Thurs. 7:30am-5:30pm
Fri. 8am-4:30pm
Closed Alternate Fridays
Lomita City Hall, Office of City Clerk
24300 Narbonne Ave.
Lomita, CA 90717
Mon.- Thurs. 8:30am-4:30pm
Carson City Hall, Office of City Clerk
701 E. Carson Street
Carson, Ca 90745
Mon.- Thurs. 7am-6pm
Closed every Friday
Katy Geissert Library, Torrance
Reference Desk
3301 Torrance Blvd
Torrance, CA 90503
Mon.- Thurs. 7am-9pm
Fri. l Dam-6pm
Sat. IOam-5:30pm
Closed Sunday
L.A. County Library, Lomita
24200 Narbonne Ave.
Lomita, CA 90717
Mon. -Wed. 11 am-8pm
Thurs.-Sat. l oam-5pm
Closed Sunday
L.A. County Library, Carson
Reference Desk
151 E. Carson Street
Carson, CA 90745
Mon.- Thurs. 1 Oam-8pm
Fri. l Dam-6pm
Sat. l oam-5:00pm
Sun. 1 pm-5pm
Local Area
Modification
Application
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February 8, 2007
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Mr. Ray York
Acting Executive Director
California Workforce Investment Board
77712 th Street, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95814
Dear Mr. York,
ELAINE M. WINER
HUMAN RESOURCES
DIRECTOR
(310) 618-2960
LEYTA 0. FUENTES
HUMAN RESOURCES
ADMINISTRATOR
(310) 618-2960
RANDALL SELLERS
RISK MANAGER
(310) 618-2950
PATRICIA D. UNANGST
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
(310) 518-8100
Enclosed please find the package for the modification of the Carson/Lomita/Torrance LWIA.
After months of meetings, review and public testimony, our elected officials and WIB
unanimously selected the Greater Long Beach Workforce Area as our merger partner.
We believe that the combined area which has a population of nearly 1 million (includes the L. A.
City and County subcontracts) represents a significant portion of Los Angeles/Long Beach labor
market. The blended entity will be able to enhance services and reduce administrative costs.
We urge the State to process this application expeditiously in order that we not disrupt services
at the local level. Please note that the signature pages from the City of Long Beach will be sent
under separate cover.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia D. Unangst, Man%er
Workforce Development Division
cc: B. Hermsmeier
G. Von Studnitz
3231 Torrance Boulevard • Torrance, California 90503-5055 • Facsimile 310/618-2927
Printed on Recycled Paper
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Forms Checklist and Cover Sheet
Please check the appropriate boxes below to indicate that these steps have been taken
in developing the modification application, and that the required documentation is
attached. Please have the "point of contact" sign and date the checklist.
Designate Point of Contact
Identify participating counties/cities/local areas in this modification
request
Narrative completed that addresses all modification considerations
Local CEO(s) and Local Board Chair(s) signatures provided
Public comment process documented and results attached
C/L/T Workforce Investment Network
Name of Organization
1 Civic Plaza, Suite 500
Mailing Address
Carson, California 90745
City, State ZIP
Date Application Mailed February 8, 2007
Point of Contact Signature
Page 3 of 9
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LOCAL AREA MODIFICATION APPLICATION NARRATIVE
1. Point of Contact
Contact Person:
Title:
Mailing Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
E-mail Address:
Patricia D. Unangst
Executive Director
One Civic Plaza, Suite 500
Carson, CA 90745
(310) 518-8130
(310) 518-8214
punangst(cb-torrnet.com
2. Affected Local Areas and Local Boards
The local areas affected would include Carson/Lomita/Torrance (C/L/T)
and the Greater Long Beach Local Workforce Investment Areas (LWIAs). The
merger would consist of five cities: Carson, Lomita, Torrance, Long Beach and
Signal Hill. The local boards affected are: C/L/T and the Greater Long Beach
LWIBs. There are no cities in the unincorporated southern portion of L.A.
County that would be affected by the boundary change.
In addition, C/L/T WIB has a subcontract with the City of Los Angeles to
operate a full service One -Stop for San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City and
Harbor Gateway areas and a small contract to serve the County areas adjacent
to C/L/T. Both of these agreements would be a part of the new area.
3. Geographic Boundaries
The Carson/Lomita/Torrance Workforce Investment Area (C/L/T LWIA) is
a consortium composed of the three named cities which occupy 41.5 square
miles in the southern part of Los Angeles County. According to the 2005 U.S.
Census Data the consortium has a population of 256,854.
The Long Beach Local Workforce Investment Area is comprised of the
cities of Long Beach and Signal Hill with a population of 484,865. The two cities
occupy 52.2 square miles in the southern part of Los Angeles County as well.
The combined LWIAs will have a population size of 741,719 and will
occupy 93.7 square miles in the southern part of Los Angeles County. C/L/T is
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contiguous to Long Beach along a stretch of the Long Beach (710) freeway and
Santa Fe Avenue.
The contract to serve residents and businesses of the adjacent areas of
LA City and County are included. The estimated population of the combined
area is 241,271 and occupies 51.3 square miles.
Merged Worldorce Investment Area Existing Contract Service Agreements with LA City and County WBs
4. Local Area Modification Consideration
a. Describe the resources available in each of the local areas to administer WIA
activities.
Each LWIA has effective training and expertise in many of the growing
industry sectors. Best practices will be shared to develop quality programs to
meet the needs of the combined service areas. Coordination of economic
development efforts will further create job opportunities and foster economic
growth. This region continues to experience a wide range need to educate and
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prepare the workforce. This demonstrates a continued challenge for the region; it
also shows the alignment of priorities for preparing, training and placing residents
in career paths in demand industries.
The Career Transition Center located in Long Beach will serve as the
comprehensive One -Stop. Additional services will be accessed through a variety
of portals/satellites. This reduction in fixed cost operating expenses will enable
the new LWIA to enhance service opportunities to customers.
The boundary change will result in improved integration of training and
services as well as enhance the consistency of service delivery strategies and
policies over the larger geographical area. A good professional relationship has
existed between Long Beach and CUT since the 1980s when they collaborated
on joint delivery of Job Training Partnership Act services to businesses and
workers of the cannery, shipbuilding and steel industries in the harbor region of
Los Angeles County. These grants were overseen by a joint committee
comprised of key staff from both (then) JTPA Service Areas. Since that time, the
two LWIAs have adopted similar, Baldrige based quality practices and both
LWIAs were active in founding, and attracting federal support for, a regional
quality initiative, Southern California Regional Performance Excellence Forum
(SCRPEF). Both entities had re-employment programs located on community
college campuses to include Long Beach and Los Angeles Harbor Community
Colleges. There is collaboration on strategies to deliver Rapid Response services
to local dislocated workers and businesses. Referral of customers between the
two LWIAs is common.
Long Beach and CUT both have a documented commitment to serving
individuals with disabilities and have trained staff Navigators to facilitate services
for the disabled and build community relationships. The Navigators for both
consortiums have identified local transportation resources that are available for
the disabled; both value relationships that have been established with important
state and local partners such as Job Corps, Goodwill, and EDD.
It is anticipated that the boundary change will not impact existing
partnerships and leveraged resources. If anything, it will expand and enhance
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the partnerships and leveraged resources. One of the strengths of the proposed
merger is that of possessing many similarities and overlaps, we can also create
expanded opportunities for all communities through shared resources and
approaches. The reduction of fixed costs will increase training dollars available.
A targeted focus on special populations to include individuals with disabilities,
Veterans, youth and other barriers to employment would be increased. The
combined staff experienced working with these populations will be a tremendous
benefit and resource.
b. Describe how the boundary change will help a unit of general local
government or combination of units produce a more comprehensive and
integrated workforce development system.
The local economic development efforts of the two LWIAs are similar. The
boundary change will allow for a coordinated effort in serving many of the same
industries shared by both Long Beach and CUT. The economy of the region
encompasses a significant manufacturing base, petrochemical facilities/refineries
and a growing technology sector; ongoing strength in the construction and
building trades; continued expansion in the area of goods movement (the twin
ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles); a wide range of professional and
business services with respect to financial, real estate, insurance, legal and
government sectors; steady growth in tourism, hospitality and retail; and strong
healthcare and education sectors. The merger of CLT and Long Beach will
further enhance services to local businesses and residents of the five
represented cities.
Local collaboration and local board involvement in the healthcare,
construction and logistics industries efforts are critical to our success. Both
Boards have similar compositions of businesses which include representatives
from the major hospitals and labor organizations. The combined and
restructured Board would be able to concentrate on a broader Regional approach
to meeting the workforce needs.
In the past, CLT and Long Beach have collaborated on many efforts.
Some of these highly successful collaboration efforts included: Alameda
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Corridor, Southern CA Regional Roundtable, and closures of canneries,
shipyards and aerospace. Training programs were developed and in some
instances replicated. Both entities had re-employment programs located on
community college campuses to include Long Beach and L.A. Harbor Community
Colleges.
c. Describe the geographic area served by local educational agencies and
intermediate educational agencies within the modified boundaries.
There will be a marked increase in both number and size of educational
agencies serving the combined area. For example, the new area will have
partnerships/subcontracts for both youth and other programs with the massive
Los Angeles Unified School District and the 9 campus LA Community College
District. The breakdown of institutions are as follows: Cal State Universities (2),
Community College Districts (3), Unified School Districts (3), Adult School
Districts (3), Regional Occupation Programs (1), Regional Occupational Centers
(4) as well as numerous private primary, secondary and post secondary
institutions. Each of these districts maintains numerous campuses or
community-based sites within the new area.
In addition to the above traditional education service providers, there are
some community based organizations that provide on site education and literacy
activities, such as with Goodwill Industries and Job Corps and City/County
Library systems.
d. Identify the extent to which the service area affected by the boundary change
is consistent with a local labor market.
