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REPORT TO: Finance and Corporate Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: June 9, 2014
SUBMITTED BY: C. Tarling, Director of Legislated Services & City Clerk,
519-741-2200 ext. 7809
PREPARED BY: Patricia Harris, Manager of Licensing, 519-741-2200 ext. 7854
WARD(S) INVOLVED: 9
DATE OF REPORT: May 23, 2014
REPORT NO.: FCS-14-102
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR REDUCED FEE —JOSEPH SCHNEIDER HAUS
HEART AND HAND FESTIVAL—SEPTEMBER 27, 2014
RECOMMENDATION:
That the licence fee for the Heart and Hand Festival on September 27, 2014 taking place
at the Joseph Schneider Haus be reduced to $51.10.
BACKGROUND:
Chapter 549 (Itinerant-Temporary Vendor Permanent-Temporary Markets) of the Municipal
Code states in Section 549.1.5 that a Temporary Retail Market Licence is required for a show
with 5 or more vendors selling their own goods or services. The licence fee is $511.00.
Chapter 501 (Business Licence Fees) states in Section 501.2.5 that where an application is
made for a licence by a recognized, registered bona fide charitable organization, the fee to be
paid shall be 10% of the fee that would otherwise be payable.
A request has been received from Antoinette Duplessis, Assistant Curator of Joseph Schneider
Haus requesting Council reduce the required licence fee of$511.00 to the nominal fee of
$51.10.
REPORT:
The Heart and Hand Festival event on Saturday, September 27, 2013 will involve approximately
20-25 vendors selling crafts and offering unique items for sale. The sale will take place outside
on the museum grounds. The museum will raise funds by renting tables and spaces to the
vendors and each vendor will sell their goods, retaining all monies from the sale.
In regards to this request the "charitable" provision does not apply as Joseph Schneider Haus is
not registered as a "charitable" organization and all vendors will be retaining their own proceeds.
However, Council has approved this request for the past several years, except in 2003 when the
full icence fee was required.
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ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
Community Priority—Quality of Life
The City wants to encourage and support the many special events that organizations provide to
make Kitchener an exciting and vibrant city to live in and raise a family.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Business licence revenue will be reduced by $459.90.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
The community has been informed of this report and recommendation by virtue of the public
posting on the City's website the week prior to the meeting.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: D. Chapman, Deputy CAO & City Treasurer, Finance and
Corporate Services
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