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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Bill 7.A-Attch1 09/20/2004Item 7.A. September' 2Q, 2:004 Council Meeting L iving Wage Ordinance Se;p' 16 D'+ . 0: i 23p SRJC Petaluma (7073.77,8- 3810 P.1 LIVING WAGE COALITION OF SONOMA_°CUUNTY P.Q: Box:427, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 707.54573'49 ext. 48 emaiti: mm4ap:net September 15,2 004 Mike Bierman City Manager City of Petaluma I 1 English St. Petaluma, Ca. 94952 Fax:. 707-778A419 Dear Mike Bierman: I am writing on behalf of.the Living Wage C,90ition of Sonoma,County. Ourcoalition is a countywide organization rendorsed by fifty -five labor, reli gious, and, community -based organizations. The Living Wage Coalition:iritends to propose LivngWage Ordinance "for consideration by the City of Petaluma in the near future: In preparation for submitting an ordinance to the, city council :we would like to propose that Dr. Carol Zabin, Dr. Steven Pitts „and. Sarah_:Meyer�M P•P.,:affiliated, UC Berkeley ry complete a fiscal impactreport for our proposed ordinance. That ordinance,;will be ve s' Center for Labor Research and Educationmlar to, but'. exactl not exactl the same:as, the.ordinance, implemented by the City, of Sebastopol, (2003) and the City of So4oma (2004). The fiscal impact report will assess, the costs: and benefits ,of living. wage legislation : for' the city, city contractors; and firms receiving economic development.assistance from.the The three researchers are :- experts in the specialized field of flit fiscal'impacts of living wage ordinances. and local. economic, development Dr , Zabin has worked on comparable reports for` ;the City of Oakland, the Port of Oakland, and the City of Sacramento: The researchers could begin worldmiriediately and hopefully will complete their work within several months. They wilt need'to�consult briefly with city staff; review`the service contracts which the,City has�with private contractors for more::�thanl10 And obtain a list of nonprofit organizations and =private firms to which the City provides community economic development =block:.grants or other forms of financial assistance. The researchers will need to complete very brief = phone interviews with city contractors and;city financial aid recipients. The total cost.to complete the°freport°will exceed $5000. We.propose.that the City and the,Living Wage Coa- itionleach :coverone-half of the -cost Weahaye °'spokeirwith members of the city' council about:our request and`we will be prepared.to answer questions; about the proposed report the September20 meeting of the I append the brief curriculum vita of tlie''.researchers-. Comparable reports completed UC'.researchers for Sgnoma and Sebastopol can 'befour don our website at: www.livingwagesonoma org .. Sincerely r Martin J. Ben�Iett Co- Chair, Living Wage -of Sonoma County Sep .16 0 4 4 03: 24p 5RJC Petal,uma CURRICULUM VITAE: CAROL ZABIN 2004 * - Institute of Industrial Relations, 2127 Channing Way Berkeley CA 94720-5555 phone: (510) 642-9176' fax: (510) 642-6432 e-mail: zabin@uclink4.herkeley.edu CURRENT POSITION (7 0 7 ') 77$, -39:10 Associate Chair, Center. for Labor Research and Education, Institute of Industrial Relations., UCH Berkeley. EDUCATION 1990 University of `California, Berkeley. Ph.D. in Economics. Thesis advisor- Albert Fishlow. Areas, of concentration: Labor, Development, and Planning. 1981 University of New Mexico; Al buquerque c i 1991. B.A. in'Eco.nomi, s,wthhonors, i. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Academic 1999- Academic Specialist; ,Center for Labor Resiarck and Education, UC Berkeley 1996-98 -Professional- Researcher, Dept of Urban Planning, UCLA. 1093-94 Visiting Urban Planning, bep e School of Public Policy and Social.Research. and Chicano Studies Program FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS 1995-96 Ciriacy-Wantr4p Postd6dtoral Fellowship in Natural Resource, Management, UC Berkeley. PUBLICATIONS. "'Direct care worker& i an ti, the. hum services: labor market Impaqt& on the qu4!it ices for _y of sery people with dev6lo�omoititl Report commissioned by the;pldblic Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, ",Recession and Reaction-: The IrnPA the Econom D ownturn on CaliffirniAl" Labor", in The State i e ty a of Californ Labor, 2002`2. Institute for Labor and Employme4t, Jn v rsi Of - C lifomi a Press 2002. "Living 'Wages at the Port wof With Michael Reich and Peter Hall. :Institute of Industrial Relations,'UO. Berkeley 2066, "Living'Wage a gns m Ili .Economic Poticy.'Aretw FoiWCAse. Studiesin California". The z p Phoenix Fund for Wqrkers and Communities; contract, with the -N, e* World Foundation,. 1999. 2 S'ep 16 04. 