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OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: MANUFACTURING CAREERS POLICY
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
ADOPT the Manufacturing Careers Policy (MCP), to administer the United States Employment Program (USEP) for federally funded Rolling Stock contracts and the Local Employment Program (LEP) for non-federally funded Rolling Stock Contracts (Attachment A).
Issue
ISSUE
This Board Action is required to combine Metro's USEP and LEP program into the new Manufacturing Careers Policy for rolling stock (refer to Attachment A) and to provide for necessary modifications based upon lessons learned. Recognizing the growth in Metro's transit operations, capital infrastructure program, and associated procurements for manufactured transit equipment, Metro's MCP objectives are: to increase quality job creation and career development for low-income residents facing barriers to employment, to maximize equitable outcomes and economic resiliency in disadvantaged communities, and to maximize career investments in new or existing manufacturing/assembly facilities in the United States and Los Angeles County.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro was the first agency in the United States to utilize the USEP and the LEP. Both programs stipulate a minimum of 10% disadvantaged workers on Rolling Stock procurements. In addition, the USEP requires the workers to be located within the United States, while the LEP requires the workers to be within the State of California. As a result of the USEP and LEP provisions being included in previous Contracts, over $20 million of wages & benefits have been allocated to new jobs to date. In addition, implementing the USEP and LEP has led to over $14 million in local facility investments by transit vehicle manufacturers.
Throughout its inception, the USEP and LEP programs have elevated job creation for a broad range of careers in Rolling Stock design,...
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