August 18, 1998

The NOVA Private Industry Council has eight (8) vacancies: four seats becoming vacant as the result of expiring terms, and four seats becoming vacant because of retirements and employment shifts. In compliance with the JTPA regulations, one vacancy is to be filled by labor or a community-based organization, two vacancies are to be filled by Education, one vacancy is to be filled by a representative of the State Employment Service and four vacancies are to be filled by representatives from the private sector. Two of the individuals now serving on the NOVA PIC have requested reappointment. Candidates for the remaining seats have been solicited from the appropriate organizations.

The PIC Selection Committee, appointed by the Sunnyvale City Council, has interviewed qualified candidates for the remaining seats. Its recommendation is that Council make the following appointments to the NOVA Private Industry Council: the appointment of Ms. Nancy Erickson, newly appointed Manager for the California Employment Development Department's North Valley (Sunnyvale) site to seat #1; the reappointment of Dr. Barbara Malaspina, representing Santa Clara Unified School District Adult Education, to seat #2 which is reserved for Education (Vocational Education); the appointment of Dr. Leo Chavez, Chancellor of Foothill DeAnza Community College District, to seat #3 which represents Education (Community College); the reappointment of Ms. Gloria Spanier, Director of Human Resources, for ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller Inc., to seat #4 which represents the private sector; the appointment of Ms. Fredia Brooks, Manager, Mentor Program Initiative, Corporate Worklife & Diversity for Hewlett Packard, to represent the private sector in seat #16; the appointment of Mr. Ray Montalvo, Director of Marketing for LeBoulanger, Inc., to private sector seat # 18, and the appointment of Dr. Ted Kastelic, Management Development Manager for Intel Corporation, to private sector seat #19.

One seat remains vacant: Seat #13 representing organized labor, and recruitment is still in process.

The proposed activities are consistent with the City of Sunnyvale’s Socio-Economic Goal 5.1F: Provide job training and employment services, within constraints of operative Federal regulations and available Federal funding, to address the locally-determined employment and training needs of economically disadvantaged residents and others with special needs.

The NOVA PIC has twenty (20) members consisting of eleven (11) private sector members and nine (9) public sector members representing stakeholders in the regional workforce development system. At this time there are vacancies in four (4) of the private sector seats and four (4) of the public sector seats. The public sector seats are designated under the Job Training Partnership Act and require representation from labor, community-based organizations and business organizations, economic development organizations, the employment service, public assistance agencies, community organizations and education agencies. Nominations for the private sector seats have been solicited by the Chambers of Commerce serving the six NOVA consortium cities (Santa Clara, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Los Altos and Palo Alto) and from specific companies.

The Sunnyvale City Council, on behalf of the consortium cities, has the authority to appoint the membership of the NOVA Private Industry Council. The process that Council has established is to have the nominations reviewed by the PIC Selection Committee, and to vote on a slate of candidates recommended by the PIC Selection Committee. The PIC Selection Committee is composed of a member of the Sunnyvale City Council (Councilmember Julia Miller), a representative from the chambers of commerce (Ms. Suzi Blackman) and the Chairperson of the NOVA Private Industry Council (Ms. Carol Godsave). The PIC Selection Committee has interviewed the appropriate candidates and recommends the following candidates:

If Council appoints the individuals nominated above, JTPA requirements will be fulfilled.

There is no fiscal impact from the recommended actions.

1. Posting of Council agenda.

2. Solicitation of nominations through direct mail and through the chambers of commence.

3. Copies of this report are available to the public upon request.

1. Adopt staff recommendation as presented in this report.

2. Appoint one or more of the recommended candidates and solicit additional nominations for the remaining vacant seats.

3. Appoint none of the recommended candidates and solicit additional nominations for the seats.

Staff recommends that City Council make the following appointments to the NOVA Private Industry Council:

Prepared by:

Michael J. Curran
Director

Approved by:

Robert S. LaSala
City Manager