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Staff Report for an Ordinance Adding Chapter 4-34 of the San Leandro Municipal Code Pertaining to Mobile Food Vending; an Ordinance Amending Chapter 4-5 of the San Leandro Municipal Code Pertaining to Peddlers, Solicitors, and Itinerant Merchants; and a Resolution to Reduce the Business License Tax for Mobile Food Vendors
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a first reading and pass to print the following ordinances to amend the San Leandro Municipal Code, and approve a resolution to reduce the Business License Tax, as more fully described below:
1. Approve on first reading (pass-to-print) an ordinance adding Chapter 4-34 to Title 4 of the San Leandro Municipal Code, to be entitled "Mobile Food Vending"; and
2. Approve on first reading (pass-to-print) an ordinance to amend Chapter 4-5 of Title 4 of the San Leandro Municipal Code entitled "Peddlers, Solicitors, and Itinerant Merchants"; and
3. Approve a resolution to reduce the Business License Tax for Mobile Food Vendors, to take effect upon the effective date of the proposed ordinance that adds Chapter 4-34 to Title 4 of the San Leandro Municipal Code.
BACKGROUND
The City Council, residents, businesses and employees of San Leandro businesses have expressed interest in attracting a wide range of gourmet food choices to the City. To satisfy this demand, Office of Business Development staff sought out food truck event organizers "Food Truck Mafia" and held the first "San Leandro Street Eats" event in Downtown San Leandro last summer. The first night was a success with nine food trucks in attendance and long lines for each truck's food offerings. Weekly events have continued and a steady crowd gathers for the many food truck vendors in the Food Truck Mafia group. However, the popularity of these events has not satisfied the demand for additional food options in San Leandro.
The most frequent complaint from interviews with area busine...
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