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File Number: 15-640 <br />that it would be applicable to all employers to pay the established minimum wage. <br />Mr. Pio Roda continued by reporting that two jurisdictions have set in place <br />consequences for violating the City’s ordinance, which include employees ability to file <br />law suits against employers for not paying the established minimum wages. These <br />requirements would also apply to those in collective bargaining agreements; however <br />those requirements can be waived as they are part of the agreement. <br />Mr. Pio Roda suggests using Berkeley’s provisions as a template for San Leandro due <br />to the clarity and broad application. <br />Mayor Cutter acknowledged San Leandro’s requirement for paying a living wage and <br />asked what the current wage is. <br />Mr. Pio Roda clarified that the living wage is a legal requirement for those contracted to <br />do business in San Leandro. The current rate is $14.88 per hour or $13.38 with health <br />benefits valued at $1.50 per hour, subject to annual CPI adjustments per City of San <br />Leandro Living Wage Ordinance. <br />Mayor Cutter questioned provisions on interns and whether the same provisions apply. <br />Mr. Pio Roda declared most likely not unless they were part of a collective bargaining <br />agreement. <br />Council Member Lee noted the differences between Berkeley and San Leandro stating <br />Berkeley has more restaurants and service oriented businesses and inquired about <br />statistics and the businesses that would be impacted by the ordinance. <br />Vice Mayor Prola referenced a UC Berkeley study that nearly half of low wage workers <br />in California have a college degree. The low wages of those in California are making <br />less than $13.63 an hour which is about 2/3 of the State’s median wage. <br />Council Member Lee noted that minorities and immigrants are most affected by the <br />minimum wage ordinance. In Oakland, after passage of its minimum wage ordinance, <br />120 minority-owned businesses closed due to the 36% increase caused by Measure <br />FF. Vice Mayor Prola declared his goal is to have minimum wage catch up to the living <br />wage and to have a cost of living increase included in an effort to prevent the minimum <br />wage topic from coming back to council on a continual basis. <br />Mayor Cutter questioned how businesses that employ family members are impacted by <br />the minimum wage ordinance. <br />Mr. Pio Roda explained that family run businesses in San Francisco and Oakland are <br />not subject to minimum wage laws, consistent with California Labor Code 3352. <br />Council Member Lee stated the benefit of putting an ordinance in place particularly <br />benefits minority workers where English is a challenge protecting them from being <br />treated unfairly by employers that pay them less than the established minimum wage. <br />Mayor Cutter expressed caution on approaching the automatic cost of living increases <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/1/2015