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Council Member Sanchez questions regulations on vendor distances and effectiveness of confiscations
1:32:18
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Council Member Pierina Sanchez engages in a Q&A session with Deputy Commissioner Joshua Goodman, focusing on clarifying vending regulations and the effectiveness of enforcement measures. They discuss the required distance between vendors and building entrances, initially thought to be 5 feet but corrected to 20 feet, and the impact of confiscations on deterring unlawful vending.
- Clarification was sought and provided on the required distance between vendors and building entrances (20 feet, not 5 feet as initially stated)
- The effectiveness of confiscations in deterring unlawful vending was questioned, with mixed results reported
- The discussion highlighted the ongoing challenges in balancing street vendor regulations with enforcement and community impact
Pierina Sanchez
1:32:18
Thank you.
1:32:18
Thank you chair.
1:32:19
Just one point of clarification.
1:32:21
Deputy commissioner, I think you said vendors are required to be at least five feet away from entrances, but isn't it 20 feet?
1:32:38
Okay, alright.
1:32:39
Thank you, thank you, look forward to that.
1:32:42
And just one last simple question on the chair, just following up on the chair's line of questions on confiscations.
1:32:48
From your estimation, have confiscations been successful in deterring unlawful bending?
1:33:18
Thank you.
1:33:19
Yeah, that is my experience as well.
1:33:22
But thank you chair, really appreciate the time.
1:33:28
No problem.
1:33:29
Thank you.
Joshua Goodman
1:32:28
I apologize.
1:32:30
I think there might be a distinction between food and general vending.
1:32:33
Oh, is We'll double check on because Carla said the same thing.
1:32:36
So I think we have to double check on that, but yes.
1:32:55
They are successful in maintaining many of the goals of these regulations around clear and passable streets.
1:33:02
You know, obviously an abandoned setup is a street obstruction, and that harms quality of life in a community.
1:33:10
Whether they deter repeat offenders, I couldn't speak to other than to say that there are certain areas where it happens again and again.
1:33:24
And you're right about the 20 feet.
1:33:25
I'm sorry.
1:33:26
I'm looking at some old data.
1:33:28
I apologize.