Council has approved a recommendation to extend the city’s Mobile Food and Beverage Vendor Pilot Program as well as streamline the permitting process.
The pilot program will be extended to Oct. 14, 2025.
Council earlier this year agreed to launch the pilot allowing food trucks at a variety of designated locations throughout the city until Oct. 14, 2024.
It was intended that after the completion of the pilot, staff would undertake engagement with the vendors, business community and the public to gauge its success and report back with recommendations.
Throughout most of the summer, however, only one application was received with a permit issued.
As of late September, three more applications have been processed with permits issued, with a fourth permit expected to be issued in the coming days.
Given the slow uptake in the program over the summer, staff recommended the pilot be extended, which would include another spring and summer season which are the busiest seasons for mobile vendors.
Staff will proceed with the originally planned public consultations in the fall of 2025 and report back to council with long-term recommendations.
During council’s discussion, Mayor George Harvie said he hopes Delta will catch up to other communities and make the food truck program permanent.
