1 RESOLUTION NO. 2023 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM OPPOSING MEASURE A (HOTEL AND
EVENT CENTER MINIMUM WAGE, WORKER
RETENTION, AND HOTEL WORKER SAFETY AND
WORKLOAD INITIATIVE ORDINANCE) SUBMITTED
TO THE VOTERS OF ANAHEIM AT A SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 3, 2023
WHEREAS, Measure A is an initiative measure proposing a hotel and event center minimum wage, worker retention, and hotel worker safety and workload initiative submitted to the voters of Anaheim at a special municipal election to be held on Tuesday, October 3, 2023; and
WHEREAS, a report recently prepared by Baker Tilly, LLC, found that Measure A will have significant negative economic and operational impacts on the Anaheim Convention Center and other city-owned or privately owned event centers; and WHEREAS, this same report estimated that for the Anaheim Convention Center alone, the projected impact on salary costs, including benefits, ranges from $4.8 million to $5.1 million annually if all salary ranges below $25 per hour are adjusted; and WHEREAS, negative impacts to Anaheim's tourism market and supporting businesses will have a negative impact on job growth; and
WHEREAS, a report recently prepared by Beacon Economics found that Measure A will have an adverse effect on the long-term financial health of Anaheim’s hotel industry; and WHEREAS, the same report found that Measure A will more than double hotel labor costs, some of which will be passed onto guests in the form of higher average room rates; and WHEREAS, the same report found that, because of their higher prices, hotels will receive fewer guests and lower occupancy rates, while incurring more expensive operating costs; and WHEREAS, the same report found that the additional financial strains that Measure A would place on the hotel industry could push some hotels out of business, and would lower the attractiveness of Anaheim as a place to build hotels; and WHEREAS, a depressed tourism market will have adverse indirect impacts on other tax revenue sources as well.
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2 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Anaheim does hereby resolve as follows:
1. The City of Anaheim opposes Measure A.
2. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 18th day of July, 2023, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
CITY OF ANAHEIM
By________________________________
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM