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and construction contracts to include local firms. “Local firm” means a business that is based in Lane County. 2.The applicant must ensure that qualified minority and women business enterprises have an equitable opportunity to compete for contracts and subcontracts. 3.The city manager shall include in the administrative rules adopted to implement sections 2.945 through 2.947 of this code provisions that: a.Identify additional requirements for the local economic impact plan, including definitions and exceptions such as when trades are not available locally; b.Enable qualified minority and women business enterprises to have an equitable opportunity to compete; and c.Ensure that the developer and its contractors and subcontractors comply with wage, tax and licensing laws in the development of the projectand posts information about the city’s rights assistance program. (h)Following the city council’s compliance with the requirements of subsection (1)(b) of this section 2.946 related to workforce housing and the council’s activation of one or more areas listed in subsection (1)(b) of this section 2.946, a developer shall include as workforce housing units not less than the percentage of the unitsspecified in those future code amendments, or alternatively shall pay to the city an equivalent workforce housing fee. “Workforce housing” is housing with rents equal to or less than 30% of the area median income. “Equivalent workforce housing fee” is a fee equal to the difference between the rent charged and workforce housing rents for the percentageof the unitsspecified by the future code amendments. 1.If the developer chooses to include the workforce housing units, the application shall identify which units in the project will be the workforce housing units, and shall maintain those units as such for the duration of the tax exemption period. As part of the administrative rules adopted pursuant to section 2.019 of this code, the city manager may further define “workforce housing unit” and shall establish requirements to ensure that the units are maintained as such during the tax exempt period. For purposes of this subsection, “project” means all new development that occurs after approval of the application on one or more contiguous lots all owned by a single entity or covered by acity-approved master plan. 2.If the developer chooses to pay the equivalent workforce housing fee, the fee may be paid annually in years 3 through 10 of the exemption, or may be paid up front. Funds received by the city under this paragraph shall be used forworkforce housing. 3.The provisions of this subsection(h) do not apply to tax exemption projects that are located in the downtown area east of Charnelton Street.However, the owner of the property shall pay to the city an amount equal to 10% of the total property tax exemption and all such payments shall be dedicated to the facilitation or creation of workforce housing. The fee may be paid annually in years 3 through 10 of the exemption, or may be paid upfront. Ordinance -Page 6of 11