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MINUTES SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 21, 1992 The City Council of the City of San Leandro met in regular session in the City Council Chamber of the City Hall on the above date at 8:00 p.m. , Mayor Karp presiding. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 3. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Council Members Faria, Kerr, Myers, Perry, Polvorosa; Mayor Karp ABSENT: Council Member Corbett 4. PRESENTATIONS 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS Public Comments are limited to 3 minutes per person. A. Al Rosenga, 534 Parrott Street, spoke regarding the Ordinance amending the City's Business License Fees. He requested that the City Council hold off on adding a Business License Fee for rental .of single-family homes because: renting out a single-family home is not a business, the cost to administer the program might not justify the gain in revenue, and the fee makes housing less affordable in San Leandro because property owners will pass the cost on to the renters. Council Member Polvorosa asked Mr. Rosenga how he felt a single-family • rental was different from owning a duplex and renting it out. Mr. Rosenga said duplexes were designed to rent out; they were not intended to be a business, but were for members of a family to live in. He said the small guy who is renting out an inherited home is not a business. He said most lending institutions consider more than four units to be a business. Mike Oliver, City Manager, said the City receives about $900,000 a year for Business Licenses. He said there are two part-time employees who conduct enforcement activities, and their cost over the last two years has been more than offset by increased revenue. He said the key element in this program is to use the County's computerized records for homeowner exemptions. He said the fee will be $41 per year for a single-family home. He said it is anticipated that the cost of enforcement will be offset by the compliance rate.