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SFPUC approves $758K MOU to expand up‑country workforce training for Hetch Hetchy projects
Summary
The commission approved a three‑year memorandum of understanding with the San Joaquin County Office of Education (option to extend two years) of up to $758,340 to continue pre‑apprentice training and local hire efforts for Hetch Hetchy capital projects; staff committed to quarterly reporting on participant outcomes.
The SFPUC approved a memorandum of understanding with the San Joaquin County Office of Education to continue workforce development and local hiring for Hetch Hetchy Water and Power capital projects. The MOU has an initial three‑year term with an option to extend for two additional years and an amount not to exceed $758,340.
Masood (identified in the record as Masood Ortega, infrastructure workforce and economic program services director) summarized nearly a decade of collaboration with San Joaquin County, noting recent cohorts and a focus on pre‑apprentice construction training, community partnerships, and placements in union and non‑union trades. Commissioners asked for more granular goals and performance metrics; staff said quarterly reports and public data associated with project labor agreements would be provided and that future agenda items would include participant data and placement outcomes.
Several program partners and instructors addressed the commission in public comment. Julia Stevens, the project coordinator for the Tuolumne pre‑apprentice training program, described cohorts of 15 graduates with a high placement rate in construction trades. Mark Carpenter, an instructor, said the program placed 14 of 15 in the most recent cohort and emphasized outreach and continuous improvement. Hector Lopez (carpenter’s union apprenticeship program) described pathways into four‑year apprenticeships and highlighted wages and employer investment in training.
Commissioners moved and seconded the item; the motion to approve the MOU carried. Several commissioners asked staff to return with more detailed reporting at future meetings and requested that staff lead with data on participants, trades, placements and longer‑term retention.
