As a hotel manager in Phoenix, I take pride in being a part of a city built over years of collaborative efforts between the city and businesses. We would appreciate continuing these collaborative efforts through further dialogue with council. Please allow time for expert input and the ability for us to demonstrate what steps have been taken to protect our team.
Have all of you driven around town to look at the appearance of all of our once beautiful resorts. By all appearance it is very visible the hardships our resorts are experiencing on the basic level of water expense and landscaping. Given the covid financial disaster to our hospitality industry now is not the time to kick businesses down and make new laws that will devastate their underlining basis and create a flood of bankruptcies. If we don't support businesses we wont have jobs in the future.
In my 25 yrs in the Phx hospitality market there has been one consistent in Phoenix, and that was that we worked together to get through unprecedented times such as 9/11 and the recession of 2008. These ordinances haven't sought to be collaborative, but rather to impose one perspective. I encourage the council to reject these one-sided ordinances and not encourage the divisiveness, but rather allow time for all stakeholders to be a part of the solution for a better Phoenix.
I write in opposition to the proposed ordinance. This is especially not the time to add costly and burdensome regulations on businesses in Phoenix that are still struggling from the pandemic. There must be a process to discuss and value all viewpoints.
As a long time General Manager of a resort in Phoenix I could not think of a worse time to introduce these ordinances. There has been by design almost zero time to consider them and there impact on the hotel community. These ordinances will add costly burdens on hotels struggling to stay in business. I strongly oppose these ordinances and the under handed way they were developed and presented.
As a hotel manager, the safety of my associates, guests and local community are my highest priority. There needs to be more discussion on this topic and all stakeholders’ viewpoints should be heard and valued.
I stand adamantly in Opposition. We are not able to operate since March. The impact of COVID-19 has been catastrophic to our bottom lines and those of vendors. We have extremely high overhead expenses with sales and services that no longer are able to carry most of this industry through. We are digging into assets, or accepting loans only to burden us more with debt. There is not plan for us yet, focus on that. How is the workforce being represented but ownership, stakeholders forgotten.
Please allow time for expert input before pushing through these new mandates.Given current circumstances, we ask for more careful deliberation by the Council with complete stakeholder input before you impose a slew of new workplace mandates.
As a long-time manager of a hotel in Phoenix, we would appreciate having an opportunity for more meaningful dialogue with the council. We would like to share the steps we are taking to protect our associates during the pandemic. Pleases allow time for expert input before pushing through these new mandates.
I have had the pleasure of working in hospitality in Arizona for almost 16 years and for many years I have been directly a manager of a hotel in Phoenix. My guests, associates and traveler's health and safety are my top priority and we would appreciate having an opportunity for more meaningful dialogue with the Council to demonstrate the comprehensive steps we are taking to protect our workers during the pandemic.
Issue is being rushed to the disadvantage of all parties concerned. There must be a process to discuss and value all view points. This is very bias and unfair.
I write to express the industry's frustration & concern with the lack of transparency & communication about these ordinances.This proposal was not vetted, was drafted in secrecy and is being fast-tracked without due diligence, public/industry input. We have grave concerns about complete lack of process. The proposed ordinances would have a substantial negative impact on the industry & viability into future. Now is not the time to implement onerous regulations on businesses fighting for survival.
On behalf of Chispa Arizona, we support this measure. People of Color are overrepresented in the hospitality workforce, and these same communities are impacted by COVID at much higher rates. Hospitality workers are being left behind by the response to the pandemic, from the economic and public health perspective. The Phoenix Healthy Tourism and Hospitality measures will take steps to protect the jobs, health, and safety of all hospitality workers.
Hi my name is Michele Kane and I am a member of Unite Here Local 11. I work at a valley area resort and have been on furlough since March, not everyone is on furlough & there have been several cases of COVID19 at this resort. That’s one reason why I support this agenda. Corporations and businesses should be held accountable and required to keep the people who are working for them and helping them make money as safe as possible. We do our part and they need to do theirs.
As a neighborhood leader, public safety activist and citizen, I adamantly oppose these ordinances for the following reasons; lack of transparency (which is ironic after the three sponsors of these ordinances campaigned tirelessly for the Office of Transparency), are not within the City's jurisdiction, less about "public health" and more about immigration rights, a conflict of interest for Vice Mayor Guardado. Please listen to the industry leaders and Vote NO.
As a hotel manager in Phoenix, I take pride in being a part of a city built over years of collaborative efforts between the city and businesses. We would appreciate continuing these collaborative efforts through further dialogue with council. Please allow time for expert input and the ability for us to demonstrate what steps have been taken to protect our team.
