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Changes to Railroad Square RFP (12/21/05 version to 1/18/06 version) # 1 TOPIC LOCATION CHANGE Housing Page 12, Chapter 6: Section 6.2, Paragraph #2 Previous: “SMART’s highest priority for the site is housing which is expected to have a minimum of at least 35 dwelling units per acre.” New: “SMART’s priority for the site is housing (given its expected contribution to both revenue and ridership), which is recommended to include 125 to 190 total dwelling units, or a gross density of 23 to 35 dwelling units per acre. 2 Affordable Housing Page 12, Chapter 6: Section 6.2, Paragraph #2 Previous: “SMART is also encouraging developers to consider ways to ensure that a minimum of 20% of the housing on site is affordable to households with low and moderate incomes.” New: “SMART is also requiring developers to ensure that a minimum of 15% of the housing on site is affordable to households with low and moderate incomes. Developers are encouraged to seek outside funds for this affordable component, and should work closely with the City of Santa Rosa to identify and pursue any relevant and available local funds.” 3 Green Building Page 13, Chapter 6: Section 6.4, Paragraph #2 Previous: “In addition, the SMART Board strongly supports the incorporation of green building techniques in the development. New: “In addition, the SMART Board requires the incorporation of green building techniques in the development. 4 Prequalification Page 14, Chapter 6: Section 6.5, Paragraph #2 New Insert: “In order to ensure reliable, high-quality construction, SMART is requiring that all contractors and subcontractors hired by the developer to work on the SMART site meet certain minimum requirements. These contractor requirements are spelled out in detail in Appendix F.” 5 Prequalification Page 23, Appendix E: Sub-section #2 Insert: “In addition to the Minimum Business Terms described above, any ground lease entered into between SMART and a development firm must contain the following: 3) minimum requirements for contractors and subcontractors on the site as described in Appendix F.”
Changes to Railroad Square RFP (12/21/05 version to 1/18/06 version) 6 Prequalification Page 24, Appendix F See Appendix F 7 Local Hiring for Construction Phase 8 Local Hiring for Construction Phase Page 17, Chapter 7: Section 7.2, Item #9 Page 15, Chapter 6: Section 6.5 Paragraph #1 New Insert: “Please explain how your firm would help to ensure that a substantial portion of the workforce working on the site resides within the SMART District”. New Insert: “The developer shall make a good faith effort to ensure that at least 50% of the workforce hired to work on the SMART property during the construction phase reside in the SMART District (either Marin or Sonoma Counties). The developer will provide SMART with a list of employees, their positions, and the county of their residence.” 9 Living Wage Page 14, Chapter 6 Section 6.5 Paragraph #3 New Insert: “In addition to prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements during the construction phase, it is SMART’s intent to require the payment of a “living wage” to employees working on the site in the post-construction phase. This will be included as a contractual term of any agreement ultimately signed with a development team. “Living Wage” shall be defined as an average of the minimum wages then if effect, by those jurisdictions in the SMART District that maintain a living wage provision (rounded to the nearest 10 cents). Currently, there are four such jurisdictions: the City of Sonoma, the City of Sebastopol, the Town of Fairfax, and Marin County whose average minimum wage for contractors is $11.50 per hour with health care benefits or $13.00 without. Exemptions shall include employers with less than 20 employees, employees who spend less than 25 percent of their time on work related to the Railroad Square facilities, and employees under 21 years of age employed by a non-profit entity for after-school, summer employment or for training for a period not longer than 120 days shall be exempt.” 10 Living Wage Page 23, Appendix E: Sub-section #2 Insert: “In addition to the Minimum Business Terms described above, any ground lease entered into between SMART and a development firm must contain the following: 2) living wage provision for future employers.”
Page 1 and 2: I. Call to Order AGENDA: SMART DIST
Page 3 and 4: I Call to Order MINUTES OF SMART BO
Page 5 and 6: Regarding housing, Ms. Belzer refer
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Page 9 and 10: M E M O R A N D U M DATE: January 1
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Page 13 and 14: 12. This Agreement shall not be con
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Page 19 and 20: Changes to Railroad Square RFP (12/
Page 21 and 22: TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction .
Page 23 and 24: Figure 1 SMART Corridor Map Request
Page 25 and 26: Some potential mechanisms to involv
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Page 40 and 41: SITE PHOTOS (Viewed from the East)
Page 42 and 43: APPENDIX B ADDITIONAL MAPS AND PHOT
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Page 58 and 59: Assignment. SMART will have a reaso
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