The staff suggestions were to:
- “limit the PUM’s to no more than four times times per year per address”
- “Require a $100 permit fee”
Additional suggested requirements on PUM’s are:
- ”cannot use existing parking for vendor space”
- ”if in a plaza must have consent of 75% of owners or tenants”
- ”if patrons block residential driveways it can be grounds for denial of future permits”
Local vendors and individuals whose main source of income depends on these events are some of the most worried about increased policing and limitations. They are raising their concerns on how the sudden shift in enforcement by the City will impact them, the creative community and fledgeling small businesses.
Lucia Rosales owner of Athena’s Shop began raising concerns on social media. After seeing Rosales’s Instagram stories Janelle (@janelletheartist) owner of Janelle the Artist LLC ‘ started to sound the alarm on with images of the agenda and presentation along with the quote, “All I can say is… f*** the government…smh.” This alerted other local vendors who quickly expressed their worries about the suggested changes.
Some vendors cite these events as large contributors to their financial well being as well as that of brick and mortar plazas and small businesses that host them. Some see the fee as excessive while others think the limitations on the amount of times they can host events is too restrictive.