Title
Request for Special Event Permit: 2022 Mansfield Farmers Market
Requested Action
Approval of the Special Event Permit for Mansfield Farmers Market.
Recommendation
City Staff has reviewed the application and recommends the approval of the permit with the conditions listed below.
Description/History
This is event will be held at 703 E. Broad Street. This is an annual event that will we held every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. from April 16 until October 29, 2022.
City staff has approved this application with the following comments:
Health:
*Farmer’s market vendors that offer, sell, or distribute TCS (time and temperature control for safety) food shall have a person in charge (PIC) that can provide proof upon request of successfully passing a Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) recognized certified food handler course. Food vendors that offer, sell, or distribute only prepackaged non-TCS food and plants, nuts in the shell, or whole, raw fruits and vegetables that intended for hulling, peeling, or washing by the consumer before consumption, are exempt from the certified food handler requirement
*The PIC of the farmer’s market shall maintain, and provide upon request, a list of all farmer’s market vendors. The list shall be maintained for a least ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the end of the market. This list shall include:
(i) The name, address, and phone number of each vendor;
(ii) The date(s) the vendor operated at the farmer’s market;
(iii) A list of the food offered by vendor for each date operated at the farmer’s market;
(iv) A copy of any applicable permit(s) held by the vendor; and
(v) The address or location of each food item’s origin, including on where the food was grown, cultivated, or otherwise obtained by the vendor.
Planning:
*1 food truck will be allowed per 10 vendors with a maximum of 5 food trucks.
*Food Trucks must stay in the designated area.
*The food trucks must meet all Health Code requirements...
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