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LL �t�'.`'f LOUISVILLE REVITALIZATION <br />Loll sville COMMISSION <br />COLORADO -SINCE 1878 <br />SUBJECT: DISCUSSION/DIRECTION- FUNDING TO ENHANCE <br />DOWNTOWN PATIO PARKLETS <br />DATE: MAY 12, 2021 <br />PRESENTED BY: MEGAN E. PIERCE, ECONOMIC VITALITY DIRECTOR <br />6411Ly,IJi/_1Zvi <br />In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Louisville Revitalization Commission (LRC) <br />has undertaken initiatives to support local businesses as well as to prevent significant <br />commercial vacancies from occurring within the Highway 42 Urban Renewal Area. The <br />City of Louisville has an established history for outdoor dining programs within <br />Downtown that were expanded in response to the pandemic. Based on increase <br />demand for outdoor dining options, the LRC has expressed interest in enhancing the <br />Downtown patio parklets. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />The Downtown Business Association (DBA) started the patio program in 2009 to <br />support Main Street restaurants. The patios provided additional outdoor dining options <br />for restaurants and patrons. The program has been run by the City of Louisville since <br />2013. On an annual basis, the City licenses businesses that wish to use the City right- <br />of-way (ROW) for dining on parklets. Participating businesses are charged $1,000 to <br />rent each patio for the season (generally late April through early November). A copy of <br />the City's typical application package is included as Attachment #1. <br />The City currently owns 28 of the 12' patios. The rental fee defrays the costs to <br />implement the program and maintain the patios. In 2018 the City undertook a process to <br />design and source the patios, which are made by Western Precision Manufacturing out <br />of Grand Junction. Each patio has historically cost $12,000. The City last purchased two <br />new patios in early 2020: one to accommodate a new user and one as a replacement. <br />Also in 2020, the City purchased four canopy systems from Western Precision <br />Manufacturing. These had not previously been purchased or deployed by the City and <br />during 2020 they were used to mount signage on the patios that were used as <br />intersection barricades for the temporary Main Street closure. <br />Staff expects that there will be increased outdoor dining demand in future seasons. With <br />City Council's approval of a temporary closure of Main Street for expanded dining from <br />April 26 through November 1, 2021, staff is looking at 2022 and beyond. In the City's <br />six -year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), staff has one patio purchase budgeted in <br />2022 and one more budgeted in 2024; the budget is for a purchase at $12,000. The <br />intent of the budgeted patios was more focused on future maintenance and replacement <br />needs rather than on program growth. <br />Agenda Packet P. 6 <br />