The

GallupSOLUTION

2017

Prepared by Alison Benton, CEcD

Aliquantus Consulting

July 11, 2017

HOUSING/WORKFORCE

OBJECTIVE:SparkourcommunitytomakestrongandtrackableadvancesinavailableHousingandprepareareadyWorkforceforgenuinegrowth.

BACKGROUND: During a series of bi-annual Economic Roundtables sponsored by the Greater Gallup Economic DevelopmentCorpora<onandtheGallupExecu<veDirectorsAlliance,discussionsamonglocalemployers,civicleadersandalliedorganiza<onsoAenreturnedtoHousingandWorkforcechallengesinunusuallyhighnumbers.

AttheendoftheFebruary2017eventinSantaFe,civicleadersemphasizedACTIONtofixthecombinedissuesofHousingandWorkforce.TheGallupSolu<onisourcommunityefforttomodifyexis<ngcondi<onsandsubs<tutenewworkableideas,resul<nginsignificant,notablechanges.

OVERVIEW:The goal is tomaximize our community’s economic assets by advancing local labor into beTer paying jobswithoutneeding to aTract a substan<al number of workers from outside of the region. Current regional companies anddevelopmentofnewoneswillnotemergeunlessourresidentsaresufficientlytrainedandreadytomoveintobeTerjobsthatcreateopeningsforyoungerpeople,sincethatisacri<calcomponentofsustainabilityandgrowth.Crea<ng

The entrepreneur behind Gallup Land Partners (the area’s largestproperty acquisition in recent history), revealed a critical factormany of our competitive cities have already discovered. In orderto win investment and job creation expansions, they INVEST INTHEIROWNSOLUTIONS.Hedisclosedthatbusinesses increasinglydemand locations where many active citizens are bettering theircommunity with innovative solut ions to c lear barr iers , l ikeaffordablehousingandanavailable,trainedworkforce.

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WORKFORCE:

Employerscon<nuetonotethattheyareunabletofindjob applicants with the requisite skills (literacy skills,technicalskills,and“soA”skills)forpostedjobvacancies.They experience difficul<es in aTrac<ng and retainingcollege-educated talent. Top area employers reportlimited interac<on with local educa<on, colleges andworkforce programs, feeling that they are unresponsiveto the real-<me training needs of business, compellingthesecompaniestoconducttrainingin-house.

Employmentischangingdrama<cally,anagingworkforce(possessing decades of ins<tu<onal knowledge) is closetore<rement,emergingtechnologyisdisplacingfamiliarforms of labor, and technological and interna<onalmarket forces are altering the economic landscape at adizzying pace. Indeed, it was observed, we’re nowpressedtotrainafutureworkforceforjobsthatdon’tyetexist!

Several recommended strategies have come forward,including:✤ forging direct and responsive connec<ons between

workforce training resources and economic-baseemployers;

✤ implemen<ngacer<fiedbusinesstrainingprogram;✤ providing college credit to workers who complete

company-accreditedcer<fica<onprograms;✤ recrui<ngskilledandeducated“na<veGallupians”to

returnhometofilland/orcreatehigh-wagejobs;✤ increasing crea<ve deployment of effec<ve STEM

educa<oncourses;and✤ developmentofspecializedincen<vesforemployees.

I n t h e M a y 1 9 t h , 2 0 1 7 m e e t i n g , 5 0par t i c ipant s focused on c rea t ing ACT IONsolutions to the two identif ied challenges. Thegroup div ided in half to focus on eitherHousing or Workforce ACTION strategies.Thefol lowinginformationwasthespringboard:

HOUSING:There is already a high regional demand for housingdue to limited exis<ng stock and liTle new housingdevelopmentstartstomeetthedemand. Ifthereistobe new economic development – with new jobs andbusinesses– there’sgoing tobeanevengreaterneedforhousingatdifferentpricepoints.

From theRoundtableand recent researchonbusinessreten<on and expansion, we have learned thefollowing:✤ Housing Stock – There is a general housing stockshortage,exis<ngstockisaging,rentalproper<esareoAenunfurnished,and leaseagreements tendtobeinflexible.

✤ Prices – Home ownership and rental prices areabove-averagecomparedtootherregions.

✤ Data–Thereisinsufficientdataonactualdemandforstudent housing, high-quality rentals and median-incomehousing.

✤ Coordina<on – Partnerships and coopera<vesolu<ons need to be formed to address housingini<a<vesinthemosteffec<veandconsistentway.

