The Carson/Lomita/ Torrance Workforce Investment Network is soliciting input on the proposed Local Area Modification. Interest parties may provide feedback for a thirty (30)-day period via mail to :

Mr. Gilbert von Studnitz, Regional Advisor
Workforce Service Branch
P.O. Box 826880, MIC 50
Sacramento, CA 94280-0001

or email : GvonStud@edd.ca.gov

For additional locations to review the hard copy of the Local Area Modification Application - click here

The following are the Summary of Actions/Notifications to Date, Links to Back Up Documentation submitted, and the Local Area Modification Application:

2002-2007 - C/L/T Annual Plan modifications reflect decreased funding and the steps the LWIA will take to reduce expenditures and increase income while maintaining services

10/03/2006 - Torrance City Council for LWIA, takes steps to explore alternatives for service delivery system

11/21/2006 - Agenda posted for Policy Board meeting

11/22/2006 - Revised Policy Board Agenda posted (unrelated to modification) -email - revised agenda - list of Board Members

11/28/2006 - Local Elected Officials (Policy Board) vote to explore changing the administrative entity and to modify the LWIA. Actions Taken:  Torrance and Lomita declined the role of administrative entity.  City of Carson decides to study the issue.  The LEO directs staff to explore interest from Long Beach and South Bay LWIAs in a possible merger with the C/L/T

12/07/2006 - Staff meets with South Bay.  Outcome:  Interested in merger

12/08/2006 - Staff meets with Long Beach.  Outcome:  Interested in merger

12/20/2006 - C/L/T Board Chair sent letter to WiN Board on modification of LWIA

12/21/2006 - C/L/T Executive Director sent letter to partners regarding modification of LWIA

12/21/2006 - Notification of intent sent to the State regarding possible
modification of LWIA in writing and by phone to Bob Hermsmeier,
CWIB Director and LWIA Regional Advisor

01/03/2007 - C/L/T CEO (Chair of Policy Board), C/L/T WIB Chair and Administrative Entity met with CEO (Mayor of Hawthorne) and Executive Director of South Bay LWIB

01/12/2007 - C/L/T CEO, C/L/T WIB Chair and Administrative Entity met with Long Beach CEO Mayor of Long Beach, LWIB Executive Director and City of Long Beach staff

01/12/2007 - Long Beach and South Bay invited to submit a written merger proposal to CLT LWIA and make a presentation on 1/24/07at a special meeting of the PolicyBoard - email - Merger Form

01/12/2007 - Agenda posted for the Joint Policy Board/Executive Committee Meeting scheduled for 01/16/07

01/16/2007 - Approved minutes of 11/28/06 Policy Board Meeting

Minutes of Executive Committee 12/04/06

01/17/2007 - Agenda posted for WiN Policy Board meeting

01/17/2007 - Agenda, cover letter sent to Long Beach and South Bay for 01/24/07 presentation.  Urged to share with elected officials, Board members and staff of their respective agencies - email - cover letter

01/18/2007 - Agenda posted for WiN Board meeting - letter - agenda

01/22/2007 - Proposals received from Long Beach and South Bay

01/23/2007 - Revised agenda posted for WiN Board meeting (added guest speaker unrelated to modification decision) -email - revised agenda

01/23/2007 - Addendum posted for 1/24/07 adding names of speakers for Section V of the agenda for South Bay and Long Beach
 
01/24/2007 - Policy Board Meeting Presentations from South Bay WIB and
Long Beach WIB; questions from audience with responses by both
proponents.  Additional public testimony received. Actions taken:  City of Carson declined the role of C/L/T LWIA administrative entity and Policy Board unanimously voted to recommend that C/L/T consolidate with Greater Long Beach LWIA - CLT Presentation

01/25/2007 - CLT WIB Meeting.  Action taken:  The full WIB Board unanimously voted to support the recommendation of the Policy Board to partner with Greater Long Beach WIB.  Vote was as follows:  10 in favor, 0 against and 6 abstentions.

02/01/2007 - Memo sent to Greater Long Beach Workforce Development
Board from the Director of the Community Development providing
Status of merger with CLT WIB

02/07/2007 - Local Area Modification Application:

- Cover Letter

-Forms Checklist and Coversheet

-Local Area Modification Application Narrative

-Local Area Modification Request -Signature Page

-Labor Market Info and Growth Industries

-Employment Quarterly Payroll and Major Industries

02/08/2007  - Submitted to the state

02/20/2007 - Letter from State that informed reciept of Application.    

02/28/07 - Public Notice of Document Availability published in the Daily Breeze to run from 02/28/07-03/02/07.  

03/06/07 - Minutes from Special Meeting on 01/24/07approved by Policy Board.         

04/07- Competing application for Local Area Modification by City of Carson and South Bay Workforce Investment Board published by the State. Application available for Public Comment for 30 days..