Committee on License and Consumer Protection
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the outbreak ofthe novel coronavirus 2019-ncov, also known as COVID-19, has precipitated a worldwide public health crisis, and,
WHEREAS, declaration of major disaster in the state of Illinois beginning on January 20, 2020 and ongoing was approved by the President ofthe United States on March 26, 2020, and
WHEREAS, the Governor of Illinois possesses emergency powers under the Illinois Compiled Statutes section 20 ILCS 3305, and
WHEREAS, the Governor of Illinois, in response to the highly contagious and hazardous COVID-19 outbreak, issued on March 20, 2020, Executive Order 2020-10, which implemented a "stay at home" order, requiring most individuals with certain exceptions to remain in their place of dwelling, and
WHEREAS, this order and various subsequent orders prohibit restaurants in the State of Illinois from offering dine-in services, limiting restaurants to takeout and delivery offerings only, which has placed a severe and sudden strain on restaurant operators, particularly small and independent businesses, and
WHEREAS, many customers use third-party food delivery services that rely on networked non-commercial vehicle drivers to place orders with restaurants for delivery and takeout, and
WHEREAS, service agreements between restaurants and third-party food delivery services in some cases include fees, charges, and other costs not currently capped by law or regulation, which can in some cases exceed 30% ofthe order purchase price paid by the customer, and
WHEREAS, in this dire emergency and given the already existing saturation of third-party food delivery services, restaurants have little bargaining power or ability to negotiate fees with third-party food delivery service providers, and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to enable local restaurants to survive this crisis as sources of employment, economic vitality, and neighborhood character for the City of Chicago, now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the City Council of Chicago, assembled here on this 22nd day of April, 2020, do hereby urge the Governor of Illinois to exercise where possible his emergency authority to cap at a reasonable rate or otherwise limit excessive per-order fees and other surcharges to restaurants by third-party delivery apps, and to as far as possible bring direct aid and relief to restaurants burdened by the "stay at home order," and
Committee on License and Consumer Protection
Andre Vasquez, Jr. Alderman, 40th Ward
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, subsequent to or in the absence of such a declaration, the City Council of Chicago shall work with the Mayor of Chicago, the Governor of Illinois, and the affected industries to bring long-term transparency, stability, and fairness to coordination between restaurants and third-party delivery services.
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