RES-2011-118 RESOLUTION NO. 2011- 118
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVING A
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION, GENERAL UNIT AND THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
WHEREAS, the Human Resources Department met and conferred with officials
and employee representatives of the Anaheim Municipal Employees Association, General Unit,
and reached an agreement intended to mitigate the impact of pending labor force reductions on
employees in classifications represented by the Anaheim Municipal Employees Association; and
WHEREAS, as a result thereof, a Letter of Understanding dated July 28, 2011
between the parties has been prepared and signed; and
WHEREAS, the Union is in agreement with the recommendations contained in
said Letter of Understanding; and as a result thereof, the Letter of Understanding dated July 28,
2011, has been signed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim does find that it is in the best
interest of the City of Anaheim to approve said Letter of Understanding.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Anaheim that the Letter of Understanding dated July 28, 2011 between the Anaheim Municipal
Employees Association, General Unit and the City of Anaheim, a copy of which is attached
hereto and incorporated by reference herein, is hereby approved.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Anaheim this 16th day of August 2011, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Tait, Council Members Sidhu, Eastman, Galloway and Murray
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
MA OR OF THE CIT OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CRISTINA T LLEY, CIT, TORNEY
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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
between the
ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, GENERAL EMPLOYEES
and the
CITY OF ANAHEIM
The Anaheim Municipal Employees Association (AMEA), General Employees, and the City
of Anaheim (ANAHEIM) have met and conferred and agreed to certain provisions intended to
mitigate the impact of the City's intent to privatize various Park Maintenance functions. The
Parties hereby agree to the following special mitigation provisions:
1. Any layoffs resulting from the implementation of the City Council's approval of
agreements with Marina Landscape Inc and Merchants Landscape Services shall not be
implemented for at least sixty (60) days following the date of Council action taken July
19, 2011.
2. ANAHEIM will offer the Accelerated Separation Program (ASP) as provided for in
the Letter of Understanding entered into by the Parties on January 29, 2010, including
provisions for contributions to post retirement medical benefits through the end of the
2012 calendar year, to classes of employees deemed eligible by the City Manager. The
City Manager shall retain the sole discretion to approve or deny any application and to
close the program at any time. Any decision by the City Manager to deny an
application, or to close the application period with or without notification, shall not be
subject to review through the grievance procedure.
3. ANAHEIM agrees to pay the COBRA costs associated with health benefit
continuation for those qualified employees laid off from their position with ANAHEIM,
including those qualified employees who convert from full -time status to part -time
status. Such payments shall be made by ANAHEIM through the end of the current
calendar year (2011). Effective January 1, 2012, COBRA costs associated with health
benefit continuation shall be the responsibility of the individual COBRA participant.
4. ANAHEIM agrees that those employees laid off from their position with
ANAHEIM, including those qualified employees who convert from full -time status to part-
time status, as a result of the privatization of Park Maintenance services shall constitute
the applicant pool for any positions that may become vacant in the Park Maintenance
Worker II and the Parks Field Supervisor classification. This limited applicant pool shall
be maintained by ANAHEIM for a period of two (2) years from the date of the layoff, or
until the list is depleted, whichever occurs first. After two years, all positions will be
filled through the normal recruitment processes.
AMEA General Employees
Letter of Understanding
Parks Worker Mitigation Agreement
The Parties agree that this Agreement is the result of extraordinary circumstances accruing
from the decision by ANAHEIM to privatize specific functions pertaining to the maintenance of
ANAHEIM parks, and that this Agreement is intended solely to mitigate the impact of this
decision on affected employees. The Parties further agree that this Agreement shall not bind
ANAHEIM or serve as precedent in the event such a decision to privatize or otherwise outsource
any other services or functions currently provided by ANAHEIM.
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