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<br />MINUTES OF UNIVERSITY CITY COUNCIL <br />STUDY SESSION <br />October 15, 2007 <br /> <br /> <br />The Council Study Session, held in the Chambers of the City Hall, on Monday, October 15, <br />2007, was called to order by Mayor Adams at 5:30 p.m. In addition to Mayor Adams, the <br />following members of the Council were present: <br /> Mr. Arthur Sharpe, Jr. <br /> Mr. Michael Glickert <br /> Ms. Stefany Brot <br /> Mr. Robert Wagner <br /> Ms. Lynn Ricci <br />Mr. Byron Price had an excused absence. <br /> <br />Also present were City Manager Ms. Julie Feier and the Director of Finance Janet Watson. <br /> <br />The Study Session agenda was planned for reviewing University City’s process in issuing <br />business licenses. <br /> <br />The information on Business Licenses and Regulations can be found in Chapter Five of <br />University City’s Municipal Code. <br /> <br />Ms. Watson gave a brief overview and explained the varying revenues University City <br />receives from issuing business licenses. She stated that if the City wanted to increase any <br />of the license fees, it would have to be by citizen approval. Ms. Watson prepared a <br />Business License Survey comparing other municipalities with University City. The <br />comparison was based on the method used to calculate license fees which were: <br /> <br />1. By the gross receipts <br />2. By the square footage <br />3. By the number of employees <br />4. By the value of the business equipment <br /> <br />Each city compared used one or a combination of the above. University City is not only <br />listed as calculating fee by the gross receipts plus the number of employees but can also <br />charge a fee by the value of business equipment. Ms. Watson said that this had never <br />been used to determine a business’ license fee that she could determine. This type of <br />method I determining license fee would be used in a warehouse type business. University <br />City license fee charge is based on gross receipts and number of employees. <br /> <br />Ms. Watson then compared the penalties charged by each city for late payment. Lastly <br />she compared what the minimum license fee was charged by each city. <br /> <br />Agenda item two: Solicitors, Canvassers, Peddlers and Temporary Merchants <br />Solicitors and canvassers are not-for-profit, where peddlers and temporary merchants are <br />for-profit. Ms. Watson defined canvassers and peddlers as traveling by foot or vehicle and <br />can go house to house. The home owner can prevent them from coming to their door by <br />placing a visible sign stating that any solicitation is prohibited. Temporary merchants are <br />people who temporarily sell from an area, as a hotel room. Any hawkers or peddlers must <br /> <br />