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File #: 210866    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Approved
File created: 10/28/2020 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/12/2020 Final action: 11/12/2020
Enactment date: 11/12/2020 Enactment #: 210866
Title: Requesting approval of a waiver in annual license fees for certain business licenses.
Code sections: Appropriation/Budget -

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Requesting approval of a waiver in annual license fees for certain business licenses.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

I respectfully request that your honorable Council waive the annual license fees for the following licenses until the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2021:

-Automatic Amusement Device

-Billiard/Pool Table & Bowling Alley

-Outdoor Seating

-Extended Operating Hours

-Livery/Limousine

-Taxicab Medallion

-Taxicab Stand

 

The waiver of these fees is part of the city’s Small Business Relief Package, and will provide $59,755 in relief to our critically-important hospitality industry.

 

My staff will be available to address any questions you may have.

 

I thank you for your consideration of this request.

 

Respectfully,

Joseph A. Curtatone, Mayor