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different opportunities that are going to arise, how best to access those through public policies, contracts with our partners, just general work with our city constituents. small businesses that work for us, to make sure that they are ready as they can to take advantagethis diagram is a rougt you were a -- ready way to describe what we're looking at. from the center of this it represents the most direct opportunity we have to influence the spending. as you get further and further out, it is a more indirect relationship the city has, so we have to take a different set of strategies on those. you will see in the middle city projects, public spending. we are confident and really upbeat those will be successful opportunities to really bring
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san franciscans. i think when we moved one circle out, i think the work force development plan went squarely in the circle. and it becomes an agreement or work force development plan that we then the share with them and targeted at the appropriate types of opportunities relative to the circle. those will be the primary focuses today, but i want to reference the outer circle as representing the racing teams, sponsors, in general spectators. i do not think we want to leave those to allow it to happen as it may. i think we want to tailor strategies to making people aware of the local hire and business opportunities, both on the sales and purchasers side to make sure those transactions happen and deliver on that portion of the projected economic benefit. so here is 27 and 29 that i was
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trying to locate earlier. this is the america's cup village. to your right you will see a structure that is the new cruise ship terminal. this is the project we will talk about in a moment with more detail. this is the public infrastructure going in. the remainder of their installations will be put in by the event authority. supervisor avalos: one of the things i forgot to mention and wanted to mention was that we talk about local jobs and want to really emphasize the prevailing wage jobs, living wage jobs, and union jobs to the maximum extent possible. i want to make sure you understand what we want to be able to have as we go through the work force development.
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>> that makes sense. and it is helpful to get the feedback at this juncture so we can carry that forward into the plan. we appreciate that. if we could go to the next slide, please. and this shows a bit of a spectrum of what are assigned to describe earlier, the left of the right to the black bar. select bart is the way we have to influence how that opportunities that are coming. obviously city funding carries with it contacting provisions and things better good schools -- good tools and realizing the opportunities. as we move towards the indirect opportunities, we have to look at other tools, whether they be contract requirements such as the work force plan today, but also as the merc further outburst of project sponsors and spectators. we're working not only with our partners at the event authority
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and local chambers of commerce to understand ways that we can share information, not only in terms of seeking as many public postings of vendor opportunities as possible, but also developing preferred vendor list of vendors that are interested in participating in the city's work force plans or interested in participating in the local business programs. if we can tie those together and make those opportunities or make those programs -- or well-known to the people looking to spend the dollars, as well as put them forward as the best in francisco has to offer, that that will have about nine effect on what we're doing on a more direct spending opportunities. the last of the indirect tools would be marketing, and that is something we want to work with local businesses and local economic development organizations to see how we can use the attention and excitement
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of the america's cup to better market to businesses, get people out in the neighborhoods spending dollars to really enjoy and take a great experience about what san francisco is all about back with them when they leave after the experience. so in terms of the middle circle, city projects, i think the centerpiece of the city- funded projects are the cruise terminal shall. that is what we will talk about the most detailed today. there are other related projects that are either directly referenced in the host and venue agreement or related to the waterfront areas we're talking about. the one mentioned, hosting venue agreement the one at pier 31, the open space area. we also have a project that we're completing independently.
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there is another project under way and managed by dpw, but it will have exciting benefits for the way people get around the spectator areas. to go on to the work force development plan itself. -- on to the work force development plan itself. it is due as of the completion of sequence. -- sequa. opportunities that are called out as part of this plan includes infrastructure construction, which is something we have a number of policies and issues that we have had in the other developments projects, but we also have other projects, including staging.
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other event-related employment, which would include employees or other activities related but not directly related to even staging. supervisor avalos: question from supervisor mar. supervisor mar: do you go over again how many jobs are permanent versus every? >> we are refining the temporary effect and is now. permanent, if we're referring to them as and use event staging jobs -- event end-use staging jobs. calculating the dollars that are coming in and what does that relate to in terms of increased economic activity.
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when we come back with the work force development plan, i think we will try to right size those economic projections based on changes since there were first and last year. -- they were first sent out last year. supervisor avalos: the jobs around stage in would just be around for the america's cup. >> correct. everything we're term -- we're talking about is city spending and by its nature transitory. i think what we're not talking about in today's hearing are the long-term development. that is not part of the work force development plan, but i want to be clear this is focused on events themselves. supervisor avalos: as we build infrastructure that is -- term we will expect jobs to be created. >> correct. part of the expectation is the indirect spending, so the
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company or the catering company that ranks of hiring, but maybe there is a long-term benefit. we can go up a couple more slides. we are using public/private partnerships, especially in the development context, but we want to make sure we're taking a thoughtful approach to the other less-well travel pieces of work- force development in terms of event staging and other opportunities so that we can not only build all the great models we have had in other projects but also create a new one for a unique set of opportunities. lastly, i want to run through the timeline ultimate deadline for the work force development
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plan is this weee seuqua proces we're planning to post a draft for public review in late october. hopefully use the rest of october and late november to incorporate public feedback and if there are public hearings in describing the broader strategy i have described today as we hone in on what the final contours of the deals looks like. in late december we will put out our revised work force plan in conjunction with the close of the process. that is the schedule we are at now. we are excited, and i think pleased to get the feedback and direction we have already heard today. from here what i would like to do, unless we of questions for there, is to ask mr. lopez to come up and then rhonda simmons.
