Spokane council approves two engineering positions and adopts mobile food-vending ordinance

Sarah Dixit, Council member for District 1, said Monday that the Spokane City Council approved a special budget ordinance to add two engineering positions within the city’s Engineering Services Department and adopted an ordinance intended to activate public spaces through mobile food vending. Dixit said the mobile vending measure was co‑sponsored by “Council member Dylan.”

Dixit opened the brief recap by noting the meeting was "light but productive," and that she had read and presented a proclamation honoring Asian American Heritage Month to Asians for Collective Liberation Organization. She said neighborhood leaders from the Shiloh Hills Neighborhood Council and representatives from Northeast Spokane presented their annual updates; she singled out local advocates Cliff Winger and Mike Donahue for their steady work in Shiloh Hills.

On the budget item, Dixit described the approved ordinance as a special budget measure to add two engineering positions to the Engineering Services Department. The transcript did not include the ordinance number, the motion maker or seconder, or the vote tally for that item; those details were not specified in the recap.

On the public‑space activation item, Dixit said the council approved an ordinance to allow mobile food vending as a way to activate public spaces. She noted she and Council member Dylan co‑sponsored the measure and directed residents to her Instagram post for additional information and myth‑busting about the ordinance. The recap did not include the full text of the ordinance, specific permit or zoning details, or the vote tally.

Dixit closed by reminding residents that the council’s next meeting is scheduled for May 11 and that regular meetings will move from Mondays to Wednesdays beginning in July.