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73.2 ***REQUEST TO ADD-ON (SEE ATTACHED MEMO)*** Phoenix Healthy Tourism and Hospitality Measures - Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for Tourism and Hospitality Workers (Ordinance G-6720)
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.
strongly oppose. There was no time for the public to study these ordinances. These city council members talk so much about transparency...where is the transparency in this one? It was thrown in at the last minute.
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.
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 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.
We in the hospitality industry look forward to welcoming our staff and guests back once that is possible. Given current circumstances, we ask for more careful deliberation by the Council with complete stakeholder input and transparency before you impose new workplace mandates.
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.
Today, Fed Secty Powell requested relief from Secretary Mnuchin for RE owners unable to pay mortgages. Hospitality, the weakest segment (w/ perhaps as many as 60% of CMBS hotel mortgages in Phoenix are beyond terms) is bleeding badly & doesn't have the wherewithal to help the intended beneficiaries despite their truly legitimate needs. We should work together to rehabilitate the industry appreciating everyones circumstances rather than passing legislation that operators don't have money to pay.
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.
My name is Laura Oggs. I have worked ten years at the Phoenix Convention Center. I am on furlough. I am high-risk to get this illness. I used all of my sick time when I was laid off. It barely lasted until my first unemployment check. When we go back to work we need to be protected. We need sick days that we can use if we become sick. Missing a paycheck is life-altering. Missing a paycheck while battling this virus? Devastating. Please vote YES on the measures to protect tourism workers.
Hola soy Martha Lopez soy cocinera y Trabajo para Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak yo Apollo esta ordenanza y creo que es muy importante porque en mi lugar de trabajo ya hay 4 personas con el virus y yo al igual que mis compañeros estamos expuestos y muchos de nosotros tuvimos que usar nuestros días personales / de enfermedad para cubrir nuestras necesidades ahora con este virus expandiéndose cada día más tenemos miedo de contagiarnos y no contar con días de enfermedad para cubrir
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.
Please allow for a process which provides time for stakeholder and expert input and partnership before considering any of these mandates/ordinances
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.
strongly oppose. There was no time for the public to study these ordinances. These city council members talk so much about transparency...where is the transparency in this one? It was thrown in at the last minute.
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.
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 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.
We in the hospitality industry look forward to welcoming our staff and guests back once that is possible. Given current circumstances, we ask for more careful deliberation by the Council with complete stakeholder input and transparency before you impose new workplace mandates.
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 stand in strong opposition to the complete lack of transparency, due diligence and opportunity for public and industry to review and contribute.
I do not agree with this
Arizona is a right to work state, attempting to legislate terms of imployment is inappropriate
Stakeholder input process was circumvented and council should not allow this to go forward today.
Today, Fed Secty Powell requested relief from Secretary Mnuchin for RE owners unable to pay mortgages. Hospitality, the weakest segment (w/ perhaps as many as 60% of CMBS hotel mortgages in Phoenix are beyond terms) is bleeding badly & doesn't have the wherewithal to help the intended beneficiaries despite their truly legitimate needs. We should work together to rehabilitate the industry appreciating everyones circumstances rather than passing legislation that operators don't have money to pay.
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.
My name is Laura Oggs. I have worked ten years at the Phoenix Convention Center. I am on furlough. I am high-risk to get this illness. I used all of my sick time when I was laid off. It barely lasted until my first unemployment check. When we go back to work we need to be protected. We need sick days that we can use if we become sick. Missing a paycheck is life-altering. Missing a paycheck while battling this virus? Devastating. Please vote YES on the measures to protect tourism workers.
Hola soy Martha Lopez soy cocinera y Trabajo para Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak yo Apollo esta ordenanza y creo que es muy importante porque en mi lugar de trabajo ya hay 4 personas con el virus y yo al igual que mis compañeros estamos expuestos y muchos de nosotros tuvimos que usar nuestros días personales / de enfermedad para cubrir nuestras necesidades ahora con este virus expandiéndose cada día más tenemos miedo de contagiarnos y no contar con días de enfermedad para cubrir
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.