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Home My WebLink About1990-09-11 - AGENDA REPORTS - BINGO FEES (2)NEV BUSINESS DATE: SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT: BACKGROUND AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approval Item to be presented by: Mayor Jo Anne Darcy September 11, 1990 Support of Amendment to Penal Code relative to Bingo Fees City Manager The City of Hawaiian Gardens has requested our city support of an amendment to the penal code to allow a city or county to regulate and impose by local ordinance, Bingo License Fees to a maximum of 10% and also allow exemption for non-profit charity organizations, mobilehome park associations and senior organizations. They wish to present this position by resolution at the October 23rd Contract Cities Annual Conference. Since their request did not arrive in time for their September 6th League of California City resolutions committee meeting, I am referring this to Council in order to substantiate a position for the October 23rd Conference. The City of Santa Clarita only has seven bingo licenses as of January, 1990 and only one of them paid ($50 for Elks) in 1989 so there appears to be little impact in Santa Clarita. This does not affect the City of Santa Clarita's Bingo License Fees or Bingo Revenues. It is only presented as a support resolution for Contract Cities. RECOMMENDATION 'Council support another city in their quest to exempt non-profit. organizations from paying a 1S of gross receipts over $5,000 fee and to allow an increase of commercial bingo license fee revenues from 12 to 2% of gross receipts over $5,000. Agenda Item: Cit of Piz (iARDENS. AAIN NAWA0111N6A1-A " H.M. "LENNIE" WAGNER DOMENIC RUGGERI ESTHER E. FLORES KATHLEEN M. NAVEJAS ROSALIE M. SHER MAYOR MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER August 27, 1990 R E G >� IV F-0 AU6 3 1 1990 Ms.,JoAnne Darcy cRv.0,UNC AWA Mayor C'r�. j City of Santa Clarita�. 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 300 Santa Clarita, California 91355 Dear Mayor Darcy: SUBJECT: Resolution Relating to Bingo License Fees/Requesting support and endorsement from the League of California Cities Delegates I am writing to solicit your support and endorsement for the attached -Resolution related to Bingo License Fees at the League of California Cities Annual Conference in Anaheim on October 23. Your support is needed now to present this Resolution to the Conference General Assembly in October. The Bingo License Fee Resolution will increase bingo license fee revenue from one (1%) percent to two (2$) percent for the 102 affected cities and counties with Bingo Game Ordinances. Seven counties will be immediately affected by this proposed legislation. In 1975, the State Legislature enacted legislation to permit cities and counties to collect one (1%) percent of the monthly gross receipts over $5,000 derived from Bingo games. In the intervening 15 years, gross receipts from Bingo games have increased as well as the expense of regulation by local governments. Local government expenditures for ancillary services (street maintenance, lighting maintenance, etc.) have also grown, without a corresponding increase in Bingo license fees to meet these ever growing expenditures. ' The Bingo License Fee Resolution would correct this glaring inequity by setting Bingo License fees at.two (2%) percent of monthly gross receipts over $5,000. 21815 PIONEER BOULEVARD, HAWAIIAN GARDENS CA 90716 •TELEPHONE: (213) 420-2641 FAX 496-3708 0 0 I have spoken with City Officials from several cities and they have cited the need to differentiate between professional versus non-profit charitable bingo operators, and I wholeheartedly concur. In order to eliminate the. 'burden to non-profit community -oriented bingo operators, the,=City,of Pomona has exempted its local organizations from payment of.the one (1%) percent bingo license fee. I am, therefore, sending along a copy of Resolution No. 72-9U adopted by the City Council of the City of Hawaiian Gardens which supports an amendment to the State Penal 'Code.which allows local governments to exempt non-profit charitable organizations mobilehome park associations, and senior organizations from the Bingo licensing fee. If the Conference General Assembly adopts this Resolution I will ask Assemblyman Richard Floyd to again introduce legislation to increase Bingo license fee revenue. Again, let me emphasize that your support is essential to passage of this important legislation. If you have questions regarding the.Resolution, feel free to contact me or City Administrator Ron Downing at (213) 420-2641. si cerely yours, &.Z)rniell gne Mayor City of Hawaiian Gardens E RESOLUTION NO. 72-90 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS ENDORSING, SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING AN AMENDMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE TO INCREASE BINGO LICENSE FEES. WHEREAS, In 1975, the State enacted legislation to permit a city, county or city and county to collect. one (1%) percent of the monthly gross receipts over five thousand ($5,000) derived from Bingo games; and WHEREAS, In the intervening 15 years, gross receipts from Bingo games have increased substantially as well as the costs to a city, county or city and county of regulating such Bingo games; and WHEREAS, In this same period, local government expenditures for ancillary services (such as street maintenance, lighting maintenance) have also grown substantially, without a corresponding increase in Bingo license.fees to meet these ever growing expenditures; and WHEREAS, Increasing Bingo License Fees would correct this glaring inequity by setting Bingo License Fees at two (23) percent of monthly gross receipts over $5,000. