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oversight when it relates to their government function. They can subject themselves to <br />the City’s Ordinance, if they choose, but they are voluntarily consenting to the City’s <br />regulations in that case. <br /> <br />Community Engagement and Outreach <br />Over the past five months, City Councilmembers and City staff have conducted robust <br />outreach to business owners and residents about the proposed increase to the local <br />minimum wage in Redwood City. Communication activities included: mailing postcards <br />to all businesses located in Redwood City (approximately 6,100 businesses) inviting <br />businesses to attend roundtable meetings and/or take an online business survey, and <br />email feedback. Engagement activities included: 250 one-on-one business visits, ten <br />stakeholder meetings, two citywide business roundtable meetings, and one citywide <br />community meeting. In addition, the City established a dedicated web page for the <br />minimum wage initiative, which included a subpage of frequently asked questions, and <br />a dedicated email address to solicit minimum wage community feedback: <br />localminimumwage@redwoodcity.org. <br /> <br />City Councilmembers and City staff met with the following key business stakeholder <br />groups: <br />· California Restaurant Association <br />· Downtown Business Group <br />· Raise the Wage Coalition <br />· Redwood City Auto Dealerships <br />· Redwood City Improvement Association <br />· Redwood City-San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce <br />· San Mateo County Central Labor Council <br />· San Mateo County Convention and Visitors Bureau <br />· Seaport Industrial Association <br />· Ten Nonprofit Agencies via the Thrive Alliance of Nonprofits in San Mateo <br />County <br /> <br />Local government entities: <br />· Belmont-Redwood Shores School District <br />· County of San Mateo <br />· Redwood City Elementary School District <br />· Sequoia Union High School District <br />· Silicon Valley Clean Water <br /> <br />Postcard/Online Survey <br />Attachment 26.3.A. - Page 16