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17 of 18 <br />Per the CWA, 30% of total work hours to be performed by workers from Tier 1 and Tier 2 underrepresented <br />ZIP Codes in Orange County. The local Unions will exert their best efforts to recruit and refer sufficient <br />numbers of skilled craft workers to fulfill the labor requirements of the Contractor, including specific <br />employment obligations to which the Contractor may be legally and/or contractually obligated; and to refer <br />apprentices as requested to develop a larger, skilled workforce. The Unions will work with their affiliated <br />regional and national unions, and jointly with the CWA Administrator and others designated by the City, to <br />identify and refer competent craft persons as needed for Project Work, and to identify and hire individuals, <br />particularly residents of the City, for entrance into joint labor/management apprenticeship programs, or to <br />participate in other identified programs and procedures to assist individuals in qualifying and becoming <br />eligible for such apprenticeship programs, all maintained to increase the available supply of skilled craft <br />personnel for Project Work and future construction of maintenance work to be undertaken by the City. <br />The Unions and Contractors agree that they will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for <br />employment in hiring and dispatching on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, <br />membership in a labor organization, sexual orientation, political affiliation, marital status or disability. <br />Further, it is recognized that the City has certain policies, programs, and goals for the utilization of local small <br />business enterprises. The Parties shall jointly endeavor to assure that these commitments are fully met, and <br />that any provisions of this Agreement which may appear to interfere with local small business enterprises <br />successfully bidding for work within the scope of this Agreement shall be carefully reviewed, and adjustments <br />made as may be appropriate and agreed upon among the Parties, to ensure full compliance with the spirit and <br />letter of the City’s policies and commitment to its goals for the significant utilization of local small businesses <br />as direct Contractors or suppliers for Project Work. <br />The Unions and Contractors agree that, to the extent allowed by law, and as long as they possess the requisite <br />skills and qualifications, the Unions will exert their best efforts to refer and/or recruit sufficient numbers of <br />skilled craft “Local Residents,” as defined herein, to fulfill the requirements of the Contractors. In recognition <br />of the fact that the City and the communities surrounding Project Work will be impacted by the construction <br />of the Project Work, the parties agree to support the hiring of workers from the residents of these surrounding <br />areas, as well as Veterans and individuals who have successfully completed the Building Trades Multi-Craft <br />Core Curriculum Pre-Apprenticeship Program, regardless of where they reside, for Project Work. <br />The full CWA is available for download here: <br />https://storage.googleapis.com/proudcity/santaanaca/uploads/2022/02/Community-Workforce-Agreement- <br />12_20_2023.pdf <br />