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File #: 21-256    Version: 1
Type: Strategic Support Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/27/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/2/2021 Final action:
Title: Hazard Pay for Retail Food Workers.
Attachments: 1. Replacement Memorandum, 2/2/2021, 2. Memorandum from Mayor, 2/1/2021, 3. Memorandum from Jones, 2/2/2021, 4. Letter from SCC D4 Supervisor, 5. Letters from the Public - 1 of 2, 6. Letters from the Public - 2 of 2

...Title

Hazard Pay for Retail Food Workers.

...Recommendation

As recommended by the Rules and Open Government Committee on January 27, 2021, direct the City Attorney to draft an urgency ordinance requiring hazard pay for retail food workers. The ordinance shall:

(a) Guarantee hazard pay of an additional five dollars an hour for retail food workers;

(b) Apply to retail establishments that sell meats, poultry, dairy products, fresh fruits and vegetables and have at least 300 employees nationwide;

(c) Allow for a private right of action;

(d) Include a credit for retail establishments that currently provide pay increases related to the COVID-19 pandemic; 

(e) Commence immediately upon Council approval and continue until the Santa Clara County Health Officer has lifted mandatory directives for implementing the State’s Regional Stay at Home Order related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Organization & Administrative Activities resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Jimenez)

[Rules Committee referral 1/27/2021 - Item G.3]