The Southern region of Los Angeles County, which includes both Long
Beach and C/L/T LWIAs, is considered a single labor market area. The
consolidation of these two LWIAs will not shift a labor market area. The two
areas share an interrelated business base (transportation, logistics support,
warehousing, supply chain management and safety/security) that make up a
vibrant Goods Movement Industry and adds value to the region's manufacturing
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industry. While some of these goods are products of the region's manufacturing
industry, other goods are received, processed, and transported to other parts of
the state and country as a part of the region's active import/export/goods
movement industry. This industry relies on the proximity of the Long Beach and
Los Angeles ports and the Alameda Corridor. Both LWIAs are currently working
with the City of Los Angeles to develop resources to provide specialized service
to this industry sector and will continue to serve as the One -Stop operator under
a contract with the City of LA to serve the Harbor area.
e. Identify the maximum distances that individuals will need to travel to receive
services within the proposed service area.
Under WIA individuals or companies may choose to access services from
any One -Stop Center and are not restricted to the centers operated by the LWIA
where they live or work. C/L/T's and Long Beach's electronic tracking indicates
that its customers live throughout the greater LA/Orange County region. This is a
by-product of being a part of a dense urban region.
The proposed boundary change will not change the distance that
residents of Long Beach and Signal Hill will need to travel to receive services.
Furthermore, since satellite service centers in Carson and Torrance will be
established or continued, the distance that C/L/T residents would need to travel
to access services would not change significantly. According to Yahoo.com the
distances and travel times between the main service points currently operated by
the two LWIAs are as follows:
Carson WorkSource Center / Long Beach Career Transition Center: 5.2 mi. — 6 min.
Carson WorkSource Center/ Harbor WorkSource Center: 7.4 mi. — 11 min.
Carson WorkSource Center Long Beach Youth Opportunity Center: 5.2mi. — 6 min.
Carson WorkSource Center/ Center for Working Families: 6.3 mi. - 9 min.
Long Beach Career Transition Center/ Harbor WorkSource Center: 10.2 mi. — 15 min.
Carson WorkSource Center/ Torrance WorkSource Center: 3.7 mi. — 15 min.
Long Beach Career Transition Center/Torrance WorkSource Center: 9.6 mi — 14 min.
In urban areas there is a trend towards the decentralization of both jobs
and housing. In 2004 the Public Policy Institute of California has published a
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research paper on commute patterns in California. This includes information
about the Los Angeles -Long Beach -Glendale Metropolitan Statistical Division
(LA -LB -G -MSD), a subset of the Los Angeles -Long Beach -Santa Ana
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Studies have found that the average
commute for California workers is 27 minutes; in the LA -LB -G -MSD the average
commute is 29.2 minutes—the fourth longest average commute in the state. Of
these commuters, 70.4% drive alone, 15% car pool, 6.3% take the bus, subway
or rail, 3.6% bike or walk and 3.7% work at home. Census data from 2000 shows
that the mean travel time for Long Beach LWIA cities is 27.75 minutes while the
mean travel time for C/L/T residents is about 24.8 minutes: These numbers do
not represent a significant difference between the two LWIAs and in fact are
slightly less than the state and LA -LB -G MSD averages. Furthermore, there is
no evidence that would indicate that consolidating C/L/T and Long Beach LWIAs
will alter commute patterns in anyway.
As noted in C/L/T's 7th Year modification to its annual plan, access to the
internet has become increasingly available to the public in the past few years.
Both LWIAs provide public access to the internet in their One -Stops and
customers may also use the internet in public venues such as libraries, schools,
churches, businesses, non-profit service organizations partner agencies
community centers and senior centers.
The California Economic Strategy Panel has said that
"... a well defined economic region will be fairly uniform within its boundaries,
contain economic activities that are interrelated and have logical jurisdictional
boundaries for working with economic development organizations."
Using this definition the Economic Strategy Panel has placed Los Angeles
County (which includes both C/L/T and Long Beach LWIAs) in the Southern
California Economic Region. Furthermore, the U.S. Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) also recognizes their social and economic statistical similarities by
including them in the Los Angeles -Long Beach -Santa Ana Metropolitan Statistical
Area (MSA). Torrance, Carson and Long Beach are all included in OMB's list of
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principal cities for this MSA. It is not expected that the consolidation of the two
LWIAs will result in any change to the demand occupations.
f. Provide any other narrative information that may be relevant to an objective
assessment of the modification project.
CUT LWIA is initiating this modification with the Greater Long Beach
LWIA. For the past four years C/L/T's state required annual plan modification
has reflected decreasing federal WIA formula funds and fewer opportunities for
competitive proposals. As funds have diminished the C/L/T Board, elected
officials and managers have implemented a series of strategies to meet
performance standards and maximize quality services to both job -seeking and
business customers, while decreasing overhead expenses. These measures
included decreasing the size of the facilities, decreasing hours of operation,
increasing reliance on partners (especially EDD) active grant writing, developing
training scholarships from vendors, employee layoffs, and increasing the
responsibilities of remaining staff. However, despite these efforts CUT has
realized that the best way to continue to provide effective, efficient services to
local customers is to ascertain if a consolidation with another, compatible LWIA
would result in result in additional financial savings while preserving
programmatic quality and expanding opportunities for customers.
At the direction of elected officials and the WiN Board, C/L/T informed
several other local LWIAs of its interest in pursuing consolidation and invited
interested parties to submit written proposals to C/L/T's Board and Policy Board.
Two LWIAs submitted proposals for consideration by C/L/T's Policy Board
(elected officials) and WiN Board. On January 24, 2007 the C/L/T Policy Board
held a special meeting, which was well attended by interested members of the
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public and many elected officials from CUT and the surrounding area,
representatives of these LWIAs made oral presentations. Following discussion
and careful deliberation, the Board voted to accept the proposal of the Long
Beach LWIA, which it deemed to be in the best interests of its constituents and
most compatible most with its own approach to regional partnership and program
integration. It also determined that the Long Beach proposal will ensure that
local elected officials and businesses will continue to have meaningful input into
how services are made available to C/L/T customers. Furthermore, the new
larger entity with a single governance structure will reduce overhead and achieve
economies of scale.
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Local Area Modification Request
Signature Page
(This form should be reproduced as needed)
The local Board Chair, as well as the designated local CEO for the local area submitting
or supporting the modification request should sign and date this form. Include the
original signature page(s) in the modification request package.
Certification Statement
The signatures of the following local area representatives acknowledge that the
signatory parties below are submitting or supporting a local area modification
request.
It does not acknowledge there is full agreement on the modification request. If
there is disagreement with the modification request, please attach all public
comments received that indicate disagreement.
Acknowledgement
Name of the Local Board submitting or supporting the modification request:
Carson Lomita Torrance Workforce Investment Network Board
(Typed)
Kurt Weideman
Name (printed or typed) Original
Signature of the Local Board Chair Date
Signature of designated local CEO submitting or supporting the modification
request:
County or City Title:
Councilman, City of Torrance
(Typed)
Paul M. Nowatka
Name (printed or typed) Original Signature of Designated CEO Date
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Summary of Actions/Notifications to Date
Date Action
2002-2007 CUT Annual Plan modifications reflect decreased funding and
the steps the LWIA will take to reduce expenditures and increase
income while maintaining services
10/03/2006 Torrance City Council for LWIA, takes steps to explore
alternatives for service delivery system
11/21/2006 Agenda posted for Policy Board meeting
11/22/2006 Revised Policy Board Agenda posted (unrelated to modification)
11/28/2006
Local Elected Officials (Policy Board) vote to explore changing the
administrative entity and to modify the LWIA. Actions Taken:
Torrance and Lomita declined the role of administrative entity.
City of Carson decides to study the issue. The LEO directs staff
to explore interest from Long Beach and South Bay LWIAs in a
possible merger with the CUT
12/07/2006
Staff meets with South Bay. Outcome: Interested in merger
12/08/2006
Staff meets with Long Beach. Outcome: Interested in merger
12/20/2006
CUT Board Chair sent letter to WiN Board on modification of
LWIA
12/21/2006
CUT Executive Director sent letter to partners regarding
modification of LWIA
12/21/2006 Notification of intent sent to the State regarding possible
modification of LWIA in writing and by phone to Bob Hermsmeier,
CWIB Director and LWIA Regional Advisor
01/03/2007 CUT CEO (Chair of Policy Board), CUT WIB Chair and
Administrative Entity met with CEO (Mayor of Hawthorne) and
Executive Director of South Bay LWIB
01/12/2007 CUT CEO, CUT WIB Chair and Administrative Entity met with
Long Beach CEO Mayor of Long Beach, LWIB Executive Director
and City of Long Beach staff
01/12/2007 Long Beach and South Bay invited to submit a written merger
proposal to CLT LWIA and make a presentation on 1/24/07 at a
special meeting of the Policy Board
01/12/2007 Agenda posted for the Joint Policy Board/Executive Committee
Meeting scheduled for 01/16/07
01/16/2007 Approved minutes of 11/28/06 Policy Board Meeting
Summary of Actions/Notifications to Date Cont'd
Date Action
01/17/2007 Agenda posted for WiN Policy Board meeting
01/17/2007 Agenda, cover letter sent to Long Beach and South Bay for
01/24/07 presentation. Urged to share with elected officials,
Board members and staff of their respective agencies
01/18/2007 Agenda posted for WiN Board meeting
01/22/2007 Proposals received from Long Beach and South Bay
01/23/2007 Revised agenda posted for WiN Board meeting (added guest
speaker unrelated to modification decision)
01/23/2007 Addendum posted for 1/24/07 adding names of speakers for
Section V of the agenda for South Bay and Long Beach
01/24/2007 Policy Board Meeting Presentations from South Bay WIB and
Long Beach WIB; questions from audience with responses by both
proponents. Additional public testimony received.
