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File Number: 15-569 <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY: Rich Pio Roda <br />City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: October 5, 2015 <br />City Attorney <br />FINANCE REVIEW: David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number: 8.G. <br />TITLE: Staff Report to Approve the Findings of the Hearing Officer and Deny the <br />Appeal of Kenny Ma and Run He, the Owners of the Green Leaf Spa, <br />Regarding the Finance Director's Decision to Revoke the Business License for <br />the Green Leaf Spa <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve the finding of the independent hearing officer, <br />which is that the business licensees, Mr. Kenny Ma and Ms. Run He, failed to show cause <br />why the action or determination of the Finance Director should not be approved. Based upon <br />the evidence submitted and the findings of the Hearing Officer, the business license <br />revocation for the Green Leaf Spa should be upheld and the appeal should be denied <br />BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <br />Pursuant to City of San Leandro Municipal Code section 2-2-450, on July 20, 2015, by a <br />resolution with a Legistar File ID of 15-449, the City Council referred the appeal of the <br />business license revocation of the Green Leaf Spa's owners, Mr. Kenny Ma and Ms. Run He, <br />to a Hearing Officer. The City Council, based upon the record only, may approve or <br />disapprove the Hearing Officer's Findings. On September 14, 2015, Valerie Armento, the <br />City's independent Hearing Officer for this case, held a hearing for the licensee to show cause <br />why the action or determination of the Finance Director should not be approved. On <br />September 18, 2015, the Hearing Officer rendered her findings, and decision. The Hearing <br />Officer's findings and decision are attached to the resolution related to this recommended <br />action. <br />Pursuant to the Hearing Officer's Findings and Decision, the licensees failed to show cause <br />why the action or determination of the Finance Director should not be approved, which was to <br />revoke the business license. Based upon the evidence submitted and the findings, the <br />City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 9/29/2015 <br />