Set fees and fines for sidewalk vending permits

Police & Community SafetyGovernance

In Plain English

The city recently created a new sidewalk vending program requiring permits for street vendors. This sets the permit fee at $104 per year and establishes fines ranging from $100 to $1,000 for violations. Vendors without permits face higher fines than those with valid permits.

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Votes

To accept the proposed fees but not operationalize them until the following have been operationalized: a clear vendor outreach plan so vendors know that a permit is required and the rules to abide by; a clear protocol for tracking interactions and demographics to ensure and prevent selective enforcement; a clear way to submit and track complaints, locations, and vendors; and create at least a pilot of the Mobile Vendor Program that outlines ways people can get support capacity building the financial hardship program

Moved by: Councilmember RobinsonSeconded by: Councilmember McLaughlin
Passed

5 to 0

Gayle McLaughlinAye
Doria RobinsonAye
Melvin WillisAye
Cesar ZepedaAye
Eduardo MartinezAye
Soheila BanaAbsent
Claudia JimenezAbsent