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Cityot <br />im Louisville <br />COLORADO • SINCE 1878 <br />BRAD COMMITTEE <br />SUBJECT: <br />DATE: <br />2018 DOWNTOWN PATIO PROGRAM FEE DISCUSSION <br />SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 <br />PRESENTED BY: AARON M. DEJONG, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />SUMMARY: <br />City Council requests BRaD input regarding the downtown patio fees for the 2018 <br />season. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The downtown patio program was started by the Downtown Business Association <br />(DBA) in 2009 as a way to create activity within the downtown area. The DBA ran the <br />program until the start of the 2013 season. <br />Benefits of the patios include: <br />Encourages an active street front <br />Creates additional space for restaurant operations, which creates new sales tax <br />revenue for the City <br />Calms traffic and creates a more pedestrian friendly environment <br />Heralds the start of the summer season and encourages people from all over the <br />region to come to Louisville <br />The purpose statement for the Downtown Patio Program is as follows: <br />The Downtown Patio Program makes available outdoor patios in existing <br />on -street parking spaces during the late spring, summer and early fall. <br />The program is meant to provide benefits to the community as a whole by <br />encouraging an active streetscape. The patio program contributes to the <br />positive image of Louisville and the allure of downtown to both citizens <br />and visitors. Participating restaurants benefit from added outdoor seating <br />to accommodate the demand for outdoor dining during the summer <br />season. <br />The City has 18 twelve foot patios and 2 six-foot patios. For 2017, the patios were <br />rented to the following restaurants: <br />Empire Lounge (36 feet) <br />Huckleberry Cafe (24 feet) <br />Twelve Degree Brewing (36 feet) <br />Old Waterloo (24 feet) <br />New Waterloo (24 feet) <br />Zucca Italian Restaurant (36 feet) <br />Moxie Bread Co. (36 feet) <br />BRAD COMMITTEE <br />7 <br />