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To: Honorable Mayor Adams and Council From: Julie Feier, City Manager Date: March 26, 2010 Subject: Weekly Update implemented the Licensing Module of the new The Finance Department has software this week, and all new business licenses and renewals will be processed through the new system. Other licenses such as liquor licenses, truck permits and dog tags will be added as time allows. The business-licensing module will allow better tracking of businesses, accuracy with renewals, improved reporting and inquiry ability. Finance can now automate many of the processes related to delinquency follow-up. Congratulations and thank you to Interim Community Development Director Andrea Riganti for receiving accolades from St. Louis County for her work on the 2010 Census! She has been working on the Census for over a year to get the message out on how the City is financially impacted by the Census. Since much of our revenue is population dependent due to the distribution of the County sales tax pool, we could lose as much as $500,000 annually if the present trend of 6% population loss continues. Therefore, it is important that every citizen be counted! In addition, Census data is the official count of everyone living in University City. The data is used to help determine funding for community services (Community Development Block Grant funds, sales tax pool), schools, grants, and other federal programs. The information is confidential. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share an individual’s response with anyone, including the IRS, INS or the police. The City has many partners in the effort: Mayor and City Council Community leaders/neighborhood associations Schools (UC and local universities – Washington University, Fontbonne, Forest Park etc.) Senior living facilities (Gatesworth, Brentmoor, etc.) Business Associations (LSBD, Olive Link, Delmar@170, Chinese Chamber of Commerce) Focus on large multi-family complexes (Villages of Wyncrest, Washington University