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record-keeping procedures for used merchandise dealers, weapons dealers, and motor vehicle wreckers. The second ordinance repeals license requirements for electrical and plumbing trade licenses, metal ~ dealers, sewer cleaner devices, sewer or sewage disposal contractors, ~ music-making devices, shooting galleries, sprayers, tobacco dealers, and tobacco vending machines. The second ordinance also makes a commercial solicitor's license requirement for door-to-door sale of services. It provides that bonds are required for certain businesses to be used to reimburse customers who have been defrauded, and also makes a number of editing changes in license requirements to clarify the language. No fee changes are recommended, except for changes in detective license fees corresponding to changes in requirements. The third ordinance is in response to Council's direction at a December 8, 1978, meeting, to repeal the bicycle licensing. Thus, the ordinance removes bicycle licensing requirements from the Code. A memo was also distributed to Council explaining why the staff recommends retention of license requirement for sale of electrical equipment. Manager said Council may wish to focus on three concerns: 1) regarding the need for electrical equipment licensing; 2) the removal of bicycle licensing; and 3) whether licensing for door-to-door sales of services should be included. Public hearing was held with no testimony presented. Regarding licensing of sales of door-to-door services, Manager said the issue is whether or not requirements should be adopted that all services being sold door-to-door require a license. Another issue would be whether an age limit should be set, or whether the Code should be enforced only on a complaint basis. The major reason for this ~ inclusion in the Code was the complaints from merchants and residents regarding fraudulent home repairs such as roofing and paving. However, Manager said it was not the City's intent to hinder young people soliciting lawn-mowing or leaf-raking jobs. Joyce Benjamin, City Attorney, said the Attorney's staff had looked at the problem of exempting people by age limits and attempted to redefine exemptions to cover people who are selling services for raking leaves, mowing lawns, etc., and direct the ordinance to deal only with fraudu- lent cases. It was decided by staff it would be better for Council to eliminate IIservicesll from Council Bill 1816, section dealing with solicitors. Staff could bring back a redraft to Council to address the distinction between some services and fradulent services. Mr. Delay suggested inclusion of the words, IIser~ices in excess of $100.11 He said the idea would be to protect against illegitimate business in the community, but this would exempt minors and others. Consensus of Council was that the ordinance would be adopted this evening, excluding the word IIservicell in Council Bill 1816. Staff will bring back a recommendation for Council consideration on that particular section of the ordinance. - 1/22/79--4 34-