11/13/1990 - Minutes PROCINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CI , UTAH
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1990
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met as Committee of the
Whole, on Tuesday, November 13, 1990, at 5:00 p.m. in Room 325, City
Council Chambers, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
The following Council Members were present:
Ronald Whitehead Alan Hardman Roselyn Kirk
Nancy Pace Tom Godfrey Don Hale
The following Council Member was absent:
Wayne Horrocks
Council Chair Hardman presided at and conducted the meeting.
Councilmember Hardman called Jerry Stanger was interviewed
the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. prior to his appointment on the
Salt Lake Arts Council. He said he
BOARD APPOINTMENT INTERVIEWS had worked for an advertising
agency as an accounting executive.
Ann Berman was interviewed He said prior to that time he
prior to her appointment to the worked as a volunteer for the
Salt Lake Arts Council. She said March of Dimes. He said he had
her background came from literary been a volunteer for the Salt Lake
art. She said she loved books and Arts Council.
came from a family of musicians.
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Ms. Berman said she liked to
create and by working in the Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive
library and with the public, she Director for the Council, said
had gained a broad perspective of Councilmember Horrocks was home
things. Councilmember Hale asked with walking pneumonia and would
Ms. Berman about the Sierra Club. be back to work soon.
She said it was the oldest and
largest conservation organization She said Item E-1 was the
and was started in the early ordinance on professional
1900' s. She first had contact with services. She said Larry Failner
the club as a young girl. She said from the Finance Department, was
early experiences with this Club present if the Council had any
gave her an interest in the questions. Councilmember Godfrey
outdoors. asked why the ordinance had been
referred to the Consent Agenda.
Councilmember Hale asked Ms. Ms. Gust-Jenson said any item
Berman about "Celebration of the which was not urgent was referred
Books. " She said it was a program to the Consent Agenda.
sponsored by the library and it
included four separate programs Councilmember Pace said on
dealing with books; paper making, Page 2, 3.28.060B there were no
book binding, the writers, and sentences just asteriks. Mr.
editors and publishers. Failner said the paragraphs
indicated by the asteriks were
items pertinent to the main
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paragraph. He said under the old meet. She said one item cancelled
ordinance the City required the on the original Committee of the
Public Works Director and the Whole agenda was a briefing
Director of Community and Economic Councilmember Whitehead had
Development or a designee sit in requested relating to Westpointe
on every selection committee for Park. She said Councilmember
professional services. He said Whitehead would be out of town so
this was not practical so it had this item had been moved to
been changed so the department December 6th. Councilmember Kirk
head or designee who was asked why the issue on the labor
responsible for the professional protocol had been delayed. Ms.
services would sit on the Gust-Jenson said after it had been
committee. He said then it would reviewed with the Attorney' s
be subject to review by the office, Roger Cutler, City
appropriate procurement official. Attorney had some questions so it
would be delayed.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said Items F-1
& F-2 would be pulled. She said Ms. Gust-Jenson said the
they were ordinances the Council Fortune Magazine luncheon was
had adopted with changes. She said tomorrow. She said if any of the
the changes had been made and the Council Members wanted to go the
way the Council ' s motions read, Council Office would call in the
the ordinances had been adopted. morning to make reservations.
She said Item G-1 was on beer She said on the last Council
and liquor consumption fees. She calendar the RDA meeting was
said Lee King, Community and deleted for November 26th because
Economic Development, was present the meeting on November 15th was
to answer any questions. Ms. Gust- to replace it. She said the RDA
Jenson said several phone calls meeting was again scheduled for
had been received and most of them Monday, November 26th.
were favorable. She said Mr. King
had letters of support from two She said former Councilmember
associations and verbal support Sydney Fonnesbeck was home from
expressed from the other the hospital. She said the
associations. She said the Council Office was going to send a
department mailed out about 600 fruit basket. She said it would be
notices. Ms. Gust-Jenson said the $4.00 a person and would be sent
tavern owners, the private clubs, in the morning.
and the restaurant association had
been very supportive from the The meeting adjourned at 5:20
beginning, but they had not given p.m.
written support.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said Thursday
at 4:00 p.m. the Council would
meet as the RDA and at 5:00 p.m.
there would be an official RDA
meeting to pass a motion relating
to bonds. She said then an
official Council Meeting would be
held to approve the bond. She said
after the Regular Council Meeting
the Committee of the Whole would
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1990
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, November 13, 1990, at 6:00 p.m. in Room 315, City Council
Chambers, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
The following Council Members were present:
Ronald Whitehead Alan Hardman Roselyn Kirk
Nancy Pace Tom Godfrey Don Hale
The following Council Member was absent:
Wayne Horrocks
Mayor Palmer DePaulis, Roger Cutler, City Attorney, Kathryn Marshall,
City Recorder, and Beverly Jones, Deputy Recorder, were present.
Council Chair Hardman presided at and Councilmember Kirk conducted the
meeting.
#1. There was no invocation Salt Lake City to support this
given. project and let the soldiers know
we care. Councilmember Godfrey
#2. The Council led the said maybe the City could do a
Pledge of Allegiance. joint resolution and use the
Mayor's Office to publicize it in
#3. Councilmember Godfrey Salt Lake City.
moved and Councilmember Hale
seconded to approve the minutes of Mayor Depaulis said in the
the Salt Lake City Council for the past campaigns like "Mothers
regular meeting held Tuesday, Against Drunk Driving, " had a
November 6, 1990, which motion local sponsor and the sponsor
carried, all members present voted provided the ribbons. He said then
aye. they came to the City for a
(M 90-1) proclamation designating a certain
time frame for support of the
COMMENTS campaign. He said the City then
sent the proclamation to the
Mrs. Mailer, who resides in media. He said the sponsor got a
Morton Meadows, said since the radio station to do on-the-air
holidays were approaching she public service announcements
would like the help of the Mayor promoting the campaign and where
to see if a small yellow ribbon the people could get ribbons.
could be put on cars in honor of
the soldiers in Saudi Arabia. Mayor DePaulis said the City
Councilmember Hardman asked Ms. would do a proclamation for Ms.
Mailer who she had contacted. She Maller if she would be willing to
said she had a list of everyone do the rest. He said if a sponsor
she had contacted. could not be found, the City would
still send the proclamation out to
Councilmember Pace asked Ms. the press.
Mailer what she was asking for.
Ms. Mailer said she just wanted Ann Burnett, Representative
someone to help her get started for Tree Utah, said she wanted to
with this project. Councilmember alert the City to a major tree
Whitehead said Ms. Maller wanted planting ceremony. She said it was
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Saturday, November 17, at 9:00 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a.m. and they would be meeting at
the Midway Town Hall. She said it Items No. ' s 1 and 2 were
was to rejuvenate the 2, 970 acres pulled.
that burned in Wasatch Mountain
State Park in August. She said the NEW BUSINESS
fire burned a major portion of
watershed area which affected #1. RE: Consider approving an
portions of Salt Lake County, Salt ordinance amending certain
Lake City, Utah, and Wasatch sections of Chapter 28 of Title 3
Counties. dealing with contracting for
professional services.
She said this was a volunteer
effort to augment the Federal, ACTION: Without objection
State, and local efforts to try Councilmember Kirk referred the
and prevent flooding, minimize ordinance to the Consent Agenda,
soil erosion, and protect Deer which motion carried, all members
Creek Reservoir. She said they had present voted aye.
received wide-spread county (0 90-48)
support along the Wasatch Front
from high schools, the PUBLIC HEARINGS
universities, etc. She wanted to
extend an invitation to the Salt #1. A public hearing at 6:20
Lake City Council to join in this p.m. to receive public comment and
effort. consider adopting an ordinance
amending beer and liquor
CONSENT AGENDA consumption fees.
ACTION: Councilmember Hale ACTION: Councilmember Godfrey
moved and Councilmember Whitehead moved and Councilmember Pace
seconded to approve the Consent seconded to close the public
Agenda, which motion carried, all hearing, which motion carried, all
members present voted aye. members present voted aye.
#1. RE: Approving the Councilmember Godfrey moved
appointment of Ann Berman to the and Councilmember Hale seconded to
Salt Lake Arts Council. adopt Ordinance 89 of 1990, which
(I 90-16) motion carried, all members
present voted aye, except
#2. RE: Approving the Councilmember Pace who voted nay.
appointment of Jerry Stanger to
the Salt Lake Arts Council. DISCUSSION: Bob Bridge,
(I 90-16) Licensing Department, said earlier
this year the business licensing
#3. RE: Approving the department determined there was a
appointment of Perrin Love to the fee discrepancy between private
Salt Lake Arts Council. clubs and similar operations such
(I 90-16) as taverns and restaurants serving
beer and alcoholic beverages. He
#4. RE: Approving the said for over twenty years the
appointment of Lynn M. Hilton to private clubs had paid $300 fees
the Urban Forestry Board. while the taverns and restaurants
(I 90-15) had been subject to ongoing
changes in regulatory fees in the
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city. He said a fee assessment Association representing the
notice was sent out to all private private clubs, the License
club owners last May. He said Beverage Association, representing
these fee schedules were similar the taverns, and the Utah
to that which had applied to Restaurant Association. Mr. Bridge
restaurants and Class C taverns. said the meetings with these
associations and officers was to
Mr. Bridge said the private brief them on the results of the
clubs, in response to the study and to receive their input
assessment notice, said they and recommendations. Mr. Bridge
wanted the Licensing Department to said they had disseminated a copy
explain the fee schedule. He said of the fee schedule and a notice
the clubs felt they did not have of this meeting to approximately
an adequate opportunity to respond 600 different licensed
to the notice for fee assessment. establishments.
