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,. ",;' e. Transient Merchants; f. Charitable Solicitations; e g. Amusement Devices and Arcades h. Detective Agency and Detective Classes I and II; i. Merchant Police Agency and Merchant Police Classes I, II, and III; j. Outdoor Amu.sements and Outdoor Shows; k. Auctioneers; and 1 . Theaters. 3. The deletion of the Public Solicitations Commission, the Advisory Committee on Gambling, and the Civil Service Commission. A. Uniform Business Practices The purpose of UBP laws is to impose sanctions after there is reason to believe that a business is engaged in an activity that endangers the ?ublic health or safety. Businesses would thus be required to operate within laws established by UBP regulations. Business regulated through the UBP laws would not be licensed by the City. .. Rather, like the existing towing laws, there would be specific laws that must ~ be abided by. If those laws are broken, the City can take civil action against the person or business. The person can be accessed a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed 5500 and/or requi red by court order to correct the violation. Because the Ci ty current iy regul ates towi ng by use of UBP regul at ions, we already have established procedures for uniform business practices. Staff is thus recommending that the current towing laws and procedures be moved from Chapter 4 to Chapter 3. The pri nci p 1 e reason for thi s transfer is that Chapter 4 deals primarily with criminal matters, whereas Chapter 3 is concerned with civil matters. Regulation of businesses through UBP is a civil matter. The towing laws and procedures were reviewed and adopted by the City Council in April 1983. The only changes we have recommended are those that clarify the language and make it easier to understand. It is proposed that the following types of business activities be regulated by UBP laws: 1. Towi ng: You revi ewed and acted on the Towi ng Practice ordi nance April 23,1984. Since these were the first uniform business practice regulations to be adopted by the City, we have monitored the success of the laws during the last year. The staff experience has been positive and staff is supportive of similar regulation for other types of business activity. At this time, we do not see any need to revise the exisiting laws. We do recommend that the laws be moved from Chapter 4 to Chapter 3, where all uniform business practice regulations will be loca~ed. - 2. Wheel Chair Transport Vehicles: These vehicles transport persons who are in wheel chairs. To ensure the safe transport or such individuals, we recommend tha~ the vehicles be properly equipped to restrain wheel chairs and that fire extinguishers be carried. -4-