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Jennifer L. Hall
From:Planning Commission
Sent:Monday, September 28, 2020 8:40 PM
To:Jennifer L. Hall
Cc:David See; Susan Kim
Subject:FW: Stadium District Sub-Area A Project (Angel Stadium Property)
Attachments:Anderson & Howard Electric, Inc..pdf
From: Christine Moore <Christinem@aandh.com>
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2020 3:21 PM
To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor) <HSidhu@anaheim.net>; Annie Mezzacappa <AMezzacappa@anaheim.net>; Planning
Commission <PCommision@anaheim.net>
Cc: Greg Elliott <Grege@aandh.com>
Subject: Stadium District Sub-Area A Project (Angel Stadium Property)
Good Afternoon,
On behalf of Anderson & Howard Electric, Inc., please see our attachment concerning Community Workforce
Agreements.
Thank you,
Christine Moore | Estimating Coordinator
O 949.756.3375
M
ANDERSON HOWARD
15 Chrysler
Irvine, CA 92618-2009
Keeping Your Business LIVE!™
1
September28,2020
MayorandmembersoftheCityCouncil,
OnbehalfofAnderson&HowardElectric,Inc.,Iwritetoyoutodaytourgeyourcontinuedsupportinapproving
theZoningCodeAmendmentandDispositionandDevelopmentAgreement(DDA)forthedevelopmentofthe
AProject(AngelStadiumProperty),throughaCommunityWorkforceAgreement.
StadiumDistrictSubArea
ACommunityWorkforceAgreementissoundpolicythatoffersallparticipantsintheelectricalconstruction
industry,includingowners,contractors,andemployees,thesafetyandpeaceofmindneededtoadvancethe
industrythatbringspower,light,andcommunicationtechnologytobuildingsandcommunitiesacrossthe
nation.
Fordecades,CommunityWorkforceAgreementshaveproventobeatimetestedmethodtowardsensuring
thatprojectsarecompletedontimeandexceedingqualityconstructionstandards,ultimatelysavingtaxpayer
dollars.CommunityWorkforceAgreementshelpensurethatcontractors,subcontractors,communitiesand
workersagreetoworkingconditions,ensuringcoordinationforsmoothprojectcompletion.Training
requirements,coupledwithfaircompensationandbenefits,savetaxpayerdollarsbyensuringontimeandon
budgetcompletionofprojects.
ItisimportanttonotethatCommunityWorkforceAgreementscansupportothercomponentsofyouragenda,
suchascrackingdownonundocumentedworkers.Theseagreementsareanimportanttoolthatensures
projectsarecompletedbylegal,documentedemployeesanddiscouragestheutilizationofunskilledand
undocumentedworkers.Nosystemcanpreventallabuse,buttheuseofestablishedhiringmethodsundera
workforceagreementgoesalongwaytoassurethatidentitiesandskillsclaimedbyworkersarevalid.Similarly,
Anderson&HowardElectric,Inc.,endorsesandhaveimplementedareawidedrugtestingprogramsforour
company.
Asisobvioustoalmostanygovernmentalbody,wemustfaceandovercometheterriblecrisisofopioidand
drugaddiction.CommunityWorkforceAgreementssupportthemanyestablishedprogramsintheconstruction
industrytohelpidentifyandrehabilitatethoseworkerscaughtinthedeadlyspiralofdrugabuse.
InsupportofyourefforttorevitalizeAnaheim,Anderson&HowardElectric,Inc.urgesthecontinued
implementationCommunityWorkforceAgreementsasausefultoolforadvancingresponsiblecontracting
practicesandforguaranteeingthetimely,effective,andefficientdeliveryofconstructionprojects.
Sincerely,
GregElliott
President
Anderson Howard
aandh.com
15 Chrysler
Irvine, CA 92618-2009
P 949.250.4555
F 949.250.1918
Keeping Your Business ™
LIVE