Votes at a glance: CWDB approves meeting minutes, North Coast regional plan and Los Angeles local board recertification

The California Workforce Development Board on March 26, 2025 approved three formal items during the meeting: the full board meeting summary for Oct. 23, 2024; the North Coast Humboldt Regional Plan modification; and the subsequent designation and recertification of the City of Los Angeles local workforce development board.

The approvals were taken by roll call vote. Staff reported the final tallies at the end of the meeting: approval of the meeting minutes passed with 20 votes, the North Coast Humboldt Regional Plan modification passed with 24 votes, and the City of Los Angeles subsequent designation and local board recertification passed with 26 votes. Board staff said the counts were provided to the public for the record.

Why it matters: These are recurring governance actions that keep the state's workforce system in compliance with federal and state requirements and allow regional planning and local board operations to proceed. The North Coast plan is the latest regional plan before the board, and the Los Angeles item confirms the city's local area designation and the recertification of its local workforce board under federal WIOA criteria.

Details and next steps: The North Coast Humboldt Regional Plan modification was presented to the board as meeting the requirements set out in CWDB guidance for regional planning units and was moved and seconded before being approved by roll call. The City of Los Angeles designation and local board recertification were presented under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) criteria and associated CWDB directive and likewise advanced by roll call.

The board recorded the final vote tallies for public record and moved on to the meeting's discussion items, including updates on wildfire response in Los Angeles and a presentation of the California Jobs First blueprint.