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supervisor avalos: think you fank you. >> ed burkgar lopez. the cruise ship terminal project is a public works contract that is being managed directly by the port and staff. in may of this year we issued a request for qualifications for construction manager and general contractor services. the contract was awarded by the port commission in july of this year. that is one of the first major construction projects that included the 20% local requirements. we are in the pre-construction phase right now. in addition to the construction contract, i want to mention the design is being done by san
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francisco-based firms. and they also have a contract for all of that a and these services. they are working with sap on that as well they have doubled participation on that contract. it is up 45%, one of the highest on the construction side we have roughly $60 million. if we were to use a percentage of what we expect to go towards materials and supplies and labor, we would estimate in this contract 60% of those $60 million would go towards labor. that is 24 million in labor that we expect to spend on this project. we are committed to the 20% goal
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of the minimum, and we expect to meet and exceed the goals supervisor avalos: to that goal is by trade. what you see as the main trades that you see performing the work? -- that goal is by trade. >> most of the major trade you would see on a construction project. the only place where we would be like is concrete, because we already have a foundation. supervisor avalos: the prime contractor is turner? there will be subcontractors that will be responsible for hiring as well? >> correct. they expect to advertise anywhere from 40 to 45 different trade contracts that will be awarded on an individual basis. >> we are excited about it. and when we put the project out to bid it was one of the major contracts.
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supervisor avalos: any specialized trades do not receive city contracts or do not typically work under city contracts? >> there might be a few. the majority of them should have the requirement. we tend to see specialty trade and something like elevators or escalators, but the rest of the major mechanical, electric, plumbing, is your basic type of work for you would expect to see high participation. supervisor avalos: local hiring is definitely a floor, so 20% would be the floor this year. do you expect some trades will go well beyond that to a much higher level of participation? >> i would certainly expect that to be the case. we have a goal of 16 percent signed. we have reached over 40. we're not taking it as the
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minimum. we expect to be well above that. supervisor avalos: i think it is good to air were amply in this case. >> absolutely. we are hitting the target. >> mr. lopez, you mentioned $24 million on jobs estimated. i see a number of carpenters in here, but what percentage do you think as an estimate would go to carpenters, and the is the largest type of work force that would be used on this project? >> i did not come with you a breakdown of trade. -- i did not come to you with a breakdown of trade. we see a split of 60/40. we are predicting $24 million worth of labor. it is still subject to a low bid. this is a very high-level math to give you an idea, but i do not have the breakdown per
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trade. any other questions? supervisor avalos: by the end of this month or and of next month, we expect that to be fleshed out in terms of the trade and what you expect the targets will be per trade? >> correct. the design team just finish the construction documents, and we're getting a cost estimate, and we want more information as we go along. >> great. thank you very much. stephanie martin up next? >> thank you. good morning, supervisors. thank you for inviting me to participate today. we know that this is all focussed on jobs creation, so we take this very seriously. this is something we're looking for a lot of significant input as we start to build out the plan. where we are today is we're in the process of analyzing --
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analyzing needs. when it comes to construction, the focus is on looking at the current scope of needs of the project, and we're in negotiations on those projects right now. we are analyzing those particular needs, and that will drive part of the work force development plan. the second development is event staffing. we had a wonderful event and wonderful conditions that mimicked san francisco, so that gave us a good feel for what it will be like in san francisco. to help us with this, we are hiring of local consultant to make sure we are developing these plans. and we're also working very closely with the city as we develop these plans. we also have to do development plan that is part of the host city agreement. we watched the second set of internship's coming up. we will have more intern's
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coming into our office starting this fall. in addition to that we're working very closely with the small business community where we will go out into the small business community to talk about the indirect jobs and how they can leverage the america's cup for their particular business. we look forward to returning to you in october or later this fall and being able to share much more comprehensive and informed program, but most importantly i wanted to emphasize we're looking forward to significant input from the public to help us drive the plan and make sure we're doing right by san francisco supervisor avalos. supervisor avalos: i appreciate that, and i think will be vitally important to make sure you can work with the public, and i am happy to hear you are. there are lots of parts of san francisco better looking for opportunity in the america's cup, and i -- it would do the america's cup very well to accommodate that as much as possible. >> thank you.
