Workforce Development Board

Thursday, April 23, 2026 9:00 AM County of Monterey America’s Job Center of California 344 Salinas St., Suites 205 & 206 Salinas, CA 93901 Meeting Agenda - Final Workforce Development Board Meeting America's Job Center -344 Salinas Street, Suites 205 & 206, Salinas, CA 93901 Workforce Development Board

Workforce Development Board Meeting Agenda - Final April 23, 2026 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: Erik Cushman, Chair CHANGES TO AGENDA: Erik Cushman PUBLIC COMMENTS: (Limited to 2 minutes per person) DIRECTOR’S REPORT: Chris Donnelly CONSENT CALENDAR: Erik Cushman ACTION: Consider approval of minutes from the Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB) meeting of February 26, 2026. Action: Unadopted Minutes from 26FEB26 meetingAttachments: Erik Cushman ACTION: Concur with the Executive Committee’s April 16, 2026, recommendation approve its sole-source recommendation for Equus Workforce Solutions to provide 2026-27 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) One Stop Operator services and forward the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors for consideration. Action: Approval of One Stop Operator ProviderAttachments: Erik Cushman ACTION: Concur with the Executive Committee’s April 16, 2026, recommendation approving staff to submit a request to the State EDD to transfer $900,000 of WIOA funding from the Dislocated Worker to the Adult program. Action: Approval of Funding TransferAttachments: Erik Cushman Page 1 of 4

Workforce Development Board Meeting Agenda - Final April 23, 2026 ACTION: Concur with the Executive Committee’s April 16, 2026, recommendation to approve the following revised policy: • 2026-03 Individual Training Accounts (ITA) Action: WDB Policy #2026-03 Revised ITA policyAttachments: Erik Cushman ACTION: Concur with the Executive Committee’s April 16, 2026, recommendation to approve staff to execute a new, one-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. Action:New Website AgreementAttachments: Erik Cushman ACTION: Concur with the Executive Committee’s April 16, 2026, recommendation to approve MCWDB’s 2026-2028 Strategic Plan. Action: Approval of 2026-2028 MCWDB Strategic PlanAttachments: Erik Cushman BUSINESS CALENDAR: Erik Cushman PRESENTATION: The Executive Director will provide a presentation on the State of California’s Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL). Business: Presentation on Eligible Tng Provider List (ETPL)Attachments: Chris Donnelly Update on the MCWDB’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 3rd Quarter budget and expenditures. Business: Update on MCWDB's 2025-26 3rd Qtr. BudgetAttachments: Daisy Fernandez Discussion on the recruitment of a private sector Healthcare industry representative. Business: Discuss Recruitment of Private Sector Healthcare RepAttachments: Page 2 of 4

Workforce Development Board Meeting Agenda - Final April 23, 2026 Erik Cushman Discussion on the 2026 Local and Regional WIOA Contractor List Request for Qualifications (RFQ). Business: Discuss 2026 Local and Regional Contractor List RFQAttachments: Chris Donnelly Discussion on the timeline for WIOA Youth and Adult/Dislocated Worker services Requests for Proposals (RFPs). Business: Discuss Timeline for WIOA Youth and ADW RFPsAttachments: Lucy Iracheta Update on WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs. Business: WIOA Program UpdatesAttachments: Lourdes Luviano, Michael Artalejo Updates on Board members’ workforce and business activities. Business: Updates on Board members' Workforce and Business Activities Attachments: Individual Board Members ADJOURNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS: WDB MEETING Page 3 of 4

Workforce Development Board Meeting Agenda - Final April 23, 2026 Documents related to agenda items that are distributed to the WDB less than 72 hours before the meeting shall be available for public inspection at 344 Salinas Street, Suite 101, Salinas, CA, or visit our website at www.montereycountywdb.org. Documents distributed to the WDB at the meeting by County staff will be available at the meeting; documents distributed to the WDB by members of the public shall be made available after the meeting. This WIOA Title I financially assisted program or activity is an equal opportunity employer/program and auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. ALTERNATE AGENDA FORMATS: If requested, the agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Individuals with a disability requiring a modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the public meeting may make these requests to the WDB staff at (831) 796-3505. TTY/CRS: Dial 711. Page 4 of 4