Minutes

• There was no public comment.

• All ayes via roll call vote
• Motion APPROVED

Jamie explained to the Board that there has been a change to the Open Meetings Act regarding remote meetings. All votes taken must be conducted by roll call so each member’s vote can be recorded.

Lisa provided the workNet update. She explained that DCEO released IE money to assist small businesses with COVID-related costs and the Business Services team is working to administer this funding. Additionally, DCEO has two funding opportunities, the Disaster Recovery and Employment Recovery Grant. The Disaster Recovery Grant will be a partnership with the DuPage County Health Department to hire Contract Tracers and Data Entry Specialists. The Employment Recovery Grant will be utilized to fund training and employment services for individuals who have lost a job or wages due to COVID-19. These dollars will help offset the ID funding cut for PY20, as funding was based upon pre-COVID employment numbers.

The Center’s facility is still closed to the public and all services are being provided remotely. The staff is currently working on “surge” contingency plans to address service delivery changes should a large number of applicants require workNet services.

Joe Cassidy presented the fiscal report. All expenditures are on track to meet benchmarks. The 80% obligation is being met in addition to the 50% minimum training expenditure required by DCEO.

Dave presented the OSO report. Overall traffic to the Center declined slightly from April to May.  He continues to follow-up with Partners regarding their operations and potential return to the Center.

Jamie explained that the Memorandum of Understanding for the Center and all required Partners is due to DCEO by 6/30/20. The MOU details the services provided by each agency as well as financial commitments to the Center. All signatures have been obtained with the exception of IDES, which DCEO is aware of.

• Motion to approve by Mary Keating
• Second by Ian Hardie
• All ayes via roll call vote
• Motion APPROVED

College of DuPage has submitted for approval of their new Contact Tracing Program.

• Motion to approve by Barb Szczepaniak
• Second by Tom Wendorf
• All ayes via roll call vote
• Abstentions by Joe Cassidy and Dan Deasy
• Motion APPROVED

Jamie explained to the group that all RFP responses for PY20 WIOA youth services have been scored and the team has a recommendation. The team recommends approval for the following contracts:

• Parents Alliance Employment Project- Project Search - $88,890
• Parents Alliance Employment Project- Inspired by Ability- $220,419
• World Relief- $252,154
• DuPage Regional Office of Education- $232,370
  • Motion to approve by Ian Hardie
  • Second by Calvin Giles
  • All ayes via roll call vote
  • Abstention by Darlene Ruscitti
  • Motion APPROVED

Tiffany provided an overview of the One Stop Certification process. The workNet DuPage Career Center is required to pass a certification process every three years. The Certification Team convened and reviewed the required checklist for the Center and is recommending certification of the Center until 2023.

• Motion to approve by Kate Wollensak
• Second by Ian Hardie
• All ayes via roll call vote
• Motion APPROVED