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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - 75ACity Council Meeting Correspondence Date of CCM 3/7/2017 Subject Item No 75A PUBLIC HEARING - TO REGULATE MOBILE FOOD VENDING VEHICLES Date of Sender/Rep Agency Received after deadline Correspondenc 2/27/2017 Ginelle Hardy President Heninger Park Neighborhood No 3/3/2017 Joe Castro 3/7/2017 Claudia Morales 3/7/2017 Isaac Lopez Santa Ana Business Owner & Resident No Santa Ana Resident No No Tuesday, March 7, 2017 Page 1 of 1 Alcala, Abiqail From: Barela, Rosa Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 11:14 AM To: (City Clerk Cc: Nunez, Alvaro; Storck, Lisa Subject: FW: new Ordinance to Regulate Mobile Food Vending Vehicles (Strategic Plan No 5, 4) Attachments: Mobile Vending Email.pdf Please add attached correspondence to Agenda Item #75A. Thank you. From: Huizar, Maria Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 2:26 PM To: Barela, Rosa; Magalona, Jocelyn; Bernal, Sarah Cc: Haghani, Hassan; Neal, Candida Subject: FW: new Ordinance to Regulate Mobile Food Vending Vehicles (Strategic Plan No 5, 4) Please include in the RFCA packet when Mobile Vending considered by Council as part of correspondence. Thank you. From: Vazquez, Yasmin Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 9:42 AM To: Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.org> Cc: Benavides, David <DBenavides@santa-ana.org> Subject: FW: new Ordinance to Regulate Mobile Food Vending Vehicles (Strategic Plan No 5, 4) FYI Maria. Councilmember Benavides received the email below regarding the vending truck ordinance. Yasmin Vazquez Executive Assistant City of Santa Ana I City Manager's Office 20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701 714-647-5200 1 yvazquezesanta-ana.ore From: Ginelle [mailto:ginelleann(a>amail.com] Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 3:03 AM To: Benavides, David Subject: new Ordinance to Regulate Mobile Food Vending Vehicles (Strategic Plan No 5, 4) Dear Councilmember Benavides, I support the new Ordinance to Regulate Mobile Food Vending Vehicles (Strategic Plan No 5, 4). The entire and complete proposed new ordinance is conclusive and covers much of the regulations neighborhoods have needed and wanted. The following are especially important elements for food and pedestrian safety, and to aid in being a good neighbor while parked in our neighborhoods: 4. No additional lighting other than that required by the California Vehicle Code may be installed or operated on a food vending vehicle.... 1 5. No operator of a food vending vehicle shall operate any sound amplification system or other sound making devices or music systems ... 7. No owner or operator shall permit the vending vehicle to vend within on hundred (100) feet of a marked or unmarked crosswalk in an intersection. 11. Restocking of a food vending vehicle is prohibited while the vehicle is on any public or private street or alley. 14. No owner operator of a vending vehicle ... nor any object, including but not limited to tables, chairs, other furniture, trash receptacles, generators, or equipment, be placed within or upon the parkway or sidewalk. 16.... one hour or longer must be parked within 200 feet of an approved and readily available toilet and handwashing facility ... Please vote to adopt the new Ordinance to Regulate Mobile Food Vending Vehicles (Strategic Plan No 5, 4). Thank you. Ginelle Hardy Heninger Park Neighborhood, President ginelleann@pmail.com 2 From: Ginelle [rnailto:ainelleannCd)amail corn] Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 3:03 AM To: Benavides, David Subject: new Ordinance to Regulate Mobile Food Vending Vehicles (Strategic Plan No 5, 4) Dear Councilmember Benavides, I support the new Ordinance to Regulate Mobile Food Vending Vehicles (Strategic Plan No 5, 4). The entire and complete proposed new ordinance is conclusive and covers much of the regulations neighborhoods have needed and wanted. The following are especially important elements for food and pedestrian safety, and to aid in being a good neighbor while parked in our neighborhoods: 4. No additional lighting other than that required by the California Vehicle Code may be installed or operated on a food vending vehicle.... 5. No operator of a food vending vehicle shall operate any sound amplification system or other sound making devices or music systems ... 7. No owner or operator shall permit the vending vehicle to vend within on hundred (100) feet of a marked or unmarked crosswalk in an intersection. 11. Restocking of a food vending vehicle is prohibited while the vehicle is on any public or private street or alley. 14. No owner operator of a vending vehicle ... nor any object, including but not limited to tables, chairs, other furniture, trash receptacles, generators, or equipment, be placed within or upon the parkway or sidewalk. 