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City to amend Chico Rod and Gun Club lease to remove prevailing-wage clause for club-funded improvements, staff says
Summary
Parks staff briefed the commission on an informational lease amendment that would remove a prevailing-wage requirement from the Chico Rod and Gun Club lease for improvements paid for by the club; city attorney has reviewed and approved the change and it will proceed to council.
Parks staff told the commission the city attorney has approved an amendment to the longstanding lease with the Chico Rod and Gun Club that would remove a prevailing-wage provision for work the club pays for itself.
Staff said the change is limited to lease language and applies only to improvements paid for entirely by the club; no public funds are being committed. “When the lease was written there’s this prevailing wage provision that really probably didn’t need to be in there,” a parks manager said. The city attorney reviewed the amendment and staff said the item will proceed to council as an informational item and then for formal action.
Why it matters: removing a prevailing-wage clause can lower costs for privately financed improvements but can also draw scrutiny from labor stakeholders; at the meeting staff emphasized that the club would fund the improvements and the city would charge a nominal rent and not pay for the work.
Next steps: staff will carry the amendment to council for final approval; the commission received the informational briefing and had no additional questions that would change staff’s recommendation.
