Chair Steve Crowley called the meeting to order at 9:36 a.m. and announced that this meeting would be conducted as an Executive Committee meeting.

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1 Cattaraugus-Allegany Workforce Investment Board, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Friday, June 19, :30 AM Seneca Allegany Casino Event Center, Salamanca, NY Board Members Present Chair - Steve Crowley, Holiday Valley Resort Vice-Chair - Brad Monroe, Dresser-Rand Secretary - Mike Hendrix, Both, Branch & Hendrix Treasurer - Carrie Childs, Childs Blueberries Karen Comstock, Dresser-Rand Brenda Sobeck, Jones Memorial Hospital John Stevens, Organizational Solutions Christine Luly, ACCES-VR Ed Giardini Jr., Laborer s Local 621 Jack Searles, Cattaraugus County Patricia Magara, Cattaraugus Community Action Celeste Schoonover, Swain Resort Keith Kranick, JCC WIB Staff Present Michele Lichy, Executive Director Jason Miller, Fiscal & Program Monitor Tammy Komidar, Administrative Assistant Board Members Absent. Lesley Christmen, ACCORD Mitch Alger, Allegany County Cesar Cabrera, NYSDOL Joe Hart, Lufkin-GE Chris Napoleon, Napoleon Engineering Linda Spaulding, Chaut. Co. Office of the Aging Theresa Schueckler, Catt-Allegany BOCES Guests Present Reita Lynch, Allegany E&T Bret Marvin, Cattaraugus One Stop Jack Hoffman, NYSDOL Evelyn Sabina, Dream It, Do It WNY Richard Zink, Southern Tier West Matt Harrington, Harrington Builders Chair Steve Crowley called the meeting to order at 9:36 a.m. and announced that this meeting would be conducted as an Executive Committee meeting. Presentation Dream It, Do It WNY Evelyn Sabina Evelyn gave a presentation on what s been happening with Dream It, Do It. She announced that they had a Manufacturing Fair that was held at Portville High School. They had 17 businesses participate with about 700 area students attending. She talked about the St. Bonaventure ENACTUS club, the Dream Team, the Summer STEM camps, Student Internship Programs, Manufacturing Day with tours of local manufacturing facilities, Professional Development Day, DIDI 500, the Career Fair and National Conferences they had attended. She then presented a little movie clip to show what they had done at the Winter STEM camp held at JCC where a few students in 7 th and 8 th grade had to build sleds. Approval of the March 27, 2015 Minutes *Motion by John Stevens; Second by Mike Hendrix to approve the minutes of the March 27th, 2015 meeting as presented.

2 Page 2 of 6 One Stop Operations Report Bret Marvin and Reita Lynch Reita announced that they had been very busy with 819 in front door traffic. They were able to put 60 young kids to work in the Summer Youth Program with their TANF money. They had 12 customers find jobs ranging from $8.75 an hr. to $22.93 a hr. with 7 full and 5 part time. She announced that the UI percentage had stayed the same at 5.6%. They also increased their business contacts by 3. They held a Speed Interview session for Saputo Dairies with 147 participants. 12 were hired to start on June 1 st. Their target number was 36 and they have 40 new hires. There is also a new restaurant hiring at the Belmont Hotel. Bret announced that they had 977 in front door traffic. There are 12 active TAA participants. They have 7 participants in training through the ADT program and 3 due to begin in June in the DLW program. 9 Youth were placed in jobs over the summer with WIA funds. There are 13 new TANF OJT s totaling $73,758 and 4 TANF ITAs. 19 gas cards and 11 bus passes were handed out in April and 11 gas cards and 11 bus passes were handed out in May. He announced that they had several success stories. Executive Committee Steve Crowley Steve went over a few highlights from the last meeting that was held in May and the presented the following resolutions to the board: Approval of WIB Member Endorsements Motion by: Jack Searles, Second by: Brad Monroe to adopt the following amended resolution: WHEREAS, due to the implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), it is necessary to reconstitute the Board in order to meet membership requirements; and, WHEREAS, the attached roster of individuals have confirmed their interest in serving on the newly formed WIOA compliant board of directors; and, WHEREAS, the Board membership number shall be set at 24; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby endorses and presents the attached roster of potential members to the Chief Elected Officials for their consideration; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these endorsements are pending official appointment by the Chief Local Elected Officials in accordance with WIOA. Approval of County-WIB Agreement Motion by: Carrie Childs, Second by: Mike Hendrix to adopt the following resolution: WHEREAS, the agreement between Allegany County, Cattaraugus County and the Cattaraugus- Allegany Workforce Investment Board, Inc. to delineate various responsibilities and

3 Page 3 of 6 duties for the time period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016 was previously approved; and, WHEREAS, due to changes in federal legislation and implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), it is necessary to amend various sections in order to reflect the appropriate legislation; and, WHEREAS, both counties have reviewed and approved the agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board hereby approves the agreement between the counties and the WIB as presented; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Board authorizes the Chair to enter into the agreement. Amendment of By-Laws Motion by: Carrie Childs, Second by: Ed Giardini to adopt the following resolution: WHEREAS, the Executive Committee and the WIB s attorney have reviewed the by-laws; and, WHEREAS, changes are recommended to adhere to the NYS Non-Profit and Revitalization Act and to implement new committees as recommended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; and, WHEREAS, the Executive Committee recommends that these changes be approved by the Board; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the amendments to the By-Laws as presented are hereby approved and effective immediately. Approval of Conflict of Interest Policy and Statement Motion by: Mike Hendrix, Second by: John Stevens to adopt the following resolution: WHEREAS, the WIB attorney recently reviewed the WIB s Conflict of Interest Policies and Procedures and related Annual Disclosure Form for compliance to the Non-Profit Revitalization Act; and, WHEREAS, many aspects of the law require substantial changes to the Conflict of Interest Policy in regards to Independent Director status and other requirements; and,

