Construction Industry Steering Team Summary of Minutes
8 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, Via Zoom
Attending: Sam Alpert, Katie Castro, Angela Crawford, Greg Davey, Brian Dietz, Allen Dillingham, Alex Gonzalez, Jaime Guillen, Don Hunt, Kevin King, Greg Lever, Bill Livingston, Alise Martiny, Kevin O’Neill, Laura Wagner, Tom Wyrsch, Bob Jacobi.
•Thanks to Greg Davey and the Builders’ Association for Zoom hosting.
•Welcome to Angela Crawford, Builders’ Association, attending her first meeting.
•Discussion of proposal to hold a virtual Construction Industry Summit after the November election and before the end of 2020. The primary focus of the summit will be how to work collaboratively among contractors, craft unions and customers to meet customer needs and grow market and market share for organized contractors. Issues would include education for customers, economic incentives policies, workplace health and safety and costs, impact of contractor choice on the local economy, the rise of pre-fabrication, new technology, prevailing wage enforcement, relationships between general contractors and crafts to whom they are not signatory, workforce development and diversity, the value proposition of organized contractors, new realities during and post-COVID and potentially others. A subcommittee will work on the details, including Alise Martiny, Tom Wyrsch, Kevin King, Greg Davey, Don Hunt, Alex Gonzalez and anyone else who wishes to volunteer. A proposed plan will be put forth before or at the October committee meeting.
•The committee thanks Tom Wyrsch for his outstanding work at Jackson County. Tom is retiring from Jackson County as of Sept. 30 after 15 years though he plans to continue working with the industry. The county, which has about $2 million in projects and is looking at new jail, has reorganized its compliance operation. Jaime Guillen will be the primary contact on prevailing wage issues.
•The Kansas City Zoo is bigger its largest project ever, a $75 million new aquarium.
•The LMC opposes Amendment 3 on the Missouri Nov. 3 ballot. Another ballot issue, Amendment 1, would add the lt. governor, secretary of state, state auditor and attorney general to those statewide offices with a two-term limit. The governor and state treasurer are already limited to two terms.
•The city of Kansas City, Mo., will have the renewal of its earning tax up for election in 2021. The LMC was involved in the previous two renewal campaigns. The city is also addressing budget cuts and the search for a new city manager.
•Congratulations to Kevin King on being elected secretary-treasurer of the Missouri State Building and Construction Trades Council, succeeding Scott Grandon. State Rep. Doug Beck, also a candidate for the Missouri Senate, is the new president.
•The LMC’s first Sporting Clay Shoot will be next Thursday. A few team spots remain available.
•The Laborers’ charity golf tournament will be Sept. 25 at Drumm Farm Golf Club.
•The GKC Building Trades will not hold its annual Christmas party this year due to COVID-19.
•The next LMC meeting Oct. 8 will include Jeff Barratt, Skilled KC Technical Institute, and could be of interest to apprenticeship coordinators as well. The Nov. 12 meeting will have a presentation from Diode Ventures on its proposed data center project.
•M/S/C to adjourn at 9:10 a.m.
•Upcoming events:
*Unions Sportsman Alliance Conservation Dinner, TBA later in the fall
*USDOL Davis-Bacon Service Contract Act Seminar, Sept. 10, 2-3:30 p.m., virtual
*OSHA Stand-Down to Stop Construction Falls, Sept. 14-18
*USDOL Davis-Bacon Seminar Sept. 15, 2-3:30 p.m., virtual
*DBIA Mid-America Golf Tournament, Sept. 16, Shoal Creek
*USDOL Davis-Bacon Service Contract Act Seminar Sept. 16, 2-3:30 p.m., virtual
*LMC Sporting Clay Shoot, Sept. 17, Saddle & Sirloin
*Laborers Charity Golf Tournament, Sept. 25, 7 a.m. at Drumm Farm Golf Club
*Husch Blackwell Webinar on Fiduciary Developments, Sept. 30, noon
*CREWKC Quarterly Luncheon, Oct. 20, 11:30 a.m., Grand Street Cafe
*LMC Public Officials Reception Co-Presented with BOMA-KC, Oct. 22, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
*General Election, Nov. 3
*iBuild, April 22, 2021, Bartle Hall; reception April 21
*LMC 41st Anniversary Celebration and 21st Awards Dinner, May 13, 2021, Argosy Casino
*Mid-America Labor/Management Conference, July 11-14, 2021, Camden on the Lake
For details on the above events, please contact the sponsoring group or the LMC
•New Business
•Next Meeting: 8 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, Mark One Electric Co., Inc. or virtually.
•Adjourn
•Presenter Oct. 8 will be Jeff Barratt, Skilled KC Technical Institute; Nov. 12 will be Diode Ventures on its data center project
The mission of the Labor-Management Council of Greater Kansas City is to enhance collaboration by solidifying trust and communication between labor and management in the community.
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