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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD (WDB)

Of Genesee and Shiawassee Counties

Meeting Minutes

Sylvester Broome Jr. Center

4119 N. Saginaw Street

Flint, MI  48505

Friday, April 22, 2005

8:00 a.m.

 

PRESENT:  Michael Zelley, Jimmy King, Harry Blecker, Ivan Love, Lewis Driskell, Cheryl Gifford, Margaret Gulick, Robert Hardy, Ivan Love, David Miller, Marlene Nicol, Cheryl Peterson, Scott Kincaid for Robert Roth, Fred Delcamp for Gary Smith, Benjie Williams, Ed Donovan for Todd Brian

 

STAFF PRESENT:  Pamela Loving, Lila Lipscomb, Helen Brown, Richard Curtis, Kim Etheridge, David White, James Robinson, QB Pittman, Sharon Bowen, William Hetchler, Tanesha Malone, Debbie Rose, Candice Miller, Eunita Mixon-Wingfield, Brandie Pettit, Nancy Osipo-Peera, Janet Haggard, Carol Piesko, Niki Theeuwes, John Howell and Edythe Brown

 

OTHERS PRESENT:  Peter Goodstein and Gary Tower

 

I.                   Meeting called to order at 8:11 a.m.

II.                PUBLIC COMMENT:  None

III.             ACTION ITEMS:

A.     Approval of WDB Minutes of March 18, 2005:  A motion to approve the minutes of March 18, 2005, was made by Mr. David Miller and supported by Mr. Jimmy King.

MOTION PASSED

Mr. Ivan Love requested that the minutes be corrected to reflect that there were recommendations made in the Management Letter of CAI Single Audit as presented by Mr. Larry Allen of Stewart, Beauvais and Whipple, P.C.  Also the minutes should be corrected to state Leonard Smorch of the Genesee County Controller’s Office has retired not Lenny Smorch.

B.     WDB Resolution of the Workforce Development Board of Genesee and Shiawassee Counties:  A motion to approve Career Alliance, Inc. as administrator was made by Mr. Miller and approved by Mr. Love.

MOTION PASSED

 

I.                   UPDATE:

A.     Governor’s MI Opportunity Initiative Placing 30,000 Residents in Jobs:  A presentation was made by Ms. Veonca Johnson and Ms. Julie Winkfield of Genesee County Community Action Resource Development (GCCARD) outlining how they propose to provide a more in-depth assessment of the individuals looking for employment assistance through Employment Services.

B.     Washington Disability film Project was shown.

II.                SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS:

A.     There were no subcommittee reports given.

III.             PRESIDENT’S UPDATE:  Ms. Loving reported on the USDOL Monitoring.  She mentioned Amistad Academy’s 20th Session is underway.  CAI Bidders Conference was held.  A press conference on the Governor’s MI Opportunity Initiative at Capital Area Michigan Works on April 20, 2005. 

IV.              CHAIR’S UPDATE:  Mr. Zelley acknowledged new board member, Ms. Cheryl Peterson, President and CEO of Memorial Healthcare in Owosso.  He encouraged each board member to complete the MI Opportunity Partnership Employer Pledge Card.  The May board meeting has been canceled and the June board meeting has been moved up to June 17th.  The Budget & Finance/Policy & Performance Meeting is scheduled for May.

V.                 Meeting adjourned at 9:03 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

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Ms. Katie Wolf

Secretary, Workforce Development Board

 

 

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