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85A AGENDA ITEM TAKEN OUT OF ORDER <br />WORK STUDY SESSION <br />WS. BRIEFING ON THE CITY'S MOBILE VENDING POLICIES (STRATEGIC <br />PLAN NOS. 1; 5, 4) — Planning Building Agency <br />Presentation by Interim Executive Director of Planning and Building, Karen <br />Haluza <br />Types of Vending Vehicles <br />• Catering Vehicles <br />• Sells hot and prepared foods. <br />• Currently 105 catering vehicles with active business licenses. <br />• Produce Vehicles <br />• Sells vegetables, fruit, candy, milk, etc. <br />• Currently 120 produce vehicles with active business licenses. <br />Mobile Vending Positives <br />• Provides access to food and other convenience items in dense <br />neighborhoods <br />• Easily accessible to those without transportation <br />• Sometimes extend credit for purchases <br />• Can act as "eyes on the street" due to their continual presence <br />Legislative History <br />• 1994 — City adopted ordinance to regulate mobile vending <br />• 1997 — Court injunction to cease enforcement of the regulations <br />• 2004/05 — City adopted new regulations <br />• 2006 — Ordinance challenged in both State and Federal Court <br />• Legislative History <br />• State Superior Court issued injunction to cease enforcement of: <br />• Hours of operation <br />• Requirement to move every 90 minutes <br />• Revocation of City permits <br />• Federal District Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order <br />prohibiting enforcement of all aspects of the ordinance. <br />Common Concerns: Neighborhood Quality of Life <br />• Concentration of vending vehicles on neighborhood streets <br />• Loud noise <br />Damage to parkways <br />Overnight parking in residential zones <br />• Vehicles not returning to commissaries <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 19 JULY 15, 2014 <br />