July 11, 2023
Library and Community Services
DATE: July 11, 2023
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
LaShonda White, Deputy City Manager – Community
Services
Tamara Walker, Deputy Director of Community Services,
Employment and Training Division
Fred Lucero, Program Manager, RichmondBUILD
Subject:
Resolution to Accept and Appropriate $729,000 in Grant
Funds Awarded by the Construction Trades Workforce
Initiative for Fiscal Year 2023-2024
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Acceptance of the grant funds into the CTWI Resilience Workforce Fund will increase the revenue budget for the Employment & Training Division by $729,000. Any
expenditure of the $729,000 grant funds will similarly
come from the CTWI Resilience Workforce Fund. There
is no net change to the budget.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
February 7, 2023
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
The Employment and Training Division seeks to amend
its Fiscal Year 2023-2024 budget to add $729,000 in
additional grant funding from the Construction Trades
Workforce Initiative which was awarded after the
adoption of the City of Richmond’s fiscal year 2023-24
annual budget.
AGENDA
REPORT
July 11, 2023
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
ADOPT a resolution to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE
$729,000 in grant funds awarded by the Construction
Trades Workforce Initiative to the Employment & Training Division into the City of Richmond’s Fiscal Year 2023-
2024 budget, for a grant period from May 1, 2023 to
March 31, 2026 – Community Services Department,
Employment and Training Division (Tamara Walker 510-
307-8006/Fred Lucero 510-621-1562).
DISCUSSION:
In May of 2023, the Employment and Training Division of the Community Services Department was awarded additional grant funds in the amount of $729,000 from the Construction Trades Workforce Initiative (CTWI). The $729,000 grant-funded project is focused on strengthening the regional workforce pipeline, increasing demand for new apprentices, calibrating labor supply with demand, providing increased supportive services, and improving Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) construction training programs to increase participation of underrepresented and disadvantaged populations in family-sustaining careers in the high road union construction industry. The grant was awarded to provide opportunities for the unemployed City of Richmond residents through certification classes at RichmondBUILD.
The certification classes administered through RichmondBUILD will include Multi-Craft Core Curriculum, MC3 construction curriculum, OSHA 10, Confined Spaces, and First Aide/CPR. Key partners in this grant program include Universal Safety & CPR, and Richmond WORKS. The grant project primarily involves training the re-entry population, women in nontraditional roles, at-risk youth, and community members who lost their jobs through no fault of their own or who may be seeking a career change. The training prioritizes and promotes the placement of trainees in union construction apprenticeship programs. It will include safety components on all aspects of the job, including tool use, OSHA 10, hazard recognition, fall protection, and personal protective equipment.
Training will also encompass basic workplace skills, physical fitness, math skills, green construction, and labor history.
This grant was awarded after the City adopted the fiscal year 2023-24 budget.
Therefore, a resolution amending the budget is necessary for Employment and Training to be able to accept and appropriate these funds. The grant award period is from May 1, 2023 to March 31, 2026.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Resolution to Amend Employment & Training Budget, Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Attachment 2 – Notice of Grant Award, Construction Trades Workforce Initiative, CTWI.