EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA. Date: September 16, 2013 Time: 12:00 PM Place: Kirk Lindsey Center th Street # 102 Modesto, CA 95354

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1 STANISLAUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE ALLIANCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA Date: September 16, 2013 Time: 12:00 PM Place: Kirk Lindsey Center th Street # 102 Modesto, CA The Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance (The Alliance) complies with all provisions of the Brown Act and the Conflict of Interest code on file with the Board of Supervisors. The agenda at each meeting allows for a public comment period, Limited to 5 minutes. All meetings are conducted in English. If you require assistance per the American with Disabilities Act please notify the Alliance at (209) hours in advance of the meeting. Public notices of all Alliance meetings are posted on the Alliance webpage at and on the door of the Alliance offices at 1010 Tenth Street. 1. Call to Order 2. Introduction 3. Conflict Of Interest 4. Public Comment Period 5. Chairman s Report 6. CEO Report 7. Consent Item: 8. Action Item A. Approval of minutes for August 19, 2013 A. Approval of YAC Funding Recommendation 9. Information/Discussion Items Next Meeting Dates: A. Review of Annual Audit for FY B. Financial Reports of Alliance, Alliance Worknet, Alliance SBDCAlliance Alliance Board Meeting October 21, 2013 Kirk Lindsey Center 1020 Tenth Street Suite 102.

2 Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance Executive Committee Minutes Friday, August 19, 2013 Bill Bassitt, CEO EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS PRESENT Sean Carroll Ralph Curtis Jeff Foster Jeff Grover Kathy Halsey Billy Powell Paul Van Konynenburg EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ABSENT William O Brien BOARD MEMBERS Jim Aja Eva Rios Doug Johnson STAFF Angie Gutierrez, The Alliance Susie Eudy, The Alliance Jeff Rowe, Alliance Worknet Margarita Ramos, Alliance Worknet Randy Svedbeck, The Alliance Kim Whitcomb, The Alliance Teri Adams-Jones, The Alliance LeaAnn Hoogestraat, The Alliance Rey Campanur, The Alliance Ninfa Lopez, Alliance Worknet Kurtis Clark, The Alliance SBDC Suzie Younan, The Alliance GUEST Nati Martinez, State of California EDD CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 12:10PM Chairman Jeff Grover welcomed executive committee members and guests and reminded executive committee members of the Conflict of Interest Rules. CEO REPORT CEO Bill Bassitt presented the committee with a report of the audit. Mr. Bassitt informed the committee he and Jeff Rowe had met with CPA Ralph Juarez, Juarez Zarate & Co. who audited the Alliance books for Mr. Bassitt mentioned there were no findings in the audit. A copy of the audit has been presented to Treasurer Paul Van Konynenburg and Mr. Juarez will bring his comments and opinions to the Executive committee in September along with a full audit report in October. An update was given on the Enterprise Zone. Mr. Bassitt mentioned the Enterprise Zone was approved in November of The initial size was about 67,000 acres and the law allowed for 15% expansion. With that 15% all the Cities were encouraged to add Enterprise Zone areas within their jurisdiction. The process for expansion requires for each of the cities to present to the Alliance as the administrative entity the areas that they want to add to the Zone. The Alliance team would then process the information and present it to the county for a review. The agreement set up was that the each of the cities had to agree on an expansion in order to be able to submit to HCD for approval. The Alliance never recommended or specified any areas in the county. 800 acres are still available for expansion in the Enterprise Zone. It has come to the Alliance s attention within these last couple of weeks that the County would like to

3 add 500 acres into the Crows Landing Naval Air Station area and 300 acres in to the North Kiernan area. At the same time a request has been submitted from City of Hughson with a request of 90 acres of expansion. Chairman Grover suggested the Alliance schedule a meeting with the 9 cities and the County CEO for discussion on the request from the City of Hughson. CEO Bill Bassitt announced Angie Gutierrez had submitted a letter of resignation from her position of Assistant to the CEO of the Alliance, her last day will be August 29, CONSENT ITEMS: B. Approval of Minutes for June 14, 2013 and August 5, 2013 C. Accept the resignation of Stanislaus County CEO Monica Nino from the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance Board D. Approve the Appointment of Stanislaus County Interim CEO Stan Risen to the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance Board E. Approval of the Youth Advisory Council (YAC) membership application of Marla Uliana Kathy Halsey motioned to approve consent items A, B, C and D Seconded by Paul Van Konynenburg. M/S/C. Unanimous. ACTION ITEM A. Approval of Jeff Rowe to act as interim CEO of the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance effective August 12, December 2013 Chairman Jeff Grover asked the committee to approve the recommendation to add Jeff Rowe to act as interim CEO of the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance effective August 12, December 2013 in addition to remove Bill Bassitt from all bank signature cards and assign Jeff Rowe as the new signer on all signature cards. Paul Van Konynenburg motioned Jeff Rowe to act as interim CEO of the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance effective August 12, December 2013 and the removal of Bill Bassitt from all signature cards adding Jeff Rowe as a signer on all signature cards. Seconded by Sean Carroll. M/S/C. Unanimous. A. Financial Reports of Alliance, Alliance Worknet, Alliance SBDCAlliance Alliance, Alliance Worknet, and Small Business Development Center financial reports were included in the board packets for the committee to review. The Chairman mentioned if anyone needed further information it would be available upon request.

4 CONSENT ITEM A: Approval of Minutes for August 19, 2013 Executive Committee Meeting

5 ACTION ITEM A: Approval of the Alliance Youth Advisory Council s (YAC) recommendation to allocate an additional $6,456 to Ceres Unified School District (CUSD) 2013/14 contract, an additional $16,727 to Central Valley Opportunity Center (CVOC) 2013/13 contract, and carry over $2,157 of unexpended Alliance Worknet (AW) operating funds to be allocated for youth services with the 2014/15 WIA Youth funds. DISCUSSION: CUSD and CVOC are contractors who provide services to youth with WIA Youth funds. Both contractors met their enrollment goals for youth during the 2012/13 program year, and each contractor had some unexpended funds from their 2012/13 contracts. The YAC is recommending that each contractor be allowed to carry over their unexpended funds into their current 2013/14 youth contracts. In addition to receiving the additional funds, each contractor will be required to serve additional youth in a proportionate number. AW also had $2,157 in unexpended operating costs from the 2012/13 program year. The YAC is recommending that these funds be carried over to be distributed with the 2014/15 WIA Youth funds that are received. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Youth Advisory Council funding recommendations.

6 INFORMATION ITEM A: Review of Annual Audit DISCUSSION: Following the recommendation of the Board, staff directed Juarez, Zarate and Associates to conduct an audit of the financial activities of the Alliance. The audit has been completed and reviewed with staff. Ralph Juarez will present his findings at the meeting. Copies will be available at the board meeting for members to review.

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