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Federal Way council directs staff to pursue enforcement, health outreach after rise in unpermitted pop-up food vendors
Summary
City councilors on Sept. 16 directed staff to contact King County Public Health and expand police outreach after several unlicensed food vendors began operating at night on Federal Way corners; council members also discussed designating sanctioned vendor locations.
Federal Way councilors on Tuesday directed city staff to contact the King County Board of Health and coordinate with police after several unpermitted pop-up food vendors began operating on city street corners, sometimes late at night, creating public-safety and fairness concerns for local licensed restaurants.
The issue surfaced during the public-comment segment and council discussion on Sept. 16 after council members described complaints and photographs showing a vendor operation that had moved across multiple locations near Pacific Highway. Council members said the vendors are unlicensed and frequently relocate, complicating enforcement.
Council President Coach Marr said city staff and the police were already aware and urged a coordinated response. “They keep moving,” the mayor’s office told the chamber as staff described the difficulty of tracking vendors that set up temporarily in public right-of-way. Community development director Keith…
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