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CITY COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE <br />December 6, 2006 <br />4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. <br />San Leandro City Hall <br />835 East 14tH Street <br />San Leandro, California <br />(Sister Cities Gallery) <br />HIGHLIGHTS <br />Committee Members: (Chair) Mayor Young, Councilmembers Starosciak and Stephens (absent). <br />City Staff Present: City Manager Jermanis, Assistant City Manager Hollister, City Attorney <br />Williams, Finance Director Baloca, Human Resources Director Caire, <br />Deputy Finance Director Rodriguez, Budget and Compliance Manager <br />Chan, Assistant to City Manager Battenberg, Purchasing Agent Brockman <br />Public Present: Diana Souza, Liana Molina, Dan Walters <br />The meeting was called to order at 4:05 p.m. <br />1. Continued Discussiou Regarding Living Wage <br />City Manager Jermanis introduced the on-going review and discussion of the living wage topic. <br />Comparable cities with a living wage ordinance include Hayward, Berkeley, Oakland, <br />Richmond, and Emeryville. City Attorney Williams added that the City of Petaluma had <br />recently approved a Living Wage ordinance. <br />Assistant City Manager Hollister overviewed information compiled from various sources that <br />include: The Living Wage Response Center, which identified 26 California Cities with a living <br />wage ordinance; Living Wage ordinances from the Cities of Hayward, Berkeley, Oakland, <br />Richmond and Emeryville; various news articles compiled by the League Library file, and a <br />2004 City staff report titled "Update Regarding Living Wage Laws." Hollister went into further <br />detail in explaining the provisions of each sample city ordinance. The primary concerns and <br />issues of discussion by the committee were as follows: <br />a. Effect on non-profit organizations that receive financial assistance or contract with <br />the City. <br />b. Define Non-Profit Organizations' types of service, income and employment. <br />c. Provisions for non-profit agency exemptions. <br />d. Effects on City's long-term contracts. <br />G:~FINCOMM~2006-07 Minutes\CITY COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE 12-06-06.doc <br />