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REPORT - PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS
BACKGROUND: In July 2022, Council considered key terms associated with a Project Labor Agreements and how a Project Labor Agreement could be integrated into the City’s Capital Improvement Program. In connection with the July 2022 discussion, Council identified three primary objectives for a Project Labor Agreement program:
(1) Enhance the City’s highly skilled local workforce and increase access to apprenticeship programs to benefit diversity, equity, and broader inclusion in the workforce;
(2) Reduce carbon footprint by keeping local workforce local; and
(3) Create positive economic impacts by re-investing capital improvement funds through the local workforce.
Consistent with those three primary objectives and other key business terms, there was a consensus among Council to move forward with the development and implementation of a Project Labor Agreement program for certain City Capital Improvement Projects.
It is recommended by the Cit...
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Code sections:
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15061(b)(3) - General Rule Exemption, 15378 - Not a Project
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