July 25, 2007

PASADENA RESIDENTS WILL HAVE CONSTRUCTION JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT ALTADENA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

The Carter Agency and the city of Pasadena have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that enables Pasadena residents registered in the city’s local hiring database to be referred for construction jobs.

The Carter Agency is working with Pasadena-based real estate developer Dorn Platz on Lincoln Crossing, a 22-acre mixed-use redevelopment in Altadena. Qualified Pasadena residents are being referred for jobs at the project.

Lincoln Crossing is exempt from Pasadena’s First Source Hiring Ordinance because it is outside the city limit and receives no financial benefit from the city of Pasadena. However, because Lincoln Crossing is the site of major, long-term construction work, the developer has recognized Pasadena’s First Source Local Hiring program as a resource for employing laborers.

“I am proud to be a partner with the city of Pasadena,” said Ron Carter, managing director of The Carter Agency. “I look forward to facilitating construction jobs to increase the economic well-being of Pasadena residents.”
 
This is the second MOU for local hiring on projects that are exempt from
Pasadena’s First Source Hiring Ordinance; the first MOU was between the city of Pasadena and DMJM for convention center expansion jobs (public projects are exempt). Additional hiring and MOU agreements are being negotiated with developers and training institutions for the referral of Pasadena residents. The MOUs are open-ended agreements that allow access to all of a company’s construction projects.

The First Source Hiring Ordinance requires developers who receive financial incentives from the city of Pasadena to hire local residents to work on those projects. The ordinance is administered through the City Manager’s Office.

Pasadena residents interested in the First Source Hiring program should call
(626) 744-8382 or email awatson@cityofpasadena.net.