The meeting was called to order by the PIC Chair, J. Madden, and the Governing Board Chair, J. Reese, at 1:30 PM.

There was a quorum of both the PIC and the Governing Board. Click here for a copy of the October 29, 1998, Attendance Roster Roster

There was not a quorum of the Governing Board at the June 25, 1999, meeting, so only the PIC voted on approval of the minutes from that meeting.

A motion by B. Maffett, seconded by B. Hamby, for the approval of the June 25, 1998, minutes as mailed, passed the PIC unanimously.

A motion by T. Cochran, seconded by B. Hinman, for the approval of the Agenda as mailed, passed the PIC unanimously.

A motion by B. Dennison, seconded by J. Smith, for the approval of the Agenda as mailed, passed the Governing Board unanimously.

There was no public comment.

After some discussion, a motion by G. Russell, seconded by J. Smith, for the appointment of Terri Winstead to fill the Rehabilitation seat from Tehama County, and Rich Camilliere to fill the at-large Employment Service seat on the NoRTEC Private Industry Council, passed the Governing Board unanimously.

There was not a quorum of the NoRTEC Governing Board at the June 25, 1998, meeting, so the Governing Board members were asked to approve the action items from that meeting. There was some discussion of a number of the items, and review of the method for determining the Executive Director's bonus (see June 25, 1998 agenda for details).

A motion by B. Dennison, seconded by J. Smith, for approval of the consent agenda of action items from the June 25, 1998, meeting, passed the Governing Board unanimously.

1. PY 1997/1998 YEAR END PROGRAM REPORTS

No problems were noted.

A motion by C. Burden, seconded by B. Maffett, for the approval of the PY 1997/1998 year end program reports, passed the PIC unanimously.

A motion by B. Dennison, seconded by B. Reiss, for the approval of the PY 1997/1998 year end program reports, passed the Governing Board unanimously.

2. PY 1998/1999 First Quarter Program Reports

There was a particular interest in the Summer Youth technology projects, the Flood projects (employing 195 people this first quarter of the program year) and the first seventeen NCEN One Stop based case managers to be certified by the California Registry as "Registered Career Paraprofessionals" (RCP), with a congratulation to the programs for their successes.

A motion by E. Herrick, seconded by B. Hinman, for the approval of the PY 1998/1999 first quarter program reports, passed the PIC unanimously.

A motion by B. Dennison, seconded by J. Smith, for the approval of the PY 1998/1999 first quarter program reports, passed the Governing Board unanimously.

1. PY 97/98 Year End Finance Reports

There was some discussion of the year end reports, with a congratulations to staff for the total of $16,275,404 available in contracts for the 97/98 program year. The staff request for up $20,000 to pay a medicare bill was discussed. It was determined to be a legitimate expense; a tax that had to be paid. No other problems were noted.

A motion by B. Maffett, seconded by D. Beeson, for the approval of an additional $20,000 in the FY 1997/1998 AE Budget, passed the PIC unanimously.

A motion by B. Dennison, seconded by J. Smith, for the approval of an additional $20,000 in the FY 1997/1998 AE Budget, passed the Governing Board unanimously.

A motion by E. Herrick, seconded by T. Cochran, for the approval of the FY 1997/1998 year end finance reports, passed the PIC unanimously.

A motion by B. Dennison, seconded by B. Reiss, for the approval of the FY 1997/1998 year end finance reports, passed the Governing Board unanimously.

2. PY 1998/1999 First Quarter Finance Reports

The first quarter finance reports were discussed. No problems were noted. NoRTEC currently has $7,205,715 in available funds. Another $4,856,668 has been requested or is anticipated, making a total potential available funding amount of $12,062,383 for the program year July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999.

A motion by E. Herrick, seconded by L. Bosetti, for the approval of the FY 1998/1999 first quarter finance reports, passed the PIC unanimously.

A motion by B. Dennison, seconded by B. Reiss, for the approval of the FY 1998/1999 first quarter finance reports, passed the Governing Board unanimously.

A motion by L. Bosetti, seconded by T. Cochran, for the approval of a NoRTEC application for $1,647,059 in Title III funds to provide needed participant and related services through the NoRTEC one stop employment centers, passed the PIC unanimously.

Note: E. Herrick abstained from the vote.

A motion by B. Dennison, seconded by B. Reiss, for the approval of a NoRTEC application for $1,647,059 in Title III funds to provide needed participant and related services through the NoRTEC one stop employment centers, passed the Governing Board unanimously.

After some discussion,

A motion by B. Maffett, seconded by T. Cochran, for the approval of NoRTEC implementing only the three mandatory JTPA program waivers for the current Program Year, July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999, passed the PIC unanimously.

A motion by B. Reiss, seconded by J. Smith, for the approval of NoRTEC implementing only the three mandatory JTPA program waivers for the current Program Year, July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999, passed the Governing Board unanimously.

The status of the El Nino ($3,500,000), Welfare to Work ($1,179,504 ), One Stop Implementation ($450,000), and Eco-system follow-up($95,000) funding applications was discussed, noting that all had been funded. The One Stop Implementation grant was funded for half the requested amount and staff was seeking permission to apply for the remainder in another application. B. Smith and B. Laverty said they attended a workshop on the Eco-system Follow-up project and NoRTEC was given positive marks for its role in helping to fund this project.

A motion by B. Dennison, seconded by B. Reiss, for the approval of NoRTEC staff submitting an application for the remainder of the One Stop Implementation grant funding, to be administered by NoRTEC on behalf of NCEN, passed the Governing Board unanimously.

A motion by B. Laverty, seconded by B. Maffett, for the appointment of Jon Cross, NoRTEC PIC member, to represent Labor on the NCEN Board, passed the PIC unanimously.

A motion by B. Dennison, seconded by B. Reiss, for the appointment of Jon Cross, NoRTEC PIC member, to represent Labor on the NCEN Board, passed the Governing Board unanimously.

Because of the amount of "updating" the members were already receiving at the conference, the discussion was brief.

There was a brief discussion, noting no new information since the agenda was published.

There was no old business.

1. Upcoming Meeting Schedule


1. PIC and Governing Board - January 28, 1999


2. PIC Committees - May meet in the interim, depending on need.

There being no further old or new business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:35 PM.