DATE: December 10, 2019
SUBJECT:
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CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT CODE ARTICLE 8, SECTION 8.05 - VENDING AND PERFORMING, REGULATED - TO CLARIFY THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF SPECIFIC PUBLIC LOCATIONS OF THE TIDELANDS FOR CONDUCTING VENDING AND PERFORMING, AND TO REVISE THE DESIGNATED AREAS AND ALLOTTED SPACES FOR AUTHORIZED VENDING AND PERFORMING CONSISTENT WITH NEWLY ENACTED GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 51036, ET SEQ.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The purpose of this agenda item is to request that the Board conduct a public hearing and adopt an ordinance amending Section 8.05 of the Unified Port District Code, which addresses vending and performing on the District Tidelands. The proposed amendments to the ordinance have been drafted to accomplish two objectives: (1) to align the ordinance language with that of the recently passed Senate Bill 946 - called the Safe Sidewalk Vending Act - that imposes limits on how local authorities may regulate the vending of food or merchandise on a public sidewalk or other pedestrian path; and (2) to respond to the ongoing development of the downtown waterfront by revising the specific locations on the Tidelands in which authorized vending and performing may occur.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Conduct a public hearing and adopt an ordinance amending San Diego Unified Port District Code Article 8, Section 8.05 - Vending and Performing, Regulated - to clarify the information about the suitability of specific public locations of the Tidelands for conducting vending and performing, and to revise the Designated Areas and Allotted Spaces for authorized vending and performing consistent with newly enacted Government Code Section 51036, et seq.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
This agenda item has no fiscal impact.
COMPASS STRATEGIC GOALS:
Vendors and performers enliven public spaces like those on District Tidelands, contributing to the vibrancy and excitement of the wa...
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