He said the taverns expected the
City to have equity with the He said the Class C tavern
private clubs in terms of fees. He license fee had been reduced for a
said the City agreed to hold the new entrant into the City from
license assessment in abeyance $1, 800 to $550. He said they
until a study for the fees for on- consolidated the fees for
premise beer and liquor amusement devices and all other
consumption was conducted. categories including billiards and
pool tables, card room tables,
He said the City established public dance, and live musical
an evaluation committee comprised entertainment into one fee of $35.
of the following City departments; He said they also consolidated the
the Police, Fire, Building and food, beverage, and cigarette
Housing, Zoning, Finance, vending machine fee to a $10 fee.
Information Management Services, These were previously $16. He said
the Attorney' s Office, and these fees covered all applicable
Business Licensing. He said the regulatory costs for these items.
objectives for this task force Mr. Bridge said in addition to
study were to evaluate the this, there was a per chair fee
regulatory costs and expenses for which had been changed to a per
each participating department and occupancy fee. He said the per
to determine a fee schedule which chair fee had previously been
reflected the actual cost of $5.00 for each chair in an
regulating this industry. He said establishment that had on premise
they wanted an ordinance that food and beverage service. He said
could be applied to all they had reduced this to a $2.00
businesses. He said they wanted a per occupant fee to cover all of
fee schedule that would be fair the general and administrative
and equitable to all participants. expenses not included in the
regulatory items. He said this
He said the City was change went along with the 1988
confident this had been study done by the Finance and
accomplished. He said after the Treasurer' s Department in which
fee study was completed, a draft they recommended this fee be
of the proposed fee schedule was reduced to $2.00. He said this
copied, and sent to the various conformed more closely to the City
associations and industry ordinance with respect to a per
representatives. He said they met occupant fee rather than a per
with the Utah Hospitality chair fee. He said other areas
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addressed were outdoor seating and Howard Jones, Veterans of
banquet facilities which were not Foreign Wars (VFW) , said his Club
used in the daily operation of the was in a different class because
business. He said a fee schedule they were a community service
had been reduced to a 50Q per organization. He said they were
occupant fee for these items. not in the bar business. He said
they were in the business to
He said they recommended support the post home and the
passage of this proposed community service organizations.
regulatory fee schedule as a fair He said he had been associated
and equitable fee assessment for with the VFW for ten years and was
the on-premise beer and liquor familiar with the community
consumption industry. services the VFW was involved
with; the Voice of Democracy,
Ron Morgan, President of the College Scholarship Program for
Utah Restaurant Association, said High School students, bicycle
within the City limits they safety program for elementary
represented approximately 350 school children, Child
restaurants. He said they had Identification program for
reviewed this issue very carefully preschoolers, Sub for Santa, etc.
with the Business Licensing He said they also provided free
Department. He said for a number Thanksgiving dinners to the
of years the restaurants had paid indigent and disadvantaged people.
a much higher fee than many
others. He said the proposed He said all the extra
ordinance would be fair to all of receipts from the bar operation go
the businesses. He said the City to a relief fund used for the
would not be losing money or benefit of distressed veterans.
subsidizing the industry business Mr. Jones said they should not be
licenses. He said the restaurants in the same class as private for-
would pay their share. profit businesses. He said there
should be a separate classifi-
Peggy Rose, private club cation for service organizations
owner, said she had been a tavern and the new license fees were
owner for several years and had punitive and could tax the service
just gone private. She was organization out of business. He
concerned the new ordinance would said these license fees had a
require her to pay the "new" fees potential of increasing their
again because she had changed to a licensing cost 1000%.
private club. Mr. Bridge said if
she was approved for private club Councilmember Godfrey asked
status she would pay the new fee what category the VFW Club was in.
schedule. Mr. Jones said it was classified
"Class B private club. "
Councilmember Pace said she Councilmember Whitehead asked what
thought Ms. Rose' s question was fees had changed. He said it
whether she would pay the "new" looked like the fees had come
fee or the "renewal" fee. Mr. down. Councilmember Whitehead
Bridge said the renewal was coming asked Mr. Jones what they had been
up in November, so if the new paying. Mr. Jones said they had
ordinance was in effect at this been paying a $300 regulatory fee.
time, the assessment would be from Councilmember Godfrey said the new
the new ordinance. proposed ordinance would make them
pay $400 as opposed to $300.
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Mr. Jones said there was a Councilmember Godfrey asked Mr.
whole list of fees they would have Jones what their new fee would be.
to pay; liquor consumption, Mr. Jones said the worst case
beer/liquor dispensing points, would be $3, 180. Councilmember
seasonal beer, wholesale beer, Godfrey asked Mr. Bridge if this
amusement devices, billiards, was a realistic figure.
dancing, food, beverage, and
cigarette vending. Councilmember Councilmember Hardman asked
Godfrey said some of the things if Mr. Bridge thought the $3000
Mr. Jones had talked about such as amount was an exorbitant amount
amusement devices went from $50 to for the VFW Club. Mr. Bridge said
$35 each. He said billiards went the Club had figured live musical
from $50 to $35 each. entertainment at $1820. Mr. Bridge
said there was a once a year
Councilmember Godfrey asked charge of $35 for live musical
Mr. Jones to tell the Council entertainment.
which of the fees would affect the
VFW Club. Mr. Jones said Class B Councilmember Pace said most
Private Club would go to $400, of the other businesses had gross
liquor consumption, $125, sales which far exceed that of the
beer/liquor dispensing points, VFW Club. Councilmember Hardman
$50. Councilmember Godfrey said said there was the question of
all of these items had dropped in whether not-for-profit organ-
price. Mr. Jones said any drop in izations should be exempt or not.
fees would raise the cost of the He asked Mr. Bridge if this was
club because these things had included in the discussion when
never applied before. the new schedule was discussed.
Mr. Bridge said it was in the City
Mr. Bridge said private clubs ordinance that the nonprofit or
with the nonprofit status that had charitable organizations that had
an internal revenue status of 501 the proper internal revenue
C 3 designation had previously designation did not pay a revenue
been exempt from the basic license fee and the per employee
business revenue license of $70 fee, but they did pay regulatory
and a per employee fee of $6 per fees.
employee. He said they paid a
traditional $300 fee only. Mr. Fred Diana, previous
Bridge said the whole purpose of executive director of Utah License
this study was to assess the Beverage Association for the
actual cost of regulating the taverns throughout the State of
City' s regulatory fees. He said Utah, said the tavern owners had
this was the actual cost of the not realized the private clubs did
City to regulate this particular not pay any fees. He said he
type of business. attended a number of meetings
discussing this ordinance.
He said private clubs would Throughout the entire discussion,
still be exempt from the business we emphasized to the Mayor's
revenue license and the per Office, the Business Licensing
employee charge. He said they were Department, and the City
subject to the other sources for Attorney' s Office that his
regulatory license fees. association agreed with and liked
Councilmember Godfrey said the services which were provided.
previously these organizations had He said the Business Licensing
just paid a flat fee of $300. Department looked into every one
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of Utah License Beverage Councilmember Whitehead asked
Association's problems and took how much money went back into the
into consideration their community in one year. Mr. Meeker
recommendations. He said the said last year the Club made
ordinance in front of the Council $28,000 profit and $27, 600 went
was a fair and equitable statement back into the community. Mr.
as to the Business Licensing Meeker said they still had to pay
function that should be imposed for the Board of Health and the
upon the private clubs, taverns, food inspectors to come in.
restaurants, etc. He recommended
the Council adopt the ordinance. Holly Bannerman, said her
club leased vending machines. Mr.
Mr. VanCommen, tavern owner, Bridge said if her club did not
said he already paid the State a receive a profit from the vending
$750 liquor license fee that beer machines, then the vending machine
bars had not paid in the past on owners paid the regulatory fee.
top of the City license. He said She asked if the vending machine
the increase took his license from profits were shared did the
$300 to $1200 a year. company who leased the vending
Councilmember Godfrey asked Mr. machines and also her club pay the
VanCommen what he had been paying regulatory fees. Mr. Bridge said
Salt Lake City. Mr. VanCommen said if the Club was there for the
he had been paying a fee of $300 convenience of the customers and
per year for a Class B private was not taking a profit from the
club license. Councilmember vending machines, then the club
Godfrey said this was a fee to did not pay a fee. He said the
regulate the business and in many City ordinance presently required
instances the charges had dropped all vending machine companies to
because the City was over charging provide the City with an inventory
people to regulate the businesses. and a list of all the machines and
Mr. VanCommen said he had to pay their placement. He said the City
the Board of Health to come in and then issued a sticker so the
inspect his premises. He said this inspectors know the machines are
was also a separate fee. actually under the fee schedule
and regulatory agreement with Salt
Steve Meeker, member of Lake City.
Veteran of Foreign Wars, said the
veterans service organization and Ms. Bannerman asked if
some of the other service pinball machines were amusement
organizations had not been devices. Mr. Bridge said they
considered by the restaurant were. He said to be fair the City
association. He said every summer was trying to assess similar fees
at Derks Field, an American Legion for similar use; no matter how the
Baseball tournament was held. He facility was designated.
said this did not cost the State
anything. He said the American Councilmember Hale said it
Legion spent $50,000 to $60,000 to seemed the Licensing Department
hold this event. He asked the City had changed the $5.00 per chair
to consider a special condition charge to $2.00 per occupant. He
for service organizations. said Licensing had a formula they
used according to the square
He said the VFW was a true footage rather than per chair. He
nonprofit Club because the money asked if there was a 10' X 10'
was sent back out to the community restaurant and there were 50
and the indigent.
