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CityCouncil | 2018-04-17 | 26 | timeline and a date certain as to when the item will come back to Council. Councilmember Oddie stated Scenario 2 is more palpable; he understands the comparison issue, but Alameda has to stay cognizant that neighboring cities are the competitors in terms of minimum wage jobs for residents; it is good to look at similar demographically-based cities; time is running short; concurred with Councilmember Matarrese to look at other ordinances. Mayor Spencer stated the bigger chain stores, such as Starbucks, do not have the ability to change what they pay employees and have to pay minimum wage; she would like to find out how the big stores would be impacted; she would also like to know the impact on Alameda's small businesses and whether locally-owned businesses could increase the pay themselves. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would not differentiate between youth; young people are working to help support their families; Council is putting a lot on staff's plate; she would like to increase the minimum wage across the board now instead of doing phasing. Vice Mayor Vella stated the issue is minimum wage, not a living wage; Alameda is still below the living wage; she would like to move ahead with something; she prefers Scenario 2 which is a ramp up; the City does not get a pass; both small and large businesses are being treated the same. Councilmember Matarrese stated time is precious; Council should choose an ordinance to review and model after, instead of constructing a new one to have a shorter timeframe and Council could voting on the matter in September. The Acting City Manager stated staff will work as quickly as possible on the issue but, needs time to do the work; the focus is on the workers but it is important to get input from WABA and DABA as well; another component that needs discussion is enforcement; there is no enforcement mechanism right now. In response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, Councilmember Matarrese stated that he does not want to task staff with writing an ordinance; he agrees that community outreach is important. Vice Mayor Vella stated that she would like to see community outreach, but does not want it to get in the way of or delay the item from coming back to Council in a timely manner. Councilmember Matarrese moved approval of directing staff to synthesize Council comments and select an ordinance from other cities that can be reviewed by a community outreach process and brought back to Council in September. Vice Mayor Vella seconded the motion. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 22 April 17, 2018 | CityCouncil/2018-04-17.pdf |