Actions taken: City of Carson declined the role of C/L/T LW IA
administrative entity and Policy Board unanimously voted to recommend
that C/L/T consolidate with Greater Long Beach LWIA
01/25/2007 CLT WIB Meeting. Action taken: The full WIB Board
unanimously voted to support the recommendation of the Policy
Board to partner with Greater Long Beach WIB. Vote was as
follows: 10 in favor, 0 against and 6 abstentions.
02/01/2007 Memo sent to Greater Long Beach Workforce Development
Board from the Director of the Community Development providing
Status of merger with CLT WIB
02/07/2007 Local Area modification application
02/08/2007 Submitted to the state
All meetings are open to the public in accordance with the Brown Act. Agendas are
posted electronically to all members, elected officials and their voting alternates, City
Managers, LWIB Management staff, LWIB notification list serve as well as the Executive
Directors of Long Beach and South Bay. Information is available through
www.careerzone.torrnet.com.
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Carson
Lomita
Torrance .
WORKFORCE
INVESTMENT
NETWORK
B O A R D
My fellow CUT Board members,
December 20, 2006
I feel that it is my responsibility to inform you of the recent events regarding the Carson/Lomita/
Torrance Workforce Investment Network.
In the 1984 Joint Powers agreement that created the Carson, Lomita & Torrance Consortium, Torrance
agreed to be the grant recipient and administrative entity. In November, after our last Board meeting,
The City of Torrance informed the WIN Policy Board and Executive Committee that it no longer wants
to serve in this capacity. Four years of steep declines in funding, coupled with the uncertainties of
future funding streams, were paramount in this decision.
As a consequence of this decision, Torrance City Councilman, Paul Nowatka and I approved and
signed the attached letter to the State of California.
The current WIN Policy Board and Executive Committee are exploring internal (either Lomita or Carson
assume the administrative entity responsibilities) and external (realignment with another local, adjacent
WIB) options to meet the needs of local businesses and job seekers. If no viable options can be found,
he CUT WIN will dissolve and Workforce service for the citizens of our three cities will come under the
jurisdiction of Los Angeles County.
In any case, in the near future, the C/L/T WIN, as currently configured and structured, will no longer
exist.
Your commitment to local workforce issues within our community is evidenced by your service on this
Board. Hopefully, you can be enlisted to lend your voice and leadership in the difficult decisions
ahead. I would strongly encourage you to attend our next Board meeting on January 25th at the Carson
WIN WorkSource Center, at 3:00 p.m. You are also invited to attend the next Joint Policy
Board/Executive Committee meeting on January 16th at the Carson WIN WorkSource Center,
Conference Room A, at 8:15 a.m.
Please feel free to contact either Pat Unangst (310/518-8130) or myself to obtain more information.
Sincerely,
Kurt Weideman
CUT Board Chair
310/467-0512
CARSON/ LOMITA/TORRANCE
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT NETWORK BOARD
POLICY BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 1:00 P.M.
City of Torrance — West Annex
Commissioner's Room
AGENDA
1:10 I. Call to Order P. Nowatka, Chair
1:12 II. Open Communications
1:17 III. AAgproval of Minutes of the Policy Board Meeting & Joint
Poiicy Board/Executive Committee Meeting of 10/03/06
1:20 IV. Discussion/Action Items
1. How did we get here? (Board Actions of 11/14/06) K. Weideman
2. WiN's Financial Picture E. Tsao
3. The Future of the Consortium Staff
a. Internal Options
b. External Options
2:00 VII. Next Steps
2:30 VIII. Adjourn
In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the
Workforce Investment Network (WiN) Board at (310) 518-8200. Notification 48 hours prior to this meeting will enable the WiN Board
to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Direct other questions or concerns to the WiN Board at (310)
518-8200.
SAVE THE DATES
Next Executive Committee Meeting: Dec. 5, 2006 - 8:00 a.m.
Next Joint Policy Board/ Executive Committee Meeting:
Jan. 16, 2007 - 8:15 a.m.
Next WiN Board Meeting: Jan. 25, 2007 - Location: TBD
pbexec agenda 11-06
Unangst, Patricia
From: Barbagallo, Barbara
Sent:
Wednesday, November 22, 2006 10:55 AM
To:
WiN Poiicy Board; WiN Executive Committee
Cc:
Jones, John; SPL
Subject:
Revised Agenda (2nd Page)
Importance:
High
Attachments: pb agenda 11-06.doc
Attached please find the "revised" agenda for the meeting on Tuesday - the date
and time of the next Executive Committee meeting was incorrect (on the 2nd
page).
2/7/2007
CARSON/ LOMITA/TORRANCE
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT NETWORK BOARD
POLICY BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 1:00 P.M.
City of Torrance — West Annex
Commissioner's Room
AGENDA
1:10 I. Call to Order P. Nowatka, Chair
1:12 II. Open Communications
1:17 III. Approval of Minutes of the Policy Board Meeting & Joint
Policy Board/Executive Committee Meetings of 10/03/06
1:20 IV. Discussion/Action Items
1. How did we get here? (Board Actions of 11/14/06) K. Weideman
2. WiN's Financial Picture E. Tsao
3. The Future of the Consortium Staff
a. Internal Options
b. External Options
2:00 VII. Next Steps
2:30 VIII. Adjourn
In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the
Workforce Investment Network (WiN) Board at (310) 518-8200. Notification 48 hours prior to this meeting will enable the WiN Board
to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Direct other questions or concerns to the WiN Board at (310)
518-8200.
SAVE THE DATES
Next Executive Committee Meeting: Dec. 4, 2006 - 3:00 p.m.
Next 3oint Policy Board/Executive Committee Meeting:
Jan. 16, 2007 - 8:15 a.m.
Next WiN Board Meeting: Jan. 25, 2007 - Location: TBD
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Win Board Members
1. Barbagallo, Barbara
2. Unangst, Patricia
3. Anguiano, Carla
4. Barthe-Jones, Eleanor
5. Brooks Matthew
6. Caldwell, Donald
7. Ithurralde, Jerry
8. Zeleke Neguissie
9. Adams, Clark
10. Schmitt, John
11. Slawson, Richard
12. Smith, Joan
13. Spink, Linda
14. Talbot, Ted
15. Weideman, Kurt
16. Espitia, Ben
17. Washington, Dorothy
18. Dever, Susan
19. Kraemer, Michael
20. Smith, J. Praisley
21. Gordon, Margaret
22. Robinson, Willa
23. Jennison, Jeffrey
24. York, Phillip
25. Warner, Peter;
26. Von Stud, Gilbert
27. Raber, Julie
28. Michelle Allen
29. Mary Montague
30. Means, John
31. McNeel, Bobby
32. Tanaka, Don
33. Dobbs, Betty
34. Lara, Rosa
35. Thompkins, Lenora
36. Annino, Sandra
37. Hoffman, Christine
38. Schmitt, john
39. DiBernardo, Louisa
40. Knechtel, Alice
41. Gupta, Janet
42. Zamudio, David
43. Rodriguez, Mary Ann
44. Ratcliff, Caryn
Win Policy Board
1. Barbagallo, Barbara
2. Barthe-Jones, Eleanor
3. Drevno, Gene
4. Ithurralde, Jerry
5. Nowatka, Paul M.
6. Shepherd, Nakawa
7. Unagst, Patricia
8. Winer, Elaine
9. Dever, Susan
10. Raber, Julie
11. Smithwick, Janice
December 21, 2006
Anita Paredes, Director
Community Connection
4080 Centre Street, Suite 104
San Diego, CA 92103
RE: Carson/Lomita/Torrance Workforce Investment Network (WiN) Partnership
Dear Ms. Paredes,
Since 1984 the City of Torrance, as the Administrative Entity for the Carson/Lomita/Torrance
Consortium, has administered local federal employment and training programs under the Job
Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and its successor the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). These
services have always been delivered in close coordination with partner programs operated by
federal, state and local agencies and non-profit organizations.
At this time, due to declining program revenues and proportionally greater administrative
responsibilities, the CLT Workforce Investment Board have directed staff to explore options within
the consortium or with neighboring local areas for the possible modification of the current
boundaries. We recognize that, because of our cooperative agreements, any major structural
change to WiN is also of interest to you, our partners. The WiN Board, consortium elected officials
and WiN managers are now in discussions with other entities that may be interested in serving as
Administrative Entity. These entities include the City of Carson and the other two consortium cities
or a neighboring Workforce Investment Area.
During this time of transition WiN remains dedicated to providing quality services to local business
and job -seeking customers and will continue to work with its partners to serve the public. We will
keep you informed as discussions progress.
The WiN office will be closed for the holiday season from December 22, 2006 through January 5,
2007. During this time if you have any questions please call Elaine Winer at (310) 618-2960. We
will be back in the office Monday, January 8, 2007 and you can contact Eleanor B. Jones at (310)
518-8126.
Sincerely,
Patricia D. Unangst
Executive Director
CARSON L 'J
LOMITA
TORRANCEZ-
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.ESTMENT
NETWORK December 21, 2006
B O A R D
www.careerzone.torrnet.com
Bob Hermsmeier, Chief
Councilman, City of Torrance
Workforce Investment Division
Chair
P. O. Box 826880, MIC 69
WIN Headquarters
One Civic Plaza, Suite 500
Sacramento, CA 94280-0001
Carson, CA 90745
by a modification of the existing area. This period of exploration will
Tel: (310) 518-8200
Dear Mr. Hermsmeier,
Fax: (310) 518-8214
services and a better alignment of workforce resources while
TDD: (310) 518-8193
maintaining some degree of local control.
The Carson/Lomita/Torrance WIB and the Policy Board have
directed staff to explore options with neighboring local areas for the
possible modification of the current boundaries. It is the intent of
the undersigned to complete this process prior to the end of the
current fiscal year (6-30-07).
