PARTNERSHIP:
CITY OF
RICHMOND AND
CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY BUILDING
TRADES COUNCIL
AGENDA
• Introduction
• Current Picture
• Expanding Opportunities for Richmond
• Public Lands Policy
• Further Benefits
Intro
• 20 Affiliate Unions within the construction industry
• In Contra Costa County:
• Approximately 35,000 members
• 1,611 apprentices
• 70% minority, 5% women
Current Picture
Since 2023:
• 241 new apprentices via MC3 programs
• 94% minority, 13% women
• MC3 programs: RichmondBUILD, Future Build,
Cypress Mandela, Rising Sun
• Kennedy High School program
• Multiple Public Works construction projects covered under a Project Stabilization Agreement, successful
• Private development success where Labor standards exist • Housing
• Distribution Centers
• Future work with Labor Standards
• Richmond Campus Bay
• El Cerrito BART station
EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES
• Public Lands Policy
• An agreement between the City of Richmond
and the Contra Costa County Building
Trades Council
• Workforce/Hiring Standards for City-
owned land
• Local Hire
• Family-sustaining wages
• State-approved apprenticeships
PUBLIC LANDS POLICY
• Places workforce and hiring standards on construction projects when publicly owned land is leased/sold for the purposes of development
• Applies/Enforces Richmond’s already-set policies regardless of developers funding sources
• Richmond Business Opportunity Ordinance
• Procurement Ordinance
• Enforcement provisions
• Enhanced project oversight for projects not directly
contracted with the City.
• Current policies don’t require family-sustaining wages or state- approved training for workers on these projects.
FURTHER BENEFITS
• Richmond’s “Ban the Box” helps with barriers to
employment, the Public Lands Policy ensures
actual pipeline entry into construction careers.
• Requires developers to partner with programs
like RichmondBUILD to ensure local residents
are prioritized
• Current workforce/jobsite standards
enforcement relies solely on Staff; this policy
would include the Building Trades Council for
assistance
• In short: Richmond has strong equity-
focused ordinances. But this type of
agreement closes loopholes, raises job
standards, ensures enforceability, and
guarantees more career pathways.
THANK YOU
Tim Sbranti
Contra Costa County Building Trades
[email protected]
EJ Cire
Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 104
[email protected]