To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: LUKE SMUDE, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
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APPROVE THE BUSINESS LICENSE TAX WAIVER APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY BIH, LLC REQUESTING AN EXEMPTION FROM COMPLIANCE WITH THE BUSINESS LICENSE TAX RATES ESTABLISHED IN REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 6-1.22, AS PER SECTION 6-1.08 OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE, FOR THE HOLI BEACH FESTIVAL 2025 EVENT SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 15, 2025 AT THE SEASIDE LAGOON
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BIH, LLC has applied to have the business license tax waived for its "Holi Beach Festival 2025" event which will be held at Seaside Lagoon on March 15, 2025. This is the second of three Holi events taking place at the Seaside Lagoon in March. On February 18, 2025, the City Council approved a business license waiver request for a separate Holi event that occurred at the Lagoon on March 5, 2025. BIH is paying full rental fees for use of the Lagoon, totaling roughly $16,000.
BACKGROUND
All entities conducting business within the City of Redondo Beach are required to comply with Section 6-1 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code (RBMC) which establishes the process and fees associated with obtaining a Business License in the City of Redondo Beach.
Section 6-1.08(c) of the RBMC includes a means for entities to appeal to the City Council for a waiver exempting parties from payment of the appropriate tax associated with the business type. In the case of the Holi Beach Festival 2025, vendors participating in the event would be subject to a projected tax of $133 each to procure the appropriate Business License. One vendor is named in the waiver application: a food vendor, from which the City will collect the required health permit documentation normally required.
Section 6-1.08(c) states, "Upon a written application to the Council, a person or organization may request an exemption from the business license requirements imposed by this chapter, and the Council may waive the provisions of this ...
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