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Board Meeting Briefing Book Thursday, September 28, 2017 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Philadelphia Works 1617 JFK Boulevard, 13th floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 Philadelphia Works, Inc. Board Members William Strahan Daniel K. Fitzpatrick Chair of the Board Vice Chair of the Board Comcast Cable Communications Citizens Bank of PA, NJ and DE Regine Metellus Patrick J. Eiding Treasurer of the Board Secretary of the Board University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO Michelle Armstrong Donald Generals James Nichols School District of Philadelphia Community College of PA Bureau of Workforce Philadelphia Partnership and Operations Nolan N. Atkinson, Jr. Office of Mayor James F. Kenney Peter Gonzales Joseph Parente Welcoming Center for New KPMG LLP Ryan Boyer Pennsylvanians Laborers District Council Orla Pease Philadelphia Ed Grose Urban Engineers Greater Philadelphia Hotel Steven Scott Bradley Association Norma Romero-Mitchell Bradley & Bradley Associates Inc. Benefits Plus Consulting Group Diane Inverso Shari Brightful Office of Adult Education John L. Stahl III PA Office of Vocational City of Philadelphia International Association of Heat Rehabilitation and Frost Insulators and Allied Frank Jiruska Workers IAHFIAW JAC (LU14) David Crossed PECO Energy Company Training Center Navigate Eden Kratchman Jay Spector Harold Epps Chubb Insurance JEVS Human Services Commerce Department John W. Lasky Peter Tubolino Cheryl Feldman Temple University Health System Siemens Building Technologies District 1199c Training & Upgrading Fund Richard Lazer Bud Tyler Office of Mayor James F. Kenney The EF Precision Group Beatriz Mirabal Garces Garces Dental Group Gabriel Mandujano Christina Wong Wash Cycle Laundry, Inc. ESM Productions Philadelphia Works Board Meeting September 28, 2017 │ 9:00 A.M – 11:00 A.M. Location: Philadelphia Works, 1617 JFK Blvd, 13th floor, Philadelphia PA, 19103 Presiding: William Strahan, Chair Agenda Welcome and Special Reports I. Opening Remarks & Consent Agenda William Strahan • Philadelphia Works Update (p. 3-5) • Board Meeting Summary, June 21, 2017 and August 8, 2017 (p. 7-11) • Committee Meeting Summaries (p. 13-28) II. TANF Performance Fund Investment Policy H. Patrick Clancy • ACTION: Approve TANF Performance Funds Investment Policy (p. 29-32) III. CEO Report H. Patrick Clancy • Update on Programs and Initiatives (p. 3-4) IV. City of Philadelphia Presentation Michael DiBerardinis • City of Philadelphia Workforce Development Strategy Harold Epps Committee Reports / Actions V. Finance Dale Porter • Committee Update • ACTION: Approve adjusted Philadelphia Works fiscal (p. 37) year 2018 budget • ACTION: Approve the unaudited one-month financial (p. 39) statements for July 2017 • ACTION: Approve the unaudited financial statements (p. 41) for year ending June 30, 2017 VI. Workforce & Economic Development Gabriel Mandujano • Committee Update VII. Closing Remarks William Strahan VIII. Adjournment i Board Meeting Briefing Book September 28, 2017 Table of Contents Meeting Agenda ...................................................................................................... i Consent Agenda ..................................................................................................... 1 Philadelphia Works Update .................................................................................... 3 Workforce Development System-wide Highlights ................................ 3-4 New Business............................................................................................. 4 Youth System Highlights ............................................................................ 5 Board and Committee Meeting Summaries ..................................................... 7-28 TANF Performance Funds Investment Policy ................................................. 29-32 Finance Report ............................................................................................... 33-35 Action Items ................................................................................................... 37-63 Workforce System Quarterly Summary Report ........................................... 