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CONSENT ITEM — 8E ,-fl DEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: April 22, 2024 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Dave Perrault, City Administrator FROM: Julie Hanson, Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk SUBJECT: Ordinance 2024-003 Amending Chapter 3, Licenses and Regulations Related to Mobile Food Unit (Food Truck) City Licensing and Resident Permits to Host a Food Truck Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: N/A N/A N/A Council Should Consider Motions to approve, table or deny the following: Ordinance 2024-003 Amending Chapter 3, Licenses and Regulations, Section 320 Limited, Temporary Permits, Subsections 320.09, 320.10 and 320.12, and Section 395 Mobile Food Units, Subsections 395.03, 395.04, 395.05 and 395.06 of the Arden Hills City Code Publication of Summary Ordinance 2024-003 (this requires a 4/5 vote) Background At its April 8, 2024 worksession, the Council discussed mobile food unit/food truck licensing at the City level as well as the City's no -fee resident permit to host a food truck. Attached is a copy of the April 8 worksession memo for reference. As outlined in that memo, Ramsey County requires mobile food units operating in a Ramsey County city (with the exception of Maplewood and St. Paul) to possess a Ramsey County license. Please note the only exception Ramsey County allows is if the vendor has a valid license from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and this exception is due to a delegation agreement between Ramsey County and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Based on Ramsey County's licensing requirement and processes, the Council's consensus was to remove the requirement that food truck vendors also obtain a City license. Regarding the resident permit, Council also agreed to eliminate the requirement that residents obtain a permit to host a food truck. Page 1 of 2