“Contractor” means any person or entity which, pursuant to a written agreement or purchase order, provides labor or materials on public works projects for the city.

“Monterey Bay Area” means Monterey County, San Benito County and Santa Cruz County.

“Qualified individual” means an individual who is in a certified state or federally approved apprenticeship program in an applicable trade or has become a journey person in his or her applicable trade.

“Resident of the Monterey Bay area” means an individual who is domiciled within the boundaries of the Monterey Bay area immediately preceding the date of the bid advertisement by the city and who can verify his or her domicile upon request of the contractor or city by producing documentation such as rent/lease agreement, telephone and utility bills or payment bills, a valid California driver’s license or identification card, and/or any other similar, reliable evidence that verifies that the individual is domiciled within the Monterey Bay area. A worker who is a building trade journeyman or building trade apprentice whose local hiring hall has jurisdiction over the Monterey Bay area is also deemed a resident of the Monterey Bay area.

“Subcontractor” means any person or entity which, pursuant to an agreement or purchase order with a city contractor or another subcontractor, participates in the provision of labor or materials on public works projects for the city. (Ord. 99-08 § 1, 1999)