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Gardena council declines to eliminate permit fees for food distributions after public pleas
Summary
After a lengthy public-comment period and council debate, motions to eliminate or halve temporary event permit fees for nonprofit food distributions failed; the council left the existing fee schedule in place but asked staff to follow up.
The Gardena City Council on Dec. 9 debated whether to reduce or eliminate permit fees charged to nonprofits that host food distribution events. The item drew public comment from Paul Randall of Mama Rosa's Food Pantry, who described rising operational costs and growing demand at his distributions and urged the council to waive or lower fees.
"We don't charge a fee for the food," Randall said, describing distribution costs including fuel, insurance and vehicle…
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