9.2 Project Labor Agreement
Chula Vista City Council April 15, 2025
May 2023 Report on Findings & Recommendations
of Labor Relations Ad-Hoc Subcommittee
1. Address safety conditions &
enhancements impacting traffic control
workers
2. Develop a labor transparency ordinance,
to be consistent with similar policies in SD
region
3. Engage in process to develop a citywide
Project Labor Agreement
2 Project
Labor
Agreement
Referral:
• Citywide PLA for CIPs (City Council Policy)
• Amend Municipal Code to require PLAs for:
• Projects on City property
• City subsidized affordable housing
3 Project Labor Agreement
Ordinance (CVMC Chapter 2.71)
Applies to:
• Projects by others on City owned
land: construction cost ≥ $1M
• Subsidized housing: City
construction funds ≥ $5M
4 City Council Policy 510-01
Project Labor Agreements for City Capital
Improvement Projects
Policy:
• Requires staff to engage with interested unions
to negotiate a Citywide PLA
• PLA to apply to City CIPs, with construction cost
at time of award of $1 million or more
Presentation title 5
Citywide
CIP Project
Labor
Agreement
Key Terms:
• Limited to CIPs with construction cost > $1M
• No work stoppages or disruptive activity
• Wages and benefits
• Mediation
• 5-year initial term, one 5-year optional extension
6 Citywide
CIP Project
Labor
Agreement
Key Terms:
• Exceptions
• Specified employees and work (non-manual
employees, support services, City employees,
work by government & private utilities, offsite
work, manufacturer and vendor employees,
specialized or technical work)
• Insufficient number of bids (less than 3 unrelated
qualified bidders, 2 for ready-mix concrete)
• Substantial impracticality or inefficiency – City
Council to make finding, 4/5 vote
• Substantially exceeds Engineer’s Estimate – 35%
or more
7 Citywide
CIP Project
Labor
Agreement
Key Terms:
• Community Benefits
• 50% Local Hire Goal
• City of CV residents
• San Diego County residents
• 30% Disadvantaged Worker Goal
• Veterans – anywhere
• No high school diploma or GED
• Currently homeless or homeless within last
year
• Former foster youth
• Custodial single parent
• Protracted unemployment
• Recipient of government cash or food
assistance
• Income ≤ federal poverty level
• Formerly incarcerated
8 Recommendation:
City Council adopt a resolution
approving a PLA with the San
Diego Building & Construction
Trades Council, AFL-CIO, and
signatory craft councils and
local unions
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