FULL COUNCIL MEETING 

Friday, July 18, 2003
9:00 am to Noon
Dakota County WorkForce Center
1 Mendota Road, West Saint Paul
Northern ServiceCenter, Room 110 B/C

 PROPOSED   AGENDA

Welcome and Introductions 

1)      Tour of Dakota County WorkForce Center – LaDonna Boyd

2)      Review and Approval of 4-23-03 meeting summary – All

3)      Chair’s Report – Roger Hale

4)      Executive Committee Report – Roger Hale and members

• Revisions to Preeminence Minnesota framework
• Proposed change in implementation of Preeminence Minnesota
• Review and Approval of GWDC 2003-04 workplan and 2003-05 budget
• Update on Governor’s WIA 15% set-aside budget

ACTION: Full Council discussion and approval of GWDC workplan and budget

Addressing the Preeminence Minnesota Challenges

5)      A Workforce with the Skills to Succeed / A Larger Workforce

a)      Emerging Worker Committee Report – Sandra Peterson and members

• Discussion of goals regarding skill attainment and career exploration

b)      Sustaining and Enhancing the Workforce Committee Report – LaDonna Boyd and members

• Continued work on Health Care sector workforce needs

d)      Supporting Self-Reliance Committee Report  – Jan Wiessner and members

• Continued study of “new Minnesotans” integration into the workforce
• Families Forward update  

6)      Strengthening the workforce development system

a)      Update on Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) – Commissioner Matt Kramer

• Report on implementation of WorkForce Center Strategic Plan recommendations – Windy Block and Jim Smalley
• Workforce Service Area (WSA) study

c)      Ticket-To-Work update from State Rehabilitation Council – Mark Netzinger, SRC Chair

7)      Update on federal and state legislative action – Kathy Sweeney, Luke Weisberg, representatives of the MN Workforce Council Association, DEED staff

Other Business

•          Next meeting: Friday, October 10, 2003
•          Announcements