Have all of you driven around town to look at the appearance of all of our once beautiful resorts. By all appearance it is very visible the hardships our resorts are experiencing on the basic level of water expense and landscaping. Given the covid financial disaster to our hospitality industry now is not the time to kick businesses down and make new laws that will devastate their underlining basis and create a flood of bankruptcies. If we don't support businesses we wont have jobs in the future.
In my 25 yrs in the Phx hospitality market there has been one consistent in Phoenix, and that was that we worked together to get through unprecedented times such as 9/11 and the recession of 2008. These ordinances haven't sought to be collaborative, but rather to impose one perspective. I encourage the council to reject these one-sided ordinances and not encourage the divisiveness, but rather allow time for all stakeholders to be a part of the solution for a better Phoenix.
Please allow for a process which provides time for stakeholder and expert input and partnership before considering any of these mandates/ordinances.
Oppose. There has been no time for public to learn about this ordinance and no time to comment. What happened to transparency?
I write in opposition to the proposed ordinance. This is especially not the time to add costly and burdensome regulations on businesses in Phoenix that are still struggling from the pandemic. There must be a process to discuss and value all viewpoints.
As a long time General Manager of a resort in Phoenix I could not think of a worse time to introduce these ordinances. There has been by design almost zero time to consider them and there impact on the hotel community. These ordinances will add costly burdens on hotels struggling to stay in business. I strongly oppose these ordinances and the under handed way they were developed and presented.
As a hotel manager, the safety of my associates, guests and local community are my highest priority. There needs to be more discussion on this topic and all stakeholders’ viewpoints should be heard and valued.
I stand adamantly in Opposition. We are not able to operate since March. The impact of COVID-19 has been catastrophic to our bottom lines and those of vendors. We have extremely high overhead expenses with sales and services that no longer are able to carry most of this industry through. We are digging into assets, or accepting loans only to burden us more with debt. There is not plan for us yet, focus on that. How is the workforce being represented but ownership, stakeholders forgotten.
Please allow time for expert input before pushing through these new mandates.Given current circumstances, we ask for more careful deliberation by the Council with complete stakeholder input before you impose a slew of new workplace mandates.
As a long-time manager of a hotel in Phoenix, we would appreciate having an opportunity for more meaningful dialogue with the council. We would like to share the steps we are taking to protect our associates during the pandemic. Pleases allow time for expert input before pushing through these new mandates.
I have had the pleasure of working in hospitality in Arizona for almost 16 years and for many years I have been directly a manager of a hotel in Phoenix. My guests, associates and traveler's health and safety are my top priority and we would appreciate having an opportunity for more meaningful dialogue with the Council to demonstrate the comprehensive steps we are taking to protect our workers during the pandemic.
Issue is being rushed to the disadvantage of all parties concerned. There must be a process to discuss and value all view points. This is very bias and unfair.
I write to express the industry's frustration & concern with the lack of transparency & communication about these ordinances.This proposal was not vetted, was drafted in secrecy and is being fast-tracked without due diligence, public/industry input. We have grave concerns about complete lack of process. The proposed ordinances would have a substantial negative impact on the industry & viability into future. Now is not the time to implement onerous regulations on businesses fighting for survival.
I do not agree with this
There are rules in place dealing with hygiene, 6 hours of training on how to wash you hands is crazy
Stakeholder input process was circumvented and council should not allow this to go forward today.
On behalf of Chispa Arizona, we support this measure. People of Color are overrepresented in the hospitality workforce, and these same communities are impacted by COVID at much higher rates. Hospitality workers are being left behind by the response to the pandemic, from the economic and public health perspective. The Phoenix Healthy Tourism and Hospitality measures will take steps to protect the jobs, health, and safety of all hospitality workers.
Hi my name is Michele Kane and I am a member of Unite Here Local 11. I work at a valley area resort and have been on furlough since March, not everyone is on furlough & there have been several cases of COVID19 at this resort. That’s one reason why I support this agenda. Corporations and businesses should be held accountable and required to keep the people who are working for them and helping them make money as safe as possible. We do our part and they need to do theirs.
As a neighborhood leader, public safety activist and citizen, I adamantly oppose these ordinances for the following reasons; lack of transparency (which is ironic after the three sponsors of these ordinances campaigned tirelessly for the Office of Transparency), are not within the City's jurisdiction, less about "public health" and more about immigration rights, a conflict of interest for Vice Mayor Guardado. Please listen to the industry leaders and Vote NO.