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Council approves local-hire plan and moves ahead with $190M contract phase for city library project
Summary
Pasadena council approved staff recommendations on a local-hire program and moved forward with the PCO4 contract (noted at roughly $190 million) with commitments for city tracking, monthly reporting, LCP Tracker use and aspirational goals for Pasadena residents in hiring.
The Pasadena City Council unanimously approved staff's recommendation March 2 to proceed with the next contract phase (PCO4) on a major city construction project and accepted a local-hire implementation plan that sets mandatory and voluntary hiring categories.
City staff presented the first-source hiring program, explaining mandatory provisions for city-funded projects and voluntary incentives (construction tax rebates tied to hiring Pasadena residents). The city outlined a tracking system using the LCP Tracker, pledged monthly public reporting and…
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