The following definitions shall apply to this article:
(a) "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 US Department of Labor (DOL) and California DAS.
(b) "Awarding Authority" means the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), the City Administrative Officer, or any other governing body, board, officer or employee of the City authorized to award a Contract.
(c) "City" means the City of Los Angeles and all Awarding Authorities thereof.
(d) "Construction" means construction as well as alteration, demolition, installation and repair work as mandated by the California Labor Code Section 1720(a)(1), and includes maintenance work as mandated by California Labor Code Section 1771.
(e) "Contract" means a contract, a letter of agreement issued by the City or other agreement for a Permanent Supportive Housing or Facilities Construction project funded with Proposition HHH bond proceeds.
(f) "Contractor" 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 the City or any of its contractors or subcontractors/owner-operators of any tier, with respect to the Construction of any part of any Project Work.
(g) "Designated Administrative Agency" or "DAA" means the City's Department of Public Works, Bureau of Contract Administration.
(h) "Facilities" means a development project that, upon completion of Construction, is intended to provide supportive services to, or otherwise benefit, those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, including but not limited to:
(1) Developments to provide assistance and services, such as mental health treatment, health care, drug and alcohol treatment, education and job training;
(2) Temporary shelters, storage space, showers and other facilities to provide supportive services or goods to, or otherwise benefit, those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness;
(3) Infrastructure and landscaping, including utilities, sidewalks and streets to be used in connection with the Permanent Supportive Housing.
(i) "Local Resident" means either: (i) an individual whose primary place of residence is in the City and is in a zip code within a 5-mile radius surrounding a project's location where the annual household income or the individual's annual household income is less than the County of Los Angeles' medium annual household income; 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 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 (iii) an individual whose primary place of residence is within the City and is within the 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 of the County of Los Angeles' unemployment rate as reported by the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data.
(j) "Permanent Supportive Housing" or "PSH" means residential unit(s) constructed that are strictly for individuals that are homeless or at risk of homelessness due to having an unstable permanent residence location or status, and where such unit(s) are paired with supportive services.
(k) "Project Work" means work performed in Construction of a Permanent Supportive Housing or Facilities development subject to the Proposition HHH Project Labor Agreement.
(l) "Proposition HHH" means the ballot measure the City of Los Angeles voters approved during the local election in November 2016 that authorizes the issuance of up to $1.2 billion in general bonds over a ten-year period, to construct up to 10,000 Permanent Supportive Housing units and related Facilities for the homeless or those at risk of homelessness.
(m) "Transitional Worker" means an individual whose primary place of residence is within the City and who, prior to commencing work on a Proposition HHH funded project, has been certified as having veteran status; having a documented history of involvement with the criminal justice system; or being homeless. If the Contractor or designated jobs coordinator 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 of 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. 185,523, Eff. 6-12-18.
Amended by: Subsec. (b), Ord. No. 187,122, Eff. 8-8-21.