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Council Agenda Item Coverr <br />__________________________________________________________________ <br />MEEETING DATTE: <br /> Octobber 27, 20088 <br />AGEENDA ITEMM TITLE: <br />Panhandliing Ordinannce <br />AGEENDA SECTTION: <br /> Neww Business <br />CANN THIS ITEMM BE RESCCHEDULEDD? <br />Yes <br />BACCKGROUNDD REVIEW: <br />The Loopp Special BBusiness Disstrict has raaised <br />conccerns aboutt the numbeer of aggresssive panhaandlers in the Loop.TThe City of <br />St. Louis recenttly passed aan ordinancce restrictinng time andd places where <br />panhhandling is aand is not ppermitted.The LSBD requesteda similar orrdinance bee <br />enaccted in Univversity City. The attached ordinannce is modeled after the St. Louiss <br />ordinnance, exceept for the ppenalty secction, in thatt the attached bill adoppts <br />University City'ss general penalty section rather than create new and ddifferent <br />penaalties. <br />Theproposed oordinanceddefines aggressive pannhandlingaand makes it unlawful. <br />It proohibits panhhandling within 50 feett of an ATMM, within 300 feet of a point of entryy <br />to anny building oopen to thee public inclluding commmercial bussinesses, at any <br />sidewwalk café, wwithin 50 feeet of any scchool, at anny bus stopp, train stop or cab <br />standd, within 200 feet of anyy crosswalkk, and within any City oowned buildding, park, <br />golfccourse or pplayground. It prohibitss panhandling on privaate propertyy without <br />owneer consent. It limits thee hours wheen panhanddling is permmitted. It pprohibits <br />panhhandling in groups of twwo or moree persons.The ordinaance is not iintended <br />prohibit solicitattion by charritable orgaanizations. <br />RECCOMMENDAATION: <br />Too increase tthe safety oof patrons oof the Loop,, staff <br />recommmends addoption of the ordinancce. <br /> <br />