HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2017-51RESOLUTION NO. 2017-51
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
oPPOSING ASSEMBLY BILL 199 (CHU) - PREVAILING
WAGE ON PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
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WHEREAS, AB 199 by Assemblymember Chu could overturn current law and mandate
higher housing costs on seniors, and low-income and working Californians already struggling to
make ends meet; and
WHEREAS, AB 199 and mandated prevailing wage could result in up to a 46 percent
increase in the total costs of new apartments and housing in California; and
WHEREAS, the average California home already costs approximately 250 percent more
than the national average and California's average monthly rent is 50 percent higher than the
rest of the country; and
WHEREAS, the impact of homelessness is being seen and felt more and more in our
local communities; and
WHEREAS, AB 199 and mandated prevailing wage could put the over one million low-
income Californians who receive SSI/SSP grants at a greater risk of becoming homeless; and
WHEREAS, when housing costs rise, families are forced to shift their spending away
from basic needs like food and health care; and
WHEREAS, we desperately need affordable housing for our teachers, police,
firefighters, nurses, and other hard-working residents of the City of Lodi; and
WHEREAS, California's housing shortage costs the state more than $140 billion per
year in lost economic input, including lost construction investment, as well as foregone
ôonsumption of goods and services because Californians spend so much of their income on
housing; and
WHEREAS, when the cost of construction skyrockets, projects may become unfeasible
and new for-sale and rental housing projects may be abandoned, resultíng in tens of thousands
of jobs lost; and
WHEREAS, AB 199 could result in the state and local governments losing millions of
dollars in permit fees and property tax revenue, meaning less money for vital services like
public safety, education, and health care; and
WHEREAS, AB 199 could drive up the cost of housing, increase homelessness, reduce
economic growth, and decrease state and local tax revenue.
NOW, THEREFORE BE lT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby oppose
AB 199 (Chu) - Prevailing Wage on Private Residential Construction.
Date: April 5,2017
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2017-51was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting held April 5,2017, by the following vote:
AyES: couNclL MEMBERS - Chandler, Johnson, Mounce, and Mayor Kuehne
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Nakanishi
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
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NNIF FERRAIOLO
ity Clerk
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