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CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) Approve a Community Workforce Agreement with the Los Angeles and Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council with Coverage Thresholds of $750,000 for Multi-trade Contracts and $150,000 for Prime Specialty Contracts; and (2) Other Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: October 13, 2026
Contact Person/Dept.: Roger Harris/City Manager’s Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-6000
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/13/2026)
Department Approval: Adam Troy, Assistant City Manager (10/07/2026) _____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) approve a Community Workforce Agreement with the Los Angeles and Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council with coverage thresholds of $750,000 for multi-trade contracts and $150,000 for prime specialty contracts; and (2) provide other direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
City staff has negotiated a Community Workforce Agreement (CWA), a form of Project Labor Agreement, with the Regional Building Trades Council. The Agreement sets the terms under which covered public construction work is performed. In January 2026 the City Council discussed the possibility of a project labor agreement and directed staff to prepare a draft project labor agreement with a $1,000,000 threshold. For the reasons discussed below, the Community Workforce Agreement that is being proposed by staff includes a $750,000 threshold for $750,000 for multi-trade contracts and $150,000 for prime specialty contracts.
Staff analyzed the ninety-five projects in the Fiscal Year 2026-27 capital program, which total $90,941,634. The analysis produced three findings that shape the recommendation. First, on the multi-trade side, a...
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