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Item No. 3 (continued) <br />M /S: Murray /Stangel to close the public hearing. <br />Carried unanimously by voice vote and public hearing closed at 8:45 p.m. <br />Title read. M /S: Bury /Claire <br />ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHAPTER HEADING OF, AND ADDING ARTICLE V TO CHAPTER 14 <br />OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY RELATING TO NUISANCE ABATEMENT <br />Approved for first reading by unanimous roll call vote <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />(Council recessed from 8:46 p.m. to 8:53 p.m.) <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- <br />4. Public Hearing - re Prevailing Wages Policy for <br />private construction projects in the City of <br />Redwood City requested by Building Trades Council <br />Report: Community Development 1/16/89 including following letter <br />attachments: <br />Dorst Development 2/21/89 - opposed <br />Peninsula Builders Exchange 2/22/89 - opposed <br />Building Industry Association 2/22/89 - opposed <br />Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff & Tichy to County 2/18/88 opposed <br />Contra Costa County Counsel's Office 1/4/88 to Internal operations <br />Committee - invalid exercise of police power <br />PW Ex -1 Letters from Robert Gilmore, The Building and Construction Trades <br />Council, 2/27/89 supporting prevailing wages <br />PW Ex -2 Report from Tom Adams on The Impact of the Construction of Luz SEGS <br />VII on California and the Project Area supporting prevailing wages <br />PW Ex -3 Copy of letter to Redwood City Community Development Director <br />2/27/89 from Mark Thierman opposing prevailing wages <br />PW Ex -4 Letter from Alan Chen, Project Manager, Paragon Group opposing <br />prevailing wages <br />PW Ex -5 Copy of letter to Redwood City Community Development Director <br />2/27/89 from Clyde Wright, Masado Development Corporation opposing <br />prevailing wages <br />PW Ex -6 Letter to Mayor and Council from Clark D. Atwood, Southwest <br />Diversified opposing prevailing wages legislation <br />Mayor Greenalch declared the public hearing open at 9:00 p.m. <br />The following speakers addressed the Council: <br />Robert Gilmore, , Business Manager for the Building and Construction Trades <br />Council of San Mateo County, 300 -8th Avenue, San Mateo spoke in favor of a <br />prevailing wage policy citing: problems with transient workers; these laws <br />insure quality skilled workers; prevailing wages are not inflationary as on <br />site construction costs are under 10% of cost of house; with minor <br />adjustments administration would not be burdensome; joint labor /management <br />apprentice committees outspend their non -union competition by 100 to 1; <br />Reg.Mtg. <br />2/27/89 <br /> MINUTE BOOK NO. 48 Page 3 <br />Page No. 302 <br />