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chairs in it, how would it compare and 25% greater than the per chair
with the new formula that was used count.
per square foot. Mr. Bridge said
in the meetings with the industry Councilmember Hale asked how
and association officials they had many community service clubs were
agreed that the measurements of involved in this regulatory fee
the facilities the City would not ordinance. Mr. Bridge said there
include any kitchen areas, service were approximately six within the
areas behind the bars, restrooms, Salt Lake City limits. Mr. Bridge
hallways, and office space. He said there were sixteen different
said these would all be figured licensing agencies in the valley
with the employee charge. and each city corporation and the
County all license separately. He
Mr. Bridge said there was a said at least five or six of these
different factor applied to dining were charging different fees other
and drinking areas; square footage than the $300 fee Salt Lake City
divided by 15. The factor for a charged to private Clubs. He said
dance floor was square footage many of them were charging
divided by 7. He said they took additional licensing fees as well
individual booths at 24 inches per as regulatory fees and this was
person and individual seats and one of the other reasons for
stools one per person. He said assessing similar fees for similar
this was how occupancy was uses.
measured. He said Building and
Housing did a thirty business Councilmember Whitehead asked
survey and found that seating if anyone was interested in doing
runs about 80% of occupancy. He something different for the six
said this would be about one fifth community services groups.
more in occupancy than they would Councilmember Godfrey said the
have been previously paying for problem had always been with
chairs in their facility. regulation. He said the City
should be in a position to charge
Councilmember Hale said under what it costs to regulate
the old ordinance if you had a something.
restaurant with twenty chairs you
would pay $100. He said under the He said he did not think the
new ordinance if you had a City could be in a position to be
restaurant with twenty chairs you subsidizing service organizations.
would only pay $40. He said this Councilmember Pace said she had a
was a substantial reduction. Mr. difficult time because this was an
Bridge said they would probably entirely different category and
pay $50. Councilmember Hale said the Council was talking hard
by square footage it would costs. She said they would be
actually come to more than $2.00 underwriting someone else's
per chair. Mr. Bridge said it charity. She said it meant the
would be slightly more. He said City would get less in the way of
the City had received the first return benefits from them in the
batch of inspections from the Fire community because the City took
Department and some of those were the money up front.
less than the per chair count and (0 90-46)
some were more. He said the
initial survey done by Building
and Housing showed the per
occupancy fee to be between 20%
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POSTED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1990
SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
DATE: Tuesday, November 13, 1990
TIME: 6:30, or immediately following the Official Council Meeting
PLACE: City Council Conference Room
City & County Building, Room 325
451 South State Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
1 ) The Council will receive a briefing from the Council Staff
regarding Draft Labor Protocol and Labor Policies, which have been
developed as a result of the Council 's summer retreat discussion
on this topic .
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SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
ROOM 315
CITY AND COUNTY BUILDING
451 SOUTH STATE STREET
Tuesday, November 13, 1990
6:00 p.m.
A. BRIEFING SESSION: 5:00 p.m. , Room 325 City and County Building,
451 South State.
1 . Report of the Executive Director.
2. The Council will interview Ann Berman prior to consideration of
her appointment to the Salt Lake Arts Council .
3. The Council will interview Jerry Stanger prior to consideration of
his appointment to the Salt Lake Arts Council .
B. OPENING CEREMONIES:
1. Invocation.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Approval of the minutes.
C. COMMENTS:
1 . Questions to the Mayor from the City Council .
2. Citizen Comments to the Council .
D. CONSENT:
1. Consider approving the appointment of Ann Berman to the Salt Lake
Arts Council .
( I 90-16)
Staff recommendation: Approve.
2. Consider approving the appointment of Jerry Stanger to the Salt
Lake Arts Council .
( I 90-16)
Staff recommendation: Approve.
3. Consider approving the appointment of Perrin Love to the Salt Lake
Arts Council .
( I 90-16)
Staff recommendation: Approve.
4. Consider approving the appointment of Lynn M. Hilton to the Urban
Forestry Board.
( I 90-1c)
Staff recommendation: Approve.
E. NEW BUSINESS:
1 . Ordinance: Professional Services
Consider approving an ordinance amending certain sections of
Chapter 28 of Title 3 dealing with contracting for professional
services.
(0 90-48)
Staff recommendation: Refer to consent.
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Ordinance: Closing and Vacating Portions of South Temple
Consider adopting an ordinance closing a portion of South Temple
between 450 and 500 West and vacating a portion between 400 and
450 West pursuant to Petition No. 400-759-89.
(0 90-18) ) qD l/3
Staff recommendation: Adopt.
2. Ordinance: Vacating Gordon Place
Consider adopting an ordinance vacating Gordon Place between Main
and State Streets pursuant to Petition No. 400-612-88, subject to
certain conditions.
(P 90-283)
Staff recommendation: Adopt.
G. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
6:20 p.m.
1 . Ordinance: Proposed Beer and Liquor Consumption Fees
Receive public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending
beer and liquor consumption fees.
(0 90-46)
Staff recommendation: Adopt.
H. ADJOURNMENT.
** FINAL ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AND/OR ORDINANCES ADOPTED
CONCERNING ANY ITEM ON THIS AGENDA.
DATED: November 9, 1990
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BY: _ 1111171_41A-a-C2IT RE R
STATE OF UTAH
COUNTY OF SALT LAKE ) ss.
On the 9th day of November, 1990 I personally delivered a copy of
the foregoing notice to the Mayor and City Council and posted
copies of the same in conspicuous view, at the following times and
locations within the City and County Building, 451 South State
Street, Salt Lake City, Utah:
1 . At 5:00 p.m. in the City Recorder's Office, Room 415; and
2. At 5:00 p.m. in the Newsroom, Room 315
C Y RECORDER
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of November, 1990.
o ry Public residing in the
St to of Utah
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APPROVAL:
EXECUT E DIRECTO
MEMORANDUM
DATE: NOVEMBER 9 , 1990
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ANNE PINCKNEY
RE: PROPOSED PROTOCOL AND POLICY STATEMENT ON LABOR RELATIONS
A draft of the City Council Policy Statement on Labor Relations
and the City Council Protocol Guidelines on Labor Relations was
prepared as a result of your discussions at the Council ' s summer
retreat .
These two discussion drafts have been distributed to and
discussed with represen atives of the Mayor ' s Office , Human
Resources Department and the City Attorney ' s Office . Roger
Cutler had several concerns which need to be addressed before
these drafts can be reviewed by the Council .
We will keep you informed as to our progress in reviewing these
drafts with the City Attorney and will reschedule your
discussion of them in a Committee of Whole meeting in the near
future .
cc : Mayor Palmer DePaulis , Emilie Charles , Roger Cutler , Frank
Nakamura , Karen Suzuki-Hashimoto , Frank Fraser
LINDA HAMILTON SAI2 ` Q l_r° A a* PALMER DEPAULIS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ®� MAYOR
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 228
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84111
TELEPHONE (801) 535-6426
October 31, 1990
Salt Lake City Council
Attn: Mr. Allen Hardman
Chairperson
City & County Bldg. , Room 304
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
RE: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 3.28.050, 3.28.060, 3.28.090 AND 3.28.100,
PERTAINING TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
Dear Mr. Hardman:
As we continue to refine the City centralized contracting process, the need
for amendments to the above referenced sections of City Code has become
apparent.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Sections 3.28.050 and 3.28.060 will
be to enable departments to designate persons with applicable expertise to
serve on selection committees and advisory review committees for selection of
providers of professional services. At the present time, departments are
mandatorily required to occupy the time of the Director of Public Works and
the Director of Development Services, even though the professional services
may not fall within their respective fields of expertise. The amendments
provide for appropriate review of selection committee designees prior to
solicitation of competitive sealed proposals by the appropriate procurement
official.
The amendment to Section 3.28.090 identifies specific exceptions to provisions
of this chapter for certain professional services where the need for confiden-
tiality or proven legal expertise are overriding factors in selecting the
provider of professional consultation.
The amendment to Section 3 .28.100 is a cosmetic change necessary to reflect
the fact that the Mayor has the power to designate other City officers to
award certain contracts.
Mr. Allen Hardman
October 31, 1990
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The City Attorney has prepared a blue draft copy for ease of review by the
City Council in each instance. If the Council is in agreement with the
proposed amendments, the attorney has also attached a final copy which has
been approved as to form and is ready for passage by the Council. If you have
any questions related to these matters, we will be happy to provide further
explanation upon request.
Respectfully,
Linda Hamilton
Director of Finance
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No . of 1990
(Amending Sections of Chapter 28
of Title 3 dealing with contracting
for professional services )
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 28 OF
TITLE 3 DEALING WITH CONTRACTING FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council has determined that
certain sections of Chapter 28 of Title 3 dealing with the
contracting for professional services need to be amended to
clarify and make the contracting provisions more efficient;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt
Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1 . That Section 3 . 28 . 050 be amended to read as
follows :
3.28. 050 Selection committee.
* * *
A. * * *
B. * * *
C. * * *
D. The membership of the committee shall be submitted to
the chief procurement officer for approval prior to solicitation
of competitive sealed proposals, screening or interviews with
prospective providers except when the solicitation is for
architect, engineer or construction related planning services,
in which case the membership of the committee shall be reviewed
and approved by the city engineer.
E. The chief procurement officer may appoint a staff
member from the purchasing and property management division to
the selection committee for professional services other than
architect, engineer or construction related planning services,
if the chief procurement officer deems such an appointment
appropriate. The city engineer shall designate a member from
the city engineering division to all selection committees for
architect, engineer or construction related planning services .
SECTION 2 . That Section 3 . 28 . 060 be amended to read as
follows :
3.28.060 Advisory review committee.
* * *
A. * * *
B. [The director of the department of public works and
the director of development ccrviccc or their rccpcctivc
de-signces; and] For architect, engineering or construction
related planning services, the director of the department of
public works and the director of development services or their
respective designees . For all other professional services , two
members chosen by the department head from outside the
department with familiarity and experience in the professional
service area outlined in the request for proposals .
