City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 18, 2014
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER/s/
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Consideration of the Draft Procedure for Administering the Off Street Food Truck Pilot Program and the Draft Policy on Food Truck Vending in Public Parks and Recreation Centers.
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ISSUE: Consideration of the draft Procedure for Administering the Off Street Food Truck Pilot Program and the draft Policy on Food Truck Vending in Public Parks and Recreation Centers.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council approve the draft administrative regulations for the administration of the Off Street Food Truck Pilot Program including the Policy on Food Truck Vending in Public Parks and Recreation Centers and authorize the City Manager to finalize the administrative regulations for the July 1 start date of the program.
DISCUSSION:
On May 17, 2014 the City Council adopted an ordinance to establish a pilot program for off street food truck vending. The pilot program is to run from July 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015 and allows food trucks to vend in certain off street locations between the hours of 7 am and 8 pm daily with certain restrictions. The ordinance includes the authorization for the City Manager to establish administrative regulations to administer the program (Section 9-15-10). The regulations provide the details for how each of the locational and operational requirements established by the ordinance will be administered. The attached draft Procedure for Administering the Off Street Food Truck Pilot Program and the draft Policy on Food Truck Vending in Public Parks and Recreation Centers are the proposed regulations to implement the pilot program for off street food truck vending.
In establishing a food truck program, the City's goal is to allow food trucks in the City in a ...
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