Explanation
BACKGROUND: In November 2012, City Council was approached about developing regulations for food trucks and other mobile food vendors. On April 7, 2014 City Council passed ordinance 0773-2014 to amend Chapter 573 to establish comprehensive regulations for the operation of mobile food vendors on private property and in the public right of way. Section 573.16 of the new Chapter 573 created a Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board consisting of representatives from the City, from the community and from the mobile food vending industry. This resolution appoints the fifteen (15) members of the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board, for a term to expire on December 31, 2014. In 2015, the members will either be appointed by the Mayor or, in the case of the industry members, elected by their fellow licensees.
The board positions and the individuals being appointed to those positions are listed below. Many of the individuals being appointed were part of the mobile food vending stakeholder process.
City representatives:
- A representative from the department of public safety: Ramona Patts, Administrator, Support Services Division
- A representative from the department of public service: Randall Bowman, Administrator, Division of Mobility Options
- A representative from city council: Gretchen D. James, Legislative Analyst to Councilmember Zachary Klein
Community representatives:
- A representative from the Columbus tourism industry:
o Kari Kauffman, Director, Tourism, Experience Columbus
- Two (2) representatives from the Columbus community that are not otherwise represented on the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board:
o James Ellison, former ECDI Food Fort Coordinator, food writer
o Rick Harrison Wolfe, Executive Director of the North Market
- A representative from a business association, special improvement district, area commission or other similar organization serving congested areas north of 670 in the city of Columbus:
o Dana Bagwell, Clintonville Area Commissioner, Zoning Committee Chair
- A representative from a business association, special improvement district, area commission or other similar organization serving congested areas south of 670 in the city of Columbus
o Kacey Brankamp, Business Recruiter, Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District
- A representative from a city of Columbus restaurant:
o Randy Sokol, owner of Tee Jaye's Country Place Restaurants, owner of Sokol & Associates business brokerage, member of Central Ohio Restaurant Association
Mobile food vendor representatives:
- Two (2) representatives from the food truck industry who operate in the public right of way:
o Mike Sorboro, owner of Mikey's Late Night Slice
o Zach James, owner of Paddy Wagon
- Two (2) representatives from the food truck industry who operate only on private property:
o Lisa Gutierrez, owner of Dos Hermanos
o Jim Pashovich, owner of Pitabilities
- Two (2) representatives from pushcarts:
o Paul Humphrey, owner of Leslie's Creperie
o Salah Ait Oudhia, owner of Gyro Express
The purpose of the board is to advise the City in the administration of mobile food vending. The board will help identify and evaluate designated mobile food vending designated spaces and courts. At least once a year, the board will review of all zones, designated mobile food vending locations, mobile food vending courts, limitations regarding reservations, and spaces designated as unavailable for mobile food vending. The board will also receive and review all proposed rules regarding mobile food vending prior to promulgation, and provide its recommendations in writing to the director or designee promulgating the rules.
Emergency action is requested to allow for the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board to convene and begin fulfilling the above listed responsibilities and tasks as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
Title
To appoint the fifteen (15) members of the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board, with terms to expire on December 31, 2014; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, recently enacted Chapter 573 of the Columbus City Code creates a Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board to advise the City in the administration of mobile food vending; and
WHEREAS, the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board consists of fifteen (15) members, representing of the City, the community and the mobile food vending industry; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to appoint the members of the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board, with terms expiring on December 31, 2014; and
WHEREAS, in 2015, the board members will either be appointed by the Mayor or, in the case of the licensed mobile food vendors, elected by their fellow licensees; and
WHEREAS, this resolution establishes language and authorizes the appointment of the fifteen (15) members of the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board for the above-described purpose; and
WHEREAS, this resolution is requested as an emergency to allow for the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board to convene and begin fulfilling its responsibilities and tasks as soon as possible; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the city, in that it is immediately necessary to appoint the members of the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That Ramona R. Patts be appointed to the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board as the representative from the department of public safety, with a term expiration date of December 31, 2014.
SECTION 2. That Randall Bowman be appointed to the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board as the representative from the department of public service, with a term expiration date of December 31, 2014.
SECT1ON 3. That Gretchen D. James be appointed to the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board as the representative from city council, with a term expiration date of December 31, 2014.
SECT1ON 4. That Kari Kauffman be appointed to the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board as the representative from the Columbus tourism industry, with a term expiration date of December 31, 2014.
SECTION 5. That James Ellison be appointed to the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board as one (1) of the two (2) representatives from the Columbus community that are not otherwise represented on the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board, with a term expiration date of December 31, 2014.
SECTION 6. That Rick Harrison Wolfe be appointed to the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board as one (1) of the two (2) representatives from the Columbus community that are not otherwise represented on the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board, with a term expiration date of December 31, 2014.
SECTION 7. That Dana Bagwell be appointed to the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board as the representative from a business association, special improvement district, area commission or other similar organization serving congested areas north of 670 in the city of Columbus, with a term expiration date of December 31, 2014.
SECTION 8. That Kacey C. Brankamp be appointed to the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board as the representative from a business association, special improvement district, area commission or other similar organization serving congested areas south of 670 in the city of Columbus, with a term expiration date of December 31, 2014.
SECTION 9. That Randy Sokol be appointed to the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board as the representative from a city of Columbus restaurant, with a term expiration date of December 31, 2014.
SECTION 10. That Mike Sorboro be appointed to the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board as one (1) of the two (2) representatives from the food truck industry who operate in the public right of way, with a term expiration date of December 31, 2014.
SECTION 11. That Zach James be appointed to the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board as one (1) of the two (2) representatives from the food truck industry who operate in the public right of way, with a term expiration date of December 31, 2014.
SECTION 12. That Lisa Gutierrez be appointed to the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board as one (1) of the two (2) representatives from the food truck industry who operate only on private property, with a term expiration date of December 31, 2014.
SECTION 13. That Jim Pashovich be appointed to the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board as one (1) of the two (2) representatives from the food truck industry who operate only on private property, with a term expiration date of December 31, 2014.
SECTION 14. That Paul Humphrey be appointed to the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board as one (1) of the two (2) representatives from pushcarts, with a term expiration date of December 31, 2014.
SECTION 15. That Salah Ait Oudhia be appointed to the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board as one (1) of the two (2) representatives from pushcarts, with a term expiration date of December 31, 2014.
SECTION 16. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this resolution is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.