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Hawaiian Gardens urges the General Assembly.of the League of California Cities to support an increase in Bingo License Fees from one (1%) percent to two (2k) percent. SECTION 2. As an alternative, the City Council urges the General Assembly to support an amendment to the State Penal Code which allows"3'clty, county or city and county to regulate and impose by local ordinance Bingo License Fees up to a maximum of ten (10%) percent and also allows a city, county -or city and county to exempt non-profit charitable organizations, mobilehome park associations and senior organizations. 11 • SECTION 3. The Mayor, or presiding officer, is hereby directed to affix his/her signature to this resolution signifying its adoption, and the City Clerk, or her duly appointed Deputy, is directed to attest thereto. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS STH,DAY OF AIIGq 1990, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITr,.)F HAWA;IAN ATTEST: CITY_ C r I, Evelyn M. Thissell, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Hawaiian Gardens do hereby Certify that Resolution No. 72-90 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hawaiian Gardens on the 8th day of August 1990, by the following roll call vote, as the same appears on file and of record in the office of the City Clerk..._ AYES: Sher, Navejas, Flores, Ruggeri, Wagner NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None DEA Y CI Y C�RK—Y/U' • RESOLUTION RELATING TO BINGO LICENSE FEES DELEGATE CITY SIGNATURE (Please Print) 1. ' 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.- 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS 21815 PIONEER BOULEVARD HAWAIIAN GARDENS, CALIFORNIA 90716 FAX (213) 496-3708 TELEPHONE (213) 420-2641 ARTESIA RONALD H. OLIVER BELL ROLF JANSSEN BELLFLOWER JOHN ANSDELL BELL GARDENS RON BIRD BURBANK AL F. DOBBIN CARSON CLARENCE BRIDGERS CERRITOS ALEX H. SEANUM CUDAHY TOM THURMAN DIAMOND BAR PAUL HORCHER DOWNEY THOMAS H. MORTON GARDENA DONALD DEAR GLENDALE BURNELL YARICK HAWAIIAN GARDENS KATHLEEN HAVEJAS HUNTINGTON PARK WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM LA HABRA HEIGHTS JOHN F. BEAU NORTH HOLLYWOOD BRANCH 12741 SATICOY STREET NORTH HOLLYWOOD. CALIF. 91605 (610)764.2010 September 4, 1990 0 BOARD OF TRUSTEES - 1939 WILLIAM NIGHSWONGER, MONTEBELLO PRESIDENT JAMES DIMAS, COMMCRDE VICE PRESIDENT HARLEY WAITE. SANTA FE SPRINGS SECRETARY SOUTHEAST MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council 23920 Valencia Blvd. Santa Clarita, CA 91355 Honorable Council: REFER TD: DISTRICT OFFICE 9510 SOUTH GARFIELD AVENUE SOUTH GATE. CALIF. 90260-5499 (213) 927.6526 It is with great pleasure, that the Board of Trustees Mosquito Abatement District welcomes the City of Santa ipating member of the District. LAKEWOOD LARRY VAN NOSTRAN LA MIRADA WAYNE REW LONG BEACH KEN SOBIESKI LOS ANGELES CITY BOB WEBER LOS ANGELES COUNTY JOE BURK LYNWOOD ROBERT HENNING MAYWOOD WILLIAM A HAMILTON NORWALK GRACE F. NAPOLITANO PARAMOUNT HENRY HARKEMA PICO RIVERA OIL Or LA ROSH SAN FER14ANDO SAN MARINO KIRK C. MATTSON SANTA FE SPRINGS HARLEY WAITE SIGNAL HILL LOUIS A. DARE SOUTH EL MONTE DAVID 0. VERDUGO SOUTH GATE UDELL L. SNAVELY WHITTIER MYRON D. CLAXTON FRANK W. PELSUE. JR, PTLD. GCNCRAL MANADCK of the Southeast Clarita as a partic- Your City is entitled to representation on the Board of Trustees. The member appointed by your honorable body must be an elector and resident of the City of Santa Clarita. The term of appointment.of your Trustee will expire January 2, 1993. Subsequent terms of Trustees representing the City of Santa Clarita are for two or four year terms. The Board of Trustees meets regularly on the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 P.M. at the District Headquarters. One exception to this meeting place is the Annual Board Dinner Meeting which is usually held in November at another location. If possible, we are looking forward to welcoming your appointee to the next meeting, September 13, 1990. Please send us a copy of your action appointing a representative to serve on the Board of Trus- tees, and we will notify that person of the details of the next meeting. Please feel free to. call us for any clarification you may need. Very. ruly you s, — --------" ^"SSi,), CITY CO- ll..::.,. I C G y1`E�ECE6Vv9� PIAC_c t, CTY Cis 1 IEP 0 1990 CF SEP 0 6 1990 Jack Hazelrigg, Ph. ��/5�--- CITY Or SANTACITY COUNCII . ..... Actin ' Ci ARITA C6Y dl,:py:,(leii'5 OPI-t:;S Acting Manager Da.e g ,-.... .. .. .... _. CTY C=.PLATA Cv?ITa COMMUNITY. HEALTH. COMFORT AND WELFARE ARE PROMOTED BY EFFECTIVE. CONTINUOUS MOSQUITO ABATEMENT MEASURES