Policy Board:
Paul Nowatka '
The Consortium has successfully operated workforce development
Councilman, City of Torrance
programs since 1984; however, the continued decline in federal
Chair
funds have forced us to recognize that there may be more cost -
Susan Dever
Councilwoman. City of Lomita
effective strategies and economies of scale that could be achieved
1" Vice Chair
by a modification of the existing area. This period of exploration will
Julie Ruiz Raber
enable us to determine if this approach will lead to improved
0Aayor Pro Tem, City of Carson
services and a better alignment of workforce resources while
WiN officers:
maintaining some degree of local control.
Kurt Weideman
Hi -Shear Automotive We recognize that the first step in the state process is notification of
Chair intent. Please consider this letter as the intent to pursue and
Michael Kraemer evaluate these options. If you have any questions, please feel free
Montage Cosmetic Labs
1" Vice Chair to contact the Director, Patricia D. Unangst.
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Accountancy Corporation
Past Chair
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Executive Director
Partner of:
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Building Business and Careers
WIN is Managed by the City of Torrance
Respectfully submitted,
Mayor Pro Tem Paul Nowatka
WIB Policy Board Chair
cc: Gilbert von Studnitz, Regional Advisor
Kurt Weideman
WIB Chair
From: Winer, Elaine
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 4:55 PM
To: 'Bryan_Rogers@Long Beach.gov'; ')Vogel@sbwib.org'
Cc: Winer, Elaine
Subject: Proposal to Merge with Carson/Lomita/Torrance Workforce Area
Dear Bryan and Jan,
Thank you for your interest in partnering with our cities in a proposed merger. We realize this process can be
time consuming, but we appreciate your considerable efforts in meeting with staff and elected officials.
The city of Torrance, as Administrative Entity, has over 35 years experience directly operating workforce
development programs. Behind all of this is a dedicated and valued staff that we believe can be an asset to your
organization. While being sensitive to the human resource issues, the consortium needs to make the best
decision for the residents and businesses of our service area.
In order to make an informed decision, the Policy Board (elected officials from each of our member cities) and
WiN Board need you to complete the attached form outlying the proposed merger. Please submit these proposals
to myself no later than noon, Monday January 22"d. For your convenience, the form can be completed and
submitted electronically. Please include an electronic copy of your LWIA organizational chart with your proposal.
We have also included an updated staffing chart of WiN employees which today stands at 25. Finally, please
note that this is a preliminary form which will be reviewed by our elected officials and WIN Executive Committee
Tuesday, January 16. In the event there are any changes in this document, I will forward them Tuesday
afternoon. My aim is to send this request to you today in order that you may begin preparations on your
response.
We apologize in advance for this tight turnaround, but we need time to share this with our cities before the
meeting and your presentations on the 241h. Thank you again for all that you have done to get us to this critical
decision point.
Elaine
2/7/2007
Agency:
Merger Proposed with Carson/Lomita/ Torrance Local Workforce Area
1. Local Workforce Investment Area
Lead City
Population
Years of Experience
2. Local Workforce Area
Population
Cities Served
Key businesses
Educational Institutions
3. Describe experience operating workforce programs, any special projects,
accomplishments or highlights.
4. Describe your economic base and how it aligns with C/L/T
5. List your agency's current priorities/strategic objectives
6. Resources
Funding Sources
FY 04-05
FY 05-06
FY 06-07
Formula Grants
Other Grants Contracts
Private Sector/Foundation
Total Available
7. Consolidated Budget Projection FY 07-08
Funding Sources
C/L/T
Agency
Total
Formula Grants
1,282,917
Other Grants Contracts
1,320,432
Private Sector/Foundation
11,000
Total
2,614,349
Describe allocation of resources within the consolidated region.
8. Identify strategies to enhance declining resource base.
9. Workforce Programs
Briefly highlight your strategies to serve the consolidated area:
Youth
Adult
Dislocated Worker
Special Populations
Businesses
Linkages to Economic Development
10. One Stop Career Centers
a. sites directly operated by your agency
Location(s)
b, sites operated by subcontractors
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c. describe potential location(s)/plan of service for residents and businesses
for Carson, Lomita, Torrance and LA Harbor Area.
11. Staffing Plan
How will the existing employees be integrated into your service delivery/ Board
Support/administrative structure?
How would this consolidation benefit your organization?
12. How would local elected officials in our cities have input into the policies and
service plans for the consolidated area?
13. Why is your agency best suited to meet the needs of residents and businesses of
C/L/T and the LA Harbor area?
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January 12, 2007
T0: WiN Policy Board Members
WiN Executive Committee Members
FROM: Kurt Weideman, WiN Chair
SUBJECT: Next Joint Policy Board/ Executive Committee Meeting —
Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007
The next Joint Policy Board/Executive Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 16,
2007 at 8:00 a.m. at the Carson WorkSource Center. The focus of this meeting will be to
approve the agenda for full Board meeting on Jan. 25, 2007, to plan future meetings
between the cities, and to discuss the status of the C/L/T WiN.
Enclosed please find the following items:
- Agenda
- Minutes of the Policy Board meeting of 11/28/06
- Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting of 12/04/06
- Consolidation Form
We look forward to seeing you next Tuesday. As usual, WiN Board staff will call to
ascertain your attendance.
Sincerely,
Kurt Weideman, Chair
WiN Board
CARSON/LOMITA/TORRANCE
E WORKFORCE INVESTMENT NETWORK BOARD
JOINT POLICY BOARD/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 8:00 A.M.
WiN WorkSource Center — Conference Room #1
One Civic Plaza, Suite 500, Carson
AGENDA
8:10 I. Call to Order P. Nowatka, Policy Board Chair
K. Weideman, WiN Board Chair
8:12 II. Open Communications
8:15 III. Approval of Minutes
• 11/28/06 Policy Board Meeting
• 12/04/06 Executive Committee Meeting
':17 IV. Discussion/Action Items
P. Nowatka/
• Update on discussions on future of WiN K. Weideman/E. Winer
• Review and possibly expand/change questions
to potential partners (Long Beach & South Bay) All
• Establish agenda for special meeting on 1/24/07 All
9:15 V. Policy Board Adjournment to sQecial Policy Board P. Nowatka
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POLICY BOARD
November 28, 2006 — 1:00 p.m.
Torrance City Hall
West Annex Commissioner's Room
3131 Torrance Blvd., Torrance
MINUTES
I. Call To Order The meeting was called to order at 1:10 p.m. by
Councilman P. Nowatka, WiN Policy Board Chair.
Policy Board Councilman P. Nowatka (City of Torrance); Councilwoman
Members Present: S. Dever (City of Lomita); Mayor Pro Tem J. Ruiz-Raber
(City of Carson)
Guests Present: K. Weideman (WiN Board Chair), W. Robinson (EDD;.
E. Winer (H.R. Director, City of Torrance). Mayor F. Scotto
(City of Torrance), Councilwoman and Policy Board
Alternate G. Drevno (City of Torrance), M. Giordano (Asst.
City Manager, Torrance), E. Tsao (Finance Director, City of
Torrance), K. Flewellyn (Asst. Finance Director, City of
Torrance), R. Winkler (Economic Development Genera
Manager, City of Carson). L. Burkholder (Business
Development Manager, City of Carson), T. Odom (City
Manager, City of Lomita)
Staff Present: P. Unangst, E. Barthe-Jones, C. Anguiano, M. Brookes.
D. Caldwell, J. Ithurralde, N, Zeleke
Open Communications
There were no open communications.
III. Approval of Minutes
A motion was made to approve the minutes of the Policy Board meeting and Joint
Policy Board/Executive Committee meeting of 10/03/06. Motion was seconded;
M/S/U.
IV. Discussion/Action Items
How did we get here? -K. Weideman
Mr. Weideman gave an update to bring the group current on the CUT WiN
situation. The Joint Powers Agreement between the cities of Carson, Lomita and
Torrance was created in 1984, with Torrance as the grant recipient and
administrative entity, managing the grants and day-to-day operations of the
consortium. The Board overseeing programs was known -as the Private Industry
Council (PIC). The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) came into effect in 2000, and
along with the new name, Workforce Investment Network (WiN), came a decline in
resources. WiN has seen an extreme decline in funding in the past 3 years. The
State and federal government shifted emphasis from the universal customer to the
customer enrolled in training programs. This caused an overall drop in general
visits as outreach efforts were targeted to customers in need of training resources.
At a meeting on 11/14/06, the Executive Committee discussed various options for
mitigating a projected deficit in the 06-07 WiN budget of $87,164. This action plan
assumed that WiN will receive 7500 of the Nissan and Rapid Response grants
(applications are pending). The mitigation measures include fee -for -services,
operational efficiencies, IT deferred purchases, closing WiN offices during the
holidays from 12/22/06-1/07/07, and salary savings of 2 employees on leaves of
absence. If the grant applications are denied, a contingency plan would need to be
developed, which would include staff layoffs. That picture changed on 11/23/06
when WiN was awarded the full $600,000 Nissan grant.
The City of Torrance sees a need for a plan for the future of the CUT WiN, looking
at the entire picture to maximize service and minimize costs so these types of
budget deficits don't happen every year. Options were discussed regarding the
restructuring of the consortium. The City of Torrance has decided not to remain as
the administrative entity for the consortium; they cannot assume financial
responsibility for any WiN budget shortfalls. The other options would be to offer
that position to either Lomita or Carson; if neither of these cities is in a position to
assume that role, then CUT would need to explore consolidation with neighboring
Local Workforce Investment Areas such as South Bay and Long Beach WIBs. The
committee decided the first step should be to convene a meeting with the cities of
Carson and Lomita, which is why we are here today.
