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FROM: Business License Review Committee
SUBJECT: Recommended Modifications o£ Business License Ordinance
The Business License Review Committee, pursuant to City Council instructions
during budget study sessions, reconvened on October 10, 1962, for the purpose
of hearing protests and complaints concerning the recently adopted ordinance.
These recommended modifications resulted from this hearing.
Two notices of this hearing were sent to the following persons or organizations:
1. Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, c/o Sam Porter, Manager
2. Santa Monica Bay District Board of Realtors, c/o David Houtz, President
3. Santa Monica Evening Outlook, c/o Deane Funk, General Manager
4. Mr. James O'Brien, Resident Manager, Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis
5. Mr. William A. Wagner, Atlas Scale Company
6. Municipal License Tax Association, c/o Mr. B. E. Nelson
7. Santa Monica Bay Area Apartment Owners Association, c/o Perry Johnson
No representative of either the Chamber of Commerce or the Board of Realtors
appeared at the hearing. The others were represented by speakers.
The complaints heard can be briefly summarized. The Municipal License Tax
Association objected to linen supply trucks being licensed at $50 per year when
other retail delivery trucks are licensed at $25 per year. The Association, it
should be noted, represents retail delivery firms and stated the $25 fee was
proper. The Association objected that the window decal provision (Section 6119)
was contrary to prevailing California law.
The Apartment Owners Association objected to a fee on automatic washing
machines since the machines are a convenience to apartment dwellers and not truly
a "business" of the apartment owner. Webb Service Company, a machine con-
tractor, objected to the high rate and suggested a gross receipts formula be
devised.
Representatives of two weight scales companies provided facts which indicated
the weight scale fee was exhorbitant. Mr. O'Brien stated that a gross receipts
(Section 6240) formula for brokerage houses seemed reasonable. One manu-
facturer appeared and requested information, but had no protest.
The City Clerk raised several administrative problems for committee consid-
e ration.
After hearing these complaints and holding a discussion, the following motions
were adopted:
~ "That the fee for linen supply be reduced from $50 to $25 per truck per
annum {Section 6211E)
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"That the legality of Section 6119 {decals on vehicles} be referred to the
City Attorney fox report to the City Council
"That companies in the business of supplying automatic washing machines,7. ~; ~ ~'
and driers on a lease basis be required to pay an annual license fee of $10 f ~~
per annum msnimum plus $1.00 per $l, 000 or fraction thereof of gross "°
receipts in excess of $1, 000; and that the gross receipts from such machines
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to apartment,. motel and other owners be reported under Section 6219.
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"That the word'6212B' be deleted from Section 6212E, in order to remove ; zo,~%.
certain sub and specialty contractors from the 'gross receipts over
$250, 000' category.
"That there be no change in Sections 6225, 6226 and 6227, i. e. gross re-
ceipts for retail merchants, wholesalers or manufacturers.
"That 'Stocks and Bonds, Brokerage Houses and Firms' be included under
~,f Section 6240, i. e. gross receipts for services. .r
"That Section 6236-(40), i, e. Real Estate Brokers, remain unchanged.
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~" -!'That the maximum license fee for Section 6240--Services, be $i, 500,
he same as for retail merchants.
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"That the fee for weight scales be reduced from $2. 00 to $. 50 per machine .
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"That the third paragraph of Section 6204F be deleted and the following
substituted:
The licensee or his agent shall employ the number of police officers
deemed necessary by the Chief of Police to properly preserve the
public health, peace and safety in said dance hall during the hours
said dance hall is open. Each police officer so engaged shall be paid
the maximum prevailing wage for specsal work as established in the
Salary Resolution adopted by the City Council. Said police officers
shall be under the direction and control of the Chief of Police. "
It should be noted that Sections 6204F and 6212E were modified because of
administrative problems. The suggestion was made, also, to include real
estate salesmen and agents under Section 6236-(40), so that persons engaged
in this business would be required to pay $25 per annum. The matter was
not acted upon since the Board of Realtors was not present. The Committee
was of the opinion that this matter and the feasibility of using a gross receipts
formula for investment firms, i, e, savings and loans, etc. should be con-
sidered at some future review.
This report is hereby transmitted with a recommendation that the business
license ordinance be modafied in accordance with the motions contained herein.
BUSINESS LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE
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Members:
Lloyd C. Allen
Kenneth O. Grubb
William A. Hard
Johnson Hughes
Russell D. Jones
Clarence Michel
Maurice Miller
Jerry Pearlman
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DATE: October 18, 1962
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Ernest N. Mobley, City Manager
SUBJECT: Business License Ordinance
This office has reviewed the recommended modifications of
the subject ordinance contained in the attached committee
report.
This office concurs with the Committee in its findings and
recommendations.
If the Council favors these recommendations, the City Attorney
should be instructed to draft the appropriate ordinance.
T.he following laundry owners would like our business license based
on a twenty five dollar fee (gip„25), plus gross as most other
business are based.
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