all right, Cindy H has hit 2 p.m.
I will call the committee on Workforce Development to
order. This June 12th meeting. We have a one agenda item
this afternoon o 2023 1591 and organs providing an
intergovernmental agreement with Forest, Preserve District
of County for Land Management Services provided through.
Greencore Chicago was introduced by Mayor Johnson and we
will get that in the morning. At the moment. I will do a
roll call. We will now
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present response will be deemed a. Yes, vote. When this
chrome call is used as a reference boat for later. Items
German Rodriguez, is he registered with the heiress
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Alderman Taliaferro.
Alderperson. Vasquez is not here, Alderman. Yancey.
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Alderman clay, you will be marked as presents. One, two,
three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Ten
members present, we have a quorum
Pub.
Public comment. At this time, we'll begin the public on it.
I respect for every time it's because limited 3 minutes. I
do not believe we have any public comments.
No.
None. Wonderful. This concludes the public comment period,
next item, number one, agenda item is 0. 2023 Dash 1591,
Andora providing an inter-governmental agreement that they
just said with the forest, preserve District of Cook
County, for Land Management Services provided to greencore
Chicago, as introduced by Mayor Johnson. They, we have
Shaun White out. The Deputy Commissioner of tea. Speak to
the agreement. If you'd introduce yourself and share some
words on the item. Thank you. Y'all doin one second.
Well.
Will hand out in a second.
Thank.
Thank you.
Alderman Burnett's. Thank you for being here, will
recognize you as being a part of this meeting as well.
Good afternoon.
Definition Rodriguez and members of the community and
Workforce Development as other person Rodriguez said my
name is Shaun White down. My Deputy Commissioner for the
division of Citywide services at the Department of
Transportation today. See. Is requesting a dority dancer
and intergovernmental agreements with the forest service of
Cook County through these intergovernmental agreements,
trainees in NC. Screen course, cago program, get the
opportunity to apply skills that they've learned while
working on Forest, Preserve land. The forces are pasty. For
these Services. Green course.
For those who don't.
for those who don't know, is,
For those who don't know, is the city.
For those who don't know, is the city of Chicago's green.
Green industry job training program for individuals with
barriers to employment, including returning citizens during
the 91 song program, greencore Chicago, trainees are in a
wage while receiving practical experience, professional
development, industry, certifications and classroom, and
field training in a variety of environmentally related jobs
with skills that are easily transferable to other
Industries throughout the program, trainees are supported
with wraparound Social Services. The stable income and
assistance finding full-time employment upon completion of
the program. The city has entered into an agreement
agreement of the forest service in the past with the past
ten years or so. And through these proposed agreement, the
forest preserves will provide 1.3 million dollars in Cook
County, America rescue plan at our funds over a two-year
period at $650,000 per year. This year and $650,000 per
year next year as well. Thank you for your time and I'm
happy to answer any questions. You might
Thank you. Deputy Commissioner. Are there any questions
from my colleagues on the matter?
all the
Alderman, Burnett's, thank you very much, Michelle. First of
all, is a great program, a load of green cord in the past.
And, you know, now you have folks competing with each other
to try to fix up those Gardens and stuff, you know. I'm so
you get those guys a lot of Pride and self-esteem and they
become entrepreneurs. So I think it's a great program. I
like to come in the county for working with the green cord
to do this because they can hire anybody else, right? So
one of my questions is though, is I know in the past, I
know cuz I used to go to the Green Corvette graduations
right in the past. And I need these two have a. Every time
they open up, they will have a nice crowd of people coming
in. How they doing? With both signing up for the green
corn, our days.
What year were?
The year with c.
Year with 65 people in our program currently we have in the
65 new trainees. And 9, we have two different categories.
We have, what we call crew supervisors, who are returning,
trainees, who graduated from the program and come back. We
Elevate them in experience and give them supervisory
supervisory role. We started this year, was 65 new,
trainees and nine crew supervisors, we still have nine
supervisors, but as in many years, we always have some
attrition
Our.
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I worried about 51 and individuals who are still enrolled
in the program and whereabouts. It, we're almost 5 months
in, at this point. And then, can you tell me, how, what are
your efforts in recruiting people? We work with. Probably
about fifty or sixty nonprofits across the city who work
with who provide social services and support to individuals
with barriers and do. We have folks who have it could be
around, educational attainment, it could be criminal,
justice involved. It could be never had a job before we
work with all organizations who work with those clientele
and they provide recruits recruits to us. That's kind of
how we pull. We also will resend actually sent the
recruitment out, notice out to all the other person's
offices as well as in late December or early January this
year. So do you work with the Department of Family Support
Services? Also a little bit yet? We do it. Certainly, to
help get information out to potential trainees. We do work
with their Network as well. To provide that info. If I'm a
Suggestion may be doing it already. You know, we had an
office of returning citizens now, right? And that's
supposed to be like, a one shop stop, and in several
neighborhoods, it would be great to have your program in.
That was in that stopped when they go there and they can
sign up for that. If it's not there already, we participate
in the re-entry Council and we've been working with that
executive director has been for it on a regular basis.
That's a good deal. Thank you, thank you by Samara, maybe
you. And I will take a trip and I'll check them out. I like
that idea. Any other questions for my colleagues? Also, let
the record reflect all doing the Coleman's here. Any other
questions?
Seeing none. Can I get a motion to recommend approval? This
item by the formative vote of all the members present for
the Roll Call to determine quorum
so,
So moved by Alderman ramirez-rosa hearing no objections. So
ordered
Okay, wonderful hearing, no objections against. So ordered,
the do past recommendation of this item. We reported out at
the next city council meeting on March 15th 2023. Thank
you, Deputy Commissioner for that, are there? No other
agenda items Alderman. Taliaferro. Just share with your
graduation on your inaugural meeting. I'm honored to be a
part of your committee. Look forward to working with each
other. Thank you, glad you're feeling is very mutual. Thank
you for asking.
Thank.
Thanks wonderful. There be no further business before the
committee. Can I get a motion to adjourn by the former to
go to the members present for the roll-call determine Kwon.
Do move by Vice chair.
Could you?
Gutierrez before we adjourn, all the hall is recognized for
the quorum.
Sing, happy birthday to our Workforce subcommittee. She
went to sincere as well. Just want to thank her for being
here. And since she was the last one here, and Alderman,
Coleman Coleman mention your birthday. I think you should
leave a happy birthday then before we adjourn.
All right, before this committee goes into Mayhem, I'm
going to accept an alderman Taliaferro boots to adjourn.
The meeting I hearing no objections. So ordered the meeting
of the committee of Workforce Development, is adjourned.
Thank you very much.