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County PSCBA monitor DSI reports steady local‑hire gains: 47% local participation, apprentices at ~16%
Summary
DSI and county staff told supervisors that PSCBA projects reported 522,621 cumulative hours through 12/31/2025, achieving 47% local participation and about 16% apprentice hours; DSI credited early contractor education and monitoring for improvements since 2014.
Jake Sloan, president of DSI (the PSCBA administrator), and Kitty (Katie) Creech, DSI program manager, presented the county’s project stabilization and community benefits agreement (PSCBA) implementation and compliance update to supervisors on March 16.
Sloan reviewed the PSCBA’s history and scope and said DSI has administered labor‑compliance monitoring for Alameda County projects since 2014. Kitty Creech described implementation practices: pre‑bid meetings, contractor education, monthly oversight committee reviews, site visits and worker interviews intended to ensure prevailing wages and to increase local hiring and apprenticeship opportunities.
Creech told the committee that, for PSCBA‑covered projects active through Dec. 31, 2025, countywide hours totaled 522,621 and local participation was 47% (the PSCBA local‑hire goal is 40%). She said apprentice hours were ~16% of project hours and that DSI and county partners are continuing outreach to boost apprentice (state target 20%) and disadvantaged resident apprentice (DRA) participation.
Sloan emphasized early and frequent contractor education as the key to PSCBA success and said the program has led to about 1.2 million hours worked across PSCBA projects since inception. Meg Vasey, an oversight committee member who spoke during public comment, commended the county and DSI for training and hiring pathways into high‑wage trades.
Supervisors asked about penalties for not meeting apprenticeship goals; Creech said the state measures goals on a craft‑by‑craft basis and there are no automatic financial penalties at the county level, though the program uses monitoring and union referrals to address gaps. DSI said they can often secure apprentices within 48 hours through union channels or draw from a DRA candidate list when unions cannot provide a trainee.
DSI and GSA staff said there were currently no open grievances or major PSCBA compliance issues pending.
The committee received the presentation and asked for continued reporting; no formal board action was taken at the meeting.
