ROSWELL NEW MEXICO
AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Item No. 26.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 06/12/2025
COMMITTEE:
Legal
CONTACT:
Hessel Yntema
CHAIR:
Ed Heldenbrand
ACTION REQUESTED:
Ordinance 25-04: Authorize to advertise for a public hearing to consider proposed Ordinance 25-04: Amending Chapter 7 Regarding Mobile Food Establishments and Itinerant Vendors. (Heldenbrand/ Mayor Pro Tem)
BACKGROUND:
Initiated by: Mayor Pro Tem Juliana Halvorson
This Ordinance simplifies licensing for short-term vendors (such as Farmer's Market vendors), creates a straightforward license scheme for food trucks, and brings Chapter 7, Article 9 into legal compliance with current case law.
This Ordinance simplifies licensing for short-term vendors (such as Farmer's Market vendors), creates a straightforward license scheme for food trucks, and brings Chapter 7, Article 9 into legal compliance with current case law.
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION
Minimal change to total general revenue.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney drafted this Ordinance.
BOARD AND COMMITTEE ACTION:
Legal Committee recommended approval 4-0 at their meeting on May 22, 2025.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Proceed as presented.