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<br /> <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 10.4 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />Work SessionFebruary 5, 2018Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Food Truck Licensing Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Discussion. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />Council met on November 20, 2017, and January 2, 2018, to discuss licensing of food trucks under the <br />transient merchant ordinance. <br /> <br />Council was in agreement with the changes as a whole but wanted to clarify better where food trucks can be <br />parked in the downtown district. Staff would offer two options: <br /> <br /> <br />1.Allow food trucks to park in the parallel parking spots in the downtown district. <br /> <br />2.Designate and sign two locations in the lower city-owned parking lot; thereby also setting limit of up <br />to two food trucks in the district. During concert nights, recreation staff typically blocks the parking <br />lot for their event, and trucks would not be allowed to park or operate downtown as the spaces <br />wouldn’t be available during concert dates. <br /> <br />Staff believes most times there will likely only be one or two food trucks, at the request of Aegir, locating <br />downtown and suggests letting the designated parking areas self-regulate. If this were to become an issue, it <br />could always be evaluated and adjusted. <br /> <br />There was confusion regarding food trucks versus food carts. A definition of food carts has been included in <br />the ordinance. A food cart is required to obtain a transient merchant license. <br /> <br />Council further requested seating be allowed in industrial districts. <br /> <br />Since the last meeting a representative from the fair board requested to be exempt from city licensure on fair <br />property because they do their own due diligence of applicants and it would save the applicant from having <br />to follow-through on multiple government processes. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Maps of Option 1 and 2 <br /> <br /> <br />Draft Ordinance <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, <br />and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />