HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 636URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 636
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES DIRECTOR TO DELAY LATE FEES AND PENALTIES FOR
DELINQUENT TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX (TOT) AND
ATASCADERO TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
(ATBID) ASSESSMENT REVENUES RECEIVED FOR JANUARY,
FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2020 TRANSIENT LODGING SERVICES
UNTIL AUGUST 31, 2020
WHEREAS, on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, the City Council declared a State of Emergency
in response to the global health crisis and pandemic brought on by COVID-19 (Coxdnavirus); and
WHEREAS, due to the immediate effect of the emergency shelter-at-heme directive on
the lodging industry, many hoteliers have inquired about the possibility to delayY mittance of the
collected transient occupancy tax; and _
WHEREAS, City staff has considered the projected COVID-19 losses and the possibility
to assist the City's lodging partners who are directly impacted by State and local shelter -at-home
orders; and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to temporarily suspend the imposition of adopted
penalties for late payment of currently due payments because the COVID-19 pandemic is acutely
and disproportionately impacting the local lodging and hotel industry.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO HEREBY
ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Chapter 3.08 of the Atascadero
Municipal Code, penalties applicable to late payments are hereby temporarily suspended and the
Administrative Services Director is authorized to delay imposition of late fees and penalties for
late payment to the City of Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) and Atascadero Tourism Business
Improvement District (ATBID) revenues received by lodging establishments for January 2020,
February 2020 and March 2020 transient occupancy lodging services until August 31, 2020.
SECTION 2. Nothing herein shall relieve any person or entity of its obligation to pay and
to remit to the City amounts otherwise due and any late fees or penalties that otherwise would have
become due for failure or refusal to pay amounts due for January, February and March 2020 and
shall be assessed and shall become due and payable to the City if the referenced TOT payments
due to the City have not been made in full by August 31, 2020.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage and
adoption thereof, as it is an urgency ordinance intended to immediately protect the public welfare,
health and safety.
City of Atascadero
Ordinance No. 636
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SECTION 4. Publication. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Urgency ^
Ordinance no later than fifteen (15) days following the passage of this Urgency Ordinance, the I
Urgency Ordinance, along with the names of the City Council members voting for and against the
Urgency Ordinance, shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of
Atascadero.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Atascadero, California, held on the
14th day of April 2020, by a vote of at least four-fifths of the City Council.
CITY OF ATASCADERO
Heather Moreno, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amanda MuthLr, I3dputy City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Brian A. Pterik, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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CITY OF ATASCADERO )
I, AMANDA MUTHER, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Atascadero, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that Urgency Ordinance No. 636 was adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council held on the 14th day of April, 2020 by the following
roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Bourbeau, Fonzi, Funk, Newsom and Mayor Moreno
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
AMANDA MUTHE , DEPUTY CITY CLERK
I hereby certify that the foregoing is the original of Urgency Ordinance No. 636
duly passed and adopted by the Atascadero City Council at their regular meeting
held on April 14, 2020 and a copy of the Ordinance was published on
April 21, 2020 in The Tribune newspaper. _ — --
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AMANbA-MUTHLKf EPUTY CITY CLERK