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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 4, 2006 TITLE: PUBLIC HEARING - ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FEE FOR SHOPPING CART CONTAINMENT PROGRAM C Y MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 15f Reading ^ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Adopt a resolution approving an annual fee for implementing the shopping cart containment program. DISCUSSION On October 2, 2006, an ordinance was approved by the City Council establishing specific regulations for every business utilizing more than five shopping carts for their customer use. In addition to identifying labels on each cart, the businesses must submit, and have approved, a shopping cart control plan to prevent unauthorized removal of the carts from the owner's premises, and specific time frames for retrieval of carts that may be taken from the premises. The ordinance further requires a fee, not to exceed the City's cost, to reimburse the City for its reasonable cost to administer and manage the activities mandated by the program. This includes the review of each business's proposed shopping cart control plan. Also included in the proposed fee is funding for the City's cost to undertake efforts to ensure compliance with the new regulations. Pursuant to state law, the fee will not reimburse the City for its own retrieval of carts. A study has been undertaken by staff to determine a reasonable fee amount. The shopping cart control program will be administered on a five year schedule, with plans reviewed and approved every five years. The City's costs will be higher each fifth year of the program, so the annual fee has been adjusted to reflect this fact. Based upon the study, staff recommends an annual fee of $550. 75B-1