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I n CITY OF RIIVEIZSIDE City Council Memorandum City ffArts Unnovation TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2021 FROM: COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WARDS: ALL DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE REVISING CHAPTER 5.38 OF THE RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE REGULATING SIDEWALK VENDING ISSUE: Adoption of an Ordinance revising Riverside Municipal Code (RMC) Chapter 5.38 regarding sidewalk vending. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: 1. Adopt an Ordinance revising Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 5.38 regarding sidewalk vending. BACKGROUND: The Governor signed Senate Bill SB 946, and it became effective on January 1, 2019, as Government Code sections 51036 — 51039. This law decriminalizes sidewalk vending with the intent to promote entrepreneurship and economic development opportunities for low-income and immigrant communities. The general rule of SB 946 is that any restriction on a sidewalk vendor must be directly related to an objective health, safety, or welfare concern. On July 21, 2020, City Council adopted amendments to RMC Chapter 5.38, bringing the City's municipal code into compliance with State Law. At that time, Council also directed staff to make recommendations for further revisions that were specific to the City of Riverside. Subsequently, staff made two presentations to the Land Use, Sustainability and Resilience Committee (Committee) on January 11, 2021, and May 27, 2021, to discuss the sidewalk vending ordinance. Also, pursuant to Committee direction, staff conducted several virtual community roundtable meetings to provide a background of the project to participants as well as solicit their feedback and perspectives on several topics related to the City's current sidewalk vending ordinance and future direction of the City concerning sidewalk vending. On May 27, 2021, the Land Use, Sustainability and Resilience Committee directed staff to make changes to the existing sidewalk vending ordinance.