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City Council Meeting Minutes December 7, 2021 Page 8 of 12 Mayor Stolzmann proposed interviews as noted in the recommended list as well as adding interviews for Tamar Krantz and all Planning Commission members applying for reappointment She noted that sometimes, it is not best to put an applicant where they want to be, but where they would fit best. Councilmember Brown returned at 8:27 MOTION: Mayor Stolzmann moved to set the interviews as she proposed; seconded by Councilmember Most. Councilmember Dickinson would like to see a balance of new and existing members, but there are instances where there are not enough applicants to fill all vacancies, which means that there isn't a choice but to reappoint standing members. He wondered how term limits would impact boards that don't have enough applicants and agreed that discussion should be done outside of evaluating individuals. VOTE: Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. Members agreed to set the start time of the interviews on December 13th at 5:30 p.m. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — COST OF DOING BUSINESS SCORECARD UPDATE Economic Vitality Director Pierce presented the history of the Cost of Doing Business Scorecard as part of the Council's 2021 work plan. It is a comparative effort of Louisville to surrounding communities. Staff conducted research by surveying and locating any fees available online, fees documented in specific code sections or ordinances and by following up with communities directly. Staff surveyed Broomfield, Boulder, Erie, Lafayette, Longmont and Superior with a focus on commercial development fees including water tap fees, sewer fees, wastewater fees, storm water fees, non-residential impact fees and parking improvement fees. The Economic Vitality Committee (EVC) helped select two Louisville developments for comparison. She showed the case study at 824 South Street comparing the cost of doing business for in Louisville to Boulder, Erie, Lafayette, and Longmont. Louisville has the next to highest cost for a small commercial development of this nature. Water tap fee is the highest of any municipality. Louisville only one that has a fire district fee and site improvement fee. Louisville has the lowest storm water and liquor licensing fees. Case study for 609 104th Street; staff found Louisville collect a site improvement fee while others did not. Business/Sales Tax license was not collected by Lafayette or Erie. Lafayette charges an affordable housing fee on commercial development. Boulder charges a Liquor License Occupation Tax and an Excise tax. In the two case studies, Louisville's Cost of Doing Business is within the range of the other communities. It is most similar to Boulder and Longmont for a small commercial