Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, September 03, 2019
Discussion
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDER APPROVAL AND PROVIDE DIRECTION ON A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT WITH THE LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTIES BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL AND THE SIGNATORY CRAFT COUNCILS AND UNIONS (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Section 915 of the City of Carson's City Charter states that the City shall make best efforts to negotiate a City-wide project labor agreement (PLA) with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council and the Signatory Craft Councils and Unions (Unions) where the costs is $500,000 or more. The Unions have proposed a PLA for City Council consideration. Public Works Department staff, who would largely administer the PLA, has a number of concerns for Council to consider regarding the practical impact of adopting the proposed PLA. Staff is asking Council to consider the proposed PLA, and then either adopt it as proposed, adopt it with amendment(s) per Council direction, direct City staff to engage in further negotiations with the Unions, or deny approval of the proposed PLA.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. APPROVE the Project Labor Agreement with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council and the Signatory Craft Councils and Unions attached to the staff report, but with an amendment that it cover construction projects where the costs to the City is five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or more as described in Section 915 of the City Charter, instead of it applying to "all construction and rehabilitation work pursuant to prime multi-trade contracts that exceed $125,000 and all subcontracts arising from these prime contracts" as well as "all prime specialty contracts that exceed $25,000, and AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute the same upon approval as to form by the City Attorney; or
2. APPROVE WITH AMENDMENTS, as directed by Council, the Project Labor Agreement with the Los Angeles/Orange Counti...
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