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Commission OKs MOU with OEWD to fund workforce compliance on OCII projects
Summary
Commission authorized an MOU with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to fund OEWD/CityBuild workforce compliance services for OCII projects (approx. $278,792 total), creating a funded FTE to oversee local‑hire compliance and reporting across project areas.
The commission voted March 18 to approve a memorandum of understanding with the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) to provide workforce compliance services for Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (OCII) projects.
Jim Morales, interim general counsel and deputy director, told commissioners the MOU would fund OEWD services for an amount not to exceed approximately $278,792, split roughly into $90,000 for the first fiscal year and $190,000 for the next. Pat Mulligan, director of CityBuild at OEWD, described CityBuild’s compliance role: monitoring First Source and local‑hire obligations, compiling federal HUD/Section 3 reports where applicable, and coordinating with employment liaisons and community‑based organizations to meet local hiring goals.
Morales and Mulligan emphasized the MOU is intended to supplement OCII’s staffing—not supplant it—by providing a funded compliance position that will focus on measuring and assisting with “good faith efforts” to meet the enforceable obligations in OCII project agreements (Mission Bay, Transbay, Hunters Point/Candlestick Point, and others). Morales noted past enforceable‑obligation language varies by project area; the MOU standardizes application of good‑faith steps and uses OEWD resources to measure compliance.
Members of the public and community representatives, including Oscar James of Bayview Hunters Point, urged continued emphasis on community hiring, apprenticeship completion and support for formerly trained workers to rejoin the workforce. Commissioners asked whether the OEWD FTE would provide reporting to the commission; OEWD said staff would attend CAC meetings and could prepare regular reports and data breakdowns by site and trade on request.
The commission approved the MOU by unanimous roll call (5 ayes). Staff said the MOU will enable a funded compliance officer at OEWD to coordinate reporting and work with OCII employment liaisons and CityBuild outreach partners.
