| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 3.e.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | Omar Sandoval
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | City Attorney
| | Subject: | Adoption of a Resolution setting the Sidewalk Vendor Permit fee. (Action Item) | Date: | 5/14/2019 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
To present to the City Council for adoption a resolution setting the sidewalk vendor permit fee. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
SB 946, which went into effect on January 1, 2019, allows persons to vend on public property, including public sidewalks and public parks. SB 946 authorizes cities to regulate the time, place and manner in which a Sidewalk Vendor can vend. On February 12, 2019, the Garden Grove City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2901, amending GGMC Chapter 8.48 pertaining to vending on the public right-of-way and regulating Sidewalk Vendors, via a Sidewalk Vending Permit. Chapter 8.48 enables the City to establish a permit fee to be adopted by resolution of the City Council. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
The City Manager designated Business Tax as the office to oversee the administration of the new Sidewalk Vending Permit program. Business Tax staff will oversee the processing of the permit applications for completeness, including verifying health permits, verifying Seller's Permits for Sales Tax Collection, verifying pictures, verifying vending location requests for Stationary Vendors, verifying paths of travel for Roaming Vendors, creating and printing and mailing the permit, and then handling the renewal applications every year. Business Tax Inspector will do both the office administration of the permit process as well as do field inspections for regulatory review and confirmation. Code Enforcement staff will also be involved in the regulatory review and confirmation. The regulatory review includes verifying vendor is in possession of a valid Sidewalk Vendor Permit and a valid Business License. The proposed fee is needed to defray the cost of running the licensing program. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
The proposed fee in the amount of $325.00 is in line with fees adopted by other cities, and it covers approximately 54% of the estimated costs of implementing the program. However, given that this is a brand new program, the amount of permits to be processed is not currently known. Once the program is implemented and we know the number of permits to be issued, we can begin to understand more precisely what the total staffing impact may be. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Adopt the attached Resolution setting the Sidewalk Vendor Permit Fee at $325.00.
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| ATTACHMENTS: | | Description | Upload Date | Type | File Name | | Resolution | 5/7/2019 | Resolution | GG_RESOLUTION_ADOPTING_SIDEWALK_VENDING_PERMIT_FEES.docx | | Attachment A-Fee and Justification | 5/7/2019 | Backup Material | FINAL_SIDEWALK_VENDING_FEE_WORKSHEET.pdf |
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