RESIDENTS PREFERENCE PROGRAM REVIEW COMMISSION

Thursday, December 6, 2018 · 10:00 AM AM · City Hall, Room 303

TL;DR

The Residents Preference Program Review Commission met to discuss strategies for improving local job training and apprenticeship opportunities, particularly focusing on lead service line replacement and pre-apprenticeship programs. The meeting involved presentations from multiple organizations aimed at helping residents - especially new workers - successfully navigate construction industry career pathways.

Key Decisions

  • Lead Service Line Replacement Representative Services Informational Discussion
  • Construction Apprenticeship Process Review Presentation Received
  • Pre-Apprenticeship Program Overview Informational Presentation
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. Roll call.
  2. Introduction of members.
  3. Open meetings and open records presention by the City Clerk.
  4. Discussion about the scope and responsibilities of this body.
  5. Presentation by Al Kennedy and Craig Jorgensen of the CMF/VJS Mentor Protege Team on owners representative services for lead service line replacement.
  6. Per the experiences & research of the Skilled Trades Collaborative/STC and the NAACP Labor & Industry Committee to max RPP success, Freida Webb presents on the importance of decoding the process & procedures of construction Apprenticeships for new hires, i.e. RPP participants and the importance of industry mentors to stay the course and succeed.
  7. Presentation by Reginald Reed of Mindful Staffing on its Pre-Apprenticeship Program.
  8. Set next meeting date, time and agenda.
  9. In the event that Common Council members who are not members of this committee attend this meeting, this meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of the following committees: Community and Economic Development, Finance and Personnel, Judiciary and Legislation, Licenses, Public Safety, Public Works, Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development, and/or Steering and Rules. Whether a simultaneous meeting is occurring depends on whether the presence of one or more of the Common Council member results in a quorum of the Common Council or any of the above committees, and, if there is a quorum of another committee, whether any agenda items listed above involve matters within that committee’s realm of authority. In the event that a simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than information gathering will be taken at the simultaneous meeting.
  10. Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For additional information or to request this service, contact the City Clerk's Office ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to the Coordinator at Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
  11. Limited parking for persons attending meetings in City Hall is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at the Milwaukee Center on the southwest corner of East Kilbourn and North Water Street. Parking tickets must be validated in the first floor Information Booth in City Hall.
  12. Persons engaged in lobbying as defined in s. 305-43-4 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances are required to register with the City Clerk's Office License Division. Registered lobbyists appearing before a Common Council committee are required to identify themselves as such. More information is available at http://city.milwaukee.gov/Lobbying.
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