HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/19/2022 Item 7c, Horn / Nelson - Staff Agenda CorrespondenceCity of San Luis Obispo, Council Memorandum
City of San Luis Obispo
Council Agenda Correspondence
DATE: July 19, 2022
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Matt Horn, Public Works Director
Brian Nelson, Deputy Public Works Director / City Engineer
VIA: Derek Johnson, City Manager
SUBJECT: ITEM 7c – STAFF AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE DIRECTION ON
TERMS OF A COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT (CWA)
Staff received the following questions, regarding the subject Council Agenda Report. The
questions are listed below with staff’s response in italics:
1) Question: Did staff consult CWAs from other jurisdictions that have been
implemented in the last few years when developing the CWA local worker
participation goal of 60%? Is there a regional “best practice” or “standard”
for the local participation goal?
CWAs from other jurisdictions were reviewed as part of the CWA evaluation
performed between fall 2021 and spring 2022. Local worker participation goals
included in CWAs from nearby jurisdictions range from 30% (South San Luis
Obispo Community Services District, Goleta, Port Hueneme) to 50% (City of Santa
Barbara). There is no regional “best practice,” but the Trades Council typically
includes a 30% goal or floor in the initial draft CWA as the starting point for
negotiations.
The proposed 60% local worker participation goal is based on historical local
worker participation from past City CIP projects and not CWAs from other
jurisdictions. As noted in the Council Agenda Report, staff analyzed 14 projects
constructed between January 2018 and September 2021, and determined
approximately 90% of all labor hours were performed by local workers. The SLO
Water Plus CWA established a 30% local worker participation goal and
approximately 81% of all labor hours have been performed by local workers
through May 2022. The Los Osos Valley Road Overpass Project (LOVR Project)
is the second largest CIP project in City history, and it was constructed by a non-
local contractor without a CWA in place. Approximately 69% of all labor hours on
the LOVR Project were performed by local workers.
Staff believes the 60% local worker participation goal is achievable based on past
project performance. Ideally, the CWA local worker participation goal should be in
excess of what the City has been able to achieve without a CWA in place. 60% is
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the staff recommendation for local participation goal for the CWA as it is in excess
other local CWAs, slightly less than the City’s historical worker participation rate
has been, and less that what has been achieved by the City’s SLO Water Plus
project to date.
2) Question: Does the CWA contract include any provisions in the event the
local work participation threshold isn’t reached?
If the local worker participation goal is not met, the CWA includes provisions for
the parties to meet and confer regarding potential changes that could be made to
the agreement to help achieve the goal (reference Section 3.5.2 of Attachment A
to the Council Agenda Report).