TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Salvador Llamas, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: High Road to Innovative Clean Transit Subrecipient Agreement
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager, or his designee, to execute a subrecipient agreement with Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International for their High Road to Innovative Clean Transit (HRICT) project.
Staff Contact:
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer
Aaron Vogel, Chief Operating Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Financial Stability and Resiliency
Initiative - Employee Recruitment, Training and Retention
This grant will provide funds to support workforce training for District employees.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The grant will pass through up to $157,500 in funding to the District to support participation by ATU Local 192 union members in specific activities. This grant requires no matching funds and will supplement existing District workforce development programs.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB), in partnership with ATU International, has received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor for the High Road to Innovative Clean Transit (HRICT) Project. The HRICT project is a significant initiative aimed at enhancing workforce development for transit maintenance workers in California. The HRICT project aims to expand transit sector training partnerships across California, Oregon and nationally. The HRICT project will train 625 new and incumbent transit bus maintenance mechanics in essential skills for zero-emission buses (ZEBs). The project's target population includes women, people of color and workers from historically-underserved, low-income communities, ensuring that all have access to training opportunities in this growing sector.
The CWDB has partnered with ATU International to secure the $5 million grant and are collaborating wit...
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