City Council

23. 23-049 Submitted by Mayor Pro Tem Van Der Mark - Request to End Expanded Outdoor Dining and Retail on Main Street and other nearby areas in Downtown Recommended Action: Direct the City Manager to work with staff to give the downtown businesses on Main St., who are occupying public areas with outdoor dining and retail, 30-days’ notice to remove all expanded outdoor dining and to return Main St. to its pre-COVID-19 state. This reversal of the outdoor dining and retail expansions by small business will remain until the City Council makes a decision about a long-term revitalization plan. Additionally, direct the City Manager to require tenants who have expanded on public rights-of-way nearby Main Street as well as on private property to scale back to approved patio areas until they are permanently permitted for expansion. Lastly, direct the City Manager to reinstitute parking meters to their pre-Covid state on Main Street as well. We anticipate that this restoring of Main St., downtown to its pre-COVID-19 state will require support from Community Development, Community and Library Services, Police Department, and Public Works.