65-116 Consent Agenda Items Overview The following items are on the Philadelphia Works Consent Agenda for September 28, 2017: . Philadelphia Works Update (p. 3) . June 21, 2017 and August 28, 2017 Board Meeting Summaries (p. 7-11) . Committee Meeting Summaries and Reports for this Quarter (p. 13-28) Items on the Consent Agenda will not be discussed unless requested by a Board member. The following is a brief overview of each item. Philadelphia Works Update This report highlights efforts and progress during the quarter. More details on the information and initiatives outlined in this report, as well as other efforts in which the Board is engaged, can be found in other sections within the board meeting briefing book, or are available at www.philaworks.org. Meeting Summaries: June 21 and August 28, 2017 Board Meeting The Board is being asked to approve the draft meeting summaries from the June 21, 2017 Board Meeting and the August 28, 2017 Special Board Meeting. Committee Meeting Summaries The Board is being asked to approve the committee meeting summaries included in today’s board briefing book. 1 2 Philadelphia Works Update Prepared for the Philadelphia Works Board for the Period July – September 2017 Updates in this Report Workforce Development System-wide Highlights New Business Youth System Highlights Workforce Development System-wide Highlights PennAssist Update On July 26, the PWI Lucien E Blackwell Bootcamp concluded with a completion ceremony at City Hall. All 44 of the individuals who enrolled in the program successfully completed the bootcamp and were given the opportunity to move on to the next phase. The participants moved on to transitional work opportunities; the youth were given the chance to give back to the community through positions at local non-profits doing construction-related activities and even some administrative duties within the PA CareerLink® centers. In addition to the transitional work, weekly life skills and job readiness activities were provided. Beginning in August, participants started interviewing with union employers in the electrical, plumbing and boilermaker fields. Five were offered positions as electricians, beginning on September 28, 2017 and the others are anxiously awaiting the outcomes of their interviews. One student even recently received an acceptance letter from the plumbing union! Over the next year, the participants will continue to receive support from their Career Navigator, tutoring for the union exams, and additional academic support-all aspects that will contribute to their success! 3 Hiring Event Aloft Philadelphia Downtown PA CareerLink® Suburban Station hosted a large on-site hiring event for Aloft Hotel on July 27 and July 28, 2017. The four PA CareerLink® Philadelphia centers referred career-seekers to the event and over 200 candidates were interviewed for 49 positions. The hotel selected 34 candidates to be hired. Some of the candidates will participate in a two week, on-the-job training opportunity before beginning full-time employment. New Business UNITE HERE Local 247 Philadelphia Works collaborated with UNITE HERE Local 247, the Philadelphia branch of a national union of hospitality workers, to provide hiring assistance and staff training for two restaurants opening at the Philadelphia Airport. Through the Walmart Foundation retail grant, training programs were delivered to cooks, servers, hosts, cashiers, bartenders, and utility workers. Over 40 candidates were referred from the PA CareerLink® Centers and 22 were accepted for positions. The training culminated on August 22, 2017, with a completion ceremony at City Hall. Partnership with First Step Staffing, Inc. Philadelphia Works has developed a partnership with First Step Staffing, Inc., a social enterprise based in Atlanta, GA that works to connect those with barriers to employment to sustainable jobs. First Step Staffing, who will be opening an office in Philadelphia, was recently awarded a contract to provide staffing to PAE, a US Postal Service Contractor in Barrington, NJ and is working with PA CareerLink® to source customers for an anticipated 40 to 60 openings in the next few months. The positions start over $18 per hour, plus health benefits or a health and wellness stipend of over $4 per hour. First Step Staffing currently has openings for inspectors and material handlers, and anticipates additional openings for forklift operators, logistics clerks, drivers and mechanics in the future. 4 Youth System Highlights Summer 2017 The goal for Philadelphia’s WorkReady Summer 2017 program was to collectively serve over 8,000 youth and young adults in meaningful career exploration and work experiences. During July and August 2017, youth participated in six weeks, 120-hour opportunities including career exposure, service learning, work experience or internship. Each program experience was designed to challenge youth to understand the correlations between work experience, skill attainment and high school completion and how those variables impact their potential for college and career success. Summer work experiences across the country assist young people with entering the workforce, build strategic communities and grow economies. Helping Philadelphia’s youth through these opportunities increases overall academic achievement and lifetime earnings; creates demand-driven employment pipelines; and supports long-term