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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-15-22 Public Comment - C. Brizzolara - LIVING WAGE Sec. 2.06.1870.+.1860.5 BOZEMAN MUNICIPAL CODE – 2022 UPDATEFrom:Chris Brizzolara To:Agenda Subject:LIVING WAGE Sec. 2.06.1870.+.1860.5 BOZEMAN MUNICIPAL CODE – 2022 UPDATE Date:Monday, August 15, 2022 2:11:35 PM Attachments:HRDCTrailerParkProposal.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello, Has Sec. 2.06.1870. - Living wage for city employees been updated this summer? I see that on the city's website wages have been adjusted and now the lowest employee makes $21 an hour. But has it ever been on the agenda? If not I am requesting it be put on to vote, and update the code, since the last time was in 2002. Sec.2.06.1870. "On and after July 1, 2002, the city shall pay to employees a living wage, except asprovided by section 2.06.1900 and except for any employee that is a member of a bargaining unit that has not negotiated a new collective bargaining agreement since the effective date of the ordinance from which this division is derived." ....Sec. 2.06.1860.5."Living wage" means a wage calculated on an hourly basis equal to $ 22.75 with health benefits or $27.75 without health benefits paid to a covered regular employee; a wage calculated on an hourly basis equal to $ 22.75 with health or without health benefits paid to a probationary employee; a wage calculated on anhourly basis equal to $22.75 with health benefits or without health benefits paid to a seasonal employee; a wage calculated on an hourly basis equal to $22 with health benefits or without health benefits paid to a temporary employee; and a wage calculated on an hourly basis equal to $22.75 with health benefits or without healthbenefits paid to a short-term employee. Beginning on or after January 1, 2004, the living wage described herein shall be increased at the beginning of the fiscal year of the city or recipient, or annually, each year thereafter by an amount equal to the change in the most recent Consumer Price Index, Class "B" and "C" for the WesternRegion." Also, I will be presenting this idea, to help the HRDC host a design competition in order to try and help the city commission solve the urban camping problem, oneproject at a time. Thank You, Chris Brizzolara FAMOUS DESIGN COMPETITIONS A more recent and comparable competition was recently held in California, and was entitled "The Low-Rise Design Challenge." It was organized by the Office of Los Angeles' Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Chief Design Officer for the City of Los Angeles, Christopher Hawthorne. It was free to enter, and received a total of 380 submissions from around the world responding to design ideas for affordable housing in four categories: Corners, Fourplex, (Re)Distribution, and Subdivisions. Of the 12 winners of first-, second-, and third-place awards, seven were from Southern California; two from New York City; two from the UK; and one from Austin, TX. Each of the four first-place winners received a cash award of $10,000. Total prize money given out was $60,000. [2] 2021 COMPETITION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LOS ANGELES There is a rich history of Architectural Design Competitions, and both London's and Paris’ most iconic buildings came from architectural design competitions. For the British Parliament, the Palace of Westminster was designed via a submission in the 1836 commissioner-organized public competition to design a new palace. Sir Charles Barry won, and then left a legacy behind for using Italianate architecture in Britain and spurred the Italian Renaissance garden style to come to England. The Exposition in Paris of 1889 was held to celebrate the 100th anni- versary of the Storming of the Bastille, which marked the beginning of the French Revolution. and so the city held a competition and the winner was the tallest structure in the world at the time. The structural framework was created by Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier, and the tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel. https://lowrise.la/Project-Overview [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:London. _Westminster_Bridge_and_House_of_Parliament.jpg (a) Original concept for the Eiffel Tower sketched by Nouguier and Koechlin, 6 June 1884; (b) final design sketched by Eiffel. [From E. Heinle and F. Leonhardt, Towers: A Historical Survey (Rizzoli, New York, 1989). [1] 2022 DESIGN COMPETITION FOR NEW TRAILER PARK TO DEAL WITH URBAN CAMPING "Have you been to Walmart lately on a weekend? And I mean the parking lot. It looks like a Bobcat tailgate party before a football game. The place is packed with campers and semis. This past weekend, I noticed that it was so crowded that a semi had actually taken up a row of parking spots near the front of the store." [3] [3] August 20, 2018 7 CAMPERS IN THIS PHOTO Bozeman City Commission needs to provide a place to park RVs in order to solve our urban camping problem. The easiest way to do this is develop on land that is already owned by the HRDC. The city should host a design competition for a new site plan / design for a trailer park owned and operated by the HRDC. The competition needs to be free to enter, with grand prize being of $20,000; with a second place prize of $5,000; and for the winners to be voted on by the HRDC administration. [2] [5] LINK TO HRDC's EXISTING SYSTEMS WARMING CENTER TINY HOME VILLAGE "The Warming Center offers seasonal shelter to anyone in need- families with children, single adults, and couples are welcome. And this was created in partnership with the Greater Gallatin Homeless Action Coalition. Additionally, the Warming Center is a part of HRDC’s Housing Department and has been a part of the community since 2010." [6] GRIFFIN PLACE FUTURE EXPANSION (2021 - 2024) [6] WC TV GP Bus Stop Current Route [4] WC Warming Center TV Tiny Village GP New Food Kitchen RVs Summary: The lot is located directly behind, and west of, the Warming Center. This proposal would allow people to park their mobile homes and come in and do their laundry, or shower, or use computers and all the other resources located at the Warming Center. PROPOSED HRDC RV PARK & LOT INFO [4] [6] [5]