Heartland Workforce Solutions, Inc.
Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
May 24, 2016; 8:00am
Heartland Workforce Solutions Center
5752 Ames Ave, Omaha NE 68104
Meeting Called to Order
Brian Turner, Interim Board Chair, called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
Roll Call
Roll was called by Terry McMullen and a quorum was established.
Members Present:
Rod Anderson Jesse DePriest Terry McMullen Brian Turner
Liz Cook Jim Hanson, Jr. Jean Petsch Jim Walsh
Jessica McCormick
Members Absent: Jim Hanson, Jr.
Staff & Guests Present:
United Way- Justin Dougherty
HWS - Erin Porterfield, Keith Station, Shirley Carlson, Donna Knerr, Alejandra Sinecio, Krystal Frost, and Michael Phillips
ResCare Workforce Services – Tori Conley, Shirley Carlson, and Sheryl Konecky
Notice of Publication
Adequate legal notice of this meeting was posted in the Omaha World Herald. Let the record reflect that the notice was published in accordance with the open meeting law requirements and published in the Greater Omaha Area. A copy of the Nebraska Open Meeting Act is available at this meeting and can also be obtained from the Board staff.
Approval of the Consent Agenda*
A. Approval of the April 26, 2016 Executive Committee minutes
B. Approval of April 28, 2016 Board meeting minutes
C. Approval of the April 2016 Financials
Motion was made by Liz Cook and seconded by Jean Petsch, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by roll call vote of those present and eligible to vote.
Approved:
Rod Anderson Jesse DePriest Terry McMullen Brian Turner
Liz Cook Jim Hanson, Jr. Jean Petsch Jim Walsh
Jessica McCormick
The motion carried with no abstentions.
HWS Operations
Finance Committee –Michael Phillips reported that the Finance Committee met on April 20, 2016 at Rod Anderson’s office. Michael reviewed the Final Budget and noted that the Finance Committee recommended a couple of changes and Michael has adjusted.
Motion was made by Kurt Meisinger and seconded by Liz Cook, to approve the PY16 Budget. The motion carried by roll call vote of those present and eligible to vote.
Approved:
Rod Anderson Jesse DePriest Terry McMullen Brian Turner
Liz Cook Jim Hanson, Jr. Jean Petsch Jim Walsh
Jessica McCormick
The motion carried with no abstentions.
Dashboard - Michael Phillips reviewed the financial reports in the packet. HWS Revenue is 34.5% below budget and HWS Admin is 3.5% below budget. Michael explained that Lozier has adjusted the percentage of their giving to be consistent with the other foundations. Goodwill had 3 pay periods in April. HWS Board Donation is at 34.7% of their goal.
Building Committee – The Building Committee has asked the question as to whether or not HWS would have to do an RFP in order to renew the lease extensions. Michael reached out for technical assistance to both City and USDOL. City Legal checked the Uniform Guidance and said no, and USDOL said no we would not as long as it falls into fair market value. HWS can renew the lease, but we will continue to pursue satellite locations in South Omaha. Michael gave an update from the meeting in Lincoln concerning infrastructure costs. Overall the meeting was confusing to all of those who attended. Erin and Michael will take the lead for HWS, and the State Board has a Committee that leads for them.
Nomination Committee – Erin Porterfield announced that the Nomination Committee met right before the Executive Committee and we will be adding 3 new Business representatives (Brandon Clark, Brad Garlock, and Nelson Ildefonso) and 3 Workforce partners (Patrick MacBride, Patrick Stoysich, and Sara Riffel) to the HWS Board. Ovell Barbee and Chris Proulx have left the Board, and Brenda Carlisle will roll off in December.
Helping individuals remove barriers and develop skills to gain meaningful employment
Alejandra Sinecio, Manager of Workforce Performance reviewed the reasons that caused the need for HWS to change the Eligible Training Provider Accreditation Process policy. Alejandra reported that there was no need for the Participant ETP exception vote, due to the participant’s information not be provided to ResCare, and ResCare was unable to identify them.
Motion was made by Terry McMullen and seconded by Jessica McCormick, to approve the ETP Policy. The motion carried by roll call vote of those present and eligible to vote.
Approved:
Rod Anderson Jesse DePriest Terry McMullen Brian Turner
Liz Cook Jim Hanson, Jr. Jean Petsch Jim Walsh
Jessica McCormick
The motion carried with no abstentions.
Ensuring business and industry have the talent needed to grow and expand
Keith Station stated that the Business & Industry Committee had a conference call last Friday, May 20th. They were given an update on some of the latest labor market information we’ve recently received, and to discuss critical/final steps with our technical assistance consultants from Maher & Maher. The Official wrap up with Maher & Maher will be in June 2016 (See handout #1). Keith reviewed that the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) is an important tool in the Career Readiness to Eliminate Disparities strategy, thus the primary focus is administering the assessments to individuals who reside in the targeted area codes where high occurrences of poverty and unemployment exist. Keith gave out fact sheets that would enable board members to talk about the NCRC with others (see handout 2). We are looking for space in South Omaha to staff a couple of days a week as testing sites. Keith introduced Krystal Frost as the lead contact for the NCRC testing.
Performance Committee – Jean Petsch reviewed NDOL’s Performance report for PY15 3rd Quarter. Remembering that 3rd Quarter numbers are from January – March, all percentages are above goal. Alejandra Sinecio noted that Literacy/Numeracy needs work.
Common Intake Data System – Erin Porterfield reported that GEO Solutions hosted a Demo here on May 20, 2016 with partners attending. All funds have been raised for year one, with only one left to be applied for in October. We are ready to hire the IT Administrator, and are targeting September as the system start date.
Leading, Convening, and Aligning to Build an Effective Workforce System
Transition Update – Erin reported that the transition is going well, and welcomed Justin Dougherty who is now the Director of Community Impact-Workforce Ready Initiatives at United Way of the Midlands, and Shirley Carlson who is now the Operations manager for ResCare. Erin was impressed by the amount of support and training that National ResCare has done from accounting to moving desks. Tori Conley, Project Director for ResCare also feels the transition is going well with only a few minor hiccups. Tori described a few of the initial differences; being greeted by greeters, instructions for the computers, two videos to watch, and Talent Engagement Specialists will instruct participants on the use of NEworks, ResCare Academy (on-line) that offers over 4,000 assessments (skill soft), and WIOA information. Tori is working with Scott Bergmann from Nebraska Department of Labor, on how to position NDOL employees with ResCare employees together by function rather than by who employs you.
Public Comments: There were none.
WIOA State Monitor Reviews and General Information
A. Transcribing Strategic Plan Session Input for Review
B. Adult-DLW Review by the State Monitor has been completed.
C. The NDOL Monitor is conducting a review of the local areas’ Summer Employment Opportunities activities
The meeting adjourned at 8:55 a.m.
Next Board & Executive Committee Meetings
HWS Board Annual Meeting / HWS Executive Committee MeetingThursday, August 25, 2016, 8:00 a.m. / Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 8:00 a.m.
HWS-American Job Center
Community Room / HWS-American Job Center
Sarpy Room
5752 Ames Avenue, Omaha, NE 68104 / 5752 Ames Ave. Omaha, NE 68104
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