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City Council Staff Report
Agenda Item No. 19
August 13, 2013
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: City Manager's Office
Dave Kiff, City Manager
949 - 644 -3001, dkiff @newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Dave Kiff, City Manager
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TITLE: Direction to Staff on one Issue
Per Council Policy A -6, any Council member may ask the City Council at a public
meeting to return to the Council with specific direction as to whether staff should spend
time and resources researching or developing specific policy issues. This helps ensure
that resources are not wasted on an item that City Council may not ultimately adopt.
RECOMMENDATION:
Direct staff to return to the Council with an agenda item that would consider lowering or
eliminating the business license tax for the business classification that includes real
estate agents who work within or are affiliated with larger real estate brokerages which
also have a business license.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
There is no fiscal impact related to this specific decision item, but depending on the
direction Council takes, it will result in a revenue reduction (amount to be researched).
DISCUSSION:
Section C3 of Council Policy A -6 reads as follows:
Items may be placed on a City Council agenda in the following manner:
Direction to Staff on one Issue
August 13, 2013
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A. A Council Member may ask during the Council meeting that a matter be brought to the City
Council at a future meeting. The matter will be brought back at the next Council meeting (if
possible). At that Council meeting, if a majority of the City Council wishes to examine the issue,
staff will prepare an appropriate report and return the item to the City Council with greater
detail for discussion and/or action.
On Tuesday, July 23, 2013, Council Member Selich asked that the item mentioned in
the recommendation section be brought back for formal direction.
This item recurs on an intermittent basis. It is an attempt to minimize any waste of staff
or volunteer time and resources in a direction that might not be in line with the desires of
the City Council. In the spirit of those limited resources, I do not take the time to spell
out the nuances of the issues about which we seek guidance. If readers have a specific
interest in any one of the issues shown in the recommended action(s), they should
attend the Council meeting and participate in the discussion as a part of public
comments about this item.
This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant
to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable
indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a
project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of
Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical
change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of
the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
Submitted by:
Dave Kiff
City Manager
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