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Title
2006 JOBS IN LA'S GREEN TECHNOLOGY SECTOR REPORT
Subject
Motion - The 2006 "Jobs in LA's Green Technology Sector" report by the Economic Roundtable found that Los Angeles has "unrealized opportunities" to grow the green goods production and service sectors to create good jobs. Los Angeles has to make up lost ground because it has a below-average share of jobs in every significant green technology industry as compared to the nation. Construction jobs account for six of the city's top 20 green technology occupations. The construction occupations that can become "green" range from entry-level union jobs as apprentices in buildings and trades to high-skilled journeymen. Additionally, construction industry career ladders allow workers, who earn entry-level wages of $9-18 an hour, to become advanced skilled workers such as plumbers, sheet-metal workers and electricians, earning $15-50 an hour. The City of Los Angeles has become a national role model, promoting "greening" new and existing buildings in both the private and public sector. The City has recently adopted "green" standards to construct new City-owned buildings, and to expedite permit processing for private-sector green buildings. We should now consider how to retrofit existing, deteriorating City-owned buildings and public spaces to meet "green" standards, while creating jobs and improve the quality of life for inner city communities. THEREFORE MOVE that the City Council instructs the General Services Department, with the assistance of the Department of Building and Safety, Community Development Department, Environmental Affairs Department, Department of Water and Power, and the City Administrative Officer, to prepare a report for Council consideration within 60 days. This report would include a series of recommendations, and possible draft ordinances, in order to phase-in retrofitting of all existing City-owned buildings and public spaces to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. FURTHER MORE that the City Council requests the Workforce Investment Board (WID), with the assistance of the Community Development Department, prepare a status report for Council consideration within 60 days. This report would include an update on the WIB's "Green Building" Sector Initiative, to create jobs for low-income individuals residing in the City to perform the work of retrofitting City-owned buildings and public spaces.
Date Received / Introduced
08/16/2006
Last Changed Date
04/28/2009
Expiration Date
04/08/2011
Reference Numbers
City Attorney R09-0111
Mover
HERB WESSON, JR.
Second
JACK WEISS
File Activities
Date Activity  
04/20/2009 File closed.
04/15/2009 Mayor transmitted file to City Clerk. Ordinance effective date: May 26, 2009. Click to view online docs
04/09/2009 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is April 20, 2009. FORTHWITH
04/08/2009 Council acted on Ordinance; pending Mayors Concurrence. Click to view online docs
04/08/2009 Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee approved item(s) . Click to view online docs
04/03/2009 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on April 8, 2009. Click to view online docs
04/03/2009 Information, Technology, and General Services Committee waived consideration of item . Click to view online docs
04/03/2009 Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 8, 2009. Click to view online docs
04/03/2009 Information, Technology, and General Services Committee waived consideration of item . Click to view online docs
04/02/2009 City Clerk transmitted Council File to Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee.
04/02/2009 City Attorney document(s) referred to Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee; Information, Technology, and General Services Committee. Click to view online docs
04/02/2009 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:

City Attorney report R09-0111, dated March 31, 2009, relative to the draft ordinance establishing the Green Retrofit and Workforce Program, Green Retrofit Development Interdepartmental Task Force and Green Retrofit Development Advisory Council.
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08/29/2008 File closed.
08/26/2008 City Clerk transmitted file to Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee Clerk to verify file content.
08/15/2008 Council adopted Housing, Community, and Economic Development Committee report. Click to view online docs
08/11/2008 Information, Technology, and General Services Committee waived consideration of item .
08/11/2008 Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee; Information, Technology, and General Services Committee scheduled item for Council on August 15, 2008.
08/08/2008 Document(s) submitted by Chief Legislative Analyst; City Administrative Officer, as follows:

Communication from the Chief Legislative Analyst and the City Administrative Officer, dated August 8, 2008, relative to Green Building Jobs Taskforce.
