HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2025-056RESOLUTION NO. 2025-056
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG THE CITY AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL, AFL-
CIO, AND THE SIGNATORY CRAFT COUNCILS AND LOCAL
UNIONS SIGNING THE AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, on March 28, 2023, the City Council approved the establishment of a Labor
Relations Ad Hoc Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”); and
WHEREAS, the Subcommittee held a series of meetings with various stakeholders to
discuss issues relating to labor relations, culminating in a report and policy recommendations
issued on May 9, 2023, including a recommendation to formally engage in a process to develop a
citywide Project Labor Agreement (“PLA”) with input from the San Diego Building and
Construction Trades Council (the “Trades Council”); and
WHEREAS, the City Council subsequently approved Resolution No. 2023-137, adopting
City Council Policy 510-01, relating to Project Labor Agreements on City Capital Improvement
Projects and adopted Ordinance No. 3554, amending Chula Vista Municipal Code (“CVMC”)
Chapter 2.59 and adding CVMC Chapter 2.71 “Project Labor Agreements”; and
WHEREAS, the City spends approximately $45,000,000 on average, each year on public
works capital improvement projects (“CIPs”) critical to the safety, economic sustainability, and
quality of life of its residents; and
WHEREAS, the City’s public works CIPs typically incur construction costs between
$150,000 and $5,000,000; and
WHEREAS, the City enters into approximately 5 public works CIP construction contracts
with a value in excess of $1,000,000 each year (the “Covered Projects”); and
WHEREAS, the City desires the completion of the Covered Projects in a professional, safe,
efficient, and economical manner, without undue delay or work stoppage; and
WHEREAS, the successful completion of the Covered Projects is of the utmost importance
to the City; and
WHEREAS, large number of workers of various skills will be required in the performance
of the construction work on the Covered Projects, including workers affiliated with and/or
represented by local unions; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that on construction projects with multiple contractors and
bargaining units on the job site at the same time over an extended period of time, the potential for
work disruption is substantial without an overriding commitment to maintain continuity of work;
and
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WHEREAS, City expects that by establishing and stabilizing wages, hours, and working
conditions for the workers employed on the Covered Projects, a satisfactory, continuous, and
harmonious relationship will exist among labor and management that will lead to the efficient and
economical completion of the Covered Projects; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of the special needs of the Covered Projects and to maintain a
spirit of harmony, cooperative labor-management relations, peace, and stability, City desires to
establish effective and binding methods for the settlement of all misunderstandings, disputes, and
grievances without any strikes, slowdowns, work interruptions, or disruptions of the Covered
Projects and to secure an agreement from contractors not to engage in lockouts; and
WHEREAS, the City places a high priority on the development of comprehensive
programs for the recruitment, training, and employment of disadvantaged workers and recognizes
the ability of apprenticeship programs to provide meaningful and sustainable careers in the
building and construction industry; and
WHEREAS, City therefore desires to enter into a citywide Project Labor Agreement with
the Trades Council and the signatory craft councils and local unions that may sign the agreement,
in the form presented in Exhibit 1 to this resolution, effective April 15, 2025, with an initial term
of five-years and two months (to coincide with the end of the fiscal year) and one optional five-
year extension upon mutual agreement of the Parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it approves the Project Labor Agreement, by and among the City and the San Diego Building
and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, and the Signatory Craft Councils and Local Unions
Signing the Agreement, in the form presented, with such minor modifications as may be required
or approved by the City Attorney, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the Office of the City
Clerk, and authorizes and directs the City Manager to execute same.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Tiffany Allen Marco A. Verdugo
Assistant City Manager City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 15th day of April 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2025-056 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 15th day of April 2025.
Executed this 15th day of April 2025.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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