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CITY OF LODI
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Request for Business Tax Waiver
MEETING DATE: June 7, 1995
PREPARED BY: Maxine Cadwallader, Revenue Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1.) That the Business Tax be waived, in part, for vendors
who do not have a Business License and who will participate at the "Lodi Pet Fair" sponsored by
the Animal Friends Connection and Animal Friends Humane Society on for June 18, 1995 at the
Lodi Festival Grounds.
2.) That the fee be set at $3.75 per vendor per day.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Ordinance 1607 Business Tax Certification,
Section 3.01.030. Exemptions, paragraph H. Street Fairs and Special Events, permit sponsors of
street fairs or special events to request the City Council waive the Business License Tax in part
or whole for participants of a street fair or special event when the waiver is for a limited period of
time and a participant does not otherwise conduct business within the City of Lodi ..............: and,
when the City Council determines a blanket waiver of the Business License Tax for a street fair
or special event is in the best interest of the City.
This is the 2nd Pet Fair sponsored by the Animal Friends Connection and the Animal
Friends Humane Society, non-profit organizations dedicated to charitable and educational
purposes. Many of the vendors and veterinarians who are participating in the event are either
donating their profits to the Humane Society or will be giving out free product samples.
Approximately six individual vendor will realize personal profit. The Business License Tax for
individual vendors of retail products is $50.00.
A copy of the application for Incorporation and a request for waiver is attached for your
review.
FUNDING: None RequireA.D.HFlynn
Finance Director
APPROVED:
THOMAS A. PETERSON
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City Manager
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ANIMAL FRIENDS CONNECTIONS
ANIMAL FRIENDS HUMANE SOCIETY
OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES
1. To place as many healthy, temperamentally family of five or more sound pets as
possible where they will receive good and stable lifelong care.
2. To extend educational efforts to the community through our humane education
resource center (providing information and advice about pet care behavior problems,
training and pet overpopulation etc.)
3. To become a link between humans and animals by promoting compassion for all of us.
4. To promote public awareness for the care of all animals in our world.
Name of Organization
Contact Person
Date of Incorporation
Name of Event
Location
APPLICATION FOR BUSINESS TAX WAIVER
NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
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Please attach a copy of the articles of incorporation as a non-profit organization authorized to conduct
business in the State of California
Approved for waiver Not approved
Signed: Date
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
ANIMAL FRIENDS HUMANE SOCIETY
ONE: The name of this corporation is Animal Friends Humane
Society.
TWO: This corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation
and is not organized for the public gain of any person. It is
organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for
charitable purpose. The specific purpose for which this
corporation is organized is the development and implementation of
a humane society.
THREE: The name and address in the State of California of this
corporation's initial agent for service of process is: Pat
Sherman, 708 Reisling Court, Lodi, California 95240.
FOUR:(A) This corporation is organized and operated exclusively
for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Articles, the
corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted
to be carried on by a corporation exempt from federal income tax
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or by a
corporation contributions to which are deductible under Section
170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(C) No substantial part of the activities of this corporation
shall consist of carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting
to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not
participate or intervene in any political campaign (including the
publishing or distribution of statements) on behalf of any
candiate for public office.
FIVE: The names and addresses,of the persons appointed to act as
the intial Directors of this corporation are:
Linda Castelanelli, 33 E. Armstrong Road, Lodi, California 95242
Pat A. Sherman, 708 Reisling Court, Lodi, California 95240
Wilbur E. Delph, 9629 N. Highway 99, Stockton, California, 95212
Troylene Sayler, 604 Tamarack Drive, Lodi, California, 95240
Donna Swinney, 720 Calaveras, Lodi, California, 95240
Charlie A. Mauch, 230 W. Elm, Lodi, California, 95240
Maralyn Messer, 7959 E. Highway 12, Lodi, California 95240
Bob Lonzo, 1801 Amberleaf Way, Lodi, California, 95376
Richard Blackston, 518 Ribier, Lodi, California 95240
SIX: The property of this corporation is irrevocably dedicated tc
charitable purposes and no part of the net income or assets of
this corporation shall ever inure to the benefit of any director,
officer or member thereof or to the benefit of any private
person.
Upon the dissolution or winding up of the corporation, its assets
remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts
and liabilities of this corporation shall be distributed to a
nonprofit fund, foundation or corporation which is organized and
operated exclusively for charitable purposes and which has
established its tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
April 10, 1995
4T, astelane1li, D'- ector
Wilbur E. Delph, Sirector
,Ronna Swinney,. Director
Maralyn ffesser, Director
Richard Blackston, Director
Pat A. Sherman, Director
Director
Bob Lonzo,I D
The above-mentioned initial directors of this corporation, hereby
declare that we are the persons who executed the foregoing
Articles of Incorporation, which execution is my act and deed.
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Wilbur E. Delph, Director
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Maralyn sser, Director
Richard Blackston, Director