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Louisville Revitalization Commission Mayor Muckle Boulder County Consortium of Cities: Mayor Muckle Councilor Stolzmann, Alternate Liaison to Golf Course Advisory Board: Councilor Keany Liaison to the Louisville Cultural Council: Councilor Stolzmann Liaison to the Library Board of Trustees: Mayor Pro -Tem Dalton Liaison - Louisville Sustainability Board: Councilor Stolzmann City Council Meeting Minutes November 12, 2013 Page 4 of 15 Representative to US Commuting Solutions: Councilor Loo Liaison to Open Space Advisory Board: Councilor Lipton Liaison to the Historical Commission: Councilor Jasiak Liaison to the Horticulture /Forestry Advisory Board Councilor Loo Liaison to the Senior Advisory Board: Councilor Loo Liaison to the Louisville Housing Authority: Councilor Keany Liaison to the Youth Advisory Board: Councilor Keany DISCUSSION /DIRECTION /ACTION — DOWNTOWN PATIOS Mayor Muckle requested a staff presentation. Economic Development Director DeJong explained the downtown patio program was started by the Downtown Business Association (DBA) in 2009 as a way to create activity the downtown area and ran the program until the 2013 season. The existing patios were showing significant wear and needed reinvestment. The DBA was unable to continue the program, and seeing the benefits to the downtown, the City took over the program. The benefits of the patios include: encourages an active street front; creates additional space for restaurant operations, which creates new sales tax revenue for the City; calms traffic and creates a more pedestrian friendly environment; start of the summer season and encourages people from all over the region to come to Louisville. The City invested approximately $240,000 in early 2013 to manufacture 17 twelve foot patios and 2 six -foot patios. The cost was significant, because the new patios are much more durable, functional and easier to install and have a polished look. The City's program maintained patios in front of restaurants, which had patios in past years, and added a total of 48 feet of new patios in front of Bittersweet Cafe, Double Happy, and The Melting Pot. Staff created guidelines outlining placement, availability, duration, and financing to create fairness among downtown food establishments and throughout the entire city and created the following purpose statement: The Downtown Patio Program makes available outdoor patios in existing on- street parking spaces during the late spring, summer and early fall. The program is meant to