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CityCouncil | 2016-06-21 | 17 | Monica contracts the position; stated that he does not know what would be right for the City of Alameda, but the study did not rigorously consider a contract position. Vice Mayor Matarrese - stated he does not intend to vote for the item because more data is needed; would like to have additional comparisons of the costs of other cities and the implications of contracting the position out. In response to Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, Mr. Bliss stated the term "start- up" broadly means the costs of infrastructure and inefficiencies associated with staff, renters and landlords learning about the program. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how long the start-up period would be, to which Mr. Bliss responded a 6 to 12 month time frame; stated the clock would start when a bill is sent. Mayor Spencer inquired whether landlords are paying a business fee, to which the Community Development Director responded the business license tax only applies to multi-family rental units; stated single family homes are exempt from paying the business license tax; she does not know the exact number of units currently paying the business license tax; data will be shared with the Finance Department for cross- checking purposes. Mayor Spencer inquired what would happen to the revenue collected, to which the Community Development Director responded the revenue would go into the General Fund. Mayor Spencer inquired the amount currently received from the tax, to which the Community Development Director responded that she did not know; stated the amount is probably not a lot since the tax is only $20 per unit. Mayor Spencer stated that she received an email inquiring why fees include $245,000 for the Community Development Director. The Community Development Director responded the fee study includes the figure of how much time is attributable to all the positions; only 10% of the Community Development Director time is attributable to the fee, not 100%. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the 10% is backed out of the General Fund since it is being covered by the program. The Community Development Director responded in the affirmative; stated her position is part of the enterprise fund, not one penny has been billed to the General Fund. In response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry regarding whether a tax could be imposed on all residents to fund the program, the Community Development Director stated fees are levied on the beneficiaries of the program. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council June 21, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-06-21.pdf |