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Food Trucks - Request for Tables
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The UpTown Foley Development Taskforce group and the Chamber are requesting the use of picnic tables and garbage cans for the people that eat at the food trucks. The food trucks were started as a part of the UpTown Foley Development Taskforce's desire to increase pedestrian/customer traffic to the downtown businesses and create awareness to the public of what is in Foley's downtown area. Since January 20, 2016 when the food trucks started coming parking in the adjacent private parking lot directly east of the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce the foot traffic has increased due to the food truck stopping on Wednesday's. The crowds have been large and there are no places to sit and eat after the food has been ordered. The Chamber is requesting the City of Foley to furnish several picnic tables and garbage cans at this location to be in place in time just prior to the food truck arriving.
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WHEREAS, the UpTown Foley Development Taskforce group met in January 2016 and decided food trucks would be a good way to stimulate pedestrian / customer traffic in the Foley UpTown area, and
WHEREAS, the private parking area east of the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce is the location of the food trucks and the Chamber requests the City to provide picnic tables and garbage cans at this location prior to the food truck arriving as the crowds have been large and there are no places for the pedestrians to eat, and
WHEREAS, the Foley City Council hired an Economic Development Director to help the City bring in new retail businesses and to provide employment to citizens of Foley, and
WHEREAS, the Economic Development Director has been working with the owners of some of the older, empty buildings in getting the buildings leased for retail or restaurant establishments to fill the vacant buildings in the Foley UpTown area.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1: The Foley City Council deems it is a a good public purpose by furnishing picnic tables and garbage cans for the food trucks on private property to encourage pedestrians and customer traffic take their time in the Foley Uptown area to enjoy the existing businesses and also see the possibilities of a new business or restaurant; it is a public health, safety and general welfare that the vacant buildings be promoted in this area in order to have the downtown area prosper again. This is approved for up to one day a week.
SECTION 2: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as required by law.