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10.23.17 Volume 16 Issue 295
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KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer
On Tuesday, the City Council will debate adding a controversial requirement for restaurants and other food vendors who lease Cityowned property to enter into a labor peace agreement (LPA) with a local union. The requirement could impact everyone who sells food on The Santa Monica Pier from the Churroman cart vendor to Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. The idea faces strong opposition from the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, arguing it threatens the livelihood
of small business owners who cannot afford to go head to head with unions such as Unite Here Local 11 to secure a lease. Tuesday’s discussion is agendized as a “study session” meaning the Council will hear from staff and the public and then give direction. The proposed language, similar to a provision that regulates restaurants and other venders at LAX, would require business owners or managers to negotiate and then submit a LPA with a worker’s union as a condition of operating on the Pier, Downtown or the SEE COUNCIL PAGE 6
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High revenues and low costs boost city budget KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer
The General Fund ended the fiscal year with an extra $10.9 million more than budgeted, thanks to both extra revenue ($4.5 million) and lower expenses ($6.4 million) than initially expected, according to a new report from the City’s director of finance. “The context for this good news is crucial,” Gigi Decavalles-Hughes wrote in the report. “Despite concerns about a slowing in the growth of key economic drivers (particular-
ly retail and tourism), the prior fiscal year continued to reflect the underlying strength of Santa Monica’s diversified economic base.” Some of the extra funds will go toward the homeless crisis, new technology at City Hall like Total Workplace and $200,000 will go toward developing a long-term strategy for economic sustainability. Decavalles-Hughes says $3.7 million will be set aside toward the construction of the Civic Center Multi-Use Sports Field. About $1 million of the
increased revenue came from hotel and parking facility taxes, although some gains were offset by lower than anticipated parking revenue and sales tax. The remaining $3.5 million of the unexpected increase came from development-related fees, property sales, and a return of unspent contributions from EXPO. Nearly 90 percent of department savings in the General Fund came from 121 vacant positions. “While FY 2016-17 year-end SEE BUDGET PAGE 7
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Santa Monicans are preparing for trick-or-treaters with some Halloween themed decorations. The above homes were found in the Wilmont neighborhood.
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