Economic Development - Regular Meeting

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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About this meeting

Government Body: Economic Development
Meeting Type: Economic Development
Location: Monterey, CA
Meeting Date: April 16, 2026

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Thursday, April 16, 2026

13 items on the agenda.

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CONSENT CALENDAR•Item 1

Consider approval of minutes from the Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB) Special Executive Committee meeting on February 12, 2026.

Attachments: Consent 01 Approval of Minutes from 12FEB26 Erik Cushman

DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS•Item 1

Consider and approve staff's sole source recommendation for the 2026-27 provider of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) One Stop Operator services and forward it to the full Board for agreement.

Attachments: Business 01 Approval of OSO Provider Chris Donnelly

DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS•Item 2

Consider and approve staff to submit a request to the State EDD to transfer $900,000 of WIOA funding from the Dislocated Worker to the Adult program.

Attachments: Business 02 Approval of Funding Transfer Daisy Fernandez

DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS•Item 3

Consider and approve the following policy: - 2026-03 Individual Training Accounts (ITA) Policy

Attachments: Business 03 Approve Revised Individual Training Accounts (ITA) Policy Business 3a WDB Policy #2026-03 Revised ITA policy Chris Donnelly

DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS•Item 4

Consider and approve staff to execute a new, three-year website development, hosting, and maintenance agreement with Pat Davis Design Group in an amount not to exceed $57,000 for the period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

Attachments: Business 04 New Website Agreement Chris Donnelly

DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS•Item 5

Consider and approve MCWDB’s 2026-2028 Strategic Plan.

Attachments: Business 05 Approval of 2026-2028 MCWDB Strategic Plan Business 5a 2026-28 Strategic Plan Chris Donnelly

DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS•Item 6

Discussion on the recruitment of a private sector Board member from the Healthcare industry.

Attachments: Business 06 Business Sector Board Member Recruitment Erik Cushman

DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS•Item 7

Discussion on the 2026 Local and Regional WIOA Contractor List Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

Attachments: Business 07 Discussion of 2026 WIOA Contractors RFQ Chris Donnelly

DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS•Item 8

Discussion on the timeline for Youth and Adult/Dislocated Worker services Requests for Proposals (RFPs).

Attachments: Business 08 Youth and ADW RFP Timelines Chris Donnelly

DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS•Item 9

Update on MCWDB's 2025-26 3rd Quarter budget.

Attachments: Business 09 Update on MCWDB's 2025-26 3rd Qtr. Budget Business 9a 2026 Budget 2026 Presentation Daisy Fernandez

DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS•Item 10

Update on Building and Construction Trades Pre-Apprenticeship program.

Attachments: Business 10 Trades Preapprenticeship Program Update Chris Donnelly

DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS•Item 11

Update on WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs.

Attachments: Business 11 WIOA Program Updates Lucy Iracheta, Lourdes Luviano, Lauren Walters

DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS•Item 12

Updates on Executive Committee members' workforce and business activities.

Attachments: Business 12 Committee Members' Activities Erik Cushman