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| Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) A Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) is a contract between a developer and a coalition that represents various stakeholders in a community. Such stakeholders often include neighborhood groups, unions, faith-based organizations, advocacy groups and charities. In return for being able to build in the community, the developer agrees to provide benefits such as living wages, local hiring and/or training, affordable housing, park or recreation areas, environmental improvements, and other community services, facilities or amenities. |
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California - The area around the Staples Center, near downtown Los Angeles, is ready to be revitalized by the center's success. Developers and city officials have created the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District, a $1 billion project (called "l.a. live") containing retail, housing, a theater and a hotel. In return for the support of local neighborhood groups (and especially those who would be displaced by the project), the developers agreed to a community benefits agreement (CBA) that guarantees livable wages, local hiring, affordable housing, open space and parks, and community consultation on the choice of commercial tenants. The project is scheduled for completion in 2008.
California - Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has long wished to expand its operations, but opposition from various local community groups and environmental organizations has blocked its growth. In 2004, however, a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) was created between the airport and the LAX Coalition for Economic, Environmental and Educational Justice. The CBA guarantees livable wages, local job training, local school improvements, home soundproofing, "green-building," and certain air-quality improvements. The total value of the CBA is about $500 million, and the total expense of the airport's modernization and expansion is estimated at $11 billion.
Wisconsin - The Park East Redevelopment is a 26-acre mixed-use project near downtown Milwaukee, which will bring housing, retail and entertainment to the area. The site became available when the Park East Freeway was demolished in 2004, and most of the parcels are owned either by the city or county. A group of 29 neighborhood activists and nonprofit organizations joined together to form the Good Jobs and Livable Neighborhoods Coalition, to ensure the redevelopment occurs in a way that benefits the community. In 2005 the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors passed the Park East Redevelopment Compact, a community benefits agreement (CBA) that guarantees a living wages for employees, union representation, local hiring and training, public open space, "green-building" requirements, and affordable housing. However, the city has not (thus far) passed a CBA.
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