Metro - File #: 2024-0520

• File #: 2024-0520
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 8/1/2024
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 10/24/2024
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) on behalf of the Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC) to provide training services in support of the Rail Technical Training and Rail Apprentice Programs for up to $300,000 each year for a total five years and a value of $1,500,000, effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2029.
• Sponsors: Operations (Department)
• Indexes: Amalgamated Transit Union, Budgeting, Contracts, Expo Line Operating Project (Project), General Overhead (Project), Maintenance, Maintenance of way, Maintenance personnel, Memorandum Of Understanding, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail E Line, Partnerships, Rail Operations - Blue Line (Project), Rail Operations - Green Line (Project), Rail Operations - Red Line (Project), Rail Operations Control Center, Rail Operations-Crenshaw Line (Project), Rail Ops Mgmt & Admin (Project), Safety, Traction, Training programs

Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 24, 2024

Subject
SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (LACCD) ON BEHALF OF LOS ANGELES TRADE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (LATTC) TO PROVIDE TRAINING SERVICES

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) on behalf of the Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC) to provide training services in support of the Rail Technical Training and Rail Apprentice Programs for up to $300,000 each year for a total five years and a value of $1,500,000, effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2029.

Issue
ISSUE

The current MOU with LATTC expires on December 31, 2024. A new MOU is required to ensure Metro has available and trained technical personnel to maintain rail vehicles and systems that meet existing infrastructure and expansion efforts.

Background
BACKGROUND

Metro's technical personnel for maintenance are represented by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU). In April 2013, the Metro Board of Directors approved an MOU between LATTC and Metro to design, develop, and deliver a standardized training curriculum to support the following programs:

The Joint Apprenticeship Committee (JAC) Program is a Metro/ATU initiative that offers an opportunity for ATU members who are interested in career progression to receive basic foundational coursework in rail technical areas.

Rail Technical Training Courses for Maintenance of Way and Rail Fleet Services that are required for specific job classifications and ensure Metro's workforce receives ongoing training based on management's recommendation, including but not limited to the National Electrical Code Training, basic math training, and instructor training. These courses will equip Metro's workforce with training to remain current in rail techni...