03:241 SRJC Petaluma CURRiCU LTM WAE' STEVEN C. PIT TS 2004 Center for Labor Research and Education 2521 Channing Way Berkeley, CA 94720 -5555 Phone: (510).643- 68 °1'5 Fax: (510) 642 -6432 E -mail: spittsl@uclink.berkeleyedu CURRENT POSITI (7071778 -3910 P.3 August 2001 Labor Spec alist,!Center for Labor Research -and. Education,, Institute for Labor and Employment, UC Berkeley EDUCATION 1994 University of Houston. Ph.D. m Economics: Thesis title: "The Impact of Central City Annexation on Suburban Property Values'''. Thesis advisor: Dr. Janet E.. Kohlhase Area of concentration: Urban economics (secondary area. labor economics) 1990 University of.Houston. M.A. in Economics 1974 Harvard University. A.B. in Economics with,Honors:in General Studies EMPLOYMENT 198.6-2001 Houston Commuizity'College, insttiictor "in Econothics . 1995-2001 University ofHouston, Lecturer, African American Studies Program 1994-1999 University of Houston, Interim Director, institute for African American Policy Research` PRESENTATI€:1N& "Economics -the Natio_r* Economy, Jobs, and Taxes" a:.presentation before the North Bay Field Office staff of the California School Employees Association (Concord, CA, August '04) "What Has Happened to Jobs Since 2000 and -the Implication.for the Construction Industry "; 3 rd Annual ;Labor - Management, Update of the Northern Californiaj)ainting & Finishing Contractors, Inc. (Berkeley, July '04) 8 1i6 04 03:24p SRJC P6 to l uma (707)778,-3910 SARAT L. MAYER _ 3745 24` Street Apt, #4 * San Francisco, California 94114 * (415) 867 -9857 csmayer@ uclink.berke ley. ' EDUCATION University of California at Berk6ley,.Goldman School,of Public Policy Master of Public Policy, May 2004 • Coursework•Includes Statistical Methods, Economic Analysis, Cost- BenefitAnalysis, Community . Organizing and'P- .arEicipatory'Reseazch Methods; Agencies and Partnerships, Social Entrepreneurship, R rogram Evaluation, Prejudice and Discrimination in Policy. Wesleyan University Middletown, CT Bachelor -of Arts in Anthropology and Women's Studies, High Honors, May 1999 Senior Honors Thesis';Bolivian,Structural Adjustment and Personal. Narratives Honors: Caro1B. Ohman Award for the best VVomeo's,Studies Thesis, Davenport Grant for Social Sciences School for International, Training Cochabamba, Bolivia. February - August 1998 P ROFESSIONAL E p.4 California Polity. Research Center Beikeley, CA ,erogrgm.AssociateIEvg va.for 8/03- Present • Designing-and implemeritingintenal program evaluationof the California MexicoHealth;Initiative in conjunction with the California Endowment, • Analyzed and wrote policy report on'BinationalHeaM Care for the California - Mexico Health Initiative: 'Including demographic analysis and politica1fewibility study for distribution to'California State Senate and Mexican Federal Government Urban Strafegies'Council Oakland, ;CA Policy Analyst'Consultant 12103 -5/04 • Conducted Community Impact Analysis of proposed Oakland redevelopment.proiect: Including economic analysis of availability ofaffordable housing, small business opportunity ofiblic financing and job projection. ° Worked °closely with coalitton;of 'community based organizations, intermediaries, technical- assistance organizations and local service providers to insure effectivescope of analysis. California Works.Foundation. Oakland;: CA LegisopvesCampaign Anatyst 51034/03 • Increased effective community organizingwound'SenateBill`2, Health Care for Working Families. • Implemented campaign,,poweranalysis fi key legislative districts: Center For Labor Research and Education !San Francisco „CA Graduate` =Researcher 1103 -5/03 • Created training program `.for- Unioirounbach to youthgrocery workers;throughfocus groups and participatory research methods: r Project Bread -The Walk.for'Ilunger Boston, MA Senior D.evelapmentAssociate 1100 -7/02 • Designed and implemented.;fundraising campaigns for 'The Walk for Hun$efand The Ride for Hunger to raise funds for emergency , feeding programs. • Hired and supervised six - person campaigrC team. • Raise&over thrge;gtillion dollars through Walk;for Hunger event with 40,000;par6cipants. Diversity Committee, Member • Designed and implemented organization's first,Diversity Initiative. • Interviewed consultants, appli — for grants' +and conducted staff surveys, Alicia ' "Por. lVduj'eres Nuevas"- El Alto, Bolivia, Researcher, Assistant, to "the Director 4/98 -8/98 • Wrote,intemational ?proposals for non - governmental development network dedicated to teaching women skills to find employment_. ° Interviewed,progra n participants,to develop futurp,goals for the prograiii , SKILLS • Language: proficient:in; Spanish =speaking,reading and writing. • Computer experience:'Raiser'srMge Word; Excel, Access, SPSS, FileMaker Pro, Internet research Critical thinker'and solver