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To: City Council
From: BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 8/5/21
Re: Monthly Department Report – July 2021
Local Option Tax (LOT):
The FY21 LOT revenue reports are attached. Receipts continue to be higher than average and budget.
Licenses and Permits:
Licenses for Fiscal Year 2021:
Business – There were 15 new applications approved this last month; 5 licenses currently pending; 2 denied; total of 117 issued in the current fiscal year. Of the business licenses received
to date, 21 are vacation rentals, 1 is a bed and breakfast, and 6 are vacation property manager companies. Education and enforcement are a continuous process.
Alcohol – 4 new applications approved; 0 pending applications; 3 licenses closed; total of 40 approved holders are operating currently. 2022 renewals are underway to meet the deadline
of August 31.
Permits Processed for Fiscal Year 2021: Alcohol Catering permits (20); Total Vendor permits (32) including Farmers Market permit (0); Fireworks Display (2) Fireworks Stands (4); Animal
Drawn Vehicle Permits (0); Public Events (0); Peddlers permits (0) Food Trucks (5) – Numbers reflect permits issued since October 2020. New permits are being issued depending on circumstance
and ability to adhere to social distancing rules.
As a reminder, anytime alcohol is served to the public in any way including self-serve or wine/beer sampling, it must be served by a State licensed entity, or it is considered a violation
of the City open container law and a misdemeanor charge can be issued. An alcohol catering permit is required any time a business wants to serve alcohol to their clients or for an event.
Under Idaho Statue 23, only restaurants and bars are allowed to serve with some exceptions. McCall City Code Title 5 Subchapter A 5.5.030f prohibits open container alcohol beverages
in motor vehicles, public streets or alley or other public property, and in or on private property open to the public, and in possession without permission of the owner, and not in
or on premises for which a liquor license for sale of that beverage by the drink has been issued, such as in a parking lot.
Short-Term Rental Code Compliance:
Staff is working in coordination with the City Planner in conducting ongoing compliancy enforcement. A new webpage designed specifically to assist short term rental owners is now live.
The page offers a Q&A section with common questions, required forms, pertinent links, and a complaint form. Check out the new page at the link below:
https://www.mccall.id.us/ShortTermRental
Staff is working with GIS to provide a user-friendly map to assist rental owners with locating their neighbors for meeting the requirement of the Declaration of Compliance form and possibly
offer other useful features as it evolves.
Records Retention:
Staff is working on a record retention system within Laserfiche and continues to work toward a more efficient way to store electronic documents.