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Chapter 13 27 PAYMENT OF LIVING WAGE TO EMPLOYEES OF CITY CONTRACTORS Section 13.27.010 Title and purpose. This ordinance shall be known as the "Berkeley Living Wage Ordinance." The purpose of this ordinance is to protect the public health, safety and welfare. It does this by requiring that public funds be expended in such a manner as to facilitate individual self-reliance by employees of City contractors, lessees, recipients of City financial aid and their respective subcontractors. (Ord. 6548- NS § 2, 2000) Section 13.27.020 Definitions. The following definitions shall apply throughout this ordinance: A. "City financial aid recipients" means all persons or entities that receive from the City direct assistance in the form of grants, loans, or loan guarantees, in-kind services, waivers of City fees, real property or other valuable consideration in an amount of more than $100,000 in any 12-month period. This term shall not include those who enjoy an economic benefit as an incidental effect of City policies, regulations, ordinances, or charter provisions. B. "Marina zone" shall mean all land held in trust by the City of Berkeley pursuant to the Public Trust Tidelands grant from the State of California to the City of Berkeley, Stats. 1962, Ch. 55; specifically, Aquatic Park and all land, including submerged land, which is west of Marina Boulevard as it is presently constructed and as if it were extended, in both northerly and southerly directions, to the Berkeley city limits and all land north of Spinnaker Way as it is presently constructed and as if it were extended to the shoreline, to the east, and to the Berkeley city limits, to the west. C. "Non-profit" shall mean anon-profit organization described in Section SOlc(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 which is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of that code, or any non-profit educational organization qualified under Section 23701(d) of the Revenue and Taxation Code. (Ord. 6583- NS § 2, 2000: Ord. 6548-NS § 2, 2000) Section 13.27.030 Contractors, users of public property, City financial aid recipients and subcontractors subject to the requirements of this chapter. The persons and entities described below shall comply with the miiumum compensation standards established by this chapter to the employees specified herein: A. For-profit vendors of services, which employ six or more employees and receive contract(s) for $25,000 or more in a 12-month period. Compliance shall