The following definitions shall apply throughout this article:
"Apprentice" means any worker who is indentured in a bona fide construction apprenticeship program registered and approved by the State of California, Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) or, in the case of Projects with federal funding, in a bona fide apprenticeship program approved by the United States Department of Labor (DOL) and California DAS.
"City" means the City of Los Angeles, a municipal corporation.
"Construction" means construction as well as alteration, demolition, installation and repair work as mandated by California Labor Code Section 1720(a)(1), and includes maintenance work as mandated by California Labor Code Section 1771.
"Contract" means a contract for a public works Construction project.
"Contractor/Subcontractor/Employer" means any individual firm, partnership, owner-operator, or corporation, or combination thereof, including joint ventures, which is an independent business enterprise and which has entered into a Contract with Public Works or any of its contractors or subcontractors/owner-operators of any tier, with respect to the Construction of any part of any Project Work.
"Designated Administrative Agency" or "DAA" means the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Contract Administration, which shall bear administrative responsibilities under this article, including rule making.
"Local Resident" means either: (i) an individual whose primary place of residence is within the City and is within a zip code having at least two census tracts (or portions thereof) in which the median annual household income is less than 50 percent of the County of Los Angeles' median annual household income, and/or at least two census tracts (or portions thereof) where the rate of unemployment exceeds 200 percent of the County of Los Angeles' unemployment rate as reported by the most recent U.S. Census Bureau Data; or (ii) an individual whose primary place of residence is within the City and is within a zip code having at least two census tracts (or portions thereof) in which the median annual household income is less than the County of Los Angeles' median annual household income and/or at least two census tracts (or portions thereof) where the rate of unemployment exceeds 100 percent County of Los Angeles' unemployment rate as reported by the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data.
"Project Work" means work performed by Council-controlled departments in Construction of a public works improvement project subject to the Department of Public Works Project Labor Agreement.
"Public Works" means the Department of Public Works of the City.
"Transitional Worker" means an individual whose primary place of residence is within the City and who, prior to commencing work on a Project, has been certified as having Veteran status; having a documented history of involvement with the criminal justice system; or being homeless. If the Jobs Coordinator or Employer is not able to identify an adequate number of workers certified as having Veteran status, documented involvement with criminal justice or being homeless, then a Transitional Worker may be an individual facing two of the following barriers to employment: having a household income less than 50 percent of the Los Angeles County Median Annual Household Income; receiving public assistance; lacking a GED or high school diploma; being a custodial single parent; suffering from long-term unemployment; being emancipated from the foster care system; or being an apprentice with less than 15 percent of the apprenticeship hours required to graduate to journey level in a state (and federal if necessary) approved program.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 181,520, Eff. 2-20-11.
Amended by: In Entirety, Ord. No. 184,662, Eff. 1-25-17.