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Committee advances First Source amendments and continues local hire ordinance for more study
Summary
Supervisor John Avalos advanced an amended First Source hiring ordinance requiring developers to disclose anticipated apprentice and prevailing-wage plans at entitlement and continued a separate ordinance extending local-hire and prevailing-wage requirements on city-owned property to allow departments more time to address implementation concerns.
Supervisor John Avalos introduced two measures intended to expand local-hire and workforce protections on development projects and city-owned construction.
Item 5 would amend the First Source hiring program to require developers to disclose anticipated entry and apprentice-level positions, anticipated local hires and wages, and agreed hiring and retention goals at entitlement so city agencies (including the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and CityBuild) can plan workforce preparation. Avalos also offered a minor amendment clarifying the definition of "apprentice level position" to cover workers indentured in state-approved apprenticeship programs, and a technical amendment to align the prevailing-wage definition with other code sections.
Item 6 would extend the city's local-hire and prevailing-wage policy to construction projects on City and County property. Avalos said several city departments asked for more time to assess implementation and potential unintended consequences; he proposed continuing Item 6 for three weeks to allow departments to refine language and prepare amendments.
Public comment on the measures was broadly supportive. Anthony Urbina of Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 said the changes would expand apprenticeship opportunities and require developers to use state-approved apprentice programs; Jacqueline Flynn of the A. Philip Randolph Institute urged careful data review and stakeholder input; and speakers from the Carpenters, Mission Hiring Hall and Operating Engineers said the ordinances would create middle-class job pathways for San Francisco residents.
Deputy City Attorney John Givner read two non-substantive amendments: one clarifying "apprentice level position" to mean a worker indentured in a state-approved construction apprenticeship program, and one clarifying that prevailing wage should be measured by county where the work is performed. Supervisor Avalos moved to accept the amendments and advance Item 5; the committee took the motion without objection and forwarded Item 5 with the amendments. Item 6 was continued to the Budget & Finance meeting on April 16 for further departmental review.
