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File #: 25-0519    Version: 1
Type: Public Hearing - Staff Report Status: Agenda Ready
In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 11/4/2025 Final action: 11/4/2025
Title: Conduct Public Hearing Regarding Proposed Fees and Citations Related to Mobile Vending Business Permit and Consider Resolutions Amending the City's Comprehensive Fee Schedule and Administrative Citation Fine Schedule (No Budget Impact) (Finance Director Bretthauer). (Estimate Time: 15 Mins.) A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NOS. 25-0123 AND 25-0124
Attachments: 1. Resolution No. 25-0123, 2. Resolution No. 25-0124, 3. PowerPoint Presentation
TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager

FROM:
Libby Bretthauer, Finance Director
Emy-Rose Hanna, Financial Services Manager

SUBJECT:Title
Conduct Public Hearing Regarding Proposed Fees and Citations Related to Mobile Vending Business Permit and Consider Resolutions Amending the City's Comprehensive Fee Schedule and Administrative Citation Fine Schedule (No Budget Impact) (Finance Director Bretthauer).
(Estimate Time: 15 Mins.)
A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NOS. 25-0123 AND 25-0124
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing regarding proposed fees and citations related to the Mobile Vending Business Permit, adopt Resolution No. 25-0123 amending the Comprehensive Fee Schedule and adopt Resolution No. 25-0124 amending the Administrative Citation Fine Schedule.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
With the recent introduction of Mobile Vending Business Ordinance No. 25-0011, the City anticipates increased costs to regulate and enforce a mobile vending program, however, those increased costs would be recovered through the proposed Mobile Vending Business Permit (Permit) fees, appeal fee and administrative citation revenue recovered through enforcement activities.

The proposed Permit fee of $518 is based on cost recovery for staff time involved in issuing the Permit. Based on the existing six licensed mobile vendors, the City anticipates approximately $3,108 in annual revenue associated with this new Permit.

As is true with all violations of the Municipal Code, a violation of Ordinance No. 25-0011 constitutes a misdemeanor. However, to achieve compliance with Code provisions, the City has the option of issuing an administrative citation pursuant to Chapter 1.06. Additional revenue impacts are anticipated from enforcing Code requirements. However, the approximate amount is not quantifiable due to unknown fa...

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