Santa Monica

City Council

April 09, 2024 Order of Business 11 #A

Agenda Item A

A. Business License Tax Modernization\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that City Council:\n1. Consider the proposed Business License Modernization and associated business license\ntax rate changes;\n2. Direct staff to draft changes, as applicable to section of Article 6 Business, Professions\nand Trades;\n3. Prepare a draft measure for the Business License Modernization and a proposed\nresolution to place the measure on the November 2024 ballot: and\n4. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)\n(Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Attachment A - Business License Tax Ordinance Changes\nb. Attachment B - Update City Business License Ordinance\nc. Attachment C - Waiver of Tax for Small Residential Property Owners\nd. Financial Status Update and FY 2021-22 Midyear Budget (Web Link)