Severalrecommenda<onshaveemerged,suchas:✤ forming a community-wide housing collabora<ve,

toreducefragmenta<oncausedbythe“siloing”ofprograms and to increase coordina<on and jointac<on;

✤ inves<ng in housing innova<ons, such as newaffordableandenergy-efficienttechnologies,whichcanbebroughttoscale,greatly improvinghousingstock–notonlyinGallupbutontheReserva<ons,as well, and which can even support localmanufacturingenterprises;

✤ developing student housing for UNM-Gallup, thuselimina<ngakeybarriertoeduca<onalaccess;

✤ strengtheningrelationshipsandpartnershipsbetweeneducation/training institutions and the area’semployers,withrealimpactoncurricula,careerpathcounselingandschool-to-workconnections.

P r e v i o u s R o u n d t a b l e D i s c u s s i o n s a s a F r a m e o f R e f e r e n c e

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HOUSING CAMPAIGN

Citizen Action Solutions from May 19th Roundtable Session on Housing

1. AcXonTitle:ReviseregulaXonsandpoliciestopromotehousingdevelopment/redevelopmenta. Goal/IntendedImpact:UpdatetheCityofGallupPlanning&ZoningMasterPlanregula<ons

ChallengeAddressed:i. Someregula<onsappeartokeepdevelopersfrombuildingduetohighercostsii. P&Zrulesdonotreflecttechnologicaladvancesthatcouldlowercostsandsolve

issuespreviouslymoredifficultiii. Notenoughhousingstock/varietytoservethecommunity

b. Ac<onStrategy:i. EnsurelocalRealtorsindiscussionsii. SuggestpolicychangestoallowtheCitytohavegreaterzoninginfluenceintheExtra-

TerritorialZone(ETZ),whichisa3mileradiusoutsidethecitylimitsiii. ReviseP&Zcodestopromotein-filldevelopmentiv. Researchbestprac<cesinothermunicipali<esforinfrastructurecostreduc<on

i. Considerpolicychangetoassessimpactfeestorecoupcostsforinfrastructureextensions

ii. Increaselandlordaccountability,whichwoulddecreasethenumberofsubstandardhousingunitsbyincreasingpoweroftheCitytopursuelegalrecourse

c. ResponsibleTeam:i. Champion:CityofGallupii. Lead/SupportAgency:City;MFAiii. Resources:LocalRealtors

d. Timelinei. May31,2017-May31,2018

2. AcXonTitle:AffordableHousingFinancePlana. Goal/IntendedImpact:Developawide-reachingaffordablehousingfinanceplan

ChallengeAddressed:i. LowpercentageofhomeownershipinMcKinleyCountyii. Morehomeownershipcreatesamorestablecommunityiii. HousingfinancingratesarelowincomparisontotherestofNewMexicoiv. Considerableamountofsubstandardhousingv. Publicservants,likepolice/fireandteachers,areunabletofindsuitablehousing

b. Ac<onStrategy:i. MakeCityavailableforhousingincen<vesthroughtheStateofNewMexicoii. Securefinancingforhousingdevelopmentbyiden<fyinghousinginvestorsiii. Presentargumentforpolicychange,allowingSlum&Blightasanallowableuseunder

NMCDBGtoaddresssubstandardhousingc. ResponsibleTeam:

i. Champion:City,Countyii. Lead/SupportAgency:MFA,COG,CARE66,YESHousingiii. Resources:Localcontractors

d. Timelinei. May31,2017-May31,2018

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3. AcXonTitle:IncreaseHomeOwnershipEducaXona. Goal/IntendedImpact:Establishaneduca<on/marke<ngcampaignforhomeownership

ChallengeAddressed:i. LowpercentageofhomeownershipinMcKinleyCountyii. Morehomeownershipcreatesamorestablecommunityiii. HousingfinancingratesarelowincomparisontotherestofNewMexicoiv. Considerableamountofsubstandardhousingv. Publicservants,likepolice/fireandteachers,areunabletofindsuitablehousing

b. Ac<onStrategy:i. HostaHousingSummit:Apubliceventtokick-starteduca<on/community/legal/policy/

researchac<onitemsii. TrainlocallenderstoincreaseuseofMFAmortgageproductsiii. Increasethenumberofrehabilita<onworkshopsforseniors,improvingcondi<onsby

promo<nginnova<vefinancingforhomeownermaintenanceiv. Markettoapartmentdwellerstomovetoownership,thuscrea<ngapartmentop<ons

c. ResponsibleTeam:i. Champion:GallupHousingAuthorityii. Lead/SupportAgency:NavajoPartnershipforHousing,LocalRealtorsiii. Resources:Online,mediaoutlets

d. Timelinei. May31,2017-March30,2018

4. AcXonTitle:CreateDiverseHousingOpXonsa. Goal/IntendedImpact:Increasecommunityac<onstocreatemixedhousingop<ons

ChallengeAddressed:i. Notenoughhousingop<onstocatertoalltastesii. LowpercentageofhomeownershipinMcKinleyCountyiii. Morehomeownershipcreatesamorestablecommunityiv. Considerableamountofsubstandardhousingv. Publicservants,likepolice/fireandteachers,areunabletofindsuitable,affordable

