City Council Agenda and Packet 2020 05 26 SP

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LLityo L 4- CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Louisville AGENDA ITEM 2 COLORADO -SINCE 1878 SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 36, SERIES 2020 — A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF PORTIONS OF MAIN STREET IN DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE FOR OUTDOOR DINING AREAS (EXPANDED OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM) DATE: MAY 26, 2020 PRESENTED BY: MEGAN E. PIERCE, ECONOMIC VITALITY DIRECTOR SUMMARY: Louisville's food and beverage establishments have been significantly impacted by the closure requirements from the COVID-19 pandemic. Many local establishments attempted to quickly transition to carry -out and delivery models, and some establishments closed temporarily or for an extended period. City staff has been interacting with business owners as well as the Downtown Business Association (DBA) on ways to assist in the transition for food and beverage establishments to re -open and begin to recover. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/ACTION: Food and beverage establishments, while identified as critical businesses, were very limited in their allowed operations for both the Stay -at -Home mandate and the current Safer -at -Home phase. On May 19, the State released draft guidelines for restaurant and food services (please see Attachment #2). On May 25, the State is anticipated to announce if those business types will be able to move forward with final guidelines (once finalized) starting on May 26; that determination will be based on the public health status and decline of COVID-19 cases. In anticipation of a transition that will allow these businesses to expand operations though still under strict requirements for spacing, capacity, and health/sanitation practices, staff has outlined alternative models for outdoor dining. Since Louisville has diverse food and beverage businesses throughout our community, we have envisioned several components to expanded outdoor dining, including: • Closure of Main Street to vehicular traffic for an extended period; • Designation of curbside take-out areas for Downtown food and beverage establishments; • Potential "food hall areas" in City -owned parking lots; and • Streamlined process for food and beverage establishments outside of Main Street to designate additional outdoor seating capacity. The City Attorney has prepared a Resolution (please see Attachment #1) that if approved by City Council, authorizes the block -by -block closure of Main Street from Walnut Street to Elm Street. We anticipate keeping all eastbound and westbound CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION 3