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Dear Mayor McCann & City Councilmembers,
I am contacting you today to request you vote NO on Agenda Item 8. 2. The City’s current proposals related to a Contractor Transparency Ordinance and Project Labor Agreements ( PLA) will collapse the housing market in Chula Vista. The requirements outlined in the proposed Contractor Transparency Ordinance are infeasible and far exceed those adopted by any surrounding jurisdiction. The City should also conduct an economic analysis related to their PLA proposal. Additionally, far more local organizations should be offered the opportunity to provide stakeholder input on these items. Creating a regulatory framework that increases construction risk in the City to a level beyond any surrounding jurisdiction will result in a significant reduction in residential development within the City. Please vote NO on this proposal.
Thank you,
City of Chula Vista
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Dear Mayor & City Councilmembers,
On behalf of the San Diego County Building & Construction Trades Council, made up of 22 affiliate unions with over 35, 000 workers, we respectfully request that the Chula Vista City Council supports staff recommendations on Agenda Item 8.2 and move forward with negotiating a Citywide project labor agreement ( PLA).
When negotiated well and in good- faith, PLAs ensure projects not only meet their deadlines on time and on budget, but they also guarantee quality, family- sustaining jobs, and career training opportunities for local workers, as exemplified by many hundreds of successfully completed construction projects across San Diego County over the past two decades.
Unfortunately, over the past several decades, PLAs have been entangled in an ideological debate that often eclipsed reason. PLAs act as powerful tools to ensure stronger workforce standards that act as drivers in the local economy. PLAs should be viewed for exactly what they have always intended to be: a tool to provide and ensure value on construction projects, for workers, for taxpayers, and for businesses.
Please find our official statement attached to this email and include in the online backups for Agenda Item 8.2 at Tuesday, August 08, 2023’s regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council.
Please support staff recommendations on Agenda Item 8.2 and move forward with negotiating a Citywide project labor agreement ( PLA).
Yours in service,
Ansermio Jake Estrada
San Diego Building & Construction
Trades Council
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HonorableMayor JohnMcCann
CouncilmemberAndreaCardenas
HonorableCouncilmemberCarolinaChavez
CouncilmemberAlonsoGonzalez
CouncilmemberJosePreciado
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ChulaVista, CA91910
Re: City-WidePLA – Ensuringworkingfamiliesandcommunitiesare protected DearHonorableMembersof the ChulaVistaCityCouncil:
Cityof ChulaVistaofficialsarepresentedwith an opportunity following the passageof 2020’s MeasureE, to implement meaningfullocalhire policies, establishrobust job quality standards, andsecurestateandfederalfundingfor critical infrastructureprojects. TheSanDiegoBuilding andConstructionTradesCouncil, representing22 unionswith over35,000workers, respectfully requeststhat the ChulaVistaCityCouncilsupportsstaff recommendationsandmoveforward with negotiatinga Citywideproject labor agreement (PLA) with the appropriatestakeholders.
Whennegotiatedwell andin good-faith, PLAsensureprojectsnot only meet their deadlineson time andon budget, but they alsoguaranteequality, family-sustainingjobs, andcareertraining opportunities for localworkers, asexemplifiedby manyhundredsof successfullycompleted constructionprojectsacrossSanDiegoCountyover the pasttwo decades. In point of fact, while the usageof PLAsmaybe relativelynew to the city of ChulaVista, thesetype of labor agreementshavebeenutilizedwithin the United StatessinceWorld War I.1 PLAshaveproven – time andtime again – to setclear, upfront expectationsandstandardswhichmeans constructionbidsare more accurateandprojectsare kept on schedule, keepingtaxpayer dollarsguardedandunwasted.
1 Belman, D., & Bodah, M. M. (2010). BuildingBetter: ALookat BestPracticesfor the Designof ProjectLabor Agreements. EconomicPolicyInstitute. https:// files.epi.org/page/-/pdf/ BP274.pdf WrittenCommunications
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3737 Camino del Rio So. Suite202, SanDiego, CA 92108 Telephone: (619) 521-2914 Fax (619) 521-2917 Thelogisticalhurdlesof complexconstructionprojectscanbe compoundedby the sheer number of skilledandtrained workers (laborers, electricians, operatingengineers, painters, plumbers, etc.) neededon a jobsite at anygiventime. Coordinationof multiple contractorsand workers, while implementinglocalhire goalsandupholdingstrongjob quality standards, isa critical andchallengingtask--onewhich, if poorly done, will havenegativeeffectson timeliness, quality of product, andworker safetyanddignity. PLAsoffer a tested andeffectivemethod to improveproductivity, supportinnovationin organizationandwork structures, all while increasingefficiencyandreducingcosts.
