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REPORT
CLERK'S DEPARTMENT
Meeting:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date:
MARCH 29, 2004
Report #: CLD-12-04
File#:
By-law #:
Subject:
REFRESHMENT VEHICLES
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1) THAT Report CLD-12-04 be received for information;
2) THAT a public meeting be scheduled for April 26, 2004 to address a proposed
revision to the Refreshment Vehicle By-law; and
3) THAT following the Public Meeting, the by-law attached to Report CLD-12-04
be forwarded to Council for approval.
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Reviewed by: Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer
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RE"PORT NO.: CLD-12-04
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BACKGROUND AND COMMENT
In the interest of consumer safety and public health protection, the Municipality currently
licences refreshment vehicles which operate within the limits of the Municipality. These
licences are broken down into three classes, stationary (those vehicles such as chip trucks or
hot dog carts which operate from a permanent location), mobile (vehicles which by the nature
of their operation move from place to place and include cooking or heating as a part of the food
preparation or storage) and carts (mobile vehicles which do not have cooking or heating of the
food products).
Currently staff are in the process of reviewing and upgrading the entire by-law, however, one
amendment has been brought forward as a result of concerns from the Downtown Business
Improvement Area and other special event holders.
Under the terms of the current by-law, a mobile licence holder can set up operations at an area
where a special event is occurring, thus cashing in on the advertising, hard work and
promotion of the event organizers and taking potential sales away from participating merchants
or vendors without being required to contribute anything in return.
The proposed addition to the by-law would prohibit any mobile refreshment vehicle from
operating at any location that forms part of a festival or special event covered by a Municipal
Road Occupancy or Special Events Permit without the prior written approval of the event
organizers.
In accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Act, a Public Meeting will be held on April
26th. At that time, pending input from the Public Meeting, the by-law will be presented to
Council for its consideration. This will allow for the by-law to be in effect for the spring and
summer seasons when many of the Special Events are held.
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