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City of San Leandro Business License Revocation Appeal Royal Ice Cream Hearing Date- March 23, 2017 Appearing for Appellant: 0 Mr. Patras Mashi Gill, owner, Royal Ice Cream Appearing for City: • Robert McManus, Police Lieutenant • Mary Ann Perini, Budget & Compliance Manager The appeal came for hearing after written notice in accord with San Leandro Municipal Code Section 2-2-450 before Eric Engelbart, Deputy City Manager. Testimony was provided by Mr. Patras M. Gill, Mary Ann Perini, and Lieutenant Robert McManus. Background On or about February 16, 2017, Mr. Gill and another associate, Mr Jamshaid Bhatti each applied for a business license in order to operate a mobile ice cream vendor business within the City, identified as Royal Ice Cream. The applications were assigned business license application # 16663 and 46627. On March 8, 2017, the Finance Director denied the business license applications of both parties. The denial was based on San Leandro Municipal Code Section 2-2-420, which states that such applications may be denied "whenever the Finance Director has reasonable cause to believe that any statement contained in an application is not true." A driving record investigation of Mr. Gill, which is required for all mobile vendor applicants, revealed that on May 12, 2008, Mr. Gill received a traffic citation for causing a collision with another vehicle in violation of California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 22107 (Turning and Stopping and Turning Signals). In addition, an investigation of Mr. Gill's driving record revealed a July 9, 2014 citation for a violation of CVC Section 22350 (Speed Laws). However, on the section of the mobile ice cream vendor application form which requires the applicant to explain whether he or she has been involved in a traffic accident or received a citation for a moving violation, the applicant stated, "none". Thus, pursuant to San Leandro Municipal Code Section 2-2-420, the business license applications of both employees of Royal Ice Cream were denied because the lead applicant, Mr. Gill, stated that he had not received any citations for moving violations in the past ten years, which led the Finance Director to conclude that Mr. Gill provided a false statement in his application.