The first hearing to suspend or revoke the vending license of Tutto Pasta Cucina Italian, 107 King St., was postponed when the lawyer for Tutto Pasta filed a lawsuit and restraining order against three people either associated with or part of the Madison Vending Oversight Committee.
The committee scheduled a meeting Wednesday to determine if Tutto Pasta should receive a 30-day revocation of its vending license.
However, Tutto Pasta then filed both a lawsuit and restraining order, which were only withdrawn after Assistant City Attorney Lara Mainella agreed to recommend the hearing be postponed.
\We've tried again and again to come to an agreement with the owners so everyone could be happy, but they fought and argued with us every step of the way,"" Mainella said.
The hearing was re-scheduled for Oct. 8. Tutto Pasta's attorney was not present at the meeting and could not be reached for comment Wednesday night.
According to Mainella, Tutto Pasta was cited for having its outdoor caf?? less than six feet from another building. After numerous citations, Tutto's agreed to close for 10 days on the condition that the next citation would result in a 30-day license suspension.
The Oversight Committee also spent over two hours Wednesday night drafting a set of rules for the process of license suspension-revocation hearings.
""This has never come up before,"" said City Council President Mike Verveer, District 4. ""We've never found ourselves in the position of revoking a single license, and now three people face hearings.""
I'm Here, an Asian food cart, and Jin's also face hearings with the committee.
Jin's, a cart that usually operates in the 200 block of Langdon Street, was recently cited for numerous noise violations, including two within a two-hour time span.
According to Madison police, the same night, the owner Jin's, Jeff Okafo, was arrested for tearing up the first noise-violation ticket he was presented with.
