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Salas, Diana From: Ginelle Hardy <ginelleann@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 4:07 AM To: Pulido, Miguel; Villegas, Juan; Penaloza, David; Sarmiento, Vicente; Solorio, Jose; Phil Bacerra; Iglesias, Cecilia; eComment Cc: Macedonio, Margarita Subject: Parked Food Vendors Lunch Trucks May 20, 2020 Mayor and City Council members, Food vending "Lunch" trucks were discussed at the recent council meeting, specifically problems about - vending near or on public right of way, implementing an area for food vending trucks, providing a rental fee for City provided electrical outlets for a food vending truck, and an old RFP for creating food truck vendor areas. Food vending trucks parked in a neighborhood are problematic. Chances are only those folks who live in a neighborhood affected by problems associated with food vending trucks know there is more to the situation than a tasty meal. Residents and restaurants are affected negatively by a food vending truck parked nearby. Property values and profits take a permanent hit because once a food vending truck decides to claim a place to park on the street they generally never give it up sometimes using various unscrupulous means to guard "their" spot. A bad idea is providing electricity / electrical outlets for free or a fee to food vending trucks parked on a public City street or vending on a public right of way in a neighborhood, on the boundaries of a neighborhood, or adjacent to a neighborhood. Food vending trucks run roughshod in our neighborhoods claiming streets and locations where they pay no rent and show little regard for folks who actually live in a neighborhood. A food vending truck parked on the street and the all day & night time activity associated with it is not attractive and not conducive to a peaceful quiet neighborhood. And yes there are folks who have a food vending truck parked directly in front of their place of residence. A good idea is providing an area, several areas, in the City where food vending trucks can park for a fee off public streets, and are provided restrooms and hand washing facilities, where there are tables and seating is available and maybe umbrellas for shade too. It is frustrating that a parked food vending truck in the neighborhood gets so much attention, kudos and out of the neighborhood clientele including from City agencies yet all who visit seem oblivious or turn a blind eye to the fact that a truck parks in a neighborhood in full view of homes and near restaurants, where it is parked everyday in the same spot taking parking from residents day and night because when the food vending truck is not parked on the street they have another vehicle or two park to "save" the space, the food vending truck often has a pool of water under the truck so large they cover it up with a vehicle parked behind them, a pool of water that is eroding asphalt,