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Mounds View City Council September 14, 2009 Regular Meeting Page 6 i institutions, such as churches, temples and synagogues. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. E. Resolution 7496, Approving Position Description and Authorizing the Advertisement for an Engineering/GIS Intern. This item was removed upon adoption of the agenda. F. Second Reading and Consideration of Ordinance 821, an Ordinance Implementing a Business Registration Program. Community Development Director Roberts stated Ordinance 821 would start a business registration program. This was discussed at the last Work Session meeting and support was indicated to register businesses and purchase data management software to increase efficiency. George Winiecki, 2704 Northeast County Road 10, stated that Chamber President Tim Roche was unable to attend and had asked him to speak on behalf of the Chamber as well. He stated they are fully against the proposed Business Registration Program. He stated his appreciation for the Council's efforts to keep costs down and that he is concerned with the State's budget shortfalls in 2010, 2011, and 2012, making it vital to keep expenditures down. • Brian Amundsen, 3048 Wooddale Drive, stated this program is duplicative, not needed, and questioned the City's need for three databases. MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Gunn (for discussion). To Waive Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 821, Amending Title 500 (Business Licensing Regulations) and authorizing publication in the Sun Focus by summary. Council Member Stigney stated everyone has said this information is necessary for the City to have and that it should be included in one database to increase staff efficiencies. Council Member Mueller stated she understands the cost savings of having a combined database, but does not favor the business registration program as proposed. Council Member Gunn stated she supports having the software to improve gathering information into a database but not the registration program. She suggested that information be gathered during fire inspections instead of charging a fee for registration. Mayor Flaherty stated he thought the fire inspection report could be more thorough to gather this data. He stated the Council also could consider whether software is needed to combine the databases. Mayor Flaherty stated he does not support a registration program. Council Member Stigney asked whether staff's recommendation is skewed. Community Development Director Roberts stated staff's original recommendation was supportive of the