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Meeting Name: Workforce Development Board Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/25/2026 9:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: America’s Job Center of California, 344 Salinas Street Suites 205 & 206, Salinas, CA 93901
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26-617 1ACTION: Consider approval of minutes from the Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB) meeting of April 23, 2026.General Agenda ItemAction: Consider approval of minutes from the Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB) meeting of April 23, 2026.   None None
26-618 2ACTION: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 24, 2026, recommendation to approve the appointment of Isaiah Madrigal, representing Business, for a three-year term, and recommend that the MCWDB forwards the appointment to the Board of Supervisors fGeneral Agenda ItemAction: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 24, 2026, recommendation to approve the appointment of Isaiah Madrigal, representing Business, for a three-year term, and recommend that the MCWDB forwards the appointment to the Board of Supervisors for final approval.   None None
26-619 3ACTION: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 24, 2026, recommendation to approve the reappointment of Alma Diaz, representing the State of California’s Employment Development Department’s Wagner-Peyser program, for a three-year term, and recommenGeneral Agenda ItemAction: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 24, 2026, recommendation to approve the reappointment of Alma Diaz, representing the State of California’s Employment Development Department’s Wagner-Peyser program, for a three-year term, and recommend that the MCWDB forwards the appointment to the Board of Supervisors for final approval.   None None
26-620 4ACTION: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 24, 2026, recommendation to approve extending the agreement with Arbor E&T, dba Equus Workforce Solutions, to provide Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult and Dislocated Worker case maGeneral Agenda ItemAction: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 24, 2026, recommendation to approve extending the agreement with Arbor E&T, dba Equus Workforce Solutions, to provide Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult and Dislocated Worker case management services in the amount of $1,300,000 for Program Year (PY) 2026-27.   None None
26-621 5ACTION: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 24, 2026, recommendation to approve extending the agreement with Arbor E&T, dba Equus Workforce Solutions, to provide Youth case management services with WIOA and non-WIOA funding in the amount of $350General Agenda ItemAction: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 24, 2026, recommendation to approve extending the agreement with Arbor E&T, dba Equus Workforce Solutions, to provide Youth case management services with WIOA and non-WIOA funding in the amount of $350,000 for the first 6 months of PY 2026-27.   None None
26-622 6ACTION: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 24, 2026, recommendation to approve extending the agreement with Turning Point of Central California to provide Youth case management services with WIOA and non-WIOA funding in the amount of $350,000 fGeneral Agenda ItemAction: Concur with the Executive Committee’s June 24, 2026, recommendation to approve extending the agreement with Turning Point of Central California to provide Youth case management services with WIOA and non-WIOA funding in the amount of $350,000 for the first 6 months of PY 2026-27.   None None
26-623 7ACTION: Concur with the Executive Committee’s May 21, 2026, recommendation to approve staff to execute an agreement with the Laborers to provide HRCC training services using HRCC bridge funding in the amount of $19,700 to support an additional 20-partiGeneral Agenda ItemAction: Concur with the Executive Committee’s May 21, 2026, recommendation to approve staff to execute an agreement with the Laborers to provide HRCC training services using HRCC bridge funding in the amount of $19,700 to support an additional 20-participant cycle of the Tri-County Pre-Apprenticeship program.   None None
26-624 8ACTION: Concur with the Executive Committee’s May 21, 2026, recommendation to approve staff to execute a lease agreement with the Laborers for the use of their facility at 117 Pajaro St. in Salinas for the HRCC Pre-Apprenticeship program.General Agenda ItemAction: Concur with the Executive Committee’s May 21, 2026, recommendation to approve staff to execute a lease agreement with the Laborers for the use of their facility at 117 Pajaro St. in Salinas for the HRCC Pre-Apprenticeship program.   None None
26-625 1PRESENTATION: Regional Jobs First OverviewGeneral Agenda ItemPresentation: Regional Jobs First Overview   None None
26-626 22. ACTION: Consider and approve the appointment of Eric Henry, representing Business, for a three-year term, and recommend that the MCWDB forwards the appointment to the Board of Supervisors for final approval.General Agenda ItemAction: Consider and approve the appointment of Eric Henry, representing Business, for a three-year term, and recommend that the MCWDB forwards the appointment to the Board of Supervisors for final approval.   None None
26-627 3Update on the MCWDB’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 3rd Quarter budget and expenditures.General Agenda ItemUpdate on the MCWDB’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 3rd Quarter budget and expenditures.   None None
26-628 4ACTION: Consider and approve the proposed, preliminary 2026-27 MCWDB budget.General Agenda ItemAction: Consider and approve the proposed, preliminary 2026-27 MCWDB budget.   None None
26-629 5Update on the MCWDB’s 2026-2028 Strategic Plan.General Agenda ItemUpdate on the MCWDB’s 2026-2028 Strategic Plan.   None None
26-630 6One Stop Operator Update.General Agenda ItemOne Stop Operator Update.   None None
26-631 7Update on WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth program performance.General Agenda ItemUpdate on WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth program performance.   None None
26-632 8Update on WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs.General Agenda ItemUpdate on WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs.   None None
26-633 9Updates on Board members’ workforce and business activities.General Agenda ItemUpdates on Board members’ workforce and business activities.   None None