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Generally, the majority of vendors operate at commercial locations such as Boston Scientific, which has recurring food trucks from June through September, the University of Northwestern, Land O' Lakes, Valentine Hills Elementary, and North Heights Lutheran Church. Occasionally a one-off company or a resident may have a food truck for an event. Resident Permit In 2022 the City implemented a no -fee resident food truck permit limiting residential properties to having 2 events per calendar year, not to exceed 3 days in duration (similar to garage sales). In 2022 there were 4 resident permits issued and in 2023 there were 3 resident permits issued. Ramsey County Public Health Last fall staff reached out to the MN Department of Health to learn more about its licensing process and was directed to Ramsey County. A representative with Ramsey County stated that at some point after COVID began, their licensing changed due to new delegated authority agreements with the MN Dept. of Health and MN Dept. of Agriculture and that only the cities of Maplewood and St. Paul are exempt from these requirements. This means vendors operating in any Ramsey County city other than Maplewood or St. Paul must obtain a license from Ramsey County even if they possess a MN Dept. of Health license. The only exception to that requirement is if the vendor possesses a license with the MN Dept. of Agriculture, then no Ramsey County license is required. The Ramsey County representative agreed she wasn't aware that anyone had contacted the cities to inform us about the change. She also noted there is a licensing task force comprised of State and County representatives from all over Minnesota working toward streamlining the license process. The goal is to have all food truck licensing eventually managed by one entity (the State), but she said this could be a few years away. Other Cities and Food Trucks Regarding Arden Hills' neighboring cities: Shoreview, Roseville, and New Brighton do not license or register food trucks. Little Canada requires a permit only if the truck is going to operate for at least two weeks in a single location. Mounds View licenses food trucks. The City Council may wish to discuss the following options for vendor licensing and resident permits: Vendor Licensing 1. Eliminating the requirement of a City issued license for food trucks/mobile food units since vendors are required to have a Ramsey County license (or in lieu of that, a license with the MN Dept. of Agriculture). In this scenario, the City and staff would communicate this requirement to our businesses and residents, noting the food truck vendors are subject to City Code requirements (no parking in the right-of-way or street, etc.) and any violations would be addressed via code enforcement action. 2. Combining the two licenses we have currently (temporary and annual) into one license with one fee, since tracking the number of days of operation is challenging. 3. Implementing a no -fee registration versus a paid license as a means of tracking where the vendors are operating in the city. 4. Making no change and leaving the current requirements as is. Please note any of the above scenarios will require some type of amendment to City Code in order to reference the requirement of the Ramsey County license, regardless. Page 2 of 3