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1 Kansas WorkforceONE Administrative Office 631 E. Crawford, Suite 206 Salina, KS Phone Fax Kenneth C. Gates LWDB Chair Don Davis CEO Chair Kansas WorkforceONE Local Workforce Development Board Chief Elected Officials Board March 9, 2018 Barton Community College DATE: May 30, 2018 TO: Chief Elected Official Board Members Local Workforce Development Board Members SUBJECT: Minutes of the Local Area I CEOB and LWDB Meeting March 9, 2018 LWDB Members Present: David Bishop Keith Collins Abigail Crandall Ryan Deberry Eddie Estes Kenneth Gates Steven Gieber Heather Herren Matt Hoisington Steven Johnson Hector Martinez Gina McConnell Andy Reichart Chris Ryan Gene Sicard Aaron Stegmaier Annette Suppes Aaron White LWDB Members Absent: Jamie Barta Shari Campbell Michael Donnelly Dr. Carl Heilman Bryan Herwig Christopher Rangel Aaron White Phil Wyssenbach CEO Members Present: Don Davis Larry Jones Ron Loomis Marcy McLelland Larry Poore David Ward CEO Members Absent: Francis Britton! 1

2 Others Present Tucky Allen, Kansas WorkforceONE Kendra McAlister, Kansas WorkforceONE Kristin Doze, Kansas WorkforceONE Aaron Younger, Kansas WorkforceONE Allison Stewart, Kansas WorkforceONE Dennis Ford, Rehabilitation Services LWDB Meeting Call to Order Kenneth Gates, Chair, upon noting a quorum of the board, called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Welcome & Introductions Kenneth Gates, Chair, welcomed everyone and asked for member and guest introductions. Guests introduced themselves. Public Comment No public comment given. LWDB Appointments No action presented. Approval of Minutes After review of the December 8, 2017 minutes, Kenneth Gates called for a motion. Kenneth Gates, called for approval of the December 8, 2017 LWDB minutes. David Bishop made a motion to approve the minutes with no changes. Ryan Deberry seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. Don Davis, CEOB Chair called for approval of the December 8, 2017 CEOB minutes. Marcy McClelland made a motion to approve the minutes without changes. Ron Loomis seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. WIOA Implementation Update and Action Allison Stewart reviewed the progress and updates on the CEO, CEOB, and LWDB Agreements and MOU s. She informed the Board that we are in receipt of all MOU s and addendums with the exception of VR, which we anticipate soon. She indicated that the State did not accept our Agreements and are requiring that! 2

3 the nomination process be included within the agreements. They are asking for them to be revised and resubmitted. Allison Stewart reviewed the process for the One-Stop Operator. It was put out for RFP twice and received zero bids. Following these RFP s, WF1 applied for a 3 rd Party Procurement with a consortium including Hutchinson Community College, representing Carl Perkins, Garden City Community College, representing Adult Education, Rehabilitation Services, and WorkforceONE. This was submitted to a 3 rd party and the CEOB. Upon submitting to KDOC, it was not approved. The Board s Attorney, Austin Parker, reached out to KDOC to find out what the next steps are. Deb Scheibler will continue to keep Kenneth Gates and Don Davis apprised of any additional guidance. Allison Stewart also notified the Board that WF1 was randomly selected for a USDOL Review scheduled for the week of 3/26/18. They will be reviewing MOUs, the infrastructure budget, cases, and agreements. Committee/Staff Reports Executive Committee Stewart presented the Board Member Vacancy Report to the Board and the Attendance Report. She notified the Board that there is a vacancy for the CBO representative and a business representative. Once replacements have been identified, the CEOB will be asked to approve and then the Board membership will be in full compliance. Allison Stewart asked that Board members, who need to complete the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies, do so following the Board meeting. Stewart also informed the Board of new committee members including the following: Jeremy Gooch Project Search Coordinator Newton Medical Center Youth Development Committee Jamie Barta Johns Manville LWDB Member Operations Committee Gina McConnell Hutchinson Electrical Journeyman Apprenticeship Training Center LWDB Member Operations Committee Fiscal Committee Stewart reviewed the fiscal reports with assistance from Fiscal Committee Member, Steve Gieber and David Bishop. Spending has increased on Out of School Youth funds. She reported that there are funds available in Adult & Dislocated Worker that need to be spent and that supervision has met with field staff to update them and shift directions on enrollments.! 3

