For City Council Meeting January 9, 2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Robb R. Steel, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Gina Gibson-Williams, Planning Manager
Title
Request City Council to adopt Resolution No. 7267 approving the four dollar ($4.00) State mandated surcharge on business license applications and renewals, pursuant to Assembly Bill No. 1379 - Disability Access effective January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2023.
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BACKGROUND:
On September 19, 2012 the Governor of the State of California approved Assembly Bill No. 1186-Disability Access as an Urgency Ordinance modifying the California Business and Professions Code to make an appropriation for disability access purposes. On January 22, 2013, the City Council approved the collection of the $1.00 fee as required by the State of California from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2018.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
Assembly Bill 1379 (Exhibit 'A') imposes a fee of four dollars ($4.00) on all new applications and renewals of existing local business licenses for a term of five years beginning on January 1, 2018 until December 31, 2023. Revenue from the fee will fund:
1. Modifications to facilities to increase disability access;
2. Compliance measures for construction-related accessibility requirements; and
3. Development of educational resources for businesses to facilitate compliance with federal and state disability laws.
Funds generated from the fee will be divided between the local entity that collects the money and the Division of the State Architect: 70% of the funds will be retained by local government and 30% will be deposited into the Disability Access and Education Revolving Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, and transferred to the Division of the State Architect. Locally collected fees will be used to educate businesses on building modifications and permitting necessary to increase disabled access. Written information will be available at the public counter, online and at ...
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