And get started.

And I guess we're gonna start with number one, which is gonna be the current status of the mobile food units.

Is

that correct, Mr.

Ellis?

Yes, sir, Mr.

Mayor Commissioners.

Um as you all know, we had a uh ordinance before you all uh that I guess was um before your last in May.

We deferred uh action on that until this meeting, and according to the memo that I sent you all um earlier this week tonight.

I will be asking for that uh to be tabled, no further action taken on that particular ordinance.

However, there is work that needs to be done on our food truck um permitting application process and so forth.

So tonight we're going to just do a quick overview of how what that looks

like.

And the first person that is going to speak is uh Mr.

Sean Falser in regards to application permits and fees.

Then after him, Mr.

Mike Bayer in regards to inspections, then after that, uh special event fees.

I'm not sure you're gonna do uh Mr.

Jennings was going to do that.

So we'll cover those three real quick.

So Sean, if you'll take a

thank you.

So um just a quick background on food truck ordinance.

I think we started in May 2017, which really established the framework for food trucks, established our application process, the fees, the inspection requirements, and um some of the operating restrictions.

Um it's been you know updated or revised uh a couple of times since then once in in July 2017 to limit the operations to select locations, and as we'll show you on the map, that's primarily designated for locations or areas west of I-65.

Um, and then in May 2018, I think some updates to coordinate with um multi-truck or kind of the food truck rallies and with some of the city's special events that were kind of picking up steam, like the farmers market and and other city events.

Um and then most recently, as Tim mentioned, the revision to prevent food trucks from remaining set up indefinitely at one property.

Um the exception with that being the operation of uh special events, and then um I'll turn it over quickly to Mike and um he'll talk a little bit about the kind of the details of the application and the and the fees.

Thank you.

We they do come to us for permits initially before they go to the parks, and our main focus is I guess twofold is one the fire safety inspections, and then two is any kind of planning.

As Sean said, the locations on this side of 65.

Um

we charge a fee of 150 dollars for uh it's an annual fee, and that's for the the fire safety inspection, and that's good for one year.

We um in 2023, the the fire marshal's office passed a law that they would do food truck inspections, and they would do the inspection and it would be good for a year.

Our inspection is good for a year, but all these food trucks were running into everybody's fire marshal in every city when they wanted to open up, it was it was real hard on them.

So the state came out where they would do their inspection, and by law we have to accept their inspection.

And I know inspectors we don't have any problem with what they do, they're doing a fine job.

But usually if someone comes to us and they just want to do one event and we're not um and they have a state inspection, we're not charging them, we just give them the permit because we're not doing any fire inspections, we're just making sure they have their inspections.

But we have people that come to us and want to do multiple events, such as the Fourth of July, music on Maine, other park stuff, and they'll get the annual permit to to be there.

Um

other

than that, and we do try to be at the events.

I'll go to the Fourth of July and the music on Maine.

Our big thing, it's not to inspect the trucks again, but according to the fire code, they have to be 10 feet apart in case there's a fire or something like that.

And so I'll go out there or Larry Diorio.

Today was his last day, by the way, but you know, he would go, he would take some of those two, and we would make sure that they're parked.

But the parks department, the people they know and they do a great job.

Usually before I get there, they've got cones set out, and the trucks are in the right place.

I really have never had an issue with that.

So

thank you.

And then as far as the special event and special park use registration, those fees vary.

So what we require is that they go through codes first, they get their permit through codes, um, and then they come to us and they pay a registration fee.

Uh registration fees vary.

A special park use request.

A good example of that would be if somebody rented a shelter and wanted to have a food truck at their shelter rental for a birthday party.

Um we have a $25 vendor fee that we that they pay, and we check all make sure they have their permitting through codes, and then we also get a copy of their certificate of insurance.

Um and then the special event processes, like Mike said, we have um special events, and oftentimes they'll come and check those as a whole.

Um sometimes we have one-off events, some smaller events where they're they're getting those permits as well.

But um we they they do pay the uh the part the special or the sorry the permit for um a food truck, and then they come to us, and then depending on what they're doing, there's fees ranging from 25 to 100 depending on the event or the use that they have.