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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: March 1, 2021 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:21-077 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.E. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />Interim City Manager <br />BY: <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Susan Hsieh <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to approve a <br />one-time amnesty program that waives all outstanding uncollectable overdue <br />fines as of January 4, 2021, and to remove Overdue Fines and the Non-Resident <br />San Leandro Worker and Non-Resident Family Fee Card from the City of San <br />Leandro’s Fee Schedule <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />A.Staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution to remove Overdue Fines <br />and remove the Non-Resident San Leandro Worker and Non-Resident Family Fee Card <br />from the City of San Leandro’s Fee Schedule. <br />B.Staff also recommends that the City Council approve a resolution to authorize the San <br />Leandro Public Library to implement a one-time amnesty and removal of all outstanding <br />uncollectable overdue fines as of January 4, 2021. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Library Department is an important and vital part of the City of San Leandro’s services. The <br />San Leandro Public Library reviews policies and procedures regularly, evaluating how to better <br />serve the San Leandro community. <br />The American Library Association (ALA), the largest library-related professional organization in <br />the world, seeks to promote and preserve public libraries as unique institutions where all people <br />enjoy free and equal access to information. The ALA has officially recommended that all libraries <br />eliminate overdue fines. In January of 2020, Library Administration and the Circulation Supervisor <br />presented a proposal to the City of San Leandro Library-Historical Commission recommending <br />the removal of Library overdue fines to provide better customer service and make the Library <br />more equitable. <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 2/24/2021