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Amending Section 17-107 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors: Labor-Management Relationships," to provide that building service employees performing labor under certain building service contracts, receive the prevailing wage and prevailing working conditions; and to provide for certain exemptions or exclusions, all under certain terms and conditions.

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File details

Status
Enacted
Type
Bill
Introduced
September 8, 2016
Sponsors
CGCouncilmember GymCQCouncilmember Quiñones SánchezCPCouncilmember ParkerCurtis Jones, Jr.

Full Bill

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHIILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 17-107 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

§17-107.Contractors: Labor-Management Relationships.

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(1)

Definitions. In this section, the following definitions apply:

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(d)

Building Service Employee. A person performing work in connection with the care and maintenance of a building

or property

, including but not limited to watchman, guard, doorperson, building cleaner, janitor, custodian, porter, maintenance person, handyperson, elevator operator or starter, window cleaner, desk clerk, housekeeper, gardener, [and] groundskeeper

and cleaner of public property or the public right-of-way

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(m) Prevailing Wages.

(.1) With respect to each classification of building service employee, as follows: The aggregate of (a) the greater of (i) the wage paid to the majority (more than 50 percent) of workers in the classification at similar locations in the City of Philadelphia, or, if the same wage is not paid to a majority of those employed in the classification, the average of the wages paid weighted by the total employed in the classification at similar locations; provided that the Director is authorized to determine a reasonable approximation of the foregoing or (ii) the wages determined by the Secretary of Labor under the Service Contract Act, 41 U.S.C. § 351

et seq

.[or other related acts] for that classification; and (b) the

greater of the

additional benefits[,]

provided to the majority (more than 50 percent) of workers in the classification at similar locations in the City of Philadelphia

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or the additional benefits determined by the Secretary of Labor for the job classification under the Service Contract Act, 41 U.S.C. § 351 et seq. for that classification,

for which a monetary equivalent may be determined[, and which are given building service employees pursuant to a bona fide collective bargaining agreement for such services in City of Philadelphia, or the monetary equivalent of such benefits].

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(s) Similar Locations. [With respect to building service employees

working primarily in commercial office buildings, all]

All

commercial office buildings of at least [25,000]

50,000

square feet located in the City of

Philadelphia

. [With respect to building service employees working primarily in residential buildings, all residential buildings of at least twenty-five (25) dwelling units located in the City of Philadelphia, whether such residential buildings are owned or rented by the occupants thereof.]

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(11)

Leases and Subleases.

(a)

Lease means a lease of City property or property owned or managed by a City-related agency

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which contains, or will contain, a [commercial office] building

or complex of buildings

of at least

50,000

[25,000] square feet

of at least one of the following types: commercial office, hospital, university, stadium, convention center, airport or port;

[or]

which contains or will contain

a residential building

or complex of buildings

of at least

fifty (50)

[twenty-five (25)] dwelling units, whether owned or rented by the occupants thereof

; or that is leased to an authority operating a special services district or a NIDMA operating a business improvement district

.

Leases shall be deemed to include subleases, including tenant leases.

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(12)

Recipients of Financial Assistance.

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(b)

Building service employees employed at properties that benefit from financial assistance, whether employed by the owner, developer or lessee of the property, or through a property management company or a contractor, will receive the prevailing wage; this requirement applies at [commercial office]

a

building[s]

or complex of buildings

of at least

50,000

[25,000] square feet

of at least one of the following types: commercial office, hospital, university, stadium, convention center, airport or port;

or

at

a

residential building[s]

or complex of buildings

of at least

fifty (50)

[twenty-five (25)] dwelling units, whether owned or rented by the occupants thereof

.

Building service employees employed by

an authority operating a special services district or a NIDMA operating a business improvement district, that receives financial assistance, or by a contractor of such an entity, shall receive the prevailing wage. This requirement shall apply

for the duration of the assistance or ten (10) years from the issuance of a certificate of approval, whichever is later.

(13)

Sale of Property.

(a)

Every contract or agreement entered into by the City for the sale of City property or by a City-related agency for the sale of property transferred to it by the City, which property

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contains, or will contain, a [commercial office] building

or complex of buildings

of at least

50,000

[25,000] square feet

of at least one of the following types: commercial office, hospital, university, stadium, convention center, airport or port;

or

contains or will contain

a residential building

or complex of buildings

of at least

fifty (50)

[twenty-five (25)] dwelling units, whether owned or rented by the occupants thereof

; or is sold to a an authority operating a special services district or a NIDMA operating a business improvement district

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shall contain a provision that all building service employees employed at the property shall be paid at least the applicable prevailing wages for ten (10) years from the date of the sale or issuance of a certificate of approval, whichever is later; that the purchaser shall require all property managers, contractors, lessees and tenants to, and shall itself, comply with and be bound by all provisions of this Section, as if such work were City-work and purchaser were a contractor; and that the purchaser will comply with the requirements of subsection 13(c).

SECTION 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon final approval.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics

indicate matter added.

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  1. Council ActionMAYOR

    SIGNED

    Other recorded action without a published tally.

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  2. Member voteCITY COUNCIL

    READ AND PASSED

    Member-by-member vote published for this action.

    Pass17 Yes · 0 No · 0 AbsentView member votes →
    Official action detail

    A motion was made that this matter be READ AND PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:

    Member votes

    MemberVote
    Al TaubenbergerYes
    Allan DombYes
    Blondell Reynolds BrownYes
    Bobby HenonYes
    Brian J. O'NeillYes
    Cherelle ParkerYes
    Cindy BassYes
    Curtis Jones, Jr.Yes
    Darrell L. ClarkeYes
    David OhYes
    Derek S. GreenYes
    Helen GymYes
    Jannie L. BlackwellYes
    Kenyatta JohnsonYes
    Maria D. Quiñones-SánchezYes
    Mark SquillaYes
    William K. GreenleeYes

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  3. 3 procedural actionsCITY COUNCIL
    ProceduralCITY COUNCIL

    ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR

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    UnanimousCITY COUNCIL

    SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL

    Pass
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    A motion was made by Councilmember Parker that this matter be SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL. The motion carried unanimously.

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    ProceduralCITY COUNCIL

    ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

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  4. 4 procedural actionsCommittee on Labor and Civil Service
    ProceduralCommittee on Labor and Civil Service

    REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

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  5. UnanimousCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

    Pass
    Official action detail

    A motion was made by Councilmember Gym that this matter be Introduced and Referred to the Committee on Labor and Civil Service. The motion carried unanimously.

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