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Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br />At the August meeting, the EDC discussed and suggested separating the business license and <br />business registration applications to have two forms. Staff spoke internally and confirmed that this <br />would be possible. <br /> <br />Questions for further discussion include <br />- Is this a recommendation the EDC would suggest? <br />- If the forms were separate, would the EDC suggest updates to the forms for staff to <br />consider? Are there additional fields that the EDC would suggest? <br /> <br />Staff reached out to the EDC for additional questions from commissioners. Staff has prepared <br />responses to the questions and can provide updates to the EDC based on the discussion the EDC <br />would like to have. Commissioner questions submitted after the meeting were on the following <br />topics. <br /> <br />Business License Questions <br />- Fees & Rationale – addressed in response to the conversation at the August meeting. <br />- Compliance and Enforcement <br />- Identification of Businesses <br /> <br />Business Registration Questions <br />- Business Registration – Purpose and Use <br />- Opportunities for Improvement <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />Discuss questions from Staff <br /> <br />- Does the EDC have recommendations for better ways to obtain information about local <br />businesses? <br />- Would members of the EDC want to support efforts to get more businesses <br />licensed/registered as part of the commission’s tasks? What efforts would the EDC suggest <br />or like to work on? <br /> <br />Discuss other questions from Commissioners <br /> <br />Next Steps <br /> <br />The feedback from the EDC on the business license/registration process will be consolidated for <br />review with the City Clerk and Deputy City Clerk to determine next steps. Feedback may be shared <br />with the City Council at a future work session discussion. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />Attachment A – 2025 Business License/Registration Process Document <br />Attachment B – Business License/Registration Application Form <br />