The Jobs Council is an organization that works with its members to ensure access to employment and career advancement opportunities for people in poverty. Through advocacy, applied research, capacity-building, and public education, CJC aims to influence the development or reform of public policies and programs that guide and support welfare-to-work, workforce development, economic development and other initiatives that lead to jobs.

We carry out our mission through a “working group process”: in monthly meetings, members identify and refine the issues where action is needed and likely to produce beneficial results for our constituents. Members and staff then analyze the issues, determine strategies, and carry out plans cooperatively, often engaging other coalitions and partners.

Workforce Development Group Meeting January 8, 2012

Steering Committee Members:

Wendy Pollack Bernie Ryan Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Harborquest 312‐368‐3303 312‐546‐5551 [email protected] [email protected]

Agenda

I. Welcome and Introductions

II. Getting America to Work, Joe Costello, Executive Director, Regional Transit Authority

III. CJC Policy Update, Crispina Ojeda, CJC

IV. Skills for Chicagoland’s Future, Allison Ryan, Senior Manager of Training & Workforce Partnerships

V. Announcements

Past Working Group materials posted at: http://cjc.net/resources/working‐group/. For more information please contact Crispina Ojeda at [email protected] or Dan Lyonsmith at [email protected].

Chicago Jobs Council 29 E. Madison St., Suite 1700 | Chicago, IL 60602‐4415 | p. 312.252.0460 | f. 312.252.0099 |www.cjc.net

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The Need to Repair & Replace ______Chicagoland’s Transit Network

Presentation to Chicago Jobs Council ______January 8, 2012 Joe Costello, RTA Executive Director ______

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Transit Is an Economic Engine for ______Chicagoland

• Reduces Congestion – More workers commute downtown by trains than ______by automobiles

• Increases Productivity & Quality of Life – Less time on the road means more time in the office and/or more time to spend with family ______

• Makes Region More Affordable – Provides alternatives to expensive gas and parking

• Attracts Employers – Companies have moved jobs to this area because transit ______provides access to top talent (i.e. MillerCoors, United Airlines) • Creates Jobs –Every $1 B of investment supports nearly 24,000 jobs ______Every dollar spent on transit generates an economic return of at least 4 to 1.

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______RTA Oversees Transit in Chicagoland

Established in 1974, the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) serves residents and visitors in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will ______counties. Responsible for fiscal oversight as well as financial and regional planning for the 2.2 million daily trips provided by: – Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) ______– Metra Commuter Rail (Metra) – Pace Suburban Bus (Pace) and ADA Paratransit Service (Pace ADA Paratransit) ______RTA Performance Measures cover 5 critical areas:

9 Service Coverage Investment 9 Service Efficiency/Effectiveness 9 Service Level Solvency ______9 Service Delivery

3 9 Service Maintenance/Capital ______

______The Problem: ______Region Has Some of the Nation’s Oldest Transit Vehicles ______Percent of Vehicles Beyond Useful Life

29% 30% 27% 25% ______22% 20% 18% 19% 14%

10% 7% 5% ______3% 0% ______

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______Aging Assets = Increased Capital Costs

Like a used car, it takes more money to operate & ______maintain the existing assets

• Lower percent of assets in good condition ______• Higher percent of assets beyond useful life • More time being repaired and less time in service ______Replacing transit assets/buying new vehicles is very expensive and has been limited for years due to inadequate transit funding ______

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______Funding Deficit = Less Reliable Service

______Because current funding levels don’t allow sufficient repair & replacement, rider experience is negatively impacted

• Delays – Equipment breakdowns and slow zones on ______tracks mean longer commutes and more congestion

• Less Frequent Service – Vehicles are retired and not ______replaced leaving commuters with fewer options

• Less Comfortable Ride – Rider comfort declines as seats, shocks and other parts wear out without ______replacement 6 ______

______At Risk - Transit’s Future in Chicagoland

Deferred maintenance leads to: ______• Fewer transit riders = Decreased operating revenue • Increased operating costs ______• More roadway congestion • Funding directed to maintenance, not service or expansion ______

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______RTA Quantified the Need

One of first agencies nationally to do Capital Asset Condition Assessment: ______• Inventoried all assets of CTA, Metra and Pace - Track & Structures - Electrical and Subway ______- Systems - Facilities - Rolling stock ______• Determined 10-yr Normal Replacement cost based on: purchase price, age, experience, research, etc. • Determined backlog cost of current assets beyond their ______useful life/no longer in state of good repair • Calculated capital maintenance costs 8 ______

