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July 19, 2016
The Honorable John Hickenlooper
State of Colorado
200 E Colfax Ave #136
Denver, CO 80203
Dear Governor Hickenlooper:
OFFICE OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PHONE: 970-336-7204
FAX: 970-336-7233
1150 0 STREET
P.O. BOX 758
GREELEY, COLORADO 80632
The Board of County Commissioners, Weld County, Colorado, respectfully disagrees with the Colorado Workforce
Development Council's (CWDC) recent denial of the Upstate Planning Region title as submitted in the Regional Plan. It
is the explicit intent of the Board of County Commissioners to retain the title of Upstate Planning Region.
On December 1, 2015, the Board of County Commissioners, Weld County, Colorado submitted a formal request to be
designated as a planning region under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The request was approved
by the Colorado Workforce Development Council and Weld County began the process to submit a local area and regional
plan under WIOA. Throughout the required 30 -day public comment period, the Board of County Commissioners invited
community members and stakeholders to submit comments electronically as well as in open Board meetings. Meeting
the intention of this requirement, the Board received input and held open discussions to include the title of its Region.
After careful consideration and in-depth conversation, the Board determined that the title, "Upstate Planning Region" was
the most appropriate designation and provided us an opportunity to align our efforts with our economic development
activities with Upstate Colorado, Inc. We submitted our local application to the Coordinating Council on May 2, 2016, with
our regional planning name and within the designated timeframe.
The Board acknowledges the Colorado Workforce Development Council's request to modify the planning region title and
respectfully requests the retention of the Upstate Planning Region identification title for Weld County. It is our intent now
and in the future to maintain consistent as the "Upstate Planning Region" from the inception of WIOA within Colorado.
Very truly yours,
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mike Freeman, Chair
cc The Honorable Michael Bennet
The Honorable Cory Gardner
Jay Hardy, Chair, CDWC
Stephanie Veck, Director, CDWC
Brandy DeLange, CCI
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Mary Freitag, Chair, Weld Workforce Board
Judy Griego, Director, Weld, DHS
Tami Grant, Weld DHS
Don Warden, Director, Weld Finance
Bruce Barker & Karin McDougal, Weld Attorneys
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John Hickenlooper
Governor
Ellen Golombek
Executive Director
Department of Labor & Employment
Jay Hardy, Chair
Stephanie Veck, Director
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Local Workforce Area WIOA 2016-2020 Plan —CWDC Decision
The Colorado Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has the responsibility of reviewing and approving
or disapproving the four-year plans required under WIOA for each local workforce area. The approval is
determined in consultation with the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment (CDLE). The Local
Area Strategic Plans were reviewed by the CDLE Regional Services Team, in consultation with CDLE
Fiscal Auditors, the Human Resources Equal Opportunity Officer, and the Workforce Development
Programs Contract Coordinator, Their recommendations were presented to the Colorado Workforce
Development Council for review and approval.
The Colorado Workforce Development Council approves the Weld County Area's 2016 - 2020 local
area plan.
The Colorado Workforce Development Council conditionally approves the Weld County Regional
Plan. In accordance with the correspondence from June 24 — July 7, an updated version must be
submitted to the CWDC and the WDP Regional Liaison that deletes the term "Upstate Planning
Region" and utilizes "Weld County Planning Region". Upon receipt of that version the conditional
status will be removed.
Please contact the Colorado Workforce Development Council offices with any questions.
Sincerely,
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Stephanie (Steffens) Veck
Director
Colorado Workforce Development Council
Jay Hardy
Chair
Colorado Workforce Development Council
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