C. The membership of the committee shall be submitted to
the chief procurement officer for approval prior to solicitation
of competitive sealed proposals, screening or interviews with
prospective providers except when the solicitation is for
architect, engineer or construction related planning services,
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in which case the membership of the committee shall be reviewed
and approved by the city engineer.
D. The chief procurement officer may appoint a staff
member from the purchasing and property management division to
the selection committee for professional services other than
architect, engineer or construction related planning services,
if the chief procurement officer deems such an appointment
appropriate. The city engineer shall designate a member from
the city engineering division to all selection committees for
architect, engineer or construction related planning service.
SECTION 3 . That Section 3.28 . 090 be amended to read as
follows :
3.28.090 Exceptions to chapter provisions.
* * *
A. * * *
B. * * *
C. * * *
D. Contractual obligations or applicable grant
provisions, which preclude any or all of these procedures . [The
mayor, with cause, may al3o waive any or all of thcac
requirements for specific contracts . ]
E. Contracts for expert witnesses, advisors or outside
counsel for the city attorney' s office;
F. Contracts for special investigatory or similar
services for the police department where confidentiality is
necessary if approved by the mayor upon recommendation from the
chief procurement officer.
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G. The mayor, with cause specified in writing, may also
waive any or all of these requirements for specific contracts .
SECTION 4 . That Section 3 . 28 . 100 be amended to read as
follows :
3.28.100 Contract review and award.
All awards for professional service contracts, including
those involving fees under ten thousand dollars shall be made as
designated by the mayor, upon recommendation of the responsible
department head and after such contracts have been reviewed and
approved, as to form, by the city engineer, or the chief
procurement officer and city attorney, or his/her designee.
However, no contract shall be valid or binding on the city until
the applicable formalities provided in city ordinance and state
law have been completed.
SECTION 5 . EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become
effective immediately upon its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this
day of , 1990 .
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
CITY RECORDER
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Transmitted to the Mayor on .
Mayor' s action: Approved Vetoed.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. of 1990 .
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. of 1990
(Amending Sections of Chapter 28
of Title 3 dealing with contracting
for professional services )
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 28 OF
TITLE 3 DEALING WITH CONTRACTING FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council has determined that
certain sections of Chapter 28 of Title 3 dealing with the
contracting for professional services need to be amended to
clarify and make the contracting provisions more efficient;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt
Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1 . That Section 3 . 28 . 050 be amended to read as
follows :
3.28.050 Selection committee.
* * *
A. * * *
B. * * *
C. * * *
D. The membership of the committee shall be submitted to
the chief procurement officer for approval prior to solicitation
of competitive sealed proposals, screening or interviews with
prospective providers except when the solicitation is for
architect, engineer or construction related planning services ,
in which case the membership of the committee shall be reviewed
and approved by the city engineer.
E. The chief procurement officer may appoint a staff
member from the purchasing and property management division to
the selection committee for professional services other" than
architect, engineer or construction related planning services,
if the chief procurement officer deems such an appointment
appropriate. The city engineer shall designate a member from
the city engineering division to all selection committees for
architect, engineer or construction related planning services .
SECTION 2 . That Section 3 . 28 . 060 be amended to read as
follows :
3.28 .060 Advisory review committee.
* * *
A. * * *
B. For architect, engineering or construction related
planning services, the director of the department of public
works and the director of development services or their
respective designees . For all other professional services, two
members chosen by the department head from outside the
department with familiarity and experience in the professional
service area outlined in the request for proposals .
C. The membership of the committee shall be submitted to
the chief procurement officer for approval prior to solicitation
of competitive sealed proposals, screening or interviews with
prospective providers except when the solicitation is for
architect, engineer or construction related planning services,
in which case the membership of the committee shall be reviewed
and approved by the city engineer.
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D. The chief procurement officer may appoint a staff
member from the purchasing and property management division to
the selection committee for professional services other than
architect, engineer or construction related planning services,
if the chief procurement officer deems such an appointment
appropriate. The city engineer shall designate a member from
the city engineering division to all selection committees for
architect, engineer or construction related planning service.
SECTION 3 . That Section 3 . 28 . 090 be amended to read as
follows :
3.28.090 Exceptions to chapter provisions.
* * *
A. * * *
B. * * *
C. * * *
D. Contractual obligations or applicable grant
provisions , which preclude any or all of these procedures .
E. Contracts for expert witnesses, advisors or outside
counsel for the city attorney' s office;
F. Contracts for special investigatory or similar
services for the police department where confidentiality is
necessary if approved by the mayor upon recommendation from the
chief procurement officer.
G. The mayor, with cause specified in writing, may also
waive any or all of these requirements for specific contracts .
SECTION 4 . That Section 3 . 28 . 100 be amended to read as
follows :
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3.28. 100 Contract review and award.
All awards for professional service contracts , including
those involving fees under ten thousand dollars shall be made as
designated by the mayor, upon recommendation of the responsible
department head and after such contracts have been reviewed and
approved, as to form, by the city engineer, or the chief
procurement officer and city attorney, or his/her designee.
However, no contract shall be valid or binding on the city until
the applicable formalities provided in city ordinance and state
law have been completed.
SECTION 5 . EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become
effective immediately upon its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this
day of , 1990 .
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST: -..
P.
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to the Mayor on .
Mayor' s action: Approved Vetoed.
MAYOR
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ATTEST:
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. of 1990 .
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE =`
No. of 1990
(Closing a portion of South Temple
between 450 and 500 West and vacating a
portion between 400 and 450 West pursuant to
Petition No. 400-759-89 )
AN ORDINANCE CLOSING A PORTION OF SOUTH TEMPLE BETWEEN 450
AND 500 WEST AND VACATING A PORTION BETWEEN 400 AND 450 WEST
PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-759-89 .
WHEREAS, the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, finds
after public hearing that the City' s interest in the public
street described below is not necessary for use by the public as
a street and that closure and vacation of portions of said street
will not be adverse to the general public ' s interest .
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt
Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1 . A portion of South Temple between 450 and 500
West is hereby closed and a portion between 400 and 450 West is
hereby vacated. The street is the subject of Petition No . 400-
759-89 , and the parcels are more particularly described below.
The street is declared no longer to be needed or available for
use as a public street. Title to the closed portion shall be
deeded to the Union Pacific railroad or its designee in
consideration of the gift of the Railroad Depot to the State of
Utah.
Said street is more particularly described as follows :
VACATION:
Beginning at a point located at the Northeast corner
of Lot 8, Block 80, Plat A, Salt Lake City Survey;
thence west 330 feet, thence north 132 feet more or
less, thence east 330 feet, thence south 132 feet
more or less to the point of beginning.
CLOSURE:
Beginning at a point located at the Northwest corner
of Lot 5, Block 80, Plat A, Salt Lake City Survey; 71)
thence north 132 feet more or less, thence east 330
feet, thence south 132 feet more or less, thence west
330 feet to the point of beginning.
SECTION 2 . RESERVATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS . The above closure
and vacation are expressly made SUBJECT TO all existing rights-
of-way and easements of all public utilities of any and every
description now located on and under or over the confines of the
property and also SUBJECT TO the rights of entry thereon for the
purposes of maintaining, altering, repairing, removing or
rerouting said utilities, including the City' s water and sewer
facilities, and all of them. Said closure and vacation are also
SUBJECT TO any existing rights-of-way or easements of private
third parties .
SECTION 3 . EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become
effective on the date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this
17 day of ! . , 1990 .
CHAIRPERSON
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ATTEST:
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to the Mayor on .
Mayor' s action: Approved Vetoed.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY RECORDER
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. of 1990
(Vacating Gordon Place between
Main and State Streets pursuant
to Petition No. 400-612-88,
subject to certain conditions )
AN ORDINANCE VACATING GORDON PLACE BETWEEN MAIN AND STATE
STREETS PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-612-88, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN
CONDITIONS .
WHEREAS, the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, finds
after public hearing that the City' s interest in the public
street and right-of-way described below is not necessary for use
by the public a street and right-of-way and that vacation of said
street and right-of-way will not be adverse to the general
public' s interest.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt
Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1 . That Gordon Place, between Main and State
Streets, which is the subject of Petition No. 400-612-88, and
which is more particularly described below, be, and the same
hereby is, vacated and declared no longer to be needed or
available for use as a public street or right-of-way, SUBJECT TO
certain conditions.
Said street and right-of-way is more particularly described
as follows:
GORDON PLACE - RIGHT-OF-WAY DESCRIPTION
BEGINNING AT A POINT SOUTH 90. 75 FEET FROM
THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 7, BLOCK 93, PLAT
"A" , SALT LAKE CITY SURVEY, AND RUNNING
THENCE EAST 36 . 22 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE /1Q-41d
WEST LINE OF STATE STREET; THENCE SOUTH 12 . 00
FEET; THENCE WEST 168. 22 FEET, MORE OR LESS, �/7
THENCE NORTH 81°16 ' WEST 116. 85 FEET; THENCE /
NORTH 2. 5 FEET; THENCE WEST 114. 5 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 16. 5 FEET; THENCE EAST 114. 5
FEET; THENCE NORTH 1 .0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH
82°14 ' EAST 83. 26 FEET, MORE OR LESS; THENCE
SOUTH 1 . 43 FEET, MORE OR LESS; THENCE SOUTH
76°09 ' EAST 53. 97 FEET; THENCE EAST 112 FEET,
MORE OR LESS, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINS 0. 15 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
SECTION 2. RESERVATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS. The above
vacation is expressly made SUBJECT TO all existing rights-of-way
and easements of all public utilities of any and every
description now located on and under or over the confines of the
property and also SUBJECT TO the rights of entry thereon for the
purposes of maintaining, altering, repairing, removing or
rerouting said utilities, including the City' s water and sewer
facilities, and all of them.
