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RESOLUTION of the City of San Leandro City Council to Approve a $60,000 Consulting Services Agreement with Bay Area Business Roundtable for Workforce Development and Local Business Inclusion Services
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WHEREAS, the successful completion of the City's construction projects is of the utmost importance to the City of San Leandro; and
WHEREAS, on June 15, 2015 the City of San Leandro entered into a Community Workforce Agreement with the Alameda County Building and Construction Trades Council; and
WHEREAS, the Community Workforce Agreement was intended to support the efforts of the City to increase training and employment opportunities for workers who reside in San Leandro; and
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2014, the City Council amended Section 1-6-225 of Article 2 of Chapter 1-6 of the San Leandro Municipal Code, related to purchasing by competitive bid which expanded preference to local businesses in City purchasing and contracts which encourages large contractors to engage with local businesses and which helps keep local tax revenues within San Leandro; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area Business Roundtable is a regional leader in workforce and business development and has been key in creating strategic partnerships that support both the implementation of the Community Workforce Agreement and the City's Local Business Inclusion Policy; and
WHEREAS, during the three-year term of the Community Workforce Agreement, the Bay Area Business Roundtable provided critical services to the City, identified opportunities for local businesses, and worked to overcome employment barriers for San Leandro residents; and
WHEREAS, this service is needed during the one year extension of the Community Workforce Agreement; and
WHEREAS, this agreement shall be funded using the budget originally specified for the Local Inclusion Policy Implementation in Account No. 010-14-010-5120; and
WHEREAS, an agreement betwe...
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