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Page 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />SENT BY EMAIL <br /> <br /> <br />July 21, 2024 <br /> <br />Mayor Jeff Gee <br />Vice Mayor Lissette Espinoza-Garnica <br />Members of the City Council <br />City of Redwood City <br />1017 Middlefield Road <br />Redwood City, CA 94063 <br /> <br />Subject: Redwood City Business License Tax <br /> <br />Dear Mayor Gee, Vice Mayor Espinoza-Garnica, and Members of the City Council: <br />Granite Rock has followed closely the City’s review of its business license tax. We have actively <br />participated in the process along with other members of Seaport Industrial Association (SIA). <br />Granite Rock appreciates your engagement of the business community, including a productive <br />session focused on industrial businesses in the Redwood City port area. Granite Rock’s Redwood <br />City operations is the largest industrial rail user on the Peninsula, manufacturing and recycling <br />construction materials to support the maintenance and development of our region. <br /> <br />Granite Rock understands the importance of addressing the City’s structural budget deficit. Our <br />company is heavily invested in Redwood City having a presence of approximately 60 years, and <br />we intend to remain so for the long term. We value the unique and strategic opportunity that our <br />location provides our business, which in turn contributes to the strength of the local economy. <br />City services are also vital to a healthy economy and community, and we want to continue to be <br />a partner in helping you confront the budget challenge. <br /> <br />As a member and as an industry, we support the comments of Seaport Industrial Association on <br />this issue and want to reinforce the following points: <br /> <br />• Granite Rock feels the proposed rates for retail businesses in the port area are <br />reasonable. Thank you for listening and responding to our input. <br />• Granite Rock is willing to pay our fair share of an updated business license tax to support <br />essential services. We appreciate that the current proposal recognizes our company’s <br />contribution from other tax sources.