Resolution - 2014-50RESOLUTION NO.2014-50
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
SUPPORTING THE RECOGNITION AND IMPORTANCE OF THE IN -
HOME CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE AND DESIGNATION OF
NOVEMBER 2014 AS NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS MONTH
WHEREAS, close to 145,600 homecare workers in the County of Los Angeles,
including over 1,200 In -Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers who reside in West Covina,
deliver quality care to our most vulnerable residents, including seniors and adults and children
with disabilities;
WHEREAS, homecare workers not only provide vital care to those in need, but by doing
so save taxpayers millions of dollars each year when compared to more costly tax funded
institutions;
WHEREAS, the work of homecare workers often goes unnoticed as do the financial
struggles caregivers and their families experience in order to provide this lifeline service to those
in need;
WHEREAS, the number of family and non -family members requiring in -home care will
drastically increase as the number of Americans who are 65 years of age and older is expected to
double in the next 30 years;
WHEREAS, in order to meet the future demands of care giving we must ensure a stable
workforce by recognizing today the important contributions homecare workers bring to those
receiving care, to our communities and to society as a whole;
WHEREAS, providing homecare workers with a living wage will generate demand for
goods and services in the local economy, stimulate increased employment opportunities, and
generate additional income which will in turn lead to additional spending in West Covina; and
WHEREAS, other communities across
West Hollywood, Berkeley, Oakland, and San
importance of creating a pathway to $15.00 per
poverty and revitalize communities.
California including Los Angeles, San Diego,
Francisco have taken steps to recognize the
hour wage as a standard to lift workers out of
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of West Covina stands united with
homecare workers, acknowledging the essential work and contributions they bring to West
Covina by officially recognizing the month of November as Family Caregivers Month and
supporting their efforts to lift themselves and their communities out of poverty as they fight for a
path to earn $15.00 per hour wage.
FURTHERMORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of West Covina
is directed to attest to this Resolution and shall thereupon become in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 18t" day of November 2014.
ATTEST:'
City`Clerk gickolas S. fewis
Resolution No. 2014-50
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I, NICKOLAS S. LEWIS, CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West
Covina, California, at a regular meeting held thereof on the 181h day of November 2014 by the
following vote of the City Council:
AYES:
Sykes, Toma, Warshaw, Herfert
NOES:
Spence
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney Kimberly Hall Barlow
City ClerkN kolas,S. Lewis
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