GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCE GUIDE | 31 BEST PRACTICES: SITE CONSTRUCTION outside consultants are brought in to design more complicated projects. In these cases, the Parks Department sometimes relies on expertise from the Philadelphia Water Department to review outside consultant recommendations with Park Staff. RESOURCES: • New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Stormwater Training (available online) • Seeing Green: Green Infrastructure Maintenance Training and Workforce Development Opportunities in Northeast Ohio • Water Environment Foundation and DC Water: National Green Infrastructure Certification Program BEST PRACTICE: CREATE CAREER PATHWAYS FOR LOW-INCOME AND SOCIALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES Description: Large-scale park projects often rely on outside organizations to help coordinate and maintain the park. Involving nearby residents as employees or volunteers can create both short- and long-term job opportunities. Even when jobs are not directly made available to residents through park development, parks can provide educational opportunities to impart skills and knowledge, potentially contributing to long-term career and employment goals. STRATEGIES: • Set aside a certain minimum percent of the procurement and contracting opportunities for socially and economically disadvantaged small business owners. • Closely monitor subcontract financial transactions and visit job sites to verify actual work is being performed by socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses. • Provide education and training opportunities for disadvantaged groups. • Encourage and facilitate the participation of socially excluded or disadvantaged groups in education, training, volunteering, and employment opportunities. EXAMPLES: • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s Green City, Clean Waters program is supported by theGreen Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Partners. GSI Partners is a group of local engineering, landscape architecture, maintenance, and material supply firms focused on growing the local stormwater management economy using green and innovative approaches.100 Another employment-oriented program in Philadelphia isPowerCorpsPHL, Local workers install stormwater management device in Prince George’s County, MD Clean Water Partnership
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