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REGULAR MEETING JULY 10, 2017 BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ADDRESSING MOBILE FOOD VENDORS AND MOBILE FOOD VENDING VEHICLES Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, Chair of the Community Invesment Committee, stated that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Tim Scott, 711 Forest Avenue, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter of this bill. Councilmember Scott stated, This is a collaboration between Gavin Ferlic, Karen White, and myself. I want to thank Aladean DeRose for editing and amending in the City Administration, as well as DTSB,the food truck ordinance. We took a look at the current ordinance. We actually talked to businesses within the downtown area, as well as with other food trucks. We wanted to make it a little more business-friendly. With that in mind, we extended the time from four(4) hours to eight(8)hours. We had food vendors that, by the time they got set up, they were ready to serve and their time limit was upon them and then they had to tear down. There was a couple of pizza oven vendors that had food trucks that, by the time everything got hot,they were up against the time limit. Current brick-and-mortar restaurants were fine with going to the eight(8) hour time limit over the four (4)hour limit. To make it a little more business-friendly,besides the annual fee it's five-hundred and twenty-five dollars ($525). We added a one (1) day license for fifty dollars ($50), a thirty (3 0) day license for one-hundred and thirty dollars ($130), a three (3)month license for two-hundred dollars ($200). There are other options for food trucks that want to come into the area and try out the market before totally committing and buying in. Those are the changes to the food truck ordinance. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill,proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There were none from the public who wished to speak in favor or opposition to this bill. Councilmember Oliver Davis made a motion to send Bill No. 39-17 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. RISE AND REPORT Councilmember Oliver Davis made a motion to rise and report to full Council. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight(8) ayes. REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend reconvened in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the County-City building at 7:23 p.m. Council President Tim Scott presided with eight(8) members present. BILLS —THIRD READING BILL NO. 39-17 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING SUB- PARTS (d) AND (f)(3) OF CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 4-45 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ADDRESSING MOBILE FOOD VENDORS AND MOBILE FOOD VENDING VEHICLES Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to pass Bill No. 39-17. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by a roll call vote of eight(8) ayes. RESOLUTIONS 5