SECTION 3. CONDITION. This ordinance shall not become
effective until the petitioner grants to the City, in a form
acceptable to the City, a perpetual easement for public
pedestrian access through the property.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become
effective on the date of its first publication. The City
Recorder is instructed not to publish this ordinance until the
Mayor certifies that the condition in Section 3 above has been
met. If the condition has not been met within one year from the
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date of this ordinance the Mayor may extend the time for
compliance an additional year. If the condition has not been
met within any extension this ordinance shall be null and void
and of no effect.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this
day of , 1990.
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to the Mayor on
Mayor's action: Approved Vetoed.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY RECORDER
( SEAL)
BILL NO. OF 1990.
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MIKE ZUHL SALT LAKE;GIT. Y1 GORPORATI,ON LEE KING
INTERIM DIRECTOR • J DEPUTY DIRECTCR
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 418
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84111
TELEPHONE 535-7777
To: Salt Lake City Council October 25, 1990
Re: Proposed Bccr and Liquor Consumption Fees
Recommendation: That the City Council hold a public hearing on November
13, 1990 at 6:20 p.m. to discuss the proposed beer and liquor consumption
fees.
Availability of Funds: The proposed fee schedule will result in a $56,000
to $60,000 reduction in annual City revenue. The revenue projection has
been estimated by the Permits and Licensing staff and has been coordinate
with the Finance Department.
Discussion and Background: The proposed fee changes will establish a fee
schedule that includes the same basic fcc structure for all businesses
involved in on-premise food, beer, and/or liquor consumption and will
establish a reasonable relationship between the regulatory fees and the
cost of regulating these businesses.
After analyzing the cost of regulating theses businesses, we are proposing
reductions in some of the current fees. The most significant proposal is
to reduce the $5.00 per occupant fee to a $2.00 per occupant fcc for the
first 500 occupants, and $1.00 for all occupants over 500, and to determine
occupancy by fire code standards rather than by counting chairs. This
proposal will assess all restaurants, taverns and private clubs the same
per occupant fcc.
The proposal also includes assessing outdoor dining/drinking areas at $.50
per occupant, and banquet rooms at $.50 per occupant with a $100 maximum
fcc for each banquet room. Other changes include reducing the new Class
"C" Bccr base regulatory fcc from $1800 to $550, and to increase the
seasonal fcc from $60 to $100. I have attached a schedule comparing the
proposed fees to the current fees for your information.
The appropriate City Department have reviewed and approved the proposed new
fcc schedule. The new fee schedule has been reviewed with the Utah
Restaurant Association, the Utah Hospitality Association (representing
private clubs) , and the Utah Licensed Beverage Association (representing
the taverns) . Permits and Licensing Staff have met with the private club
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owners and have received a letter from the association endorsement the new
fee schedule. The Staff has also scheduled a meeting with the restaurant
and tavern owners for November 1, 1990 to discuss the new fee schedule.
Legislative Action: The City Attorney's Office has prepared the necessary
ordinance and is ready for your action.
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ICHAEL, B. Z
interim Director
Community & Economic Development
ON-SITS IER/LIQOOR CONSUMPTION CURRENT REGULATORY FEL SCHEDULE
Cla .)f License/Regulatory Category Fors; Sed Fees)
Class "B" Beer Restaurant $ 240 New $ 240 New
$ 240 Renew $ 150 Renew
Class "C" Beer Tavern $1800 New $ 550 New
$ 360 Renew $ 400 Renew
Class "B" Private Club* $ 300 New * $ 550 New
$ 300 Renew $ 400 Renew
Class "E" Beer - Public Facility $ 240 New $ 325 New
$ 240 Renew $ 300 Renew
Liquor Consumption $ 90 New $ 155 New
$ 90 Renew $ 125 Renew
Beer/Liquor Dispensing Points $ 10 "A" $ 10 "A"
$ 90 "B" $ 50 "B"
$ 90 "C" $ 50 "C"
Seasonal Beer $ 60 New $ 100 New
Wholesale Beer $ 240 New No Change
$ 240 Renew
Amusement Devices $ 50 each $ 35 each
Billiards and Pool Tables $ 50 each $ 35 each
Card Room Tables $ 120 each $ 35 each
Dance - Public $ 120 each $ 35 each
Live Musical Entertainment $ 75 each $ 35 each
Musical Device $ 20 each $ 20 each
Food Vending Machine $ 16 each $ 10 each
Beverage Vending Machine $ 16 each $ 10 each
Cigarette Vending Machine $ 2 each $ 10 each
Chairs/ (per occupant)** $ 5 per chair $ 2 per occupant**
* Private Clubs have previously paid this $300 fee only.
** One dollar for each occupant over 500.
** Outdoor seating occupancy fee is proposed at $.50 per occupant.
*.L Banquet Room occupancy fee is proposed at $.50 per occupant with a
aximum assessment of $100 per banquet room. (The $.50 per occupant fee
applies only to banquet rooms that are not part of the daily business
operation) .
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BRENT B.WILDE SALT'LAKE'QV( CORPORATION ROBERT M. BRIDGE
DIRECTOR BUSINESS LICENSE SUPERVISOR
PERMITS AND LICENSING- COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES DIVISION PERMITS & LICENSING SERVICES DIVISION
Business Licensing
451 SOUTH STATE STREET
OcLober 24, 1990 ROOM 215, CITY AND COUNTY BUILDING
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84111
Mr. Mike Zuhl TELEPHONE 535-7717
Interim Director
Community & Economic Development
Room 218 - City & County Building
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Re: Transmittal of Revised Beer/Liquor Consumption Fees
Dear Mike:
Enclosed for submission to the City Council are copies of a staff report and
proposed ordinance modifications pertaining to business licensing fees for
businesses involved in on-premise beer/liquor consumption (existing and
proposed occupancy fees apply to all restaurants whether or not they serve
beer or liquor) . We believe that adoption of the proposed fee schedule will
accomplish our objectives of establishing a fee schedule that includes the
same basic fee structure for all businesses involved in on-premise food, beer,
and/or liquor consumption, and will establish a reasonable relationship
between the regulatory fees and the cost of regulating these businesses. The
licensing staff has estimated that implementation of the proposed fee schedule
will result in a $56,000 to $60,000 reduction in annual City revenue. The
staff report and revenue projections have been coordinated with the Finance
Department.
The primary purpose for evaluating the applicable fee schedules was in
response to a determination that private clubs should be paying regulatory
fees similar to the regulatory fees being paid by restaurants and taverns.
Private clubs have previously paid one annual $300 fee. The recommendations
outlined in the staff report are the result of an extensive analysis of the
cost of regulating these businesses. The Business Licensing staff has
coordinated a review process that has involved the Police and Fire
Departments, Building and Housing Services, the Finance Department,
Informational Management, and the City Attorney's Office.
After analyzing the cost of regulating these businesses, we are proposing
reductions in some of the current fees. The most significant proposal is to
reduce the $5.00 per occupant fee to a $2.00 per occupant fee for the first
500 occupants, and $1.00 for all occupants over 500, and to determine
occupancy by fire code standards rather than by counting chairs. Previously,
only restaurants and some taverns have paid the $5.00 per chair fee. In
keeping with the definition of restaurant, the proposal is to assess all
restaurants, taverns and private clubs the same per occupant fee.
The proposal also includes assessing outdoor dining/drinking areas at $.50 per
occupant, and banquet rooms at $.50 per occupant with a $100 maximum fee for
each banquet room. Other significant proposals include reducing the new Class
"C" Beer base regulatory fee from $1800 to $550, and to increase the seasonal
beer fee from $60 to $100. With the adoption of this new fee schedule,
private clubs will be subject to paying the applicable fees along with
restaurants and taverns.
We have coordinated the existing and proposed fee schedules with the Utah
Restaurant Association, the Utah Hospitality Association (representing private
clubs) , and the Utah Licensed Beverage Association (representing the taverns) .
We have also met with the private club owners and received a letter from their
association directors endorsing the proposed fee schedule subject to
resolution of a few issues that we are currently pursuing. A copy of that
letter is attached. We have also received verbal endorsements from the
restaurant and. licensed beverage associations and have scheduled meetings with
restaurant and tavern owners for November 1. We are optimistic that all three
associations and the majority of business owners will support the proposed fee
modifications, and that most of their questions will be answered prior to the
City Council hearing.
Respectfully,
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Brent B. Wilde, Director
Permits & Licensing Division
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Phone: (801)359-5005
Ells Cardwell
DIRECTORS
Bob Slingerland October 22, 1990
Clare Bowden
Mark Stedman
George Boutsis
Al
ForrresttCollins Mr. Brent B. Wilde - Director
Permits and Licensing Division
Gary Evans Room 215 City & County Bldg.
Glen Wells Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Bill Carter
Deanne Midgley
Mike Whitley Dear Brent,
John Oldroyd
On behalf of the Utah Hospitality Association, we would like to
thank you, Larry and Bob for your participation in our meeting last
Monday.
It is our opinion that all of the clubs present concur with the
proposed regulatory fee schedule prepared by your office. However,
it is also our opinion that the multi-purpose, banquet room and
outdoor seating need to be defined and we will appreciate being
informed as to your decision when you have determined your formula.
Our main concern is that all of the areas in question be put on
the same level field for private clubs, restaurants, beer taverns,
hotels, and motels, and public facilities that have beer and/or
liquor consumption licenses.
