Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Economic Development Food Trucks topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
City amends food-truck administrative permitting; association raised concerns on social media
Summary
City staff implemented an administrative, over-the-counter permitting option for non–special-event food trucks; staff said the intent was to simplify permitting but the Washington Food Truck Association posted complaints that the change would bypass its booking role.
City Community Development staff implemented an administrative permitting process to provide an over-the-counter permit option for food trucks operating outside of special events. City staff described the intent as making the permitting process easier for operators who are not part of organized, temporary food-truck courts such as farmers markets.
Paul said the intent "was to make it a little bit easier, so that there was a over the counter administrative permit for the food trucks that are not operating as part of a, special event because it doesn't affect the ones that like at the farmers market or anything like that."
Paul told council that the Washington Food Truck Association objected on social media because the change removes the requirement that operators go through the association to book time at a city-managed food-truck court, and some food-truck operators raised financial concerns about that change. "They weren't happy with it because it opens it up to, other people. They don't have to go through that association to, book time at that court," Paul said.
Paul said staff will follow up with training and outreach so food trucks better understand the new permitting path and how to obtain an over-the-counter permit.
The matter was informational in the transcript; no recorded council action appears in the provided excerpt.
