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IT TAKES A COMMUNITY! getting to community benefits Presented by Union United Presentation outline: Framing Living out SomerVision Who is Union United What is a CBA? CBA Examples Union Uniteds Vision Whats
Presented by Union United
Union United is a coalition of stakeholders, including small business owners, residents, activists, immigrant groups, religious congregations, labor unions, and community organizations, working to ensure that the Union Square redevelopment process results in tangible benefits — not displacement — for Union Square through a community benefits agreement
Group/Health
Joseph’s, St. Catherine’s, & St. Ann’s parishes
Anthony’s parish
Master Agreement
(can incorporate CBA)
Developer City Community CBA Share information about
project and negotiations
➔ addresses community amenities
➔ addresses required mitigation
➔ crossover interests CBA Master Agreement
○ CBAs bring community members to the decision-making table in a meaningful way
○ build in valuable community amenities ○ faster, smoother entitlement process ○ projects and permits get green-lighted because of coalition’s backing ○ greater civic harmony (fewer demonstrations and legal suits)
address community needs
J.H. Snyder (one of California’s largest commercial developers): “The best way to get our project approved is to join the community.”
○ Staples Center and Los Angeles Airport ○ Benefits for: ■ job training and first source hiring ■ affordable housing ■ environmental mitigation ○ Keys to success: ■
■ strong unions ■ progressive city council that supported coalition ■ binding on successors - covenants run with the land ■ strong legal provisions for enforcement before anything is signed
Los Angeles, CA LAANE: “[CBAs] convinced the environmental movement to switch its approach from suing at the back end to helping come up with solutions at the front end.”
Kingsbridge National Ice Center ○ Benefits for: ■ “wall-to-wall” living wage requirement. ■ $8 million+ community fund ■ local business grant program ○ Keys to success: ■ Early negotiations between developer and community-labor groups after they voiced their
turning site into a shopping mall ■ Coalition held pickets and rallies until developer signed CBA
Northwest Bronx, NY
KNIC Partners: “We knew from the beginning that this project would only work if the community wanted it, so we sat down with them early on to determines how we could create a worthy vision that could benefit everyone.”
○ Community groups were hand-picked by the developer ○ Early conflicts between coalition, city, community groups, and developer ○ Weak enforcement ■ Stadium has been built, but local jobs and affordable housing units never materialized
Brooklyn, NY
Dearborn St. Developers ○ First successfully negotiated CBA in the Pacific Northwest ○ City council included some benefits in its own agreement with the developer, allowing it to enforce provisions along with the community ○ Developer dropped the project due to economic downturn ○ Lesson learned: CBAs can be tied to the land to ensure ongoing community benefits
Seattle, WA
Community resources, arts and culture Affordable Housing Local jobs Protection for small businesses Green and
Participatory planning Public safety and accessibility
Creating a robust process by which citizens from all backgrounds – including immigrants, working-class residents, and people of color – can share their values and make decisions about what happens in our community.