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Mounds View City Council Page Three ~egular Meeting March 23, 1992 MOTION/SECOND: Wuori/Quick to adopt Resolution No. 4208 Amending Resolution No. 4099 Establishing a Uniform Schedule of Fees and Charges Councilmember Blanchard stated concern regarding the Peddlers, Transient Merchants and Solicitors license fee that had a proposed fee change from $28 for the first month plus $11 for each month thereafter and a $2 fee for each additional person to $60/day, $100/Month, $500/Year plus $10.00 Investigation Fee and Transient Merchants to $60/Day, $100/ Month plus $10 Investigation Fee. Blanchard stated that she found this raise excessive. Blanchard further stated that the fees the City charges are to pay for the work staff does in providing the license. Blanchard stated that in her opinion this was too high of a raise in fee. Councilmember Blanchard stated that the fee charged should be $30. Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, stated that there are many problems that cities run into with transient merchants, peddlers and solicitors. Orduno further stated that many of these people • come in to City Hall and are not up front with City. The City receives complaints with regard to these door to door sales people. Orduno also stated that this fee amount was borrowed from another City where it worked very well to control the number of door to door sales people. Mayor Linke inquired if $60 would cover all of the salespeople from a certain agency. Orduno stated that this would be the complete charge. Orduno also explained religious groups, those affiliated with charitable. organizations and church related groups are not charged a fee but are asked to register with City Hall. Paper boys and Boy Scouts are also exempt from the Code. Home interior parties are not included. Councilmember Rickaby concurred with Councilmember Blanchard in stating the fee for this type of activity is too high. Orduno stated that citizens in Mounds View are aware that sales people do need licenses so they do ask to see their City permit. Some of the complaints Orduno stated she has received are from people who are the only one home in the daytime when all others are out working. This does seem to make some residents nervous. Orduno further stated that when there are complaints reported it does . cost the City money to go out and track down these persons.