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EGty1� ,.,�� Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 10.5 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Work Session November 2, 2015 Tina Allard, City Clerk <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Streamline of Licensing Process Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> Council discussion regarding streamlining of the licensing process. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> Early this fall,The Quarterbacks Club submitted a request for a Pyrotechnics Permit. Unfortunately, the <br /> permit needed Council approval and the next meeting was well after the dates requested. They asked for <br /> a Special Meeting to approve the permit,which was denied by the mayor. <br /> The city issues 98 different licenses for specific uses, 47require Council approval and 51 are staff- <br /> approved. Of the 47 requiring Council approval, 10 go to other boards for review. In many cases, a <br /> defined policy or ordinance exists and if the requirements are met there is no real option for denial by the <br /> Council. <br /> Applicants frequently submit permit and licensure requests that are needed before the Council meets to <br /> act. Often the applicants are transient sales from outside the city or local nonprofits that have loose <br /> organization and are unaware of deadlines needed to fulfill background checks and be added to the <br /> Council packet. <br /> Because many licenses and permits are required to meet Council-approved criteria, city ordinance or state <br /> law, they frequently are on the Council's Consent Agenda. This discussion is intended to identify licenses <br /> and permits that could be approved at the staff level when complying with city policy, state law and local <br /> ordinance. There also may be some licenses or permits that serve no public purpose,have no <br /> enforcement or follow-up action and may not be necessary. <br /> Currently, a license or permit can take up to weeks to approve. If the Council deems appropriate,licenses <br /> requiring administrative approval only could frequently be completed within two weeks. Licenses and <br /> permits approved administratively would be required to meet Council-approved stipulations. <br /> Administrative denials would have a Council or Administrative Hearing Board review process. <br /> Staff recommends maintaining the same fee schedule for licenses and permits that meet the current lead <br /> times and will recommend an additional fee for licenses and permits that need expedited service as the <br /> unplanned service interrupts existing work priorities and schedules. <br /> POWERED 6T <br /> Template Updoted 4/14 INAMIRE1 <br />