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The City is looking for members to serve on a new task force charged with reviewing and making recommendations to the City Council regarding the City's Street Vendor/Catering Truck Ordinance. While the City recognizes that street vendors and food trucks have added to the vitality of the City, concerns have been raised that have led the City to believe that the current regulations should be reviewed to ensure that (brick and mortar) restaurants and other businesses are not negatively impacted by the growing numbers of mobile vendors.
Some of the issues that the task force will be asked to consider and make recommendations on include:
- Limiting the geographic area that mobile food vendors may operate
- Limiting the number of mobile food vendors
- Raising permit fees
- Regulating mobile food vendors on private property
- Use of public right of way for cooking, seating, and/or storage
- Limiting competition with fixed restaurants
- Developing remedies for non-compliance with the ordinance
The taskforce will consist of 2 City Councilmembers; 2 representatives of active food truck/street vendors operating within the City limits; 2 representatives from the brick and mortar restaurant community; 2 residents; and patrons of food trucks and restaurants (1 each).
Interested community members should complete an application and submit it by September 14th at 5:00pm to the City Clerk's Office by email to Karen Hemphill, City Clerk, or by regular mail/drop-off to the Emeryville Civic Center, attention City Clerk's Office (1333 Park Avenue).
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