EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. August Meeting Agenda 12:00 PM th Street Suite 102 Modesto Kirk Lindsey Center

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1 STANISLAUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE ALLIANCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING August Meeting Agenda 12:00 PM th Street Suite 102 Modesto Kirk Lindsey Center 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: A. Approval of Minutes for June 14, 2013 and August 5, 2013 B. Accept the resignation of Stanislaus County CEO Monica Nino from the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance Board C. Approve the Appointment of Stanislaus County Interim CEO Stan Risen to the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance Board D. Approval of the Youth Advisory Council (YAC) membership application of Marla Uliana 8. Action Items A. Approval of Jeff Rowe to act as interim CEO of the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance effective August 12, December Information/Discussion Items

2 Next Meeting Dates: A. Financial Reports of Alliance, Alliance Worknet, Alliance SBDCAlliance Alliance Board Executive Committee Meeting September 16, 2013 Kirk Lindsey Center 1020 Tenth Street Suite 102 Alliance Board Meeting October 21, 2013 Kirk Lindsey Center 1020 Tenth Street Suite 102.

3 Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance Executive Committee Minutes Friday, June 14, 2013 Bill Bassitt, CEO EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS PRESENT Sean Carroll Ralph Curtis Jeff Grover Kathy Halsey Billy Powell Paul Van Konynenburg EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ABSENT Jeff Foster William O Brien BOARD MEMBERS Richard Hagerty Cecil Russell STAFF Angie Gutierrez, The Alliance Susie Eudy, The Alliance Jeff Rowe, Alliance Worknet Ray Campanur, The Alliance Kurtis Clark, The Alliance SBDC GUEST Maryn Pitt, City of Turlock Teri Adams-Jones, The Alliance LeaAnn Hoogestraat, The Alliance Vanessa Portillo, Alliance Worknet Alisha Cruz, The Alliance Roy Wasden, City of Turlock CONFLICT OF INTEREST Chairman Jeff Grover welcomed executive committee members and guests and reminded executive committee members of the Conflict of Interest Rules. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Maryn Pitt, City of Turlock made an appeal to the Executive Committee to assist the city of Turlock in addressing some issues with a major retail project targeted for the downtown. Developers, NUPC, are planning a shopping Center at 1300 W. Main. The original anchor tenant has experienced some difficulty and there appears to be a gap in financing the project. The developer and the city have significant money invested in the project thus far and have looked for additional funding to help allow the project to go forward. The Department of Health and Human Services has Office of Community Services grants available related to the Food Desert federal program and this project seems to qualify for this type of grant. What is needed is a Community Development Corporation to apply for and become the grant recipient if a successful grant is awarded. Ms. Pitt asked that since the mission and purpose of the Alliance is very similar to that of a CDC, would the Alliance consider self-identifying itself as a CDC for the purposes of this grant. Alliance staff became familiar with the circumstances of this project in the past 48 hours and Ms. Pitt emphasized that time was of the essence since there is a deadline looming for submission of the grant proposal. CHAIRMAN S REPORT Following the Public Comment Period, Chairman Grover noted that the Alliance is not a CDC and this request was not an agenda item since this situation became known after the agenda was posted and could not be discussed unless the Committee determined that the information came too late for the agenda and that an emergency existed that precluded waiting until the next scheduled meeting. He noted if these conditions were in effect and 2/3 of the Committee approved, this could be added to the agenda and discussion and action

