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SUBJECT: <br />DATE: <br />2018 DOWNTOWN PATIO PROGRAM FEE DISCUSSION <br />SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 <br />PAGE 3 OF 3 <br />Most if not all restaurants will request patios again for 2018. Verde is interested in <br />participating in the program but there are not idle patios available. A $100,000 CIP for <br />procuring 36 feet of additional patio is being recommended in the 2018 City Budget. <br />Increasing the rental fee may affect participation 2018, as restaurants will need to re- <br />evaluate whether the benefits from additional table tops still outweigh the additional <br />costs to rent the patios. Each restaurant utilizes the patios differently, so decisions may <br />vary. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff would like BRaD input regarding the downtown patio rental rates. An increase is <br />justified because program costs (related to replacement costs) have increased <br />significantly since 2016. However, the 2016 rental discussion resulted in fees covering <br />only the operating costs, thus being less than needed to make the program self- <br />sufficient. <br />BRAD COMMITTEE <br />9 <br />