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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Council Action Form dated April 21, 1987 ITEM # MEETING DATE April 2 98 COUNCIL ACTION FORM SUBJECT: Proposed Transient Merchants Ordinance BACKGROUND: Currently there are no requirements for Transient Merchants to be licensed in Ames . The City Clerk ' s office has requested ( for several years ) that individuals complete an information form to provide assistance to our office and the Police Department in answering citizen questions. This process, while providing some information, is entirely voluntary. Interest has been expressed (from the business community and the Police Department) in obtaining a better control over peddlers coming into Ames and the question was referred to staff by Council Member Parks . This desire has resulted in several meetings and the attached proposed ordinance . The information to be obtained will give assistance to the Police Department in the event of a problem occurring during the time or after a group is in Ames selling merchandise. City staff will also have better information to answer questions from citizens . Hopefully, the ordinance will provide increased protection for Ames residents. Individuals selling in Ames will be informed that there is a lq Local Option Sales Tax to be collected. Those individuals will be required to provide proof of their Iowa Sales Tax Permits. This will provide a measure of assurance that all businesses operating in Ames do so under the same regulations - i .e. tax requirements, etc. The process proposed will be a simple one: a) The individual will complete an application form in the City Clerk ' s office. Each individual selling for a company is required to be licensed. (See attached form. ) b) The individual will carry a copy of the application form to the Police Department. The Police Department will develop a file on the individual and take two Polaroid pictures - one to retain in their file and one to be returned to the City Clerk' s office to be laminated onto the license. c) The City Clerk ' s office will complete the license, affix the picture and laminate the license. The license and a badge (holder) will be given to the individual . The pictures retained in the Police Department will provide identification assistance to the Department in the event of a complaint. The picture laminated on the badge will assure ( hopefully) that the badges are not passed from one person to another and that the badges are not altered in any way. The badges will state that the City of Ames in no way endorses the products sold by the licensee. If a complaint is received from a citizen and the citizen states that the individual is not wearing a badge, the Police will be able to immediately stop the individual from selling in Ames until a permit is received. If the individual is wearing a badge, the Police Department will be able to use the photographs in their files to have the complainant identify the individual about whom the complaint is made. Equipment required : One laminating machine and start-up supplies ($400-$450) . Funds for the machine will be obtained from the City Clerk' s operating budget. City Manager approval of the expenditure will be given if the Council approves this concept. Fee for the license : Staff is proposing a $16 fee per license. This proposed fee includes the cost of the laminating machine, supplies for the machine, Police Department and City Clerk personnel costs, film costs, and printing costs. ALTERNATIVES: 1. Approve the concept of the Transient Merchant' s License, pass the ordinance on first reading and adopt a resolution setting the fee. 2. Reject the concept. MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION: It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council approve Alternative #1 which would approve the concept of the Transient Merchant' s License as outlined above. Included in this approval would be the passage of the ordinance on first reading and adoption of a resolution establishing the $16 fee. COUNCIL ACTION: TRANSIENT MERCHANT...PERMIT APPLICATION (Please Print) NAME: HOME PHONE: - - HOME ADDRESS: Street City State Zip ADDRESS WHILE IN THIS AREA: LOCAL PHONE: - - Street City DATE OF BIRTH: / / SOC.SEC.#: - - HEIGHT: WEIGHT: EYE COLOR: HAIR COLOR: TITLE(Ex.-Manager) : PARENT/GUARDIAN( If Minor) : PHONE : - - ADDRESS: Street City State Zip VEHICLE MAKE: MODEL : YEAR : LICENSE NUMBER: STATE : YEAR: COMPANY NAME : PHONE : - - ADDRESS: Street City State Zip SUPPLIER NAME(If Different) : PHONE : - - ADDRESS: Street City State Zip IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: PHONE : - - ADDRESS: Street City State Zip APPLICANT SIGNATURE(Or Parent/Guardian) : NUMBER. OF PEOPLE IN THE CREW: PRODUCTS BEING SOLD( Include Price) : CITY CLERK'S USE ONLY TYPE OF ID SHOWN & ID#: TAX PERMIT # OR PROOF OF EXEMPTION: --- 1� FEE PAID: NOTARIZED RELEASE ( If Child) : BADGE # ISSUED: REMARKS: The City of Ames has a 1% Local Option Sales Tax. You must collect 5% Sales Tax on all products sold in Ames that are not tax exempt. To obtain an Iowa State Sales Tax Permit, call nTF CITY OF AMES 239-1203 (8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ) or go to the TRANSIENT MERCHANT PERMIT Iowa Dept. of Transportation building at 800 Lincoln Way and ask for the Iowa Dept. of Revenue Representative. (c THE CITY OF AMES DOES NOT ENDORSE THE PRODUCT BEING SOLD.