Title
Request to Amend a Special Event Permit: 2022 Mansfield Farmers Market
Requested Action
Approval of an amended Special Event Permit for the 2022 Mansfield Farmers Market with the following conditions: (i) that a copy of an updated letter from the Mansfield Independent School District (MISD) authorizing continued use of their property be provided; and that the City Manager or his designee may make modifications to the special event permit application concerning the hours of operation, the permitted activities associated with a farmers market, and the total number of vendors that may operate from the property.
Recommendation
As approved by the City Council on April 11, 2022, this event was held and has been held at 703 East 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, 2022 until October 29, 2022. The applicant, in receiving feedback from vendors and visitors to the event alike, is requesting to amend the Special Event Permit for the 2022 Mansfield Farmers Market in order to change the hours of operation from 8:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Staff has reviewed the application and recommends approval with conditions of the requested amendment while emphasizing 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 mark...
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