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City of San Leandro Meeting Date: November 20, 2017 Staff Report Agenda Section:File Number:17-652 CONSENT CALENDAR Agenda Number:8.I. TO:City Council FROM:Chris Zapata City Manager BY:David Baum Finance Director FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum Finance Director TITLE:Staff Report for an Ordinance Amending Section 2-2-500 of the San Leandro Municipal Code in its entirety Relating to the Business License Tax for 2017-18 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends that the City Council approve the amendments to the Business License tax, in accordance with City of San Leandro Municipal Code section 2-2-500. BACKGROUND During the biennial budget process, the City determines the annual change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and applies this increase to the business license tax schedule, which is shown in table form in City of San Leandro Municipal Code section 2-2-500. Amendments to the table in section 2-2-500 are presently necessary to reflect updated rates per the CPI, and recent legislation that was passed by San Leandro voters to amend the Business License Tax. If the amendments to section 2-2-500 are approved by the City Council, the City’s amended tax rate schedule for business license taxes would be effective December 1, 2017. DISCUSSION On November 8, 2016, San Leandro voters approved Measure OO to modify the business license ordinance, effective January 1, 2017, related to the following: ·Reduce the business license tax for approximately 1,800 San Leandro based businesses with three or fewer employees ·Modify the business license tax for parking lots to charge 10 percent of gross receipts ·Modify the business license tax for warehouse, wholesale, and distribution uses, to charge $100 per 1,000 square feet of space These modifications are designed to align with City Council priorities to support small businesses Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/13/2017 241