In addition, the association is more in favor of the $2.00/chair
rather than the square foot per occupant loan proposal.
Thank you for the opportunity of being involved in these discussions
and if we can be of further service please feel free to contact
us.
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Robert Slingerland
President
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Executive Director
SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. of 1990
(Modifying regulatory fees
pertaining to restaurants,
beer licenses, and private clubs )
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 5 . 12. 050, 5 . 28 . 080, 5 . 34 . 260,
5 . 50 . 110, 5 . 54. 040, 5 . 70. 040, 5 . 70. 270, 5 . 80 . 040, 5 . 80 . 050,
5 . 80 . 060, 6 . 08 . 110, 6 . 16 . 030, 9 . 04. 030, 9 . 04 . 170, SALT LAKE CITY
CODE, RELATING TO REGULATORY FEES FOR RESTAURANTS, CLASS B, CLASS
C, CLASS E AND SEASONAL BEER LICENSES, CLASS B AND CLASS C
PRIVATE CLUBS, AND RELATED LICENSES.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt
Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1 . That Section 5 . 12 . 050, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to proprietor ' s license fee for automatic amusement
devices be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows :
5. 12.050 Proprietor' s license fee.
The license fee for each proprietor shall be thirty-five
dollars for each automatic amusement device used or played or
exhibited for use or play; provided, however, that no fee in
excess of eighteen hundred dollars shall be charged for any one
location. In the event any proprietor shall engage in business
at more than one location, the maximum fee provided herein shall
apply to each location.
SECTION 2 . That Section 5 . 28 . 080, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to fees for live entertainment at restaurants, taverns
and private clubs be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as
follows:
5.82.080 Live entertainment at restaurants, taverns and private
clubs--Fees.
A. * * *
B. The license fee for allowing of live musical
entertainment on the premises of a restaurant, tavern or private
club shall be thirty-five dollars per year, or any part thereof .
SECTION 3 . That Section 5 .34 . 260, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to license fees for soft drink sales be, and the same
hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.34.260 Soft drink sales--Fee for license.
A. * * *
1 . * * *
2 . For dispensing beverages in the original containers,
from a vending machine, ten dollars per year, or any part
thereof, for each machine located upon such premises;
3 . * * *
B. * * *
SECTION 4. That Section 5 . 50. 110, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to fees for Class B and Class C private club licenses
be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.50.110 License--Fee schedule.
Applications provided for in this chapter shall be
accompanied by the fees hereinafter provided, which fees shall be
deposited in the city treasury and returned to the applicant if
the license is denied:
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B. For initial application and issuance of a Class B
license, five hundred fifty dollars for the first year of
operation or any part thereof, plus any other city licenses
required under this code;
C. For renewal of a Class B license, four hundred dollars
per year, or any part thereof, plus any other city licenses
required under this code;
D. For initial application and issuance of a Class C
license, five hundred fifty dollars for the first year of
operation or any part thereof, plus any other city licenses
required under this code;
E. For renewal of a Class C license, four hundred dollars
per year, or any part thereof, plus any other city licenses
required under this code.
SECTION 5. That Section 5 . 54.040, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to restaurant license fees be, and the same hereby is,
amended to read as follows:
5.54.040 Restaurant license--Fee.
The license fee required for a restaurant shall be at the
rate of two dollars per person for the first five hundred persons
and one dollar per person over five hundred persons per year for
a maximum number of persons that can be accommodated in
accordance with the life/fire safety code as set out in the Salt
Lake City Code, provided that the minimum fee shall be fifty
dollars . For out-of-doors restaurant facilities and for rooms
used for occasional banquets but not used for continuous dining,
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the fee shall be at the rate of fifty cents for each person per
year for a maximum number of persons that can be accommodated in
accordance with the life/fire safety code as set out in the Salt
Lake City Code, provided that the maximum fee for a banquet room
shall be one hundred dollars per year.
SECTION 6. That Section 5. 70.040, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to billiards or pool tables be, and the same hereby is,
amended to read as follows:
5.70.040 Billiards and poolhalls--License--Fees.
The license fee for conducting billiards or pool tables for
the playing of billiards or pool shall be thirty-five dollars per
year, or any part thereof, in advance, for each table.
SECTION 7 . That Section 5 . 70. 270, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to license fees for card and game tables be, and the
same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.70.270 Cards and games--License--Fee.
The license fee for conducting cardrooms and game rooms or
tables for the playing of cards and games shall be thirty-five
dollars for each table per year, or any part thereof.
SECTION 8 . That Section 5 . 80.040, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to fees for vending machines be, and the same hereby is,
amended to read as follows:
5.80.040 Fee for each machine.
The license fees for vending machines shall be ten dollars
per machine; except that the fee for machines dispensing
unpackaged candy, nuts and gum shall be two dollars per machine;
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and except that the fees for the dispensing of beverages shall be
governed by Section 5.34 .260 of this title, or its successor.
SECTION 9 . That Section 5 . 80.050, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to a list of numbers and locations of machines be, and
the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.80.050 Number and location of machines--List to license
supervisor.
Every operator before receiving a license as above provided
shall furnish to the license supervisor a complete list and
location of all vending machines then being operated by such
operator.
SECTION 10 . That Section 5. 80.060, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to placement of stickers on machines be, and the same
hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.80.060 Stickers to be place on machines.
The city license supervisor shall furnish serially numbered
stickers for each licensed machine, and these stickers must be
placed on and maintained on the machines during the licensed year.
SECTION 11 . That Section 6 . 08. 110, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to fees for Class B, Class C, Class E, and seasonal beer
sales be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows :
6.08. 110 Fees.
A. * * *
1 . * * *
2. For initial application and issuance of a Class B
retail license, the fee is two hundred forty dollars for the
first year of operation or any part thereof;
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3. For renewal of a Class B retail license, the fee is one
hundred fifty dollars per year or any part thereof;
4 . For initial application and issuance of a Class C
retail license, five hundred fifty dollars for the first year of
operation or any part thereof;
5 . For renewal of a Class C retail license, four hundred
dollars per year or any part thereof;
6 . For initial application and issuance of a Class E beer
retail license, three hundred twenty-five dollars for the first
year of operation or any part thereof;
7 . For renewal of a Class E beer retail license, three
hundred dollars per year or any part thereof;
8 . For a seasonal license, one hundred dollars per month
or any part thereof;
9 . For each additional dispensing point for beer at the
same premises where an initial Class B or Class C retail license
has been obtained, the fee shall be fifty dollars .
SECTION 12 . That Section 6. 16.030, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to license fees for liquor consumption be, and the same
hereby is, amended to read as follows:
6. 16.030 License--Fee.
For initial application and issuance of a liquor consumption
license the fee shall be one hundred fifty-five dollars for the
first year of operation, or any part thereof. For renewal of a
liquor consumption license, the fee shall be one hundred twenty-
five dollars per year, or any part thereof. Said fees shall be
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deposited in the city treasury if the license is granted and
returned to the applicant if the license is denied.
SECTION 13 . That Section 9 .04. 030, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to license fees for public dance be, and the same hereby
is, amended to read as follows:
9.04.030 License--Public dance--Fee.
The license fee required for a public dance license shall be
thirty-five dollars per year, or any part thereof.
SECTION 14. That Section 9 . 04. 170, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to dance license fees be, and the same hereby is,
amended to read as follows:
9.04.170 Dance license fee.
The license fee required for a restaurant, tavern or private
club to enable dancing on such premises shall be thirty-five
dollars per year, or any part thereof.
SECTION 15 . EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become
effective upon the date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this
day of , 1990.
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
CITY RECORDER
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Transmitted to the Mayor on
Mayor' s action: Approved Vetoed.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY RECORDER
( SEAL)
Bill No. OF 1990 .
Published:
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BUSINESS LICENSING STAFF REPORT REGARDING THE REEVALUATION OF BUSINESS LICENSE
kIES FDR BUSINESSES INVOLVED IN ON-PREMISE /LIQUCIR CONSUMPTION
Il 3CTIO N:
The purpose of this report is to analyze the present regulatory fee structure
for businesses involved in on-premise beer and liquor consumption, to assess
the current costs associated with regulating these businesses, and to outline a
series of options and recommendations regarding business licensing fees for
this business category (existing and proposed occupancy fees apply to all
restaurants whether or not they serve beer or liquor) . Class "A" licenses for
retail beer sales for off premise consumption, (grocery stores and convenience
stores) , have been analyzed, but are not being evaluated as part of this study.
In May of 1990, an administrative decision was made to assess private clubs
regulatory fees consistent with the fees paid by other businesses that are
involved with on-premise beer/liquor consumption. This administrative decision
was based upon a legal opinion from the City Attorney's Office regarding the
new Utah State Liquor Control Act and a related opinion that all businesses
involved with beer/liquor consumption should be paying similar regulatory fees
for a similar type of business operation. The administrative decision was also
based upon the finding that other municipalities in the state are assessing
private clubs business license fees that are in excess of $300 and generally
consistent with the fees being assessed to similar types of businesses such as
restaurants and taverns. Since the 1960's, Salt Lake City has assessed private
clubs a flat $300 regulatory license fee. Private clubs, as nonprofit
organizations, -have been exempt from the basic revenue license fee as well as
fees for employees, number of chairs in the establishment, amusement devices,
and other regulatory license fees. Private clubs have been limited to the $300
fee because of an old Utah State Supreme Court case from the 1960's and past
interpretation of the Utah State liquor regulations which regulate private
clubs. In May when the decision was made to assess private clubs on a basis
similar to restaurants and taverns, a notice was sent to all private club
owners requesting payment of regulatory fees based upon the same fee schedule
as taverns and restaurants. These fees were to be paid by the first of June,
which is the deadline for payment of all beer and liquor license fees that are
assessed to the restaurants and taverns.