4 could take place. Committee member Sean Carroll recused himself at 12:20 PM from discussion and left the table as he identified a potential conflict of interest with this project. After discussion and based upon information provided by the CEO, a motion was made to add this item to the agenda. A motion was made by Kathy Halsey and seconded by Ralph Curtis to add this as an agenda item. Voice vote Billy Powell-yes; Kathy Halsey-yes; Ralph Curtis-yes; Jeff Grover-yes; Paul Van Konynenburg-yes. Member Sean Carroll returned to the table at 12:32. Chairman Jeff Grover informed the committee another matter had come up after the agenda had been posted and there was a need to have a closed door meeting to perform a staff review and discuss some personnel issues that could not effectively wait until the next regular meeting. In order to approve the addition to the agenda for this closed door session the Alliance Executive committee needs to have 2/3 of a vote and declare an emergency since the information leading to the need for the meeting came to their attention after the agenda was posted and time was of the essence. Kathy Halsey made a motion to add a closed door session following the adjournment of the scheduled meeting for a personnel evaluation. Seconded by Paul Van Konynenburg. A voice vote reflected unanimous support. CEO REPORT CEO Bill Bassitt updated the executive committee on the Enterprise Zone. Mr. Bassitt mentioned there were 3 avenues leading to changes or elimination of Enterprise Zones. 1. Senate Bill 434 would refine the parameters of the legislation and change the application of the zone benefits dramatically. 2. The Governor s May Revise budget calls for the elimination of the zones and replacing them with three new programs that would place all consideration for hiring incentives in the hands of the states, effectively removing any involvement of the local communities. The 3 rd avenue would be to perform audits on all Enterprise Zones with such scrutiny that no zone could pass, with the penalty for non-passage decertification of the zone. Rey Campanur, Enterprise Zone Manager has been attending meetings where discussions are still taking place regarding changes to the Enterprise Zone program. The Alliance Board will be kept informed of any changes that might occur. SBDC Director Kurtis Clark gave a report on the services provided by the SBDC. Mr. Clark mentioned the services had increased; 16 new startup businesses and 87.5 new full time jobs CONSENT ITEMS: E. Approval of Minutes for March 18, 2013 F. Approval to enter into a contract with Friends Outside to provide services to Previously Incarcerated Adults and Dislocated Workers. G. Approval to enter into a contract with Stanislaus Literacy Center (SLC) to provide GED and WorkKeys remediation services. H. Youth Advisory Council (YAC) funding recommendations for 2013/2014 Youth Programs Paul Van Konynenburg moved to approve consent items A - D. Seconded by Sean Carroll. M/S/C. Unanimous. ACTION ITEM A. Approve employing Juarez, Zarate and Associates to perform annual Alliance audit Juarez, Zarate and Associates have performed the annual audits for the Alliance For the past several years. A proposal letter received from Juarez, Zarate and Associates included their offer to conduct the annual audit for fiscal year at the same cost as last year.

5 Paul Van Konynenburg motioned to approve employing Juarez, Zarate and Associates to perform annual Alliance audit. Seconded by Kathy Halsey. M/S/C. Unanimous. B. Establish LWIB Sub Committee with purpose of recommending Business Services Plan Recent State Legislation, the Workforce Training Act, requires that each Local Workforce Investment Board (LWIB) establish a committee made up of local business representatives on the Board. The purpose of this committee is to provide input on and approve the Business Services Plan for the LWIB Staff s recommendation is to approve the appointment of a Business Services Committee for the Stanislaus LWIB and designate the Alliance Executive committee to act as the Business Services Committee. Paul Van Konynenburg motioned to approve the Establishing LWIB Sub Committee with purpose of recommending Business Services Plan and the designation of the Alliance Executive Committee to act as the Business Services Committee. Seconded by Billy Powell. M/S/C. Unanimous. C. Approval to declare the Alliance as a CDC (Community Development Corporation) Member Sean Carroll recused himself from this discussion and retired from the room. Following the request from the city of Turlock, declare the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance a Community Development Corporation (CDC) for the exclusive purposes of a shopping center project (NUPC) and submit an application as the Alliance CDC to HHS for an OCS grant of $800,000 to assist this project. The Alliance would receive $200,000 to monitor and oversee this project for a period of five years. Kathy Halsey moved this motion and Ralph Curtis seconded. Chairman Grover requested a voice vote. The voice vote was: Billy Powell- Yes, Kathy Halsey-Yes, Ralph Curtis- Yes, Jeff Grover- Yes, and Paul Van Konynenburg- Yes. Sean Carroll having recused himself, returned to the table following the vote at 12:50 PM. Mr. Bassitt informed the Alliance Executive committee CDCs are, by definition, local nonprofits focused on building or reviving neighborhoods, performing community economic development and placing people in jobs. As outlined in our programs of work over the eleven years of our existence and the mission statement as delineated in our by-laws, much of the work that we already do is very similar to the scope of work of a CDC. Further, he stated that the composition of the Alliance Board of Directors was parallel to the requirements of a CDC Board in that we have extensive representation from the civic, business and community sectors of the community. Mr. Bassitt recommended taking this action. The Alliance could be designated as a CDC by 2/3 of a vote by the committee. Members of the committee commented for the need to minimize any liability and to clearly articulate the scope of work that we would employ as a CDC. Mr. Bassitt indicated he would present to the Board at its July meeting a description of a CDC. Kathy Halsey motioned to approve the designation of the Alliance as a CDC for sole purpose of providing assistance and to facilitate City of Turlock. Seconded by Ralph Curtis. Following a voice vote: Billy Powell- Yes, Kathy Halsey-Yes, Ralph Curtis- Yes, Jeff Grover- Yes, and Paul Van Konynenburg- Yes. Sean Carroll recused himself from any action or motion on this project. Following the vote, Mr. Carroll returned to the meeting. INFORMATION ITEM B. Discuss Alliance Budget prior to Alliance Board action in July The Alliance Budget was presented to the Alliance Executive Committee for review prior to taking action in July at the Alliance Board meeting. The committee was to contact the Alliance if they had any questions or concerns.

