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Julian Gross On NYC Bar Report On Community Benefits Agreements
Julian Gross On NYC Bar Report On Community Benefits Agreements
Julian Gross On NYC Bar Report On Community Benefits Agreements
Julian Gross
Summaryof Presentationto Associationof the Bar of the City of New York
Panef: Community Benefits Agreements: Time for Reform?
Monday, May17,2010
Appropriate roles of public and private actors: Experiencein othercitieshas shownthat CBAswork bestwhenthey
are trulyvoluntary,privateagreements.
Conclusion: The Needfor Citywide Policies: For all largeprojects,publicofficialsand staffshouldstay out of the CBA
business, allowingdevelopers to makeprivatelyenforceablecommitments to generatecommunity supportif theywant
to, and allowingeachelectedofficialto makehis or her own assessmentas to the significance of that support. On a
policy level, the City shouldensurestrong baselinesof communitybenefitsfor subsidizedprojects,includingliving wages
and localhiring. fhis wouldbe good policy,and wouldalso reducethe community'sperceivedneedfor CBAs,allowing
advocatesto focuson issuesthat are trulyspecificto that projectsite.
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