After cancelling last week’s City Council meeting, Galesburg Alderman will give it a another shot Monday night.
On first reading Alderman have an ordinance that aims to enhance the areas that food trucks can operate in town.
The measure would for one create a food truck license opposed to the transient merchant license they currently must obtain.
The fee for that license would be $250, an increase of $100.
Food trucks would be able to park in a number of city owned locations like Rotary, Kiwanis and O.N. Custer Parks, the town square, and West Tompkins Street between Cherry and South.
Trucks could also operate on weekdays from 7 a.m. to midnight and until 2:30 a.m. on weekends.
Council authorized city administration to move forward with a food truck ordinance after a work session in June, 2017.
Administration sought input from both food truck and restaurant owners.
Council may also approve Ryan Cardwell and Bart Smith’s soon coming eatery for a facade grant.
The business is located 41 S. Seminary at the storefront that used to house Chez Willy’s.
They’ve applied for facade assistance in an amount up to about $50,000.
The entire project is estimated to cost almost $100,000 and the remaining cost will be funded by the owners’ equity.
The plan is to upgrade the awnings, install a removable vestibule, tuck pointing, replace doors and windows as well as new signage and lighting just to name a few.
Council may also extend a line of credit to Sitka Salmon Shares up to $55,000 over an eight-month period.
Sitka is asking for a partial guarantee on short-term debt issued by the Human Links Foundation as part of a larger financing package.
Human Links Foundation is the parent company that operates the Sustainable Business Center.
