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City Council Minutes January 2, 2018 Page 5 Councilmember Wagner further stated she hears a lot about trucks creating a parking issue by taking up spots but noted it is the downtown business employees who are parking in front of their own businesses. She stated she believes this is a larger issue. Councilmember Wagner noted Aegir is a downtown business who pays taxes. She noted there are other types of transient business and home-based businesses that are allowed to operate and also don't pay local taxes. Councilmember Wagner noted food trucks would be a great opportunity for cash- strapped fundraising organizations, youth sports, and tournaments to raise money. Mayor Dietz noted youth sports puts constraints on parents with expectations to work concessions, but an organization could bring in a food truck and collect a portion of the profits for their group. Dawn Hickman, 20562 Victoria Drive and affiliated with Daddy -O's — Stated they have 22 total employees and on a Friday and Saturday night they have 9 working. She stated they try to park in back of their establishment and they have young employees who work for them. She stated she is not sure where they are supposed to park. Council noted where the designated employee parking lot is downtown. Ms. Hickman stated no one from their business has ever parked in the employee lot and is too far for a young kid to walk. Mr. Hickman stated he has talked to several of the businesses and no business is instructing their employees to park in the lots and in front of their business. He stated he has done some calculations and determined that one parking spot is worth $40 per hour to a restaurant. He determined there would be $32,000 of loss in a year to a business with a food truck taking up one spot 4 nights each week. Council concurred they have no issues with food trucks in the city with the exception of downtown locations. Council concurred food trucks shouldn't be allowed in angular parking spots. Councilmember Westgaard stated he thought the point of hosting the concerts and farmer's market downtown was to promote the community to patronize the downtown businesses and not to bring in a carnival and more congestion. Councilmember Olsen stated he sees no issues with allowing the parallel parking spots on the north side of Main Street. Councilmember Wagner asked Council how they felt about food trucks on concert nights. She further noted Aegir, a downtown taxpaying business, would like to have food trucks. She questioned if a customer is going to want to walk to a food truck located 4 blocks away. /R11RI1 RI NATURE