Recommendation to request City Manager and the Economic Development Department to conduct a labor market analysis on hospitality worker wage rates across the Southern California region and trends in where these salary rates are headed between now and 2028, refer to the Economic Development and Opportunity Committee for public input and discussion, and request the City Attorney to prepare a ballot measure for consideration during the March 2024 municipal election amending the Long Beach Hotel Worker Wage Ordinance (LBMC Chapter 5.48) to authorize a market pay adjustment that ensures fair and competitive wages for hospitality industry employees.

Committee

City Council

Introduced

July 3, 2023

On agenda

July 11, 2023