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RESOLUTION NO.____________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A PROJECT LABOR
AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN MATEO COUNTY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL
CITY OF FOSTER CITY
WHEREAS, at its November 4, 2024 meeting the City Council directed staff to negotiate a Project Labor Agreement with the San Mateo Building Trades Council to have a 5-year term duration minimum and priority for local workforce hires in Foster City, San Mateo County, and the greater Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, the proposed agreement is a result of negotiations between representatives of local labor Unions and the San Mateo Building and Trades Council and City Staff and establishes various requirements for the employment of union labor on three City Projects over the next 5 years; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the agreement is to promote the efficiency of construction operations for the City/EMID through the use of skilled labor resulting in quality construction outcomes, and to provide for the peaceful settlement of labor disputes and grievances without strikes or lockouts, thereby promoting the public interest in assuring the timely and economical completion of each Project covered by this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the agreement will cover all construction phases of the following projects:
1. (CIP 301-717) Lagoon Pump Station Seismic Rehabilitation and Capacity Enhancement Project
2. (CIP 455-719) Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Improvements – Phase 6
3. (CIP 301-698) Transportation Safety Signalization Upgrades NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foster City does hereby authorize the Mayor to execute the Project Labor Agreement with the San Mateo County Building and Construction Trades Council ands finds the agreement exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq. and the CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code Regs. §§ 15000 et. seq.), including without limitation, Public Resources Code section 21065 and California Code of Regulations 15378 as this is not a “project” that that may cause a direct, or reasonably foreseeable indirect, physical change in the environment. 4 5
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PASSED AND ADOPTED as a resolution of the City Council of the City of Foster City at the regular meeting held on the 4th day of May, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ART KIESEL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
PRISCILLA SCHAUS, CITY CLERK