WiN's Financial Picture -E. Tsao
Mr. E. Tsao, Finance Director for the City of Torrance, reported on the consortium's
budget. For FY 2006-07, there is a surplus of $52,854. It is anticipated that the
2007-08 budget will have a deficit of $164,045. The budget and revenue
assumptions include a 10% base revenue reduction, consolidation of facilities into
a single WorkSource Center by Jan. 2008, reduction of operational expenses due
to smaller staff and single facility, moving expenses incurred, and no increases in
salaries. There is also a "Services to Special Populations" grant pending for FY
2006-07, for a total of $300,000 over a 24 -month period. This money would be
awarded as follows: $50,000 for FY 06-07 (effective 3/01/07), $150,000 for FY 07-
08 and $100,000 for FY 08-09.
The Future of the Consortium -E. Winer
Ms. E. Winer, H. R. Director for City of Torrance, distributed a detailed flow chart
which described different options to service delivery and the structure of the CUT
Consortium:
Internal Options —
a. City of Torrance remains Consortium administrative entity and grant
recipient
b. New administrative entity from Consortium (Carson or Lomita)
External Options —
a. Explore Consortium consolidation with neighboring Local Workforce
Investment Areas (LWIA)
b. CUT Consortium (with Torrance as Lead/Administrative Entity) as a vendor
for another LWIA
c. Explore dissolution of Joint Powers Agreement and consolidation of
individual cities within other LWIAs
E. Winer explained that it will be necessary to put the State on notice about the
changes that are being explored. If none of these options are feasible, L. A.
County will take over, which would mean CUT would dissolve. The County
contracts One -Stop operations to vendors; it does not directly operate WorkSource
Centers. Discussion followed.
It was noted that if either of the other cities (Carson or Lomita) made a decision to
supplement the projected deficit, the City of Torrance would relinquish their role as
administrative entity, but continue to be a part of the consortium. The
supplemental amount right now would total $164,000. Councilwoman S. Dever
(City of Lomita) stated that the City of Lomita is not in a position to take this on, but
they will continue to support the consortium. She has had many positive
experiences working with the CUT WiN over the years. Mayor Pro Tem J. Ruiz-
Raber (City of Carson) requested that the City of Carson conduct a study of this
information; it is a decision that must be made by the City Council. R. Winkler (City
of Carson i agreed that Carson City Counci' makes all policy decisions, but
expressed concerns that Carson could not supplement the deficit.
In discussing the external options, P. Unangst explained that City of Long Beach
directly operates 3 WorkSource Centers and South Bay operates the Inglewood
site while contracting with Gardena and Redondo Beach to operate the other sites.
R. Winkler (City of Carson) recommended that the City of Torrance take the lead in
contacting Long Beach and South Bay. P. Nowatka urged that the focus be on the
External Options immediately. City of Torrance Mayor F. Scotto predicted that
neither Long Beach nor South Bay will be interested in taking over.
K. Weideman noted that the facts have been presented; fiscal responsibility is key.
Three years ago, WiN had to reduce and consolidate. W. Robinson (EDD) stated
that EDD is here and is supportive of the WiN. E. Barthe-Jones (WiN) commented
that this is a business decision, it is difficult to make these tough decisions, and it is
even more difficult to hear these decisions. G. Drevno commented about the
quality and dedication of WiN staff based upon her 20+ years of working with
PIC/WiN on youth programs.
V. Next Steps
The City of Long Beach and South Bay WIB will be contacted. The City of Carson will
explore whether or not they are willing to assume the role of Administrative Entity. A
letter will be sent to the State prior to 12/31/06 informing them of the intent to merge.
VI. Adiourned
The meeting was adjourned at 2:05 p.m. Next Joint Policy Board/Executive
Committee meeting is scheduled for Jan. 16, 2007 at 8:00 a.m.
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CARSON/LOMITA/TORRANCE
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT NETWORK (WiN) BOARD
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
December 4, 2006 — 3:00 p.m.
Carson One -Stop Career Center
One Civic Plaza, Suite 500, Carson
I. Call To Order
Members Present:
Members Excused:
Guests Present:
Staff Present:
II. Open Communications
MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 3:10 p.m. by WiN
Chair K. Weideman.
K. Weideman, J. Jones, M. Kraemer, W. Robinson
R. Slawson, P. Smith
E. Winer
P. Unangst, E. Barthe-Jones, M. Brookes,
B. Barbagallo
There were no open communications.
Approval of Minutes of 11/14/06 Executive Committee Meeting
A motion was made to approve the minutes; motion was seconded. M/S/U.
IV. Standing Items
Legislative & Grant Update & Letters of Support
The Nissan Grant was awarded for the full amount of $600,000. The Rapid
Response Grant was denied. K. Weideman asked if reapplying is allowed. P.
Unangst replied that reapplying is not allowed, that nineteen WIBs were funded
and there are no monies remaining. According to G. von Studnitz (EDD) there
may be an additional $4.25 million to apply for later on for specific projects. A
proposal is pending for $300,000 for Special Populations.
There were no updates or letters of support requested.
A California Regional Bulletin was distributed for review. WIA is not currently a
priority of Congress. The new Committee Chair is George Miller (D, CA). They
are in the process of either reforming or renaming after Jan. 2007.
V. Action/Discussion Items
Action Item #1: Amendment to the County of L. A. Dept. of Community & Senior
Services Contract for PY 2006/07 to Serve Adult & Dislocated Workers
This item recommends that the Executive Committee approve the execution of
the amended employment and training agreement with the County of L. A. Dept.
of Community & Senior Services in the amount of $54,177 for the period of July
1, 2006 to June 30, 2007. Discussion ensued.
A motion was made to approve the item as submitted; motion was seconded.
M/S/U.
Action Item #2: Enter into Negotiations & Execute Sub -Agreements for the South
Bay Workforce Investment Board and Harbor Regional Center as part of 25%
Additional Assistance Funding for the Nissan Layoff Partnership
This item recommends that the Executive Committee authorize staff to enter into
negotiations and execute sub -agreements with the SBWIB and the Harbor
Regional Center.
South Bay WIB will serve professional workers who may have been affected by
the Nissan move. Harbor Regional Center will serve people with disabilities. A
motion was made -to approve this item as submitted; motion was seconded.
Discussion ensued. There were some inquiries about the amount ($600.000'1
which was included as part of FY 2006-07 appropriations for the WiN budget. It
was explained that $410,000 was for the 06-07 budget, and $190,000 was
carried over to FY 07-08. P. Unangst reported that this item will go to the City
Council after the holidays, in Jan. 2007. M/S/U.
Action Item #3: This is a recommendation from the TEN Committee for the
Executive Committee to approve a time only extension of the L. A. Harbor
College Workforce Investment Act Out -of -School Youth Contract to Feb. 28,
2007 for enrollments and June 30, 2007 for total expenditures, and to review and
allocate the balance of the Out -of -School Youth funds of $36,535.
A motion was made to approve the item as submitted; motion was seconded. No
discussion. M/S/U.
Discussion Item #4: Future of the Consortium - K. Weideman
A meeting of the WiN Policy Board and the LEDs of the 3 cities was held last
week. Mr. Weideman summarized the purpose of that meeting, which was to
decide the future of WiN. Torrance is no longer willing to be the administrative
entity of the C/L/T WiN; Carson and Lomita were asked if they were willing to
step into that role. Lomita declined, and Mayor Pro Tem J. Ruiz-Raber would like
to research further before Carson makes a decision.
Discussion ensued regarding the need to simultaneously explore external
options. Staff was directed to contact the neighboring workforce boards of Long
Beach and South Bay. Meetings will be set up with both groups. There are
many different scenarios that could take place - WiN staff could become staff of
other WIBs, or vendors to other WIBs. If neither WIB wants to take over C/L/T,
then L. A. County would absorb the area. Councilman P. Nowatka has agreed to
contact the local politicians for the 2 WIB lead agencies.
E. Barthe-Jones noted that this is more than just a case of reduced funding.
There are 26 employees who are very affected by these changes, and they still
need to function and perform their duties in spite of their anxiety and uncertain
futures at WiN. She asked for the Board's sensitivity to this when discussing the
future of the organization.
The State application for modification must be submitted by Dec. 31, 2006.
Discussion followed. Since no decision has been made at this time what the final
outcome of C/LIT WiN will be, a letter of intent will be sent to the State. A motion
for staff to draft a letter to the State explaining that C/UT is exploring a local area
modification, and said letter to be signed by K. Weideman and P. Nowatka. The
motion was seconded. M/S/U.
K. Weideman will send a letter to the WiN Board members explaining what is
being done. P. Unangst noted that the staff will be meeting next week with the
directors of South Bay and Long Beach WIBs.
VI. Executive Director's Report
-P. Unangst
- United Way Project
Ms. Unangst reported that the L. A. United Way is studying the prospect of
being an "honest broker" for the workforce system in L. A. County. They are
also seeking to coordinate their considerable resources with workforce
programs to ensure citizens a way out of poverty. P. Unangst requested that
cities be allowed to bid on United Way workforce funds and they agreed to
this.
- Board Orientation
This project will be put on hold until further notice. P. Smith will be contacted.
- Ethics Training
The State is requiring that all Board members take ethics training. It is
offered on line, and could involve a stipend to be paid. E. Winer will talk to
the City Attorney regarding this. The Executive Director will complete City of
Torrance ethics training in January.
- An extensive survey of the WIB Executive Director's salaries is being taken.
The COT Finance Sr. Accountant will be completing the survey.
VII. Committee/Action Team Reports
• Accountability Committee — No report
■ TEN
A presentation will be given to the Torrance Youth Council on 12/20/06. P.
York is over-extended and it is hurting his business. J. Jones is looking for
someone else to help with the Lomita Youth Council.
• Event/Fundraising — No report
• Board Education — No report. K. Weideman asked whether a speaker was
scheduled for the January meeting. He remembered receiving an email
regarding someone from the Port of L. A. being mentioned. He will forward
the email to WiN staff.