4 Steve Gieber reported that he likes the switch in reporting styles and that it is easier for him to follow. He informed the Board that the Fiscal Committee feels that we appear to be running where we should be and that they are confident that staff will be leveraging funds when possible to ensure that services are available for job seekers. He also asked the Board to note that our Board is very aggressive towards identifying other funding opportunities through grants and projects which allows us to serve job seekers and employers in Area I. Operations Committee Meeting minutes from the last Operations Committee were presented. In addition, the Plumber Apprenticeship program through Tatro Plumbing was presented to the Operations Committee on 2/27/2018 and approved for recommendation to the full Board. Steve Gieber made a motion to extend the Operations Committee recommendation to approve the Plumber Apprenticeship program through Tatro Plumbing into the Eligible Training Provider list. Keith Collins seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Marcy McClelland made a motion to approve inclusion into the ETP list. Ron Loomis seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. The Operations Committee reviewed the Strategic Objectives and Measures to determine continued relevance. The Operations Committee modified the measure to include an increase in registered apprenticeship programs as well as increases in job orders, staff attendance for business service training, etc. Matt Hoisington made a motion for the LWDB to approve the modifications to the Strategic Objectives and Chris Ryan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. David Ward made a motion for the CEOB to approve the changes to the strategic objectives. Marcy McClelland seconded the motion which passes unanimously. One-Stop Committee Minutes from the 2/12/2018 One-Stop Committee Meeting were presented. Stewart indicated that the Committee is working diligently make certain that One- Stop partners are able to refer and adequately track referrals to partners. The State is working on an interface that will assist with tracking referrals. The One- Stop Committee is working to identify the most beneficial way to track referrals and identify any weak spots in the referral process. Youth Committee! 4

5 Minutes from the March 5, 2018 Youth Committee meeting were presented to the Board. Stewart indicated that the Committee has reviewed the 14 program elements and opportunities to build resources that reflect the program elements. Local Area I Employer Report Tucky Allen reported on updates with wkreda and provided Board members with the 2018 wkreda Legislative Review. Allen also provided updates on Building Bridges and reported that the Great Bend event attracted 60+ students and the Newton event attached in excess of 220 students. He is also working with USD 305 to plan for a Building Bridges event at the Tony s Pizza Event Center for Salina South, Central & West. Chris Ryan reported that he attended the Building Bridges event in Great Bend and observed that many students are not aware of the opportunities to work in their communities. He advised that as professionals, we should all take opportunities to provide input to school personnel and youth that would provide them access to the workforce within their communities. Eddie Estes reported that when SB155 started, there were about 3,000 students enrolled in it and there are now approximately 10,600 students with no limit. As a Board, we are responsible for making sure that programs like SB155, etc. continue. This allows graduates to become tax payers, reduce the amount of education debt, and allow them to have a saleable skill. Steve Johnson reported that Great Plains Manufacturing has approximately 60 positions open due to turnover and retirement. He will be following up with WF1 staff regarding opportunities for job fairs. Abigail Crandall reported that the Statewide Job Fairs were a success. In Garden City, there were 40 employers and 155 job seekers that attended. There were interviews available on site and Hector Martinez attended to assist with interpreting and supplied computers. In McPherson, there were approximately 160 job seekers that attended and employers reported that the attendees were high quality job seekers with desirable skills. Annette Suppes reported that there were 51 attendees at the Salina Regional Healthcare System RN Jubilee. They provided on the spot interviews and had 17 offers that day. They have 47 openings for RN s. They are working with Kaplan for Medical Assistant training. The cost of the training is $27K but if they can commit to having 20 participants, the cost will be $13K and they are able to intern while in school. Service positions are holding steady while food service and housekeeping are still more difficult to retain.! 5

6 Steve Gieber provided information on the 2018 Kansas Employment First Summit. They are expecting between attendees and have 4 main stage acts with 30 secondary acts planned. Kansas WorkforceONE Program Reports Eddie Estes provided a report on the status and activity of the National Association of Workforce Boards. Estes informed the Board that NAWB is looking at tariffs and how they impact the Local Areas. He said they are pushing to increase broadband capabilities to smaller, more rural communities. He also reminded the Board to thank our Commissioners for their involvement and support in workforce development. Aaron White provided information on physical and wellness training. It is becoming a relevant issue that job seekers are struggling to meet the physical demands of jobs. Larry Jones shared information on the increasing costs of detaining juvenile offenders. This is especially true when counties have to transport and contract with other facilities to house youth. Allison Stewart agreed that this is an issue and said by strengthening referrals, there are opportunities to identify resources to help communities by engaging youth who have barriers and help them to overcome them and get them to work. WIA Title IB performance Report was reviewed. Rapid Response Report was reviewed. KHPOP 2 Report was reviewed. Impact Study Report was reviewed. DEI Report was reviewed. EDK Report was reviewed. Fatherhood Report was reviewed. Adjournment Kenneth Gates called for a motion to adjourn. Chris Ryan made a motion to adjourn. Keith Collins seconded. Motion passed unanimously.! 6

7 Kenneth Gates adjourned the LWDB meeting. Approval of minutes date: Kenneth C. Gates, LWDB Chair! 7