ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a Request for a FIRST READING of an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 18 (Licenses), ARTICLE XVII (Mobile Food Vehicles) of the CODE of the City of Peoria to Eliminate the Downtown Business District Operating Locations for MOBILE FOOD VEHICLES.
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BACKGROUND: The City of Peoria issues licenses for both sidewalk vendors (pushcarts and sidewalk stations) as well as mobile food vehicles. During the last two years the City has received limited (or no) applications for these two license categories. These vendors have been noticeably absent in the Downtown Business Area. In May of 2022 the City took steps to eliminate the license fees for pushcarts and food trucks, but still did not see these vendors return to the Downtown.
The attached Ordinance eliminates the location restrictions for the Downtown Business District for Mobile Food Vehicles for the remainder of 2022. This is consistent with the sunset provisions previously adopted by the Council for the elimination of licensee fees. The location restriction was originally put in place to ensure competitive fairness with the pushcarts. As no pushcarts have returned to the Downtown area, there is no justification for preventing food trucks from operating in these locations.
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: None.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: Food Trucks can operate in any area of the Downtown Business District.
IMPACT IF DENIED: Food trucks will be limited in where they can locate in the Downtown Business District.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Grow Peoria
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Grow employers and jobs.
DEPARTMENT: Legal