Redevelopers working on alternate food truck plan
Vote delayed until early April on boardwalk proposal
A vote on the proposed food truck court has been delayed, city officials announced Monday night.
The scheduled Wednesday vote on boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette’s conceptual plans will be considered during the first week of April, Acting City Manager Anthony Nuccio said.
“The Council in conjunction with iStar [Financial] and Madison Marquette are working on an alternate proposal that I believe would be pretty satisfactory for all those involved,” Nuccio said.
Madison Marquette is the boardwalk redeveloper that holds a lease on boardwalk redevelopment while iStar Financial is the master redeveloper responsible for residential development in the waterfront redevelopment zone.
Madison Marquette proposed a temporary food truck court at a location [above] next to the boardwalk just north of the vacant Sunset Avenue Pavilion at the end of Sixth Avenue between the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel and the North Beach condominiums.
The food truck court plans include a landscaped perimeter, string lights, picnic tables, umbrellas, and two game areas designed to accommodate passive recreational games like bocce, horseshoe, or corn hole.
The proposal was met with praise and disapproval from area residents including those of the 340-unit Asbury Towers, a senior residence whose residents association supports it, and the 157-unit North Beach condominiums where many residents are opposed.
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