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Council committee keeps $75,000 workforce pilot under review as administration, trainer outline apprenticeship plan
Summary
The Administration Committee and the Budget & Finance Committee discussed a proposed city cosponsorship of up to $75,000 with TLC Work Based Training (partnering with ABC) to pilot training for five apprentices; officials also proposed reallocating $75,000 within the 2025 budget to fund that pilot and $45,000 for custodial supplies.
City officials described a proposed pilot workforce program and a related budget reallocation at a joint Administration and Budget & Finance committee meeting Feb. 25. The program would cosponsor up to $75,000 for TLC Work Based Training Program Inc., in partnership with ABC Contractors Association, to fund classroom instruction, tools, materials and partial wages for an initial cohort of five trainees for one year.
Mister Castillo of TLC said the city's $75,000 contribution would be a partial subsidy for five people (ex-offenders, veterans and other hard-to-place jobseekers) to participate in an apprenticeship pathway that can lead to nationally recognized ABC credentials; the full costs per student vary by trade (roughly $3,000–$4,000 for tuition depending on the trade), and much of on-the-job training hours are unpaid unless contractors provide paid OJT opportunities. Castillo said TLC already operates training and places trainees on real projects and that partnering with ABC expands trade options beyond carpentry to HVAC, plumbing and other building trades.
Council members pressed for performance metrics, clarified eligibility, and asked where the city contribution would be funded. Finance staff said the proposed $75,000 shift would be a reallocation within the 2025 general fund budget from insurance/premium budget lines (public office and official premium and related lines) and that the $75,000 and an additional $45,000 (for facilities custodial supplies) together total $120,000 of proposed reallocation in the third proposed 2025 budget amendment (Resolution 28 of 2025). Finance said the premium lines showed savings due to timing of payments and that the reallocation would not increase the overall adopted budget.
Committee members asked for program details and metrics and requested documentation on program costs, selection process, and a condition that the administration provide a post-pilot report. The Administration Committee decided to keep Resolution 37 of 2025 (the TLC cosponsorship) in committee while the administration provides additional information; the Budget & Finance Committee moved Resolution 28 (the third proposed 2025 budget reallocation) to the legislative agenda for formal consideration.
