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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: May 3, 2021 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:21-259 PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />Agenda Number:5.C. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />Interim City Manager <br />BY:Susan Hsieh <br />Finance Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Susan Hsieh <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for the City of San Leandro City Council to Approve Ordinances <br />Amending the San Leandro Municipal Code for Proposed Adjustments to the <br />Business License Tax, the Emergency Medical Services Taxes, and the <br />Emergency Communication System Access (9-1-1) Tax for Fiscal Year 2021-22 <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends the City Council approve the proposed adjustments to the Business License <br />tax, the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) tax, and the Emergency Communication System <br />Access (9-1-1) tax in accordance with the San Leandro Municipal Code. Ordinance <br />amendments for each of the three tax schedules are presented to the City Council for approval as <br />part of the Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget approval process. <br />BACKGROUND <br />During the budget process, the City determines the annual change in the Consumer Price Index <br />(CPI) and applies this increase to the business license tax schedule, the EMS tax schedule, and <br />the 9-1-1 access tax schedule as authorized by San Leandro Municipal Code Sections 2-2-500, <br />2-13-140, and 2-18-210, respectively. If approved by the City Council, the proposed adjustments <br />to the City’s tax rate schedules for business license taxes, EMS taxes, and 9-1-1 access taxes <br />would be effective July 1, 2021. <br />The change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), distributed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for <br />the Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) covering San Francisco - Oakland - San <br />Jose, is the annual average change for 2020 (January through December) and amounts to an <br />increase of 1.84%. In accordance with the Municipal Code, the tax schedules for business <br />licenses, EMS, and 9-1-1 access will be adjusted by 1.84%. The unit fee for retail, <br />wholesale/distribution (large local seller), and manufacturing will increase to $44.70 (per each <br />owner and each employee) for business licenses, the single access line tax rate for 9-1-1 will <br />increase to $2.78, and a benefit unit tax under the EMS will increase to $19.70. <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/29/2021 <br />83