4 Page 4 of 6 WHEREAS, a new policy and related questionnaire designed to determine Independent Director status have been drafted by the WIB attorney and reviewed by the Executive Committee and is hereby recommended for approval; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Conflict of Interest Policy and Statement as presented are hereby approved and effective immediately. Approval of Amendment to Financial Policies & Procedures Motion by: Brad Monroe, Second by: Ed Giardini to adopt the following resolution: WHEREAS, the WIB s Financial Oversight and Technical Assistance monitor has recently completed the annual financial management review of the WIB and recommends that additional changes be made to the Financial Policies and Procedures; and, WHEREAS, these amendments include additional language to ensure that more than one officer has full access to the WIB accounting system should he/she become incapacitated and that checks written to cash are strictly forbidden; and, WHEREAS, the Executive Committee has reviewed these changes and recommends that these amendments be approved; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the amendments to the Financial Policies and Procedures are hereby approved and effective immediately. Approval of PY15 Budgets Motion by: Mike Hendrix, Second by: Carrie Childs to adopt the following resolution: WHEREAS, the Executive Committee has recommended funding amounts for the WIB and One Stops for PY15; and, WHEREAS, the Executive Committee has previously reviewed and approved the PY15 WIB Office Budget and recommends that it be submitted to the full Board for approval; and, WHEREAS, the One Stops have submitted proposed budgets that are hereby presented for review, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the PY15 One Stop Operator and WIB Office Budgets attached are hereby approved.

5 Page 5 of 6 Approval of PY15 One Stop Operator Agreements Motion by: John Stevens, Second by: Brad Monroe to adopt the following resolution: WHEREAS, the WIB has approved One Stop Operator budgets for Program Year 2015 submitted by the Allegany County Employment & Training Center and the Cattaraugus County Department of Social Service for provision of WIOA Title I One Stop Services; and, WHEREAS, the WIB and WIBELS have jointly designated the entities above as the primary operators of the One Stop Centers; and, WHEREAS, the WIB and each party above both desire to enter into contractual relationship for the provision of WIOA Title I Services for Program Year 2015; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board hereby authorizes the Chair to enter into contracts for WIOA services in Program Year 2015 July 1, 2015 through June 30, Operations Oversight Michele Lichy / Jason Miller Brad announced that the last meeting was held in February and that the next meeting is scheduled for the last week in July. Jason then reviewed the Services report for May which he explained that Bret and Reita had pretty much covered it in the beginning of the meeting with their reports. He announced that we are passing all common measures with one exception of the Attainment of Degree or Certificate which is at 75.9%. He explained that we will have 4 more to exit with positive outcomes before the 4 th quarter percentages come out and we will then be passing at 88.5%. Youth Council/Services Jason Jason touched on the highlights of the last Youth Council meeting that was held in April and presented the following resolution to the board: Approval of PY15 Youth Services Awards and Contracts Motion by: Ed Giardini, Second by: Carrie Childs to adopt the following resolution: WHEREAS, an Ad Hoc committee of the Youth Council reviewed each proposal submitted in response to the WIB s RFP for WIOA Year Round Youth Services; and,

6 Page 6 of 6 WHEREAS, the Ad-Hoc committee recommends that the following proposals be funded for PY15 for each contractor as follows: Cattaraugus County DSS $ 193,196 Allegany County E & T $ 123,906 $ 317,102 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the WIB awards funds in the amounts outlined above for Youth Program Services for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Chair is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with each agency for the Program Year Round Table Member Updates Ed mentioned that 95% of his workforce is working now although the rain is slowing things down bit. Carrie announced that she has about a dozen of her experienced workers coming back for this year s blueberry season. Brad discussed the furlough at Dresser and announced that Karen s transfer to the Wellsville site now makes her an Allegany County representative for Dresser on the board. Steve announced that Holiday Valley is in full swing for summer and looking for certified lifeguards. Mike discussed how they are rounding out and broadening their services to customers. Jack discussed the economic development with all the construction on road work and bridges in the Cattaraugus area as well as the construction of new gas and electrical transmission stations. Patsi announced that Food for Thought had 10 that graduated with 8 now employed at a minimum of $14 per hour and that a new session is set to begin in September. Director s Report Michele Lichy Michele announced that she did not prepare a Director s Report and she has been very busy with all the WIOA requirements. Good of the Order Steve announced that Linda, Theresa and John would no longer be on the board. He thanked John Stevens for his effort and time with the board then presented him with a watch. He explained that there were also gifts for Linda and Theresa as well even though they were not able to attend the meeting. Adjournment *Motion by Jack Searles, Second by John Stevens to adjourn the meeting at 11:09 a.m. Next Meeting TBD