Executive Committee Meeting

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1 COBB WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD AGENDA: April 27, 2016 Executive Committee Meeting Tim Gordon, Board Chair 8:00 a.m. Welcome & Introductions Tim Gordon, Board Chair 8:05 a.m. Approval of Past Meeting Minutes: - November 3, 2015 (A1) - April 7, 2015 (A2) 8:10 a.m. Committee/Council Reports - Literacy Council, Letoyia Brooks - Youth Council, Daneea Badio - Governance and Organizational Development, Bryant McDaniel - Finance and Administration, Mark Gibson (A3) - One-Stop Consortium/Partner s Council, Frances Roberson 8:25 a.m. CEO Report - CDBG Proposal (A4) - Work-based Learning Presentation - State WDB Meeting - One-Stop/Career Services Procurement (A5) - Adult Eligibility Policy 8:50 a.m. Other 9:00 a.m. Adjourn ATTACHMENTS: A1: Meeting Minutes: November 3, 2015 A2: Meeting Minutes: April 7, 2016 A3: 990 Documents A4: CDBG Project Summary A5: Cobb County One-Stop Operator Responses Our mission is to promote employment and education opportunities that strengthen the workforce and economic development of our community. We envision a dynamic, integrated, and responsive workforce system in which businesses are connected with skilled workers and individuals have ready access to career development information, opportunities, and supportive services.

2 Members Present Tim Gordon Frances Roberson Daneea Badio-McCray Bryant McDaniel CobbWorks Workforce Investment Board Executive Committee Meeting Minutes November 3, :00 AM Staff Present John Helton Nicole Carsten Trena Brown Members Absent Beth Herman Mark Gibson Letoyia Brooks I. The meeting was called to order at 10:10 a.m. with welcome and introductions by Tim Gordon, chair. II. Review and Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes Tim Gordon, chair, asked the committee to review the minutes from the May 12, 2015 meeting and make a motion for approval. Motion made by Bryant McDaniel and seconded by Daneea Badio. Motion subsequently carried. (Four members voted yea, and there were no nays) III. Committee Council Updates: Literacy Council (Letoyia Brooks): Tim Gordon reported in Letoyia Brooks absence. Space has been donated at the Mansour Center for the next Are You Smarter than a Ten Year Old? event. Rather than having sponsorship tiers, there would be a flat fee of $1500 for a team. Plans to push for more media coverage and promotion will be in effect. They were looking into other fundraising efforts in addition to potentially hosting the event twice a year. Youth Council (Daneea Badio- McCray): The Youth Council was planning a recruitment event in January at the Lawrence Street Recreation Center for Young Adults. There would be a meeting the next week to discuss details of the event. Once finalized, a press release would be sent out to media as well as advertising to churches faithbased initiatives. Governance & Organizational Development (Bryant McDaniel): The committee planned to meet before the next board meeting to look at the strategic plan and have updates available for the entire board. Some elements of the plan could change because of the WIOA implementation. Finance & Administration (Mark Gibson): John Helton reported in Mark Gibson s absence. The CobbWorks finance department hired a new temp to assist with accounting. The temp was currently in training with Cobb County to learn the accounting system. The Finance Committee was working on the dashboard. It would be distributed at the next board meeting.

3 The committee discussed a review of the pay grades through a salary survey; action was pending. One-Stop Consortium/Partner s Council (Frances Roberson): Training providers would be approved at the next board meeting. IV. WIOA Implementation Update/Regional Plan Status The local workforce areas planned to submit a regional plan to the state. They were looking into creating an RFP to have an outside agency coordinate the efforts. Helton would have an update at the board meeting with further details. V. Literacy to Work Grant Opportunity & CobbWorks Literacy Council Service Strategy Over the past six months, CobbWorks worked on revising components of the Literacy Council to better respond to the challenges that have arisen due to the changes in the GED test. Cobb Adult Education would assume responsibility for the instruction of GED classes. Open entry, open testing would be conducted through this program. Grant and incentive money was available. John Helton was drafting the budget and scope of work to submit to the state for up to $100,000 to use between January and June of 2016 for a Literacy to Work program for adults 22 years and older. Motion and approval to proceed with a grant application of up to $100,000 for a Literacy to Work class January 2016 to June 2016 by Daneea Badio McCray and further seconded by Bryant McDaniel. Motion subsequently carried. (Four members voted yea and there were no nays). VI. Build Cobb Partnership Update The Build Cobb graduation took place Friday, October 30. A meeting was planned with stakeholders on November 17, Helton mentioned possibly changing the date of the board meeting to November 17 in order to have the board meeting coincide with the stakeholder meeting. VII. Staff Compensation/Annual Raise John Helton discussed staff compensation for 2015 with members. Motion made to approve a staff increase retroactive to July 1, 2015 of 3% with an additional four restricted PTO days for use only on 12/28, 12/29, 12/30, and 12/31 by Bryant McDaniel and further seconded by Frances Roberson. Motion subsequently carried. (Four members voted yea and there were no nays). VIII. Adjourn After hearing no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:15 a.m.

