MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A controversial 10 p.m. curfew for food trucks in downtown Milwaukee moved closer to being repealed Friday after the Common Council's Public Safety and Health Committee voted in favor of eliminating it.

The curfew was approved in April and would have required food trucks in parts of downtown to stop operating at 10 p.m. However, the restriction was never enforced after a judge blocked it while a lawsuit challenging the policy played out.

Under the proposal approved by the committee Friday, the previous 1 a.m. curfew would be restored.

Supporters of the earlier cutoff have argued that late-night food trucks attract crowds that can contribute to public safety concerns downtown.

"Food trucks do have an impact on law enforcement and the maintenance of public safety," Ald. Bob Bauman said. "People saying food trucks are not the problem. They are the problem because they are a magnet."

The repeal is not yet final. It still requires approval from the full Milwaukee Common Council and Mayor Cavalier Johnson.