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supervisor avalos: next up we have rhonda simmons. >> good morning, supervisors. i do not have a lot to add, other than to say right now our focus has been on working with dpw on the cruise ship terminal. that is what is most relevant in the here and now. as the rest of the plan is developed, we will work closely with the event authority. we have had a couple of preliminary meetings, and we have worked on out when they will then bring back to the city. once that peace is completed, my office kicks in to help work through the details. that is where our role has been today. supervisor avalos: one thing that i want to make sure is clear, and the part i have not had a chance to weigh in on and see is how robust the ability for residential communities to
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access where to go to good jobs. it is a mission hiring hall, all of the different places? >> for the cruise ship terminal, it would be part of our regular city filled system. we will use anderson anders, that part is the place. for the end use outsid sie, whie havide, which we have not figured out, it is hard to know how to setup our reach and all of that in terms of what would be the best way to do that piece. so we had just focused on the cruise ship terminal, which has mandatory hire. we will work with dpw on all of
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the trade-related issues. probably the next time we meet wwe will be more subtle on that. we've tried to be more proactive and work closely with the contractors and help them understand the difference between local hire in first or so there are no problems on the ground and get everyone in the room a lot earlier. we're just getting into that. supervisor avalos: right now i am seeing in the paper where they have the op ed last week where there is a lot of effort to undermine the spirit and local hiring. one of the ways we attack it is this will become more burdensome on contractors. we need to make sure we have and ease of fit for contractors to be able to understand how the ordinance works, how to comply, and how to have really great
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ease in breaking -- bringing in workers that can do the work. >> for the projects that are aligned with the mandatory, we have done that in a proactive way. we have brought in trade associations. all of the trade center court to working on these projects that have mandatory for the first two projects, we done something we do not normally do and put everyone in the room before these kic projects kickoff. and we want to make sure the contractors understand the detail. so far we have had good feedback of that approach. i am feeling confident of the structure we of set up to be a lot more product of is helpful. so folks are not on the ground trying to sort this stuff out. supervisor avalos: that is great. i also want to make sure there is a dynamic exchange that will
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go on so adjustments can be made. that seems the spirit of what you were working on as well. on a related note, when we were working with the local hiring ordinance, there was a discussion about how much the ordinance would inflate bids coming in on projects, and i would like to hear if anyone could talk about the turner construction bid that has come in for the cruise ship terminal. >> sure. and >> since you mentioned a number of the trades, local hire are a key priority for the labor organizations, but what kind of opportunities for decrease the partnerships will there be with this project? >> that level of detail i have not gone to the nitty gritty yet.
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-- gotten to the nitty gritty yet. i will be able to tell you that sooner or later, maybe even before october, but we will. we will before we come before you all. supervisor avalos: thank you. mr. lopez. >> to answer your question regarding the contract awarded to turner construction, their general construction manager are not self-performing a lot construction work. the contract they were rewarded for pre-construction projects, the cost to run the job, and their feet as a percentage of the value of construction. the vast majority of the work, over 90% will be done by specific trades that are yet to be bid. under contract we advertise and awarded at a price that came in below the estimate. i do not know if the market
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conditions or when it was, but they did get the word in what we were expected to. we've had seven or eight different contractors. and-- we had seven or eight different contractors. that was the first major project that dpw had that included on that. prevailing wages -- this contract has that provision included. so does all over other work. supervisor avalos: very good. thank you very much. i do appreciate the presentations. it has been a really good offering to me, especially the work i have done on both america's cup and the local high your ordinance. i saw the two very related, so i do appreciate your hard work on this and your willingness to be nudged a little bit by coming to the hearing and your time. we can go on to public comment
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on this item. i do not have cards, but we can do -- people can line up. we can do two minutes per person. someone can come right up to the microphone to begin with. >> good afternoon, gentlemen. my name is when robinson. and i am with the labor complaints managers. and-- compliance manager. i wanted to be supportive of the community that asked me to come here today to reinforce the impact this will have as a result of prevailing wage, as it is a public works project. in the community, especially a community that has a local hire mandate in front of them that
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gives an opportunity for work or jobs would be subject to prevailing wage compliance. as a result, as far as state labor code requires, you will have, and generally speaking of five to one ratio as far as turning into apprenticeships ratio. that is what you would expect. -- as far as journeymen to apprenticeships ratio. i would say at least 20 percent of the work force should be apprentices. if we're talking about apprentices that came up through cbo's or city bills, you can imagine the impact the story of an individual who was previously of the -- previously dubbed as disadvantaged individuals.
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and to be able to eventually be a full-time journeyman carpenter making a minimum of $37.50 per hour from what he might have been making before. this is success for the city and county of san francisco. the requirement for health care is something that the city proposes, but in fact of the state also and forces with the prevailing wage requirement. thank you. supervisor avalos: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. and i have had the pleasure of interviewing larry ellison, head of oracle, the last couple of years. i have seen big acts like lenny kravitz to the black eyed peas, and i want to make sure companies like mine, which our social media companies, like facebook, twitter, and
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hopefully -- we would like to make sure that the local artists are promoted here, and we want to make sure local promoters like myself, and also a social networking media is included with the overall pr. we do event in san francisco. we do things in the tahoe like the event with michael jordan, john elway. we also do the cannes film festival -- film festival which is international. we all want to make sure the local talent is promoted here among with restaurants, caterers, etc.. we will but to have thi a conversation with this young lady. thank you very much. >>
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