CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: AUGUST 5, 2015
PREPARED BY: Michelle Katsuyoshi, Human Resources Manager and Leslie Jensen, Deputy City Attorney
APPROVED BY: City Manager
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CONSIDERATION OF A CITY-WIDE MINIMUM WAGE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
Direct staff to initiate a city-wide minimum wage engagement process.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Supporting youth
Preserving and cultivating public trust
Fostering Positive Organizational Culture
2015 Focus Areas
Community Engagement Effectiveness
REPORT NARRATIVE:
On June 3, 2015, Council directed staff to prepare a resolution tying the City's minimum wage to the State's minimum wage plus CPI with the added amount to catch up, by January of 2017, with the San Jose's increase in minimum wage plus CPI. Additionally, Council was interested in the "Cities Association Subcommittee on Minimum Wage Report/Recommendation" (the "Report") which was released on June 7, 2015.
The Report looked at Santa Clara County municipalities' recent efforts with regard to local minimum wage ordinances and recommends following the goals of the cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View as both cities' have adopted ordinances which will increase the minimum wage to $15.00 in 2018 with a CPI increase on July 1st of each following year.
At this time, staff feels it is most prudent to wait with a resolution until we conduct a city-wide community engagement effort. The results of the outreach will help the Council assess whether a resolution and/or ordinance is supported by the community and local businesses. Staff recommends public outreach activities to include, but not limited to, the following: community focus groups, community survey, social media, the City's website, email, reaching out to the Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Association, and local businesses. Foll...
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