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City Council Minutes Page 6 <br /> December 4,2017 <br /> ----------------------------- <br /> 7.5 2018 Master Fee Schedule <br /> Ms. Allard presented the staff report. <br /> Mayor Dietz opened the public hearing. <br /> Debbie Rydberg, Elk River Area Chamber of Commerce—Stated it was nice to see <br /> some fee reductions. She noted most of the fee increases were within the 2-5% range <br /> but believes the temporary sign permit fee increase over 60%is too significant. She <br /> stated she has in issue with this increase because many of the users are small <br /> businesses, fundraisers, and non-profits and this increase would create a budget <br /> burden for them. <br /> Mayor Dietz closed the public hearing. <br /> Mr. Carlton discussed how the temporary sign permit process has changed. He <br /> stated staff time has increased and enforcement has become proactive as there had <br /> been many violations of the city code. He stated with the increased staff time in <br /> enforcement,non-compliance then dropped significantly so staff felt it was <br /> appropriate to get rid of the escrow. <br /> Councilmember Wagner stated she is not in favor of the large increase for the <br /> temporary sign permit fee and agreed it affects non-profits in bringing awareness to <br /> their cause. She proposed the fee at $35. <br /> Mayor Dietz suggested setting the fee at$40. He stated he liked how the expedited <br /> fees for special events have been set up. He stated he understands how staff has to <br /> drop their current workload to get these permits approved. <br /> Councilmember Wagner stated it's good to have an expedited process but she is not <br /> in favor of the timelines and requiring a completed application,noting sometimes an <br /> applicant can't always have a completed application turned in early because they <br /> don't have all the information. She recommended the application not have to be <br /> 100% complete or that the expedited fees kick in at 30 days. <br /> Councilmember Westgaard suggested establishing the temporary sign permit fee at <br /> $40 and keeping the expedited special event fees as proposed by staff with an <br /> evaluation in a year. <br /> Moved by Councilmember Westgaard and seconded by Councilmember <br /> Olsen to adopt Ordinance 17-29 adopting the 2018 Master Fee Schedule with <br /> the temporary sign permit fee adjusted to $40. Motion carried 4-1. <br /> Councilmember Wagner opposed. <br /> Moved by Councilmember Westgaard and seconded by Councilmember <br /> Olsen to adopt Resolution 17-80 approving Notice of Summary Publication of <br /> POWERED 0Y <br /> UREJ <br />