4 CobbWorks Workforce Investment Board Executive Committee Conference Call Meeting Minutes April 7, 2016, 8:00 AM Members Present Tim Gordon Letoyia Brooks Daneea Badio-McCray Bryant McDaniel Staff Present John Helton Alisa Jackson Members Absent Frances Roberson Mark Gibson Beth Herman I. The meeting was called to order at 8:07 a.m. with welcome and introductions by Tim Gordon, chair. II. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application John Helton discussed the opportunity to submit a funding application to CDBG for construction of new facility. John explained CDBG is one of the few organizations that provide funding for bricks and mortar. In an effort to determine the viability of going forward with the application, John Helton, Tim Gordon, and Michael Hughes met with Doug Stoner, Director, South Cobb Redevelopment Authority (SCRA) to discuss land options and funding assistance through SCRA. Magnolia crossing was discussed as possibility or a parcel of land in the South Cobb area. Tim mentioned the project would be in line with others the SCRA has been considering working with in the area. The application submission would be for the amount of $1,000, for CDBG s PY17 (January 1, 2017 June 30, 2018) funding cycle. Q: What type of building is being built? A: A workforce and economic development facility which can provide, but not limited to, the following services: job search assistance, business incubator; business center for small businesses; youth center; and multipurpose rooms. Q: Are there any challenges or concerns for the project? A: None at this time. Moving forward a challenge could be identifying partners with a similar mission as CobbWorks to partner financially. Q: Is the funding for new construction or renovating a current space? A: On the application only one choice can be selected. Currently CobbWorks is applying for new construction. However, CDBG may not be opposed to allowing the funds to be for renovating a site; an amendment and approval would need to be sought if that opportunity arises. Motion made by Daneea Badio-McCray to approve CobbWorks, Inc. to pursue an application for new construction with CDBG and follow all regulatory procedures and seconded by Bryant McDaniel. Motion carried unanimously. (Four members voted yea and there were no nays). III. Adjourn After hearing no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:25 a.m.

5 PROJECT SUMMARY Cobb Center for Workforce and Economic Development Proposal Program Year 2017: Application for Funding Community Development Block Grant Program Public Facilities Acquisition, Construction and Renovation Workforce development and economic development are inextricably connected. On a macro-level, communities must have an educated and trained workforce to attract, retain and grow the businesses and industries that support local and regional economies; from a micro-perspective, individuals must have relevant, in-demand skills to obtain and retain employment and advance in career pathways to support themselves and their families. From this premise, CobbWorks, Inc. proposes the construction and development of the Cobb Center for Workforce and Economic Development (CWED) within the South Cobb area of Cobb County. For purposes of this proposal, South Cobb is defined as geography within Cobb zip codes 30008, 30060, 30082, and the Cobb portions of 30106, 30126, 30127, 30141, (Source: jobseq, Founded in 2000 with the implementation of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) in Georgia, CobbWorks, Inc. continues to work in tandem with Cobb County Government to administer grant funds made available through reauthorizing legislation passed by congress in 2014: The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). CobbWorks also supports the mission and strategies of the Cobb Workforce Development Board (WDB), the oversight body statutorily-mandated by the Act. That mission is to promote employment and education opportunities that strengthen the workforce and economic development of our community. The purpose of WIOA is to better align the workforce system with education and economic development in an effort to create a collective response to economic and labor market challenges on the national, state and local levels. WIOA was created to provide state and local areas the flexibility to collaborate across systems in an effort to better address the employment and skills needs of current employees, jobseekers, and employers. WIOA calls for full engagement with the private sector to lead local workforce development efforts and underscores the correlation between training investments and economic return. The legislation prompts Workforce Development Boards to be increasingly engaged in the business of collaboration, convening and partnership. Creation of the Center for Workforce and Economic Development will allow Cobb County to fully realize the potential for workforce development collaborations and initiatives to positively impact both the county at-large and the targeted South Cobb community, the proposed geographic location for the CWED to be built. Commonly referred to as South Cobb, this area has many positive attributes such as its proximity to major interstate systems and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport making it logistically accessible for commerce throughout the region. South Cobb also enjoys a diverse and engaged community. However, as reflected in the Six Flags Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Study (Final Report-June 2012), sub-areas within South Cobb have not prospered or developed commensurate with other communities in the county and region. According to the LCI study, the Six Flags community exhibited the following characteristics ( Economic Development and Market Analysis-section 2.4 exerted as Appendix 1): Median Household and Per Capita Income was $58,200 compared to $76,904 for Cobb County in 2010 and projected to continue to trend lower for the period Educational Attainment levels reflected residents high school only rates at 33% compared to 21% for Cobb County and attainment of a Bachelor s or higher degree at 28% compared to 43% Page 1 of 2

6 PROJECT SUMMARY Cobb Center for Workforce and Economic Development Proposal Program Year 2017: Application for Funding Community Development Block Grant Program Public Facilities Acquisition, Construction and Renovation Residents were disproportionately employed in administrative support and service-related occupations with small shares of the labor force employed in professional and management/business/financial occupations compared with the county and Atlanta region Construction of the Center for Workforce and Economic Development will drive the growth and redevelopment of South Cobb as well as Cobb County by achieving the following project objectives: Provide direct, streamlined workforce development services to individual job-seekers and business customers as a WIOA comprehensive one-stop co-locating interagency partners Create a community-based, flexible multi-use facility to convene economic and community development stakeholders and coordinate activities Increase the availability of small business development and entrepreneurship training and resources such as training classes, incubator space and makers space Facilitate access and increase community member utilization of adult literacy, sector-specific, customized and apprenticeship training offerings by CobbWorks and partner organizations Key prospective partners in this project include the South Cobb Redevelopment Authority (SCRA), Cobb County Government, Cobb Chamber of Commerce, Cobb Competitive Edge and Cobb Workforce Partnership initiatives, municipal governments, business associations, adult literacy providers, the technical college system, private and community-based training and employment services providers as well as mandated WIOA partners. $1M is being requested to initiate the development of a 15,000 to 20, 000 square foot facility with additional funds to be identified and secured as partner organizations officially join the initiative. Through WIOA formula grant funds received by Cobb County, CobbWorks manages an average of $4.3M per year in administrative and program service delivery funds that would be used to operate the facility on an ongoing basis. Page 2 of 2