San Jose
SB 3, Minimum Wage Fairness Act vote
NEW MEMO: Councilmember Chappie Jones states his support to SB3 if it is amended with the following exemptions: 1) non-profits with job training programs; 2) small business with fewer than 15 employees; and 3) youth employment and job programs.
At the February 18, 2015 Rules and Open Government committee meeting the Committee requested that staff bring forward to the City Council an analysis of SB 3.
SB 3 will raise the state’s minimum wage to $11 per hour on January 1, 2016; to $13 on July 1, 2017; and beginning on January 1, 2019 and every January 1 thereafter, the minimum wage would be adjusted by the California CPI to keep pace with inflation.
SB 3 has been assigned to the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee with no date set yet for hearing. City Council may vote on supporting SB 3.
Link to item: http://sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/40675
Link to agenda: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/40594
Recruiting for Boards and Commissions
Issue summary: Applications are being accepted for the following (due by April 10 unless otherwise indicated):
- Ethics Commission (Formerly the Elections Commission) – 1 seat – Applications due by March 17, 2015
- Airport Commission (6 Seats)- Districts 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 Seats with Terms Ending June 30, 2019, District 9 Seat with a Term Ending June 30, 2017
- Arts Commission (3 Seats)- Districts 3, 4, 6 Seats with Terms Ending June 30, 2018
- Historic Landmarks Commission -2 seats
- Housing and Community Development Commission (4 Seats)-Districts 2, 6, 8, & 10 Seats with Terms Ending June 30, 2019
- Human Services Commission (2 Seats) -District 1 Seat with a Term Ending June 30, 2019, Domestic Violence Service Provider or Survivor Representative Seat with a Term Ending June 30, 2019
- Library and Early Education Commission (1 Seat)-District 4 Seat with a Term Ending June 30, 2019 Neighborhoods Commission – District 4, 1 seat, Open Until Filled
- Parks and Recreation Commission (8 Seats)-Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, & Citywide Seats with Terms Ending June 30, 2017, Districts 6 & 10 Seats with Terms Ending June 30, 2019
- Senior Citizens Commission (8 Seats)-District 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 Seats for Terms Ending June 30, 2019, Districts 5, 7, and Citywide Seats for Terms Ending June 30, 2017
- Youth Commission (6 Seats)-Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, & Citywide Seats with Terms Ending May 31, 2017
Deadline to apply is 5:00 p.m. on the indicated closing date. Unless otherwise stated, applicants should live within the City limits of San José and cannot be City employees. You may apply online at: http://sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?NID=330. For more information about the application process, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408) 535-1260.
Link to item: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/civicalerts.aspx?AID=1045
Housing Department Overview on Rental Rights Program
Date/time/location item will be heard: March 12, 2015, 5:45 p.m. City Hall – Wing rooms 118-119
Issue summary: D. Bopf, from the Housing Department will be providing the commission with a presentation on the rental rights program. The referral program oversees two Rent Control Ordinances- Mobilehome Rent Control Ordinance and Apartment Rent Ordinance. Approximately 43,500 units are covered on the Apartment Rent Control Ordinance-and 48,000 units are not covered under the Ordinance (including 17,000 affordable units). The presentation details the requirements and compliance of each ordinance. The complete presentation can be seen via: http://sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/40906
Link to item: http://sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/40906
Link to agenda: http://sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?NID=1265
Council Member Rocha Proposal on Measure B negotiations
Issue summary: MEMO: Councilmember Rocha proposal on Measure B negotiations, which were discussed during close session.
1) Indicate the Council’s willingness to pursue decision of Measure B through a quo warranto process in 2015 contingent on the Council’s satisfaction that the following conditions have been met before the quo warranto process begins:
a) An alternative strategy to implement pension reform and replace Measure B has been agreed upon. Such strategy must achieve all reform objectives that the Council deems necessary to the public interest.
b) The quo warranto strategy is legally viable and can be carried out on a timeline that would allow the Council sufficient time to pursue a 2016 ballot measure should the quo warranto strategy fail.
c) All bargaining units have agreed to pursue the quo warranto strategy.
d) The Council is satisfied that the quo warranto strategy does not impair the public interest.
2. If the quo warranto process does not succeed, it would be the Council’s intent to pursue that same settlement agreement by means of a 2016 ballot measure.
Link to item: http://sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/40980
Link to agenda: http://sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/40594
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