• Performance Management
Mr. Weideman met with M. Brookes and reviewed the past and current
performance; the outcomes were positive.
VIII. Adiourned
The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 p.m. Next meeting is scheduled for 1/16/07.
exec mins 12-06
Agency:
Merger Proposed with Carson/Lomita/ Torrance Local Workforce Area
Local Workforce Investment Area
Lead City
Population
Years of Experience
2. Local Workforce Area
Population
Cities Served
Key businesses
Educational Institutions
3. Describe experience operating workforce programs, any special projects,
accomplishments or highlights.
4. Describe your economic base and how it aligns with C/L/T
5. List your agency's current priorities/strategic objectives
6. Resources
fun -din Sources -
`FY 04-05
FY OS -Ob
FY O6-07
Formula Grants
Other Grants Contracts
Private Sector/Foundation
Total Available
7. Consolidated Budget Projection FY 07-08
Tundin -Sources
C/L/T
Agency -' Total
Formula Grants
1,282,917
Other Grants Contracts
1,320,432
i
Private Sector/Foundation
11,000
Total
2,614,349
Describe allocation of resources within the consolidated region.
8. Identify strategies to enhance declining resource base.
9. Workforce Programs
Briefly highlight your strategies to serve the consolidated area:
Youth
Adult
Dislocated Worker
Special Populations
Businesses
Linkages to Economic Development
10. One Stop Career Centers
a. sites directly operated by your agency
Location(s)
b, sites operated by subcontractors
Location(s)
c. describe potential location(s)/plan of service for residents and businesses
for Carson, Lomita, Torrance and LA Harbor Area,
11. Staffing Plan
How will the existing employees be integrated into your service delivery/ Board
Support/administrative structure?
How would this consolidation benefit your organization?
12. How would local elected officials in our cities have input into the policies and
service plans for the consolidated area?
13. Why is your agency best suited to meet the needs of residents and businesses of
C/L/T and the LA Harbor area?
CARSON/ LOMITA/TORRANCE
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT NETWORK BOARD
JOINT POLICY BOARD/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 8:00 A.M.
WiN WorkSource Center — Conference Room #1
One Civic Plaza, Suite 500, Carson
MINUTES
I. Call To Order: The meeting was called to order at 8:10 a.m. by
Policy Board Chair P. Nowatka and WiN Board Chair
K. Weideman.
Policy Board
Members Present:
Executive Committee
Members Present:
Executive Committee
Members Excused:
Guests Present:
Staff Present:
II. Open Communications
Councilman P. Nowatka (City of Torrance);
Councilwoman S. Dever (City of Lomita)
K. Weideman, M. Kraemer, R. Slawson
J. Jones, W. Robinson, P. Smith
D. Dancey (EDD); J. Means (EI Camino
College); E. Winer (HR, City of Torrance)
P. Unangst, E. Barthe-Jones, D. Caldwell, C. Hendy-
Anguiano, J. Ithurralde, B. Barbagallo
P. Unangst reported that talks with Long Beach WIB have taken place.
P. Nowatka and K. Weideman will be meeting with WiN staff tomorrow to discuss -
the details of what has transpired so far, to keep everyone in the loop.
III. Approval of Minutes
A motion was made to approve the Policy Board minutes of 11/28/06; motion
was seconded. M/S/U.
A quorum for the Executive Committee was not achieved; therefore, the minutes
of the Executive Committee meeting of 12/04/06 could not be approved.
IV. Discussion/Action Items
Update on discussions on future of WiN
E. Winer gave an update to the members of the committee. WiN staff put
together a marketing packet and presented it to both the Long Beach and
South Bay WIBs; the result was that both agencies feel they would benefit
from a merge with C/L/T.
The Policy Board, Board Chair K. Weideman and E. Winer met with
representatives and Mayors of the lead cities. Those meetings took place on
1/03/07 with Hawthorne (for South Bay WIB) and 1/12/07 with Long Beach.
Carson City Manager J. Groomes joined the group for the Long Beach
meeting. The City of Carson is meeting tonight in closed session to decide if
it wants to assume the role of lead city for the consortium. E. Winer reported
that this is unlikely. The results of the Carson decision will be reported out at
a special meeting of the Policy Board scheduled for 1/24/07. Local elected
officials, all WiN Board members, and the public are invited to attend this
meeting. Presentations will be given at that time by both South Bay and
Long Beach WIBs, and a decision will be made by Policy Board at the end of
the meeting regarding the choice of a merger partner.
[D. Dancey arrived — 8:25 a.m.]
Review & possibly expand/change questions to potential partners (Long
Beach & South Bay)
Due to the short turnaround time, staff has sent an electronic consolidation
proposal form to both South Bay and Long Beach. The purpose of the form is
to provide data and program descriptions in the same format. Staff is
requesting that both the WiN Policy Board and Executive Committee review
the form for additions or modifications. Staff has requested that the two
WIBs complete and return the forms by noon on 1/21/07 in order that they
be available to the Policy Board for review prior to the meeting on 1/24/07.
Discussion followed.
P. Unangst noted that the meeting on 1/24/07 will be a Policy Board meeting,
and that their decision will be followed by a vote of the full WiN Board. Both
must agree in order for the application to be filed with the State. A WIB in
Northern California had a similar situation and has advised C./L/T on the
process; loose ends like leases, contracts, grants all need to be taken care of.
The decisions need to be made quickly in order to resolve these issues to
ensure that the transition to the new Administrative Entity is completed by
July 1, 2007. E. Winer explained that the City of Torrance is giving up the
control of the WiN, but it still wants to be part of the consortium.
There was discussion about how the other two WIBs are operated. South
Bay is a group of 8 cities operated by the City of Hawthorne (Administrative
Entity); those cities have advisory roles only, and are not able to vote on
Consortium actions. The Mayor of Hawthorne serves as the Chief Elected
Official of the consortium. The Mayor of Long Beach presently serves as the
Chief Elected Official; however they would be willing to discuss a different
structure in this new partnership.
S. Dever asked about the differences in the workforces of the two WIBS.
Long Beach has aerospace, transportation, the Alameda Corridor, chemical
petrol and the Harbor; South Bay has large and small businesses and
education. R. Slawson feels that C/L/T is more aligned with the Long Beach.
J. Means noted that he works with both the South Bay WIB and Long Beach
on various projects. Councilman Nowatka pointed out that the Board would
have to be reorganized in order to serve all the areas involved. He feels the
consolidation form is quite good, and is not in need of any changes. P.
Unangst reviewed all questions. No changes were made to the form.
K. Weideman noted that the WiN Board members need to be updated on the
merger plan, and he will write a letter to them to be sent out electronically.
Establish agenda for special meeting on 1/24/07
The first part of the meeting will include background information. Policy
Board and WiN Chair will present this part of the meeting. A timeline needs
to be established on upcoming deadlines, such as the application to the State
by mid-February. Discussion followed. Two action items should be included
on the agenda. The Policy Board's concurrence with Carson's decision to
become the Administrative Entity for the consortium should be first. The
presentations from both Long Beach and South Bay should follow.
Presentations will be limited to 30 minutes each, followed by a break.
A question & answer session should follow the break. Cards can be used for
this; the guest completes a card with their question(s) and turns it in at the
break. There will also be time for comments. Public comments will be
limited to "new information" and no more than 3 minutes per speaker. A
second action item for the Policy Board vote will follow public input. The City
of Carson will host the meeting at the Community Center. Carson will provide
refreshments.
S. Dever would like as much information as possible ahead of time, so she is
not going in unprepared. Discussion followed. Staff will prepare the
presentations for the background information. Full copies of the
consolidation forms will be sent to the Policy Board upon receipt. There will
be no staff analysis.
V. Policy Board Adjournment to Special Policy Board Meeting of 1/24/07
Policy Board adjourned at 9:40 a.m. to the special meeting of 1/24/07.
VI. Full Board Meeting Agenda for 1/25/07
The Executive Committee discussed the agenda for the WiN Board meeting
which is scheduled for 1/25/07. It should be similar in nature to the agenda for
the Policy Board meeting, with the background presentation first, question and
answer session, and vote. It will be necessary to achieve quorum at this
meeting. Each member of Executive Committee will contact 4-5 members and
explain the importance of their attendance and vote.
P. Unangst will contact P. Smith regarding whether a speaker was scheduled for
the meeting. B. Barbagallo will send the Executive Committee members the
contact information of the Board members they should contact.
VII. Executive Committee Adjournment
The Executive Committee adjourned at 9:45 a.m. The next meeting is scheduled
for Feb. 6, 2007 at 8:00 a.m. at the Carson WiN WorkSource Center.
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Unangst, Patricia
From: Unangst, Patricia
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 20071:58 PM
To: 'Bryan R.'; 'Vogel, Jan'
Subject: FW: Special Meeting of the WiN Policy Board
Importance: High
Attachments: pb cover Itr 1-07 special meeting.doc; pb agenda 1-07 special meeting.doc; Consolidation
Form.doc
Attached are the agenda 7 cover for the meeting on the 24th...it includes the questionnaire that you all will be
completing on the 22"d. Please share this e-mail with your elected officials, Boards and staff as you feel
appropriate. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
From: Barbagallo, Barbara
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 1:58 PM
To: WiN Policy Board; WiN Board
Cc: ALL WIN USERS
Subject: Special Meeting of the WiN Policy Board
Importance: High
A special meeting of the Carson/Lomita/Torrance WIN Policy Board is scheduled for
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at 3:45 p.m. at the Carson Community Center.
Attached please find the cover letter, agenda and Merger Proposal.
If you have any questions regarding this meeting, you may contact Patricia Unanast at
310-518-8130. Thank you.
