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Page 3 of 3 Liquor license and tobacco fee information was gathered from Mounds View, New Brighton, Little Canada, Vadnais Heights, Shoreview and Roseville. Staff is requesting Council provide direction with consideration of the below potential options: 1. Potential increase of some fees due to inflation (approximately 1.5%). 2. Make other considerations due to COVID-19 hardships. 3. Consider directing staff to gather additional information in 2021 for possible implementation in 2022 that would include changing from separate fees that are related to a business type to a flat fee for all businesses not regulated by the State, including those currently only registered and not paying a fee (business licenses). A few items to note ~ of the 16 cities in the business license comparison, Roseville is the only other city to charge a yearly sign renewal fee; 4 other cities charge a separate fee for restaurants; and Arden Hills is the only city that separates retail from other business types and charges for bulk fuel storage, grocery stores and drive-thrus. For reference, there were 70 business licenses with fees* issued in the 2020 renewal cycle (October 2019 – present) for a total revenue of $9,787, and 85 additional business being registered with no fee. There was a total of $3,800 collected for permanent sign renewals from 93 businesses. It should be noted that some businesses are licensed in more than one area such as Restaurant and Retail and some businesses are registered with no fee but pay for Permanent Sign Renewal. *The following businesses are NOT included in the above numbers as some, but not all, are regulated in part by the State: Charitable Gambling Permits, Liquor Licenses, Massage Therapists, Massage Therapist Establishments, Mobile Food Units-Food Trucks, Peddlers/Solicitors, Tobacco Sales (illegal sales was increased in 2019 but the permit fee has remained the same), Tree Service and Waste/Recycle Haulers. Utility Use Charges (Sec. XIV) Staff proposes a 3% increase to water, 6.5% increase to sewer, 3% increase to surface water charges and 3% to the standby charge. An explanation for these proposed increases is included in the 2021 budget agenda item (item 1C). Recycling Fee (Sec. XV) Staff will provide a resolution regarding recycling fees to the City Council for consideration and formal approval at its November 23, 2020 meeting. The proposed change includes increasing the residential parcel with curbside recycling service from $53.00 to $57.50 (annually). There is no change proposed for fees for residential recycling without curbside recycling service. Attachments Attachment A: Redlined Version of Draft Ordinance 2020-004 – Appendix A – 2021 Fee Schedule