CH-27 Correspondence – Joe Sullivan
From: Joe Sullivan [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 12:16 PM
To: CityClerk <[email protected]>
Cc: Tommy Faavae <[email protected]>; Deveney Pula <[email protected]>; Antonio Sanchez <[email protected]>
Subject: Support for Agenda Item 23-0312
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Honorable Mayor, Council and Staff,
I work for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 11 and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) of Greater Los Angeles. This represents around 400 electrical contractors who partner with approximately 10,000 union electricians. I am writing to express our strong support for Item 23-0312, approving two conditional use permits to operate trucking use at 1711 Harbor Avenue and 1515 W. 17th Street. Not only have these projects shown to have zero negative community or environmental, these also include EV charging stations and a green trucking business model. Moreover, these projects will create high-road careers. The developer, Cargomatic, is committed to workforce standards and partnering with union labor.
Projects with workforce standards like these lift communities. IBEW/NECA and the Los Angeles/Orange County Construction Trades work extensively with community groups like Anti- Recidivism Coalition, Women in Non-Traditional Employment Roles (WINTER), Helmets to Hardhats and many others to ensure equity and inclusion. IBEW/NECA has a dedicated outreach coordinator to work in communities to reach underrepresented populations.
Projects like these create a demand to recruit Apprentices. Apprenticeship programs are what transform temporary jobs into high-road careers. Students at IBEW/NECA’s apprenticeship program do not pay for their industry-leading education. They earn wages while they learn. They receive excellent health and retirement benefits, and regular raises. When students graduate, they earn family sustaining wages and have the skills and knowledge to work on many project types across many facets of the electrical industry, career advancement opportunities and the ability to work in other regions of the country.
Also, with workforce standards, our contractors are eager to competitively bid on projects.
Projects like these, with workforce standards, make a difference. We encourage you to approve the conditional use permits.
Thank you,
Joe Sullivan
Director of Energy & Workforce Solutions
IBEW 11/NECA L.A./LMCC
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From: Tommy Faavae <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 9, 2023 5:03 PM
To: Joe Sullivan <[email protected]>; Deveney Pula <[email protected]> Cc: Antonio Sanchez <[email protected]>
Subject: Turnout from our side.
Joe & Deveney,
Are you both available to attend the LB city council meeting hearing. Cargomatic is the developer. And we have a MOU with the GC- Menemsha. I can't attend because I'll be SAC. This meeting will be a final hearing vote. There's a current appeal against the project. But, we have the votes to move forward.
Appreciate it if you can attend and speak. TP's is to deny the appeal and approve the 2- CUP's to start project process. Joe & Deveney- Weston Labar and Andy Perez represents Cargomatic and are friends of ours. Make sure you check in with them on the night of meeting. I attached agenda we're item #27.
Meeting date Tuesday, April 11 @ 4:30pm.
Best,
Tommy