CR 97-201 Approve & Setting Miscellaneous FeesOctober 31, 1997 Council Report 97-201
APPROVING AND SETTING MISCELLANEOUS FEES
Staff recommends approval of the following motion: Move to approve Resolution 97-95.
A~provingand Setting Miscellaneous Fees
This action will allow the City to cover the cost of administering the Tobacco Ordinance,
mandated public notices and staff time for Comprehensive Plan Amendments, and establish
a fee for a temporary liquor license. The resolution will also increase the fee of the
temporary beer license to better reflect the time involved in the issuance of the license and
raise the cost of copies.
Overview
The State of Minnesota has required that the City perform annual checks to verify that
holders of tobacco licenses are not selling to minors. The State also mandates public
notices and filing fees for amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. According to our
ordinances, we allow temporary liquor licenses, but a fee has never been set to cover staff
time.
Primary Issues to Consider
• What should the license fee cover
The license fees should cover the cost of issuing the license and any mandated activity
related to the license. The state has mandated compliance checks for tobacco sales to
minors. The proposed fee reflects the cost to do so. The state has mandated certain
activities associated with changes to the Comprehensive Plan. Again, the fee reflects the
cost of those mandated activities and staff time. The City has never established a fee for
temporary liquor licenses and, yet, by adoption of state statutes allows them. A fee
should be set to reflect staff time used to issue the license. The Temporary beer license
fee needs to be raised to more accurately reflect staff time. The cost of copies has not
been adjusted for over ten years. Meanwhile, the cost of paper and the cost of time has
increased considerably.
Supporting Documents
• Resolution 97-95
• Cosfi work sheet prepared by Heather Alex for tobacco ordinance enforcement
• Memo from Nancy Anderson on the Comprehensive Plan Amendments
erry Ob aier, City Clerk
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 97-95
APPROVING AND SETTING MISCELLANEOUS FEES
WHEREAS, The City of Hopkins has enacted an ordinance for the regulation
of the sale of tobacco and liquor and;
WHEREAS, the ordinances require local law enforcement to conduct annual
compliance checks for each tobacco licensee, and investigate each temporary liquor
and temporary beer license, and;
WHEREAS, State Statutes mandate published notices of changes to the
Comprehensive Plan, and;
WHEREAS, State law provides for cities to set license fees that reflect the
actual costs of conducting the required compliance checks, and the city has made
an estimate of those costs, and;
WHEREAS, the cost of copies has remained the same for approximately ten
years with the cost of paper and time increasing considerably, and;
WHEREAS, Section 1000.05 of the City Code allows fees to be set by
adoption of a resolution,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the fee for the following activities be as
follows:
Tobacco License 5115.00
Temporary Beer License 5 35.00
Temporary Liquor License 5 50.00
Comprehensive Plan Amendment 5200.00
Copies, each page 5 0.25
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 5"' day of November, 1997.
By
Charles D. Redepenning, Mayor
ATTEST:
Terry Obermaier, City Clerk
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To: Terry Obermaier
From: Nancy Anderson
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 1997
Subject: Fees
I am recommending a $200.00 fee for Comprehensive Plan amendments. This fee is
based on the requirement to have the hearing notice published in the paper and the
staff time involved in processing the amendment.