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 and Business Use Program Development and Consideration of Recommendations from the Outdoor Dining Task Force (Community Development Director Mirzakhanian).
(Estimated Time: 1 Hr.)
A) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
B) APPROPRIATE FUNDS IF NEEDED
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive the report on the status of the long-term outdoor dining and business use program development and provide direction on recommendations from the outdoor dining task force. In the event that the City Council opts to approve the additional work scope, staff recommends that the City Council appropriate funds accordingly.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Since May 1, 2023, the City has hosted a series of outdoor dining task force meetings that included informational sessions and discussions amongst the task force members to create a long-term program that is truly unique to the City. On July 25, 2023, the task force unanimously voted to recommend a program scope that limits the type of business uses and locations that will be allowed. Specifically, the task force recommended limiting the program to Eating and Drinking Establishments only, Citywide on private property, and limited to Downtown and North End for public property, inclusive of considering commercial use of commercial walk street corners, which is currently prohibited by the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code.
In light of the refined and narrowed program scope, an alternative path for the Local Coastal Program amendment process is available for the City to consider, which will not only be streamlined but also allows flexibility for the City to revisit and make changes to the program more efficiently in the future. This is made possi...
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