PLAseasilyincorporateanduphold prevailingwagerequirementson publiclysubsidized housingandother typesof constructionprojects, andthey do not increasethe costsof those developments, nor do they decreasethe numberof bidderson projects. A studyconductedby the Universityof Utah, comparing130affordablehousingdevelopmentsin nearbyLosAngeles Countybetween2008and2012, found that the nine projectsbuilt under PLAdid not demonstrateanyhighercoststhan the onesbuilt without a PLA.2 Similarly, a UCBerkeleystudy that reviewed263communitycollegedistrict constructionprojectsacrossthe state, found that the 88 built under PLAdid not showa decreasein the numberof biddersnor anincreasein cost aboveengineersestimates.3 In fact, SanDiegoUnifiedSchoolDistrict, demonstratedthat the 200+ projectsbuilt undertheir project stabilizationagreement (PSA, alsoknown asa PLA) between2009to 2019, camein at 3% savingsunderengineers’ estimates.
PLAshavealsobeenfound to be powerful tools with whichto supportsmall, localbusinesses— in particularminority ownedbusinessenterprises (MBEs) anddisabledveteranbusiness enterprises (DVBEs). SanDiegoUnifiedSchoolDistrict (SDUSD), a neighboringpublicagency serving121,000studentshasutilized a PSAon its capitalimprovementprojects (CIP) since 2009, beingworth upwardsof $8 billion of construction. While market capacityfor MBEsin San DiegoCountyis1.74%, under SDUSD’sPSA, 9.75% of constructiondollarswere awardedto MBEs. Similarperformancewasfound with DVBEs: countywide, DVBEshavea market capacity of 1.36%. UnderSDUSD’sPSA, DVBEshavebeenawarded5.85% of constructiondollars, well abovethe averagein constructioncountywide (largelynon-PLA).4 Overthe pastseveraldecades, PLAshavebeenentangledin an ideologicaldebatethat often eclipsedreason. PLAsact aspowerful tools to ensurestrongerworkforcestandardsthat act as powerful driversin the localeconomy. PLAsshouldbe viewedfor exactlywhat they have 2 Philips, P. & Littlehale, S. (2015). DidPLAson LAAffordableHousingProjectsRaiseConstructionCosts? University of Utah: Department of Economics. https:// economics.utah.edu/research/publications/2015_03.pdf 3 Philips, P., & Waitzman, E. (2017). ProjectLaborAgreementsandBiddingOutcomes: TheCaseof Community CollegeConstructionin California. UCBerkeley: Centerfor LaborResearchandEducation. https:// escholarship.org/uc/item/6kb1836w
4 Lineham, K. & Bañuelos, A.. “DiverseBusinessParticipationReport.” Let’sDoBusiness: Apublicationof SanDiego Unified SchoolDistrict’s FacilitiesPlanningand ConstructionDepartment. Vol. 32, Q22023. https:// cdnsm5- ss18.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_27732394/File/Business%20Outreach/SDUSD_LetsDoBusiness_Vo l321Q1_2023_FINAL.pdf
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3737 Camino del Rio So. Suite202, SanDiego, CA 92108 Telephone: (619) 521-2914 Fax (619) 521-2917 alwaysintendedto be: a tool to provideandensurevalueon constructionprojects, for workers, for taxpayers, andfor businesses.
TheCityof ChulaVistahasa uniquechanceto leveragecurrent CIPdollarsto do muchmore than just build much-neededinfrastructureandhousing. Youhavethe chanceto put taxpayer dollarsto work on a true localjobsprogramthat will giveChulaVistaworkingfamiliesthe resourcesthey needto lift themselvesinto – andkeepthemselvesin – the middle class. We look forward to partneringwith the Cityto ensurethesebestoutcomes.
Warmestregards,
CarolKim
BusinessManager
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Dear Mayor McCann & City Councilmembers,
I am contacting you today to request you vote NO on Agenda Item 8. 2. The City’s current proposals related to a Contractor Transparency Ordinance and Project Labor Agreements ( PLA) will collapse the housing market in Chula Vista. The requirements outlined in the proposed Contractor Transparency Ordinance are infeasible and far exceed those adopted by any surrounding jurisdiction. The City should also co nduct an economic analysis related to their PLA proposal. Additionally, far more local organizations should be offered the opportunity to provide stakeholder input on these items. Creating a regulatory framework that increases construction risk in the City to a level beyond any surrounding jurisdiction will result in a significant reduction in residential development within the City. Please vote NO on this proposal.
Thank you for your consideration,
Alisa Vialpando
Alisa Vialpando, PE
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