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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~~HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Date: <br /> <br />December 4, 2003 <br /> <br />Mayor and Council Members /I \ <br /> <br />Cynthia Young, Deputy Clerk/Human Resources ~ <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />From: <br /> <br />Subject: <br /> <br />2004 Fee Schedule - Ordinances 345 and 347 <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The Council annually establishes a Fee Schedule for administrative, building construction, <br />liquor licensing, reproduction of maps and ordinances, park and recreation facility use, <br />planning and zoning, utilities, business licenses, signs, false alarms and other miscellaneous <br />permits and penalties. <br /> <br />Outlook: <br /> <br />Recent legislation mandates Minnesota cities establish demonstrated and verifiable fees for <br />services by Ordinance. That said, each department staff representative reviewed its <br />appropriate section(s) of the Arden Hills Fee Schedule. Staff also consulted the Association <br />of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMM) Municipal License and Permit Fee Survey when <br />determining the 2004 fees. <br /> <br />Responding to the mandate, staff has reviewed the current language found in the Municipal <br />Code of Ordinances relating to fees. The result of the review yielded Ordinance 347, which <br />amends the language that defines establishment of fees by Ordinance, rather than by <br />Resolution. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Pass a Motion to Adopt Ordinance 345, A Special Ordinance Relating to Fees Payable <br />within the City of Arden Hills for 2004, which states Appenclix "An containing the Fee <br />Schedule for Calendar Year 2004 be made a part of the Municipal Code. <br /> <br />Pass a Motion to Adopt Ordinance 347, A Special Ordinance Amending the Arden Hills <br />Municipal Code Relating to Fees. <br />