Several private club owners responded to the proposed fee schedule they had
received. They indicated that the assessment would raise their license costs
substantially, and in some cases fees for the larger clubs would increase
several hundred percent. ' Tavern owners responded by stating that they were not
aware that private clubs had not been paying competitive fees, and several
tavern owners indicated that they would refuse to pay the fees they had been
assessed if the private clubs were not going to be placed on a "level playing
field" by paying fees consistent with a Class "C" tavern operation.
Therefore, we have held in abeyance the payment of the beer and liquor
consumption fees in order to allow time for a thorough study of the entire
business licensing fee structure affecting these businesses. This report will
provide the information necessary for the City to adopt a fee structure that is
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( 77� appropriate, fair, and equitable for all businesses involved in on-premise,
beer and liquor consumption.
ANALYSIS:
There has been considerable criticism over the long list of regulatory fees
that apply to restaurants and taverns, and perceived inconsistencies associated
with the current fee schedule. One of the perceived inconsistencies is that
restaurants and taverns that serve food (also licensed as a restaurant) pay a
$5.00 per chair fee. Taverns that don't serve food are not assessed a per
chair fee, and as previously indicated, private clubs have traditionally been
exempt from most regulatory fees. Salt Lake City Business Licensing Ordinance
No.5.54.010, paragraph "C", defines a restaurant as " Any place where food or
drink is prepared, served, or offered for .sale, or sold for human motion
on or off the premises". Ordinance No. 55.54.040, Restaurant License Fee,
reads as follows: "The license fee required for a restaurant shall be at the
rate of $5.00 for each person ppr year for a maximum miner of persons that can
be accommodated in accordance with the life safety fire code, as set out in the
Salt Lake City Code, and/or the City-COunty Health Department, whichever is
more restrictive, provided that the minimum fee Should be $50."
Past practice has deviated from the letter of these ordinances in at least
three significant areas:
(1) Rather than charging a $5.00 per occupant fee based upon fire safety
codes, as indicated in the ordinance, the $5.00 assessment has been
based upon the number of chairs or seats in the establishment;
(2) Only restaurants and taverns that serve food have been assessed a $5.00
per chair fee. Taverns that do not serve food have not been assessed
a $5.00 per chair fee;
(3) Some taverns that serve.a minimal amount of food such as cold
sandwiches, etc. , have been licensed as a mini-restaurant which has
been interpreted as consisting of only ten seats. This inteLpretation
has allowed a tavern with many more than ten seats to serve food with
a $50.00 fee for ten restaurant seats, when in reality, the tavern
consists of many more seats and there has been no attempt to limit
the number of seats that may receive food service.
In response to the issues outlined above, the City Business Licensing staff has
coordinated an analysis of the current fee schedule for restaurants, taverns,
and private clubs, with other City departments involved in the regulatory
process to determine the actual cost of regulating these businesses. Table I
summarizes the actual direct costs and expenses associated with the licensing
approval process. Table II, (consisting of two pages) , outlines the current
business licensing fee structure for businesses involved in on-premise, beer,
and liquor consumption, and a proposed fee structure that is based on the
direct cost of regulating these businesses. Table II includes existing annual
revenues for each license category and revenues that are projected from the
proposed fee schedule. The proposed fee structure outlined in Table II has
been derived from an assessment of regulatory costs as outlined in Table I. It
should be noted that since many restaurants and taverns haven't paid the liquor
fees that were held in abeyance in June of 1990, the 1990 license assessment
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4 • ' records are the source of information for determining current revenue as
outlined in Table II. When all of the revenues are collected, the actual
revenue total may vary slightly from the amounts that each business is being
assessed due to change in number of employees, etc. since the last annual
assessment.
The present regulatory costs as outlined in Tables I and II, reflect the actual
cost of salaries devoted to approving and regulating these businesses. The
costs identified reflect the average amount of time devoted to the process of
licensing an average business and the cost per hour of employees involved in
the approval process which includes inspections, police background checks,
investigations, and field activities. These fees also reflect the
proportionate costs incurred by Business Licensing, the City Attorney's office,
and Information Management Services in receiving, reviewing, and processing
business license applications. The fees outlined in the tables do not reflect
the associated costs of materials, supplies, supervisory and secretarial
support, enforcement of violations, automobiles and other administrative
overhead. The regulatory cost assessment also does not reflect the cost of
periodic follow-up inspections, special problem resolutions, prehearing
conferences, stipulated approvals, etc. The staff considered attempting to
quantify these additional costs. It is difficult, however, to analyze all of
the administrative and support functions and to determine the actual costs per
business without making numerous difficult assumptions and creating a
complicated fee schedule that may not be equitable to all affected businesses.
Also, while there is an obvious relationship between the size of the business
and the cost of regulation, it is difficult to establish a quantifiable cost of
regulation per occupant.
In 1988, the City Finance Department analyzed regulatory fees and recoiiuuended
that the $5.00 per chair restaurant fee be reduced to $2.00 per chair. In
analyzing the current fee structure and regulatory costs, the licensing staff
has determined that a $2.00 per chair fee is more in keeping with the current
actual cost of regulating restaurants and taverns than the current $5.00 per
chair assessment, and that the $2.00 per chair fee, as recommended in the 1988
Finance Department report on regulatory fees, reflects a fair and reasonable
cost per chair.
The staff has also analyzed the relationship between the number of chairs in
the establishment and maximum occupancy as determined by the fire safety codes.
Approximately thirty restaurants, taverns and private clubs were selected at
random to determine the relationship between the number of chairs in the
establishment and maximum occupancy (See Appendix II) . This analysis concluded
that on an average, maximum occupancy exceeded the number of chairs by 25%.
Therefore, a $2.00 per chair assessment equates to approximately $1.50 per
occupant. In keeping with the current ordinance, a per occupant fee should be
based upon occupant load as determined by fire codes, rather than a chair
count. An occupant based fee is also a more equitable approach for the class
of businesses analyzed in this report. Some businesses substantially increase
the number of chairs during the holiday season. A per chair fee either
penalizes these businesses for an occasional use, or fails to assess the
additional chairs entirely. Therefore, the occupant approach will be easier
for the City to administer and should prove to be a more consistent, equitable
solution for businesses.
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In analyzing the business licensing trends, the licensing staff believes that
if all regulatory costs mentioned above, but not included in Table I were
thoroughly quantified, the regulatory costs would support at least a two dollar
per occupant fee as determined by the life safety/fire code . Since the 1988
fee study was completed, general administrative activities have increased
significantly in many areas. The following are examples of the increasing work
load associated with business regulation.
Percent of
1988 1989 1990 Increase
cases cases cases
Business License Code Enforcement 925 2,147 2,663 +232%
(thru Aug. '90)
Business License Applications Approved 1,031 1,633 +58%
License Revocation Hearings 35 53 +51.4%
License Denial (Pre-hearing conference) -0- 35 New
Business License Approvals by
(Stipulated Agreement) -0- 46 New
The significant increase in these activities, coupled with the lengthy list of
less tangible costs outlined above, represent a substantial amount of
regulatory activity that is not covered by the fee schedule in Table II. The
proposed fee schedule also does not include provisions for inflation.
Therefore, a $2.00 per occupant fee as deteLluined by the life safety/fire code
should be considered as being appropriate.
RECOMENCATION:
The staff recommends that the City Council consider adopting the proposed fee
schedule as outlined in Table III, that includes base fees for each type of
establishment as determined by actual costs of inspections, processing
applications, etc. , plus a $2.00 per occupant assessment that is intended to
reflect a reasonable relationship to the other administrative costs as outlined
above, as well as the relationship between the increasing size of the
establishment and the increasing cost of regulation. The staff recommends,
however, that the $2.00 per occupant fee be reduced to $1.00 for all occupants
in excess of 500 occupants per establishment. This recommendation is based
upon the fact that there are only a few establishments in Salt Lake that exceed
500 occupants, and the additional cost of regulating these larger
establishments does not increase proportionately with the increasing number of
occupants over 500. It is also recommended that seasonal outdoor
dining/drinking areas be charged a reduced fee of $.50 per occupant and that
banquet rooms that are not part of the daily dining/drinking operation be
assessed $.50 per occupant with a maximum fee of $100 per banquet room.
If adopted, the fee schedule, as recouuuended, should result in the following:
(1) There will be a reasonable relationship between the proposed fee
schedule and the cost of regulating these businesses;
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Y (2) The proposed fee schedule includes the same basic fee structure for all
businesses involved in on-premise food, beer and liquor consumption.
This fee schedule will accomplish the objective of "leveling the
playing field", so that all businesses conducting the same type and
level of activity, will pay the same fees (similar use-similar fees) ;
(3) The proposed fee schedule consolidates all of the fees for the various
types of amusement devices and vending machines into one basic fee for
each of these types of activities;
(4) As indicated in Table II, Part "B" implementation of the proposed fee
schedule with a $2.00 per occupant fee will result in a projected
decrease in annual revenue of approximately $56,000 from last year's
total revenue from these business categories. A $1.00 per occupant fee
for occupants in excess of 500, may increase the deficit as much as an
additional $4,000 to $5,000 dollars. The $56,000 to $60,000 reduction
in annual revenue is based upon a total city-wide occupant projection
of 75,000. Since total occupancy counts will not be known until the
Fire Department completes the occupancy survey that is currently
underway, and since private clubs have never paid regulatory fees
before, the projected 75,000 city-wide occupancy total, and associated
revenue projection, is an estimate based upon available information. *
Since outdoor seating areas and banquet rooms at private clubs, some
taverns, and possibly some restaurants, have not been assessed occupant
fees in the past, it is difficult to determine the total new per
occupant assessments for outdoor seating and banquet rooms and
therefore, difficult to anticipate revenue implications of the proposed
$.50 assessment for those areas. The increased number of areas being
assessed should substantially offset the reduced per occupant fees but
an accurate revenue projection is impossible. It should also be noted
that any revenue deficit resulting from the proposed reduction in
outdoor seating and banquet room occupant fees will likely be offset by
the revenue that will be generated from fees for liquor consumption,
dispensing points, and amusement devices in the private clubs that have
not been assessed previously, and therefore, cannot be quantified at
this time. Therefore, a $56,000 to $60,000 reduction in annual revenue
should remain a reasonable projection.
