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December 24, 2013 Memorandum To: Mayor Stephen S. Cassidy and San Leandro City Council, & Local Inclusion Policy Development Working Group From: David P. Johnson, President & CEO, San Leandro Chamber of Commerce Subject: Proposed Local Inclusion Policy in Context with Other Policies Thank you to the Mayor and City Council for the privilege of being tasked to work to establish the proposed policy; to Chair Surlene Grant and members of the Working Group for their leadership and participation, advice and counsel in establishing the proposed Local Inclusion Policy; and to the City of San Leandro's Jeff Kay and Richard Pio Roda for the hard work of creating and amending the document as the Group moved through the process of developing the policy. The policy document will be brought to the City Council at its January 6, 2014, 7 pm meeting for review and adoption. All are encouraged to attend and participate in the City Council deliberations. In summary, the policy is built around a system of management and compliance by City staff, with oversight by the City Council and the community. At its core, the policy offers a 10% incentive (5% if a joint venture) for San Leandro companies when they bid for qualifying City work. Examples for comparison: BART - 5%; City of Richmond - 5%; City of San Francisco - 10% (plus a micro set-aside program); City of Oakland - 2-5%; City of Hayward - no program. The proposed local participation goal is 25%. As we know, each community is unique in many ways, so that, for example local business participation goals range froml0-25% in Richmond, 25% in San Francisco (the Mayor may change the goal annually) to as high as 60% being proposed for Alameda County. In late 2012, the City of Oakland increased its goal from 20% to 50% based on the success of their "Local and Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE)" program. The proposed San Leandro policy does not address local hiring, nor does it address local participation in development projects that are subject to the City's entitlement process. These policy matters can and will be addressed in the coming months by the Working Group, or others, should the City so designate. The proposed San Leandro policy is based on the best practices gleaned from policies by several Bay Area entities. Several members of the Working Group are experienced in all aspects of these policies, and some members even helped with their implementation and oversight. Some of these programs are listed below, and for reference, including links to the programs, or actual ordinances as with the City of Richmond.