TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Community Development Director
Jaehee Yoon, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Status of the Long-Term Outdoor Dining Program Development, Consideration of Recommendations from the Outdoor Dining Task Force and Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc. (MIG), and if Approved, Appropriate $91,727 from the General Fund (Community Development Director Mirzakhanian).
(Estimated Time: 1 Hr.)
A) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
B) APPROPRIATE FUNDS
C) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 24-0018
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive the second report on the status of the long-term outdoor dining program development and provide direction on recommendations from the outdoor dining task force. If the City Council concurs with the preferred program vision, staff recommends that the City Council appropriate the necessary funds and adopt Resolution No. 24-0018, amending the original Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with MIG, the consultant assisting with long-term outdoor dining program development.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On September 5, 2023, the City Council received the first status report on the long-term outdoor dining program development with regards to the task force-recommended program scope. Subsequently, between October and November 2023, the City carried out three different community outreach efforts (i.e., community workshop, Hometown Fair, and targeted walk street corner outreach with focus group discussions) to inform the public of the program development and gather input on a variety of related topics. Overall, the public was largely in support of establishing a long-term outdoor dining program, contingent upon the associated negative impacts such as trash, noise, narrow sidewalks, parking, and traffic being adequately addressed and...
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