It should also be noted that the projected deficit is being offset by $124,000
additional Business License revenue that Business Licensing collected during
the last fiscal yrnr in comparison to revenues collected the year before. This
increase is attributed to more efficient business licensing enforcement and
program administration such as the collection of late penalty fees and
assessments received from businesses operating without licenses. Also, the
recently adopted increase in the basic business license revenue fee from $60.00
to $70.00 will increase annual revenues an additional $90,000 to $100,000.
Therefore, even with a projected deficit of $56,000 to $60,000 that will result
from adopting the proposed fee schedule, Business Licensing revenues should
continue to increase over preceding years. It must be clarified, however, that
the revenues outlined above have been incorporated into the City budget and
cannot be used to directly offset the projected deficit.
* NOTE: See the foot note at the bottom of Table II, Part "B" for an
explanation of the 75,000 total city-wide occupancy estimate
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SUMMARY
The proposed fee schedule will result in a substantial reduction in fees for
restaurants and taverns that have been licensed as restaurants and paying the
$5.00 per chair fee. There will also be a substantial reduction in fees for
new taverns. (The basic class of license fee will be reduced from $1800 to
$550) . Taverns that have not been licensed as restaurants will be subject to
the $2.00 per occupant fee. However, this will be partially offset by a
reduction in fees for amusement devices, dispensing points, and etc. Private
clubs will see the most substantial fee increases. Rather than paying the
traditional $300 per year regulatory fee, private clubs will be assessed the
same fees as taverns and restaurants. As indicated previously, the decision to
impose the same fees on private clubs, reflect a legal opinion regarding the
new Utah State Liquor Control Act, and the analysis of private club assessments
imposed by other municipalities in Utah. These fees are fair and consistent
and competitive with fees charged by other major cities.
OPTIONS:
The City might also consider the following options that are listed in order of
overall preference:
(A) Rather than reducing the occupant fee to $1.00 for all occupants over
500, assess a $2.00 per occupant fee for all occupants in the business
categories under study, regardless of their size. This option would
increase City revenues by approximately $4,000 to $5,000 over the
recommended fee schedule. However, as previously indicated, the staff
does not believe that the cost of regulating larger businesses is in
direct proportion to the cost per occupant for businesses that have
less than a 500 person occupant load.
(B) Reduce the per occupant fee to $1.00 per occupant for all businesses.
This option would reduce City revenues by approximately $75,000 from
the reconuuended fee schedule. This would result in an overall revenue
reduction of approximately $130,000 in comparison to last year. The
staff believes that the actual cost of regulating these businesses is
substantially more than $1.00 per occupant.
(C) Eliminate the per occupant fee schedule entirely, and substantially
increase the basic business licensing fees. The basic licensing fees
could be increased to maintain proportionate revenue levels without
charging a per occupant fee. However, this approach would not make a
distinction between the basic licensing fee for the small 25 or 30
occupant restaurant and the 1,000 occupant facility. Therefore, this
approach is not equitable for the smaller establishments, and does not
reflect the proportional costs of regulating the larger
establishments.
(D) Retain the $5.00 per occupant fee. As previously indicated, the staff
does not believe that the cost of regulation warrants the $5.00 per
occupant fee. As a regulatory fee, there must be a reasonable
relationship between the cost of regulation and the fees being
assessed. However, the City Council could amend the ordinance to
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assess the $5.00 per occupant fee as a revenue fee rather than a
regulatory fee. Revenue fees do not have to be justified on the basis
of reflecting costs of regulation. As a revenue fee, however,
nonprofit private clubs would be exempt, and the objective of having
all of these businesses subject to the same fee schedule would not be
accomplished. Also, there would be a legal issue as to whether a
different revenue fee for these classes of businesses could be
justified.
(E) Adopt a business licensing fee schedule that is based upon gross
receipts. The gross receipts approach of assessing business licensing
fees appears to be the trend of the future. Cities that have adopted
the gross receipts approach to business licensing fees merely assess
each business a small percentage of its gross revenues.
Representatives from cities such as Ogden City report that this
approach has been very successful because it is easy to administer and
it is a very fair and equitable system for businesses. Implementation
of a gross receipts fee system would require detailed analysis and
study to assure that City revenues are maintained in the transition.
It is also a system that should not be implemented for a small segment
of the City's businesses. A gross receipts based fee schedule should
be adopted on a city wide basis for all businesses. Therefore, this
approach will be the focus of future attention, and should be
considered only as a longer range option unless the City Council
cannot reach a consensus on one of the other options.
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Class of BPPr/Liquor Consumption Licenses:
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Class of license Old Revenues New Revenues Change in Revenues (+ or -)
Class 'B' Becr $ 33,840.00 $ 21,150.00 -$12,690.00
Class 'C' PP-Pr $ 25,200.00 $ 28,000.00 +$ 2,800.00
Class 'E' PPPr $ 1,920.00 $ 2,400.00 +$ 480.00
Class 'B' Private Club $ 17,100.00 $ 22,800.00 +$ 5,700.00
Liquor Consumption $ 16,650.00 $ 23,125.00 +$ 6,475.00
Seasonal Beer $ 600.00 $ 1,000.00 +$ 400.00
Wholesale Beer $ 720.00 $ 720.00 No change
Dispensing Points $ 6,770.00 $ 5,450.00 $- 1,320.00
SUMMARY $102,800.00 $104,645.00 $+ 1,845.00
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Amusement Devirps $ 26,500.00 $ 18,550.00 -$ 7,950.00
Billiards & Pool $ 7,150.00 $ 5,005.00 -$ 2,145.00
Card Room Tables $ 1,080.00 $ 315.00 -$ 765.00
Dance - Public $ 3,360.00 • $ 980.00 -$ 2,380.00
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Entertainment $ 2,475.00 $ 1,155.00 -$ 1,320.00
Food Vending Machine $ 4,192.00 $ 2,620.00 -$ 1,572.00
PPverage Vending Mach. $ 35,200.00 $ 22,000.00 -$13,200.00
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Smeary: $271,336.00 $212,925.00 -$58,411.00
COMBINED SCARY $374,136.00 $317,570.00 -$56,566.00*
*Projected change in annual revenues resulting from proposed beer/liquor consumption and
regulatory fees combined. (Net revenue implication.)
*See page five of the staff report for additional information regarding revenue
TABLE III
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Class "B" Beer Restaurant $ 240 New $ 240 New
$ 240 Renew $ 150 Renew
Class "C" W r Tavern $1800 New $ 550 New
360 Renew $ 400 Renew
Class "B" Private Club* $ 300 New * $ 550 New
$ 300 Renew $ 400 Renew
Class "E" PPPr - Public Facility $ 240 New $ 325 New
$ 240 Renew $ 300 Renew
Liquor Consumption $ 90 New $ 155 New
$ 90 Renew $ 125 Renew
Beer/Liquor Dispensing Points $ 10 "A" $ 10 "A"
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$ 90 "C" $ 50 "C"
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Wholesale Bccr $ 240 New No Change
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Amusement Devires $ 50 each $ 35 each
Billiards and Pool Tables $ 50 each $ 35 each
Card Room Tables $ 120 each $ 35 each
Dance - Public $ 120 each $ 35 each
Live Musical Entertainment $ 75 each $ 35 each
Musical Device $ ' 20 each $ 20 each
Food Vending Machine $ 16 each $ 10 each
Beverage Vending Machine $ 16 each $ 10 each
Cigarette Vending Machine $ 2 each $ 10 each
Chairs/ (per occupant)** $ 5 per chair $ 2 per occupant**
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** One dollar for each occupant over 500.
** Outdoor seating occupancy fee is proposed at $.50 per occupant.
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CHAIRS AS A PERCENT OF OCCUPANCY LOAD SURVEY
CLASS OF BUSINESS CHAIRS OCCUPANCY CHAIRS AS A PERCENT OF OCCUPANCY
Cafeterias & Restaurants 3261 4061 80%
Cafeterias, Restaurants,
Class "C" 3711 4670 79.5%
Cafeterias Restaurants,
Class "C: Private Clubs 4699 6423 73.2%(75% rounded)
Notes to Survey: According to the survey conducted by Building & Housing
Services of 26 randomly selected businesses measured for occupant load, it was
determined that occupancy is 25% greater than the per chair count of the same
surveyed businesses. Included in the survey were the following business
category types:
(1) Cafeterias
(2) Class "B" Restaurants
(3) Class "C" Taverns
(4) Private Club establishments, who, heretofore, have not paid a fee for
chairs or occupancy, as it was not required. Included in the survey
are measurements, for inside, outside, restaurant and dance floor
areas.
The method for calculating occupancy was based upon the following
formulas in determining public occupancy load.
(A) Dance floor area determined by square footage divided by 7.
(B) Drinking/dining area determined by square footage divided by 15.
(C) Booth space is determined at 24" (lineal inches) = 1 person
*(THE PUBLIC OCCUPANCY LOAD FACTOR AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LIFE/FIRE SAFETY CODE AS Si'E OUT IN THE SALT LEE CITY CODE.)
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