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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 53-93-36F of the City Manager of the City of Eugene AMENDING FEES FOR SIDEWALK COMMERCE AND REPEALING PRIOR ORDERS The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds as follows: A. Section 2.020 of the Eugene, Code, 1971 authorizes the City Manager to determine and set fees and charges to be i~posed by the City for services, goods, use of municipal property, and licenses and permits. B. In accordance with the procedures set forth therein, on December 23, 1993 I notified the Mayor and City Council and currently licensed sidewalk vendors that I intended to amend some of the fees previously established for the City's sidewalk vending application and license programs. The Notice was also posted at two locations at City Hall on December 25, 1993, and made available for inspection by interested persons at the offices of the City's Planning & Development Department, Building & Permit Services Division, 244 East Broadway, Eugene, Oregon 97401. The Notice provided that written comments would be received thereon for a period of 15 days from the first date of posting. C. The following written comments were received, to which I make the following specific findings: Comments: Three persons suggested that fees, particularly those for peddlers, should be reduced or eliminated. A fourth person suggested that fees be increased to an amount sufficient to make it prohibitive for peddlers. Another individual felt that the proposed fees might be too low, and that the City should set them in an amount that would recover all costs. One respondent felt a particular rule provision would be too expensive for compliance by peddlers, and another respondent felt the rule permitted unfair competition vis a vis building merchants, and that the vendors pay "nearly nothing" to operate. Findin2s: In 1985 the City Council approved an ordinance allowing sidewalk vending and established fees in connection with the licensing program. Requirements for the program were modified by Council Ordinance in 1993. The Council has expressed to City staff that vending from carts and by peddlers on an on-going and short-term basis should be allowed. The Council has also directed that regulations be developed that address health, safety and competition, and that fees be established in a manner and amount sufficient to recover the costs of administering the program from the beneficiaries of thosed services. In response to the comments received, staff analyzed the process required to review vending applications and issue licenses and recommended revisions to the proposed fees. The fee schedule as recommended by staff differentiates between Administrative Order - 1