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REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager March 26, 2018 SUBJECT Local Minimum Wage in Redwood City RECOMMENDATION Waive first reading and introduce an Ordinance to add Chapter 46 “Minimum Wage Ordinance” to the Redwood City Code adopting an increase of the minimum wage for employees working within the city of Redwood City to fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour by 2020 and finding that the proposed ordinance is not a project under CEQA and, in any event, exempt under Section 15061 of the CEQA guidelines BACKGROUND As part of the annual budget approval process in June 2017, the City Council determined that it would be appropriate to consider increasing the local minimum wage for employers who maintain a business in the City or perform any work/service within the City limits. At a September 25, 2017 Study Session, staff presented an informational report related to the minimum wage, and the City Council provided the following policy direction: · Develop a minimum wage ordinance that increases the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour in Redwood City faster than the State of California’s minimum wage, which will reach $15.00 per hour by 2022; and · Not to include exceptions in the minimum wage ordinance; and · Seek business and community input on timing and the potential phasing of a local minimum wage increase Over the past five months, City Councilmembers and City staff have conducted a robust outreach program to business owners and residents about the proposed increase to the local minimum wage. Staff prepared the draft ordinance after considering feedback received. The Finance and Audit Sub-committee members reviewed the feedback received in the community outreach process and the draft local minimum wage ordinance. Though Sub-Committee members preferred differing schedules for phasing in a local minimum wage in Redwood City, Sub-Committee members generally Attachment 26.3.A. - Page 12