16.... one hour or longer must be parked within 200 feet of an approved and readily available toilet and handwashing facility ... Please vote to adopt the new Ordinance to Regulate Mobile Food Vending Vehicles (Strategic Plan No 5, 4). Thank you. Ginelle Hardy Heninger Park Neighborhood, President ginelleann@gmail.com Alcala, Abigail From: Magallon, Becky Sent: Friday, March 3, 2017 4:55 PM To: Huizar, Maria; Mitre -Ramirez, Norma Subject: FW: Community Message: The City of Santa Ana Considers New Food Vending Vehicle Ordinance Maria, I'm forwarding a communication the Council received regarding the Food Vending Vehicle Ordinance. Thanks. Becky Magallon I Secretary to the City Manager City Manager's Offices bmagallon@santa-ana.ora 714.647.5200 120 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701 This email and any files or attachments transmitted with it may contain privileged or otherwise confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you may have received this communication in error, please advise the sender via reply email and immediately delete the email you received. From: Joe Castro[mailto:jcastro@thebarrelroomoc.com] Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 4:21 PM To: Pulido, Miguel; Sarmiento, Vicente; Martinez, Michele; Solorio, Jose; Benavides, David; Villegas, Juan; Tinajero, Sal Cc: Mouet, Gerardo Subject: Fwd: Community Message: The City of Santa Ana Considers New Food Vending Vehicle Ordinance Mayor Miguel Pulido and Santa Ana City Council Members: As a home and business owner in Santa Ana I am keenly aware of some of the issues that unregulated food trucks pose to the health and safety of our city. Please include my name among those who are in support of the measures detailed in the Community Message below. They appear to be reasonable with clear purpose. I also appreciate the fact that they are not written narrowly as to target a particular type of food truck but rather food trucks in general. Thank you in advance for your consideration and please do not hesitate to reach out if further information/clarification may be needed. Cheers! Joe Castro E: Lastro()thebarreiroomoc.com C:714-600-2731 Begin forwarded message: From: City of Santa Ana <cityof-Santa-anafiemails.nixle.com> Subject: Community Message: The City of Santa Ana Considers New Food Vending Vehicle Ordinance Date: March 3, 2017 at 10:10:22 AM PST To: Lacbb_q@aol.com Reply -To: no -rep> flemails.nixle.com Message sent via Nixle I Go to nixle.com I Unsubscribe Biiday March 3, 2017, 10:08 AM City of Santa Ana Downtown Orange County Community: The City of Santa Ana Considers New Food Vending Vehicle Ordinance Dear Joe Castro, SANTA ANA — Last month, the Santa Ana City Council was presented with a new food vending vehicle ordinance that provides fair, legal and enforceable guidelines for mobile food vendors. The proposed ordinance, which adheres to all applicable state and local laws, is not intended to be punitive, but to protect the health and safety of residents. The issue of regulating food vending vehicles had initially come before the City Council and staff when the City had received complaints from the public, primarily from secondary impacts to food vending vehicles. And while the City had previously enacted food vending vehicle regulations, those ordinances were legally challenged. The City was ordered by a Superior Court judge not to enforce provisions of the existing food vending vehicle regulations. The proposed ordinance, which does not conflict with state or local laws, was prepared based on health and safety findings. Further, to ensure an effective app roach to regulating food vending vehicles, the City took into consideration input from the community, including both residents and stakeholders. Some of the regulations set forth in the proposed food vending vehicle ordinance include the following: • Allows for vending on private property through a land use certificate and/or special event permit • Prohibits vending within 100 feet of a crosswalk. • Prohibits vending on main arterials • Prohibits items in the public right-of-way, such as tables and chairs • Prohibits vending within 500 feet from a school, park, community center, or public playground • Prohibits additional lighting, signs, or amplified sound • Requires vending vehicles to be equipped with refuse containers within a 50 -foot radius These regulations are consistent with state and local public health and safety regulations, including the California Vehicle Code, the Health and Safety Code, and th e County of Orange Health Care Agency's requirements. 2 "The City's intent is to provide clear and concise regulations with regard to food vending vehicles to ensure public safety and prevent traffic hazards, preserve the peace, and safeguard the welfare of the community", said Alvaro Nunez, Code Enforcement Manager. "The proposed ordinance does not prohibit mobile vending in Santa Ana; it addresses key public safety issues that have arisen from the community," he added. The proposed ordinance and corresponding staff report are available on the City's website: http://santaana.granicus.com[MetaViewer.php?view id=2&event id=7204&meta id=44487 For more information about the proposed ordinance, contact Alvaro Nunez, Code Enforcement Manager, at (714) 647-5871 or anunez cr,santa-ana.org. For full details, view this message on the web. Sent by City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, 8th Floor/ P.O. Box 