housingb. Ac<onStrategy:

i. Createahousingcoordina<ongrouptoincludegovernmentalagencies,not-profitorganiza<ons,Realtors

ii. Gathercommunityleaderstocommunicateacrossestablishededuca<onandbusinesssilostodeterminebeststrategies

iii. Strategytodevelopanincreasedsupplyofapartments,toinclude2ndstoryhousingindowntown,millennial/petfriendly/high-speedinternet

c. ResponsibleTeam:i. Champion:HomeBuildersii. Lead/SupportAgency:GEDA,Employers,RMCH,GMCS,UNM-Gallupiii. Resources:GEDA,Realtors,homebuilders,MFA,Lenders

d. Timelinei. May31,2017-May31,2018

Citizen Action Solutions from May 19th Roundtable Session on Housing

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HOUSING SAMPLE REPORT

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WORKFORCE CAMPAIGNCitizen Action Solutions from May 19th Roundtable Session on Workforce

1. AcXonTitle:RobustVocaXonalEducaXonSystema. Goal/IntendedImpact:Establishastrongvoca<onaleduca<onaltrainingsystemwithin

thecommunity ChallengeAddressed:

i. Cannotfindqualifiedpeopleforcurrentjobopeningsii. Cannotgrowourownskilledlaborforceiii. Recrui<ngneworformerresidentsforavailablejobsisdifficultiv. Can’tlandbusinessestomovetotheregionwithoutavailablelabororatleasta

futurepipelineofworkersb. Ac<onStrategy:

i. IntroducespecializedcurriculumintoareaHighSchoolsii. EstablishaccessibleVoca<onalSchools

c. ResponsibleTeam:i. Champion:MikeHyaT,GMCSii. Lead/SupportAgency:UNM-Gallupiii. Resources:AGC-NM

d. Timelinei. May31,2017-May31,2018

2. AcXonTitle:BridgeFundingforEmploymentTransiXona. Goal/IntendedImpact:Solvetheproblemofeconomicdependencyintermsofbenefits

vsemployment ChallengeAddressed:

i. Poten<alunemployedworkercannotfinanciallygiveuppublicbenefitstheyarereceivingtotakeanentryleveljob

ii. Stagnateunskilledlaborforceb. Ac<onStrategy:

i. Locateprogramsthatofferthistypeoftransi<onalstructureii. Guideresidentsonhowtou<lizethisprogramtore-entertheworkforce

c. ResponsibleTeam:i. Champion:NMDWSii. Lead/SupportAgency:UNM-Gallupiii. Resources:KelloggFounda<on

d. Timelinei. May31,2017-January31,2018

3. AcXonTitle:JobSeeker/EmployerMatchingPrograma. Goal/IntendedImpact:Establishanaccessibleconnec<onforemployerstopoten<al

employeesandvice-versa ChallengeAddressed:

i. Employerscannotfindqualifiedpeopleforcurrentjobopeningsii. Thereisnotacentralloca<onordepositoryformatchingjobswithworkersiii. Underemployedandunemployedworkersmaynotknowwheretomake

applica<on;businessesdon’tknowwheretogetthewordoutiv. Can’tlandbusinessestomovetotheregionwithoutavailablelabororatleasta

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WORKFORCE CAMPAIGNCitizen Action Solutions from May 19th Roundtable Session on Workforce

a. Ac<onStrategy:i. Establishadatabaseprogramthatconnectsemployerstoapoten<almatching

workerii. Getthewordoutineverywaypossibletoquicklyleadbothemployersand

poten<aljobseekerstoonedatabaseb. ResponsibleTeam:

i. Champion:BillLee,GallupChamberofCommerceii. Lead/SupportAgency:InaBurmeister,RMCHCS;CindyJarvision,SBDCiii. Resources:WorkforceSolu<ons,NALWDB,SBDC

c. Timelinei. May31,2017-February27,2018

4. AcXonTitle:Industry/WorkforceCivicAcXonTeama. Goal/IntendedImpact:Establishagroupthatconnectsindustryneedswitheduca<onal

offerings ChallengeAddressed:

i. Cannotfindqualifiedpeopleforcurrentjobopeningsii. Cannotgrowourownskilledlaborforcewiththetrainingcurrentlyavailableiii. DifficulttonearlyimpossibletoaTractprospec<vebusinessestotheregion

withoutcurrentavailablelabororafuturepipelineofworkersindustryneedsb. Ac<onStrategy:

i. Iden<fyindividuals,programsandemployersthatcouldformaCivicAc<onTeamii. Gathercommunityleaderstocommunicateacrossestablishededuca<onand

businesssilostodeterminebeststrategiesc. ResponsibleTeam:

i. Champion:UNM-GallupLocalAdvisoryBoardii. Lead/SupportAgency:GLP;Liz/GMSACD;JasonValen<ne,GallupRealtor;Carrie

