By Chey Smith | The Tribune
For The Republic
SEYMOUR — Members of Board of Works and Public Safety met for their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday in the George Green Council Chambers in city hall, 301 N. Chestnut, Seymour.
Mobile food truck licenses were renewed, but one couldn’t be immediately ruled on and a second application had to be tabled for further discussion. There also was a request to allow a protest in a parking lot downtown.
While renewing a food truck license for Chick-fil-A in Columbus and looking at an application from Taqueria Chapin 502, the board ran into an issue that they have seen before — matching driver’s licenses to applicants.
For Chick-fil-A, the board was unsure who the driver’s license attached to the license renewal documents belonged to.
City Attorney Christina Engleking said according to the ordinance regulating food trucks, applicants must attach their driver’s license. When dealing with a business such as Chick-fil-A, they weren’t sure if the driver’s license needs to be from the owner of the business or just the franchise.
Engleking said she’ll recommend a change to the ordinance to “clean up the language” to clarify whose license can be submitted since this is not the first time the issue has arisen.
A similar concern arose from a license application from the owner of Taqueria Chapin 502. In that case, the driver’s license was submitted but it did not belong to the owner.
The board gave pending approval of the license renewal with Chick-fil-A so they can receive a driver’s license from the Columbus franchise owner and tabled Taqueria Chapin 502’s application to get the owner’s driver’s license.
A request from Donnis Seals was made for a “peaceful protest,” as the application stated. While board members had some questions about the protest, Seals did not attend the meeting. Board members expressed interest in learning more about the protest, but they also said that knowledge would not be able to influence their decision.
“You can’t make a decision based on the viewpoint of whatever the protest is,” Engleking said.
Mayor Matt Nicholson said they have allowed protests at the Farmer’s Market parking lot before, so based off that information, he did not see a problem with the request as long as guidelines are followed, including not blocking both the sidewalk and street.
The board approved the usage of the Farmer’s Market parking lot from 4-6 p.m. March 1, contingent on having a police officer present to monitor and informing Seals of the guidelines to be followed.
Board of Works and Public Safety’s next meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 27 at city hall.
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