Barbara Barbagallo, WiN Board Secretary
310-518-8224
2/7/2007
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WORKFORCE
INVESTMENT
NETWORK
B O A R D
WiN Headquarters
One Civic Plaza, Suite 500
Carson, CA 90745
Tel: (310) 518-8200
Fax: (310) 518-8214
TDD: (310) 518-8193
Policy Board:
Paul Nowatka
Councilman, City of Torrance
Chair
Susan Dever
Councilwoman, City of Lomita
1" Vice Chair
Julie Ruiz Raber
Mayor Pro Tem, City of Carson
WiN Officers:
Kurt Weideman
Hi -Shear Automotive
Chair
Michael Kraemer
Montage Cosmetic Labs
1" Vice Chair
Richard L. Cook
Accountancy Corporation
Past Chair
Patricia D. Unangst
Executive Director
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January 17, 2007
Dear Stakeholder:
On behalf of the Carson/Lomita/Torrance Policy Board, you are
encouraged to attend a special meeting to modify the local workforce
investment area. This meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 24,
2007 at 3:45 p.m. Due to the large number of attendees expected, the
City of Carson will host the meeting in Hall A of the Carson Community
Center, 801 E. Carson Street (with ample free parking adjacent to the
WiN offices).
At that meeting, the Policy Board expects to take actions on the future of
the consortium and to select a merger partner. We have invited
representatives from the neighboring cities/Workforce Boards of
Hawthorne and Long Beach to present their proposals to the
stakeholders of our three member cities. In addition to the Policy Board,
elected officials from each of the member cities, WiN Board members,
partners, staff and members of the public will be invited to provide input
into the decision.
The business portion of the meeting will convene promptly at 4:00 p.m.
in order to allow adequate time for each presenter, as well as time for
public input and discussion. Out of respect for everyone's time, cards
will be available at the meeting to record questions. Questions will be
collected during the break which follows the presentations.
Attached please find the agenda. We look forward to seeing you at the
meeting on the 24th
Respectfully submitted,
Councilman Paul M. Nowatka, City of Torrance
Carson/Lomita/Torrance Policy Board Chair
Councilwoman Susan Dever, City of Lomita
Carson/Lomita/Torrance Policy Board Vice -Chair
Mayor Pro Tem Julie Ruiz-Raber, City of Carson
Carson/Lomita/Torrance Policy Board Representative
CARSON/LOMITA/TORRANCE
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT NETWORK POLICY BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING
Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007 — 3:45 p.m.
Carson Community Center, Hall A
801 E. Carson Street, Carson
AGENDA
3:55 I. Call To Order City of Torrance Councilman
Paul Nowatka, Chair,
3:58 II. Flag Salute CUT Policy Board
4:00 III. Introduction of Elected Officials Present C/L/T Policy Board
4:10 IV. Action Item #1: City of Carson decision on City of Carson Mayor
becoming the Administrative Entity/Grant Recipient Pro Tem Julie Ruiz-Raber,
for the Carson/Lomita/Torrance Consortium Policy Board Representative
4:15 V. Decision to Merge CUT with Neighboring Councilman Nowatka
Workforce Area
4:20 A. Why are we here? Kurt Weideman, C/UT WiN Board Chair
4:25 B. Actions to date City of Lomita Councilwoman Susan Dever,
Vice Chair, C/UT Policy Board
C. Presentations from potential merger partners:
4:30 1. City of Hawthorne (representing South Bay
Workforce Investment Board) TBD
5:00 2. City of Long Beach (representing Greater Long Beach
Workforce Development Board) TBD
5:30 BREAK
5:40 VI. Question & Answer Session
6:00 VII. Public Comment
[Please note: Speakers will be asked to limit comments to 3 minutes or less.]
6:30 VIII. Action Item #2: Decision by CUT Policy Board to
select a merger partner to recommend to WiN Board
for final action on 1/25/07 Councilman Nowatka
6:45 VII. Adjournment Councilman Nowatka
In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in
this meeting, please contact the Workforce Investment Network (WiN) Board at (310) 518-8200.
Notification 48 hours prior to this meeting will enable the WiN Board to make reasonable arrangements
to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Direct other questions or concerns to the WiN Board at (310)
518-8200.
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ACTION ITEM #1
Honorable Chair and Members
of the Policy Board
Carson/Lomita/Torrance
Service Delivery Area
Policy Board
January 24, 2007
SUBJECT: City of Carson Decision on Role of Administrative Entity
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Policy Board concur with Carson's decision to decline the role of
Administrative Entity/Grant recipient for the consortium.
BACKGROUND:
Over the past several months the Policy Board and WiN Board have reviewed a series of
options to determine the future of the Carson/Lomita/Torrance (C/L/T) Consortium. At the Policy
Board meeting of 11/28/06, the following decisions were made:
1. Funding declines and the desire of the State to reduce the number of local workforce
areas has caused C/L/T to evaluate strategic options for modification of the CUT area.
2. Neither cities of Torrance or Lomita are able to serve as Administrative Entity/Grant
Recipient for the consortium.
3. The City of Carson requested additional time to carefully consider if they could assume
the role of Administrative Entity.
4. Due to State deadlines, a letter was sent in December indicating the intent to explore
modification of the local workforce area.
ANALYSIS:
Over the past few months, the City of Carson met with staff, gathered and analyzed
data/associated costs. The data was reviewed with members of the City Council. Ultimately,
was concluded that becoming the Administrative Entity for the consortium was not an
economically feasible option to pursue.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia D. Unangst
Secretary, Policy Board J
Subsequent to the publication and posting of the agenda for the meeting of
the Carson/Lomita/Torrance Workforce Investment Network Policy Board
on Wednesday, January 24, 2007, the following information was submitted:
AGENDA
CARSON/LO MITA/TORRANCE
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT NETWORK POLICY BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING
JANUARY 24, 2007 - 3:45 P.M.
CARSON COMMUNITY CENTER - HALL A
V. Decision to Modify Local Workforce Area
C. Presentations from potential partners:
1. City of Hawthorne (representing South Bay
Workforce Investment Board)
■ Jan Vogel & Associates
2. City of Long Beach (representing Greater
Long Beach Workforce Development Board)
■ Reggie Harrison, Deputy City Manager
■ Pat West, Director of Community Development
■ Sandy King, WIB Board Chair
■ Bryan Rogers, WIB Executive Director
Patricia D. Unangst, Director
C/L/T WiN Board
Posted: January 23, 2007
Time: 5:30 p.m.
By Barbara Barbagallo, Secretary
Carson
Lomita
Torrance W6n
WORKFORCE TO:
INVESTMENT
NETWORK FROM:
B O A R D
SUBJECT
WiN Board Members
Kurt Weideman, WiN Chair
Next WiN Board Meeting — 1/25/07
January 18, 2007
The next meeting of the Carson/Lomita/Torrance Workforce Investment Network (WiN) Board is
scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2007 at Carson WiN WorkSource Center, One
Civic Plaza, Suite 500, in Carson.
There are two critical meetings next week that will decide the future of the C/UT consortium and Board.
We urge your attendance at both meetings; however, Quorum is extremely important at the WiN Board
meeting on Jan. 25, 2007.
While WiN is solvent for this year, the future of smaller consortiums is in jeopardy. The Executive
Committee, in consultation with the Policy Board, agrees that it would be a strategic advantage to merge
with another nearby entity. Each of our member cities is in agreement that they do not wish to lead an
independent local workforce area. This leaves a merger as our primary option while enabling us to
maintain some level of local control.
On Wednesday, Jan. 24 the Policy Board is conducting an information gathering session and will vote on
the merger of our Board with either Long Beach or South Bay (City of Hawthorne). (You received the
electronic letter and invitation yesterday.) For several months, the Policy Board and Executive
Committee have been meeting with member cities, elected officials and neighboring boards to discuss a
variety of options.
As we have reported to you over the past few years and also presented at the October meeting in our
annual report to the Board, the baseline resources continue to decline. Moreover, the State has
continued to indicate their desire to reduce the number of Local Workforce Investment Boards: there are
currently 50.
Your presence at the Policy Board session on Jan. 24 at the Carson Community Center will serve to fully
inform you on this matter, as well as give you an opportunity to provide input to the elected officials of the
region as they deliberate. The following day, our regularly scheduled WiN Board meeting at 3:00 p.m.
will be held at the Carson WiN WorkSource Center. The sole agenda item at this meeting will be the
decision to select a merger partner. Since we will not have the decision of the Policy Board until late on
Jan. 24`h, the action item and minutes will be handed out at the WiN Board meeting on Jan. 25.
Attached please find the agenda for the WiN Board meeting. Members of the Executive Committee will
be phoning you to encourage your attendance, as the vote of the Board is of great significance. I look
forward to seeing everyone next Thursday.
Sincerely,
Kurt Weideman
WiN Board Chair
CARSON/LOM ITA/TOR RANCE
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT NETWORK BOARD
BUSINESS MEETING
Thursday, January 25, 2006 — 3:00 p.m.
Carson WIN WorkSource Center
Orientation Room
One Civic Plaza, Suite 500, Carson
AGENDA
3:10 I. Call to Order
3:12 11. Introductions
3:15 III. Open Communications
3:20 IV. Approval of Minutes of 10-26-06
[Materials available at meeting]
3:22 V. Discussion/Action Items
A. Background & Policy Board Actions
of 1/24/07
B. Action Item #1: Decision to merge with
Neighboring workforce area as
recommended by the Policy Board
[Materials available at meeting]
4:15 VI. Next Steps
4:30 VII. Adlourn
SAVE THE DATES
K Weideman, Chair
K. Weideman
Group
Group
K. Weideman
Next Executive Committee Meeting — Tuesday, February 6, 2007 — at
8:00 a.m. at the Carson WorkSource Center
Next Joint Policy Board/Executive Committee Meeting — Tues., April 3, 2007 at 8:00 a.m. at
the Carson WorkSource Center
Next WiN Board Business Meeting — Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. — Location:
Toyota Motor Sales, USA
In compliance with the Americans Wrth Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact
the Workforce Investment Network (WIN) Board at (310) 518-8200. Notification 48 hours prior to this meeting will enable the WIN
Board to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Direct other questions or concems to the WiN
Board at (3101 518-8200.