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Chicagoland Cost To Achieve ______Sustainable & Reliable Transit Service ______Backlog $13.8 B 10-Yr Normal Replacement Costs $ 6.9 B ______10-Yr Capital Maintenance Costs $ 3.9 B

TOTAL SGR COST $24.6 B ______

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______CTA, Metra & Pace 10-year Total Capital Needs

(In 000's) ______$4,000,000

$3,500,000 Needs $3,000,000 $24.6 B ______$2,500,000

$2,000,000 Funds $7.8 B $1,500,000 ______

$1,000,000 Replacement $500,000 $19.9 B ______$0

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Chicago is Not Alone – ______This is a National Problem

National Transit Capital Needs Forecast ______$90 Other Bus Rail $80 SGR Backlog $70 $77.7B $60 ______

$50 Avg. Annual Investment to Maintain SGR

$Billions $40 After Backlog is Eliminated is $14.4B $30 ______$20

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$0 SGR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 ______Backlog

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______It Needs a National Solution

A rising tide lifts all buses and trains… ______

We plan to share the tools & success of the GATW campaign in with all transit entities around the country to engage many more advocates for the additional formula and discretionary funding ______needed to achieve a state of good repair nationwide

…to create a national movement ______

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______The Path – A National Transit Movement ______

We plan to build on local support & get others to replicate campaign nationwide: ______

•Draft model legislation for supporters to rally around • Build a diverse chorus of voices calling for change ______• Put transit on the agenda as a national priority

______Demonstrate Get other transit Create a National Raise local advocacy tools & agencies to replicate Movement awareness of SGR support through GATW in their regions Funding Need GATW in Chicago ______

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______How Can You Help?

• Show your support publicly by: ______- Encouraging your organization to join the Getting America to Work coalition - Declaring your support individually at www.GettingAmericatoWork.org

• Support RTA's legislative proposal to secure $2.5 B in bonding authority for CTA, Metra and Pace capital projects – a stop-gap ______measure while we advocate for more federal funding

• Contact your member of Congress - Tell them why a vital transit system is important to you ______- And that you support increased federal funding for transit and its economic benefits ♦ 24,000 jobs created for every $1 B invested ______

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Updated June 2012

Transit is an Economic Engine for Cook County

Assets and Ridership Pace Bus Metra Rail CTA Bus CTA Rail 175 W. Jackson Blvd. 105 Routes 162 Stations on 12 lines 140 Routes 146 Stations on 8 Suite 1650 Lines ~88,000 ~220,000 ~1,000,000 590,000 Chicago riders/weekday riders/weekday riders/weekday riders/weekday Illinois

60604 (312) 913-3200 Capital Projects Under Grant Funding for Planning Programs www.rtachicago.org (1999-2012) (1999-2012)

Status # of Projects Status # of Projects Completed / Closed 288 Completed / Closed Out 78 Out

In Progress / 146 In Progress / 11 Development Development Status TBD 366 Programmed 11 Total Projects 100 Total Projects 800 Total Funding $70,264,394 Total Funding $3,062,654,804

Future Capital Projects Scheduled for 2013-2016 Service Title Total

CTA Rehabilitate North Mainline-Wilson Station -- Red Line $2,328,336 CTA Rehabilitate Sheridan and Bryn Mawr Stations -- Red Line $1,959,391 CTA Rehabilitate North Mainline-Wilson Station -- Red Line $118,000,000 CTA Rehabilitate North Mainline Track and Structure -- Red Line $20,381,484 CTA Rehabilitate Rail Stations -- Dan Ryan/Red Line $25,000,000 CTA Rehabilitate North Mainline-Subway Ventilation -- Red Line $10,000,000 CTA Rehabilitate North Mainline-Purple Line Track -- Red Line $8,000,000 CTA Renew Track and Structure -- Dan Ryan/Red Line $248,360,406 Provide for Commuter Cars Traction Motor and Metra $2,500,000 Alternator Overhaul -- MED Metra Provide for Rail, Ties, Ballast & Switch Heaters -- BNSF $6,300,000 Metra Provide for Ties and Ballast -- MED $5,000,000 Metra Provide for Rail, Ties, Ballast & Surfacing -- RID $4,000,000 Metra Improve North Central Service -- NCS $2,600,000 Metra Provide for Rail and Switches -- BNSF $2,350,000 Metra Provide for Rail Renewal -- MED $550,000 Metra Provide for Rail Renewal -- RID $550,000 Metra Replace 20 Bridges, 18th - 55th Streets (Partial $) -- RID $11,000,000 Metra Upgrade Bridges -- MWD $1,000,000 Metra Rehabilitate Bridges -- BNSF $1,350,000 Metra Reconstruct Bridge S102, Morgan -- RID $3,000,000 Metra Reconstruct Fox River Bridge (#57) -- MWD $1,500,000 Metra Rehabilitate Retaining Walls -- BNSF $540,000 Metra Install Bi-Directional Signaling, 11th - 67th -- MED $6,800,000

