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File Number: 14-448 <br />City Council direction is requested on whether staff should continue moving forward with the <br />Building Trades on a draft CWA. Alternatively, the City Council could direct staff to conduct <br />additional outreach or explore alternative approaches such as the Local Inclusion Policy - <br />Open Hiring Policy Addendum submitted by the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce. <br />If the City Council desires to move forward on the current draft agreement, staff requests <br />direction on the following items: <br />Threshold for Projects Subject to a CWA: City staff recommends setting a baseline value so <br />that the CWA would apply to City construction projects whose value exceeds $1,000,000. The <br />Building Trades request a minimum value of $250,000. <br />Priority of the Local Business Inclusion Policy and Impact on San Leandro Businesses that <br />are Non -Union Contractors: As noted above, it could be challenging to implement a <br />Community Workforce Agreement, as presently drafted, while maintaining consistency with <br />the goals of the Local Business Inclusion Policy that was adopted last year. The Local <br />Inclusion Policy seeks to make it easier for all San Leandro businesses to contract for City <br />projects, but the Community Workforce Agreement imposes requirements that some local <br />non-union contractors find prohibitive. Options may be available that would make the policy <br />more palatable for non-union contractors, potentially limiting the extent to which a Community <br />Workforce Agreement would conflict with the goals of the Local Inclusion Policy. Staff seeks <br />Council direction on the desire to consider these revisions. <br />Implementation Costs: Implementing an agreement will require significant staff resources that <br />are not presently available. Implementation of a CWA will involve a significant modification to <br />the City's bidding practices as well as ongoing monitoring and tracking. Staff recommends not <br />moving forward without providing for these costs. City Council direction on this matter is <br />requested. <br />Current Agency Policies <br />The Local Inclusion Policy provides a bid incentive for San Leandro businesses bidding for <br />City contracts and also sets a goal of 25% participation in City projects by San Leandro <br />businesses. <br />Summary of Public Outreach Efforts <br />City staff met with the Building Trades Council, the Chamber of Commerce, the Associated <br />Building Contractors, private developers, and individual businesses to receive feedback on <br />the proposed policy. The Chamber of Commerce also held a meeting with San Leandro <br />contractors. <br />Legal Analysis <br />The City Attorney's Office has been working with staff throughout the outreach and <br />discussions of an agreement. The CAO has also reviewed the Berkeley model, and made <br />edits so that it comports with the current objectives of the City, and State and Federal law. <br />City of San Leandro Page 6 Printed on 2/3/2015 <br />