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Staff Report for Discussion and Direction to Staff on Community Workforce Agreements
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This report provides an overview of policy options related to the consideration of a Community Workforce Agreement as well as work that has been conducted to date on this issue. Staff requests that the City Council provide direction on next steps, accounting for staff's questions and the issues identified below.
BACKGROUND
Staff considers the following 2014-2015 City Council goals applicable to the City Council's consideration of this policy:
* Place San Leandro on a firm foundation for long-term fiscal sustainability;
* Advance projects and programs promoting sustainable economic development, including transforming San Leandro into a center for innovation; and
* Maintain and enhance San Leandro's infrastructure.
A Community Workforce Agreement ("CWA," referred to from time to time and by other jurisdictions as a Project Labor Agreement) is a contract between a public agency and the respective building trades groups or unions within the jurisdiction of the public agency that governs, among other things, the role of organized construction trade unions in the execution of a public agency's projects. This issue relates to the City Council's goals because it will impact the process for completing major expenditures within the City's budget, the role that local businesses and employees play in that process, and ongoing efforts to enhance and maintain the City's infrastructure.
Based on direction from the City Council, over the past several months staff held discussions with the Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County to explore policy options related to the implementation of a CWA.
Staff also held discussions with numerous stakeholder groups including local San Leandro businesses, the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce, and multiple business associations. Through this process, strong opinions h...
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