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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: May 7, 2012 <br />Staff Report <br />File Number: 12 -195 Agenda Section: PUBLIC HEARINGS — CITY <br />COUNCIL <br />Agenda Number: 3.A. <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY: David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW: David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE: Staff Report for Ordinances Amending the San Leandro Municipal Code <br />Relating to Proposed Adjustments to Business License Fees, Emergency <br />Communication System Access (9 -1 -1) Tax, and the Emergency Medical <br />Services Taxes for 2012 -13 <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends the City Council approve the proposed adjustments to Business License <br />fees, the Emergency Communication System Access (9 -1 -1) tax, and the Emergency Medical <br />Services (EMS) tax in accordance with the San Leandro Municipal Code. Following Finance <br />Committee approvals, ordinance amendments for each of the three tax schedules are being <br />presented to the City Council for approval as part of the 2012 -13 budget approval process. <br />BACKGROUND <br />As a part of the annual budget process, the City determines the annual change in the <br />Consumer Price Index (CPI) and applies this increase to the business license fee schedule, <br />the 9 -1 -1 access tax and the EMS tax schedules as allowed by the San Leandro Municipal <br />Code Sections 2 -2 -500, 2 -13 -140, and 2 -18 -210. If approved by the City Council, the <br />following proposed adjustments to the City's fee and tax rate schedules for business licenses, <br />9 -1 -1 access taxes, and EMS taxes would be effective July 1, 2012. <br />The change in the Consumer Price Index, distributed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the <br />Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) covering San Francisco - Oakland - San <br />Jose is the annual average change for 2011 (January through December) amounts to an <br />increase of 2.6 %. In accordance with the Municipal Code, the tax schedules for business <br />licenses, 9 -1 -1 access, and EMS will be adjusted by 2.6 %. The unit fee for retailing, <br />wholesaling, and manufacturing will increase to $34.80 (per each owner and each employee) <br />for business licenses, the single access line tax rate for 9 -1 -1 will increase to $2.15, and a <br />benefit unit tax under the EMS will increase to $15.35. <br />City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 51112012 <br />