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<br />Councilmember Specht agreed with Councilmember Howell that if background checks are not <br />required for restaurant owners they should not be required for food truck owners. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove agreed that the background check should be removed and that the <br />permit fees should be lowered. <br /> <br />There was a consensus of the Council to remove the requirement for a background check for food <br />truck owners and to lower the rates to $100 for an annual permit and $80 for a 90 day permit. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell asked about the $5 coffee fee. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen shared that this rate covers the costs. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove proposed to lower the home occupation permit to $250 and keep the <br />escrow at $1,000 as this makes things easier for home businesses. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen explained how Staff came to the original $500 permit fee and that it is <br />consistent with the land use application fee. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove stated that there is no escrow collected for the land use application. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen shared that an application fee and an escrow used to be collected for <br />every type of land use application. He explained the new idea was that the one application fee and <br />what it covers does not change depending on the number of requests. He stated that escrows are <br />collected for each type of request. He mentioned that whatever is not used of the escrow is <br />refunded. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if the permit fee and the escrow are both required up front for <br />both home occupation and land use applications. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen said that was correct. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma stated that he would like to stay with the consistency of the two permit fees. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell agreed with Councilmember Musgrove that around $250 would be a <br />better dollar amount which is more in line with Coon Rapids. She asked if the $1,000 escrow <br />amount is typically reached. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen stated that it is close to the full amount every time. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff agreed that the fee should be lowered as he fears there would be <br />noncompliance with a higher fee. He added that Anoka and Andover have lower fees as well. <br /> <br />The consensus of the Council was to lower the home occupation permit fee to $250 and keep the <br />$1,000 escrow. <br /> <br />City Council / November 22, 2022 <br />Page 8 of 12 <br /> <br /> <br />