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Economic Competition - Established brick and mortar restaurants express concerns with food trucks <br />locating near their business because the vendors don't pay city taxes and may have lower prices. Cities <br />commonly require food trucks to maintain a minimum distance of 50-300 feet from restaurants however, <br />this requirement is currently being challenged in a number of courts across the country. <br />Financial Impact <br />If a licensing ordinance is implemented, fees would be charged to cover the costs for issuing a license. <br />Attachments <br />Food trucks sue over distance ordinances <br />Myths/Realities about food trucks (published by Institute for Justice's National Street Vending <br />Initiative) <br />Are food trucks good or bad for the Twin Cities <br />Social Media Comments <br />N:APublic Bodies\Agenda Packets\11-20-2017\Done\x9.1 sr food trucks.docx