[Vision2020] Vendor Ordinance

[Mike Curley]

<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>Jon:

Seems like someone must be pulling our legs.  Eldonna 
Gossett left three years ago, didn't she?  And the City is just 
getting around to dealing with her request?  I don't think 
so.  Was there no discussion about whom has brought this 
up recently?

Mike Curley


On 25 Feb 03, at 9:59, Jon Kimberling wrote:


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Thanks to Barbara Richardson for her report on yesterdays

Administrative Committee meeting. Randy Fife was 
unable to

attend. However, City Supervisor Gary Riedner addressed 
the

question about the origination of the ordinance right off. 

He explained that the City was approached by the 
Executive

Director of the Chamber of Commerce Eldonna Gossett 
with

complains from downtown business owners who felt 
certain

vendors were unfairly impacting their businesses. As a

current example of this, I have attached a photo I took in

downtown Moscow Saturday afternoon.


As far as the meeting was concerned, Mr. Riedner 
addressed

virtually all the questions that have come up on v2020. He

explained, as I had speculated, that this would have no

impact on vendors on private property such as the fish 
sales

or Tuesday Market. We haven't begun talking about fees 
but I

personally don't view this as a situation where the city

wants to turn a profit.


Per Mike Curley's request, anyone who would like to have 
a

copy of the correct ordinance should contact Chris

Bainbridge. Her email is cbainbridge@ci.moscow.id.us and

phone is 883-7015.


We had some downtown business owners and vendors in

attendance. There were a number of good questions. We also

identified other areas we need to research further. 


With respect to John Danahy's comment as follows:    How

truly unfortunate this community is when such language can

be brought forth without rationale or justification. 


John- perhaps you didn't see my post over the weekend

wherein I said there was a committee meeting Monday

afternoon and that I would run down the balance of the

information you and others had requested. I'm trying to be

as responsive as I can. Sometimes a little patience goes a

long way.


Jon Kimberling