REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 19, 2018
FROM: MICHAEL LIMA, Director/Controller
Finance Department
JENNIFER K. CLARK, AICP, HDFP, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: DAN ZACK, AICP, Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Mobile Vendor Permits
1. BILL - (for Introduction) - Amending Article 11 of Chapter 9 of The Fresno Municipal Code, Relating to Mobile Vendors
2. ***RESOLUTION - 542nd amendment to Master Fee Schedule Resolution No. 80-420 to delete the Merchandise Peddler Cash Bond Fee (Subject to Mayor's veto)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Staff recommends Council consider for introduction the proposed Ordinance amending Article 11 of Chapter 9 of the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC), which would simplify permitting requirements for mobile vendors.
2. Staff recommends Council adopt the proposed Resolution, which amends the Master Fee Schedule to delete the Merchandise Peddler Cash Bond Fee.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The current permitting requirements for mobile vendors were established in 2003. At that time, ice cream trucks were the most prominent mobile vendors operating in the City, along with a limited number of food trucks which visited construction sites and other workplaces. In recent years food trucks have gained tremendous popularity nationwide, including Fresno. The types of vendors and the settings in which they sell their goods have grown in number and are much more varied than in the past. To accommodate this growth and diversification, changes to permitting requirements are necessary.
BACKGROUND
The current permitting requirements for mobile vendors, which are administered by the Finance Department, were established in 2003. At that time, ice cream trucks were the most prominent mobile vendors operating in the City, along with a limited number of food trucks which visited construction sites and other workplaces.
In recent year...
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