Definitions. To effectuate the purposes of this section, these terms
shall have the following meanings:
AFFORDABLE HOUSING GRANT
A form of redevelopment area financing involving a disbursement
of monies from the City's affordable housing trust fund to a developer,
given in order to ensure the inclusion of on-site affordable housing
at the developer's project, for the duration of the tax exemption.
APPRENTICE
A worker who participates in a program registered by the
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the U.S. Department of Labor
("DOL"), or an apprenticeship equivalent program either approved and
funded by the New Jersey Department of Labor as of January 1, 2003,
who takes a construction apprenticeship test, and receives benefits
and pay not less than those received by an apprentice.
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
An apprenticeship program and registered by the Bureau of
Apprenticeship and Training of the U.S. Department of Labor or an
apprenticeship equivalent program as that term is used by the State
of New Jersey in the Abbot Project Labor Agreement either approved
and funded by the New Jersey Department of Labor as of January 1,
2003.
CITY OF HOBOKEN
The Mayor, the Municipal Council, the Corporation Counsel,
and/or the Business Administrator of the City of Hoboken, or any of
their designees.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
A form of redevelopment area financing which provides monies
that can be used to revitalize neighborhoods, expand affordable housing
and economic opportunities, and/or improve community facilities.
CRAFT EMPLOYEE
A person employed in a trade as defined herein at either
the apprentice or journeyman level.
DEVELOPER
An entity that is developing a project that has a total construction
cost that is equal to, or in excess of, $10,000,000, exclusive of
any land acquisition costs, and has received 1) a tax exemption pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40A:20-1 et seq. (the Long-Term Tax Exemption statute)
or a tax exemption pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:21-1 et seq. (the Five-Year
Exemption and Abatement Statute) and 2) is a recipient of some form
of redevelopment area financing (RAF) such as, but not limited to,
a redevelopment area bond ("RAB") pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-64
et seq., or any other form of municipal financing/funding such as
an affordable housing trust fund grant, a community development block
grant (CDBG), a direct payment to the developer by the City in the
form of rent, or 3) if the entity is the recipient of a construction
contract awarded by the City for a public construction project.
FINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
The certificate that is issued by the City's Construction
Official upon completion of the project indicating that the structure
is ready for occupancy.
JOURNEYMAN
A skilled worker who is a member of a labor organization
and who has successfully completed an official apprenticeship qualification
in a building trade or craft.
LABOR ORGANIZATION
An organization which represents, for purposes of collective
bargaining, employees trained in a particular trade, involved in the
performance of a public construction project or RAF project that has
the present ability to refer, provide or represent sufficient numbers
of qualified employees to perform the contracted work and has an apprenticeship
program.
LABOR PERSON HOURS
The number of hours worked multiplied by the number of employees
performing such work.
MINORITY
Any person who is identified as Black, Asian, Hispanic, or
American Indian as codified in N.J.A.C. 17:27-2.1.
MINORITY/WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (MWBE)
(1)
A business in which the principal is a minority as defined herein,
or a woman;
(2)
A business in which at least 51% of the ownership interest is
held by a minority as defined herein, or by a woman and the management
and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of the
minorities or women who own it; or
(3)
A corporation or other business entity authorized under the
laws of New Jersey whose management and daily business operations
are controlled by one or more of the minorities or women who own it,
and which at least 51% of the corporation is owned by one or more
minorities or women, and if stock is issued, at least 51% of the stock
is owned by one or more minorities or women.
PRINCIPAL
Any officer, director, or individual who directly or indirectly
holds any beneficial interest in or ownership of the securities of
the business and/or any employee of the business who is empowered
by title or by explicit assignment to authorize the procurement, purchase,
or contracting of equipment, goods, services, or supplies whatsoever
involving an expenditure of $1,000 or greater.
PROJECT COMPLETION
The determination by the City that the project, in whole
or in part, is ready for the use intended, which ordinarily shall
mean the date on which the project receives its final certificate
of occupancy.
PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT (PLA)
A contract between a labor organization and a developer for
construction jobs that contains at a minimum the requirements set
forth in this section.
PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
Any construction contract entered into by the City using
public funds, the total cost of which is equal to or exceeds $5,000,000,
exclusive of any land acquisition costs.
REDEVELOPMENT AREA BOND
A form of redevelopment area financing whereby the City sells
bonds pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-64 et seq. (the "RAB Law") in order
to fund infrastructure improvements and other project costs.
REDEVELOPMENT AREA FINANCING ("RAF") PROJECT
A project that has a total construction cost that is equal
to or exceeds $10,000,000, exclusive of any land acquisition costs,
which receives 1) a tax exemption pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:20-1 et
seq. or N.J.S.A. 40A:21-1 et seq., and 2) receives some form of redevelopment
area financing such as an affordable housing trust fund grant, a community
block development grant, or a redevelopment area bond.
RESIDENT
Any person who currently lives in Hoboken and who has lived
in Hoboken for the previous 12 months.
SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION
Any construction project that is not completed but is near
completion by virtue of the project receiving a temporary certificate
of occupancy from the City's Construction Official.
TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
A certificate that is issued by the City's Construction Official
when a project has been substantially completed, provided that such
portion or portions may be occupied safely prior to full completion
of the building or structure without endangering health or safety.
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST
All costs, including infrastructure, excluding only land
acquisition costs, incurred to construct a project through the date
of completion, that is, the date the final certificate of occupancy
is issued. Total construction cost shall generally be determined in
accordance with the industry standard of Marshall & Swift Valuation®, but including the cost of piling and soil compaction.
Total construction cost must include any construction cost constituting
as an element of total project cost under N.J.S.A. 40A:20-3h(4).
TRADE
A skilled job, typically one requiring manual skills and
special training, such as carpentry, masonry, and plastering, that
are primarily concerned with the construction and finishing of buildings.