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CITio.t OF SAN BERI \RDINO
OR COUNCIL ACTION
From: Lee Gagnon,
Business License supervisor
Dept: city Clerk
Subject: Increase License Rate for
Carry-out Food Businesses
Date: December 20, 1989
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
Last major revision of business license rates was completed by Ordinance
MC-548 adopted by Mayor and Common Council October 20, 1986.
Recommended motion:
That the City Attorney be instructed to prepare an
ordinance amending Municipal Code Section 5.04.525,
Subsection C, Retail Food Merchants, together with
such resolution as may be appropriate, to raise the
business license rate to $60.00, plus .00066, on all
dollar value of annual gross receipts in excess of
$15,000.00.
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Signature
Contact parson:
Lee Gagnon
Phona:
5036
Supporting data attachad:
Yes
Ward:
N/A
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Amount:
N/A
Sourca: (ACCT. NO.)
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Finance:
Council Notal:
Aoenda Item No
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CIT'f OF SAN BERI"tRDINO - REQUEST. ')R COUNCIL ACTION
STAFF REPORT
A survey was conducted recently in the City of San Bernardino to
identify the sources that contribute to blight. It was discovered
that a major portion of the trash found near bus stops, fences, parkways,
and vacant lots consisted of bags, wrappers and various other containers
used to carry out food from fast food restaurants, drive through
establishments, and other stores with fast food items.
Another survey was then conducted of various cities in the
surrounding area to determine if they had any means by which to assess
carry-out food businesses for the cleanup of trash generated by those
types of businesses. No particular assessment practices were identified
relative to fast food businesses. However, it was found that eight out
of ten cities licensed all retail operations under one retail gross
receipt formula. The City of San Bernardino provides a lower retail rate
for restaurants, fast food or carry-out food businesses.
Since most businesses now included in the retail food category offer
some form of carry-out food we propose that Municipal Code Section 5.04.525
subsection C, Retail Food Merchants, be amended to change the license
rate from $40.00 plus .00050 on all dollar value of annual gross receipts
in excess of $25,000.00, to a license rate of $60.00 plus .00066 on all
dollar value of annual gross receipts in excess of $15,000.00.
The proposed amendment would change the average license fee paid by
these businesses from $194.88 to $271.81 per year. The license fee would
fall within the median currently charged by the other cities surveyed.
This amendment would increase revenue by $70,000.00 which would be
used to offset the cost for cleanup of trash accumulated in the areas pre-
viously indicated.
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