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City Council Meeting Minutes May 19, 2020 Page 11 of 14 to $12 January 1, 2020, and represents the last in a series of increases voters approved in 2016. Such an effort would be best achieved at a regional level, and with the involvement of all local municipalities and the business community in order to ensure continuity across jurisdictions, reduce competition and employee turnover, and for greatest regional impact. To achieve this goal, the bill requires any local government planning to raise its minimum wage to consult with surrounding local governments and various stakeholders. The Boulder County Consortium of Cities has been working on this and has initiated a local stakeholders group but this work in now on hold due to COVID 19. Given the need to have agreements by January it is unlikely this could move forward quickly enough this year. Staff recommends the City stay involved in these discussions and move forward with this when that happens regionally. Councilmember Dickinson stated as much as he supports this he does not feel this is the right time to bring this forward. The minimum wage needs to be addressed; you can't support a family on the minimum wage. He supports doing this regionally next year as it is incredibly important to address. Public Comments — None Councilmember Brown agreed this is better as a regional initiative but Louisville shouldn't wait too long if the region doesn't move forward. Countywide Ballot Measures Update Deputy City Manager Davis gave an update on County ballot measures. She stated Boulder County has actively been discussing the possibility of a transportation and housing ballot issue with local municipalities. The idea for the measure was raised after the failure of several statewide transportation measures. Understanding there doesn't appear to be an appetite for a statewide transportation revenue generating ballot measure, local governments began discussions around the possibility of a local or regional measure. The City was involved in these discussions, along with all other municipalities within the County. The discussions centered on the possibility of a Boulder County -wide measure that would generate funding for regional transportation and housing investments, with the split between the two areas to be determined. There was no final decision regarding the taxing approach (property tax/mill levy or sales tax) for a potential measure. Polling was planned for March, but with the COVID-19 pandemic the project is now in a holding pattern. County and regional staff continue to complete technical analysis around a potential ballot measure, but outreach and polling have been put on hold at this time.