§ 20-465.2 Street vendor advisory board.
AC § 20-465.2
a. There is hereby established a street vendor advisory board consisting of the commissioner of consumer and worker protection, the commissioner of health and mental hygiene, the commissioner of small business services, the commissioner of transportation, the commissioner of sanitation, and the police commissioner, or the designee of any such commissioner, the speaker of the council or their designee, 10 members appointed by the speaker, two of whom represent street vendors, one of whom represents the small business community, one of whom represents organizations representing workers at retail food stores, one of whom represents property owners, one of whom represents veterans, one of whom represents grocery stores, one of whom represents the restaurant industry in low-income communities, and one of whom who represents a community organization, and 6 members appointed by the mayor, two of whom represent street vendors, two of whom represent the small business community, one of whom represents the immigrant community and one of whom represents the low-wage worker community. One such appointment from the speaker of the council and one such appointment from the mayor shall be appointed as co-chairs of the street vendor advisory board. b. In addition to its other duties, the street vendor advisory board shall, prior to June 1 of each year from 2023 through 2026, issue to the speaker of the council a recommendation on whether the department of health and mental hygiene's authority to issue any or all of the supervisory licenses authorized to be issued by such department should be restricted, expanded, or otherwise altered based on an analysis of the results of the increased number of food vendor permits issued pursuant to the local law that added this section. c. The street vendor advisory board shall, prior to June 1 of each year from 2027 through 2031, issue to the speaker of the council a recommendation on whether the department’s authority to issue any or all of the general vendor licenses authorized to be issued by the department should be restricted, expanded, or otherwise altered based on an analysis of the results of the increased number of general vendor licenses issued pursuant to the local law that added this subdivision. d. The street vendor advisory board shall, prior to June 1 of each year from 2027 through 2031, issue a report to the speaker of the council analyzing the impact of the increased number of general vendor licenses and food vendor permits. Such report shall include information from 2027 through 2031 on: 1. The status of all waiting lists pertaining to mobile food vending and general vending; 2. The number of applications made available and the number of licenses or permits issued by the department of health and mental hygiene and the department of consumer and worker protection; 3. The number of street vending related complaints received; 4. The number of street vending related violations issued by category; 5. The number of street vending enforcement personnel assigned to enforce street vending within the office of street vendor enforcement; 6. Recommendations on whether the number of street vendor enforcement personnel should be expanded or otherwise altered; 7. The number of street vending enforcement unit inspections; and 8. Recommendations on whether the department of health and mental hygiene or the department of consumer and worker protection’s authority to issue licenses and permits should be restricted, expanded or otherwise altered based on analysis of the results of the number of licenses issued each year. (L.L. 2021/018, 2/28/2021, eff. 5/29/2021; Am. L.L. 2026/054, 1/29/2026, eff. 1/29/2026) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2021/018.
