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Item No.1 (conti nued) In response to questi on, Ms. Jones-Thomas reported that she was ad vi sed by the City of Oakland that they have a contract compliance staff separate from the Redevelopment Agency which handles monitoring and that they also told her they do not monitor on a "spot check" basis. Mr. Adams said that he had previously represented the Alameda BTC and suggested that Oakland does use a random check monitoring system, stating that the contract compliance staff there must also monitor other aspects of policy such as affirmative action. Mr. Gilmore said that the BTC ~uld be willing to change their proposal so that single-family homes would not be included in the pol icy. In response to question Mr. Schricker said that the City monitors contracts now, noting that if payrolls are to be required, there must be a reason to do so. M/S: Chandler/LaBerge that in place of Paragraph (b) in the proposed resolution that the Building Trades Council's Paragraph B(b) be substituted with the threshold to be $100,000 and that construction or rehabilitation of single-family homes be excepted from the policy, irrespective of construction costs; and also that staff report after six months on the costs of monitoring, 1 it i gat ion, et c. f or the po 1 icy. AMENO'v1ENT: Councilman Chandler, with the consent of hi s second, amended the motion to state that construction or rehabilitation of only one single-family dwelling is intended rather than a project of single-family homes. The motion as amended failed on the following roll call vote: Ayes: Noes: Directors Greenalch, LaBerge and Vice Chai rman Chandler Directors Britschgi, Stangel and Chairman Claire M/S: Britschgi/Stange1 to continue consideration of the prevailing wage policy for a IIcooling off" period with regard to the items discussed and that the matter be referred to staff and brought back 1 ater for further con s i derat ion. The motion carried on the following roll call vote: Ayes: Directors Britschgi, Chandler, LaBerge, Stangel and Chairman Claire Noes: Director Greenalch MINUTE ORDER NO. RD88-24 (Council recessed from 10:07 to 10:15 p.m.) CONSENSUS: Chairman Claire determined it to be the consensus of the Agency to disQ.lss prevailing wage rate policy in a working session sometime in early March and to invite all interested parties. MEMO 2/9/88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Red ev. Agency 2/8/88 Page 3 MINUTE BOOK NO. 47 Pac¡e No. 494 ..... -- .- '--""--""""" --"---'----"-""'----'- - ..---.......-....,.--