Posted on 05/12/2005 7:26:39 AM PDT by chambley1
Richard Gutierrez, U.S. Department of Justice.....
DAY LABORER COMMUNITY TASK FORCE
REPORT TO PRINCE WILLIAM
BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS
April 18, 2005
DAY LABORER COMMUNITY TASK FORCE
TO: Honorable Prince William Board of County Supervisors
FROM: Stu Christiano, Chairman Day Laborer Community Task Force
DATE: April 18, 2005
RE: Task Force Report
Recent events have identified increased community concerns regarding day laborers and their efforts to obtain work in the Woodbridge community. The Day Laborer Community Task Force (DLCTF), established November 23, 2004, offers the following recommendations to mitigate community concerns that have arisen in connection with the gathering of day laborers in Woodbridge.
In developing these recommendations, the Task Force has learned about the experiences of other communities with a longer history of day laborer gathering sites, and received input from the Prince William community at large, through our weekly meetings and a public information session.
The Task Force received the following charge:
o Review the outcomes of the recent [town hall] meeting and make recommendations to the Board as to the feasibility of addressing community issues that have arisen in connection with the gathering of day laborers.
o Consider a number of factors including, but not limited to, industrial or business location, impact on adjacent property uses, proper sanitary facilities, shelter from the elements, an organizational component for day laborers and employees, a creative financial plan that considers all possible sources of funding (not necessarily County funding), workforce training and development.
Given this charge, the Task Force did not attempt to address the complexities and issues surrounding federal immigration policy, but focused on mitigating the community problems associated with groups of adults congregating in the Woodbridge community, waiting to be picked up for daily work.
Throughout its deliberations, the Task Force maintained an atmosphere of respect for individual viewpoints and moved forward to develop a constructive proposal for mitigating the issues. To that end, the attached report includes recommendations surrounding three primary issues – how a workforce center should be organized, how it could be funded, and where it should be located.
Day Laborer Community Task Force Report April 18, 2005 Page Two
Community attendance at the initial Town Meeting, the seven Task Force meetings and the public information session indicate a high level of interest on all sides of this issue. The Task Force, therefore, recommends that the Board of County Supervisors consider holding a public hearing on the day laborer issue. The members of the Day Laborer Community Task Force stand ready to provide any additional information you may need to resolve this community issue, and we thank you for the opportunity to serve Prince William County.
Day Laborer Community Task Force established November 23, 2004
Stu Christiano, Chair
Members:
Don Alafa, Teresita Jacinto, Pastor Robert Allard, Supervisor John Jenkins, Hank Azaís, Ricardo Juarez, Supervisor Hilda Barg, Ryan Kelly, Julián Bermudez, Carlos Labiosa, Pastor Salvador Caballero, Frances Maddox,Carlos Castro, Juan McPhail, Chuck Elliott, Venus Miller, General Robert Gaskill, Don Shiffert, Rick Gonzalez, Mary Jo Shufelt, Aubrey Holmes, Bill Vaughan, Billy Isbell
Day Laborer Community Task Force
Resource List
Phyllis Aggrey, Human Rights Commission
Major Barry Barnard, Police Department
María Díaz, Office of Executive Management
Richard Gutierrez, U.S. Department of Justice
Susan Roltsch, Office of Executive Management
Captain Tim Rudy, Police Department
Rob Skoff, County Attorney Office
Keith Sykes, Department of Social Services
Pat Thomas, Planning Office
Maurine Wood, Office of Executive Management
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The DOJ. Will NOT ATTEMPT.
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