Limit local flexibility and make it challenging for workforce boards to serve our communities.

These specific provisions would require prior approval for conference attendance and effect association membership.

I also like to add we reference LICAST.

It also limits the use of funding for LICAST, an entity which provides labor market information.

So it is very concerning for us if these changes should be approved.

It is noted that the there's been a comment period and it's now closed, but there were thousands of comments related to some of these changes.

Oh, and I did one big concern for us is um that the termination, the potential for the termination of awards without an appeal.

This has never been uh our formula funds have never been subject to these type of requirements.

So this is a big concern for the workforce boards.

So we'll monitor the proposed changes and keep you informed.

And this concludes our presentation and open for questions.

Thank you.

I will start with that last um comment first or the last item.

So we know about the ABOD requirements associated with Medicail eligibility and CalFresh.

And uh do we have a sense of the best way of like that?

Because will we know when people are getting dropped off because they don't meet the job requirements, and then how do we like integrate them into the workforce development aspects of it?

So I'll ask the first question.

We we will know when they drop off.

Um was implemented in June of this year, and it's for Cal Fresh recipients.

The first um group of recipients would drop off either um September or October, but they would have had to apply on June 1st to drop off in September, so more than likely in October.

Okay.

We will see the first decline.

And I'll let Rhonda or Carl answer the second part of this.

Yeah, I mean, we're working closely with us, our social services partners to make sure that we are bringing in the community and other uh the adult schools, the community colleges, um, and other CBO or community-based organizations to identify qualifying activities so that as individuals um inquire or they are assessed uh to determine how many hours that they need to meet, that they can be connected to the services.

We believe that the individuals may need to participate in a number of a couple of different activities for those that are not um who are not working at least 20 hours a week.

So we anticipate we've uh notified our service providers that if individuals should come to the career centers to inquire about you know how they can meet that we would have these programs that I mentioned set up so that they can be um either um assessed to participate depending on what their specific situation is, um, that they would be uh routed to participate in the online training program or enrolled in the WIOA programs.

Like last year we served about 400 individuals, and I acknowledge that about 26% of them acknowledged or self-reported.

We've made changes to request that individuals who enroll or seek WIOA services tell us that they are you know on CalFresh.

It's was optional, but we're asking to make sure that they receive the right guidance to you know make sure that they're in an activity that will enable them to meet the requirements.

So, Rhonda, can you briefly just explain the work you're doing with Aurora?

Because we're one of seven pilot counties.

Um we are one of seven counties that are participating with a consulting organization, and they've been working with us to help navigate, and they're going to be developing some tools for us to use that will one.

I think one tool that will be it's under development, is an online training training platform, also a tool that will enable individuals who need have questions about how many hours they need to do.

They can input some information, and this tool would give them a sense of what activities that they need to do in the number of hours and what's available.

Um they we're on a probably about our third or fourth meeting, and we're learning best practices, you know, from other counties who are faced with this same situation.

Um we have several different strategies that we're working towards in terms of just educating our service providers, um, our community partners, educating our our participants, our clients, so that they can be informed and aware of these changes that have gone in effect um June, and you know, be able to connect them to the resources and the activities.

And so supervisor will get more information and we'll provide that at one of the joint um health and social services committee meetings to keep you all informed and updated.

Thank you.

I look forward to that because uh I know some of the organizations, the nonprofits are awfully concerned with like there they may be nonprofits and they may have volunteer opportunities, but that's only limited in terms of the 80 hours a month or something.

Yeah, okay, appreciate that.

Uh just some clarification clarifying questions.

So we've had a number of budget presentations at the board, um, and it's been showing that you hear about these layoffs in the tech sector, and and but it shows that from your graphic on page seven that we're we're actually not doing that badly when it comes to unemployment.

So, how do we reconcile what we've been hearing and seeing?

Yeah, yeah, a growth uh sector such as manufacturing and tech does not mean it's without layoffs.

Layoffs are often a result of the competition in the area.

So, you know, as some businesses in those sectors expand in this competition, it means other businesses may or close a center.

So we're we are in this transition period.

I would still say that those sectors, healthcare, tech manufacturing remain drivers, but we're also going to see a lot of turnover.

Okay.

On page nine, um, your second highest in terms of fastest growing in demand scale.

What is scalability?

Supervisor, before uh Carl addresses the question.

I also just wanted to say what's reflected on our report.

Um our layoffs for in terms of the tech industry are for tech companies that are in Alameda County.

Some of the bigger counties, I mean bigger tech companies are outside of Alameda County, so those numbers are not going to be reflected there.

Makes sense.

I believe the scalability um skill set is uh taking one process or product line and then being able to apply those principles and bring it to scale.

So for example, in a startup, you're dealing with relatively small quantities of product.

So they want folks who know about operations and such to be able to bring it to scale.

Okay.

Expand, if you will.

Got it.

Appreciate that.

So on page 16, um, so the manufacturing, like you said earlier in transportation and warehouse sector, I guess this is in Alameda County, um, have seen uh I guess the most need in terms of rapid response uh or the most layoffs in the past 12 months.

Uh are they uh being displaced by AI or are they just moving out of the state or out of the area?

I I would say that um a lot of the layoffs um there's it's a combination.

Some companies are closing, some um are laying off.

Um I'm not sure if employers at this time are saying that they are laying off due to um AI.

Um, so some part of that is not known when we get the notices, you know, they don't necessarily give an explanation as to the reason.

So um, but there are some that basically state it's a closure, the business is closing and relocating or just closing.

But sometimes those other reasons are not made known.

Yeah, I I can appreciate how we don't always get that with the war notice.

Um, but I was just thinking, for example, the Tesla um factory in Fremont.

They moved a lot of their car manufacturing to um Texas, for example, but they're converting as based on what the assessor tells me, the Fremont plant into doing robotics, but that's probably not going to involve as many people in terms of the manufacturing process.

Yes, so uh automation is another driving factor.

AI is a skill set and the ability to use a new type of service information source, but automation like robotic and such means that um the same output can be performed by less human employees uh with that capital investment.

So I think that uh our proximity to Silicon Valley means that we are experiencing it's kind of a test case for a lot of the different strategies that businesses are using now.

And so, in some ways, what we are seeing here in Alabama County, uh, we can see as um a precursor to what's going to happen in the rest of the country.

Okay.

Thank you.

It's been a very informative presentation and update.

Uh, do we have any public comments on item number three?

I have no speakers for item three.

Okay.

Do we have any public comments on items that are not on today's agenda, but within their purview of the Social Services Committee?

There are no speakers for public comment.

Hearing none, we will see you in August, and some of you tomorrow.

This meeting is adjourned.

Thank you.