Reso 2021-113 Adopt 2021 CAP and Addendum to 2035 General Plan

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I I " W I I • Construction Trades Workforce initiative CTWI Policy Recommendations City of San Leandro Climate Action Plan Submitted on May 26, 2021 Construction Trades Workforce Initiative (CTWI) and the Alameda County Building Trades Council are committed to supporting the City of San Leandro in its goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions while ensuring that people who live and work in San Leandro - especially those from historically disadvantaged populations - have access to high -road, family -sustaining careers in union construction associated with existing building electrification and decarbonization. We thank you for the opportunity to submit the following proposals and recommendations: I. Policy Recommendations A. Address decarbonization overall, not only building electrification, when planning strategies for a "Just Transition" in consultation with all crafts affected by building decarbonization, including but not limited to Sheet Metal, Electricians, Carpenters, Plumbers and Pipefitters. B. Create programs and identify funding sources to incentivize San Leandro homeowners to replace, upgrade and install systems that will achieve energy efficiency goals. In addition, we want to ensure new construction has the appropriate standards to meet both energy efficiency and high -road construction career goals. C. Require the use of pre -qualified construction contractors that will reliably perform high -quality work and provide high -road careers for workers (see Point II below: Pre -Qualified Contractor Proposal). D. Link disadvantaged San Leandro residents to training programs that prepare them to enter and succeed in union construction careers by working with local Multi -Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) workforce partners, school districts/community colleges and CBOs to develop and sustain a long-term pipeline of work in the residential building retrofit and new construction market that carries high -road labor standards. E. Develop robust public education campaigns and resources to promote new City programs and the benefits of energy efficient systems and appliances; provide information on systems and requirements; answer questions; and link homeowners and developers to a list of pre -qualified contractors (see Point II below). F. Include alternative options for homeowners if electrification of all home appliances and systems is not feasible due to limitations of the house structure itself. For example: If a heat pump cannot be installed, an energy assessment should be provided and homeowners should be encouraged and allowed to install a more efficient gas heater than what they previously had.