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114 Mr. Caravati said he will abstain from voting on this motion until he sees the calculations, though he will likely support it. The motion to reduce Council reserve from $75,000 to $25,000 and to adjust the target figure for personal property taxes to achieve a tax rate of $1 was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Schilling. Noes: None. Abstaining: Mr. Caravati. Mr. Lynch made a motion to approve the annual budget appropriation, as amended above, Ms. Hamilton seconded the motion, and it was carried over to the special meeting on April 11th. It was clarified that the funding for Mountainside would be for one year only and out of the capital contingency fund. Mr. Brown suggested that Council amend the tax levy ordinance to reflect the new tax rate. On motion by Mr. Caravati, seconded by Mr. Lynch, the ordinance entitled “AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE ANNUAL TAX LEVY ON VARIOUS CLASSES OF PROPERTY FOR THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST AND RETIREMENT OF THE CITY DEBT, FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND CITY SCHOOLS, AND FOR OTHER PUBLIC PURPOSES” was amended to reflect a $1 tax rate by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Schilling. Noes: None. This ordinance was carried over to the special meeting on th April 11. PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE : ZONING FEE SCHEDULE CHANGES RE: PODS PERMIT FEES Mr. Jim Tolbert, Director of Neighborhood Development Services, said that when Council adopted the ordinance regulating PODS, staff recommended that the temporary use permit fee be charged, but did not realize at the time that this fee was $250 which was later felt to be too high. He said the PODS business owners have made suggestions about the ordinance. He recommended that the fee be changed to $50, with the first seven days on the property waived. The public hearing was opened. Mr. Barton Mullins, co-owner of PODS, said that the ordinance has affected his business. He said they often work with non-profits. He said the need for PODS is very prominent. Mr. Wesley Mullins, co-owner of PODS, said that they would prefer to see a grace period of 15 days to give two full weekends to load and unload PODS. He said he would also like to see a lower fee as many of their clients are low-income. Ms. Valerie Long, attorney for PODS, said they want to work to propose workable amendments to the ordinance regulating PODS. She said they support regulations, but want to make sure they are reasonable. She said she thinks a $15 fee, which is 11% of the rental fee, and waiving of the fee for 15 days is reasonable. She said she thinks that a $50 fee will disproportionately affect lower income clients. She said she will raise other concerns about the ordinance regulating PODS with the Planning Commission. As there were no further speakers, the public hearing was closed. Responding to a question from Mr. Caravati, Mr. Tolbert said that the ordinance previously adopted by Council allows a maximum of 60 days for a POD on site within a 12 month period.