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Port and PUC outline workforce plans amid analyst reductions
Summary
Port Director Monique Moyer proposed roughly $1 million over two years for pilot workforce programs (maritime internships, pile‑worker apprenticeship, sheriff's garden and an online jobs hub) while SFPUC General Manager Ed Harrington described current workforce staffing, CityBuild relationships and PLA roles; both departments concurred with budget analyst reductions and pledged follow‑up details.
The Port of San Francisco and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission used Wednesday—s hearing to reconcile recommended reductions with new or reallocated investments in workforce development.
Port Director Monique Moyer told supervisors the Port concurs with the budget analyst—s recommendations and outlined a package of workforce initiatives totaling about $1,000,000 over 24 months if funding options (operating funds, reserve releases and add‑backs) are approved. The proposed items include $300,000 for the San Francisco Conservation Corps and Larkin Street Youth programs, $200,000 for JobsNow and college interns, $300,000 for a shipyard CityBuild/BAE Systems pilot, $65,000 for a sheriff—s garden program, a pilot internship partnership with the California Maritime Academy, a pile‑worker apprenticeship exploration, and a virtual one‑stop job center linking tenant job postings.
Supervisor Sean Ellsburn and others pressed Moyer about how many leases currently include first‑source hiring clauses; Moyer said only more recent leases (last ~10 years) contain those clauses but many tenants are willing partners. She asked the committee to consider using available balances to support a shore‑power project and other capital work; she said shore‑power is expected to be up and running by the end of the summer but needs roughly $1 million more for completion.
General Manager Ed Harrington of the SFPUC focused on the agency—s staffing and the distinction between labor relations/contractor outreach and direct job placement. Harrington described roles that support contractor assistance, the local business enterprise committee, a contractor marketing coordinator and a PLA administrator; he said those units prime the pipeline but direct placements often flow through CityBuild. The PUC is pursuing closer coordination with the Mayor—s Office of Workforce and Economic Development and CityBuild and will provide requested demographic placement data to supervisors.
Budget analyst Mister Rose presented the analyst—s recommended reductions for the Port and PUC (detailed in his report) and noted departmental concurrence; the committee approved taking the recommendations as part of the larger budget process and requested departments return with more fleshed‑out plans.