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08/08/2008 Chief Legislative Analyst; City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee; Information, Technology, and General Services Committee. Click to view online docs
08/08/2008 City Clerk transmitted Council File to Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee. Click to view online docs
06/13/2007 Council Adopted as amended. Click to view online docs
05/15/2007 Information, Technology, and General Services Committee approved as amended Concurred with Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee's action. Click to view online docs
04/24/2007 City Clerk transmitted Council File to Information, Technology, and General Services Committee. Click to view online docs
04/24/2007 Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee approved as amended . Click to view online docs
02/06/2007 Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee continued item to/for April 24, 2007 . Click to view online docs
08/16/2006 City Clerk transmitted Council File to Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee. Click to view online docs
08/16/2006 Motion referred to Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee; Information, Technology, and General Services Committee. Click to view online docs
File History
8-16-06 - This day's Council session
8-16-06 - Ref to Information Technology and General Services and Housing, Community and Economic Development Committees
8-16-06 - File to Information Technology and General Services Committee Clerk
12-11-06 - File to Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee Clerk
4-27-07 - File to Information Technology and General Services Committee Clerk
6-13-07 - Council Action - Motion ADOPTED to APPROVE Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee report and Communication recommendations from Information Technology and General Services Committee *AS AMENDED to:
1. REQUEST the Department of Water and Power (DWP) to prepare a monthly status report for the Housing Community and Economic Development (HCED), Information Technology and General Services (ITGS), and Energy and Environment (EE) Committees on the on-going Energy and Water Audit of City-owned Buildings and Facilities, including a representative sample of buildings and facilities in the City, as well as a range of cost estimations for each type of retrofit.
2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to prepare a report for the HCED, ITGS, EE, and Budget and Finance (BF) Committees on the potential range of financing options for comprehensive retrofits of City-owned buildings and facilities.
3. INSTRUCT the Environmental Affairs Department (EAD), in conjunction with the Department of General Services (GSD), to prepare a report for the HCED, ITGS, and EE Committees on local purchasing policies to stimulate local green manufacturing.
4. INSTRUCT the WIB, with the assistance of the Community Development Department (CDD), to prepare a monthly status report for the HCED and EE Committees, including an update on the "Green Building" Sector Initiative to create jobs for low-income individuals residing in the City to perform the work of retrofitting City-owned buildings and public spaces.
5. INSTRUCT the GSD and REQUEST the DWP to:
a. Report in 30 days detailing what additional personnel are needed, if any, to expedite the completion of the Energy and Water Audit of City-owned Buildings and Facilities.
b. Report in 60 days relative to the status of the Energy and Water Audit of City-owned Buildings and Facilities.
6. ESTABLISH a Green Building Jobs Taskforce, to be chaired by Council District 10, and consisting of representatives from the Office of the Mayor, the WIB, GSD, DWP, Council District 13, labor, and the Apollo Alliance, to oversee the development and placement of jobs as part of the implementation of the Energy and Water Audit of City-owned Buildings and Facilities.
*7. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering to report on sustainability and energy efficiency. (Alarcon-Wesson).
6-29-07 - File to Information Technology and General Services and Housing, Community and Economic Development Committees Clerks OK
7-3-07 - File in files
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Council Action 08/15/2008
Council Action 06/13/2007
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Meeting Date: 04/08/2009
Meeting Type: Regular
Vote Action: Adopted
Vote Given: (12 - 0 - 3)
Member Name CD Vote
RICHARD ALARCON 7 ABSENT
TONY CARDENAS 6 YES
ERIC GARCETTI 13 ABSENT
WENDY GREUEL 2 YES
JANICE HAHN 15 YES
JOSE HUIZAR 14 YES
TOM LABONGE 4 YES
BERNARD C PARKS 8 YES
JAN PERRY 9 ABSENT
ED REYES 1 YES
BILL ROSENDAHL 11 YES
GREIG SMITH 12 YES
JACK WEISS 5 YES
HERB WESSON 10 YES
DENNIS ZINE 3 YES