ONE-STOP PARTNERS TEAM

MEETING MINUTES

OCTOBER 6, 2004

Members Present

William Atkins, Nassau Community College

Carl Calo, New York State Education Department Vocational Educational Services

for Individuals With Disabilities (VESID)

LaVonne Erskine, Economic Opportunity Center of Nassau County (EOC)

Ana-Maria Hurtado, Town of Hempstead Department of Occupational Resources (DOOR)

Elvira Lovaglio-Duncan, National Council On The Aging, Inc. (NCOA)

Rosanne Maraia, New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) Division of

Employment Services (DoES)

Martin G. Murphy, New York State Education Department Long Island Staff

Development Consortium (WIA Title Network)

Others Present

Greg Becker, DOOR

Edward Kenny, DOOR

Alexander Jacobs, VESID

Joann Lukas Von Stein, DOOR

Jeff Martin, NYSDOL Workforce Development and Training Division

Frank Pomata, Job Corps/Atutiiq

Abraham Sabbas, DOOR

Scott Surkis, DOOR

Hermine Weisman, DoES

1.  Welcome and Introductions

The meeting was convened at 1:55 P.M. by Rosanne Maraia. The members of the team introduced themselves and the organizations that they represent.

2.  Review of Minutes

The members reviewed the minutes from the meeting of December 11, 2003. A motion to approve the minutes was offered by Martin Murphy, seconded by Ana-Maria Hurtado and approved unanimously by the Team.

3.  Recertification

Ms. Maraia explained that the HempsteadWorks Application for Workforce New York Recertification required goals and actual data related to the System Indicators established by the State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB). Mr. Kenny explained that because the partners had not reached consensus regarding how to calculate indicators, that portion of the Recertification Application was submitted blank. He presented proposed Local System Indicators to be added to the application. After some discussion, the proposed indicators were approved by the partners.

4.  Year Two Resource Sharing Agreement Reconciliation

Ms. Maraia explained that the partners had received correspondence from the Chairperson of the Workforce Investment Board requesting documentation to reconcile the Year Two Resource Sharing Agreement. Mr. Kenny reported that for the most part the partners were complying with the request. He also stated that more information might be required at the discretion of NYSDOL.

5.  Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Years 3, 4 and 5

Ms. Maraia described how at the last meeting the partners approved the MOU boilerplate for Program Years 2002, 2003 and 2004. Mr. Kenny indicated that because the New York State Education Department had established a deadline of September 30, 2004 for the submission of billing related to the Program Year 2002 MOU, it was necessary expedite the MOU and Resource Sharing Agreement execution process in recent weeks. Originally, the partners had wished to revise the Resource Sharing Agreement template for Years 3, 4 and 5; however, because of the deadline, the focus would have to be shifted to Years 4 and 5. Ms. Maraia urged the partners to execute the Year 3 MOU and Resource Sharing agreement so that reconciliation and billing may be completed. She also expressed concern that MOU process must be brought up to date. It was agreed that the original Resource Sharing Agreement Workgroup would be convened as soon as possible to complete the template Years 4 and 5.

6.  Adjournment

A motion to adjourn the meeting was offered by Ms. Maraia, seconded by Ms. Hurtado and approved by the Team. The meeting was adjourned at 2:30 P.M.

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