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Ordinance adding Chapter 8.70 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code relating to a citywide minimum wage.
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WHEREAS, the State of California has enacted a minimum wage that will reach $15.00 per hour in June of 2022; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to help working households achieve economic security and acknowledging the higher relative cost of living on the Peninsula, the City Council wishes to enact a citywide minimum wage to reach $15.00 per hour before 2022; and
WHEREAS, a higher minimum wage rate protects the public health, safety, and welfare by requiring that employees are compensated in such a manner as to enable and facilitate their individual self-reliance within the City of South San Francisco; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco may adopt a higher minimum wage pursuant to the powers vested in the City under the laws and Constitution of the State of California, including but not limited to the police powers vested in the City pursuant to Article XI, Section 7, of the California Constitution; and
WHEREAS, based upon the recitals above, the City Council finds that the proposed amendments are necessary for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare of employees within the City; and
WHEREAS, based on all of the information presented at the July 22, 2019 City Council meeting, both written and oral, including without limitation the public comment, staff reports, minutes, and other relevant materials (hereafter the "Record"), the City Council finds that this ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines because the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because the activity is not a "project" as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environme...
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