GST MICHIGAN WORKS! WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES Friday, December 9, :30 A.M.

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1 GST MICHIGAN WORKS! WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES Friday, December 9, :30 A.M. I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by Chair, Jim Zulauf. Members present are noted by the X. Peter Batistoni X Sandi Mose X Dennis Collison X Leanne Panduren X Jeff Deason Clarence Pierce X Don Dees Mark Ransford X Glenda Dunlap X Maggie Sayles * X Brenda Hinds X Annette Schalaud X Carrie Joseph X Jawad Shah X Howard Hipes X John Shetler X Scott Henry, Alternate X for Gerald Kariem X Janie Stewart Kevin Keane X Harold Harrington X Tiffany Campbell Jim Zulauf X *We are required to have a current employee of WDA on our Board. This is a nonvoting member. II. Public Comments There were no public comments. III. Action Items A. Approval of Minutes John Shetler moved to approve the September 9, 2016 minutes. Leanne Panduren 1

2 B. Election of Officers for 2017 Jody Kerbyson presided over the Chair and Vice Chair nominations. Jim Zulauf was nominated for the position of Chair and accepted the nomination. Jawad Shah was nominated for the position of Vice Chair and accepted the nomination John Shetler moved to approve the nomination of Jim Zulauf as Chair and Jawad Shah as Vice Chair. Brenda Hinds supported the motion. Jody Kerbyson called for discussion. Jody Kerbyson called At this point, Chair Jim Zulauf presided over remainder of meeting. Dennis Collison was nominated for the position of Secretary and accepted the nomination. Janie Stewart moved to approve the nomination. Brenda Hinds supported the C. Approval of WIOA AY 2016 Statewide Activities for Service Center Operations John Shetler moved to approve the WIOA AY 2016 Statewide Activities for Service Center Operations. Scott Henry supported the motion. Chair Jim Zulauf called for discussion. Chair Jim Zulauf called D. Approval of Work Based Training for Special Populations Plan Mark Ransford moved to approve the Work Based Training for Special Populations Plan Dennis Collison supported the motion. Chair Jim Zulauf called for discussion. Chair Jim Zulauf called E. Approval of GFGP PATH Funds Plan for

3 Mark Ransford moved to approve the GFGP PATH Plan for Scott Henry supported the F. Approval of AY15 TAA Funds John Shetler moved to approve the TAA Funds for AY Mark Ransford G. Appointment of Troy Napier as Chair of the TDCC Scott Henry moved to appoint Troy Napier as Chair of the TDCC. John Shetler H. Financial Update Leanne Panduren moved to approve the Financial Update. John Shetler supported the IV. Partner Agencies/Department Updates A. DHHS Sandi Mose Kent, Oakland, Ottawa and Washtenaw counties will be implementing the program requiring a waiver for time limited food assistance. Able Bodies Adults must meet the requirements to continue to receive food assistance. Child daycare will be available for City of Flint residents for infants and children 0 3 years of age. They will be eligible for 40 hours every 2 weeks. It can be any provider that the parent chooses. B. Adult Education Annette Schlaud 3

4 Annette Schlaud attended an Adult Education conference. Sean Lively is the State Director for Adult Based Education. He is looking to improve the rankings in the State. Jody Kerbyson and Annette Schlaud plan to meet next week with providers to promote services. C. WDA Maggie Sayles The marketing campaign s present aim is to promote technical school. It is great to have cooperation and collaboration in working with high schools and colleges. The Earn and Learn partnership offers paid work experience. Not everyone is geared toward classroom learning. GST Michigan Works is ahead of the game due to the cooperation and collaboration. The Water Grant continues to move forward. Good things are happening in Flint as it works towards recovery. D. Business Services Department Dave Rose The STTF Competitive Grant was $18 million statewide. GST Michigan Works submitted 46 applications and 32 were funded for The Apprentice Initiative has slowed due to weather, but a lot of the participants are working on the Flint Water project. 19 have been hired as apprentices. In January, we will be recruiting for a new cohort of 15 for the apprentice readiness program. V. President and CEO Update Craig Coney discussed the Flint Water Project progress and the need for truck drivers. We will be extending outside the City of Flint for truck drivers. A Job Fair will be held on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 to fill the Water Liaison positions. The court ordered that each home receive a new filter every three months. Each POD offers water, filters and recycling bags. We met or exceeded all the performance standards. Thanks to staff for their hard work. Jody Kerbyson discussed the meeting schedule for the upcoming year. She also stated there is a scheduling conflict with our current meeting place. We will be moving to the Lapeer County Center building. We are looking to open a satellite office in the southern end of Genesee County to better serve the residents there. Jody Kerbyson recognized the commissioners whose terms are expiring. She thanked them for their serve and for a job well done. VI. Adjournment 4

5 Chair Jim Zulauf thanked all members for their attendance. The next meeting is scheduled for March 10, Seeing no other business, Chair Jim Zulauf called the meeting adjourned at 10:54 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Dennis Collison, Secretary Helen Brown, Support Staff Dennis Collison, Secretary Date An Equal Employment Opportunity Organization. Auxiliary Aids and Services, including Accommodations, are available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities. 5