City Council stopped short of making customers report to their local councillor within 15 days as to just what they had for lunch. Seriously, there were 20 separate motions over two days including an attempt to keep the trucks a measurable distance from the curb. What did pass? So far as one can sift through the materials we see a requirement for a limit of two trucks per block and a buffer zone of no less than 50 metres between a truck and a restaurant. Business Improvement Areas will have a lot of say in where trucks may sit. Josh Matlow (Ward 22) says in his newsletter that many concerns were not based on evidence. “While there certainly will be more mobile vendors on the streets in new locations this summer, I believe Council could have gone even further to free the food trucks,” Matlow said. He is more likely to hear about the trucks from his constituents than Karen Stintz, John Parker or Jaye Robinson, for example. The decisive vote was 34 to 3 to adopt the expanded rules. Eight members were absent for the 6.10 p.m. division Thursday night. Only Denzil Minnan-Wong, David Shiner, Adam Vaughan voted “No” and it isn’t clear what these gentlemen of varying political sympathies were concerned about. The subject will be reviewed next year Council decided. Matlow ticks off council over food truck freedom
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City Council stopped short of making customers report to their local councillor within 15 days as to just what they had for lunch. Seriously, there were 20 separate motions over two days including an attempt to keep the trucks a measurable distance from the curb. What did pass? So far as one can sift through the materials we see a requirement for a limit of two trucks per block and a buffer zone of no less than 50 metres between a truck and a restaurant. Business Improvement Areas will have a lot of say in where trucks may sit. Josh Matlow (Ward 22) says in his newsletter that many concerns were not based on evidence. “While there certainly will be more mobile vendors on the streets in new locations this summer, I believe Council could have gone even further to free the food trucks,” Matlow said. He is more likely to hear about the trucks from his constituents than Karen Stintz, John Parker or Jaye Robinson, for example. The decisive vote was 34 to 3 to adopt the expanded rules. Eight members were absent for the 6.10 p.m. division Thursday night. Only Denzil Minnan-Wong, David Shiner, Adam Vaughan voted “No” and it isn’t clear what these gentlemen of varying political sympathies were concerned about. The subject will be reviewed next year Council decided. 