Minutes-11/10/2015 (2)

Motion to approve amended City Council Minutes by Upton. Second by Bartels. All ayes, motion carried. Public Hearing Public Hearing on Johnson County Minimum Wage Ordinance Motion to open public hearing by Kahler 7: 09PM Second by Havens. Roll Call Vote to Open: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Ryan, Kahler Nothing was received at City Hall by phone, email, letter, or in person Public Comments: Darla Bartels- Minimum Wage —request to increase the minimum wage. Mark Clark- Potter St- Requests to increase the minimum wage as proposed by Johnson County and what Iowa City has done. Joy Ward- Potter St- Resident in Tiffin since 2006- part time employee. Explained her situation and believe that keeping people in a poverty level and make a better living wage. Nicole Upchurch- Request that we do not Opt Out and make sure we increase the minimum wage. Spoken with the local businesses and spoke about her conversations with owners/ workers Miriam Aguilar- Love this community and feels at home, believes the CCA school district is great district. Loves being in a town that cares about the community. Russel Meade- CPA Practice since 1998- projected that 15- 25% increase per month. Spoke about the exemption if a business makes less than $ 300k. Robin Clark -Bennet — Iowa City resident that visits Tiffin regularly- Volunteer at Center for Worker Justice who fought at the County level. 8 years the minimum wage has not increased and actually has fallen behind the cost of living. Provided council with 3 studies showing the importance of a living wage. Nathan Kieso- Raising minimum wage will not be bad for businesses. This will help retain employees and reduce the cost of turnover and training new employees. Jill York- Supports the wage increase. Ben Upchurch- Support the increase of the Minimum Wage- Zach Petersen- Rep for Service Employee International Union & Delegate and Trustee Iowa City Labor Federation- Made the point to inform everyone that the new law is exactly like the current Iowa code in regards to the exemptions on businesses that have receipts under a certain value. His point being that the State Law already has these exemptions in place. The only difference in the law is the numbers. Al Havens- Council Member —provided council with his research about the Tiered minimum wage. Mike Ryan- Supports the Johnson County minimum wage- facts do not support that only minimum wage earners are teenagers. The average minimum wage worker ages is 35 years old. City Council Work Session Agenda Page 3 of 6