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18. (23-0711) Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meetings of Tuesday, June 13 and June 20, 2023 and City Council Special Meeting of Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
Dave Shukla [email protected] Hello. Mayor and Councilmembers, this item, normally the most pro-forma of your agenda, has an issue: The e- comments and public correspondence are not included
in the report, nor are any e-comment reports or public
correspondence included as linked files from Legistar. I believe this is a departure from usual practice. It also presents a difficulty for me, personally, as I have had several of my comments edited and/or truncated prior
to their appearance in the Minutes, and do wish to
review and track the progress of Public Comments
submitted through the e-portal. It is not clear if I am being uniquely targeted in having my public comments
edited and/or truncated. I already wrote the City Clerk about such unauthorized alteration of comments
submitted for the 6/13/2023 City Council Meeting. As of right now, I have no way to know if the Council and
Mayor have received any of my comments, let alone
how they are included in the Public Record, or if my (or others') rights are violated.
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33. (23-0737) Recommendation to request City Manager and the Economic Development Department to conduct a labor market analysis on hospitality worker wage rates across the Southern California region and trends in where these salary rates are headed between now and 2028, refer to the Economic
Development and Opportunity Committee for public input and discussion, and request the City Attorney to prepare a ballot measure for consideration during the March 2024 municipal election amending the Long Beach Hotel Worker Wage
Ordinance (LBMC Chapter 5.48) to authorize a market pay adjustment that ensures fair and competitive wages for hospitality industry employees.
Dave Shukla [email protected] SUPPORT.
Hello. Thanks are deserved to Councilwomen Dr. Suely
Saro, Mary Zendejas, and Vice Mayor Cindy Allen for
shepherding this item onto the Agenda. I support their
efforts, and continued engagement on this item.
Some quick points for Council deliberation:
1. Hospitality Industry Employees in Long Beach
deserve a raise. Period.
2. How much of a raise may or *may not* require labor
market analysis by the City Manager and City Staff --
the choice of consultant firm will largely determine how much extra time/offsets by City Staff are needed for this item.
3. $25/hr wont be much of a minimum by 2028.
4. Long Beach has a poor history protecting this
workforce, largely women of color, from both Hotel
Employers and Guests.
5. Long Beach should strongly consider ballot measure
language similar to Culver City's, to add specific
protections against sexual harassment and assault.
6. "Market Pay Adjustment" formulas *must* be tied to
the actual Cost of Living in Long Beach.
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33. (23-0737) Recommendation to request City Manager and the Economic Development Department to conduct a labor market analysis on hospitality worker wage rates across the Southern California region and trends in where these salary rates are headed between now and 2028, refer to the Economic
Development and Opportunity Committee for public input and discussion, and request the City Attorney to prepare a ballot measure for consideration during the March 2024 municipal election amending the Long Beach Hotel Worker Wage
Ordinance (LBMC Chapter 5.48) to authorize a market pay adjustment that ensures fair and competitive wages for hospitality industry employees.
Melissa Monique [email protected]
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I support the community's request for a 25 dollar living wage policy!
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