Food trucks in Langley will have to woo the city for use of one of its two designated spaces in the downtown area.

Director of Community Planning Michael Davolio presented the council with the draft request for proposals during a workshop Thursday morning. The council will further discuss the document and process at the 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 2, meeting.

Selection criteria include the bid to use public space, setting specific hours and days of operation, and the menu. Applicants may also be subject to an interview by the mayor. The fee for the space, if approved, cost $100.

Applications for a $100 food truck license, which is different from the RFP process, are available through the city now. Technically, a motorized food truck could operate on private property with only the $100 license.

Davolio said his office has only been contacted a couple of times by prospective mobile food truck vendors.

“We only need a couple to get this process started for others to see how viable this is,” Councilman Thomas Gill said.

Council members asked how food carts, such as a rolling hot dog stand, would be governed. The current rules only regulate motorized mobile food vendors in city limits.

“It sounds like we’re going to have a lot to talk about after this first year,” Davolio said.

By ordinance, the mobile food trucks can operate during a season set by the city between Memorial Day weekend in late May and Labor Day weekend in early September.