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Submitted by Councilmembers Posey and Brenden - Direct staff to research Outdoor Dining Program for COVID-19 restaurant relief
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Take out service for food and beverage is already allowed. Patrons should have, and for all practical purposes already have, dining access within public and private spaces. This proposed voluntary program allows more options for restaurants and patrons alike. Adoption of the program would boost restaurant sales as well as boost a return to socialization.
Based on this assessment of the situation, we are requesting that the City Council vote to direct staff to develop a program that would temporarily allow conversion of adjacent public and private spaces into outdoor dining areas to allow restaurants greater dining capacity, given COVID-19 social distancing requirements.