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Present
Garland Kotek, Pine Technical College, John Schlagel, Joe Hobson, Hobson Landscape/M&J Consulting, Terry Dalbey, Mora/Cambridge Workforce Center, Dennis Adams, Cambridge Community College, Randy Zieske, Schlagel, Inc., Ted Dimberio, East Central Energy, Darwin Bostic, Pine City Public Schools, Travis Marttila, Braham Schools, Ginger Glenn, Glenn Metalcraft, Dick Young, Oak Land Vocational and Ray Hoheisel, Executive Director, ECMWF Partnership.
Call to Order
Vice-Chair Ted D. called the meeting to order at 7:05 a.m.
Minutes
Minutes of the September 5, 2000 Executive Committee meeting were approved upon motion by Joe H., seconded by Ginger G. Motion carried.
Financial Report
A financial statement through September 30, 2000 was distributed. Treasurer Randy Z. reported a balance of $52,130.55. Receipts included interest earned and voluntary payment of $14,000.00 from Oak Land Vocational, Cambridge Community College, Braham Public Schools, Cambridge-Isanti Public Schools and Pine Technical College.
Disbursement was August payment for executive director. School-To-Work funds for Year IV including Year III carry-over were reported as $179,215.16 with $31,591.14 expended with a balance of $147,624.02. Upon motion by John S., seconded by Joe H. the report was accepted and filed. Motion carried.
Web-Site Development
No Web-Site Committee meeting was held this month. Committee members not yet polled agreed to have their e-mail addresses include in the Board of Directors listing on the web page.
Allied Health Care
Dennis A. reported that the sub-committee was meeting later in the week. On the agenda is deciding what will be next steps in order to assist this industry group in addressing workforce needs. No date has been set for the grant signing, however all paperwork has been submitted.
Retail Committee
Dick Y. reported Skip S. is giving thought about how to proceed with expanding entry-level retail training to other communities. Interest has been expressed in Pine City, Mora and Princeton. Training effort was explained to new committee member.
Partnership Budget
Ray H. presented a proposed Partnership Revenue and Expenditure Budget. The proposal included actual 1999 revenues and expenses and a 2000 budget. Revenues were projected at $37,250.00 with expenditures of $29,100.00. The Partnership has a carry-forward balance of $14,026.13 and a need to consider purchasing additional insurance coverage. Joe H. moved, seconded by John S. to approve budget. Motion carried.
Future of Partnership/Focus on Training Planning
Ray H. identified sections of the survey report written by Tom Metz. For discussion purposes copies of the summary section of the report were distributed. Also distributed was a matrix comparing the training needs identified by the businesses surveyed. Sub-committee minutes were also distributed and discussed. Executive Committee members reviewed what was presented and gave feedback and ideas to the sub-committee members to consider, as planning for the next step takes place. The sub-committee set a meeting for October 16th to plan the next phase of the pilot study.
Employer Conference Update
Terry D. briefed the group on initial discussion of planning group. He identified tentative date for conference as April 27, the search for a main presenter and marketing the conference as discussion topics at the last committee meeting. The group plans to meet again on October 10th.
Follow-up from Partnership Meeting
Valerie Peterson from Communities Investing in Families joined the meeting to explore Rideshare options for this region. She asked the members if they would be a sounding board and help lead the charge in establishing the program. Discussion on a wide variety of topics involving transportation in an expansive rural area ensued. No decisions were reached. No action was taken regarding the Labor Force Assessment Grant Program explained at the Partnership meeting.
School-To-Work
Ray H. reported that Isle, Braham and Rush City Schools would present respectively at Partnership meetings in October, November and December. He told of attending local School-To-Work committee meetings and spoke briefly of the Coordinators meeting and distributed material he had prepared on School-To-Work efforts for a presentation at a workshop for area school counselors.
Payment for Services of Executive Director
John S. proposed and Ginger G. seconded the payment for services provided by Executive Director in September for 8 days. Motion carried.
Member Reports
Ray H. reported that all but one of 15 voluntary contribution pledges for financial support of the Partnership has been paid. Pledges totaled $29,800.00 for Fiscal Year 2001. Dick Y. told the group that the work of the Cambridge-Isanti Community as a Classroom committee has been selected to give a promising practice presentation at the National School Board Association Conference in San Diego next spring.
Agenda for Membership Meeting
The agenda for the partnership meeting was set as follows: 1. STW Report, 2. Allied Health Care, Retail and Web Site Committee Reports, 3. Future of Partnership/Focus on Training Committee Report, 4. Employer Conference Discussion, 5. Executive Committee Report and 6. Presentation by Isle School-To-Work Committee.
Adjournment and Minutes
Ginger G. moved, seconded by John S. to adjourn the meeting at 8:55 a.m. Motion carried.
Minutes by Ray H.