Source: www.RTAMS.com

Metra Augment Traction Power Substations -- MED $10,900,000 Metra Replace Signal Bridges -- UPR/West Line $10,000,000 Metra Install Constant Time Warning Devices -- UPR/Northwest Line $600,000 Renew A5 Interlocker, Consolidated Control Facility (CCF) -- Metra $18,000,000 MWD Metra Upgrade Metra Headquarter Building -- MET $510,000 Metra Replace AC Switchgear at 16th Street Substation -- MED $1,400,000 Metra Replace DC Switchgear at 16th Street Substation -- MED $1,400,000 Metra Replace AC/DC Switches on Main Line -- MED $850,000 Metra Replace Impedance Bonds -- MED $1,540,000 Metra Replace 12 KV Switchgear at 47th Street Yard -- RID $1,050,000 Metra Replace 12 KVLine Hendrix Cable System -- RID $175,000 Metra Replace Rectifiers at 16th Street Substation -- MED $1,000,000 Metra Replace Rectifiers at Front Avenue Substation -- MED $700,000 Metra Construct New Wayside Power Center at 47th Street Yard -- RID $1,250,000 Metra Replace Sand Tower at 14th Street Yard -- BNSF $530,000 Metra Replace Diesel Pump House Raise Piping -- BNSF $580,000 Metra Install Fiber Optic Cable (Partial $) -- BNSF $6,400,000 Metra Improve 47th Street Yard (Partial $) -- RID $1,905,000 Metra Improve Western Avenue Yard (Partial $) -- MWD $2,250,000 Metra Improve California and M19A Yards -- UPR $1,500,000 Metra Upgrade Kensington Yard (KYD) Facilities -- MED $500,000 Metra Install Compressed Air Lines at Western Avenue Yard -- MWD $2,000,000 Metra Improve Blue Island Yard and Shops -- RID $1,000,000 Metra Upgrade Substation Buildings -- MED $2,000,000 Metra Upgrade Metra Headquarter Building -- MET $2,100,000 Metra Improve 115th Station Parking -- RID $850,000 Metra Improve 107th Street Station -- MED $325,000 Metra Improve 91st Street Station -- MED $325,000 Metra Improve 107th Station -- RID $4,300,000 Metra Improve 119th Station -- RID $4,300,000 Metra Improve Morton Grove Station -- MWD-North Line $4,850,000 Metra Improve 107th/103rd Station Parking -- RID $2,400,000 Metra Improve Van Buren Station -- MED $11,000,000 Metra Improve 103rd Street Station -- MED $400,000 Metra Improve Washington Heights Station -- RID $3,500,000 Pace Improve Garages & Facilities -- Systemwide $6,000,000 Pace Improve Security at Pace Facilities -- Systemwide $5,100,000 Purchase Computer Hardware and Software Systems -- Pace $10,000,000 Systemwide Purchase Maintenance/ Support Equipment and Vehicles -- Pace $3,000,000 Systemwide Pace Purchase Office Equipment -- Systemwide $400,000 Total $609,959,617

Source: www.RTAMS.com

Additional Federal Funding Needed for Repair & Replacement • Metra alone estimates a capital maintenance backlog of $7.4b needed to bring rail system into state of good repair with only $2b anticipated at current federal funding levels.

Transit Drives Chicago’s Economy and Creates Jobs • Transit funding creates jobs – every $1b in public transportation capital investment supports nearly 24,000 jobs.

How South Suburban Cook Residents Commute Downtown

Source: www.RTAMS.com

Repairing Chicagoland Transit Fact Sheet

What Is the Problem?

Because federal funding is insufficient to maintain and replace Chicagoland’s aging transit assets, such as trains, busses, bridges, and stations, they are being utilized beyond their “useful lives,” which is resulting in slower and less reliable service.

How Big Is the Problem?

RTA led a Capital Asset Condition Assessment that inventoried the region’s transit assets and evaluated physical condition, age, and use pattern to determine if they had exceeded their useful life.

