REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Double-Time Pay to Employees from Certain Bargaining Units and Time and One Half Pay to As Needed Employees who Work on December 31, 2018 and January 7, 2019 at Levi's Stadium
Report
BACKGROUND
During the last two fiscal years, the City Council approved side letters for the payment of double time for events held at Levi's Stadium on January 1, 2017 and December 24, 2017.
On July 17, the Stadium Authority Board approved an Assignment and Assumption Agreement (Attachment 1) assigning certain rights to the Bay Area Host Committee (BAHC) regarding the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Levi's Stadium. The agreement provides that for the January 7, 2019, College Football Playoff National Championship game (Game), if sixty (60) days prior to Game day there are not sufficient Santa Clara employees supporting public safety activities that have volunteered to provide adequate public safety during the Game, as determined by the Stadium Authority Executive Director, the City shall pay employees assigned to work on January 7, 2019 in support of the Game at a double time rate for hours worked. These costs will be fully reimbursed by the BAHC.
DISCUSSION
Pursuant to City Council authority, Staff met and conferred with the International Association of Firefighters (Unit 1), Police Officers' Association (Unit 2), International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Unit 3), Professional Engineers (Unit 4), Employees' Association (Units 5,7,8), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (Unit 6) and Public Safety Non-Sworn Employees Association (Unit 10) regarding paying the City employees they represent who work the non-NFL football event at Levi's Stadium on December 31, 2018, and the Game on January 7, 2019, double-time pay for their hours worked.
The City subsequently offered double time for hours worked for those two events to the bargaining representatives for each of these employee groups and h...
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