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<br /> 8 <br /> <br /> <br />1.6. Local Hiring . It is in the interests of the City, its residents and local businesses, <br />to encourage development within the City boundaries that strengthens the local economy by <br />providing jobs and increasing economic activity overall. The construction of the Project will <br />directly create construction jobs and indirectly could increase ancillary and complementary jobs <br />that support the Project’s construction activities. The City has a strong public interest in <br />encouraging hiring local firms and businesses for major projects within the City. <br /> In order to further these goals, Developer will make a good faith effort to contract with <br />appropriate businesses located in San Leandro for both professionals and construction trades that <br />will be working on the project construction, subject to the following standards: <br /> <br /> For the purpose of this Section 1.6, a business is located in San Leandro if it has a <br />physical presence within the City limits and has applied for and received a local <br />business license; such business may also have offices outside the City; <br /> <br /> Developer will conduct outreach to make City businesses aware of the availability <br />of project related contracts by (a) advertising such opportunities in the local <br />newspaper(s) and (b) holding at least two advertised open houses in the vicinity of <br />the Project to encourage local businesses to come and learn about the project and <br />how they might be engaged to work on the project. Developer shall keep records <br />of these outreach efforts and shall provide them to the City upon request. <br /> <br /> Developer and its contractors and subcontractors will consider in good faith all <br />applications submitted by local businesses in accordance with their normal <br />practice to engage the most qualified business for each position, and make a good <br />faith effort to hire local businesses; <br /> <br /> Developer retains the sole and absolute discretion to engage both professional and <br />construction firms it deems best qualified for the tasks to be performed; <br /> <br /> The requirements of this section shall continue until the issuance of the first <br />temporary certificate of occupancy for each phase of the Project. <br /> <br /> The requirements of this section are limited to the construction activities of the <br />Project. <br /> <br />1.7. Project Approvals. <br />Developer has applied for and obtained various environmental and land use approvals <br />and entitlements related to the development of the Project, as described below. For purposes of <br />this Development Agreement, the term “Project Approvals” means all of the approvals, plans <br />and agreements described in this Section 1.7. City and Developer agree to work diligently and in <br />good faith toward appropriate planning entitlements and building permit approvals for each <br />phase of construction.