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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - September 4, 1990 Page - 9 - MISCELLANEOUS a. Matter of Utility User Tax (implements Utility Users' Tax Study Committee recommendations to change commercial tax rate to 6% on first $300,000 of energy use and 2% thereafter) . John Jermanis, Finance Director, referred to the Ordinance on the Agenda. He said this Ordinance completes the process started in June with the adoption of the City budget. He said the City budget recommended the removal of the current $10,000 cap on the utility tax. He said the City Council appointed a committee to review the existing tax and make recommendations for alternatives to removal of the cap. He said the Utility User Tax Study Committee had recommended the establishment of a tax rate for non-residential users of 6% on the first $300,000 of combined energy and telephone use and 2% thereafter. He said this would raise approximately $1 .2 million in revenue. The City Council asked for a breakdown of revenue collected, based both on the 6% and the 2% tax. They also asked questions related to the method for rebate for overpayments and the possible impact and type of outreach that was conducted with small businesses regarding the 1% increase from 5% to 6%. Marylou Eckersley, San Leandro Chamber of Commerce, said the Chamber had only worked with the 19 large businesses involved. The following Ordinance was then introduced: ORDINANCE NO. 90-016 (1170) AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 90-011 AND AMENDING TITLE II , CHAPTER 4 OF THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO UTILITY USER TAXES URGENCY ORDINANCE TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY Introduced by Council Member Glaze, who moved that it be passed to print, seconded by Council Member Santos, and carried by the following called vote: AYES: Council Members Corbett, Glaze, Perry, Polvorosa, Santos; Mayor Karp ( 6 ) NOES: Council Member Faria ( 1 ) ABSENT: None ( 0 ) b. Matter of Amendments to Burglar Alarm Ordinance. On motion of Council Member Glaze, seconded by council Member Polvorosa and carried unanimously, the City Council approved the proposed amendments to the Burglar Alarm Ordinance. c. Appointment of Paul S. Nahm as the Chair of the 1991 Cherry Festival Executive Committee. Howard Kerr, Vice President of the Cherry Festival Board of Directors, noted that Janet Mohr had asked for a delay on confirmation of Mr. Nahm's appointment until some issues were worked out. Council Member Glaze suggested that the City Council Cherry Festival Committee be reinstated so that the City Council Committee could give clarification to the Executive Committee on the purpose and style of the Cherry Festival .