Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners - District 6
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): District 6
Approve $250.000.00 from District 6 ARP appropriations for Tekton Career Training’s Empower Clarkston: Green Jobs Training & Weatherization Retro-fits for Clarkston, Georgia Training underemployed Dekalb County Residents.
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Information Contact: Commissioner Edward “Ted” Terry
Phone Number: 404-371-4909
PURPOSE:
The SOW for this program provides job training to individuals in a trending field that could afford them a secure future.
Individuals will be paid during the training period resulting in immediate income relief during an economic downturn resulting from the pandemic. These services are needed immediately to help individuals become gainfully employed as soon as possible so there is insufficient time to process a solicitation.
NEED/IMPACT:
Empower Clarkston creates green jobs and develops the skilled workforce of our Clarkston area’s unique population, while also providing energy and water retrofits for low-income housing stock. The program delivers measurable outcomes that simultaneously minimize environmental impacts and provide sustained financial benefits to low-income members of the community. In total, over the 24-month period, Tekton estimates vetting and approving 60 units to receive services and delivering trade skills training to 60 individuals.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This District 6 ARP appropriation of $250,000 will provide financial assistance to implement this important training and support program through its two-year pilot funded by the Southeast Sustainability Directors’ Network (SSDN).
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Approve the District 6 ARP appropriation, and the attached scope of work which will be used by Law for the MOA. This referenced appropriation and project has been vetted by Purchasing & Contracting and pre-approved as an emergency