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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Adding Chapter VI, Article XIII, Section 6-56 to Impose Requirements Relating to the Retention of Grocery Workers in Certain Circumstances involving the Transfer of Ownership of Large Grocery Establishments. (Community Development 7010)
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CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE No.________
New Series
AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER VI, ARTICLE XIII, SECTION 6-56 TO IMPOSE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE RETENTION OF GROCERY WORKERS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF LARGE GROCERY ESTABLISHMENTS
WHEREAS, on February 3, 2015, the City Council passed a motion, based on a referral, directing staff to draft and return to the City Council an ordinance, modeled after the City of Los Angeles's Ordinance, to require a transitional workforce retention period when there is a change of ownership, control, or operation of a large grocery store; and
WHEREAS, Los Angeles's Ordinance has been upheld by the California State Supreme Court and since the passage of Los Angeles Ordinance, a number of other local jurisdictions have passed similar measures; and
WHEREAS, supermarkets and other grocery retailers play a vital public health and economic role in the community as they are the primary sources of fresh food, canned and cartoned goods, and similar items; and
WHEREAS, supermarkets are anchors to Alameda's regional and neighborhood shopping centers (such as Alameda Landing, South Shore Center, Marina Village Shopping Center, Bridgeside Shopping Center, and Harbor Bay Landing Shopping Center), providing the customer base and foot traffic to support adjacent stores and in addition, supermarkets are also major employers in Alameda; and
WHEREAS, the general welfare of Alameda residents will be protected by keeping in place experienced grocery workers with knowledge of proper sanitation proce...
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