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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/01/93CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION November 1, 1993 5:30 p.m. Large Conference Room Roll call: Mayor Manning, Angel, Budak, Lemke and Wright. Members absent: Dell, Buck and Fox. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the proposed revisions to the transient merchants license. On September 27, 1993 several merchants who sell Christmas trees in the community expressed a desire for an amendment to the ordinance which would address a Wisconsin grower who annually sells trees at a much lower rate making it difficult for them to conduct business. A proposed ordinance was presented by Acting Clerk/Auditor Michelle Temeyer. The main points of discussion was the definition of a transient merchant and who would be covered by the ordinance and the length of time the transient merchant would be able to operate at one location. The proposed ordinance suggested that a transient merchant should only be allowed to operate one consecutive month at any one location. A proposed fee schedule was reviewed. After discussion, there was not clear agreement on what type of person or persons a transient merchant should cover although members of the public that were present expressed a desire to model our city's ordinance like the City of Cedar Rapids. It states that a transient merchant shall not be permitted to operate at one location for more than ten (10) consecutive days and that no other transient merchant shall be permitted to operate another business at that location within the immediate 30 days following the previous transient merchant. It was generally agreed that the fee schedule should not be less than the current charge to transient merchants. A new proposed ordinance will be presented to the its first reading on Monday, November 8, 1993. With no further business before the council, adjourned at 6:00 p.m. city council for the meeting was Michelle Temeyer Acting Clerk/Auditor CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION November 1, 1993 6:00 p.m. Large Conference Room Roll call: Mayor Manning, Angel, Budak, Lemke, Fox and Wright. Members absent: Dell and Buck. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss amendments to the convenient store security regulations providing for surveillance cameras and security measures in convenience stores or businesses. Several proposed amendments were suggested at the Work Session held on October 25, 1993. The definition now provides that any convenience store or business who sells consumer goods including but not limited to alcoholic beverages to be consumed off premises, soft drinks, cigarettes, and packaged food or petroleum products, and which generally remain open for business 24 hours per day or any portion of that time between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. and which usually has on duty two or less employees during those hours shall be required to have a surveillance camera as defined by the ordinance. The ordinance also states that any store that has purchased and installed a surveillance camera prior to October 1, 1993 is not required to upgrade their cameras as required by the ordinance until January 1, 1996. The ordinance also requires that each business covered by the ordinance keep and maintain a clear line of vision from the outside of the premises into the interior of said premises. There has been no obvious opposition by either business owners or citizens to the proposed ordinance. No amendments were made to the proposed ordinance and the first reading will be heard by the city council at tonight's council meeting. With no further business before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 6:12 p.m. Michelle Temeyer Acting Clerk/Auditor