Food Truck Committee — Burlington, VT
Date: 2019-12-18
Time: 17:30

December 18, 2019
 Food Truck Committee Meeting, Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 5:30 - 7:00
 pm, Conference Room 12, Burlington City Hall

@ Click here to view the minutes for this meeting
1. Adopt the Agenda

 1.01 Adopt/Amend the Agenda

 Type: Action
 Recommended Action: Approve the minutes and accepted communications




2. Public Forum

 2.01 Public Forum

 Type: Discussion
 The public is invited to speak



3. Food Truck Speaker

 3.01 Solomon Bayer-Pacht

 Type: Discussion
 Solomon Bayer-Pacht, co-owner of the Farmers and Foragers food truck, will speak to the Committee about his prior
 experience as a food truck operator.



4. Best Practices

 4.01 Best Practices for Peddler Ordinance

 Type: Discussion
 Continue to discuss best practices for peddlers (food trucks and carts) in the Central Peddling District.



5. Committee Member Items

 5.01 Committee Member Items

 Type: Discussion




6. Communications




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 December 18, 2019
 Food Truck Committee Meeting, Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 5:30 - 7:00
 pm, Conference Room 12, Burlington City Hall

 6.01 Approve Communications

 Approve the minutes and accepted communications - please see attached minutes for the 11/20/2019 meeting below


 2 11.20.2019 Minutes.pdf 2 Deb Miller Memo.pdf
 2 Jeff Nick Memo.pdf 2 Central Peddling District Map.pdf

7. Adjournment

 7.01 Adjournment

 Type: Action, Action (Consent)
 Recommended Action: Adjourn the meeting




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Food Truck Committee Meeting, Wednesday, December 18, 2019,
 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Conference Room 12, Burlington City Hall
 12/18/2019


Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Food Truck Committee Meeting, Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 5:30 pm, Conference Room 12, City Hall, 149
Church St., Burlington

Generated by Sidney Durmick on December 19, 2019

DRAFT Minutes



Members Present: Chip Mason, Alex Bunten, Debra Miller, Chiuho Sampson, Jeff Nick, Will Clavelle



Members Absent: Kara Alnasrawi, Sandi Pasagic, Chris Haessly

Staff Present: Sidney Durmick



Chair C Mason called the meeting to order at 5:36 pm




1.0 Adopt the Agenda

Motion to Adopt the Agenda



Motion by D Miller, second by W Clavelle

Final Resolution: Motion passed unanimously



2.0 Public Forum

No members of the public were present




3.0 Food Truck Speaker - Solomon Bayer-Pacht

Type: Discussion




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 Food Truck Committee Meeting, Wednesday, December 18, 2019,
 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Conference Room 12, Burlington City Hall
 12/18/2019

- S Bayer-Pacht discussed his perspective as the owner and operator of Farmers and Foragers, a food truck operating in
Chittenden County



4.0 Best Practices



- C Mason believed it would be fruitless to discuss best practices further, and that it would be a better use of time to
generate a report which stated that there was not a consensus among the Committee

- A Bunten commented that the key for peddlers in the Central District is to have a flexible policy. He noted that a blanket
ban would be too dramatic, but if there weren't active management of designated peddling spots, they could end up in the
same place they are now(with obsolete designated peddling spots). Added that if they put any recommendation forward, it
would be far more controversial than if they did not

- C Mason indicated that the only recommendation in favor of extending peddlers in the Central District which he could
see working would be a pilot program in City Hall Park, that is if there were any desire to move forward with one. He
expressed that designating cart spots seemed to be a ridiculous and unsustainable method, and suggested that giving
peddlers the ability to propose their own spot would be a better option

- A Bunten asked who would be checking the proposed spots if they were to allow peddlers to choose their own spots. C
Mason responded that the License Committee would through their own verified checklist. D Miller replied that in reality,
enforcement is often an issue for the City and allowing peddlers to choose their own spots could lead to further issues due
to lack of enforcement

- J Nick proposed that they leave the License Committee decision model the same, but that they allow the Marketplace
Commission to take over the management of the peddlers in the Central Peddling District as a small step towards active
management and extension of the Downtown Improvement District. He continued that active management is needed in
order for peddlers to operate in the Downtown Improvement District, and stated that the Marketplace Commission would
be able to fill that management role

- A Bunton stated that they could probably all agree on where peddlers should not go and suggested that they could be at
the CityPlace site in the future

- C Mason stated that they would not take a vote on whether to remove the currently designated peddler spots, but would
instead write a report stating that the Committee did not come to a consensus, with the observation that there is a
distinction between carts and trucks and therefore a possible policy conflict between cart/truck fees that are paid, while
also noting the concern over the outdated truck/cart spots in the Central Peddling District



5.0 Committee Member Items




6.0 Communications



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 Food Truck Committee Meeting, Wednesday, December 18, 2019,
 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Conference Room 12, Burlington City Hall
 12/18/2019

Minutes from: 11/20/2019

Motion by D Miller, seconded by A Bunten

Final Resolution: Motion passed unanimously



7.0 Adjournment

Motion to Adjourn



Motion by C Mason, second by W Clavelle

Final Resolution: Motion passed unanimously




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