In a unanimous vote, councillors on the Community and Protective Services Committee approved a revived proposal on London food trucks.
In a bit of political deja vu, city staff will spend about a month studying the implications of allowing food truck licenses, including how many and where they should be allowed to park.
Previous council already went through this process with an aim of allowing a pilot project, which is what is proposed again, for this summer. However, the plan was voted down 8-6 last spring. Only two of the councillors who voted no were re-elected.
The food truck idea was brought back to life by Mayor Matt Brown and councillor Josh Morgan. The proposal that was shot down last May limited the number of food truck licenses to eight and prevented them from operating on Richmond Row and Victoria Park. Food trucks were also required to stay at least 50 metres away from restaurants. It's not known if a revived proposal will contain the same requirements. Pending full council approval, a city staff report will be tabled for debate a month later.
