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| Mayor Francis Slay signs Executive Order #46 (Photo from the City of St. Louis) |
10:04 AM, Dec 12, 2012
Written by Kristen Gosling
St. Louis (KSDK) - St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay issued an executive order effective immediately to try and increase the number of women and minorities involved in construction jobs.
Executive Order #46 extends the existing workforce goals on city public works projects, commonly known as Board Bill 75, to all TIF projects that are $1-million or larger. The first such project will be the CORTEX project in the Central West End. CORTEX is embarking on a $186 million development that will bring 1,400 new jobs and 384,000 square feet of additional lab and office space to the district.
The workforce goals are as follows:
The St. Louis Development Corporation and the St. Louis Area Agency on Training will implement the order.
The goals will be in effect until the city completes a disparity study next summer, whic would measure existing workforce capacity adn utilization. The disparity study will set new goals.
Executive Order #46 extends the existing workforce goals on city public works projects, commonly known as Board Bill 75, to all TIF projects that are $1-million or larger. The first such project will be the CORTEX project in the Central West End. CORTEX is embarking on a $186 million development that will bring 1,400 new jobs and 384,000 square feet of additional lab and office space to the district.
The workforce goals are as follows:
- Twenty five percent of labor hours are to be performed by minorities.
- Five percent of labor hours are to be performed by women.
- 20% of labor hours are to be performed by City residents, although those hours can also be counted towards the first two goals.
- Fifteen percent of all hours are to be performed by apprentices enrolled in an approved training program, although those hours can be counted towards the first two goals.
The St. Louis Development Corporation and the St. Louis Area Agency on Training will implement the order.
The goals will be in effect until the city completes a disparity study next summer, whic would measure existing workforce capacity adn utilization. The disparity study will set new goals.
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Sources: KSDK and FOX2Now
