Mobile Food Vendor Permitting

At a glance

• What: An ordinance amending Chapter 13 of the City Code (Food and Food Handlers) to revise mobile food vendor permitting and inspections to follow Texas House Bill 2844, and an agreement with the Texas Department of State Health Services to reimburse Metro Health for mobile food inspections.
• Where it stands: Approved on the consent agenda September 3, 2026, 10-0 with Kaur absent (Castillo moved, Mungia seconded).
• Next: The agreement runs from execution through August 31, 2027, with four one-year renewal options.

Details

• Reimbursement of up to $680,000 for the first term and up to $3,400,000 including renewals, deposited into the General Fund.
• Presented by Tate (Assistant City Manager) and Jacob (Director, Health). No discussion is recorded.

Sources

• City Council A Session 2026-09-03 minutes: https://webapp9.sanantonio.gov/FileNetArchive/{0A7B9E4E-A8A2-44F3-806E-2B06A6C00D9C}/{0A7B9E4E-A8A2-44F3-806E-2B06A6C00D9C}.pdf

Log

2026-09-03 - City Council A Session

Item 10 approved on consent, 10-0 (Kaur absent).