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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MARCH 14, 2007 who own their own business and do not want to pay for trash service at both their home and their business. The City Administrator indicated that the recommendation that an exemption be allowed for someone who owns a business within 25 miles of Little Canada is to essentially limit the area to the metro. McGraw suggested establishing standard exemptions and then allowing the City Adminishator to process additional exemption requests. Keis disagreed and felt only standard exemptions should be allowed to avoid any arbitrary situations. The Council discussed the proposed exemption for the owners of rental property. Keis agreed with the classification of a rental property as a business. The Administrator noted that the recommendation includes the requirement that the rental property has to have a minimum of 2 yard refuse service. Allan again expressed concern about enforcement of exemptions as well as equity. She felt the best solution was to eliminate all exemptions except for extended vacations. Montour introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2007-3-57-AMENDING THE ORGANIZED COLLECTION EXEMPTIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF RELATIVE TO THE OWNERSHIP OFA BUSINESS OR RENTAL PROPERTY WITHIN 25 MILES OF THE CITY, ALLOWING FOR TRAVEL EXEMPTIONS, AND RESCINDING THE EXEMPTION FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY REFUSE HAULERS WHILE GRANDFATHERING INANY EXISTING EXEMPTIONS OF THIS NATURE The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Keis. Ayes (3) Montour, Keis, McGraw. Nays (1) Allan. Resolution declared adopted. The City Administrator reported that staff will put the changes into ordinance form for Council action at the next meeting. CONSENT Montour asked that calling for an information update workshop be AGENDA removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion. Council agreed.