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Special Meeting Minutes
MINUTES
CITY OF UNION CITY
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
CAROL DUTRA-VERNACI, Mayor
JEFF WANG, Vice Mayor (District 3)
GARY SINGH, Councilmember (District 1)
JAMIE PATIÑO Councilmember (District 2)
SCOTT SAKAKIHARA, Councilmember (District 4)
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
4:30 PM
City Council Chambers
34009 Alvarado-Niles Road
Union City, CA 94587
1. CALL TO ORDER
Vice Mayor Wang called the meeting to order at 4:35 PM.
2. ROLL CALL
Attendance Attendee Name
Present Councilmember Patiño
Councilmember Sakakihara
Vice Mayor Wang
Absent Councilmember Singh
Mayor Dutra-Vernaci
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Comments limited to items on the Special Meeting Agenda
Vice Mayor Wang opened Oral Communications. Edward Dijeau spoke on Item 4.a. There being no further speakers, Vice Mayor Wang closed Oral Communications.
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Special Meeting Minutes
4. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
4.a. Providing Policy Direction On a Business License Tax Update As Potential Revenue Measure On The November 2024 Ballot
City Manager Joan Malloy delivered staff presentation to the Council. City Attorney Kristopher Kokotaylo, Deputy City Manager Jennifer Phan, Revenue Collection Manager Rahnni Le, Finance Specialist III Naomi Garcia, Operations Director Eric Myers from HdL Companies, and President Bryan Godbe from Godbe Research were also in attendance.
Staff and Mr. Myers responded to councilmember questions.
Motion: Provided concurrence on nine (9) business license categories as generally defined and set the tax rates to the following:
1. General/Retail – 0.00043;
2. Professional – 0.0025;
3. Contractors – 0.002;
4. Service – 0.002;
5. Rental – 0.00225;
6. Exempt – 0;
7. Industrial - Manufacturing/Wholesaling – 0.00045;
8. Industrial - Warehousing – 0.001; and
9. Mobile Home Parks – $45 per pad
In addition, reduce the minimum tax/flat rate by 10% with the proposed implementation date starting April 1, 2025, with a sixmonth grace period.
RESULT: Pass
MOVER: Councilmember Patiño
SECONDER: Vice Mayor Wang
AYES: Councilmembers Patiño, Sakakihara, and Vice Mayor NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Singh and Mayor Dutra-Vernaci
5. ADJOURNMENT
Vice Mayor Wang adjourned the meeting at 5:40 PM.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Union City on April 23, 2024.
Thai Nam Pham, MMC, CPMC
City Clerk