To: Mark Shepard, Parking Enforcement Supervisor, Richard Berry, Mayor, Isaac Benton, City Councilor, and Ray Garduno, City Councilor
Work with Small Businesses: Enable Fair Food Truck Parking & Vending Options
Please support the growing food truck industry and small business owners of Albuquerque, New Mexico by amending the "90 inches or wider" rule for parking on public roads, providing specified food truck areas, and treating all owners fairly.
Why is this important?
My name is Matthew Fuemmeler, and I am the owner and operator of "The Boiler Monkey," Albuquerque's first and only mobile restaurant built into a converted bus. I work as a food truck, offering crepes and coffee to the citizens of Albuquerque. Unfortunately, I have been targeted several times by parking enforcement, who have stated I am not allowed to park on public roads during working business hours, because my bus is over 90 inches wide. However, many of the other operating food trucks in town - as well as service vehicles, hummers, delivery trucks, mobile health clinics and more - are also more than 90 inches wide, and from those whom I've worked with and talked to, none of them have received this ticket or been told of this rule. Obtaining continuous parking tickets as well as being asked to move during my hours of operation severely impacts my ability to run my business and maintain a steady income.
Designating certain areas for food trucks such as outside Tractor Brewery on Tulane by changing or amending current legislation on food vending and parking on public streets would increase food truck tourism and industry within the city.
As small business owners trying to bring creative cuisine and opportunities into our communities, we hope you can understand and support our cause.
Designating certain areas for food trucks such as outside Tractor Brewery on Tulane by changing or amending current legislation on food vending and parking on public streets would increase food truck tourism and industry within the city.
As small business owners trying to bring creative cuisine and opportunities into our communities, we hope you can understand and support our cause.