House,NWNMCOG;VickiMora/AGC-NM;MikeHyaT/GMCS;SammiaDeJolie/NTUiii. Resources:FrancisBee/BID;SBDC;GLP;BNSF

d. Timelinei. May31,2017-May31,2018

5. AcXonTitle:Internship&MentorshipOpportuniXesa. Goal/IntendedImpact:Establishacommunitypar<cipatedinternshipandmentorship

program ChallengeAddressed:

i. Cannotfindqualifiedpeopleforcurrentjobopeningsii. Cannotgrowourownskilledlaborforceiii. Recrui<ngforavailablejobsisdifficultwithoutallowingforOntheJobtraining

op<onsb. Ac<onStrategy:

i. Establisharobustcommunitywideinternship&mentorshipprogramwithbusinessesandeduca<onalen<<es

ii. Createameasurableprogramthatwillbemeaningfulandassistboththeemployerandjobseeker

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a. ResponsibleTeam:i. Champion:VickiMora/AGC-NMii. Lead/SupportAgency:AlicePerez/GallupPantry;JeffCondrey/COG;RoseEason/Gallup

Arts;LindaGarcia/GallupCityCounciliii. Resources:FrancisB/BID;InaBurmeister/RMCH;SBDC;NTU;College

b. Timelinei. May31,2017-May31,2018

6. AcXonTitle:Family-centricEducaXona. Goal/IntendedImpact:Establishafamily-centricprogramwithineduca<onalins<tu<ons

throughoutthecommunity ChallengeAddressed:

i. Parentswhohavenotcompletededuca<onprogramsarenotasinvolvedintheirchildren’ssuccessinschool,perpetua<nghighdropoutrates

ii. Cannotfindqualifiedpeopleforcurrentjobopeningsiii. Cannotgrowourownskilledlaborforceiv. Unschooledparentsareunabletoprocurehigherpayingjobs

b. Ac<onStrategy:i. Introducespecializedcurriculumintoareaschools,allowingforparents,grandparents,

siblingstolearncomputerskillstogetherwiththeirchildren,allowingforcer<ficatestobeissuedtothem

ii. EstablishaccessibleSTEMeduca<onprogramsforthispurposec. ResponsibleTeam:

i. Champion:GMCSii. Lead/SupportAgency:UNM-Gallup,NTUiii. Resources:KelloggFounda<on

d. Timelinei. May31,2017-May31,2018

Citizen Action Solutions from May 19th Roundtable Session on Workforce

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WORKFORCE SAMPLE REPORT

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PROCESSINANUTSHELL:

Who

1. Identified Champions wil l be responsiblefor sharing the story, recruiting resourcest o a s s i s t w i t h a c h i e v i n g g o a l s , a n dcoordinatingwithotherChampions

2. IdentifiedLeads arepledgedtoaligncommunityvolunteers with the action objectives, keepteamsontaskandontarget

What&How

1. Champions and Leads will call together theirrespectivegroupsto:

i. Reviewactionobjectives

ii. Settasks&thenamesofwhowill dothem

iii. Createmilestonedates

2. Sharingprogress

i. Report to their own group and the largercommunity through the Execut ive Pu lseonlinedatabase (Note: Instructions forusingthedatabasewill besentseparately)

ii. Detailsonprogresswill beavailable tootherwo r k i n g g r o up s , mov i n g s im i l a r g o a l stogether

iii. Summaryreportswillbe issuedat leastquarterly totheGEDA,ormoreocenasnecessary

iv. AmeeXngof all groupswill be held at least once ayear, or more ocen as required to maintainmomentumandcelebratesuccess

When

1. Milestones and dates for compleXng a task will bedetermined by each small group and have Xmingmatchedwithsimilartasksoftheothergroups

2. SignificantprogresswillbereportedinMay,2018

THE WAY

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WORKTHIS WILL

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Where

1. CollaboraXon and coordinaXon can beachieved in person meeXngs, by phone, orby electronic means, including: email;placing documentaXon, meeXng notes andresearch on the ExecuXve Pulse site; andwhenpresenXngprogresstotheGEDA

Why

1. Prideinourcommunity

2. Opportunityto“Raiseallboats”andhelpallofourregionalcommunitytobeprosperous

3. Because It Takes a Village to Maintain aVillage

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Or contact Patty Lundstrom, GGEDC Executive Director

patty@gallupedc.com

The Economic Roundtable is a Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation Event

For More Information, please visit:www.GallupEDC.com

505.722.2980

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