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Downtown Mall: The vendors on the mall are cha rged by the number of items they sell, with a minimum charge of $40 per month in the summer e months $20 per month during the winter, or 6% of gross sales whichever is greater. Public Right-of-Way: The City charges people who want to temporarily use the right-of-way. The charge is $.02 a square foot for residentially zoned property and $.04 a square foot for commercially zoned property. One example of property used in this manner is the construction trailer that is set up in front of the Ax Billy renovation project. There is no charge for use of the public right-of-way for sidewalk cafes. Alternatives one, three and four offer the opportunity to develop a model for determining a fair right-of-way fee. In terms of collecting the fee, Alternative three may not be feasible given that vendor carts are not design or intended to house a cash register that would be a record of sales. Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopted the proposed revisions to the Sidewalk Vending Business License regulations and select either alternative one, three, or four as a way of determining how the right-of-way fee shall be determined. Staff recommends that the City Council direct the Planning Department to amend the Commercial District Special Standards in Chapter 9 to address' vending on private property. - e -2-