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Staff Report for City of San Leandro City Council Approval of Resolutions Regarding the Matter of Imposing Liens for Non-payment of Delinquent 2020 Business License Tax, Solid Waste Service Charges, Certified Unified Program Agency Fees, Code Compliance Administrative Penalties and Charges.
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends City Council approval of the attached Resolutions:
* Resolution Overruling Protests
* Resolution Imposing liens for the non-payment of delinquent 2020 business license tax, solid waste service charges, Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) fees, code compliance administrative penalties and charges.
Approval of the Resolutions at the close of the public hearing will permit the City to place these delinquent charges on the applicable Fiscal Year 2020-21 Alameda County secured property tax bills.
BACKGROUND
The San Leandro Municipal Code provides that delinquent 2020 business license tax, solid waste service charges, Certified Unified Program Agency Fees (CUPA) fees, code compliance administrative penalties and charges shall become a lien on the real property where the service was received. A detailed listing of all delinquent accounts for each category type is attached. The accounts listed have not been paid as of July 20, 2020, for the services received, although ongoing attempts have been made to collect the balances due.
Businesses were sent an annual business license and fee renewal notice in December 2019, with 2nd and 3rd notices sent in March and April, with a final notice in June 2020. The deadline to pay the 2020 business license fees was extended by one month from Jan 31st to Feb 29th. Also, July 6, 2020, a Notice of Violation letter was sent to businesses and property owners that have not renewed their license or that have a balance due, as well as notification of the July 20, 2020 public hearing. It should be noted that business license taxes were due well before the start of the coronavi...
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