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61490 ■V-TTfitCLUM.€VT-4 <br />TO 8 <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Mark E. Bernhardson, City Administrator^^ <br />June 14, 1990 <br />SUBJECT: Transient Merchants <br />Attachment: A. Transient Merchants Memo Dated 5/25/90 (Memo- <br />Only) <br />B. Westonka Chamber Letter Dated 6/13/90 <br />C. League of Minnesota Cities Handbook Information <br />Dated 1989 <br />ISSUE - Presentation to Council of Westonka Chamber's position <br />regarding transient merchants. <br />INTRODUCTION - As indicated previously the Westonka Chamber .if^as <br />in the process of formulating their position regarding transient <br />merchants. It should be noted that the :ity of Mound limits <br />transient merchc. .a to a specific place and specific times during <br />the week. <br />DISCUSSION - As noted in Attachment C to tota 11y exc1ude <br />iolicitation from a community may not be possible, but if Council <br />is interested, it should be furt...r researched by the City <br />Attorney. On the other hand a City could leave this area <br />unregulated if it so chose. <br />Should the Council choose to limit, but not exclude, transient <br />merchants solicitation it may choose to look at the following; <br />Specified area for such sale (narrower than commercially <br />zoned property such as done in Mound) <br />Times of day (day of the week) <br />Length of permit <br />Number of permits allowed per year <br />Number of days per year maximum for such merchants <br />on the otner hand Council may choose to have little or no <br />restriction on this activity if it chooses. <br />The City in Its application has limited solicitation to 60 <br />in the past but has had no limit on the number of times that such <br />can be renewed. <br />ALTERNATIVES - <br />1. Accept the information. <br />I