POLL: Council expected to greenlight new rules for food trucks, carts
A new set of rules governing food trucks and carts in Prince Albert could be approved by city council as soon as next week.
The mobile food vendor policy would bring together all of the regulations for operating food trucks or carts that are currently outlined by the departments of public works, community services and planning and economic development departments. There’s also a more than 20 year old bylaw on the books, which has been deemed to be outdated. The new policy was drafted by the city’s economic development co-ordinator, Brent Zlukosky, and the executive committee forwarded it without changes to council to receive final approval.
“Last year, when we were dealing with it, we had to take bits and pieces from different bylaws, policies that were in place. And the previous one we had … it wasn’t really customer friendly … We had to pass it to three different directors. They all had to sign off. This would really streamline the whole process,” he said.
Over the last year, more mobile food vendors have shown an interest in setting up their business in Prince Albert. Over the summer, eight vendors received business licences.