Asset Condition Average Rating* Percent Beyond Useful Life Rail Passenger Cars 2.29 42% Passenger Train Stations 3.00 39% Bus Garages 3.37 16% Passenger Busses 3.46 16% Rail Maintenance Facilities 3.64 14% Rail Bridges and Structures 3.26 11% * Rankings based on a 1 to 5 scale with 5 being excellent, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 marginal, and 1 past its useful life. Assets scoring a 3 or higher are considered to be in a state of good repair.

How Does the Age of Chicagoland’s Transit Assets Compare to Other Regions?

Percent of Vehicles Beyond Useful Life 29% 30% 25% 27% 22% 18% 19% 20% 14%

10% 5% 7% 3%

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How Does It Impact Commuters?

• Delays – Equipment breakdowns and slow zones on tracks needed to maintain safety mean longer commutes and more congestion. • Less Frequent Service – Without adequate replacement and upgrades, unsafe assets are retired and not replaced leaving riders with fewer options and longer commutes. • Less Comfortable Ride – When assets go beyond their useful life, rider comfort declines as seats, shocks, and other parts wear out without replacement.

Repairing Chicagoland Transit Fact Sheet

How Much Is Needed to Fix It?

10-Year Program Needs CTA Metra Pace TOTAL Backlog $10 Billion $3.7 Billion $.11 Billion $13.8 Billion Normal Replacement Costs $3.2 Billion $1.7 Billion $1.9 Billion $6.8 Billion Capital Maintenance Costs $1.7 Billion $1.9 Billion $.20 Billion $3.9 Billion Total SGR Cost $14.9 Billion $7.3 Billion $2.2 Billion $24.6 Billion

% of Total Program Needs 60.90% 29.94% 9.16% 100%

(In 000's) CTA, Metra & Pace 10-Year Total Capital Needs

$4,000,000 $3,500,000

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$2,500,000 Needs $2,000,000 Funds $1,500,000 Replacement $1,000,000

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What is the Risk to Chicagoland’s Economy?

• More Congestion - Transit reduces road congestion and increases productivity – more workers commute downtown by Metra trains than by automobiles. • Fewer Employers - Companies, like MillerCoors, United Airlines and Boeing, move jobs to Chicago because of our high-quality transit system gives them access to top talent. • Less Investment & Jobs - Every dollar spent on transit generates an economic return of at least 4 to 1. And 24,000 jobs are created for every $1 billion of capital spending on transit. • More Pollution – A well-used transit system reduces greenhouse gas emissions equal to that of 1 million cars.

What Can You Do?

• Contact your members of Congress and tell them you support increased federal funding for transit. • Register your support publicly at the coming-soon website of our pro-transit coalition: www.GettingAmericatoWork.org.

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______Skills for Chicagoland’s Future ______Chicago Jobs Council Working Group Meeting ______January 8, 2013

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2 ______Our Mission & Announcement Launched in September 2012, the mission of Skills for Chicagoland’s Future is to close the workforce skills gap and move the unemployed into open positions by ______directly responding to the hiring needs of employers.

“Skills for Chicagoland’s Future will put unemployed residents back to work by training them for the positions that are available in the modern economy, and will ______benefit the entire region for generations to come.” - Mayor Rahm Emanuel

“Skills for Chicagoland’s Future will help these residents gain the skills and ______education they need to obtain and succeed in available jobs in a way that maximizes the City and County's workforce development resources.” - President Toni Preckwinkle ______

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3 ______Organization Transformation ______

Supply-Driven and Demand-Driven Demand-Driven, 100% Business Centric

Target Population: Unemployed, Chicago Target Population: Unemployed, All Cook ______residents only, Previous Income 25k – 80k County Residents, All income levels

Niche technology job focus Market-driven job focus ______Training programs launched based on Training programs launched twice annually employers’ hiring needs < 10 FTEs Growing to 30+ FTEs, mostly focused on business development Delegate agency partners for funding Employer-driven training funding; mix of ______primarily ITA On-the-Job Training (OJT) and Customized Training ______

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Program Model: SCF’s Services 4 The Skills for Chicagoland’s Future innovative model is business-centric, offering companies the following services to fill job openings with the unemployed. ______

Recruiting Services ______• Sourcing for Customized Business direct hire or nearly job-ready Training Partnerships candidates • Create a custom ______• Dedicated staff • Screenings & program with one to tailor solutions assessments of our education for each tailored to partners employer employer needs • Utilize existing in- ______• Single point of • Employer makes house training contact to ensure all final hiring programs delivery decisions Access to Incentives & Subsidies ______Connecting employers with available training funds & wage subsidies

