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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing and adopt the hearing officer’s recommendation to revoke Business License No. BU93014571 issued to Bentech, LLC, located at 3721 E. Anaheim Street. (District 4)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) requires a hearing be held before the City Council whenever a revocation of a business license is appealed.
On July 10, 2012, the City Council referred the appeal of the business license revocation for Bentech, LLC, to a hearing officer and the revocation hearing was held on September 12, 2012. When the City Council appoints a hearing officer to conduct the appeal proceedings, the LBMC also requires the City Council to review and consider the hearing officer’s written report. The City Council may adopt, reject or modify the recommended decision. In its discretion, the City Council may take additional evidence at the hearing or refer the case back to the hearing officer with instructions to consider additional evidence.
Attached for your review is Hearing Officer Joel T. Glassman’s October 5, 2012 written report (Attachment A). Hearing Officer Glassman recommends that the business license (BU93014571) issued to Bentech, LLC, located at 3721 E Anaheim Street, for commercial/industrial space rental be revoked.
In addition, below is a chronological order of events leading up to the hearing officer’s decision:
· On May 16, 2012, a business license revocation hearing was conducted, in compliance with LBMC Section 3.80.429.1. On May 30, 2012, the hearing officer recommended to the Director of Financial Management to revoke business license number BU93014571 (Attachment B).
· On June 6, 2012, the Department of Financial Management revoked the business license issued to Bentech, LLC, located at 3721 E. Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804 (Attachment C), due to violations of the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) and state law.
· The licensee lodged its writ...
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