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MSESP Grantee Webinar
December 4, 2012
Agenda
Record Webinar
Welcome
Administrative Updates
Getting to know you….
 Grantee Presentation: City of Minneapolis Employment &
Training
Participant/Outcome Projection Updates
RAD Update
Grantee Updates
Next Meeting
Administrative Updates
• No January Webinar
• NGA Conference Update
• Re-allocation of MSESP funds
Grantee Presentation
City of Minneapolis Employment &
Training
City of Minneapolis
Employment and Training
Program
Presented by
Marie Larson, Industry Relations Manager
RENEW Green Homes North
Background information
Development projects
Internship focus
Credential alignment
RENEW Green Homes North
The City of Minneapolis
Employment and Training Program
(METP) will provide free training, sitebased internships and job placement
services through RENEW- Green Homes
North, delivering high-quality workforce
development focused on green
construction skills.
RENEW- Green Homes North will
engage Minneapolis residents in industrydriven job training programs, ensuring a wellprepared and certified labor pool. Through
this process, METP will establish best practices
for interns and contractors receiving
instruction in Minnesota Green Communities
building criteria, as well as other key sitebased and/or participant-specific
certifications. Training options include green
residential construction and building systems
maintenance.
RENEW Green Homes North
Target region
North Minneapolis Focus:
geographies in which poverty
rates range from 19-42%
RFP for Green Homes North
development
Demographics
African Americans
Candidates have some work
experience in construction
Training Project Partners
Original to the grant application:
• Project for Pride in Living (business partner)
• Dunwoody College of Technology
• Minneapolis Community and Technical College
• Minnesota Resource Center (a division of RESOURCE, Inc.)
• Employment Action Center (a division of RESOURCE, Inc.)
• City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development –
Housing Development and Policy team
Partners added through approved modification:
• EMERGE Community Development
• Sherman Associates (business partner)
RENEW Green Homes North
Deliverables:
• Train and credential 30 participants
• Support internship experiences onlocation with business partners
• Place 24 trainees in jobs
• Of the 24 employed, at least 20 will be
placed in training-related employment
Credentials
MN Green Communities Standards
LEED Green Associate
Renovation and Painting Certification
BPI Envelope Professional
Residential Energy Auditor/MN Energy
Scorecard
Boiler Operators Licensure
Green Building Operations Manager
RENEW Green Homes North
The City of Minneapolis has identified four goals for Green
Homes North:
Build 100 green homes in North Minneapolis
Increase energy efficiency and sustainability
Create job opportunities for local residents and minority and
women-owned businesses
Promote Minneapolis businesses providing green housing
products
RENEW Green Homes North
Green Homes North Design Review Committee
Each of the proposals was reviewed by the design review committee to
encourage the highest quality and most innovative green energy efficient
homes.
Members:
CPED Housing Director
CPED Planning staff
Architect
North Minneapolis neighborhood representative
The design review committee will continue to provide feedback on specific
designs and encourage innovative green design.
RENEW Green Homes North
Residents of North Minneapolis
North Minneapolis Neighborhoods
Minnesota Housing
The McKnight Foundation
Family Housing Fund
Northside Home Fund
Twin Cities Community Land Bank
University of Minnesota -The Center for Sustainable Building Research and the
College of Design
Architects
Employers
Green Product Providers
Realtors
Developers
Builders
Green Homes North Projects
Address
Neighborhood
Developer
Award
3101 6th ST. N. (2 Units)
3107 6th ST. N.
401 Logan AVE. N.
409 Logan AVE. N
2530 James AVE. N.
2511 James AVE. N
5201 Oliver AVE. N
5200 Penn AVE. N.
424 31st AVE N
428 31st AVE. N
2501 James AVE. N
2534 James AVE. N
Hawthorne Eco Village
Hawthorne Eco Village
Harrison
Harrison
Jordan James Cluster
Jordan James Cluster
Shingle Creek
Shingle Creek
Hawthorne Eco Village
Hawthorne Eco Village
Jordan James Cluster
Jordan James Cluster
PPL
PPL
PRG
PRG
PRG
PRG
GMHC
GMHC
Habitat
Habitat
TVM
TVM
$119,990
$59,950
$65,750
$65,750
$48,500
$48,500
$40,000
$40,000
$25,000
$25,000
$59,063
$59,063
TOTAL $661,475
Construction to Minnesota Green Communities Standards
Green, energy efficient and sustainable materials that may be used include:
SmartSide (an engineered, environmental friendly wood siding)
Anderson double or triple glazed windows
Low VOC paints
Green label carpets, recycled carpeting
Dual flush toilets
WaterSense labeled products
Continuously active ventilation systems
Whole house air exchanger systems
ENERGY STAR appliances
Compact fluorescent light bulbs
Concrete that has a 40% fly ash content, Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) foundations
95% efficient power vented furnaces and power vented water heaters
Programmable thermostats and water heaters
Recycling 65% of construction waste from job sites
Planting trees
Landscaping and surface storm water management and water reuse
Contact Information
Marie Larson
[email protected]
612-673-5292
Participant Update
Plan Total
Projected
1/31/13 (from
extension request)
Actual 12/4/12
Participants Enrolled
1495
1495
1829
Participants
Completed
1196
980
1335
# Receiving
Credentials
1076
882
1210
Participants Placed/
Incumbent Workers
Retained Jobs
897
435/
320
593/
417
# Retaining
Employment 2 qtrs
718
Grantee
Expenditures
$4,868,394
(awarded)
371
$3,803,000
$3,229,910
(October
expenditures)
December 4, 2012
Participant Progression
1,829
1,335
1,210
304
103
593
-334
Started Training
-139
Completed
Education/Job
Training
Achieved
347
525
371
-134
Received
Credential
Placed in Job
Training Related
Job
Remain
Employed
Needed to Hit Target
RAD Updates
o Help will be available for participant employment and
retention follow-ups
o Summary placement reports
o Retention reports
o Review and respond
o Placement follow-ups needed
o Retention follow-ups needed
o Incumbent worker (in same position) – no follow-up needed
o Incumbent worker (unknown if new position) – follow-up needed
o Incumbent workers in new positions – was their
position backfilled?
Grantee Updates
Let us know what is happening with your
MSESP project
Next Grantee Webinar
Tuesday, February 5
10:00 AM
Presenter:
Workforce Development, Inc.
(Alignment/Expansion Trades Academy & Welding)