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5 ______Case Studies

Challenge Results • Quickly ramping up recruiting to meet spikes in • 66 of 100 positions ______business demand filled to date Solution • 50 positions filled in • Partner to augment existing recruiting capacity just four weeks • Access unemployed via Workforce Centers ______Challenge Results • Hard-to-fill positions • Proprietary software product support • 100% of participants • Aggressive commitment to hire in Chicago offered & accepted Solution full-time • Source candidates with a variety of backgrounds employment with ______• Partner to design & deliver custom 8-week training Allscripts program

Challenge Results • Hard-to-fill position – Java developers • 100% hired prior to • Launch a Veterans program training ______Solution • Partner to source qualified Veterans • Veterans hired @ • Leverage existing in-house training programs $50K starting salaries ______

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6 ______SCF as Stackable Asset to Broader Workforce System

SCF provides missing ______link between JOB Employment workforce services and jobs employers need to fill Job ID Link to Jobs Screening & Matching OJT/Customized Training ______

Job seekers with varying needs/skills Education, Experience & Training Qualifications (WIA ITA) have different entry ______points/services Resume Writing, Career Counseling & Planning, Job Readiness Many nonprofits Interviewing, Soft Skills provide human Training services and GED Attainment, Bridge ______workforce Programs, ESL Learning, Removing development Stabilization Services Barriers ______

______7 ______Job Order Fulfillment Example: SeatonCorp 7

1. Job Identified 2. Sourcing 3. Referrals 4. Screening 5. Placement ______CCWP BRED team/WIA Recruiters send agencies Recruiters screen job descriptions referred to and visit Local colleges candidates for partners for ______suitability referrals Comm. orgs

Account Mgrs Recruiters source SCF identifies 100 refer candidates unemployed ______open jobs at to SeatonCorp for JOB! candidates from SeatonCorp interview & Illinois JobLink selection ______Recruiters screen job seekers that SCF will monitor and apply directly to evaluate retention position via SCF rates with placed job website seekers. ______

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8 ______Work with Us

• Identify the best point-of-contact at your ______organization to receive job leads and train- Allison Ryan to-hire opportunities Senior Manager of Training & • Set a time for your point-of-contact to meet Workforce Partnerships with SCF Sr. Manager of Workforce [email protected] Partnerships & Recruiter 312-906-7212 • Identify potential opportunities (job readiness clinics, info sessions) for our Recruiter to present opportunities to your ______www.skillsforchicagolandsfuture.com case managers & clients • Visit the Job Seeker section of our website to see what opportunities we currently have available and refer job seekers to apply ______

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10 ______Board of Directors Penny Pritzker, Chair, CEO, PSP Capital Partners and Pritzker Realty Group Marie Trzupek Lynch, President & CEO, Skills for Chicagoland’s Future ______Kelly Grier, Treasurer, Office Managing Partner, Ernst & Young Ellen Alberding, CEO, The Joyce Foundation Dennis Berger, CHRO, CDW Michael Bonds, CHRO, United Airlines ______Sharon Brady, CHRO, ITW Michele Carlin, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Motorola Solutions, Inc. John Challenger, CEO, Challenger, Gray & Christmas ______Rich Floersch, CHRO, McDonald’s Ruth Ann Gillis, Chief Administrative and Diversity Officer, Exelon Shelley Stern Grach, Citizenship Director, Central Region, Microsoft Adrienne Pitts, Partner, Sidley Austin ______James Reynolds, CEO, Loop Capital Mike Scimo, Managing Director, Accenture ______

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Present. . .

AN INFORMATIONAL SESSION FOR MEN AND WOMEN WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS

When: Friday, January 25, 2013 from 10:30am–11:30am

Where: CIBOLA, 1647 S. Blue Island, Chicago, IL 60608

Why: Learn about your rights and the new laws in place to help people with criminal records!!!

What to Bring: please bring your. . . 1) Rap sheet from the “Access and Review” Department of the Chicago Police Department on 35th & Michigan (Costs $16 and takes 5 days to get); AND 2) Certified Dispositions of all convictions from the clerk of the court where your cases took place (Costs approximately $9/each).

SESSION CONDUCTED BY: SARGENT SHRIVER NATIONAL CENTER ON POVERTY LAW STAFF ATTORNEY TODD BELCORE & HUGHES, SOCOL, PIERS, RESNICK & DYM STAFF ATTORNEY CHRIS WILMES

Questions? E-mail or call Todd Belcore at (312) 368-5199 or [email protected]