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Redwood Shores using federal funds at a greatly reduced interest rate needed the City's name on the loan. The developer was supposed to abide by the Davis-Bacon Act. However, the development used out of state or out of country laborers. Local workers were not employed on the project and there was an enormous amount of poor craftsmanship in the building itself. One 18 year old man ITom Mexico lost his life on the project because of safety violations, and "it was a mess." After that experience Councilman Claire said he became a proponent of prevailing wages because it ensures safety and good quality in the workplace. TITLE READ. MIS: CLAIRE/BUCHAN RESOLUTION NO. 12699 CONFIRMING SUPPORT OF DAVIS-BACON PREVAILING WAGE STANDARD Councilwoman Buchan, Legislative Committee member, stated it also took her a while to become a convert and support the Davis-Bacon Act, but she now believed requiring prevailing wages ensures quality and fairness. Mayor Hartnett expressed his support for the resolution stating he knew the history connected to prevailing wages and the proposed resolution would be a reaffirmation of Council's existing policy. Mayor Hartnett said the policy had been successful in Redwood City and it had made a difference in quality and construction. Councilman Leipzig said that he had asked for assignment to the Legislative Committee and looked forward to serving on it. He felt it was unfortunate that a procedural mistake occurred that had prevented him ITom attending the Committee meeting last Friday. Councilman Leipzig said he had not had time to study the City's prevailing wage policy nor any of the background material. He stated "given the mix-up of this situation, and (the fact that) this issue is not going to be a life or death situation for the City....! respectfully request, since that it is the case that we are not spending funds nor authorizing agreements, that my Council colleagues would respect me on this one and postpone a vote to the next immediate Council meeting....as a personal favor, since I was not allowed to be a part of the (Committee) discussion." Mayor Hartnett said, with all due respect to Councilman Leipzig's position, had this issue come directly to the Council rather than to the Council Legislative Committee first, his vote would have been the same, and because of the timing "it doesn't make sense to vote unless we vote tonight." Mayor Hartnett stated that any future scheduling or procedural Committee problems would only happen by accident he was sure, but if they did, Council would delay action. MEMO 2/13/96 MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 Page No. 078 Regular Meeting Minutes February 12, 1996 Page 11