1988, Santa Ana, CA 92702 To manage your email settings, click here. To update your account settings, login here. If you prefer not toi receive future emails, unsubscribe here. IRAs.Powered by =. As. © 2017 Everbridge, Inc. All rights reserved. Alcala, Abigail From: Huizar, Maria Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 11:02 AM To: eComment Cc: Mouet, Gerardo Subject: ECOMMENT - Food Truck Ordinance Attachments: thumbnail_2017-03-07%2010 27 08.jpg Mayor and City Council, We have received the following ecomment on the upcoming food truck ordinance, for your review and consideration. From: Nunez, Alvaro Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 10:59 AM To: Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.org>; Haghani, Hassan <hhaghani@santa-ana.org> Cc: Nellesen, Kyle <KNellesen@santa-ana.org> Subject: FW: Food Truck Ordinance FYI -- Alvaro Nunez, Manager Code Enforcement Division Planning & Building Agency City of Santa Ana 714-647-5871 From: Claudia Morales[ Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2017 10:30 AM To: Nunez, Alvaro Subject: Food Truck Ordinance Good morning Mr. Nunez, I was reading an article regarding the proposed food truck ordinance and it listed you as a contact. Frankly, I couldn't agree more with it. Santa Ana as it is has major parking issues and the food trucks parking all day in a spot and it's customers do take away that parking availability. Let me give you an example, there's a food truck in which the owner leaves an old car parked to save space, when he comes around with this food truck, he moves that car. He does not live in the area, that I'm aware of. I think the picture I'm sharing summarizes why I support the ordinance. • Prohibits vending within 100 feet of a crosswalk. • Prohibits vending on main arterials • Prohibits items in the public right-of-way, such as tables and chairs Anyway, there are residents who support this measure, it's not like the city is prohibiting the use of food trucks. Thank you very much. 1 Alcala, Abigail From: Sent: To: Subject: Isaac Lopez City of Santa Ana City Council 22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 Seventh day of March 2017 Re: Mobile Vendor Ordinance City Council: Isaac Lopez < Tuesday, March 7, 2017 2:41 PM eComment; Pulido, Miguel; Sarmiento, Vicente; Martinez, Michele; Solorio, Jose; Benavides, David; Villegas, Juan; Tinajero, Sal Mobile Vendor Ordinance My name is Isaac Lopez, my Family are residents of the city of Santa Ana for 39 years. I was born, raised, and I am an alumnus of the Santa Ana Unified School District. Some of you I have the pleasure of knowing in person, and some of you I have yet to meet. I am writing in regards to the mobile vendor ordinance, I strongly urge the city council to pass the ordinance for the following reasons: I have nothing against people trying to make a living as mobile vendors; in fact, our neighbor is an owner of one of the taco tricks that would be affected by this ordinance. I know this isn't their fault, having the taco truck on West Myrtle Street has caused a plethora of issues in the neighborhood . First and foremost is the issue of safety, I use an electric wheelchair and come to visit my parents often. Many times I'm unable to use sidewalks because people set up tables and chairs on either side of the street, blocking access to the sidewalks. Which in turn, forces me to go around them and take the streets, cars often illegally double park while eating at the taco truck, the double parked cars restrict my vision which it doesn't allow me to be able to determine whether it is safe to cross the street from a safe distance. I've had close calls many times. A resident's access is also restricted to the back alley where most car garages are located because customers decide it's a great parking spot because it's close to the truck, even though the no parking in alley at any time is clearly marked. Another issue is the use of the bathroom, I can recall one day as I was walking to my parents house, a man who had just relieved himself came out of the alley still with his fly unzipped on his pants unbuttoned, with his underwear still exposed, he quickly zipped up and proceeded to receive his food that the taco truck. My parents have walked out to the garage to find fecal matter in the entrance way and various sections of the alley. I'm sure you would all agree this creates a health hazard. My parents shouldn't have to worry about finding fecal matter in the entranceway of their garage, I believe that designated areas for these trucks would solve the issue. Let me reiterate that I'm not against people making their living. However, my parents as residents and taxpayers shouldn't have to deal with what amounts to be a commercial establishment in a residential area. My fundamental right of health and safety should never be trumped by someone's need to make a living. Thank you for your time and understanding. Sincerely, Isaac Lopez "Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong." -James Bryce Isaac Lopez Electronic Mail: Isaac.Lo ep z.A@glnail.com Mobile Telephone: Bay Area Telephone: Sacramento Area Telephone: Contact Telephone: ( Website: