OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL

RESOLUTION NO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILME

C M S

YEAR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH AONE PILOT PROJECT CREATING THE CITY OF OAKLAND APPRENTICESHIP WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP SYSTEM IN ORDER TO INCREASE OAKLAND RESIDENT PARTICIPATION AS APPRENTICES ON PUBLIC WORKS

AGENCY FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

WHEREAS undisputed

statistics and

about to be visited upon the United Sates and quantity and

demographics clearly project a workforce crisis is of America creating a workforce deficiency in quality

City of Oakland is not exempt from this national crisis Oakland City Council brings forth a policy that will maximize opportunities for Oakland residents to participate as apprentices on Public Works Agency funded construction projects in order to meet the
WHEREAS
the workforce crisis head on and

policy originated under the auspices of Council Member Jane Brunner who convened an unprecedented advisory committee of various community based organizations advocacy groups members of the business community building trade representatives and the City of Oakland and Redevelopment staff Public Works Agency and Contract Compliance and Employment Services and
WHEREAS
the

impetus

for this

advisory committee was subsequently developed to serve as the core working group tasked with crafting a theoretical framework for the policy and a structure to support implementation of the policy and
WHEREAS
a

subcommittee

of

the

WHEREAS

in order

to

increase Oakland resident

a

provides

for the establishment of

on a

15

participation as apprentices the policy apprenticeship goal that is based on total hours
hire

craft basis The hours worked may be performed on City of Oakland by of the 15 hours worked may be performed by resident Public Works Agency projects or 7 5 apprentices on a non City of Oakland or ORA projects and
worked and

WHEREAS in order

approach

to

support the policy the working group crafted a systematic the problem of underutilization and is defined as an Oakland Apprenticeship
to

Workforce

Development Partnership System OAWDPS

the Oakland

and

Apprenticeship Workforce Development Partnership System establishes an apprenticeship partnership that will work to support apprentices through services such as aggressive policy enforcement transportation day care pre testing post testing high school recruitment math tutoring and mentors and
WHEREAS

key objectives of the Oakland Apprenticeship Workforce Development Partnership System OAWDPS are
WHEREAS
the

City of Oakland Apprenticeship Workforce Development Partnership System Advisory Committee 2 To promote recruitment activities in educating orienting Oakland residents for various apprenticeship programs and the job training with pay and related classroom training of 3 To encourage on apprentices and
1 To establish
a

WHEREAS

there

are

three

major objectives underlying the establishment of the pilot

Apprenticeship
1

program s resident Oakland

To increase

participation

on

Public Works and

Redevelopment
of the

Agency construction projects 2 To partner in building

of

stronger

labor work force that reflects the

diversity

City

Oakland
3

and

To facilitate the creation of

livable family wage jobs and

this skilled labor of Oakland in

WHEREAS
would be
as

in order to

overcome

force that reflects the

diversity of

the

City

shortage and build a stronger labor general the basic roles of the partners potential
resident

follows

Organizations Based Community

provide
basic and soft skills
Labor unions and Contractors will The

will

identify

workers

training

and

support services
will

training institutions
and

provide job skill training

provide jobs
in

training and
creative incentives to

City will partner

providing project planning and

now

encourage the partners RESOLVED That the

therefore be it

City Manager is hereby authorized to establish aone year pilot project creating the City of Oakland Apprenticeship Workforce Development Partnership System in order to increase Oakland resident participation as apprentices ON Public Works Agency funded projects

IN COUNCIL OAKLAND CALIFORNIA JANUARY 26 1999 PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE AYES

F13E REID RUSSO SPEES AND PRESIDENT DE LA BRUNNER CHANG MILEY i

FUENTE

NOES ABSENT ABSTENTION

r
CEDA FLOYD

City

Clerk and Cleric ofthe Council

ofthe

City

of Oakland California