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Unangst, Patricia
From: Barbagallo, Barbara
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 11:09 AM
To: WiN Board; WiN Policy Board
Cc: Jones, John; SPL
Subject: Revised Agenda for WiN Board Meeting on Thursday, 1/25/07
Importance: High
Attachments: WiN agenda 1-07 Revised.doc
This message is sent on behalf of Pat Unangst;
Attached please find the revised agenda for Thursday's Board meeting. The speaker
was inadvertently omitted from the initial mailing. I feel certain you will find her
informative about the growth and development of our Port of Los Angeles.
Several of you have questioned the need to attend the Policy Board meeting on Wed.
Jan 24 at 4:00 p.m. at the Carson Community Center. While not mandatory, we are
encouraging members to attend to attend in order that you may hear the full
presentations by the 2 merger partners (Hawthorne and Long Beach). A summary of
the Jan. 24 outcomes will be presented at our Board meeting on Jan. 25. It was
necessary to compress the timeframes in order to meet the State deadlines for this
merger.
2/7/2007
3:10
3:12
3:15
3:20
'00
3:45
4:25
4:30
CARSON/LOMITA/TORRANCE
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT NETWORK BOARD
BUSINESS MEETING
Thursday, January 25, 2007 — 3:00 p.m.
Carson WIN WorkSource Center
Orientation Room
O C' ' PI S 't 500 C
1111=i V %I aza, ui a arson
AGENDA
ID A.
Call to Order _ `� K Weideman, Chair
II. Introductions
III. Open Communications
IV. Approval of Minutes of 10-26-06
[Materials available at meeting]
V. Guest Speaker
Activities & Opportunities with
The Port of Los Angeles
K. Weideman
Group
Group
Julia Nagano, Director of
Corp. Communications —
Port of Los Angeles
VI. Discussion/Action Items K. Weideman
A. Background & Policy Board Actions
of 1/24/07
B. Action Item #1: Decision to merge with
Neighboring workforce area as
recommended by the Policy Board
[Materials available at meeting]
VI. Next Steps
VII. Admourn
SAVE THE DATES
Next Executive Committee Meeting — Tuesday, February 6, 2007 — at
8:00 a.m. at the Carson WorkSource Center
Next Joint Policy Board/Executive Committee Meeting — Tues., April 3, 2007 at 8:00 a.m. at
the Carson WorkSource Center
Next WiN Board Business Meeting — Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. — Location:
Toyota Motor Sales, USA
In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act. if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact
the Workforce Investment Network (WiN) Board at (310) 518-8200. Notification 48 hours prior to this meeting will enable the WIN
Board to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Direct other questions or concerns to the WiN
Board at (310) 518-8200.
ACTION ITEM # 1
Honorable Chair and Members
Of the Executive Committee
Carson/Lomita/Torrance (C/L/T)
Workforce Investment Network Board
Honorable Members:
Carson/Lomita/Torrance
Full Board
January 25, 2007
SUBJECT: Approval of a Local Workforce Investment Board as a partner for a proposed merger
with the Carson/Lomita/Torrance Workforce Investment Network (C/L/T WiN) Board in a local area
modification
RECOMMENDATION
It is the recommendation of the Policy Board that the C/L/T WiN Board approve the selection of the
Greater Long Beach Workforce Investment Board as the partner of choice in the merger.
BACKGROUND
Since the beginning of the Workforce Investment Act in 1999, Federal revenues have declined 42%.
On November 28, 2006, a public hearing was called to explore options for service delivery and the
future of the administration of the WiN. At this hearing, both the cities of Torrance and Lomita declined
the role of administrative entity and the City of Carson stated their desire to carefully study this option.
It was further decided that discussions would begin with both the South Bay Workforce Investment
Board and the Greater Long Beach Workforce Investment Board regarding becoming a partner in a
potential merger.
In January 2007, the Policy Board met with elected officials and staff of the cities of Long Beach and
Hawthorne to initiate discussions regarding a potential merger. On January 24, 2007, a special public
meeting of the Policy Board was held to hear presentations from representatives of both Workforce
Investment Boards, receive input from the public, and to make a decision to select a merger partner to
recommend to the WiN Board for final action.
ANALYSIS
At the January 24, 2007 special public meeting of the Policy Board, two actions were taken:
1. The City of Carson declined the role of administrative entity for the C/LIT WiN; and
2. The Policy Board unanimously voted to recommend the Greater Long Beach Workforce
Investment Board as the partner in the merger.
Respectfully submitted,
�� tau4l.
Councilman Nowatka,
City of Torrance
Chair WiN Policy Board
City of Long Beach
Working Together to Serve
Date: February 1, 2007
To: Greater Long Beach Workforce Development Board /s/
From: Patrick H. West, Director of Community Development
Subject: Carson/Lomita/Torrance WIB Merger
Memorandum
As you are likely aware, the City of Torrance recently opted to withdraw its
administrative functioning for the Carson/Lomita/Torrance Workforce Investment
Board (CLTWIB). Following that decision, both the cities of Carson and Lomita
took formal action not to accept the administrative responsibilities for this WIB.
Because of those decisions, the CLTWIB has solicited proposals from the South
Bay WIB as well as our own Greater Long Beach Workforce Development Board
(LBWIB) to form a partnership. Our WIB Chair, Sandy King, as well as Bryan
and myself, have been extremely involved behind the scenes in working through
this proposal.
After several internal discussions, the City of Long Beach has concluded that it
would be in the community's best interest to merge with the CLTWIB. Once this
decision was reached, we gained concurrence from the City Manager and
Mayor's office to initiate a dialogue between the City of Long Beach and the
cities of Carson, Lomita and Torrance towards this end. Representatives from
the Policy Board of the CLTWIB recently met with the Mayor, Sandy King, Bryan
Rogers and me to discuss this situation. Subsequent to that at a WIB Policy
Board meeting on January 24, the cities of Carson, Lomita and Torrance hosted
a public meeting to interview us along with the South Bay WIB to determine
which would be the best placement for the CLTWIB. Both South Bay and Long
Beach were given a 30 -minute time period for presentations. I am proud to say
that after several hours of presentations, public comment and deliberation, the
Carson/Lomita/Torrance Workforce Policy Board voted unanimously to merge
with the City of Long Beach.
On January 25 K. C. Nash, Bryan Rogers and myself attended a regular meeting
of the CLTWIB where they conducted a vote to ratify the unanimous vote of the
Policy Board the previous day. Once again, I am proud to report that the full
Board unanimously ratified that we would be the appropriate choice for the future
of the CLTWIB.
February 1, 2007
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While we all have a lot of work to do to facilitate the addition of three new cities
into our Workforce Investment Board, I cannot tell you what a wonderful job both
Chair Sandy King and Bryan Rogers did in presenting the outstanding work that
you all do for our own WIB. The presentation by Sandy and Bryan was the high
point of the meeting on January 24 and was discussed as well on January 25, at
the special CLTWIB meeting.
Attached is a memo from the CLTWIB chair to his executive board as well as a
copy of the power point presentation we used at the public meeting. I ask you to
keep an open mind in your next several meetings when you are discussing this
merger. The Community Development Department, as well as the City of Long
Beach, feels that it is in our best interest to do this. We hope for an extremely
smooth transition resulting in a positive outcome for all of our community
members, both unemployed and under employed, as well as our business
partners. Again congratulations to Bryan and Sandy.
PHW:bs
Attachments
California Labur and Workforce Development Agency
Employment
EDD Development
Department
State of California
Patrick W. Henning
Director
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Arnold Schwa rzenegger
Governor
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Mr. Bryan Rogers
Manager of Workforce Developr.
3447 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90807
Dear Mr. Rogers:
MODIFICATION OF EXISTING LOCAL AREA GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES
This letter is to inform you that the State has received a request from the City of
Torrance to merge the Carson/Lomita/Torrance Workforce Investment Area
with the Greater Long Beach Workforce Area. This notification is required as
part of the Local Workforce Investment Area (LWIA) Modification Process
delineated in Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Directive D05-2.
Approval of this request will alter your LWIA's boundaries. If approved, the
Greater Long Beach Workforce Area will consist of five cities, Carson, Lomita,
Torrance, Long Beach and Signal Hill.
In accordance with WIA Directive D05-2, affected entities have 30 days from
the date of this letter to provide any written comments regarding this
application, which you want the State to consider in completing its review.
Comments can be provided to:
Mr. Gilbert von Studnitz, Regional Advisor
Workforce Services Branch
P.C_ Box 826880, MiC 50
Sacramento, CA 94280-0001
Comments will be provided to the California Workforce Investment Board
(State Board) Administration Committee who will take action on this request at
a public meeting. Recommendations from the Administration Committee wil' be
considered by the full State Board also at a public meeting. Opportunities will
be given at both meetings for opposing comment and/or for the provision of
written information.
Workforce Services Division
Mr. Bryan Rogers
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If you have any questions regarding Employment Development Department
actions, please contact, Mr. Gilbert von Studnitz at (916) 653-6748. For
information regarding State Board actions, please contact Mr. Ray York at
(916) 324-3425.
Sincerely,
60ve lEMSMEIER
Chief ,,!!
Workforce Services Division
cc: Richard Benbow, General Manager, LA WIB
Patricia Unangst, Manager CLT
Jan Vogel, Administrator South Bay WIB
Gilbert von Studnitz, MIC 50
Ray York, M I C 45
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