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Council supports selective vendor guarantees to lock in food trucks for city events
Summary
Staff requested authority to use modest guarantees in food‑truck contracts to ensure vendor attendance and retention at city events; council members generally supported continuing selective industry‑standard guarantees while coordinating impacts for brick‑and‑mortar Market Square businesses.
City Manager Steven Suggs and the city’s events coordinator explained staff needs to secure premium food‑truck vendors for summer and year‑round events. Staff said guarantees (industry standard, modest dollar amounts) assure vendors they will recoup basic costs and that they will remain on site for the full event rather than leave early if sales are slow.
Staff rationale: Events require a reliable mix of quality…
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