Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners - District 6
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): District 6 and District 4
Approve a Renewal of $250.000.00 from District 6 ARP Appropriations to Continue the Tekton Career Training’s Empower Clarkston: Green Jobs Training & Weatherization Retrofits for Clarkston, Georgia Training Underemployed Dekalb County Residents
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Information Contact: Commissioner Edward C. “Ted” Terry
Phone Number: 404-371-4909
PURPOSE:
Approve a renewal of $250.000.00 from District 6 ARP Appropriations to continue the Tekton Career Training’s Empower Clarkston: Green Jobs Training & Weatherization Retrofits for Clarkston, Georgia Training underemployed Dekalb County residents.
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 2022, the Board of Commission approved agenda 2022-1306 and statement of work (SOW) for a D6 ARP appropriation of $250,000.00. This funding assisted with the training and the retrofitting 15 homes/ year. The program accelerated this goal and were able to complete 40 DeKalb County homes. In 2024, Empower Clarkston-Tekton strives to retrofit 30 more homes and provide training for 30 students. The program could also cover 30 additional homes in 2025, resulting in a total of 60 homes being upgraded.
This appropriation now will begin the next cycle of recruiting for both students and homes to begin a new cohort and programming in January 2024. The SOW will remain the same. Grants Management has confirmed that Tekton is in good standing with the previous $250,00.00 D6 ARP appropriation and has worked closely with Auditors to ensure the funding was used and reported appropriately.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$250,00.00- District 6 POETA Account 106388.63230.521209.10.6.602778 to be allocated November 2023 and November 2024.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the requested D6 ARP appropriation to Tekton and authorize the Chief Executive Officer or his designee to execute all necessary documents.