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felt should be provided. He stated the ordinance should identify those activities that constitute doing business to aid in enforcement. He presented a sample para- graph from the Fremont ordinance specifying "evidence of doing business", which would clearly be of help when dealing with out-of-home businesses or other business endeavors which are still required to be licensed. He sugEested this paragraph be included in Pleasanton's ordinance. He also requested the increase in fees be done gradually rather than such an abrupt major increase upon implementation. He stated the Chamber favors Alternate 1 of the staff report. Councilmember Brandes stated that he felt the increase in fees is proper and realistic and should have been done before now. He said he felt it is a shame that some businesses felt the fee is out of line; businesses have had city benefits over and years without paying mope taxes. Vice Mayor Mercer stated he felt the fees should be raised on a progressive basis. Councilmember MohP stated she concurs with the proration idea; that it seems reasonable to allow enough fee increase the first year to cover a staff position to allow enforcement of the ordinance and then pick up the balance of the increase in the second or third year, thus allowing businesses to budget for this expense. Councilmember Wood stated that businesses in Pleasanton create high revenue and he felt it should be put back into the City. After further discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Brandes, and seconded by Councilmember Wood, that Alternative 4 of staff report 83:195, be adopted. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Brandes and Wood NOES: Councilmember Mohr and Vice Mayor Mercer ABSENT: Mayor Butler It was moved by Councilmember Mohr, that Alternative 4 of staff report 83:195 be adopted, but with the understanding of a split over two years of $.15/$1000 each year. Mrs. Wagner emphasized the importance of adopting the ordinance, stating that the collection of fees could be waived for the first year. Councilmember Mohr repeated her motion. The motion died for lack of a second. It was moved by Vice Mayor Mercer, that Alternative 1 of staff report 83:195, be adopted. The motion died for lack of a second. It was moved by Councilmember Brandes, and seconded by Councilmember Wood, that Ordinance No. 1089, to be read by title only and waiving further reading thereof, amending the business license and gross receipts tax schedule and modifying other portions of the business license and gross receipts tax ordinance as follows: the minimum license fee would be increased to $25 with the remainder of the existing flat Pate schedule remaining in place for the first $249,999 of gross receipt; thereafter ~he fee would be assessed based on $.30/$1000 of gross receipts, and the schedule would be effective July 1, 1983, as follows: 7. 6/14/83