6 C. Discuss Alliance Worknet Budget The Alliance Budget was presented to the Alliance Executive Committee for review prior to taking action in July at the Alliance Board meeting. The committee was to contact the Alliance if they had any questions or concerns. D. Review Proposed AW 5-year plan prior to Alliance Board action in July The AW 5- year plan was available at the meeting for members to review prior to taking action at the July Alliance Board meeting. E. 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.

7 STANISLAUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE ALLIANCE Special Executive Committee Minutes CLOSED DOOR PERSONNEL MEETING Monday August 5, 2013 Bill Bassitt CEO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Jeff Grover Kathy Halsey Jeff Foster Paul Van Konynenburg Bill O Brien Billy Powell EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT Sean Carroll Ralph Curtis The meeting was called to order at 12:10 PM Chairman Jeff Grover welcomed all members and reminded them of the Conflict of Interest rules Chairman Grover presented a review of the process that was employed to secure a new CEO for the Alliance. The search committee consisting of himself, Jeff Foster, Paul Van Konynenburg and Bill O Brien (who replaced Sean Carroll from the original committee) had opted to utilize the County s HR Department to advertise for, receive applications, screen applications and check references for candidates for the Alliance CEO position. The process resulted in 42 applications being received and after screening the HR Department determined that there were 7 definite possibilities, 8 to 10 maybes and the balance were not feasible candidates. Further screening reduced the number of possible candidates to 4 and through interviews and further review, it was determined that none of the candidates would be offered the position. He further explained that within the past week an additional candidate had appealed to the committee to be considered for the position. The candidate was a local resident with definite possibilities. An interview was granted with two members of the search committee. They felt a subsequent interview with the full committee was necessary. Chairman Grover asked for approval from the committee to schedule a second interview with this individual and to expand the interview committee to include some city representatives as well as two or three additional Alliance Board members from the private sector. If this committee determined that the individual was of a quality to be offered the position, Chairman Grover indicated he would schedule a special meeting on August 12 to seek approval from the Executive Committee to proceed with the offer. He also asked that if this interview did not lead to a job offer, that he be permitted to contact Jorgenson and Associates, an Executive Search Company to trigger a full blown search for a CEO utilizing this company s resources and expertise to secure candidates for the position. The approximate cost would be $27,500 plus expenses. Member O Brien asked to be removed from the search committee for this part of the process since the individual to be interviewed was a county employee and he wanted to avoid any potential conflict. He suggested that Member Sean Carroll replace him for this interview. Chairman Grover also asked for the authority to seek and appoint an acting CEO to oversee the operations of the Alliance until a permanent CEO could be named should the interview not lead to a job offer. Paul Van Konynenburg moved for this approach to be approved and Kathy Halsey seconded. All approved. The meeting was adjourned at 1:10 PM.

8 CONSENT ITEM B: CONSENT ITEM C: Accept the resignation of Stanislaus County CEO Monica Nino from the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance Board Approve the Appointment of Stanislaus County Interim CEO Stan Risen to the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance Board

9 CONSENT ITEM D: Approval of the Youth Advisory Council (YAC) membership application of Marla Uliana. DISCUSSION: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: At its May 13, 2013 meeting the Youth Advisory Council (YAC) recommended approval of an application from Marla Uliana (attached) for appointment to the YAC. Marla works for Modesto Junior College as the Director of the Workforce Training Center. Marla would represent post-secondary education, a position that has been traditionally represented on the YAC. The YAC recommends that the Alliance approve the YAC membership application of Marla Uliana.

10 INFORMATION ITEM A: Financial Reports of Alliance, Alliance Worknet, Alliance SBDCAlliance

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